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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

ANTONIO MARQUIS LATHON PLAINTIFF

v. Civil No. 06-5133

 

CORPORAL WASHBOURNE;

and OFFICER KERN DEFENDANTS

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE

The plaintiff filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He proceeds pro

se and in forma pauperis.

The events at issue in this lawsuit occurred while the plaintiff was incarcerated at the

Washington County Detention Center. Specifically, plaintiff contends excessive force was used

against him on November 20, 2005.

The court was previously advised in this case that Officer Wesley Kern died in an

automobile accident on June 3 2006. Plaintiff was asked whether he intended to pursue an

individual capacity claim against Officer Kern (Doc. 19). Plaintiff failed to respond to the

court’s order. 

By order entered on August 24, 2007 (Doc. 35), plaintiff was advised that if he intended

to pursue an individual capacity claim against Officer Kern a motion to substitute and/or add the

estate or personal representative of Officer Kern must be filed. Plaintiff was told if the motion

was not filed by September 20, 2007, the undersigned would recommend that his claims against

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Officer Kern be dismissed based on his failure to prosecute and his failure to obey the orders of

the court. 

To date, no motion to substitute has been filed. Plaintiff has not requested an extension

of time to file the motion to substitute. The court’s order has not been returned as undeliverable.

Plaintiff has not communicated with the court in anyway. I therefore recommend that plaintiff’s

claims against Officer Kern be dismissed for failure to prosecute and failure to obey the orders

of this court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).

The parties have ten days from receipt of the report and recommendation in which

to file written objections pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The failure to file timely

objections may result in waiver of the right to appeal questions of fact. The parties are

reminded that objections must be both timely and specific to trigger de novo review by the

district court.

DATED this 28th day of September 2007.

/s/ J. Marschewski 

HON. JAMES R. MARSCHEWSKI 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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