Powers v. Donathan
Petitioner: Thomas Powers
Respondent: Greg Donathan
Case Number: 3:2021cv50256
Filed: June 28, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Lisa A Jensen
Referring Judge: Philip G Reinhard
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
August 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER signed by the Honorable Philip G. Reinhard on 8/25/2021: Respondent's motion for extension of time #8 is granted. Respondent shall answer or otherwise respond to the habeas corpus petition by November 1, 2021. Petitioner shall reply by December 3, 2021. Electronic/mailed paper notice to petitioner. (sb, )
August 25, 2021 Filing 8 MOTION by Respondent Greg Donathan for extension of time to file response/reply as to petition for writ of habeas corpus #1 (Krigel, Jason)
August 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER signed by the Honorable Philip G. Reinhard on 8/24/2021: Petitioner has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction #6 , asserting that the law library "has been down" for the entire month of July and stating that he needs to work on legal filings in other pending cases and that he also will eventually need to file his reply brief in this case, which is now due on September 30, 2021 after respondent first files its answer on August 31, 2021. The motion is denied because petitioner has no pending filing currently due in this case at this particular time and he is also not complaining about law library issues impacting his ability to litigate this case. Petitioner is complaining regarding lack of library access impacting state cases. He may either raise the concern in the state case or he may bring a federal civil rights suit raising an access to court's claim. A civil rights claim should be brought before the Central District of Illinois as that is the district of petitioner's detention. An access to court's claim is improper in this case or in this district and will be rejected. The court certifies that petitioner has ongoing litigation in this case and requests that officials at his facility provide him access to the law library. Also, if petitioner later determines that he needs additional time to file his reply brief in this case, he may file a motion for extension of time. Electronic/mailed paper notice to petitioner. (sb, )
August 11, 2021 Filing 6 MOTION by Petitioner Thomas Powers for preliminary injunction (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(pg, )
July 22, 2021 Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Respondent Greg Donathan by Jason Foster Krigel (Krigel, Jason)
July 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER signed by the Honorable Philip G. Reinhard on 7/20/2021: Respondent shall answer or otherwise respond to the habeas corpus petition #1 by August 31, 2021. Petitioner shall reply by September 30, 2021. Petitioner's motion for attorney representation #3 is denied without prejudice. Electronic/mailed paper notice to petitioner.(sb, )
June 29, 2021 paid filing fee of $5.00 on 6/29/21 #46243006348(pg, )
June 28, 2021 Filing 3 MOTION by Petitioner Thomas Powers for attorney representation. (jp, )
June 28, 2021 Filing 2 PRISONER CIVIL Cover Sheet. (jp, )
June 28, 2021 Filing 1 PETITION for writ of habeas corpus filed by Thomas Powers against Greg Donathan (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service, #2 Exhibit, #3 Envelope) (jp, )

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Respondent: Greg Donathan
Represented By: Jason Foster Krigel
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