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Nature of Suit Code: 230
Nature of Suit: Rent, Lease, Ejectment
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Other Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

CENTRAL DIVISION 

DONNIE TACKETT PLAINTIFF 

V. CASE NO. 4:18CV00798 JM 

DAVID J. MATTINGLY, MAYOR OF THE 

CITY OF BENTON, ARKANSAS IN HIS 

OFFICIAL CAPACITY ONLY AND HIS SUCCESSORS; 

SCOTTY L. HODGES, CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE 

BENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IN HIS OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY ONLY AND HIS SUCCESSORS; 

JOEY BEDSOLE, OF THE BENTON POLICE 

DEPARTMENT, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS 

OFFICIAL CAPACITY; JIMMY TAYLOR, INDIVIDUALLY; 

KELLI TAYLOR, INDIVIDUALLY; AND VICKI GARRETT, 

INDIVIDUALLY DEFENDANTS DEFENDANTS

ORDER 

On October 16, 2019 the Court advised the Plaintiff that due to the death of his 

counsel, Cheryl Maples, he had thirty (30) days to notify the Court if he intended to 

obtain substitute counsel or proceed pro se. Thereafter, on December 2, 2019, the Court 

entered an order directing the Clerk to list Plaintiff as appearing pro se because no 

substitute counsel had entered an appearance. The Court also granted the Defendants’ 

motion to compel and ordered the Plaintiff to respond to the discovery requests within 

fifteen days. 

On December 31, 2019, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss for failure to comply 

with the Court’s Order notifying the Court that the Plaintiff did not respond to the 

discovery requests as ordered by the Court. (Docket # 25). Plaintiff failed to respond to 

the motion to dismiss. 

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 For good cause shown, the motion is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s case is hereby 

dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(b)(2)(A)(v) and Local Rule of 

the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas 

5.5(c)(2) (failure to respond to a communication from the Court within thirty days). 

IT IS SO ORDERED, this 14th day of January, 2020. 

_______________________________ 

 James M. Moody Jr. 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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