Smith v. Illinois Department of Corrections
| Michael Smith |
| Illinois Department of Corrections, Latoya Hughes, Jeff Wehking, C/O Loepker, Wexford Health Sources, Inc., Centurion, Dr. Babich, Shelly Buzzard and Utilization Management Practitioners |
| 3:2026cv01101 |
| August 21, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois |
| Staci M Yandle |
| Prisoner: Civil Rights |
| 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Civil Rights Act |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 3 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Michael Smith. (kdw) |
| Filing 2 NOTICE AND ORDER: The Court has received your complaint and yourmotion to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee. Your case number is26-1101-SMY. The following is some information you should knowregarding 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.(kdw)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED. |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Dr. Babich, Shelly Buzzard, Centurion, Latoya Hughes, Illinois Department of Corrections, C/O Loepker, Utilization Management Practitioners, Jeff Wehking, Wexford Health Sources, Inc., filed by Michael Smith.(kdw) |
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