Brown v. Mt. Vernon Police Department et al
| Russell Allen Brown |
| Troy M. Hails, Sean Featherstun, Jason Herzing, Marty Keoghan, Blake Jenning, Brian Merrell, Scott Rosenblum, Grace Gray, Randy Pollard, Jerry E. Crisel, Johanna Beth Webber, Neil Heflin, Aaron Johnson, Thomas Maag, Benedict Song and John Martin Keoughan |
| 3:2025cv01718 |
| September 4, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois |
| David W Dugan |
| Prisoner: Civil Rights |
| 28 U.S.C. ยง 1346 Tort Claim |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 12 Index of Evidence and Exhibits by Russell Allen Brown. Exhibit to #11 Amended Complaint. (jlrr) |
| Filing 11 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Jerry E. Crisel, Sean Featherstun, Gray Grace, Troy M. Hails, Neil Heflin, Jason Herzing, Blake Jenning, Aaron Johnson, John Martin Keoughan, Thomas Maag, Brian Merrell, Randy Pollard, Scott Rosenblum, Benedict Song and Johanna Beth Webber filed by Russell Allen Brown.(jlrr) |
Filing 10
ORDER to File Amended Pleading: Plaintiff's Amended Complaint (Doc. 9) is insufficient to state a claim. He shall have 30 days to file an amended pleading, and a ruling on his Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis shall be deferred. Amended Pleadings due by 2/19/2026. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 1/20/2026. (kgk)
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| Filing 9 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Sean Featherstun, Blake Jenning, Brian Merrell, Scott Rosenblum, filed by Russell Allen Brown. (Attachments: #1 Motion for Leave to File)(kare) |
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Filing 8
ORDER to File Amended Pleading: Plaintiff's complaint is insufficient to state a claim. He shall have 30 days, until November 21, 2025, to file an amended complaint and the Clerk of Court shall send him a civil rights template. Plaintiff's Motion for Counsel (Doc. 4) is DENIED. A ruling on his Motion to Proceed IFP (Doc. 3) is DEFERRED. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 10/22/2025. (kgk)
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| Filing 7 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (tkm) |
| 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. 408, 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 9/3/2025. Consent due by 9/25/2025 (kare) |
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Filing 5
NOTICE AND ORDER: The Court has received your complaint and your motion to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee. Your case number is 25-1718-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 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 9/4/2025. (kare)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
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| Filing 4 MOTION for Recruitment of Counsel by Russell Allen Brown. (kare) |
| Filing 3 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Russell Allen Brown. (kare) |
| Filing 2 COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by Russell Allen Brown.(kare) |
| Filing 1 Notice of Case Opening. Case number 25-cv-1718 assigned. (kare) |
| Judge David W. Dugan added. (kare) |
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