Geder v. Hamilton et al
Petitioner: Selma X Geder
Respondent: Robert Hamilton
Not Classified By Court: Habeas Attorney General
Case Number: 1:2020cv01441
Filed: December 18, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Colin Stirling Bruce
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus (General)
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 8, 2021 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Richard Joseph Cook on behalf of Robert Hamilton (Cook, Richard)
February 8, 2021 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Richard Joseph Cook on behalf of Robert Hamilton (Cook, Richard)
January 26, 2021 Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Other Deadline set for 3/24/2021 for respondent to answer petition #1 . (SKR, ilcd)
January 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER Entered by Judge Colin Stirling Bruce. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT: (1) Petitioner's Motion #3 is GRANTED as to its Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis and it is DENIED as to its Motion to Request Counsel. (2) Respondent has sixty days to file an Answer to the Petition #1 pursuant to Rule 5 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts. SEE WRITTEN ORDER. (SKR, ilcd)
January 19, 2021 Filing 10 Response by Selma X Geder re 12/21/20 Text Order to inform Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis was previously filed #3 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Fax Cover Sheet (fax efiled with permission of chambers)) (KM, ilcd)
December 21, 2020 Filing 8 Case transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 1:20-cv-04755. .
December 21, 2020 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Judge Colin Stirling Bruce on 12/21/2020 directing the Petitioner to pay the filing fee of $5.00 within 30 days of this Order. If Petitioner is unable to pay the required filing fee, he may file a Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis. If Petitioner fails to pay the required filing fee or file a Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis within 30 days, his Petition under 28 U.S.C. section 2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a person in State Custody #1 will be dismissedwithout prejudice by this court. Miscellaneous Deadline 1/20/2021. (JMB, ilcd)
December 18, 2020 Filing 9 NOTICE of Change of Address by Selma X Geder. Petitioner now resides at Elite House/Agency Institution, 1428 Edgewood, Chicago Heights, IL 60411. (TK, ilcd)
December 18, 2020 Filing 7 TRANSFERRED to the Central District of Illinois the electronic record. (lma, )
September 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER: Petitioner Selma Geder, an East Moline Correctional Center prisoner, brings this 28 U.S.C. 2254 petition challenging his 1986 McLean County conviction. The proper venue for this case lies in the Central District of Illinois, where petitioner was convicted and where he is incarcerated. See 28 U.S.C. 2241(d). Accordingly, the clerk of this court is directed to transfer this case to the Central District of Illinois, Peoria Division. See 28 U.S.C. 1404(a); see also Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky, 410 U.S. 484, 493-94 (1973) (the location where a petitioner was convicted and "where... records and witnesses pertinent to petitioner's claim are likely to be found," is generally considered the most appropriate forum). The case in this court is closed. Signed by the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman on 9/6/2020. Mailed notice (cn).
August 11, 2020 Filing 4 SWORN AFFIDAVIT of Velma Muhammad - Velma X. Geder. (ph, )
August 11, 2020 Filing 3 MOTION by Petitioner Selma X Geder to proceed in forma pauperis and to appoint counsel. (Exhibits) (ph, )
August 11, 2020 Filing 2 PRISONER CIVIL Cover Sheet. (ph, )
August 11, 2020 Filing 1 RECEIVED PETITION for writ of habeas corpus filed by Selma X Geder against Robert Hamilton. (Exhibits) (Attachments: #1 (Envelope postmarked 8/7/2020)) (ph, )
July 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER Fifth Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on July 10, 2020. This Order does not extend or modify any deadlines set in civil cases. No motions may be noticed for in-person presentment; the presiding judge will notify parties of the need, if any, for a hearing by electronic means or in-court proceeding. See attached Order. Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 7/10/2020. Mailed notice (ph, )

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