Dawson v. Lindsay et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
FAYETTEVIILE DIVISION
SANDRA K. DAWSON 	PLAINTIFF
Civil No. 25-5042
JUDGE MARK LINDSEY; PROSECUTOR 	DEFENDANTS
MATTHEW DURETT; WHITNEY DOOLITTLE,
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney; MEIKA HATCHER,
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney; SHERIFF JAY
CANTRELL; WASHINGTON COUNTY DETENTION
CENTER; TIM GRIFFIN, Arkansas State Attorney
General; HON JUDGE JOANNA TAYLOR; TONY
JONES, Court Appointed Attorney; and GOVERNOR
of ARKANSAS SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS
O R D E R
On February 26, 2025, Sandra K. Dawson, currently a detainee in Washington County
Detention Center, filed a petition that was docketed as an action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for
a Writ of Habeas Corpus. (ECF No. 1). After reviewing the petition, the Court finds the cause of
action should have been filed as a pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The
Clerk is hereby directed to change the cause of action to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and to change the
Nature of Suit to 550.
The Court notes that Plaintiff paid the $5 filing fee required for filing an action pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 2254; however, the filing fee for filing a pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 is $350, plus an administrative fee of $55, totaling $405. For this reason, the Clerk is
directed to mail a blank IFP application to Plaintiff.
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Plaintiff is given until March 20, 2025, to either have the completed IFP application
returned to this Court for review and filing or pay the balance of the filing fee and administrative
fee of $400 ($405-$5) that is still owed. If Plaintiff fails to file the completed IFP application
or pay the remaining $400 by March 20, 2025, the complaint shall be dismissed, without
further notice, for failure to obey an order of the Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 27th day of February 2025.
/s/____________________________________
HON. CHRISTY COMSTOCK
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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