Randolph Satterwhite v. Alyssa Gregory

Summary

The court dismissed without prejudice a pro se federal inmate's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action because the complaint failed to provide fair notice of the facts and legal basis for the defendant's liability. The dismissal followed the plaintiff's failure to file a required particularized complaint or otherwise respond to the court's October 16, 2025 order.

Holdings

1. The action must be dismissed without prejudice because Plaintiff failed to submit the required particularized complaint or otherwise respond to the court's order within the prescribed thirty-day period.
2. A viable § 1983 claim requires allegations that a person acting under color of state law deprived the plaintiff of a constitutional right or a right conferred by federal law.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the action should be dismissed without prejudice after Plaintiff failed to submit a particularized complaint as ordered by the court.

Disposition

dismissed