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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 ST ATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

MARK AMOS BARKER 

ADC#139988 

v. No. 3:18-cv-137-DPM-JTR 

RONNIE COLEMAN, Jail Administrator, 

Crittenden County Jail; WILLIAM, Officer, 

Crittenden County Jail; and MANDY 

CHILDRESS, Nurse, Crittenden County Jail 

ORDER 

PLAINTIFF 

DEFENDANTS 

On de novo review, the Court partly adopts and partly declines the 

recommendation, NQ 52, and sustains the Defendants' objections, NQ 53. 

FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(3). Barker says that he submitted a grievance 

about the July 21st assault. NQ 40 at 2, 3 & 5. But that statement isn't 

signed, dated, and certified as true and correct under penalty of 

perjury. The Court therefore can't consider it in deciding the motion 

for summary judgment. Zubrod v. Hoch, 907 F.3d 568, 574-75 (8th Cir. 

2018). The Court understands the Magistrate Judge's skepticism 

about the jail's recordkeeping; it is plausible that Barker filed a 

grievance that the jail lost. But proof must be met with proof at the 

summary judgment stage. And without a sworn statement from 

Barker, there is no genuine issue of material fact on exhaustion. 

Defendants' motion for partial summary judgment, NQ 35, is therefore 

granted. Barker's failure to protect claim and denial of medical care 

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claim related to the May 24th alleged assault go forward. All other 

claims are dismissed without prejudice for failure to exhaust. 

So Ordered. 

f D .P. Marshall Jr. 

United States District Judge 

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