Vest v. Garcia et al
Plaintiff: Brandon Vest
Defendant: Amber VcKov, T Cornett, Ken Watts and Tony Garcia
Not Classified By Court: WESTVILLE E-FILE(Court Use Only)
Case Number: 3:2020cv00924
Filed: October 29, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Presiding Judge: Michael G Gotsch
Referring Judge: Robert L Miller
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 7, 2020 Filing 7 NOTICE of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of Summons sent to Officer Tony Garcia. (Copy mailed as directed in Order) Waiver of Service due by 1/6/2021. (Attachments: #1 Opinion and Order, #2 Complaint) (lhc)
December 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 OPINION AND ORDER: The court GRANTS the plaintiff leave to proceed against Officer Tony Garcia in his personal capacity on a claim for monetary damages for using excessive force against him in violation of the Eighth Amendment when moving him to Dorm 10 in March 2020; DISMISSES all other claims; DISMISSES Ken Watts, T. Cornett, and Amber VcKov as defendants; DIRECTS the clerk to request a Waiver of Service from (and if necessary, the United States Marshals Service to serve process on) Officer Tony Garcia and to send him a copy of this order and the complaint #1 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915(d); ORDERS the Indiana Department of Correction to provide the United States Marshal Service with the full name, date of birth, social security number, last employment date, work location, and last known home address of any defendant who does not waive service; ORDERS Officer Garcia to respond, as provided for in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and N.D. Ind. L.R. 10-1(b), only to the claim for which the plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in this screening order. Signed by Judge Robert L Miller, Jr on 12/7/2020. (Copy mailed as directed in Order) (lhc)
December 1, 2020 Filing 5 Initial Partial Filing fee received: $ 18.44, receipt number 3025933. (kms)
November 10, 2020 Filing 4 Consent to Receipt of Documents Through Prisoner Electronic Filing Program by Brandon Vest. Pursuant to General Order 2018-1, documents submitted to the court for filing will generate a Notice of Electronic Filing that will constitute official service upon registered users of CM/ECF. If any parties to the case are not registered CM/ECF users, the Clerk of the Court will mail the document via U.S. Postal Service on behalf of the inmate. NOTE: The E-Filing Program does not affect the obligation of other parties to serve copies of documents in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (kms)
November 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER Directing Monthly Payments be made from Prison Account of Brandon Vest, GRANTING #2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (Prisoner Trust Account Ledger attached) filed by Brandon Vest. ORDERS the plaintiff, Brandon Vest, IDOC # 978020, to immediately pay (and the facility having custody to automatically remit) $18.44 to the clerk in payment of the initial partial filing fee; ORDERS the plaintiff to pay (and the facility having custody to automatically remit) to the clerk 20% of the money received for each calendar month during which $10.00 or more is received, until the $350.00 filing fee is paid in full; DIRECTS the clerk to create a ledger for receipt of these funds; and DIRECTS the clerk to send a copy of this order to each facility where the plaintiff is housed until the filing fee has been paid in full. Signed by Judge Robert L Miller, Jr on 11/3/20. (Copy mailed to pro se party and Warden)(mlc)
October 29, 2020 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (Prisoner Trust Account Ledger attached) by Plaintiff Brandon Vest. (nae)
October 29, 2020 Filing 1 PRO SE COMPLAINT with Jury Demand against T Cornett, Tony Garcia, Amber VcKov, Ken Watts, filed by Brandon Vest. (Returned copy with case number to Vest)(nae)

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