IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE DIVISION

VERNON ROBINSON,

Plaintiff,

vs. 4:09CV333-SPM/AK

WALTER MCNEIL, et al,

Defendants .

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O R D E R

This cause is before the court upon Plaintiff's filing of a civil rights complaint

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (doc. 1), and an application for leave to proceed in forma

pauperis (IFP). (Doc. 2). Leave to so proceed has been granted in a separate order. 

(Doc. 4). 

Plaintiff alleges that the Defendants failed to “grant him relief from improper gain

time procedures” for which he seeks declaratory judgment, injunctive relief and

monetary damages. He has not specified what the improper procedures were and

specifically how each defendant acted or failed to act with regard to these procedures. 

Plaintiff has attached over 100 pages of exhibits which the Court is not required to

search to understand the precise claims he is asserting. Plaintiff must file a more

specific complaint about the procedures of which he complains, when the procedures

were applied, and by whom. He should do this in five pages or less as the complaint

form instructs. 
 In amending, Plaintiff should carefully review the foregoing to determine

whether he can present allegations sufficient to state a cause of action under the

relevant law. If Plaintiff is able to file an amended complaint, he must name as

Defendants only those persons who are responsible for the alleged constitutional

violations. Plaintiff must place their full names in the style of the case on the first

page of the civil rights complaint form and in the other appropriate sections of the

form. Further, Plaintiff should clearly describe how each named Defendant is

involved in each alleged constitutional violation. In civil rights cases, more than

conclusory and vague allegations are required to state a cause of action. See, e.g.,

Fullman v. Graddick, 739 F.2d 553, 556-57 (11th Cir. 1984). In presenting his

claims, Plaintiff must set forth each allegation in a separately numbered paragraph,

as it is essential that the facts relating to each Defendant be set out clearly and in

detail. 

 To amend his complaint, Plaintiff must completely fill out a new civil rights

complaint form, marking it "Amended Complaint." Plaintiff is advised that the

amended complaint must contain all of Plaintiff's allegations and should not in any

way refer to the original or amended complaints. An amended complaint completely

replaces all previous complaints and all earlier complaints are disregarded. N.D.

Fla. Loc. R. 15.1. Plaintiff should file the amended complaint in the Court and keep

one identical copy for himself. Plaintiff need not file service copies until instructed to

do so by the court.

Accordingly, it is hereby 

ORDERED:

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1. The clerk of court shall forward to Plaintiff another Section 1983 form.

2. Plaintiff must respond to this order by January 4, 2010.

3. Failure of Plaintiff to respond to this order or submit the requested

information or explain his inability to do so will result in a recommendation to the

District Judge that this action be dismissed.

DONE AND ORDERED this 2nd day of December, 2009.

s/ A .KORNBLUM 

ALLAN KORNBLUM

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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