Gaines, Jr. v. Jackson County Sheriff's Office et al
Plaintiff: Cleophas Gaines, Jr.
Defendant: Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Officer Larana Hill, Kyle Spradling and Gary Rushing
Case Number: 3:2022cv01112
Filed: May 27, 2022
Court: U.S. 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. § 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 28, 2022 Filing 16 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement by Cleophas Gaines, Jr. (jaj)
June 17, 2022 Filing 15 Initial Prisoner Filing Fee: $ 13.71 received, receipt number 34625113140 (adh)
June 13, 2022 Filing 14 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement by Cleophas Gaines, Jr. (mar)
June 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER GRANTING Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP") (Doc. #3 ). Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1915(b)(1), Plaintiff is assessed an initial partial filing fee of $13.71. 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 Dixon Correctional Center upon entry of this Order. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 6/7/2022. (tjk)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
June 3, 2022 Filing 12 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (kare)
June 2, 2022 Filing 11 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement. (kare)
May 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER: Plaintiff has filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis ("IFP") in this case (see Doc. #3 ), 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 3/24/2022 to 5/20/2022 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 Dixon Correctional Center. (Trust Fund Statement due on or before 7/15/2022). Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 5/31/2022. (tjk)
May 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 This Court has received your complaint/petition (and your motion to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee) from the Northern District of Illinois, previously assigned case number: 22-50164. Your new case number is 22-1112-JPG. The following is some information you should know regarding the initial stages of your lawsuit. The Court will now 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 5/27/2022. (jaj)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
May 27, 2022 Filing 8 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 5/27/2022. Consent due by 6/17/2022 (jaj)
May 27, 2022 Filing 7 Case transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 3:22-cv-50164. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
May 26, 2022 Filing 6 TRANSFERRED to the Southern District of Illinois, Benton the electronic record. (jp, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/27/2022.]
May 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER; This action is transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Benton Division, for imposition of a filing fee and whatever other action the transferee court deems appropriate. The Clerk shall transfer the action forthwith. The case is terminated on this Court's docket. See the attached order for details. Signed by the Honorable Iain D. Johnston on 5/26/2022: Mailed notice (yxp, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/27/2022.]
May 26, 2022 ***Civil Case Terminated. (jp, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/27/2022.]
May 26, 2022 MAILED Copy of order #5 to Cleophas Gaines Jr (yxp, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/27/2022.]
May 20, 2022 Filing 4 MOTION by Plaintiff Cleophas Gaines, Jr. for attorney representation. (jp, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/27/2022.]
May 20, 2022 Filing 3 APPLICATION by Plaintiff Cleophas Gaines, Jr. for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (jp, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/27/2022.]
May 20, 2022 Filing 2 PRISONER CIVIL Cover Sheet. (jp, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/27/2022.]
May 20, 2022 Filing 1 RECEIVED COMPLAINT by Cleophas Gaines, Jr.; Jury Demand. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service, #2 Declaration, #3 Exhibit 1, #4 Exhibit 2, #5 Exhibit 6, #6 Summonses) (jp, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/27/2022.]
May 20, 2022 MAILED copy of the Clerk's Notice entry along with the Joint Consent Form to Cleophas Gaines, Jr. (jp, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/27/2022.]
May 20, 2022 CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (jp, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/27/2022.]
May 20, 2022 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Iain D. Johnston and Honorable Margaret J. Schneider. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Margaret J. Schneider. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jp, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 5/27/2022.]

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