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— ™ ai = cies 3 7 , ; « a RY ° _ < “ ‘ . 06/08/92 11:05 @i01 eS U.S, ATTORNEY O i003 - eine D . ~ . we "resident John Does" were acting “under color of" state law when they engaged in the conduct of which plaintiff complains. This action cannot therefore be sustained against them, and, accord- ingly, these defendants must be and herewith are dismissed from : this case. | The original complaint can, however, be fairly understood to state facially sufficient claims against (1) the Town of West Warwick, Rhode Island, (2) the West Warwick Police Department, 4 (3) West Warwick Police Chief Danny Petrarca, (4) certain unnamed West Warwick police officers, and (5) William Field. ¥: et 2 g i ® Be £41 Ese. = 9 On January 23, 1990, plaintiff filed a fourteen-page amend- ment to the complaint. ‘on June 26, the Court issued an Order allowing plaintiff twenty days to modify his, complaint so as to conform to the pleading requirements speoified in Rules 8 and 10 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff has not responded to that Order. It is well established that "[cJomplaints based on civil rights statutes must do more than state simple conclusions; they must at least outline the facts constituting the alleged viola- tion." Fisher v. Flynn, 598 F.2d 663, 665 (1st Cir. 1979). It _ is equally well settled that pro se civil rights complaints are - held to less stringent standards than formal pleadings by lawyers. Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520-21 (1972). Like