Johnson v. Lewis et al

Filing 15

ORDER that Plaintiff shall have twenty (20) days from service of this Order in which to resubmit his Complaint and the accompanying allegations so that the Court can clearly read them.. Signed by District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr on 12/3/2013. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(blf)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
3:13-cv-148-RJC
ZANE JOHNSON,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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ROBERT C. LEWIS, Director of
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Prisons, et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on initial review of Plaintiff’s Complaint, filed
under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, (Doc. No. 1).
Pro se Plaintiff Zane Johnson, currently incarcerated at Lanesboro Correctional
Institution, filed this action on March 8, 2013, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff names as
Defendants Robert C. Lewis, Director; Kenneth E. Lassiter, Warden; James Rice; Randall J.
Speer, Clinical Chaplain; Jackie Parker, Head Dietician Manager; and John Does 1-7. Plaintiff
appears to be alleging that Defendants are violating his religious rights under the First
Amendment and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”), 42
U.S.C. §§ 2000cc-1 to 2000cc-5, by denying him a proper kosher diet in accordance with his
religious beliefs as a Hebrew Israelite. However, Plaintiff’s factual allegations are mostly
illegible. The Court will, therefore, allow Plaintiff twenty days in which to cure this defect by
resubmitting his Complaint and the accompanying allegations in legible form so that the Court
can clearly read them to determine what specific factual allegations Plaintiff is using to support
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his claims.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that:
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Plaintiff shall have twenty (20) days from service of this Order in which to
resubmit his Complaint and the accompanying allegations so that the Court can
clearly read them. Failure to comply with this Order in a timely manner may
result in dismissal of this action with prejudice for failure to prosecute.

Signed: December 3, 2013

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