Jones v. Willie et al

Filing 6

ORDER OF DISMISSAL AND DENYING ALL PENDING MOTIONS AS MOOT (ECF No.s 2 &3). Signed by Judge James D. Todd on 9/18/2015. (no judgment required) (Todd, James)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
WESTERN DIVISION

TOMMY EARL JONES,
Plaintiff,
v.
DONALD WILLIE, et al.,
Defendants.

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No. 2:14-cv-02725-JDT-tmp

ORDER OF DISMISSAL AND
DENYING ALL PENDING MOTIONS AS MOOT (ECF Nos. 2 & 3).

On September 16, 2014, Plaintiff Tommy Earl Jones (“Jones”), who was at the time of
filing incarcerated as an inmate at the West Tennessee State Penitentiary (“WTSP”) in Henning,
Tennessee, filed a pro se complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and a Motion to Appoint
Counsel. (ECF Nos. 1 & 2.) On December 22, 2014, Jones filed by a motion seeking leave to
proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 3.) The Clerk shall record the defendants as Dr. Donald
Willie, Tennessee Department of Correction (“TDOC”) Commissioner Derrick Schofield,
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, and Dr. Lynnette Williams.
The Complaint in the instant case has identical complaints to that in another case filed by
Jones, Jones v. Donald Willie, et al., No. 14-2492-JDT-dkv (W.D. Tenn.), except that the
Complaint in the instant case is an abbreviated version and was signed on September 14, 2014,
compared to the Complaint in case number 14-2492 which was signed on an earlier date.
Therefore, the Court DISMISSES the instant case as duplicative of case number 14-2492. The
Clerk is directed to administratively close case number 14-2725 without entry of a judgment. All
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documents submitted by Jones pertaining to the matters at issue in these suits shall be filed only
in case number 14-2492.
Pending Motions for Appointment of Counsel (ECF No. 2.) and for Leave to Proceed In
Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 3.) are DENIED as MOOT.
IT IS SO ORDERED

s/James D. Todd
JAMES D. TODD
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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