Brown v. State of Illinois et al
Plaintiff: Moses M. Brown
Defendant: IDOC Parole and State of Illinois
Case Number: 3:2020cv00435
Filed: May 11, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Staci M Yandle
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 4, 2020 Filing 20 Initial Filing Fee: $ 11.00 received, receipt number 34625101868 (cds)
May 28, 2020 Filing 19 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (amv)
May 21, 2020 Set/Reset Deadlines: Action due by 6/3/2020. (jsm2)
May 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 Plaintiff's motion for IFP (Doc. 11) is GRANTED. Based upon the information contained in his prison trust fund account statement (Doc. 3), Plaintiff is ORDERED to pay an initial partial filing fee of $10.64 within FOURTEEN DAYS of the entry of this Order (on or before June 3, 2020). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if Plaintiff does not comply with this Order in the time allotted, this case will be dismissed for failure to comply with an Order of this Court. Signed by Judge Staci M. Yandle on 5/20/2020. (tjk)
May 11, 2020 Filing 17 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 5/11/2020. Consent due by 6/1/2020 (jaj)
May 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 This Court has received your complaint (and your motion to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee) from the Northern District of Illinois, previously assigned case number: 20-1034. Your new case number is 20-435-SMY. 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 review 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 Staci M. Yandle on 5/11/2020. (jaj)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
May 11, 2020 Filing 15 Case transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 1:20-cv-01034. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
May 11, 2020 Filing 14 TRANSFERRED to the USDC Southern District of Illinois, East St. Louis Division the electronic record. (sxb, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/11/2020.]
May 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER : Plaintiff has submitted a revised and updated application to proceed in forma pauperis, as ordered. However, based on the allegations made in the complaint, the Court declines to rule on the application. Instead, the Court transfers this action - the complaint and all motions - forthwith to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, at East St. Louis, for whatever action the transferee court deems appropriate. The Clerk shall not issue summonses unless the transferee court so directs. This case and all pending motions are terminated on this Court's docket. Civil case terminated. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 5/8/2020. (See Order for further detail). Mailed notice. (dm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/11/2020.]
April 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER: Plaintiff has submitted a notice of change of address. #8 It appears Plaintiff did not receive the Court's prior order #5 . Plaintiff is ordered to submit an updated motion to proceed in forma pauperis as described in the Court's order of March 12, 2020, by June 19, 2020. If he fails to comply this case will be dismissed. The Clerk is directed to forward a copy of this order, as well as the order of March 12, 2020 #5 , as well as an IFP application to Plaintiff at the address on the docket. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 4/30/2020. Mailed notice. (sxb, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/11/2020.]
April 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER Third Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on April 24, 2020. All open cases are impacted by this Third Amended General Order. Parties are must carefully review all obligations under this Order, including the requirement listed in paragraph number 5 to file a joint written status report in most civil cases. See attached Order. Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 4/24/2020: Mailed notice. (docket8, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/11/2020.]
March 31, 2020 Filing 12 LETTER from James Warren dated 3/10/2020 (Envelope postmarked 3/31/2020) (Received for docketing 5/7/2020). (sxb, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/11/2020.]
March 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER Seconded Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on March 30, 2020. All open cases are impacted by this Second Amended General Order. Amended General Order 20-0012, entered on March 17, 2020, and General Order 20-0014, entered on March 20, 2020, are vacated and superseded by this Second Amended General. See attached Order for guidance.Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 3/30/2020: Mailed notice. (docket4, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/11/2020.]
March 27, 2020 Filing 11 APPLICATION by Plaintiff Moses M. Brown for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Exhibits) (Envelope postmarked 3/27/2020) (Received for docketing 5/6/2020) (sxb, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/11/2020.]
March 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on March 16, 2020. All open cases are impacted by this Amended General Order. See attached Order for guidance.Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 3/16/2020: Mailed notice. (ecw, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/11/2020.]
March 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER: If he wants to proceed with this case, Plaintiff must, by April 9, 2020: (1) provide a current address; and (2) provide an updated in forma pauperis application reflecting his current financial and employment information or pay the $400.00 filing fee. Failure to fully comply with this order will result in summary dismissal of this matter. The Clerk is directed to mail a copy of this order and a blank in forma pauperis application to Plaintiff's last known address, as reflected on the docket and to 1458 S. Canal Street, Chicago IL 60607, the address given in Plaintiff's complaint. Plaintiff's motion for attorney representation #4 is denied pending resolution of Plaintiff's fee status, without prejudice to renewal. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 3/12/2020. Mailed notice. (sxb, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/11/2020.]
March 12, 2020 MAILED a copy of the order dated 3/12/2020 #5 and a blank in forma pauperis application to Plaintiff's last known address, as reflected on the docket and to 1458 S. Canal Street, Chicago IL 60607. (sxb, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/11/2020.]
March 10, 2020 Filing 8 NOTICE by Moses M. Brown of Change of Address (Envelope postmarked 3/10/2020) (Received for docketing 4/16/2020) (sxb, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/11/2020.]
February 11, 2020 Filing 4 MOTION by Plaintiff Moses M. Brown for attorney representation (sxb, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/11/2020.]
February 11, 2020 Filing 3 APPLICATION by Plaintiff Moses M. Brown for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Exhibits) (sxb, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/11/2020.]
February 11, 2020 Filing 2 PRISONER CIVIL Cover Sheet (sxb, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/11/2020.]
February 11, 2020 Filing 1 RECEIVED Complaint and no copies by Moses M. Brown (Exhibits) (Attachments: #1 Envelope postmarked 2/6/2020) (sxb, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/11/2020.]

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