Source: https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/arkansas/aredce/3:2013cv00238/94998/7
Timestamp: 2018-04-25 18:46:27
Document Index: 503054121

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1915', '§ 1983', '§ 1915', '§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1915']

ORDER dismissing 2 Complaint without prejudice for failure to state a claim for Mitchell v. Mills :: Justia Dockets & Filings
Justia Dockets & Filings Eighth Circuit Arkansas Arkansas Eastern District Court Mitchell v. Mills Filing 7
Mitchell v. Mills
ORDER dismissing 2 Complaint without prejudice for failure to state a claim. The dismissal constitutes a strike. The Court certifies that an in forma pauperis appeal from this Order or the accompanying Judgment would not be taken in good faith. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) and (g). Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 12/20/2013. (jak)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS JONESBORO DIVISION KEVIN MARTIN MITCHELL, SR. ADC#500399 PLAINTIFF No. 3:13-cv-238-DPM-JTR v. LARRY MILLS, Sheriff, Poinsett County Detention Center and DOYLE RAMEY, Officer, Poinsett County Detention Center DEFENDANTS ORDER 1. Mitchell has filed a prose§ 1983 complaint alleging that Mills and Ramey violated his constitutional rights while he was a prisoner in the Poinsett County Detention Center. The Court must screen his complaint. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. 2. Mitchell alleges that Officer Ramey gave him medication that was prescribed for his cell mate. NQ 2 at 4. After the error was discovered, Mitchell was taken to a hospital for unspecified medical treatment. A § 1983 claim for constitutionally inadequate medical care must be based on deliberate indifference, not a mere negligent act. Langford v. Norris, 614 F.3d 445, 460 (8th Cir. 2010); Gibson v. Weber, 433 F.3d 642, 646 (8th Cir. 2006); -1- Zentmyer v. Kendall County, Illinois,220 F.3d 805,811 (8th Cir. 2000). Nothing in the complaint suggests that Ramey acted with deliberate indifference when he accidentally gave Mitchell the wrong medication on a single occasion. Mitchell therefore has not pleaded a plausible§ 1983 claim against Ramey. 3. Mitchell has not alleged any facts suggesting that Sheriff Mills personally violated his constitutional rights in any manner. Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 676 (2009); Parrish v. Ball, 594 F.3d 993, 1002 (8th Cir. 2010). He therefore has failed to plead a plausible § 1983 claim for relief against Mills. *** Mitchell's complaint is dismissed without prejudice for failure to state a claim. The dismissal constitutes a strike. The Court certifies that an in forma pauperis appeal from this Order or the accompanyingJudgmentwould not be taken in good faith. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) and (g). So Ordered. D.P. Marshall Jr. United States District Judge 20 December 2013 -2-