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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

HARRISON DIVISION

JAMES P. VICK PLAINTIFF

v. Civil No. 06-3067

C.E. “CHUCK” MEDFORD; 

LT. BETH REELY; SGT.

ROB McGEE; OFFICER MARK

LOTT; OFFICER MICHAEL BROWN;

OFFICER DEBBIE DAVIS; 

OFFICER DAVE HENDERSON; 

OFFICER DISHEROON; DEPUTY

JOHN RAINS; DEPUTY GREG 

NOFSTGER; PORTIA STINES 

(formerly known as Portia Hill); LISA

ADAMS; DEBBIE PRICE; et al. DEFENDANTS

ORDER

Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for a Jury Trial. ( Doc. 22). Defendants have objected

to Plaintiff’s Motion (Doc. 25) on the grounds it is untimely pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 38(b). 

Plaintiff filed his original Complaint on October 23, 2006 (Doc. 1) and an Addendum on

November 28, 2006. (Doc. 6). Plaintiff has since supplemented his Complaint several times.

Defendants were served on December 14, 2006 (Doc. 8) and filed an Answer on December 21,

2006. (Doc. 9). Plaintiff’s Motion for Jury Trial was filed on February 8, 2007. (Doc. 22)

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 38(b) states that: 

[A]ny party may demand a trial by jury of any issue triable of right by a jury by (1)

serving upon the other parties a demand therefor in writing at any time after the

commencement of the action and not later than 10 days after the service of the last

pleading directed to such issue . . .

Plaintiff’s demand for a Jury Trial is clearly untimely under the Federal Rules of Civil

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Procedure, as such “the failure of a party to serve and file a demand” as required by the rule

“constitutes a waiver by the party of a trial by jury.” Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 38(d). Accordingly,

Plaintiff’s Motion for a Jury Trial (Doc. 22) is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 5th day of October, 2007. 

/s/ J. Marschewski 

HON. JAMES R. MARSCHEWSKI 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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