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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 

CENTRAL DIVISION 

CARLOS RAY FRAZIER PLAINTIFF 

ADC #650936 

 

V. NO. 4:24-cv-00926-BSM-ERE 

LAFEYETTE WOODS, JR., et al. DEFENDANTS 

RECOMMENDED DISPOSITION

I. Procedures for Filing Objections: 

 This Recommendation has been sent to United States District Judge Brian S. 

Miller. You may file written objections to all or part of this Recommendation. Any 

objections filed must: (1) specifically explain the factual and/or legal basis for the 

objection; and (2) be received by the Clerk of this Court within fourteen (14) days 

of the date of this Recommendation. If you do not object, you risk waiving the right 

to appeal questions of fact and Judge Miller can adopt this Recommendation without 

independently reviewing the record. 

II. Discussion:

On October 25, 2024, pro se plaintiff Carlos Ray Frazier, an inmate at the 

W.C. Brassell Adult Detention Center, filed this action under 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. Doc. 

2. Because Mr. Frazier is a “three-striker,”1

 he can proceed with this case without 

1 The following dismissals should be considered “strikes” for purposes of 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915(g): Frazier v. Baker, E.D. Ark. Case No. 4:22-cv-00614-JM (Sept. 21, 2022 

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paying the filing fee (also known as “in forma pauperis”) only if he is currently in 

imminent danger of serious physical injury. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g); Ashley v. 

Dilworth, 147 F.3d 715, 717 (8th Cir. 1998). 

Mr. Frazier’s complaint and the addendum to his complaint allege that, since 

October 5, 2024, he has been forced to sleep on the floor of his cell next to a toilet. 

The facts and claims alleged are insufficient to reasonably suggest that Mr. Frazier 

currently faces an imminent danger of serious physical injury.2

On October 29, 2024, based on Mr. Frazier’s status as a three-striker and his 

failure to satisfy the imminent-danger-of-serious-physical-injury standard, the Court 

dismissal for failure to state a claim); Frazier v. Craig, E.D. Ark. Case No. 4:22-cv-00641-

BRW (Oct. 5, 2022 dismissal for same); and Frazier v. Sloan, E.D. Ark. Case No. 4:22-

cv-00661-BWM (Sept. 21, 2022 dismissal for same). 

2 In addition, Mr. Frazier’s complaint falls short of alleging that he suffered an 

extreme deprivation violating his constitutional rights. See Owens v. Scott County Jail, 328 

F.3d 1026 (8th Cir. 2003) (reversing summary judgment where inmate slept on the floor 

next to a toilet for five weeks); Goldman v. Forbus, 17 Fed. Appx. 487, 488 (8th Cir. 2001) 

(unpublished opinion) (six nights sleeping on the floor and being sprinkled with urine was 

not a constitutional violation); White v. Nix, 7 F.3d 120, 121 (8th Cir. 1993) (no 

constitutional violation where pretrial detainee was confined in unsanitary cell for eleven 

days); Williams v. Delo, 49 F.3d 442, 444 (8th Cir. 1995) (four days without clothes, 

mattress, running water, bedding, mail, hot food, and hygienic supplies was not a 

constitutional violation); Seltzer-Bey v. Delo, 66 F.3d 961, 963-64 (8th Cir. 1995) (no 

constitutional violation where inmate was in strip cell for two days without clothing, 

bedding, or running water, with a concrete slab for a bed, and cold air blowing on him); 

Davis v. Clark, 2022 WL 4935392 (E.D. Ark. Sept. 15, 2022) (seven nights sleeping on 

the floor without a mattress not a constitutional violation); Gilliam v. Gebhardt, 2021 WL 

3183739 (E. D. Ark. June 10, 2021) (no constitutional violation where pretrial detainee 

was forced to defecate then sleep on the floor for 36 hours); and Story v. Murry, 2020 WL 

5649751 (E.D. Ark. Sept. 4, 2020) (sleeping without a mattress for 20 days not a 

constitutional violation).

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ordered Mr. Frazier to pay the $405.00 filing fee within 30 days. Doc. 5. The Order 

specifically cautioned Mr. Frazier that his failure to pay the filing fee would result 

in dismissal of his claims, without prejudice. 

To date, Mr. Frazier has not paid the statutory filing fee and the deadline to 

do so has passed. 

III. Conclusion:

IT IS THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT:

1. Mr. Frazier’s complaint be DISMISSED, without prejudice, based on

his failure to: (1) comply with this Court’s October 29, 2024 Order; (2) failure to 

pay the statutory filing fee; and (3) prosecute this lawsuit. 

2. The Clerk be instructed to close this case.

Dated 4 December 2024. 

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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