Platt v. Indiana State Prison
Plaintiff: Christopher A Platt
Defendant: Indiana State Prison
Case Number: 3:2017cv00320
Filed: April 27, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Office: South Bend Office
County: LaPorte
Presiding Judge: Jon E DeGuilio
Presiding Judge: Michael G Gotsch
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None

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July 11, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 39 OPINION AND ORDER: The Court DENIES the motion to amend ECF 32 and STRIKES the proposed amended complaint ECF 31 . Signed by Judge Jon E DeGuilio on 7/11/18. (Copy mailed to pro se party). (nal)
April 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 21 OPINION AND ORDER: The Court GRANTS the plaintiff leave to proceed against Sgt. D. Draper, M. Buckman, M. Semla and S. Rodgers for denying him medical treatment after the ceiling fell on him on December 9, 2016, in violation of the Eighth Amendme nt; DISMISSES any and all other claims contained in the amended complaint; DISMISSES Indiana State Prison and Ron Neal as defendants; DIRECTS the clerk and the USMS to issue and serve process on Sgt. D. Draper, M. Buckman, M. Semla and S. Rodgers a t the IDOC with a copy of this order and the complaint as equired by 28:1915(d); and ORDERS, pursuant to 42:1997e(g) (2), that Sgt. D. Draper, M. Buckman, M. Semla and S. Rodgers respond, as provided for in the Fed.R.Civ.P. and N.D. Ind. L.R. 10-1 (b), only to the claims for which the plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in this screening order. Signed by Judge Jon E DeGuilio on 4/19/2018. (Copy mailed to pro se party and USM)(lhc)
September 29, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 9 OPINION AND ORDER re 8 Amended Complaint,the court GRANTS the plaintiff leave to proceed against Superintendent Ron Neal for the sole purpose of conducting discovery to identify the unknown jail staff who were deliberately indifferent to the con dition of his cell ceiling in December 2016, and those four unknown officers who denied him medical treatment after the ceiling fell on him on December 9, 2016; DIMISSES any and all other claims contained in the complaint; DISMISSES Assistant Superin tendent Kenny G., Officer Hoffer, Lt Cabenoff, Lt Anthony Neal, Captain McCann, Officer Wigguie, Officer T. Tibbs and Sgt. Itodo Moses; DIRECTS the clerk and the United States Marshals Service to issue and serve process on Superintendent Ron Neal wi th a copy of this order and the amended complaint; ORDERS the Superintendent of ISP to appear and respond to discovery for the sole purpose of identifying the unknown ISP officers; WAIVERS any obligation for the Superintendent of ISP to file an answe r: ORDERS that any discovery by plaintiff to identify the ISP officers be initiated by November 6, 2017; GRANTS the plaintiff leave to file a second amended complaint on or before January 29, 2018, which names the unknown ISP officers as defendants a nd presents any and all claims that he is asserting against them; and CAUTIONS the plaintiff that if he does not file an amended complaint by that deadline, this case will be dismissed because his current complaint does not identify a defendant against whom to state a claim. Signed by Judge Jon E DeGuilio on 9/29/2017. (Copy mailed as directed in Order)(lpw)
July 5, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 7 OPINION AND ORDER: The Court DIRECTS the clerk to place this cause number on a blank Prisoner Complaint form and send it to Christopher A. Platt, GRANTS Christopher A. Platt to and including 7/24/17 to file an amended complaint and CAUTIONS him that if he does not respond by the deadline this case will be dismissed. Signed by Judge Jon E DeGuilio on 7/5/17. (Copy mailed to pro se party along with form). (nal)
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