Raye v. Relic et al
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ORDER directing Plaintiff to file a signed Complaint on the proper form within thirty (30) days of this Order. If Plaintiff fails to timely file a signed Complaint, the Court will dismiss this action without prejudice and without further notice to Plaintiff. The Clerk is instructed to mail Plaintiff a blank 1983 prisoner form. Signed by District Judge Kenneth D. Bell on 1/24/2025. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(mek)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
3:25-cv-00048-KDB
LONNIE RAYE,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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MATTHEW P. RELIC, et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER
THIS MATTER is before the Court on review of Plaintiff’s Complaint [Doc. 1] filed
under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Pro se Plaintiff Lonnie Raye (“Plaintiff”) is currently detained at the Mecklenburg County
Jail in Charlotte, North Carolina. He filed this action on January 21, 2025, pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983, purporting to name Matthew P. Relic and Carlos Lopez as Defendants. [Doc. 1].
Plaintiff’s Complaint, however, is not signed and is not on the proper form. [See id.]. In addition
to complying with the Clerk’s recent Order to Cure Deficiency [Doc. 2], Plaintiff must sign his
Complaint before the Court will conduct its initial review. Because Plaintiff’s Complaint is not
on the proper form and there is no room for him to sign the final page of his Complaint, the Court
will instruct the Clerk to mail Plaintiff a blank 1983 prisoner form so that he may properly submit
and sign his Complaint. Plaintiff is admonished that his unsigned Complaint is not operative and
will be superseded by the signed Complaint he files.
ORDER
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file a signed Complaint on the proper
form within thirty (30) days of this Order. If Plaintiff fails to timely file a signed Complaint, the
Court will dismiss this action without prejudice and without further notice to Plaintiff.
The Clerk is instructed to mail Plaintiff a blank 1983 prisoner form.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: January 24, 2025
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