Williams v. Rivers
Petitioner: Shannon Williams
Respondent: Warden Rivers
Case Number: 3:2020cv50188
Filed: May 26, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Sara L Ellis
Referring Judge: Lisa A Jensen
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2241
Jury Demanded By: None
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May 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER Fourth Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on May 26, 2020. This Order does not extend or modify any deadlines set in civil cases. For non-emergency motions, no motion may be noticed for presentment on a date earlier than July 15, 2020. See attached Order. Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 5/26/2020. Mailed notice (jp, )
May 27, 2020 Filing 7 Pursuant to the Fourth Amended General Order 19-0007, dated 6/27/2019, this case is assigned to the Honorable Sara L. Ellis and referred generally to the Honorable Lisa A. Jensen. Signed by Executive Committee on 6/27/2019. (jp, )
May 27, 2020 Filing 6 INTRA district transfer from the Eastern Division 20cv3102. (jp, )
May 27, 2020 Filing 5 DIVISIONAL TRANSFER Notice. Case transferred to Western Division - Rockford. (jh, )
May 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER: Petitioner is in custody at the United States Penitentiary (USP) in Thomson, Illinois, which is in Carroll County in the Western Division of this Court. Habeas corpus petitions under 28 U.S.C. 2241 must be brought in the district court that has jurisdiction over the petitioner's custodian. See Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 435-43 (2004); Webster v. Daniels, 784 F.3d 1123, 1145 (7th Cir. 2015). For prisoners at USP Thomson, the proper court for a 2241petition is the Western Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Accordingly, the Clerk is directed to transfer this 2241 action to the Western Division and close the case in the Eastern Division. See 28 U.S.C. 1404(a). Signed by the Honorable Steven C. Seeger on 5/27/2020. Mailed notice(jh, )
May 26, 2020 Filing 3 MAILED Prisoner Local Rule 83.15 Letter to all parties of record. (kp, )
May 26, 2020 Filing 2 RECEIVED from Illinois Central; Case Number 1:20-cv-01198 (kp)
May 21, 2020 Filing 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Shannon Williams. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(SKN, ilcd) [Transferred from Illinois Central on 5/26/2020.]

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Represented By: W. Scott Simpson
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