Watts v. Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois et al
| Gordon Wayne Watts |
| Daniel J. Pierce, John C. Griffin, Circuit Court of Cook County Illinois, Carl Anthony Walker, Diane M. Shelley, Terrence J. Lavin, Appellate Court of State of Illinois, Mary L Mikva, Michael F Otto, Mary Anne Mason, James P. Flannery, Jr. and Michael B Hyman |
| 1:2019cv03473 |
| May 23, 2019 |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Robert M Dow |
| Civil Rights: Other |
| 42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| None |
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| Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Plaintiff's motion to alter or amend judgment #20 is taken under advisement. The Court will issue a ruling by mail. Notice of motion date of 7/9/2019 is stricken and no appearances are necessary on that date. Mailed notice (cdh, ) |
| Filing 21 Please contact me if this date is, for some reason, unavailable, and the court desires my presence in a hearing to present my combined Rule59/Rule60 motion. NOTICE of Motion by Gordon Wayne Watts for presentment of motion to alter judgment, #20 before Honorable Robert M. Dow Jr. on 7/9/2019 at 09:15 AM. (Watts, Gordon) |
| Filing 20 MOTION by Plaintiff Gordon Wayne Watts to alter judgment Actually, both a R.59 and R.60 motion (alter / amend / correct clerical etc.), but I could only pick one (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibits R, S, and T, combined for efficiency)(Watts, Gordon) |
| Filing 19 ENTERED JUDGMENT. Mailed notice(las, ) |
Filing 18
ORDER: Plaintiff's financial affidavit indicates that his income and resources are below the federal poverty line as set out in the Guidelines promulgated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Therefore, his motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis #2 is granted. Plaintiff's motion for leave to file an oversized document #4 also is granted. However, as explained below, Plaintiff's complaint is dismissed with prejudice as (1) all of the named individual Defendants have absolute judicial immunity from suits complaining about their judicial actions, and (2) the Illinois Circuit and Appellate Courts are not suable entities. And given that disposition on the merits, Plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction #3 , Plaintiff's motion to appoint counsel #5 , and Plaintiff's motion for leave to file via CM/ECF #6 are all denied as moot. A final judgment will be entered and this case will be closed. Civil case terminated. Signed by the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr on 5/31/2019. Mailed notice(las, )
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| Filing 17 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. (nsf, ) |
| Filing 16 MAILED Rule 83.15 Letter to all counsel of record. (nsf, ) |
| Filing 15 RECEIVED from Florida Middle; Case Number 8:19-cv-00829 (nsf) |
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Filing 14
ORDER: This case is hereby TRANSFERRED to the Northern District of Illinois for all further proceedings. The Clerk is hereby directed to immediately transfer this case to the Northern District of Illinois. Signed by Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell on 5/22/2019. (JJH) [Transferred from Florida Middle on 5/23/2019.]
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| Filing 13 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Appellate Court of State of Illinois, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, James P. Flannery, Jr, John C. Griffin, Michael B. Hyman, Terrence J. Lavin, Mary Anne Mason, Mary L. Mikva, Michael F. Otto, Daniel J. Pierce, Diane M. Shelley, Carl Anthony Walker filed by Gordon Wayne Watts. Related document: #1 Complaint filed by Gordon Wayne Watts. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(CTR) [Transferred from Florida Middle on 5/23/2019.] |
| Filing 12 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re #9 Order to show cause filed by Gordon Wayne Watts. (CTR) [Transferred from Florida Middle on 5/23/2019.] |
| Filing 11 NOTICE of pendency of related cases re #7 Related case order and track 2 notice per Local Rule 1.04(d) by Gordon Wayne Watts. Related case(s): yes (CTR) [Transferred from Florida Middle on 5/23/2019.] |
| Filing 10 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement re #8 Interested persons order by Gordon Wayne Watts. (CTR) [Transferred from Florida Middle on 5/23/2019.] |
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Filing 9
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Plaintiff is directed to SHOW CAUSE as to why this case should not be dismissed pursuant to the Rooker-Feldman doctrine for lack of subject matter jurisdiction or transferred to the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. Plaintiff shall file a written response with the Court within FOURTEEN (14) DAYS from the date of this Order. Failure to respond within the time provided will result in dismissal or transfer of this action without further notice. Signed by Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell on 4/10/2019. (BGS) [Transferred from Florida Middle on 5/23/2019.]
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Filing 8
INTERESTED PERSONS ORDER. Certificate of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement due by 4/23/2019. Signed by Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell on 4/9/2019. (BGS) [Transferred from Florida Middle on 5/23/2019.]
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Filing 7
RELATED CASE ORDER AND NOTICE of designation under Local Rule 3.05 - track 2. Notice of pendency of other actions due by 4/23/2019. Signed by Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell on 4/9/2019. (BGS) [Transferred from Florida Middle on 5/23/2019.]
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| Filing 6 MOTION for miscellaneous relief, specifically for leave to File via CM/ECF by Gordon Wayne Watts. (CTR) [Transferred from Florida Middle on 5/23/2019.] |
| Filing 5 MOTION to Appoint Counsel by Gordon Wayne Watts. (CTR) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Christopher P. Tuite. [Transferred from Florida Middle on 5/23/2019.] |
| Filing 4 MOTION for Leave to File Excess of Twenty-Five Pages by Gordon Wayne Watts. (CTR) [Transferred from Florida Middle on 5/23/2019.] |
| Filing 3 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and Incorporated Memorandum of Law by Gordon Wayne Watts. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(CTR) [Transferred from Florida Middle on 5/23/2019.] |
| Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Gordon Wayne Watts. (CTR) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Christopher P. Tuite. [Transferred from Florida Middle on 5/23/2019.] |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Appellate Court of State of Illinois, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, James P. Flannery, Jr, John C. Griffin, Michael B. Hyman, Terrence J. Lavin, Mary Anne Mason, Mary L. Mikva, Michael F. Otto, Daniel J. Pierce, Diane M. Shelley, Carl Anthony Walker filed by Gordon Wayne Watts. (Attachments: #1 Complaint Part 2, #2 Exhibit A-H, #3 Exhibit I, #4 Exhibit J, #5 Exhibit K, #6 Exhibit L Part 1, #7 Exhibit L Part 2, #8 Exhibit M, #9 Civil Cover Sheet)(CTR) [Transferred from Florida Middle on 5/23/2019.] |
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