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Parties Involved:
Arkansas, State of
Defendant
Arick Johnson
Plaintiff

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

CENTRAL DIVISION 

ARICK JOHNSON PETITIONER 

v. 4:24-cv-00804-BSM-JJV 

ARKANSAS, STATE OF RESPONDENT 

PROPOSED FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

INSTRUCTIONS 

 The following recommended disposition has been sent to United States District 

Judge Brian S. Miller. Any party may serve and file written objections to this recommendation. 

Objections should be specific and should include the factual or legal basis for the objection. If the 

objection is to a factual finding, specifically identify that finding and the evidence that supports 

your objection. Your objections must be received in the office of the United States District Court 

Clerk no later than fourteen (14) days from the date of this recommendation. Failure to file timely 

objections may result in waiver of the right to appeal questions of fact. 

DISPOSITION 

 On September 20, 2024, Petitioner Arick Johnson filed a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas 

Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 2.) Mr. Johnson also filed a Motion for Leave 

to Proceed In Forma Pauperis on the same day. (Doc. No. 1.) On September 30, 2024, I entered 

an order denying Mr. Johnson’s Motion because it was incomplete and ordered Mr. Johnson to 

pay the $5.00 statutory filing fee or file a properly completed Application to Proceed in District 

Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs. (Doc. No. 3.) Petitioner was given thirty (30) days to 

comply with the Order. (Id.) That time has passed, and Mr. Johnson has failed to pay the filing 

fee or file a proper and complete motion to proceed in forma pauperis. 

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 To avoid dismissal, Petitioner should either pay the $5.00 statutory filing fee in full or file 

a proper and complete motion to proceed in forma pauperis during the fourteen (14) day objection 

period. Otherwise, this cause of action should be dismissed without prejudice in accordance with 

Local Rule 5.5(c)(2).1

IT IS, THEREFORE, RECOMMENDED that unless Petitioner pays the $5.00 filing fee or 

files a proper and complete motion to proceed in forma pauperis during the fourteen (14) day 

objection period, this cause of action (Doc. No. 2) should be dismissed without prejudice. 

 DATED this 12th day of November 2024. 

 ____________________________________ 

 JOE J. VOLPE 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

1 Local Rule 5.5(c)(2) provides: “It is the duty of any party not represented by counsel to promptly 

notify the Clerk and the other parties to the proceedings of any change in his or her address, to 

monitor the progress of the case, and to prosecute or defend the action diligently. A party 

appearing for himself/herself shall sign his/her pleadings and state his/her address, zip code, and 

telephone number. If any communication from the Court to a pro se plaintiff is not responded to 

within thirty (30) days, the case may be dismissed without prejudice. Any party proceeding pro 

se shall be expected to be familiar with and follow the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.”

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