Murphy v. Sparling et al
Plaintiff: Steven Murphy
Defendant: Joshua A. Schoenbeck, C/O White, Jorden Sparling, Anthony D. Wills, Rob Jeffreys, C/O Brooks and Terrence T. Jackson
Case Number: 3:2021cv00362
Filed: April 5, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: David W Dugan
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
May 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER: Plaintiff is ORDERED to provide the Court with the remaining $400.50 on or before June 16, 2021. Failure to comply with this Order will result in dismissal of this action for want of prosecution and/or for failure to comply with a court order under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). (Action due by 6/16/2021). Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 5/17/2021. (tjk)
April 19, 2021 Filing 8 Initial Prisoner Filing Fee: $ 1.50 received, receipt number 34625107687 (amv)
April 12, 2021 Filing 7 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (kare)
April 8, 2021 Set/Reset Deadlines: Filing Fee due on or before 5/7/2021 (kare)
April 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. #2 ). A federal court may permit an indigent party to proceed without pre-payment of fees. 28 U.S.C. Section 1915(a)(1). The Court is not satisfied from Murphy's affidavit that he is indigent. Plaintiff's trust fund account balance as of March 25, 2021 was $4,158.52 (Doc. #2 ). Accordingly, the Court DENIES the motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. #2 ). Plaintiff shall pay the $402.00 filing fee no later than May 7, 2021. Failure to comply with this Order will result in dismissal of this action for failure to comply with a court order under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). 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). Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 4/7/2021. (tjk)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
April 5, 2021 Filing 5 NOTICE FROM CLERK Instructing Steven Murphy 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 Steven Murphy on 04/05/2021. Consent due by 4/26/2021 (kare)
April 5, 2021 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 21-362-DWD. 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 David W. Dugan on 4/5/2021. (kare)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
April 5, 2021 Filing 3 MOTION for Recruitment of Counsel by Steven Murphy. (kare)
April 5, 2021 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Steven Murphy. (kare)
April 5, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by Steven Murphy. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(kare)

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Defendant: Joshua A. Schoenbeck
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Defendant: Jorden Sparling
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