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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

HOT SPRINGS DIVISION

BENJAMIN DWAYNE SCOTT PLAINTIFF

v. Civil No. 06-6007

 

SERGEANT R. RADLEY;

NURSE T. HARMON; OFFICER

J. DUNN; OFFICER B. STRICKLAND;

OFFICER DODGE; CAPTAIN M.

STEED; CHIEF HOLT; and

SHERIFF LARRY SANDERS DEFENDANTS

ORDER

Benjamin Dwayne Scott filed this pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983

on February 27, 2006. An order was entered by Magistrate Judge Shepherd directing the

provisional filing of the complaint and giving Scott thirty days to supply the court with an

application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) (Doc. 2). Scott failed to provide the court with

the completed application. 

On July 17, 2006, a report and recommendation was filed recommending that the case

be dismissed based on Scott’s failure to obey an order of this court. On July 25, 2006, Scott filed

objections to the report and recommendation (Doc. 5). Scott maintains he did not receive the

order entered by Magistrate Shepherd. He also asks that this case be consolidated with another

case he has pending, Scott v. Sanders, Civil No. 06-6031.

In view of Scott’s objections, we decline to adopt the report and recommendation. The

clerk of court is directed to file a copy of the IFP application Scott provided in Civil No.

06-6031 (Doc. 2) in this case. The application to proceed IFP in this case is granted. The

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clerk is directed to collect the filing fee in accordance with the provisions of the Prison

Litigation Reform Act.

The court also finds that this case should be and hereby is consolidated with Civil No.

06-6031. As 06-6007 was the first filed case, it will be considered the lead case. All future

filings will contain both case numbers and the names of all defendants. 

IT IS SO ORDERED this 4th day of August 2006.

/s/ Robert T. Dawson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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