Hatton v. Johnson et al

Filing 10

MEMORANDUM OPINION. See Opinion for details. Signed by District Judge Robert E. Payne on 04/21/2015. Copy mailed to plaintiff as directed.(ccol, )

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IN THE UNITED
FOR THE

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STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

APR 2 1 2015

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Richmond Division
CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
RICHMOND. VA

ADRIAN T.

HATTON,

Plaintiff,
V.

Civil Action No.

CAPTAIN JOHNSON, ^

3:14CV428

al.,

Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Adrian T.

Hatton,

in forma pauperis,

a

Virginia inmate proceeding pro se and

filed this 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983 action.

to state a viable claim under 42 U.S.C.

allege that a

person acting under color of

him or her of a
a

law of

Poverty

the

in

constitutional right or of a

United

Roanoke

(citing 42 U.S.C.
fails

§ 1983,

States.

Valley,

§ 1983).

See

145

Dowe

F.3d

v.

653,

In order

a plaintiff must

state

law deprived

right conferred by

Total

658

Action Against

(4th

Cir.

In his current Complaint,

to provide each defendant with fair notice of

Plaintiff
the

and legal basis upon which his or her liability rests.
Atl.

V.

Corp.

Gibson,

Order

V.

Twombly,

355 U.S.

entered

on

550 U.S.

41,

47

March

24,

544,

(1957)),
2015,

the

555

(2007)

particularized complaint within fourteen

the

of

entry thereof.

The

Court

See Bell

by Memorandum

directed

submit a
date

facts

(quoting Conley

Accordingly,
Court

1998)

Hatton

(14)

to

days of

warned Hatton that

the

failure to submit the particularized complaint would result in
the dismissal of the action.

More than fourteen

of

the March 24,

(14)

days have elapsed since the entry

2015 Memorandum Order.

Hatton failed to

submit a particularized complaint or otherwise responded to the
March 24, 2015 Memorandum Order.

Accordingly, the action will

be dismissed without prejudice.

The Clerk is directed to send a

copy of

this Memorandum

Opinion to Hatton.

^

Date:

^

2-1;

Richmond^ Virginia

JM-

Robert E. Payne

Senior United States District Judge