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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

DARREN MILLER PLAINTIFF 

V. No. 3:20CV00107-KGB-JTR 

TAYLOR GLEEN, LPN; and 

J. TROWBRIDGE, Medical Staff, 

Greene County Detention DEFENDANTS 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff Darren Miller (“Miller”), a prisoner in the Greene County Detention 

Facility (“GCDF”), has filed a pro se § 1983 Complaint alleging that Defendants 

violated his constitutional rights. Doc. 2. Before Miller may proceed with this case, 

the Court must screen his claims.1

 

 Miller alleges that, when he returned to the GCDF from a one-week stay in a 

mental hospital, Defendant LPN Taylor Gleen and other unidentified “medical staff” 

refused to give him any mental health medications for “two to three days.” At some 

point, they began giving him medication, but gave “what they felt was appropriate,” 

rather than the six medications prescribed by his doctors. According to Miller, 

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The Prison Litigation Reform Act requires federal courts to screen prisoner complaints 

seeking relief against a governmental entity, officer, or employee. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The 

Court must dismiss a complaint or a portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that: (a) are 

legally frivolous or malicious; (b) fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted; or (c) 

seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. Id. § 1915A(b). When 

making this determination, a court must accept the truth of the factual allegations contained in the 

complaint, and it may consider documents attached to the complaint. Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 

662, 678 (2009); Reynolds v. Dormire, 636 F.3d 976, 979 (8th Cir. 2011). 

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because of the missed doses and the substituted medications, he began to “detox” 

and experienced mood swings. He alleges that his spouse brought his medications 

from home, but they were never given to him. He seeks injunctive and compensatory 

relief. Miller also names J. Trowbridge as a Defendant, but makes no specific factual 

or legal allegations against him or her. 

 Miller must provide the Court with additional information so it can complete 

the screening required under § 1915A. Thus, Miller must file an Amended 

Complaint that: (1) states the specific medications that were prescribed and the name 

of the mental health or medical provider(s) who prescribed them; (2) states the 

specific dates that no mental health medications were given to him, the dates he 

requested the medications, the names of the GCDF personnel he made those requests 

to, and the reason they gave him for denying his requests; (3) states the specific date 

that GCDF personnel began giving him mental health medications, what 

medications they gave him, and whether they have continued to give him those 

medications; (4) states the specific dates that he requested a change in the 

medications, the names of the medical personnel he made those requests to, and the 

reason they gave him for denying his requests; (5) explains how J. Trowbridge 

personally participated in violating his constitutional rights; and (6) provides a clear 

and express statement regarding whether he is suing Defendants in their official 

capacity, their individual capacity, or both capacities. If Miller names additional 

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Defendants in his Amended Complaint, he must explain how each individual 

personally participated in the alleged violation of his rights. 

 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT: 

 1. The Clerk is directed to mail Miller a § 1983 complaint form that is 

labeled “Amended Complaint.” 

 2. Miller must file, within thirty days of the date of this Order, an 

Amended Complaint that complies with the instructions in this Order. If he does not 

timely and properly do so, this case will be dismissed, without prejudice, pursuant 

to Local Rule 5.5(c)(2). 

 DATED this 16th day of April, 2020. 

 ____________________________________ 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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