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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 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

CENTRAL DIVISION 

NICHOLAS ROOS PLAINTIFF 

ADC #163931 

v. No: 4:19-cv-00895 BRW-PSH 

YOLANDA CLARK, et al. DEFENDANTS 

ORDER 

 Pending before the Court is a motion for temporary restraining order and 

preliminary injunction filed by Plaintiff Nicholas Roos (Doc. No. 3) and a response 

filed by the defendants (Doc. No. 21). Based on a review of the pleadings and 

supporting documentation, the Court believes that an evidentiary hearing on the 

motion would be beneficial. However, before setting a hearing, the Court needs to 

know whether the defendants intend to pursue a defense that Roos failed to exhaust 

his administrative remedies before filing this lawsuit. In order to succeed on his 

motion, Roos must prove that he is likely to succeed on the merits of this case; if he 

has not exhausted his available administrative remedies, he cannot do so. See e.g., 

Gakuba v. Jeffreys, No. 19-CV-01081-SMY, 2020 WL 1248295, at *2 (S.D. Ill. 

Mar. 16, 2020) (finding that plaintiff was not entitled to a preliminary injunction 

because he cannot establish a likelihood of success on his claim if he has not 

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29-DDN, 2019 WL 480014, at *5 (E.D. Mo. Feb. 7, 2019) (finding that plaintiff had 

not demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits where it appeared defendants 

were likely to at least partially succeed with a defense that plaintiff had failed to 

exhaust his claims). 

Defendants must notify the Court within fourteen days from the date of this 

Order whether or not they intend to pursue a defense that Roos failed to exhaust his 

administrative remedies. If they intend to do so, the defense must be raised by 

motion for summary judgment no later than June 5, 2020. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED this 24th day of April, 2020. 

 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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