Smith v. Aramark Food Service

Filing 5

ORDER directing plaintiff to complete the attached addendum to the 1 Complaint, sign and return by July 20, 2007. Signed by Judge James R. Marschewski on June 19, 2007. (ct)

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Smith v. Aramark Food Service Doc. 5 Case 5:07-cv-05102-JLH Document 5 Filed 06/19/2007 Page 1 of 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION D A V ID LARRY SMITH, JR. v. ARAMARK FOOD SERVICE C iv il No. 07-5102 PLAINTIFF D E FE N D A N T ORDER Plaintiff's complaint was filed in this case on June 4, 2007. Before the undersigned is the issue of whether the complaint should be served. In order to assist the court in making such determination, it is necessary that plaintiff provide additional information with respect to his claims. Accordingly, it is ordered that plaintiff, David Larry Smith, Jr., complete and sign the attached addendum to his complaint, and return the same to the court by July 20, 2007. Plaintiff is advised that should he fail to return the completed and executed addendum by July 20, 2007, his complaint may be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute and/or for failure to obey an order of the court. IT IS SO ORDERED this 19th day of June 2007. /s/ J. Marschewski HON. JAMES R. MARSCHEWSKI UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Dockets.Justia.com Case 5:07-cv-05102-JLH Document 5 Filed 06/19/2007 Page 2 of 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION D A V ID LARRY SMITH, JR. v. ARAMARK FOOD SERVICE C iv il No. 07-5102 PLAINTIFF D E FE N D A N T ADDENDUM TO COMPLAINT TO: DAVID LARRY SMITH, JR. This form is sent to you so that you may assist the court in making a determination as to the issue of whether your complaint should be served upon the defendant. Accordingly, it is required that you fill out this form and send it back to the court by July 20, 2007. Failure to do so will result in the dismissal of your complaint. The response must be legibly handwritten or typewritten, and all questions must be answered completely in the proper space provided on this form. If you need additional space, you may attach additional sheets of paper to this addendum. RESPONSE In your complaint, you allege that you have been detained at the Washington County Detention Center for approximately four months. You indicate you have been provided with food that you cannot eat everyday. You state you cannot eat tomatoes. You state you have put in a number of grievances about the problem but nothing has been done. 1. Please provide the dates of your incarceration at the Washington County Detention Center (WCDC). Answer: AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 5:07-cv-05102-JLH Document 5 Filed 06/19/2007 Page 3 of 9 ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Are pending criminal charges the only reason you are incarcerated at the WCDC? Answer: Yes ________ No _________. If you answered no, please state whether you have violated your parole, probation, or supervised release, are serving a sentence, or why you are incarcerated. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Is there a medical reason you cannot eat tomatoes? Answer: Yes ________ No __________. If you answered yes, please whether you saw the jail doctor or jail nurse and sought their assistance with making sure the kitchen knew you could not eat tomatoes. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 5:07-cv-05102-JLH Document 5 Filed 06/19/2007 Page 4 of 9 ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ If you answered no, please explain what you mean when you say you cannot eat tomatoes. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. You have named Aramark Food Service as a defendant. Do you believe someone at Aramark violated your federal constitutional rights? Answer: Yes _________ No ___________. If you answered yes, please explain. In explaining, please provide the name of the person at Aramark who you believe violated your rights and describe in detail how he or she violated your rights. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 5:07-cv-05102-JLH Document 5 Filed 06/19/2007 Page 5 of 9 ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 5(A). When you submit a grievance regarding food service at the jail, please state who responds to the grievance. Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ (B). Who has the authority to order a change in the diet or tray of a prisoner? For instance, who had the authority to order that you be provided with meals containing no tomatoes? Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 5:07-cv-05102-JLH Document 5 Filed 06/19/2007 Page 6 of 9 ____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Please state the following: (a) how many meals a day you receive: (b) who prepares the meals; (c) are the meals prepared at the detention center; and (d) where the meals are served. Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 7. Other than the fact that you have been provided tomatoes in some of your meals, are the meals have been adequate to maintain your health? Answer: Yes ________ No ________. If you answered no, please explain in detail how the meals are inadequate. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. When you requested that you receive meals that contained no tomatoes, what response did you receive and who responded? AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 5:07-cv-05102-JLH Document 5 Filed 06/19/2007 Page 7 of 9 Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. When there are tomatoes on your tray, are there other items that you can eat and avoid eating the tomatoes that are served? Answer: Yes ________ No _________. If you answered no, please explain. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. You have not named any individuals as defendants. Did you intend to name any individuals as defendants? Answer: Yes _________ No _______. If you answered yes, please state: (a) the name of each individual you intended to name as a defendant; (b) indicate his or her position at the detention center; and (c) state how he or she violated your federal constitutional rights. Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________ AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 5:07-cv-05102-JLH Document 5 Filed 06/19/2007 Page 8 of 9 ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 5:07-cv-05102-JLH Document 5 Filed 06/19/2007 Page 9 of 9 ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS COVERED BY THE VERIFICATION MADE BY ME ON MY INITIAL COMPLAINT. _________________________________________ DAVID LARRY SMITH, JR. _________________________________________ DATE AO72A (Rev. 8/82)

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