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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

EASTERN DIVISION

DONALD F. WINNETT

ADC #139544 PLAINTIFF

v. Case No. 2:16-cv-00013-KGB-BD

ALEX BRAY, et al. DEFENDANTS

ORDER

The Court has reviewed a Partial Recommended Disposition submitted by United States 

Magistrate Judge Beth Deere (Dkt. No. 85). Plaintiff Donald F. Winnett filed objections to the

Partial Recommended Disposition (Dkt. No. 92). After careful consideration of the Partial 

Recommended Disposition and Mr. Winnett’s objections, and a de novo review of the record, the 

Court concludes that the Partial Recommended Disposition should be, and hereby is, approved 

and adopted in its entirety as this Court’s findings in all respects (Dkt. No. 85). It is therefore 

ordered that Mr. Winnett’s motion for preliminary injunctive relief is denied (Dkt. No. 66).

Mr. Winnett has filed a motion for reconsideration of the Court’s Order approving and 

adopting a Partial Recommended Deposition that denied Mr. Winnett’s previous motion for 

preliminary injunctive relief (Dkt. No. 94). Mr. Winnett presents no new argument in his motion 

that would justify reconsideration of the Court’s previous Order. Mr. Winnett’s motion for 

reconsideration is denied (Dkt. No. 94).

Mr. Winnett has also filed an appeal of Judge Deere’s Order denying his motion for 

recusal (Dkt. No. 106). Judge Deere’s decision to deny Mr. Winnett’s motion for recusal was 

proper. Mr. Winnett fails to meet his heavy burden of demonstrating that Judge Deere or the 

undersigned should be disqualified from hearing this case. Pope v. Fed. Express Corp., 974 F.2d 

982, 985 (8th Cir. 1992) (“A party introducing a motion to recuse carries a heavy burden of 

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proof; a judge is presumed to be impartial and the party seeking disqualification bears the 

substantial burden of proving otherwise.”). Mr. Winnett’s appeal is denied (Dkt. No. 106). 

Dated this 2nd day of December, 2016.

 _______________________________

 Kristine G. Baker

 United States District Judge

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