Howard v. Evans
Plaintiff: Travon Howard
Defendant: J Evans
Case Number: 1:2019cv05146
Filed: July 30, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Robert M Dow
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights (Prison Condition)
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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September 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Travon Howard by Dana V. Engel (Engel, Dana)
September 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Travon Howard by Jason C. Kim (Kim, Jason)
September 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Travon Howard by Steven F. Pflaum (Pflaum, Steven)
August 28, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER :Plaintiff's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis #3 is granted. The Court authorizes and orders the trust fund officer at Plaintiff's place of incarceration to deduct $31.97 from Plaintiff's account for payment to the Clerk of Court as an initial partial payment of the filing fee, and to continue making monthly deductions in accordance with this order. The Court directs the Clerk to send a copy of this order to the trust account office at Plaintiff's place of confinement. However, summonses shall not issue at this time. Plaintiff's motion for attorney representation #4 is granted. The Court requests that Jason C. Kim / Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg / Two North LaSalle Street, Suite 1700 / Chicago, Illinois 60602 / (312) 269-8000 / jkim@nge.com represent Plaintiff in accordance with counsel's trial bar commitment under Local Rule 83.37 (N.D. Ill.). The Court encourages counsel to visit the Northern District's Pro Bono web page at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Pages.aspx?page=Pro Bono (case sensitive) for various resources related to pro bono representation. The complaint on file is dismissed without prejudice to Plaintiff's counsel filing an amended complaint by October 11, 2019, assuming counsel can do so consistent with his obligations under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 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 Court directs the recruited attorney to open a separate PACER account to be used only for this case, and fees are exempt for this 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. The Court instructs the Clerk to send copies of this order to (1) plaintiff, (2) attorney Kim, (3) the PACER Service Center at http://www.pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/register.html, and (4) the Systems Department of the Northern District of Illinois. Signed by the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr on 8/28/2019. Mailed notice. (ek, )
August 28, 2019 Opinion or Order MAILED a copy of an order dated 8/28/2019 to Plaintiff Travon Howard, Attorney Jason C. Kim, Pacer and the Systems Department of the Northern District of Illinois. (ek, )
July 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 MOTION by Plaintiff Travon Howard for attorney representation (pj, )
July 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 APPLICATION by Plaintiff Travon Howard for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (Exhibits) (pj, )
July 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 2 PRISONER CIVIL Cover Sheet (pj, )
July 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 1 RECEIVED Complaint and no copies by Travon Howard. (Envelope not postmarked) (pj, )

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Plaintiff: Travon Howard
Represented By: Dana V. Engel
Represented By: Steven F. Pflaum
Represented By: Jason C. Kim
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