(PC) Melger v. United States Congress et al
Plaintiff: Thomas Joseph Melger
Defendant: United States Congress, House, Senate, House Speaker and California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation
Case Number: 2:2023cv02016
Filed: September 18, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Presiding Judge: Dennis M Cota
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 DOCUMENT(S) SERVED ELECTRONICALLY: #2 Motion to Proceed IFP served on CDCR pursuant to #9 Order Directing Prisoner Payment. (Spichka, K.)
October 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 10/04/2023 DIRECTING MONTHLY PAYMENTS be made from Prison Account of Thomas Joseph Melger. The Clerk to serve a copy of this order and a copy of plaintiff's in forma pauperis application on CDCR. (cc: Financial, CDCR) (Spichka, K.)
October 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 10/04/2023 GRANTING the #2 Motion to Proceed IFP. (Spichka, K.)
October 5, 2023 Opinion or Order SERVICE BY MAIL: #8 Order and #9 Order Directing Prisoner Payment served on Thomas Joseph Melger. (Spichka, K.)
October 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 CONSENT/DECLINE of U.S. Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1), this document is restricted to attorneys and court staff only. Judges do not have access to view this document and will be informed of a party's response only if all parties have consented to the referral. (Woodson, A)
September 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 PRISONER TRUST FUND ACCOUNT STATEMENT by Thomas Joseph Melger. (Woodson, A)
September 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 CLERK'S NOTICE: The Clerk of Court is in receipt of a Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is DIRECTED to submit a certified prison trust account statement for Thomas Joseph Melger, CDCR No. BS-7071, to the Clerk's Office within 72 business hours of this notification. The prison trust account statement must reflect the activity for the last six months. Please email the certified prison trust account statement in pdf format to FilingsSacramento@caed.uscourts.gov with the case number in the subject line as reflected on this notification. (Text Only Entry) (Huang, H)
September 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED. Consent or Decline due by 10/23/2023. (Attachments: #1 Litigant Letter) (Murphy, J)
September 19, 2023 Opinion or Order SERVICE BY MAIL: #4 Prisoner New Case Documents for Magistrate Judge as Presider served on Thomas Joseph Melger. (Murphy, J)
September 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 CONSENT/DECLINE of U.S. Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1), this document is restricted to attorneys and court staff only. Judges do not have access to view this document and will be informed of a party's response only if all parties have consented to the referral. (Murphy, J)
September 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 2 MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Thomas Joseph Melger. (Murphy, J)
September 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 PRISONER CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT against All Defendants by Thomas Joseph Melger.(Murphy, J)

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