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Parties Involved:
Jimmy Galoway
Defendant
Donald Edward Havens
Plaintiff
Joe Hughes
Defendant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

JONESBORO DIVISION

DONALD EDWARD HAVENS PLAINTIFF

v. No. 3:15-cv-349-DPM

JIMMY GALOWAY, Prosecuting Attorney

and JOE HUGHES, Public Defender DEFENDANTS

INITIAL ORDER FOR PRO SE PLAINTIFFS

You filed this federal civil rights lawsuit without a lawyer’s help. Even

though you’re not a lawyer, there are rules and procedures you must follow

in your lawsuit.

1. Follow All Court Rules. You must comply with the Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules for the Eastern District of Arkansas. 

These rules are available online at http://www.uscourts.gov/rulespolicies/current-rules-practice-procedure and http://www.are.uscourts.

gov/court-info/local-rules- and-orders/local-rules. In particular, Local Rule

5.5(c)(2) explains requirements for plaintiffs who aren’t represented by a

lawyer.

• If your address changes, you must promptly notify the Clerk and

the other parties in the case. If you don’t keep the Court informed

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about your current address, your lawsuit can be dismissed

without prejudice.

• You must monitor the progress of your case and prosecute it

diligently.

• You must sign all papers filed with the Court; and each paper you

file must include your current address.

• If the Court issues an Order directing you to do something by a

certain date, and you don’t, then your case may be dismissed

without prejudice.

2. No Right to Appointed Counsel. This is a civil case. Unlike in a

criminal case, you have no right to an appointed lawyer. If your case goes to

a jury trial, though, the Court will appoint a lawyer to help you before trial.

3. Do Not File Your Discovery Requests. Discovery requests—like

interrogatories and requests for documents—should not be filed with the

Court. Instead, discovery requests should be sent to the Defendant’s lawyer

(or directly to the Defendant if he or she isn’trepresented by a lawyer). Don’t

send any discovery requests to a Defendant until after that Defendant has

been served with the complaint.

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4. Only Send Documents to the Court in Three Situations. You may

send documents or other evidence to the Court only if (a) they are attached

to a motion for summary judgment, (b) they are attached to your response to

a motion for summary judgment, or (c) the Court orders you to send

documents or other evidence.

5. Provide a Witness List Before Trial. If your case goes to trial, you’ll

be asked for a witness list as your trial date approaches. After reviewing the

witness list, the Court will subpoena necessary witnesses for you.

So Ordered.

________________________

D.P. Marshall Jr.

United States District Judge

6 November 2015 

 

 

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