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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

JONESBORO DIVISION 

MOHAMMAD DARABI 

v. No. 3:19-cv-72-DPM 

CHARLENE HENRY; ASHLEY COOPER; 

MEGAN HENRY; ASHLEY STUART; 

RICHARD PUCKETT; BILL STANLEY; 

ST AN LITTLE; BILL WHITTSITT, JR.; 

DOES, Arresting Officers; TAMMY J. 

PATE; BOBBY JOHNSON; CELESTE WILSON; 

JESSICA MASSEY; ELKS LODGE; CLASS OF 

1998 JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL; PAM 

HONEYCUTT; CHAMBERLIN; BRANDON 

KING, Sergeant, Jonesboro Police Department; 

JOHN EDISON, JR.; ROYCE SMITH; ERIK 

JOHNSON; CRAIGHEAD COUNTY 

CIRCUIT COURT CLERK; and SCOTT 

DAVIDSON, Public Defender 

ORDER 

PLAINTIFF 

DEFENDANTS 

1. Motion to proceed in forma pauperis, NQ 4, granted. Darabi must 

pay the filing fee, but over time. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(l). The Court 

assesses an initial partial filing fee of $30.01. After the initial fee is 

collected, Darabi' s custodian must collect monthly payments from 

Darabi' s prison trust account each time the amount in the account 

exceeds $10.00. These payments will be equal to twenty percent of the 

preceding month's income credited to the account; and they will be 

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collected and forwarded to the Clerk of the Court until the $350.00 filing 

fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). The payments forwarded on 

Dara bi's behalf must be clearly identified by case name and case 

number. 

2. The Court directs the Clerk to send a copy of this Order to the 

Administrator of the Craighead County Detention Center, 901 Willett 

Road, Jonesboro, Arkansas 72401. 

3. The Court must screen Darabi' s complaint. NQ 1; 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915A. Darabi was charged with making a terroristic threat. Public 

records show the charges against him are pending in Craighead County 

Circuit Court. State v. Darabi, 16JCR-18-1282. Darabi says that the 

charges against him are false, that he was unlawfully arrested, and that 

he's being framed. He seeks damages, among other relief. NQ 1. 

The Court must abstain from proceeding with Darabi' s federal 

case because the criminal case is ongoing, Arkansas has an important 

interest in enforcing its criminal laws, and Darabi may raise his 

constitutional claims during his state criminal proceedings. Younger v. 

Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 43-45 (1971); Mounkes v. Conklin, 922 F. Supp. 1501, 

1510-13 (D. Kansas 1996). Further, there's no indication of bad faith, 

harassment, or any other extraordinary circumstances that would make 

abstention inappropriate. Tony Alamo Christian Ministries v. Selig, 664 

F.3d 1245, 1254 (8th Cir. 2012). These claims must therefore be put on 

hold until there's a final disposition of Darabi' spending state charges. 

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Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384, 393-94 (2007); Yamaha Motor Corporation, 

U.S.A. v. Stroud, 179 F.3d 598, 603-04 (8th Cir. 1999). 

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This case is stayed. Darabi can move to reopen this case after final 

disposition of his state case, including any appeal. Any motion to 

reopen must be filed within sixty days of that final disposition. If 

Darabi doesn't file a timely motion to reopen or a status report 

17 April 2020, then the Court will reopen the case and dismiss it 

without prejudice. 

So Ordered. 

D.P. Marshall Jr. 

United States District Judge 

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