Lovejoy v. Watson et al
Plaintiff: Laurence Lovejoy
Defendant: Lynette Colvis, Cameron Watson, Tara Goins, M Price, . Stehenson, Frank Laurence, K Kestner, Wexford Health Source Incorporated, Stephen Ritz and Sherry Benton
Case Number: 3:2019cv03298
Filed: December 27, 2019
Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Sue E Myerscough
Referring Judge: Tom Schanzle-Haskins
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Prison Conditions
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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January 6, 2020 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Judge Sue E. Myerscough on 1/6/2020 granting #2 Petition to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. Plaintiff's petition for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted #2 . Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1915(b) (1), Plaintiff is assessed an initial partial filing fee of $ 2.00. The agency having custody of Plaintiff is directed to forward the initial partial filing fee from Plaintiff's account to the Clerk of Court. After payment of the initial partial filing fee (or immediately if no funds are available for that payment) the agency having custody of Plaintiff shall make monthly payments of 20 percent of the preceding month's income credited to Plaintiff's account to the Clerk of Court. Income includes all deposits from any source. The agency having custody of the plaintiff shall forward these payments each time Plaintiff's account exceeds $10, until the filing fee of $350 is paid in full. The Clerk is directed to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiff's place of confinement, to the attention of the Trust Fund Office. (KE, ilcd)
January 2, 2020 Filing 8 +++ PRISONER TRUST FUND LEDGER for Laurence Lovejoy from Western IL Correctional Center. (KM, ilcd)
December 27, 2019 Filing 7 Letter from Clerk of the Court requesting Trust Fund Ledgers. (KE, ilcd)
December 27, 2019 Filing 6 NOTICE OF CASE OPENING. Please be advised that your case has been assigned to Judge Sue E Myerscough. Effective immediately, all documents should be mailed or scanned to the Urbana Division, 201 S Vine Street, Urbana, IL 61802.Merit Review Deadline set for 1/16/2020. (Attachments: #1 Notice Regarding Privacy Issues)(KE, ilcd)
December 27, 2019 Filing 5 Case transferred in from District of Illinois Southern; Case Number 3:19-cv-01369. .
December 23, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO OTHER DISTRICT: Lovejoy's claims against Frank Lawrence, Lynette Colvis, and M. Price are severed into a new case. The remaining claims in this case took place at Western Illinois, and so it is therefore ORDERED that this action is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Signed by Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel on 12/23/2019. (jrj)
December 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE AND ORDER: The Court has received your complaint and your motion to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee. Your case number is 19-1369-NJR. The following is some information you should know regarding the initial stages of your lawsuit. After your filing fee status is determined, the Court will review your complaint to identify legally sufficient claims and defendants and dismiss any legally insufficient claims. See: 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915A. The Court will conduct this review within the next 60 days and inform you of the findings in a Merit Review Order. No other action will be taken in your case during this time, absent extraordinary circumstances. Therefore, you do not need to submit any evidence, argument, motions, or other documents. If you filed a motion for recruitment of counsel along with your complaint, it will not be considered until the merit review is complete. Please note that any motion for recruitment of counsel must include evidence of your own efforts to find counsel, such as a list of the attorneys you contacted and copies of letters you sent or received. See Pruitt v. Mote, 503 F.3d 647, 654-55 (7th Cir. 2007). If you do not receive a Merit Review Order within the next 60 days, you may file a motion requesting the status of your case. In the event your claim(s) survive the merit review, further information and instruction will be provided to you at that time. In addition, several administrative matters warrant mention. Any communication directed to the Court should be in the form of a motion or other pleading and not a letter. All mail should be sent to: Clerk's Office, U.S. District Court, 750 Missouri Avenue, East St. Louis, IL 62201. A copy of the Notice and Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge form is attached to this Order. Finally, you are advised that if your address changes, you must notify the Court within seven days of the change by filing a Notice of Change of Address. Failure to do so could result in the dismissal of your case. Signed by Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel on 12/18/2019. (jaj)
December 18, 2019 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Laurence Lovejoy. (Attachments: #1 Trust Fund Statement)(jaj)
December 18, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by Laurence Lovejoy. (Attachments: #1 Exhibits part 1, #2 Exhibits part 2, #3 Exhibits part 3, #4 Exhibits part 4)(jaj)

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Defendant: Lynette Colvis
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Defendant: Wexford Health Source Incorporated
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