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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

PINE BLUFF DIVISION

DEVERICK SCOTT,

ADC # 131042 PLAINTIFF

v. Case No. 5:18-cv-00190-KGB/JTK

WENDY KELLEY, Director, 

Arkansas Department of Corrections, et al. DEFENDANTS

ORDER

The Court has received the Proposed Findings and Recommendations 

(“Recommendations”) submitted by United States Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney (Dkt. No.

6). Plaintiff Deverick Scott filed objections to the Recommendations (Dkt. No. 9). Mr. Scott’s 

objections were not timely filed. However, the Court has considered his objections. For the 

reasons discussed below, after a review of the Recommendations, Mr. Scott’s objections, as well 

as a de novo review of the record, the Court adopts the Recommendations as its findings in all 

respects.

The Recommendations recommend that defendants Wendy Kelley, Director of Arkansas 

Department of Correction (“ADC”); Dexter Payne, Assistant Director of ADC; Roy Gibson, 

Assistant Director of ADC; Floyd McHan, Assistant Warden of Varner Supermax Unit; Cashion, 

Warden of Varner Supermax Unit; and Does should be dismissed for Mr. Scott’s failure to state a 

claim upon which relief may be granted against these defendants (Dkt. No. 6, at 5). The Court 

writes separately to address Mr. Scott’s objections (Dkt. No. 9). 

Mr. Scott objects to the dismissal of John Does because he asserts that he named them as 

Dr. Stringfellow and Dr. Drove in his Amended Complaint (Id.). Mr. Scott is correct that he named 

Dr. Stringfellow and Dr. Drove as defendants in his Amended Complaint, and both Dr. 

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Stringfellow and Dr. Drove as defendants are now a part of this lawsuit. The Recommendations 

do not address Dr. Stringfellow or Dr. Drove. Mr. Scott does not make a claim against John Does 

in his Amended Complaint. Therefore, the Court agrees with the Recommendations that John 

Does should be dismissed as defendants for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be 

granted.

It is therefore ordered that defendants Director Kelley, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gibson, Mr. McHan, 

Mr. Cashion, and the John Does are dismissed from this action for Mr. Scott’s failure to state a 

claim against them upon which relief may be granted.

So ordered this the 18th day of December, 2018.

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Kristine G. Baker

United States District Judge 

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