Williams v. King

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

TEXARKANA DIVISION DAMONT ANDRE WILLIAMS PLAINTIFF v. Case No. 4:24-cv-04087 NURSE KING, Miller County Detention Center (MCDC); and DEPUTY JEREMIAH HATLEY DEFENDANTS

ORDER

Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation filed May 13, 2025, by the Honorable

Barry A. Bryant, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. (ECF No. 32).

Judge Bryant recommends that Defendant Deputy Jeremiah Hatley’s (“Defendant Hatley”) Motion

for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 17) be granted1 and that this matter be dismissed without prejudice

for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. (ECF No. 32, at 17).

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). Upon review, finding no clear error on the face of the record and

that Judge Bryant’s reasoning is sound, the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation (ECF No.

32) in toto. Accordingly, the Court finds that Defendant Hatley’s Motion for Summary Judgment

(ECF No. 17) should be and hereby is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s Complaint (ECF No. 1) is hereby

DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

IT IS SO ORDERED, this 1st day of July, 2025.

/s/ Susan O. Hickey Susan O. Hickey

Chief United States District Judge

1The Court notes that Judge Bryant granted Defendant Nurse King’s (“Defendant King”) Motion to Adopt Defendant Hatley’s Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 22). (ECF No. 31). Thus, Defendant King is also covered by Defendant Hatley’s Motion for Summary Judgment. (ECF No. 17).

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