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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. Case No. 3:21-cv-00258-KGB 

 

STEVEN DAVIS, et al. DEFENDANTS

ORDER 

On December 28 and 29, 2021, and January 3 and 31, 2022, mail to plaintiff Jerod 

Franklin Watts was returned undeliverable (Dkt. Nos. 3; 4; 5, 7). On December 6, 2024, after 

the Court became aware of an updated address for Mr. Watts, the Court entered an Order mailing 

Mr. Watts all the filings that had been returned undeliverable and directing Mr. Watts to comply 

with the instructions contained in United States Magistrate Judge Edie Ervin’s Order either to 

pay the $402.00 filing fee or file a properly completed application to proceed in forma pauperis

(“IFP”) within 30 days of the date of the Order (Dkt. No. 8). The Court notified Mr. Watts that 

if he failed to respond to the Court’s Order, the Court would adopt Judge Ervin’s Recommended 

Disposition recommending dismissal of his case without prejudice (Id.). More than 30 days 

have passed, and Mr. Watts has not responded to the Court’s Order. The Court adopts Judge 

Ervin’s Recommended Disposition as this Court’s findings in all respects (Dkt. No. 6). The 

Court dismisses without prejudice Mr. Watts’s complaint for failure to prosecute (Dkt. No. 1). 

See Local Rule 5.5 of the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of 

Arkansas. The Court certifies, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), that an in forma pauperis

appeal would not be taken in good faith. 

 

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It is so ordered this 13th day of January, 2025. 

 

 _____________________________ 

 Kristine G. Baker 

 Chief United States District Judge

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