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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

HARRISON DIVISION

CRYSTAL LEANN “CLARIDA”

FITZWATER, et al. PLAINTIFFS

v. Civil No. 05-3056

JOHNNY L. NICHOLS, et al. DEFENDANTS 

O R D E R

On this 5th day of April 2006, the above referenced matter

comes on for consideration of Plaintiffs’ Crystal Leann “Clarida”

Fitzwater, Jerald W. Fitzwater and Alton Louis Vaughn, Sr.

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Order and Motion to Shorten Time for

Execution of Writ of Execution of Judgment (Doc. 76) and

Plaintiffs’ Crystal Leann “Clarida” Fitzwater, Jerald W. Fitzwater

and Alton Louis Vaughn, Sr. Plaintiffs’ Amended Motion for Order

and Motion to Shorten Time for Execution of Writ of Execution of

Judgment (Doc. 81). The Court, being well and sufficiently

advised, finds and orders as follows: 

1. The plaintiffs initiated this action on September 22,

2005; and, then filed an amended complaint herein on November 9,

2005, naming as defendants Johnny L. Nichols, John Putman, Randel

Earl Clarida, Danny Hickman, Richard Bogue, Linda Adams, and Zeola

Yeager. 

2. On December 16, 2005, the plaintiffs filed Plaintiffs’

Crystal Leann “Clarida” Fitzwater, Jerald W. Fitzwater and Alton

Louis Vaughn, Sr. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Order and Motion to

Shorten Time for Execution of Writ of Execution of Judgment (Doc.

76); and, on December 20, 2005, the plaintiffs filed Plaintiffs’

Crystal Leann “Clarida” Fitzwater, Jerald W. Fitzwater and Alton

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Louis Vaughn, Sr. Plaintiffs’ Amended Motion for Order and Motion

to Shorten Time for Execution of Writ of Execution of Judgment

(Doc. 81). Several separate defendants (Adams, Nichols, Bogue,

and Hickman) have filed pleadings in response to the plaintiffs’

motions (Docs. 77, 79, 83, 84, 85, 86, & 87). 

3. Through the information set forth in plaintiffs’ motion,

it appears that plaintiffs view the actions of certain defendants

as improper in some way. The plaintiffs state that separate

defendant (and Court Reporter) Linda Adams contacted them by mail

on December 12, 2005, requesting their agreement to an extension

of time for a transcript that she was preparing for the

plaintiffs’ appeal of a Boone County, Arkansas Circuit Court

decision. The plaintiffs seem to complain that Adams’ contact

between separate defendant Johnny Nichols and separate defendant

John Putman concerning the state court extension amounted to

improper ex parte contact, and is evidence of conspiracy and

entrapment. The plaintiffs also seem to argue that the “contact”

between the separate defendants, combined with certain defendants’

pleadings in this lawsuit, indicates improper actions, conspiracy

and entrapment. 

4. Although the plaintiffs ask for an “order” and to

“shorten time for execution of writ of execution of judgment,” it

is difficult to discern the relief plaintiff believes this Court

can provide. There has been no judgment entered against any

defendant in this matter – hence, there is no judgment to execute

upon. 

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In their various pleadings, the separate defendants argue

that plaintiffs’ motions simply fail to state a legal or factual

basis for any relief, whatsoever. Upon due consideration of the

multiple lengthy pleadings filed by the plaintiffs, this Court

agrees and finds that the plaintiffs’ motions should be, and they

hereby are DENIED. 

IT IS, THEREFORE, CONSIDERED, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that

Plaintiffs’ Crystal Leann “Clarida” Fitzwater, Jerald W. Fitzwater

and Alton Louis Vaughn, Sr. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Order and

Motion to Shorten Time for Execution of Writ of Execution of

Judgment (Doc. 76) and Plaintiffs’ Crystal Leann “Clarida”

Fitzwater, Jerald W. Fitzwater and Alton Louis Vaughn, Sr.

Plaintiffs’ Amended Motion for Order and Motion to Shorten Time

for Execution of Writ of Execution of Judgment (Doc. 81) should

be, and they hereby are, denied. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

/s/JIMM LARRY HENDREN 

JIMM LARRY HENDREN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

 

 

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