Carter v. Preckwinkle et al
Plaintiff: Alexander Carter
Defendant: Sgt. Fitzgerald, S. Walsh, Toni Preckwinkle, Amanda Gallegos, McCoy and Thomas J. Dart
Case Number: 1:2019cv08409
Filed: December 20, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Robert W Gettleman
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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Date Filed Document Text
February 13, 2020 EMAILED Order dated 1/21/2020 to this court's fiscal department. (jh, )
January 21, 2020 Filing 6 COMPLAINT filed by Alexander Carter. (Exhibits) (jh, )
January 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER: Plaintiff's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis #3 is granted. The Court orders the trust fund officer at Plaintiff's place of incarceration to deduct $13.00 from Plaintiff's account for payment to the Clerk of Court as an initial partial filing fee in this case. As discussed below, the Court also orders Plaintiff to pay (and the facility having custody of him to automatically collect and remit) to the Clerk of Court, 60% of any and all deposits to Plaintiff's account until his filing fees have been paid in full. The Court directs the Clerk of Court to send a copy of this order (electronically if possible) to the trust fund officer at the facility having custody of Plaintiff and to this court's fiscal department. Summonses, however, shall not issue at this time. Plaintiff's motion for attorney representation #4 is granted. The Court requests that David S. Baffa, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, 233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 8000, Chicago, Illinois 60606, tel: (312) 460-5000, represent Plaintiff in accordance with counsel's trial bar obligations under the District Court's Local Rule 83.37 (N.D. Ill.). 1 The Clerk of Court is directed to send a copy of this order to Plaintiff, attorney Baffa, the Systems Department of the Northern District of Illinois, and the PACER Service Center at pacer@psc.uscourts.gov. A status hearing is set for March 19, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. Recruited counsel should be prepared to advise the Court whether he will proceed on Plaintiff's complaint or whether he intends to file an amended complaint. If, after investigation, counsel believes that he cannot proceed consistent with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, he should so inform the Court. Signed by the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman on 1/21/2020. Mailed notice (jh, )
January 21, 2020 EMAILED order dated 1/21/2020, #5 to Supervisor of the Inmate Trust Fund Accounts at Cook County Jail. (jh, )
December 20, 2019 Filing 4 MOTION by Plaintiff Alexander Carter for attorney representation. (jh, )
December 20, 2019 Filing 3 APPLICATION by Plaintiff Alexander Carter for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (Exhibits) (jh, )
December 20, 2019 Filing 2 PRISONER CIVIL Cover Sheet. (jh, )
December 20, 2019 Filing 1 RECEIVED Complaint by Alexander Carter. (Exhibits) (Envelope not Postmarked) (jh, )

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Plaintiff: Alexander Carter
Represented By: David S. Baffa
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Defendant: Sgt. Fitzgerald
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Defendant: S. Walsh
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Defendant: Toni Preckwinkle
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Defendant: Amanda Gallegos
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Defendant: McCoy
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Defendant: Thomas J. Dart
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