Gordon v. Vandalia Correctional Center
| Samuel Gordon |
| Vandalia Correctional Center |
| 3:2025cv00351 |
| March 14, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois |
| David W Dugan |
| Prison Condition |
| 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| None |
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| Set/Reset Deadlines: Show Cause Response due by 5/30/2025. (adh) |
Filing 16
ORDER: Plaintiff must file a response to this order to show cause within 30 days, by May 30, 2025. Failure to do so may result in the dismissal of this case. Plaintiff's Motion for Recruitment of Counsel (Doc. 3) is DENIED without prejudice. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 4/30/2025. (kgk)
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| Filing 15 Letter from Plaintiff to the Court regarding delay in forwarding electronic transmission. (jaj) |
| Filing 14 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement by Samuel Gordon. (jaj) |
| Filing 13 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (jaj) |
| Filing 12 Initial Prisoner Filing Fee: $ 6.86 received, receipt number 15201 (clw) |
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Filing 11
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 $6.86. 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 Vandalia Correctional Center upon entry of this Order. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 4/10/2025. (mado)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
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| Filing 10 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement. (kare) |
| Filing 9 NOTICE: Plaintiff was directed to file the attached form regarding consenting or declining to consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction. The time for doing so has now passed, and the Court has not received the form. As required by Administrative Order No. 386, Plaintiff shall return the form within 7 days or face possible sanctions. Consent due by 4/14/2025 (kare) |
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Filing 8
ORDER: Plaintiff has filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis ("IFP") in this case (see Doc. #2 ) but has failed to provide the necessary prisoner trust fund account information as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) to determine whether the inmate is entitled to proceed without prepaying fees and costs. 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 trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) for the period of September 7, 2024, thru March 7, 2025, no later than May 19, 2025. 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 Vandalia Correctional Center. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 4/4/2025. (mado)
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Filing 7
This Court has received your complaint and your motion to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee from the Central District of Illinois, previously assigned case number: 4:25-cv-04054. Your new case number is 25-cv-0351-DWD. 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 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 David W. Dugan on 3/17/2025. (kare)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
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| Filing 6 NOTICE FROM CLERK Instructing Plaintiff to file Notice and Consent to Proceed Before A Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction Form: Pursuant to Administrative Order No. 386, 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 3/17/2025. Consent due by 4/7/2025 (kare) |
| Filing 5 Case transferred in from District of Illinois Central; Case Number 4:25-cv-04054. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. |
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Filing 4
ORDER transferring case to the Southern District of Illinois entered by Judge Colleen R. Lawless on 3/10/2025. In the interest of justice and for the parties' convenience, this Court transfers this suit under Sections 1406(a) and 1404(a) to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois for whatever action(s) the transferee court deems appropriate. See written order. (KE) [Transferred from Illinois Central on 3/14/2025.]
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| Filing 3 MOTION to Request Counsel by Plaintiff Samuel Gordon. Responses due by 3/21/2025 (SAG) [Transferred from Illinois Central on 3/14/2025.] |
| Filing 2 PETITION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS, filed by Samuel Gordon.(SAG) [Transferred from Illinois Central on 3/14/2025.] |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Vandalia Correctional Center, filed by Samuel Gordon.(SAG) (Main Document 1 replaced on 3/7/2025) (SAG). [Transferred from Illinois Central on 3/14/2025.] |
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