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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

JESSY L. McDONALD PLAINTIFF

v. Civil No. 06-5141 

MATTHEW DUNHAM,

Officer Washington County

Detention Center; and the

WASHINGTON COUNTY

DETENTION CENTER DEFENDANTS

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Plaintiff, Jessy L. McDonald, filed this civil rights action on July 31, 2006. He proceeds

in forma pauperis and pro se. 

When McDonald filed this action, he was incarcerated at the Washington County

Detention Center. When a pro se individual files a lawsuit, he is notified by the clerk’s office

of his obligation to keep the court informed at all times of his current address. He is also advised

that failure to keep the court informed of his address may result in the summary dismissal of the

action.

On August 28, 2006, mail was returned to the court as undeliverable. The court was able

to learn via a website maintained by the Arkansas JusticeXchange, www.justicexchange.com ,

that McDonald was incarcerated at the Benton County Detention Center. A change of address

was entered on his behalf (Doc. 6). All mail that had been returned as undeliverable was re-sent

to McDonald. 

Thereafter, defendants filed a motion for summary judgment (Doc. 14). To assist the

plaintiff in responding, the court prepared a questionnaire (Doc. 17). The plaintiff was directed

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to respond to the questionnaire by July 3, 2007 (Doc. 17). On July 12th, the summary judgment

questionnaire was returned to the court as undeliverable from the Benton County Detention

Center. The court has able to learn via the website maintained by the Arkansas

Department of Correction (ADC), www.arkansas.gov/doc/inmate_info/search, that McDonald

is currently incarcerated at a unit of the ADC. A change of address was entered on his behalf

(Doc. 18). All mail that had been returned as undeliverable was re-sent to McDonald including

the summary judgment questionnaire. McDonald was given an extension of time until August

15, 2007, to complete, sign, and return to the questionnaire (Doc. 18). 

To date, McDonald has not responded to the summary judgment motion. He has not

requested an extension of time to respond to the questionnaire. He has not communicated with

the court in anyway. Since the change of address was entered on July 24th, no mail has been

returned as undeliverable. 

I therefore recommend that this case be dismissed based on McDonald’s failure to

prosecute this action and his 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 21st day of August 2007.

/s/ J. Marschewski 

HON. JAMES R. MARSCHEWSKI 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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