IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division ALVIN CALHOUN, JR., Plaintiff, Vv. Civil Action No. 3:20CV287 MRS FNU REED, et ail., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this

action. In order to state a viable claim under

, a plaintiff must allege that a person acting under color of state law deprived him or her of a constitutional right or of a right conferred by a law of the United States. See Dowe v. Total Action Against Poverty in Roanoke Valley,

(4th Cir. 1998) (citing

). In his current Complaint, Plaintiff does not identify the particular constitutional right that was violated by the defendants’ conduct and provide each defendant with fair notice of the facts and legal basis upon which his or her liability rests. Accordingly, by Memorandum Order entered on October 29, 2020, the Court directed Plaintiff to submit a particularized complaint within fourteen (14) days of the date of entry thereof. The Court warned Plaintiff that the failure to submit the particularized complaint would result in the dismissal of the action. Thereafter, by Memorandum Order entered on December 16, 2020, the Court granted Plaintiff an additional fourteen (14) days from the date of entry thereof to submit a particularized complaint. More than fourteen (14) days have elapsed since the entry of the December 16, 2020 Memorandum Order. Plaintiff failed to submit a particularized complaint or otherwise respond to

the December 16, 2020 Memorandum Order. Accordingly, the action will be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. An appropriate order will accompany this Memorandum Opinion. Date: 4 March 2021 Richmond, Virginia Isp) (XR John A. Gibney, Jr. United States District Judge