Jones v. Madison County Jail
Plaintiff: Kenneth Jones
Defendant: Madison County Jail and Rachelle Braun
Case Number: 3:2021cv00735
Filed: June 28, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: J Phil Gilbert
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
August 3, 2021 Filing 11 NOTICE of Change of Address by Kenneth Jones (jaj)
August 3, 2021 Docket Annotation - Scanning Graham CC added this date for receipt of electronic transmissions. (jaj)
July 21, 2021 Filing 10 First AMENDED COMPLAINT against Rachelle Braun filed by Kenneth Jones. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(kare)
July 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER CONSTRUING #8 Motion to Substitute Party as a Motion to Amend Complaint to replace Madison County Jail with Nurse Rachelle Braun as a defendant and to add the grievance at Document 8, pp. 2-4 as an exhibit to the Amended Complaint and GRANTING. The Clerk's Office is DIRECTED to TERMINATE Madison County Jail and ADD Nurse Rachelle Braun as a defendant in CM/ECF and REFILE the #1 Complaint and Exhibit at Documents 8, pp. 2-4 together as the First Amended Complaint against Nurse Rachelle Braun. The First Amended Complaint supersedes and replaces the original Complaint and renders it VOID. The Court will screen the First Amended Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915A in a separate order and provide a copy of the same to the parties once screening is complete. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 7/20/2021. (jsy) THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
July 15, 2021 Filing 8 MOTION to Substitute Party by Kenneth Jones. (jaj)
July 6, 2021 Filing 7 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (tjk)
July 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 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 $67.77. 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 send a copy of this Order to the Trust Fund Officer at the Madison County Jail upon entry of this Order. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 7/6/2021. (tjk)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
June 28, 2021 Filing 5 NOTICE FROM CLERK Instructing Jones 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 Jones on 6/28/2021. Consent due by 7/19/2021 (tjk)
June 28, 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 is21-735-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 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 J. Phil Gilbert on 6/28/2021. (tjk)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
June 28, 2021 Filing 3 MOTION for Recruitment of Counsel by Kenneth Jones. (tjk)
June 28, 2021 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Kenneth Jones. (tjk)
June 28, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Madison County Jail, filed by Kenneth Jones. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 grievance, #3 envelope)(tjk)

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