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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 

CHRISTOPHER D. JONES PLAINTIFF 

ADC #611484 

V. No. 3:20-CV-00166-DPM-JTR 

KENDALL DRINKARD, Sergeant, 

North Central Unit, et al. DEFENDANTS 

ORDER 

Plaintiff Christopher D. Jones (“Jones”) has three pending motions. 

1. Motion to Clarify (Doc. 52) 

On June 17, 2021, the Court entered a Scheduling Order setting the deadline 

for the filing of dispositive motions on the merits of the case. Doc. 47. On June 30, 

2021, the Court granted Defendants’ Motion for Extension of Time, to the extent 

that it extended the dispositive motions deadline to July 21, 2021. Doc. 50. On July 

9, 2021, Jones filed a Motion to Clarify stating that he did not understand what a 

dispositive motion was and asked the Court for clarification. Doc. 52. 

Jones’s Motion to Clarify (Doc. 52) is GRANTED. A dispositive motion is a 

motion, such as a motion for summary judgment,1

 that is designed to dispose of, or 

terminate, a case before trial. 

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See Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. 

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2. Motion to Appoint Counsel (Doc. 53) 

Jones’s third Motion for Appointment of Counsel (Doc. 53) is DENIED for 

the same reasons the Court denied his prior requests for counsel. See Order, Doc. 27; 

Doc. 41. 

3. Motion for Temporary Restraining Order or Transfer to Another 

Facility (Doc. 54) 

Jones filed a second Motion for injunctive relief to keep Defendants away 

from him or for him to be transferred to another facility. Doc. 54 (citing Doc. 48). 

On July 9, 2021, the same day his Motion was filed, Jones also filed a Notice of 

Change of Address stating that he was “recently transferred to the Varner Unit on 7-

7-21.” Doc. 51. Accordingly, the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order or 

Transfer to Another Facility (Doc. 54) is moot and therefore DENIED. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED this 13th day of July, 2021. 

 ___________________________________ 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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