Thompson v. Pritzker et al
Plaintiff: Walter Thompson
Defendant: J B Pritzker, Latoya Hughes, David Mitchell, Lt. Frank, Loos, Anthony Wills, Walker, Kalin Bridges and Terrance Jackson
Case Number: 3:2024cv00966
Filed: March 28, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Staci M Yandle
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
March 28, 2024 Filing 12 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 3/28/2024. Consent due by 4/18/2024 (kare)
March 28, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 11 NOTICE AND ORDER: 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: 1:24-cv-01883. Your new case number is 24-cv-966-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 fourteen 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 3/28/2024. (kare)
March 28, 2024 Filing 10 Case transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 1:24-cv-01883. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
March 28, 2024 Filing 9 TRANSFERRED to the USDC Southern District Illinois, East St. Louis the electronic record. (nsf, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2024.]
March 27, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER: For the reasons explained more fully in this Order, the Court transfers this case forthwith to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, East St. Louis Division, 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 #3 #4 #5 are terminated on this Court's docket. Signed by the Honorable John Robert Blakey on 3/27/2024. Mailed notice. (kp, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2024.]
March 27, 2024 Filing 7 LETTER from Walter Thompson dated 03/21/24. (Envelope postmarked 03/22/24)(Received by mail in the Clerk's Office on 03/27/24) (lm, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2024.]
March 25, 2024 Filing 6 LETTER from Plaintiff dated 03/24/2024. (Received via PC Scan on 03/25/2024) (rc, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2024.]
March 6, 2024 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. (jj, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2024.]
March 5, 2024 Filing 5 COMBINE MOTION by Plaintiff Walter Thompson Requesting An Immediate Hearing To Testify Before The Court And An Injunctive Relief to Close Menard Correctional Center And Initiate Outside Investigators To Investigate The Extensive History of Civil Rights Violations In The Illinois Department of Corrections. (Exhibits). (Received via pro se email on 3/05/24). (jj, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2024.]
March 5, 2024 Filing 4 MOTION by Plaintiff Walter Thompson for attorney representation. (Exhibits). (Received via pro se email on 3/05/24). (jj, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2024.]
March 5, 2024 Filing 3 APPLICATION by Plaintiff Walter Thompson for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (Exhibits). (Received via pro se email on 3/05/24). (jj, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2024.]
March 5, 2024 Filing 2 PRISONER CIVIL Cover Sheet. (Received via pro se email on 3/05/24). (jj, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2024.]
March 5, 2024 Filing 1 RECEIVED Complaint and no copies by Walter Thompson. (Exhibits). (Received via pro se email on 3/05/24). (jj, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2024.]
March 5, 2024 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey T. Gilbert. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3). (jj, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2024.]

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