Thomas v. Nicklaus
Petitioner: Jermayne Thomas
Respondent: Sonja Nicklaus
Case Number: 1:2020cv05985
Filed: September 30, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Thomas M Durkin
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 19, 2020 Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Respondent Sonja Nicklaus by Leah M Bendik (Bendik, Leah)
October 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER: Respondent is directed to answer or otherwise respond to Petitioner's 28 U.S.C. 2254 petition by December 15, 2020. Petitioner's reply is due January 15, 2021. Signed by the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 10/15/2020. Mailed notice. (ecw, )
October 14, 2020 Filing 10 FILED PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Jermayne Thomas (Exhibits) (Envelope postmarked 09/28/2020). (sxb, )
October 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER: This Court has received Petitioner Jermayne Thomas' 28 U.S.C. 2254 petition, his in forma pauperis (IFP ) application, and his motion for recruitment of counsel. His IFP motion #3 is denied. His prison trust account statement shows that he has more than $720.00 in his account. Such funds do not qualify him for IFP status for the filing of this case. He can pay the $5.00 filing fee, and must do so to proceed with this case. By November 9, 2020, Petitioner must pay the filing fee by check or money order made payable to the Clerk, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois. His failure to comply will result in dismissal of this case without prejudice. See N.D. Ill. Local Rule 3.3(f). Petitioner's motion for recruitment of counsel #4 is denied without prejudice. Though such recruitment is warranted for an evidentiary hearing or if justice so requires, the Court cannot make either assessment until after a response to the 2254 petition is filed. Signed by the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 10/8/2020. Mailed notice. (ecw, )
October 6, 2020 Filing 7 INTRA district transfer from the Western Division 20cv50377. (sxb, )
October 6, 2020 Filing 6 DIVISIONAL TRANSFER Notice. Case transferred to Eastern Division - Chicago. (jp, )
October 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER; The Clerk of Court is directed to: transfer this case to the Eastern Division of this Court; close the case in the Western Division; and add Petitioner Jermayne Thomas' prison identification number (included above) to the docket. Petitioner, though incarcerated at the Dixon Correctional Center in the Western Division, challenges his Cook County murder conviction, which occurred in the Eastern Division. See 28 U.S.C. 2241(d); 28 U.S.C. 1404(a); see also Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky, 410 U.S. 484, 493-94 (1973) (the location where a petitioner was convicted and "where... records and witnesses pertinent to petitioner's claim are likely to be found," is generally considered the most appropriate forum). Signed by the Honorable Iain D. Johnston on 10/6/2020: Mailed notice (yxp, )
September 30, 2020 Filing 4 MOTION by Petitioner Jermayne Thomas for attorney representation. (rc, )
September 30, 2020 Filing 3 APPLICATION by Petitioner Jermayne Thomas for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (Exhibits) (rc, )
September 30, 2020 Filing 2 PRISONER CIVIL Cover Sheet. (rc, )
September 30, 2020 Filing 1 RECEIVED PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 0 copies by Jermayne Thomas. (Exhibits)(Envelope postmarked 09/28/2020) (rc, ) Modified on 10/1/2020 (rc, ).

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