Plumlee v. Morris et al
Plaintiff: Robert Lee Plumlee, II
Defendant: Carrie Morris and Shane Reister
Case Number: 3:2025cv01752
Filed: September 8, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: David W Dugan
Nature of Suit: Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 31, 2025 Filing 20 JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL ACTION. Approved by Judge David W. Dugan on 10/31/2025. (dmw2)
October 31, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER: This case is dismissed with prejudice for failure to prosecute. The Clerk of Court shall enter judgment and CLOSE this case. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 10/31/2025. (kgk)
October 29, 2025 Filing 18 Mail Returned as Undeliverable. Doc 15 sent to Robert Lee Plumlee II. (csb)
October 29, 2025 Filing 17 Mail Returned as Undeliverable. Doc 12 sent to Robert Lee Plumlee II. (csb)
October 22, 2025 Filing 16 Mail Returned as Undeliverable. Document 11 sent to Robert Lee Plumlee II (kare)
October 15, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER: Plaintiff filed this case in early September of 2025, and upon filing he was informed that he must notify the Court within 14 days of his address changing. (Doc. 4). Since that time multiple pieces of mail from the Court to Plaintiff have been returned as undeliverable. (Docs. 6, 7, 14). On October 14, 2025, a jail administrator at Plaintiff's last known address wrote the Court and indicated that Plaintiff had been released on September 8, 2025. To date, Plaintiff has not updated his address with the Court, as he was required to do. Plaintiff shall have 14 days to update his address, failing which this case will be dismissed for his failure to prosecute. The Clerk of Court shall send this Order to his last known address at the jail, because it is the only contact information available for Plaintiff, however, the jail is not expected to respond. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 10/15/2025. (kgk)
October 14, 2025 Filing 14 Mail Returned as Undeliverable. Document 10 sent to Robert Lee Plumlee II (kare)
October 14, 2025 Filing 13 Letter from Iowa County Jail Administrator (kare)
October 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Consistent with Administrative Order No. 408, Robert Lee Plumlee, II was previously directed to file the attached form indicating consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge or an affirmative declination to consent. The time for doing so has long passed, and in spite of a warning and additional time to do so, said party continues to ignore the Court's directive by not returning the form. Thus, Robert Lee Plumlee, II is ordered to SHOW CAUSE why sanctions should not be imposed for failure to file the attached form as is required under Administrative Order No. 408. Show Cause Response re Consent due by 10/28/2025. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 10/14/2025. (mado)
September 30, 2025 Filing 11 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. 408, Plaintiff shall return the form within 7 days or face possible sanctions. Consent due by 10/7/2025 (jaj)
September 25, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 10 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 $.03. 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 Iowa County Jail upon entry of this Order. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 9/25/2025. (mado)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
September 25, 2025 Filing 9 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement. (mado)
September 24, 2025 Filing 8 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement. (mado)
September 23, 2025 Filing 7 Mail Returned as Undeliverable - document 5. Mail sent to Robert Plumlee. (tkm)
September 23, 2025 Filing 6 Mail Returned as Undeliverable - documents 3 & 4. Mail sent to Robert Plumlee. (tkm)
September 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER: Plaintiff filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis ("IFP") in this case (Doc. 2) but failed to provide the necessary prisoner trust fund account information as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). Therefore, Plaintiff is ORDERED to provide the Clerk of Court with the attached Certification completed by the Trust Fund Officer at his facility and a copy of his trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) for the period March 8, 2025, thru September 8, 2025, no later than October 27, 2025. Failure to do so will result in dismissal of this case for failure to comply with an order of the 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 Iowa County Jail. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 9/10/2025. (mado)
September 8, 2025 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 is 25-1752-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 9/8/2025. (kare)
September 8, 2025 Filing 3 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 9/9/2025. Consent due by 9/30/2025 (kare)
September 8, 2025 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Robert Lee Plumlee, II. (kare)
September 8, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Carrie Morris, Shane Reister, filed by Robert Lee Plumlee, II.(kare)

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