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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

TEXARKANA DIVISION

ANTONIO P. PERKINS PLAINTIFF

v. Case No. 4:23-cv-04040 

JOE SHORT, et al. DEFENDANTS

ORDER

Before the Court is a Report and Recommendation issued by the Honorable Barry A. Bryant, United 

States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. ECF No. 14. Judge Bryant recommends that 

all Plaintiff’s claims against Defendants Joe Short, Duncan Culpepper, Christie McQueen, Ben Hale, and 

Gail Wolfenbarger be dismissed, as all of these Defendants are immune from suit. Judge Bryant 

additionally recommends that all claims against Defendant Mallory Evans be dismissed for failure to state 

a claim. Lastly, Judge Bryant recommends that all claims against Defendants Gary Dorman and Justin 

Crain be dismissed for failure to state a claim, save for the one claim of unlawful arrest in violation of 

Plaintiff’s due process rights which should remain for further litigation. 

Plaintiff has not filed an objection to the Report and Recommendation, and the time to do so has 

passed. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Upon review, finding that there is no clear error on the face of the 

record and that Judge Bryant’s reasoning is sound, the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation (ECF 

No. 14) in toto. Plaintiff’s claims against Defendants Joe Short, Duncan Culpepper, Christie McQueen, 

Ben Hale, and Gail Wolfenbarger are hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Plaintiff’s claims against 

Defendant Mallory Evans are hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Plaintiff’s claims against 

Defendants Gary Dorman and Justin Crain, except for the one claim of unlawful arrest, are hereby 

DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Plaintiff’s unlawful arrest claim against Defendants Gary 

Dorman and Justin Crain shall be allowed to proceed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED, this 17th day of August, 2023. 

/s/ Susan O. Hickey 

Susan O. Hickey

Chief United States District Judge

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