Jones v. Blekis et al
| Dashante Scott Jones |
| Blekis, Marcellin, Craig Washington and Maldonado |
| 3:2023cv01641 |
| December 19, 2023 |
| US District Court for the District of Connecticut |
| Vernon Dion Oliver |
| Vernon D Oliver |
| Robert A Richardson |
| Prisoner: Civil Rights |
| 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act |
| None |
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| REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service Packet sent to Blekis on 1/26/2024. Waiver of Service due by 3/1/2024 (Gaskins, A) |
| Filing 12 Standing Order re: Initial Discovery Disclosures. Signed by Senior District Judge Stefan R. Underhill on 1/23/2024.(Gaskins, A) |
Filing 11
INITIAL REVIEW ORDER: For the reasons stated in the attached Order, all claims against defendants Marcellin, Washington, and Maldonado, all claims for damages against the defendants in their official capacities, and all claims for violation of state law and the listed research categories are DISMISSED with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915A(b). The case will proceed only on the claim for use of excessive force against Officer Blekis in his individual capacity.The Court enters the following additional orders.(1)The Clerk shall contact the Department of Correction Office of Legal Affairs to ascertain a current service address for defendant Blekis, mail a waiver of service of process request packet containing the Complaint and this Order to the defendant at the address provided within twenty-one (21) days of this Order, and report to the court on the status of the waiver request on the thirty-fifth day after mailing. If the defendant fails to return the waiver request, the Clerk shall arrange for in-person service by the U.S. Marshals Service on the defendant in his individual capacity and the defendant shall be required to pay the cost of such service.(2)The Clerk shall send the plaintiff a copy of this Order.(3)The Clerk shall send a courtesy copy of the Complaint and this Order to the Connecticut Attorney General and the Department of Correction Office of Legal Affairs.(4) The defendant shall file his response to the complaint, either an answer or motion to dismiss, within sixty (60) days from the date the waiver forms are sent. If he chooses to file an answer, he shall admit or deny the allegations and respond to the cognizable claim recited above. He also may include all additional defenses permitted by the Federal Rules.(5)Discovery, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26 through 37, shall be completed within seven months (210 days) from the date of this order. Discovery requests need not be filed with the court.(6) All motions for summary judgment shall be filed within eight months (240 days) from the date of this order.(7)Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 7(a), a nonmoving party must respond to a dispositive motion within twenty-one (21) days of the date the motion was filed. If no response is filed, or the response is not timely, the dispositive motion can be granted absent objection.(8)If the plaintiff changes his address at any time during the litigation of this case, Local Court Rule 83.1(c)2 provides that he MUST notify the court. Failure to do so can result in the dismissal of the case. The plaintiff must give notice of a new address even if he is incarcerated. The plaintiff should write PLEASE NOTE MY NEW ADDRESS on the notice. It is not enough to just put the new address on a letter without indicating that it is a new address. If the plaintiff has more than one pending case, he should indicate all the case numbers in the notification of change of address. The plaintiff should also notify the defendants or the attorney for the defendants of his new address. (9)The plaintiff shall utilize the Prisoner Efiling Program when filing documents with the court. The plaintiff is advised that the Program may be used only to file documents with the court. As local court rules provide that discovery requests are not filed with the court, discovery requests must be served on defendants' counsel by regular mail.(10)The Clerk shall immediately enter the District of Connecticut Standing Order Re: Initial Discovery Disclosures concerning cases initiated by self-represented inmates and shall send a copy to the plaintiff.Signed by Judge Vernon D. Oliver on 1/22/2024.(Dao, John)
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| Filing 10 NOTICE of Change of Address by Dashante Scott Jones (Corriette, M.) |
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Filing 9
ORDER granting #2 Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. Having reviewed the trust fund account statement Mr. Jones submitted in support of his motion, ECF No. 3, the court wishes to make it clear that an inmate may not intentionally pay down the funds in his account on non-necessities like movie and music downloads to gain eligibility for in forma pauperis status. The court has, on several prior occasions, granted Mr. Jones leave to proceed in forma pauperis in other matters, including this past June in Case No. 23-cv-1039. The account statement submitted here makes it clear that, shortly after he prepared the IFP application in that matter, Mr. Jones received a significant deposit and proceeded to spend those funds down. The court will nevertheless grant this IFP application only because here, he alleges events that occurred in October 2023, and so he could not have contemplated filing this complaint at the time he was spending down his account balance. But he is respectfully advised that in any future case not having those facts, spending down significant assets on non-necessities may result in the denial of an in forma pauperis motion. So ordered.Signed by Judge Thomas O. Farrish on 12/21/23. (Pesta, J.)
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Filing 8
ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER Signed by Judge Vernon Dion Oliver on 12/19/2023.(Gaskins, A)
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Filing 7
ORDER: Standing Order re: Prisoner Case Discovery Signed by Senior District Judge Stefan R. Underhill on 12/19/2023.(Gaskins, A)
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Filing 6
ORDER: Prisoner E-Filing Standing Order on Prisoner Electronic Filing Program Signed by Judge Janet C. Hall on 12/19/2023.(Gaskins, A)
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Filing 5
STANDING PROTECTIVE ORDER Signed by Judge Vernon Dion Oliver on 12/19/2023.(Gaskins, A)
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| Filing 4 Notice: Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1, a disclosure statement must be filed with a party's first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other request addressed to the Court and must be supplemented if any required information changes during the case. Signed by Clerk on 12/19/2023. (Mendez, D) |
| Filing 3 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement, by Dashante Scott Jones. (Mendez, D) |
| Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis, by Dashante Scott Jones. (Mendez, D) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Blekis, Maldonado, Marcellin, Craig Washington, filed by Dashante Scott Jones. (Attachments: #1 Envelope) (Mendez, D) |
| Judge Vernon Dion Oliver and Judge Robert A. Richardson added. (Shafer, J.) |
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