Williams v. Slaughter et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
EL DORADO DIVISION
JESSIE RAY WILLIAMS 	PLAINTIFF
v. 	Case No. 1:25-cv-01009
DEPUTY JAMES SLAUGHTER, Ashley
County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO); DEPUTY JOSH
POLLOCK, ASCO; DEPUTY DERRICK HILL,
ACSO; LACEE MONDRAGON, ACSO; and JOHN
DOES 1-4, ACSO 	DEFENDANTS
ORDER
Before the Court is a Report and Recommendation filed on December 12, 2025, by the
Honorable Spencer G Singleton, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of
Arkansas. 	(ECF No. 37). 	Judge Singleton recommends that Plaintiff’s complaint be dismissed
with prejudice for failure to prosecute this case and for failure to comply with the Court’s orders
to participate in discovery, to respond to Defendants’ motions to dismiss, and to show cause for
his repeated failure to respond. (ECF No. 37, at 5).
Plaintiff has not responded to the Report and Recommendation, and the time to do so has
passed. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Therefore, the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation
(ECF No. 37) to the extent that it recommends that the Court dismiss this case.
However, the Court will depart from the Report and Recommendation to the extent that it
recommends dismissal of this case with prejudice. 	The Court notes that Plaintiff is actively
prosecuting a parallel case with the same claims1, and thus will dismiss the instant case without
prejudice. 	Accordingly, the Court finds that Plaintiff’s complaint should be and hereby is
1 Williams v. Hustman, et al., No. 1:25-cv-01047 (W.D. Ark. June 17, 2025).
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DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to prosecute and for failure to comply with
the Court’s orders.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 14th day of January, 2026.
/s/ Susan O. Hickey
Susan O. Hickey
United States District Judge
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