LaFollette v. St. Clair County, IL Jail et al
Plaintiff: Shawn LaFollette
Defendant: Tammi Grime, St. Clair County Jail Maintenance Staff, Wexford Medical Staff, St. Clair County, IL Jail, Rick Watson and St. Clair County Health Inspector
Case Number: 3:2020cv00098
Filed: January 23, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: J Phil Gilbert
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 18, 2020 Filing 13 CLERK'S JUDGMENT in favor of St. Clair County Health Inspector, St. Clair County Jail Maintenance Staff, St. Clair County, IL Jail, Wexford Medical Staff, Rick Watson, Tammi Grime against Shawn LaFollette. Approved by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 3/17/2020. (tjk)
March 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER DISMISSING CASE. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 3/17/2020. (jsy)
March 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Consistent with Administrative Order No. 257, LaFollette was previously directed to file the attached form indicating consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge or an affirmative declination to consent. The time for doing so has long passed, and in spite of a warning and additional time to do so, said party continues to ignore the Court's directive by not returning the form. Thus, LaFollette is ordered to SHOW CAUSE why sanctions should not be imposed for failure to file the attached form as is required under Administrative Order No. 257. Show Cause Response re Consent due by 3/17/2020. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 3/3/2020. (tjk)
February 19, 2020 Filing 10 NOTICE: Plaintiff was directed to file the attached form regarding consenting or declining to consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction. The time for doing so has now passed, and the Court has not received the form. As required by Administrative Order No. 257, Plaintiff shall return the form within 7 days or face possible sanctions. Consent due by 2/26/2020 (jaj)
February 13, 2020 Set/Reset Deadlines: Amended Pleadings due by 3/11/2020. (jsm2)
February 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER DISMISSING #1 Complaint and DENYING #3 Motion for Recruitment of Counsel. Counts 1 and 2 are DISMISSED without prejudice. Plaintiff is GRANTED leave to file a First Amended Complaint on or before March 11, 2020. The CLERK is DIRECTED to mail Plaintiff a blank civil rights complaint form. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 2/12/2020. (jsy)
February 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 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 $2.74. 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 St. Clair County Jail upon entry of this Order. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 2/12/2020. (tjk)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
February 11, 2020 Filing 7 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement. (jsm2)
January 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 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 7/1/2019 to 1/23/2020 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 St. Clair County Jail. (Trust Fund Statement due on or before 3/12/2020). Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 1/27/2020. (tjk)
January 23, 2020 Filing 5 NOTICE FROM CLERK Instructing Plaintiff to file Notice and Consent to Proceed Before A Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction Form: Pursuant to Administrative Order No. 257, within 21 days of this Notice, you must file the attached form indicating your consent to proceed before a Magistrate Judge or an affirmative declination to consent. Consent/Non-Consent to U.S. Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction form sent to Plaintiff on 1/23/2020. Consent due by 2/13/2020. (jsm2)
January 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE AND ORDER: The Court has received your complaint and your motion to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee. Your case number is 20-cv-98-JPG. The following is some information you should know regarding the initial stages of your lawsuit. After your filing fee status is determined, the Court will your complaint to identify legally sufficient claims and defendants and dismiss any legally insufficient claims. See: 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915A. The Court will conduct this review within the next 60 days and inform you of the findings in a Merit Review Order. No other action will be taken in your case during this time, absent extraordinary circumstances. Therefore, you do not need to submit any evidence, argument, motions, or other documents. If you filed a motion for recruitment of counsel along with your complaint, it will not be considered until the merit review is complete. Please note that any motion for recruitment of counsel must include evidence of your own efforts to find counsel, such as a list of the attorneys you contacted and copies of letters you sent or received. See Pruitt v. Mote, 503 F.3d 647, 654-55 (7th Cir. 2007). If you do not receive a Merit Review Order within the next 60 days, you may file a motion requesting the status of your case. In the event your claim(s) survive the merit review, further information and instruction will be provided to you at that time. In addition, several administrative matters warrant mention. Any communication directed to the Court should be in the form of a motion or other pleading and not a letter. All mail should be sent to: Clerk's Office, U.S. District Court, 750 Missouri Avenue, East St. Louis, IL 62201. Finally, you are advised that if your address changes, you must notify the Court within seven days of the change by filing a Notice of Change of Address. Failure to do so could result in the dismissal of your case. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 1/23/2020. (jsm2)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
January 23, 2020 Filing 3 MOTION to Appoint Counsel by Shawn LaFollette. (jsm2)
January 23, 2020 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Shawn LaFollette. (jsm2)
January 23, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by Shawn LaFollette.(jsm2)

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