Lawrence v. Brooks et al
Plaintiff: Denzil A. Lawrence
Defendant: Doug Hogan, Michael McDonald, John/Jane Doe and Jarrett Brooks
Case Number: 3:2018cv01474
Filed: August 8, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Office: East St. Louis Office
County: Randolph
Presiding Judge: Michael J Reagan
Nature of Suit: 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
September 10, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 10 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Complaint, which includes COUNTS 1 through 3, is DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Plaintiff is GRANTED leave to file a First Amended Complaint on or before October 9, 2018. Should Plaintiff fail to file his First Amended Complaint within the allotted time or consistent with the instructions set forth in this Order, the entire case shall be dismissed with prejudice for failure to comply with a court order and/or for failure to prosecute his claims. (Amended Pleadings due by 10/9/2018. Signed by Chief Judge Michael J. Reagan on 9/10/2018. (tjk)
September 4, 2018 Filing 9 NOTICE of Change of Address by Denzil A. Lawrence (tkm)
August 27, 2018 Filing 8 Initial Prisoner Filing Fee: $ 11.67 received, receipt number 34625086484 (cds)
August 21, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER GRANTING Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP") (Doc. #2 ). Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1915(b)(1), Plaintiff is assessed an initial partial filing fee of $11.67. The agency having custody of Plaintiff is directed to forward the initial partial filing fee from Plaintiff's account to the Clerk of Court upon receipt of this Order. Plaintiff shall make monthly payments of 20% of the preceding month's income credited to Plaintiff's prison trust fund account (including all deposits to the inmate account from any source) until the $350.00 filing fee is paid in full. The agency having custody of Plaintiff shall forward payments from Plaintiff's account to the Clerk of this Court each time the amount in the account exceeds $10 until the $350.00 filing fee is paid.In addition, Plaintiff shall note that the filing fees for multiple cases cumulate. See Newlin v. Helman, 123 F.3d 429, 436 (7th Cir. 1997), overruled in part on other grounds by Lee v. Clinton, 209 F.3d 1025 (7th Cir. 2000); Walker v. O'Brien, 216 F.3d 626 (7th Cir. 2000). A prisoner who files one suit must remit 20% of his monthly income to the Clerk of the Court until his fees have been paid; a prisoner who files a second suit or an appeal must remit 40%; and so on. Newlin, 123 F.3d at 436. "Five suits or appeals mean that the prisoner's entire monthly income must be turned over to the court until the fees have been paid." Id. Payments shall be mailed to: Clerk of the Court, United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, 750 Missouri Avenue, East St. Louis, Illinois 62201. The Clerk is DIRECTED to mail a copy of this Order to the Trust Fund Officer at the Chester Mental Health Center upon entry of this Order. Signed by Chief Judge Michael J. Reagan on 8/21/2018. (tjk)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
August 17, 2018 Filing 6 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement. (tjk)
August 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER: Plaintiff has filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis ("IFP") in this case (see Doc. 2), but has failed to provide the necessary prisoner trust fund account information as required by the PLRA to determine whether the inmate is entitled to proceed without prepaying fees and costs. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1915(b)(1), the Court must review the prisoner trust fund account statement for the 6 month period immediately preceding the filing of this action. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff shall provide the Clerk of Court with the attached certification completed by the Trust Fund Officer at the facility and a copy of his/her trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) for the period 2/1/2018 to 8/8/2018 no later than 45 days from the date of this order. Failure to do so will result in dismissal of this action for failure to comply with an Order of this Court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). See generally Ladien v. Astrachan, 128 F.3d 1051 (7th Cir. 1997); Johnson v. Kamminga, 34 F.3d 466 (7th Cir. 1994). The Clerk is DIRECTED to mail a copy of this Order and the certification form to the Trust Fund Officer at Chester Mental Health Center. (Trust Fund Statement due on or before 9/24/2018). Signed by Chief Judge Michael J. Reagan on 8/9/2018. (jaj)
August 8, 2018 Filing 4 Letter from USDC/SDIL to Plaintiff informing him of case number. (Attachments: #1 Consent to Magistrate Judge) (jaj)
August 8, 2018 Filing 3 MOTION for Recruitment of Counsel by Denzil A. Lawrence. (jaj)
August 8, 2018 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Denzil A. Lawrence. (jaj)
August 8, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by Denzil A. Lawrence.(jaj)

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