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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 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

JEROD FRANKLIN WATTS PLAINTIFF 

V. NO. 3:21-cv-00258-KGB-ERE 

STEVEN DAVIS, et al. DEFENDANTS 

RECOMMENDED DISPOSITION

I. Procedure for Filing Objections 

 This Recommendation for the dismissal of Mr. Watts’ claims has been sent to 

United States District Jude Kristine G. Baker. 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 no 

objections are filed, Judge Baker may adopt this Recommendation without 

independently reviewing all of the evidence in the record. By not objecting, you may 

waive the right to appeal questions of fact. 

II. Discussion 

 On December 14, 2021, Ronald Curtis Mashburn, an inmate at the Sharp 

County Detention Center, filed this § 1983 lawsuit pro se on behalf of himself and 

Plaintiff Jared Franklin Watts. Doc. l. The Court allowed each Plaintiff to pursue 

their own claims in separate lawsuits. Doc. 2. 

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 With his initial filing, Mr. Watts failed to file a complete application for leave 

to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) including a jail account information sheet signed 

by an authorized official; nor did he pay a filing fee. Accordingly, on December 15, 

2021, the Court directed the Clerk of Court to provide Mr. Watts with an IFP 

application and ordered him to do one of the following, within 30 days: (1) return a 

completed IFP application, along with a jail account information sheet; or (2) pay 

the $402.00 filing fee. Doc. 2. The Court specifically warned Mr. Watts that, if he 

failed to comply with the Court’s Order, this lawsuit would be dismissed. Id. 

 To date, Mr. Watts has not addressed the filing-fee requirement, and the time 

to do so has passed. In addition, mail sent to Mr. Watts from the Court has been 

returned as “undeliverable.” Docs. 3, 4, 5. 

III. Conclusion

The Court recommends that Mr. Watts’ claims be DISMISSED, without 

prejudice, based on his failure to: (1) respond to the Court’s December 15, 2021 

Order; (2) submit a completed IFP form or pay the filing fee; and (3) prosecute this 

lawsuit. 

Dated this 18th day of January, 2022.

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 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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