Greenwood v. King et al

Filing 22

ORDER DIRECTING RESPONSE TO MOTIONS. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael T. Parker on August 20, 2009 (Harris, M.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI HATTIESBURG DIVISION GREGORY T. GREENWOOD VERSUS JOHNNIE DENMARK, ET AL. ORDER DIRECTING RESPONSE TO MOTIONS THIS MATTER is before the upon a Motion for Preliminary Injunction [3], Motion for Temporary Restraining Order [7] and Supplemental Motion for Temporary Restraining Order [9] filed by Plaintiff. To date, Defendants have not responded to the motions.1 In his motions, Plaintiff, who is currently incarcerated at South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakesville, Mississippi (SMCI), claims that he has been threatened and was recently assaulted by various prison officials at SMCI in retaliation for utilizing the administrative remedy process.2 Plaintiff also claims that one or more of the Defendants has threatened and/or assaulted other inmates at SMCI. Plaintiff avers that he fears for his safety at SMCI and seeks certain injunctive relief as set forth in his motions, including that he be transferred from SMCI to another institution. In light of the allegations made by Plaintiff in the motions, the court desires the Defendants to respond. Accordingly, PLAINTIFF CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:09cv94-KS-MTP DEFENDANTS

The motions were filed on May 15, 2009, June 5, 2009 and June 25, 2009, respectively. Defendants Ronald King, Unknown Warden Errington, Officer Paul Sharp and Joshua Csaszar were not served with process until July 20, 2009. See [16]. These Defendants all answered the complaint on August 10, 2009. See [17]. Defendant "Unknown Area II Tower Officer" has not yet been served with process. Apparently, Plaintiff had filed a grievance regarding his placement in long-term segregation. See ecf. doc. no. 1-2 at 10.
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IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Defendants currently before the court shall file a response to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction [3], Motion for Temporary Restraining Order [7] and Supplemental Motion for Temporary Restraining Order [9] by September 4, 2009. SO ORDERED on this the 20th day of August, 2009. s/ Michael T. Parker United States Magistrate Judge

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