Williams v. Dart et al
Plaintiff: Benjamin Williams
Defendant: Thomas J. Dart, John Mueller, Shukair, Hein, Flower and Cermak Health Services
Case Number: 1:2021cv05337
Filed: October 7, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Sara L Ellis
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
November 18, 2021 MAILED Order #6 dated 11/17/2021 to Supervisor of the Inmate Trust Fund Accounts at the Cook County Jail and to the Court's Fiscal Department via email. (rc, )
November 18, 2021 MAILED amended complaint form, a blank USM-285 form, and instructions , Order #6 dated 11/17/2021 to Benjamin Williams. (rc, )
November 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER: The Court grants Plaintiff's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis #3 . The Court orders the trust fund officer at Plaintiff's place of incarceration to immediately deduct $34.18 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. Plaintiff's trust fund officer must collect 80% of all income into his trust account (in reducing increments of 20% as statutory fees are successively paid off) until accrued filing fees are paid. The Court directs the Clerk of Court to electronically send a copy of this order to the Supervisor of the Inmate Trust Fund Accounts at the Cook County Jail and to the Court's Fiscal Department. Summons, however, shall not issue. The Court dismisses Plaintiff's complaint #1 without prejudice for failure to state a claim. If Plaintiff wants to proceed with this lawsuit, he must submit an amended complaint that states a federal claim against proper defendants. Failure to submit an amended complaint by January 14, 2022 will result in dismissal of this lawsuit for failure to state a claim. The Court defers ruling on Plaintiff's motion for attorney representation 4 . The Court directs the Clerk of Court to send Plaintiff an amended complaint form, a blank USM-285 form, and instructions along with a copy of this order. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 11/17/2021: Mailed notice. (rc, )
October 7, 2021 Filing 5 LETTER from Benjamin Williams dated 10/03/2021. (cp, )
October 7, 2021 Filing 3 APPLICATION by Plaintiff Benjamin Williams for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (Exhibits). (cp, )
October 7, 2021 Filing 2 PRISONER CIVIL Cover Sheet (cp, )
October 7, 2021 Filing 1 RECEIVED Complaint and 0 copies by Benjamin Williams. (Envelope, no postmark). (cp, )
October 7, 2021 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Sara L. Ellis. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sheila M. Finnegan. Case assignment: Direct assignment. (cp, )

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