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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

LITTLE ROCK DIVISION

MICHAEL S. GRIFFIS

ADC # 134561 PLAINTIFF

V. 4:06CV01560 JMM 

PEGGY P. CRYER, Secretary, Arkansas State Medical 

Board; W. RAY JOUETT, Chairman, Arkansas State

Medical Board; DR. JOHN E. BELL, Arkansas State

Medical Board; and JOHN DOES 1-6, members of the Arkansas

State Medical Board DEFENDANTS

ORDER

Plaintiff, an inmate of the Arkansas Department of Correction, initiated this § 1983 action

by filing a Complaint (docket entry # 1), alleging claims related to reporting of medical malpractice.

However, he failed to submit the statutory filing fee or an Application to Proceed In Forma

Pauperis. Therefore, in an Order dated October 27, 2006, he was directed to submit these

documents, along with an Amended Complaint, within thirty days of the entry date of that Order.

Plaintiff was cautioned of the requirements of Local Rule 5.5(c)(2), which provides that if

any communication from the Court to a pro se litigant is not responded to within thirty days, the case

may be dismissed without prejudice. More than thirty days have now passed, and Plaintiff has failed

to file an Amended Complaint or otherwise contact the Court in any way. Under these

circumstances, the Undersigned recommends that this case be dismissed without prejudice for failure

to comply with Local Rule 5.5(c)(2). See Miller v. Benson, 51 F.3d 166, 168 (8th Cir. 1995)(“District

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courts have inherent power to dismiss sua sponte a case for failure to prosecute, and we review the

exercise of this power for abuse of discretion.”)

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Complaint (docket entry #1) be DISMISSED

WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 

DATED this 13th day of December, 2006.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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