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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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AO72A

(Rev. 8/82)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

FORT SMITH DIVISION

NEIL DENNISON PLAINTIFF

v. Civil No. 05-2121

 

JOHNSON COUNTY DETENTION

CENTER; and RUTH A. HOWELL DEFENDANTS

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Neil Dennison filed this pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on August

9, 2005. Dennison is an inmate of the Johnson County Detention Center.

The complaint was provisionally filed and Dennison was provided with an in forma

pauperis (IFP) application. (Doc. 2). Dennison was given until September 6, 2005, to either

furnish the court with a completed IFP application or pay the $250.00 filing fee. (Doc. 2).

Dennison was advised that if he failed to return the IFP application or pay the filing fee within

the specified period of time, his complaint would become subject to summary dismissal for

failure to comply with a court order.

On August 17, 2005, a letter was mailed to Dennison at the detention center. The letter,

among other things, reminded him that he had been given until September 6th to provide the

court with a completed IFP application or pay the $250.00 filing fee. Dennison was again told

that if he did not provide the IFP application or pay the filing fee the complaint would be

dismissed. 

 

To date, Dennison has not responded to the court’s order. Dennison has not sought an

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extension of time to respond to the court order or otherwise communicated with the court. The

court’s order and letter have not been returned as undeliverable.

I therefore recommend Dennison’s complaint be dismissed on the grounds he has failed

to obey an order of this court. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). Dennison has 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. Dennison is reminded that objections must be both timely and specific

to trigger de novo review by the district court.

DATED this 4th day of October 2005.

/s/ Beverly Stites Jones 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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