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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION

ROBERT M. BURLESON PLAINTIFF

v. Civil No. 06-5147

SHERIFF TIM HELDER;

NURSE RHONDA BRADLEY;

NURSE SHIRLEY MOSS;

and DR. HOWARD DEFENDANTS

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Robert M. Burleson filed this civil rights action pursuant to the provisions of 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983 on August 11, 2006. He proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis.

By order entered on December 11, 2006 (Doc. 16), defendants’ motion to compel was

granted. Plaintiff was directed to provide the defendants with discovery responses by 5:00 p.m.

on December 26, 2006. 

On January 2, 2007, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss (Doc. 17). In their motion,

defendants indicate plaintiff has failed to respond to the discovery requests.

On January 5, 2007, a show cause order was entered (Doc. 19). Plaintiff was given until

January 17, 2007, to show cause why this action should not be dismissed based on his failure to

comply with an order of this court and his failure to prosecute this action by providing defendants

with the discovery responses. 

Plaintiff failed to respond to the show cause order. Plaintiff has not requested an

extension of time to respond to the show cause order. The show cause order was not returned

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to the court by the United States Postal Service as undeliverable. Plaintiff has not communicated

with the court in anyway.

I therefore recommend that the defendants’ motion to dismiss be granted and that this

case be dismissed with prejudice based on the plaintiff’s failure to obey an order of the court and

his failure to prosecute this action. 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 19th day of January 2007.

/s/ J. Marschewski 

HON. JAMES R. MARSCHEWSKI 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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