RESPONDING TO CERTAIN PLEADINGS FILED BY

PRISONERS (See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12, 55; 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2), 1915A; 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(g (a) In any civil rights or Federal Tort Claims Act action filed by a prisoner, as defined by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(h), a former prisoner, or civil detainee, where the complaint has survived preliminary review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2) or 1915A through a Merit Review Order, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the defendant(s) shall timely file an appropriate responsive pleading and shall not waive the filing of a responsive pleading under 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(g). (b) The answer and subsequent pleadings will be to the issues as stated in the Merit Review Order. Defendant(s) need not parse the complaint and Page 13 of 66 respond to it unless: (1) the Court indicates a Merit Review Order will not be entered or (2) the complaint was filed by an attorney.