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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

STEPHEN JON BALA PLAINTIFF

v. Civil No. 05-2075

MIKE ALLEN, Crawford

County Sheriff; TERRY REA,

Jail Administrator, Crawford

County Detention Center; LT.

JOHN McALLISTER; CPL.

THEL RIDDELL; JOHN DOE 

DIETICIAN; and CHARLES WALL,

Jail Nurse DEFENDANTS

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Stephen Jon Bala filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on May 5,

2005. He proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis. 

On September 19, 2005, the undersigned entered an order (Doc. 18) granting the

defendants’ motion to compel. Bala was directed to provide the defendants with discovery

responses by October 7, 2005. By order entered on October 4, 2005 (Doc. 19), a change of

address was entered for the plaintiff. Defendants’ counsel was directed to re-mail to the plaintiff

the discovery requests and the plaintiff was given until November 4, 2005, to provide the

defendants with the discovery responses. 

On November 7, 2005, defendants filed a motion to dismiss (Doc. 21). In the motion,

defendants state they have not received the discovery responses from the plaintiff. 

On November 9, 2005, the undersigned entered an order(Doc. 22) directing Bala to show

cause by November 30, 2005, why this case should not be dismissed based on his failure to

comply with the court’s order and his failure to prosecute this action. Bala was advised that if

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he did not respond to the order the undersigned would recommend that the case be dismissed.

To date, Bala has failed to respond to the show cause order. He has not sought an

extension of time to respond to the show cause order. He has not otherwise communicated with

the court. 

I therefore recommend that the defendants’ motion to dismiss be granted. This case

should be dismissed based on Bala’s failure to comply with the order of the court and his failure

to prosecute this action. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). 

The parties have 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. The parties are

reminded that objections must be both timely and specific to trigger de novo review by the

district court.

DATED this 7th day of December 2005.

/s/ Beverly Stites Jones 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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