Brown v. Katava et al
Plaintiff: Chance T Brown
Defendant: Erica L Katava, Thomas R Ysursa, Court of Claims, Paul Palazzolo, Jennifer Ascher, Seventh Judicial Circuit Court of Sangamon County, Carla Bender, Fourth District Appellate Court of Illinois and State of Illinois
Case Number: 3:2022cv03144
Filed: July 28, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: James E Shadid
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 29, 2022 Filing 14 NOTICE OF CASE OPENING. Please be advised that your case has been assigned to Judge James Shadid. Effective immediately, all documents should be mailed or scanned to the Peoria Division, 100 NE Monroe Street, Peoria, IL 61602. Merit Review Deadline set for 8/18/2022. (Attachments: #1 Notice Regarding Privacy Issues)(SAG)
July 29, 2022 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Judge James E. Shadid on 7/29/2022. 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 $25.97. The agency having custody of Plaintiff is directed to forward the initial partial filing fee from Plaintiff's account to the Clerk of Court within 30 days of this order. 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, including gifts. 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, and to Plaintiff.(SAG)
July 28, 2022 Filing 13 Case transferred in from District of Illinois Southern; Case Number 3:22-cv-01430.
July 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO OTHER DISTRICT: Case transferred to United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Signed by Judge Stephen P. McGlynn on 7/27/2022. (jrj)
July 21, 2022 Filing 11 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement. (kare)
July 15, 2022 Filing 10 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement by Chance Turner Brown. (kare) (Main Document 10 replaced on 7/15/2022) (mar).
July 15, 2022 Filing 9 NOTICE of Financial Statement by Chance Turner Brown (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(kare)
July 15, 2022 Filing 8 NOTICE OF CASE ASSIGNMENT/REASSIGNMENT: Pursuant to Administrative Order No. 257, this case will remain with the assigned District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn. This Notice does not alter any prior referrals of motions or matters pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 636(b)(1-3). (kare)
July 15, 2022 Filing 7 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (kare)
July 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER: Plaintiff has filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis ("IFP") in this case (see Doc. #2 ), but has failed to provide the necessary prisoner trust fund account information as required by the PLRA to determine whether the inmate is entitled to proceed without prepaying fees and costs. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1915(b)(1), the Court must review the prisoner trust fund account statement for the 6 month period immediately preceding the filing of this action. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff shall provide the Clerk of Court with the attached certification completed by the Trust Fund Officer at the facility and a copy of his/her trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) for the period 1/1/2022 to 7/1/2022 no later than 45 days from the date of this order. Failure to do so will result in dismissal of this action for failure to comply with an Order of this Court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). See generally Ladien v. Astrachan, 128 F.3d 1051 (7th Cir. 1997); Johnson v. Kamminga, 34 F.3d 466 (7th Cir. 1994). The Clerk is DIRECTED to mail a copy of this Order and the certification form to the Trust Fund Officer at Western Illinois Correctional Center. (Trust Fund Statement due on or before 8/22/2022). Signed by Judge Stephen P. McGlynn on 7/7/2022. (tjk)
July 5, 2022 Filing 5 NOTICE FROM CLERK Instructing Plaintiff to file Notice and Consent to Proceed Before A Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction Form: Pursuant to Administrative Order No. 257, within 21 days of this Notice, you must file the attached form indicating your consent to proceed before a Magistrate Judge or an affirmative declination to consent. Consent/Non-Consent to U.S. Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction form sent to Plaintiff on 07/05/2022. Consent due by 7/26/2022 (kare)
July 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE AND ORDER: The Court has received your complaint and your motion to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee. Your case number is 22-1430-SPM. 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. 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 Judge Stephen P. McGlynn on 7/5/2022. (kare)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
July 5, 2022 Filing 3 MOTION for Service of Process at Government Expense by Chance Turner Brown. (kare)
July 5, 2022 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Chance Turner Brown. (kare)
July 5, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by Chance Turner Brown. (Attachments: #1 Envelope, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit)(kare) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/5/2022: #5 Letter) (kare).

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