Williams v. Castanedo et al
Plaintiff: James G. Williams
Defendant: Michael P. Castanedo, Tarry Williams and Samantha Rodriguez
Case Number: 3:2023cv50079
Filed: March 6, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Lisa A Jensen
Referring Judge: Iain D Johnston
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights (Prison Condition)
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 12, 2023 Filing 11 AMENDED complaint by James G. Williams against Michael P. Castanedo, Samantha Rodriguez, Tarry Williams (yxp, )
April 12, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER, Plaintiff may proceed on his amended complaint #8 consistent with this order. The Clerk of Court is directed to: (1) file Plaintiff's complaint #8 ; (2) issue summonses for service on Defendants Castanedo, Rodriguez, and Warden Williams; (3) forward Plaintiff's completed USM-285 service forms 9 to the U.S. Marshals Service; and (4) send Plaintiff a copy of this order. The Court appoints the U.S. Marshal to serve Defendants. The court directs the Marshal to make all reasonable efforts to serve Defendants and authorizes the Marshal to send a request for waiver of service consistent with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(d) before attempting personal service. Plaintiff must promptly update his address if it changes while this case is pending. If he fails to do so, this case will be subject to dismissal with no further warning. Plaintiff's motion for attorney representation #4 is denied without prejudice. See the attached Order for details. Signed by the Honorable Iain D. Johnston on 4/12/2023: Mailed notice (yxp, )
April 12, 2023 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Michael P. Castanedo, Samantha Rodriguez, Tarry Williams (yxp, )
April 12, 2023 MAILED Copy of order #10, amended complaint #11, USM-285 forms #9 and issued summonses to US Marshal via email. (yxp, )
April 12, 2023 MAILED Copy of order #10 to Plaintiff. (yxp, )
April 10, 2023 Filing 8 RECEIVED AMENDED Complaint and 0 copies by James G. Williams (pg, )
March 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER, The Court grants Plaintiff leave to proceed in forma pauperis #3 and service at government expense #5 . The court orders the trust fund officer at Plaintiff's place of incarceration to deduct $24.94 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 20% of all income into his trust account until accrued filing fees are paid. Summonses, however, shall not issue at this time as the Court dismisses Plaintiff's complaint #1 for failure to state a claim. Plaintiff is granted until April 18, 2023, to submit an amended complaint and a completed USM-285 (Marshals service) form for each Defendant named in the amended complaint. If he fails to comply, the Court will dismiss this case for failure to state a claim. The Court defers ruling on Plaintiff's motion for attorney representation #4 . The Clerk is directed to: (1) send a copy of this order (electronically if possible) to Plaintiff's trust fund officer; and (2) send Plaintiff a blank amended civil rights complaint form and instructions, a blank USM-285 form, and a copy of this order. See the attached Order for details. Signed by the Honorable Iain D. Johnston on 3/14/2023: Mailed notice (yxp, )
March 14, 2023 MAILED Copy of order #7, amended complaint form and USM-285 form to Plaintiff. Mailed copy of order #7 to trust fund officer. (yxp, )
March 9, 2023 MAILED Clerk's Office Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b) to James G. Williams. (jp, )
March 9, 2023 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. (jp, )
March 9, 2023 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Iain D. Johnston and Honorable Lisa A. Jensen. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Lisa A. Jensen. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jp, )
March 6, 2023 Filing 6 PRO SE Appearance by Plaintiff James G. Williams. (jp, )
March 6, 2023 Filing 5 MOTION by Plaintiff James G. Williams For Service of Process at Government Expense. (jp, )
March 6, 2023 Filing 4 MOTION by Plaintiff James G. Williams for attorney representation. (jp, )
March 6, 2023 Filing 3 APPLICATION by Plaintiff James G. Williams for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (jp, )
March 6, 2023 Filing 2 PRISONER CIVIL Cover Sheet. (jp, )
March 6, 2023 Filing 1 RECEIVED COMPLAINT by James G. Williams; (Attachments: #1 Exhibits) (jp, )

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