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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 

JONESBORO DIVISION 

JOSEPH COSSEY PLAINTIFF 

v. No: 3:19-cv-00068 KGB-PSH 

CRAIGHEAD COUNTY JAIL, et al. DEFENDANTS 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff Joseph Cossey filed a pro se complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on March 

26, 2019, while incarcerated at the Craighead County Detention Center (Doc. No. 2). Cossey was 

granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis and ordered to file an amended complaint. Doc. No. 

5. Cossey was instructed to name individual defendants, to describe how each defendant violated 

his constitutional rights, and to describe how he was injured. Id. Cossey filed an amended 

complaint but has not described how each defendant was personally involved in the violation of 

his constitutional rights. Doc. No. 7. 

 Cossey will be allowed another opportunity to amend his complaint to fully describe his 

claims. Cossey is cautioned that an amended complaint renders his original complaint without 

legal effect; only claims properly set out in the amended complaint will be allowed to proceed. In 

the event Cossey fails to file an amended complaint conforming to this order within thirty days, 

this case may be dismissed. The Clerk of Court is directed to send Cossey a blank § 1983 form. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED this 17th day of April, 2019. 

 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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