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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

TEXARKANA DIVISION

RONNIE SMITH PLAINTIFF

v. Civil No. 05-4080

DANNY ORMAND, Sheriff;

THEARTIS EARLY, Investigator;

and JAMIE WHITAKER DEFENDANTS

O R D E R

Plaintiff’s complaint was filed in this case on November 16, 2005. Before the

undersigned is the issue of whether the complaint should be served. In order to assist the court

in making such determination, it is necessary that plaintiff provide additional information with

respect to his claims.

Accordingly, it is ordered that plaintiff, Ronnie Smith, complete and sign the attached

addendum to his complaint, and return the same to the court by February 14, 2006. Plaintiff

is advised that should he fail to return the completed and executed addendum by February

14, 2006, his complaint may be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute and/or

for failure to obey an order of the court.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 13th day of January 2006.

/s/ Bobby E. Shepherd

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HON. BOBBY E. SHEPHERD 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

TEXARKANA DIVISION

RONNIE SMITH PLAINTIFF

v. Civil No. 05-4080

DANNY ORMAND, Sheriff;

THEARTIS EARLY, Investigator;

and JAMIE WHITAKER DEFENDANTS

ADDENDUM TO COMPLAINT

TO: RONNIE SMITH

This form is sent to you so that you may assist the court in making a determination as to

the issue of whether your complaint should be served upon the defendants. Accordingly, it is

required that you fill out this form and return this entire form (including this first page) back to

the court by February 14, 2006. Failure to do so will result in the dismissal of your complaint.

The response must be legibly handwritten or typewritten, and all questions must be

answered completely in the proper space provided on this form. If you need additional space,

you may attach additional sheets of paper to this addendum.

RESPONSE

In your complaint, you state that on October 1, 2005, you were involved in an automobile

accident from which you suffered minor injuries. You called police and an ambulance. Officer

"J. Willicon" arrived on the scene. You spoke to him, told him that you had wrecked your car,

and told him where it was located. You then got into an ambulance and were taken to the

hospital. 

When you were released from the hospital, Officer Willicon was waiting for you. Then

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Officer "J. Welch" took you to jail because he found a gun in the backseat of your car. You state

that you never gave Officer Willicon permission to search the vehicle, and he did not have a

search warrant. You were charged with criminal possession of a firearm by Officer Willicon.

You claim that 48 hours later, Chief of Police Victor Rose dropped the charges and released you.

On October 8, 2005, you and your brother had an argument and your brother called the

police. When you arrived at the jail, jailer Thomas Eachers pushed you down when you told him

to keep his hands off of you. 

On October 12, 2005, when you went to court, you discovered that Thomas Eachers had

provided a written statement to InvestigatorT. Early. In the statement, Eachers said that you told

him the reason you had a knife was because the police had taken your gun. Investigator Early

filed charges against you for public possession of a firearm without first investigating the

incident. You claim that Sheriff Ormand allowed this to occur. 

1. Is Officer "J. Welch" and Officer "J. Willicon" really Officer Jamie Whitaker, who

you moved to have substituted for "J. Welch"?

Answer: Yes__________ No__________

If you answer is yes, then do all facts in your complaint applying to either Welch or

Willicon actually refer to Jamie Whitaker?

Answer: Yes__________ No__________

If you answered no, then please explain below.

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2. Why are you presently incarcerated?

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3. Where was the gun that was found in the backseat of your car? Was it visible through

the car window or was it in a container?

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4. Did the officer who found the gun conduct an inventory of your car before it was

towed? 

Answer: Yes__________ No__________

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Explain your answer.

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5. Why were you arrested for having a gun in your car? Was there a reason it was illegal

for you to possess a firearm, such as being a felon? Explain your answer.

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6. Has the officer's search of your car ever been challenged in another court proceeding,

such as in a motion to suppress in a criminal trial?

Answer: Yes__________ No__________

Explain your answer. If you answered yes, then explain how it was challenged the result

of that challenge. If you answered no, then explain why it was never challenged.

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7. Why did you have a knife on October 8, 2005?

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8. Was your charge from Investigator T. Early due to your possession of the knife or

from your possession of the gun on October 1, 2005? Explain.

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9. What firearm were you allegedly publicly possessing? When did this alleged violation

occur? Were you convicted of or did you plead guilty to this charge? Explain in detail.

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10. How did Investigator T. Early violate your constitutional rights when he did not

question you about the firearm?

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11. Are you trying to invalidate your current conviction through this lawsuit? Explain

what you are trying to do.

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12. How did the October 1, 2005 illegal search of your vehicle harm you?

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13. Explain why you were taken to jail on October 8, 2005 when your brother called the

police.

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I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS COVERED BY

THE VERIFICATION MADE BY ME ON MY INITIAL COMPLAINT.

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RONNIE SMITH

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DATE

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