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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

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

TEXARKANA DIVISION

JEREL R. McELROY, PLAINTIFF

v. Civil No. 4:24-CV-04102-SOH-CDC

WARDEN MINERS, Southwest Arkansas 

Community Correction Center (“SWACCC”);

MAJOR VICKI WALKER, SWACCC;

LIEUTENANT SHARITA DEDMON, 

SWACC; JOHN AND JANE DOE 

EMPLOYEES of the SWACCC Medical 

Department; DISCIPLINARY HEARING 

COMMITTEE (DHC); and

TINA HODGE (SOD), Staff over Discipline DEFENDANTS

ORDER

The Court, having previously entered an order allowing the Plaintiff to proceed in forma 

pauperis, (ECF No. 7), hereby directs the United States Marshal to serve Plaintiff’s Second 

Amended Complaint, (ECF No. 11), and the Court’s Report and Recommendation upon preservice 

review of the Second Amended Complaint, (ECF No. 12), on the following defendants: Warden 

Miners; Major Vicki Walker, Lieutenant Sharita Dedmon, and Tina Hodge.

Defendants Miners, Walker, Dedmon, and Hodge are to be served at: Southwest Arkansas 

Community Correction Center (“SWACCC”), 506 Walnut Street, Texarkana, AR 71854.

Defendants may be served by certified mail with a return receipt requested.

Defendants are to be served without prepayment of fees and costs or security therefor. 

Defendants are ordered to answer within twenty-one (21) days from the date of service.

If the service recipient will not accept service for the Defendant, the service recipient is 

DIRECTED to so advise the Court and provide the Court with the Defendant’s last known address 

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and phone number. This information may be filed with the Clerk of the Court in response to this 

Order and may be filed under seal.

The Clerk is directed to prepare and issue summons and a USM 285 for each Defendant 

being served.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 6th day of January, 2025. 

/s/ Christy Comstock

CHRISTY COMSTOCK

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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