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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

FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION

STEPHEN JAMES ENGLEMAN PLAINTIFF

v. No. 05-5132

SHERIFF KEITH FERGUSON, et al. DEFENDANTS

ORDER

Now on this 9 day of February, 2007, comes on to be th

considered the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 40) issued by the

Honorable James R. Marschewski, United States Magistrate Judge for

the Western District of Arkansas. Also before the Court are

plaintiff’s Objections and Supplemental Objections (Docs. 46, 47)

to the Report and Recommendation, plaintiff’s Motion for

Appointment of Counsel (Doc. 48), and defendant Keith Smith’s

Motion to Compel (Doc. 49). The Court, being well and sufficiently

advised, finds and orders as follows with respect thereto:

1. The Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation

recommending that this case be dismissed on the grounds that

plaintiff had failed to prosecute it and failed to comply with the

Court’s order to complete a questionnaire in response to

defendants’ summary judgment motions.

2. In his objections to the Report and Recommendation,

plaintiff explains that he did not respond to the summary judgment

motions because his cousin, who is an attorney, “misrepresent[ed]

or told [him] wrongly ... [that] the summary judgment ... meant the

case was to be dismissed.” (Doc. 47.) 

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3. Upon due consideration, the Report and Recommendation

(Doc. 40) will NOT BE ADOPTED and plaintiff’s action will not be

dismissed for failure to prosecute. However, plaintiff is advised

that any future failure to comply with an order of the Court will

justify the dismissal of his complaint. 

4. This action is hereby referred back to Magistrate Judge

Marschewski for further proceedings, including disposition of

plaintiff’s Motion for Appointment of Counsel (Doc. 48) and

defendant Smith’s Motion to Compel (Doc. 49).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

/S/JIMM LARRY HENDREN 

JIMM LARRY HENDREN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

 

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