Cole v. Reynolds et al

Filing 23

ORDER adding Chief of Police Robert H. Harrison as a defendant; ORDER DIRECTING THE MARSHALS SERVICE TO SERVE Robert H. Harrison and granting 21 days to answer. Signed by Honorable Susan O. Hickey on August 29, 2018. (cc: U.S. Marshals Service). (mll)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
TEXARKANA DIVISION
JIMMIE JR COLE
v.

PLAINTIFF
Civil No. 4:18-cv-04076

SERGEANT REYNOLDS;
NAUTICA BROWN; and JOHN DOES 1-3
OF THE TEXARKANA ARKANSAS
POLICE DEPARTMENT

DEFENDANTS
ORDER

Jimmie JR Cole filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action pro se on May 8, 2018. (ECF No. 1).
Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis was granted the same day. (ECF No. 5).
Plaintiff’s Complaint (ECF No. 1) names three John Doe Defendants identified as
Texarkana, Arkansas police officers. The Clerk is DIRECTED to add Chief of Police Robert
H. Harrison as a defendant in this lawsuit solely for the purpose of identifying the three John
Doe defendants.

Once the individual police officers have been identified, Defendant

Harrison shall be terminated from this lawsuit.
I hereby DIRECT the United States Marshal to serve Defendant Harrison.
Defendant Harrison may be served at the Texarkana Police Department, 100 N. Stateline
Ave., Texarkana, Arkansas 75504. Defendant Harrison is to be served without prepayment of fees
and costs or security. Defendant Harrison is ordered to answer within twenty-one (21) days from
the date of service.
Defendant Harrison is DIRECTED to identify the following individuals when
responding to Plaintiff’s Complaint: the three Texarkana Arkansas police officers involved
in the apprehension and arrest of Plaintiff on February 8, 2018.
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The Clerk is directed to prepare and issue summons and a USM 285 for the
Defendants being served.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 29th day of August 2018.
/s/ Barry A. Bryant
HON. BARRY A. BRYANT
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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