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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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Plaintiff requested and was granted up to and including October 13, 2008 in which to file

objections.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

HELENA DIVISION

JOHNNY L. BUTLER

REG. #12790-076 PLAINTIFF

V. 2:08CV00033 SWW/JTR

 

LIEUTENANT WARDS, et al. DEFENDANTS

ORDER

The Court has reviewed the Proposed Findings and Recommended Partial Disposition

submitted by United States Magistrate Judge J. Thomas Ray. No objections have been filed.1 After

careful review, the Court concludes that the Proposed Findings and Recommended Partial

Disposition should be, and hereby are, approved and adopted in their entirety as this Court's findings

in all respects. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:

1. Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, which has been construed as a Motion for Summary

Judgment (docket entry #19), is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART such that: (a)

Plaintiff’s due process and retaliation claims (Claims 1 and 2) are DISMISSED, WITHOUT

PREJUDICE; (b) separate Defendants DHO Wards, Jemmott, and Moores, are DISMISSED,

WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and (c) Plaintiff shall PROCEED, at this time, with his inadequate

medical care and equal protection claims (Claims 3 and 4) against remaining Defendants Lt. Wards,

Gonzalez, Levin, and Gaila.

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2. The Court CERTIFIES, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), that an in forma pauperis

appeal from this Order would not be taken in good faith.

3. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(4), Defendants Lt. Wards, Gonzalez, Levin, and

Gaila shall file an Answer within ten days of the entry of this Order.

Dated this 16th day of October, 2008.

/s/Susan Webber Wright

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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