Perkins v. Sealeze et al
Plaintiff: Michael Andrew Perkins
Defendant: Justin Sealeze, Jacob Waters and Jason Yunker
Case Number: 3:2026cv00730
Filed: May 26, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Office: East St. Louis Office
Presiding Judge: J Phil Gilbert
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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July 21, 2026 Filing 5 CLERK'S JUDGMENT. Approved by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 7/21/2026. (mado)
July 21, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER DISMISSING CASE. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 7/21/2026. (jsy)
July 1, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Notice of Impending Dismissal. Plaintiff is WARNED that the entire action will be dismissed, if he does not pay the $405.00 filing fee or file a properly completed IFP motion by July 14, 2026. See FED. R. CIV. P. 41(b). If he wishes to avoid the assessment of a filing fee for this action, Plaintiff may instead file a motion to voluntarily dismiss case by the same deadline of July 14, 2026. Failure to respond to this Order by July 14, 2026 will result in dismissal of this action and also result in the obligation to pay the filing fee for the case. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to SEND a copy of the Notice and Order (Doc. 2) and this Order to Plaintiff. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 7/1/2026. (jsy)
May 26, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 2 NOTICE AND ORDER: The Court has received your Complaint. Your case number is 26-730-JPG. Within 30 days of the entry of this Order, you are ORDERED to submit the $405.00 filing fee or a motion ORDER to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee. If you file a motion to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee, the Court must review your trust fund account statement for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of this action. Thus, you must have the Trust Fund Officer at your facility complete the attached certification and provide a copy of your trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent). If you fail to pay the filing fee or submit the motion to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee by the deadline, the case will be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute. FED. R. CIV. P. 41(b); Sperow v. Melvin, 153 F.3d 780, 781 (7th Cir. 1998). 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. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 5/26/2026. (kare)
May 26, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by Michael Andrew Perkins. (Attachments: #1 Order)(kare)

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