Herron v. Thresholds Housing, Inc.
| Brenda Herron |
| Thresholds Housing, Inc., Marcus Walker, Ajiboia Obajimi, Marcus Sharks, Board of Directors and Tim Devitt |
| 1:2018cv08375 |
| December 20, 2018 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| John Z Lee |
| Civil Rights: Other |
| 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331 |
| None |
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Filing 11
ORDER: Plaintiff filed a complaint #1 , which the Court dismissed for failure to state a claim #9 . Plaintiff has now filed an amended complaint #10 . Having conducted an initial review of Plaintiffs amended complaint, the Court concludes that it may proceed against Thresholds Housing, Inc. only. Marcus Walker, Ajibola Obajimi, Tim Devitt, and the Board of Directors are dismissed as Defendants. Summons, however, shall not issue at this time. Plaintiffs motion for attorney representation #6 is granted. Norman Hanfling, Norman Hanfling & Associates, 208 S. LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60604, is recruited to represent Plaintiff in accordance with counsels trial bar obligations under the District Courts Local Rules 83.11(h) and 83.37. By March 13, 2019, counsel shall file a brief status report indicating whether he intends to proceed with the complaint or file an amended complaint. If counsel believes that proceeding on the complaint or filing an amended complaint would be inconsistent with his Rule 11 obligations, he should so inform the Court. The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this order to Plaintiff and to Attorney Hanfling. Counsel is encouraged to visit the Courts Pro Bono web page at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Pages.aspx?page=ProBono (case-sensitive) for various resources related to pro bono representation.The recruited attorney falls within the class of users listed in the Electronic Public Access fee schedule adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, therefore, the above-named attorney shall be exempt from the payment of fees for access via PACER to the electronic case files maintained in this court for the above-captioned case. The recruited attorney is directed to open a separate PACER account to only be used for the above-captioned case, and fees are exempt for the above-captioned case only. The assigned attorney shall not be exempt from the payment of fees incurred in connection with other uses of the PACER system in this court. This exemption is valid immediately and for the duration of the attorney's participation in the matter. This exemption may be revoked at the discretion of the Court at any time. The attorney shall contact the PACER Service Center at 1-800-676 6856 or via the link below to create the new PACER account and to make any necessary arrangements for the waiver. A copy of this order shall be sent to the PACER Service Center at http://www.pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/register.html. A copy of this order shall also be sent to the Systems Department of the Northern District of Illinois. Signed by the Honorable John Z. Lee on 2/13/2019. Mailed notice. (pk, )
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| MAILED a copy of order dated 2/13/2019 to Plaintiff and to Attorney Hanfling (pk, ) |
| FORWARDED a copy of order dated 2/13/2019 to the Systems Department of the Northern District of Illinois. (pk, ) |
| Filing 10 AMENDED complaint by Brenda Herron against Board of Directors, Tim Devitt, Ajiboia Obajimi, Thresholds Housing, Inc., Marcus Walker. (Exhibits) (pk, ) |
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Filing 9
ORDER: Plaintiff's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis #5 demonstrates that she cannot prepay the filing fee, and the application is granted. Summons, however, shall not issue at this time, because the Court dismisses Plaintiffs complaint #1 for failure to state a claim. Plaintiff is granted until January 31, 2019, to submit an amended complaint that states a federal claim. Failure to submit an amended complaint by that date will result in summary dismissal of this lawsuit. Ruling on Plaintiffs motion for attorney representation #6 is deferred. The Clerk is directed to send Plaintiff an amended complaint form and instructions along with a copy of this order. Signed by the Honorable John Z. Lee on 1/10/2019. Mailed notice. (pk, )
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| MAILED to Plaintiff an amended complaint form and instructions along with a copy of order dated 1/10/2019. (pk, ) |
| Filing 8 NOTICE TO THE PARTIES - The Court is participating in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP). The key features and deadlines are set forth in this Notice which includes a link to the (MIDP) Standing Order and a Checklist for use by the parties. In cases subject to the pilot, all parties must respond to the mandatory initial discovery requests set forth in the Standing Order before initiating any further discovery in this case. Please note: The discovery obligations in the Standing Order supersede the disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1). Any party seeking affirmative relief must serve a copy of the following documents (Notice of Mandatory Initial Discovery and the Standing Order) on each new party when the Complaint, Counterclaim, Crossclaim, or Third-Party Complaint is served. (aee, ) |
| Filing 6 MOTION by Plaintiff Brenda Herron for attorney representation. (aee, ) |
| Filing 5 APPLICATION by Plaintiff Brenda Herron for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (aee, ) |
| Filing 4 PRO SE Appearance by Plaintiff Brenda Herron. (aee, ) |
| Filing 3 CIVIL Cover Sheet. (aee, ) |
| Filing 1 RECEIVED Complaint and no copies by Brenda Herron. (aee, ) Modified by Clerk's office on 12/26/2018 (yap, ). |
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