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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

PINE BLUFF DIVISION

TOMMY LEE STONE

ADC #90693 PLAINTIFF

v. No. 5:07CV00019 JLH/JTR

WEST, Mailroom Clerk, Cummins Unit; and

GAYLON LAY, Warden, Cummins Unit DEFENDANTS

ORDER

The Court has reviewed the Proposed Findings and Recommended Partial Disposition

submitted by United States Magistrate Judge J. Thomas Ray. No objections have been filed. After

careful review, the Court concludes that the Proposed Findings and Recommended Partial

Disposition should be, and hereby are, approved and adopted in their entirety as this Court’s findings

in all respects.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:

1. Pursuant to the screening function mandated by 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, Defendant Lay

is DISMISSED, WITHOUT PREJUDICE, due to Plaintiff’s failure to state a viable claim against

him.

2. The Court CERTIFIES, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), that an in forma pauperis

appeal from this Order would not be taken in good faith.

3. Plaintiff shall proceed with his access to the courts claim against Defendant West.

4. The Clerk is directed to prepare a summons for Defendant West, and the United

States Marshal is directed to serve the summons, the Complaint (docket entry #2), and this Order

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 If Defendant is no longer an ADC employee, the ADC Compliance Office shall file, with

the return of unexecuted service, a SEALED Statement providing his last known private mailing

address.

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upon him through the ADC Compliance Division, without prepayment of fees and costs or security

therefor.1 

 Dated this 1st day of March, 2007.

 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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