Medlock v. Miller et al

Filing 68

ORDER ADOPTING 65 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS in toto ; denying without prejudice 39 55 Motions for Summary Judgment; granting 67 Motion for Order ; further the court finds that an extension of time is warranted and plaintiff must file his Second Amended Complaint on or before 9/30/14; further the Clerk is directed to re-send Judge Bryant's Order 64 and Report and Recommendation 65 . Signed by Honorable Susan O. Hickey on September 10, 2014. (rw)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
HOT SPRINGS DIVISION

JIMMY L. MEDLOCK
VS.

PLAINTIFF
CASE NO. 6:12-CV-6127

GARY MILLER and
CHIEF OF POLICE DAVID FLORY

DEFENDANTS
ORDER

Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation filed August 15, 2014 by the Honorable
Barry A. Bryant, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. (ECF No.
65). Judge Bryant recommends that the parties’ competing Motions for Summary Judgement (ECF
Nos. 39 & 55) be denied without prejudice. Judge Bryant recommends denying the Motions for
Summary Judgment in light of the fact that Plaintiff was granted leave to file a Second Amended
Complaint. Judge Bryant recommends that, after Plaintiff has filed his Second Amended Complaint,
the parties be permitted to re-file their summary judgment motions. The parties have not filed
objections to the Report and Recommendation, and the time to object has passed. See 28 U.S.C. §
636(b)(1). Therefore, the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation in toto. The Motions for
Summary Judgment (ECF Nos. 39 & 55) are hereby DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The
parties may re-file their motions for summary judgment after the Second Amended Complaint is
filed. The deadline for filing these motions will be set by Judge Bryant.
While Plaintiff did not file objections to the Report and Recommendation, on September 3,
2014 he filed an additional motion requesting, among other things, that he be allowed to file his
Second Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 67). Accordingly, it appears that Plaintiff was not aware
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of Judge Bryant’s August 15 Order (ECF No. 64) granting his Motion for Leave to File Second
Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 32).1 Plaintiff’s deadline for filing the Second Amended Complaint
passed on August 29, 2014. However, under these circumstances, the Court finds that an extension
of time is warranted. Plaintiff must file his Second Amended Complaint on or before September
30, 2014. The Clerk is directed to re-send Judge Bryant’s Order (ECF No. 64) and Report and
Recommendation (ECF No. 65).
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 10th day of September, 2014.

/s/ Susan O. Hickey
Susan O. Hickey
United States District Judge

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In that same Order, Judge Bryant denied Plaintiff’s Motion for an Order Compelling
Discovery (ECF No. 42); denied Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Part of the Audio Recording (ECF
No. 54); and denied as moot Plaintiff’s Motion Directing/Ordering Defendants Counsel (ECF
No. 53).
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