Smith v. Dart et al
Plaintiff: Chet Smith
Defendant: Jane Doe, Sergent Houston, Superintendent Divion 9 & 10, Jonh Doe and Thomas Dart
Case Number: 1:2019cv03373
Filed: May 20, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John Z Lee
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights (Prison Condition)
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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June 28, 2019 MAILED copy of order dated 6/27/2019 to Plaintiff and to recruited counsel. (pk, )
June 28, 2019 FORWARDED a copy of order dated 6/27/2019 to the Systems Department of the Northern District of Illinois via email. (pk, )
June 28, 2019 EMAILED order dated 6/27/2019 to Supervisor of the Inmate Trust Fund Accounts at Cook County Jail (pk, )
June 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER: Plaintiff's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis #3 is granted. The trust fund officer at the facility having custody of Plaintiff is authorized to deduct $29.66 from Plaintiff's account as the initial partial payment of the filing fee and to continue making deductions in accordance with this order. Summonses, however, shall not issue. Plaintiff's complaint #1 is dismissed without prejudice. Plaintiff's motion for attorney representation #4 is granted. The Court requests that Zachary M. Bravos, Bravos & DiCola, 600 West Roosevelt Road, Suite B-1, Wheaton, IL 60187, tel: (630) 510-1300, represent Plaintiff in accordance with counsel's trial bar obligations under the District Court's Local Rules 83.11(h) and 83.37. Recruited counsel falls within the class of users listed in the Electronic Public Access fee schedule adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, therefore, counsel 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 only. Recruited counsel 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; he 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 counsel's participation in the matter but 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 following: (1) the PACER Service Center at http://www.pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/register.html; (2) the Systems Department of the Northern District of Illinois; (3) Plaintiff at the facility having custody of him; (4) the trust fund officer at the facility having custody of Plaintiff; and (5) to recruited counsel. Counsel is encouraged to visit the Pro Bono Resources for Trial Bar Attorneys now available on the Courts homepage for various resources related to pro bono representation. Counsel should promptly file an appearance and begin an investigation, and, by July 25, 2019, should file an amended complaint. If, after investigation, counsel believes that filing an amended complaint would be inconsistent with Rule 11, he promptly should so inform the Court. Signed by the Honorable John Z. Lee on 6/27/2019. Mailed notice(pk, )
May 20, 2019 Filing 4 MOTION by Plaintiff Chet Smith for attorney representation (las, )
May 20, 2019 Filing 3 APPLICATION by Plaintiff Chet Smith for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Exhibit) (las, )
May 20, 2019 Filing 2 PRISONER CIVIL Cover Sheet (las, )
May 20, 2019 Filing 1 RECEIVED Complaint and no copies by Chet Smith (Envelope not postmarked) (las, )

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Defendant: Jane Doe
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Defendant: Sergent Houston
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Defendant: Superintendent Divion 9 & 10
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Defendant: Jonh Doe
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Plaintiff: Chet Smith
Represented By: Zachary M. Bravos
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