Bentz v. Hardy et al
Plaintiff: David Robert Bentz
Defendant: Warden Hardy, Assistant Warden Pfister, Counselor C. Harris, Officer Robinson and Officer Kovack
Case Number: 1:2012cv10426
Filed: November 5, 2012
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Office: Chicago Office
County: Randolph
Presiding Judge: Harry D. Leinenweber
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights (Prison Condition)
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Both

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January 20, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 71 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman on 1/20/2015:Mailed notice(rth, )
December 27, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 2 WRITTEN Opinion entered by the Honorable Harry D. Leinenweber on 12/27/2012: The Court grants Plaintiff's motion for further explanation of its September 5 and November 8, 2012, orders 33 . This order clarifies those orders. Plaintiff's s econd amended complaint 31 may proceed against Stateville Officers Zernike, and Palmer. These Defendants are directed to respond to Plaintiff's first claim in this complaint that Plaintiff was forced to share a cell with an unsanitary cellmate , which allegedly posed a threat to his safety. The clerk shall issue summonses for service of the second amended complaint on Zernike and Palmer. Plaintiff's second claim that disciplinary proceedings, which followed a fight between Plaintiff a nd his cellmate, were unfair and discriminatory is dismissed with prejudice. Plaintiff's third claim that he endured unconstitutional conditions of confinement while in segregation is dismissed from this case without prejudice, but shall be the basis of another suit in this Court. The clerk is directed to: (1) open a new case, using the second amended complaint 31 as the complaint, (2) include a copy of this order with the second amended complaint or as a separate entry in the new case, and (3) list as Defendants Warden Hardy, Assistant Warden Pfister, Counselor C. Harris and Officers Robinson and Kovack. Once the case is opened, the clerk shall send Plaintiff an in forma pauperis application. Plaintiff will have 30 days from the date the IFP application is sent to either submit a completed application or prepay the $350 filing fee; his failure to do so will result in dismissal of the newly opened case. Plaintiff's motions for the appointment of counsel [ 35 ] and for an extension of time [34, 36] are denied. All Defendants, except for the seven discussed above, are dismissed. (For further details see Written Opinion). Mailed notice. (et, )
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