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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 11:02:31+00:00

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TIMOTHY L. BROOKS UNITED STAJES DISTRICT JUDGE.
Plaintiff, Jacob L. Wilson, filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983. He proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis. He names as Defendants Sheriff Holloway, Lieutenant Holt, Dawn Osborne, and Thema Snodgrass.
According to the allegations of the Complaint (Doc. 1), on January 10, 2018, inmates at the Benton County Detention Center ("BCDC") were served contaminated food. The contaminated food caused inmates throughout the jail to become sick. Plaintiff states that the food poisoning came "from the hands of the kitchen staff." He alleges that Defendants were negligent in their job performance.
Plaintiff alleges that after lunch on January 10, 2018, he was on lock-down for a nap. Ten minutes after lock-down, Plaintiff alleges that he had to run "to the toilet and threw up and started having explosive [diarrhea] afterwards." He asserts that he was sick for about a week with diarrhea and stomach pains.
Plaintiff makes no specific allegations against any of the named Defendants. Plaintiff sues the Defendants in both their individual and official capacities. As relief, he asks for compensatory damages and punitive damages.
However, mere conclusory allegations with no supporting factual averments are insufficient to state a claim upon which relief can be based. Allen v. Purkett, 5 F.3d 1151, 1153 (8th Cir. 1993); see also Stone v. Harry, 364 F.3d 912, 914 (8th Cir. 2004). "[A] pro se plaintiff requires no special legal training to recount the facts surrounding his alleged injury, and he must provide such facts if the court is to determine whether he makes out a claim on which relief can be granted." Hall v. Bellmon, 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 (10th Cir. 1991) (citations omitted).
Section 1983 provides a federal cause of action for the deprivation, under color of law, of a citizen's "rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws" of the United States. In order to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff must allege that the defendant acted under color of state law and that he violated a right secured by the Constitution. West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42 (1988); Dunham v. Wadley, 195 F.3d 1007, 1009 (8th Cir. 1999). The deprivation must be intentional; mere negligence will not suffice to state a claim for deprivation of a constitutional right under § 1983. Daniels v. Williams, 474 U.S. 327 (1986); Davidson v. Cannon, 474 U.S. 344 (1986). Job negligence is insufficient as a matter of law.

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