Thomas v. Cook County Department of Corrections et al
| Makeita Thomas |
| Dart, Cook County Sheriffs, Directors and Cook County Department of Corrections |
| 1:2024cv09798 |
| October 9, 2024 |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Sunil R Harjani |
| Civil Rights (Prison Condition) |
| 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 6 APPLICATION by Plaintiff Makeita Thomas for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Exhibits) (Received by mail in the Clerk's Office on 11/19/2024, Envelope not postmarked) (emc, ) |
| MAILED Plaintiff a blank application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis along with a copy of order #5 dated 11/1/24. (ph, ) |
Filing 5
ORDER: The Court denies Plaintiff's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis #4 because it is incomplete. Plaintiff must either (1) prepay the full $405.00 filing fee or (2) submit a renewed application to proceed in forma pauperis that complies with the instructions in the Statement section below. Failure to comply by 12/2/2024, will result in summary dismissal of this case. The Court denies Plaintiff's motion for attorney representation #3 because it reflects that she made no effort to obtain counsel on her own. See Balle v. Kennedy, 73 F.4th 545, 559 (7th Cir. 2023) (explaining that first step in determining whether to recruit counsel for an indigent litigant is to ask whether the litigant "made a reasonable attempt to obtain counsel on his own" or was precluded from doing so); see Russell v. Bukowski, 608 F. App'x 426, 428 (7th Cir. 2015) ("[B]efore a district court is required to consider recruiting counsel to assist a litigant in a civil case, the litigant must make a reasonable attempt to secure counsel for himself."). The Court defers consideration of Plaintiff's complaint under 28 U.S.C. 1915A until after her fee status has been resolved. The Clerk of Court is directed to send Plaintiff a blank application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis along with a copy of this order. Signed by the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani on 11/1/2024. Mailed notice (ph, )
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| CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (ph, ) |
| Filing 4 APPLICATION by Plaintiff Makeita Thomas for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (Envelope postmark 10/4/24) (Received by mail in the Clerk's Office on 10/9/24.) (ph, ) |
| Filing 3 MOTION by Plaintiff Makeita Thomas for attorney representation. (Envelope postmark 10/4/24) (Received by mail in the Clerk's Office on 10/9/24.) (ph, ) |
| Filing 2 PRISONER CIVIL Cover Sheet. (ph, ) |
| Filing 1 RECEIVED Complaint and no copies by Makeita Thomas. (Envelope postmark 10/4/24) (Received by mail in the Clerk's Office on 10/9/24.) (ph, ) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3). (ph, ) |
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