Harris v. Wanda
Plaintiff: James Edward Harris, Jr
Defendant: Wanda and Warden
Case Number: 3:2019cv00942
Filed: October 21, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Presiding Judge: Jon E DeGuilio
Referring Judge: Michael G Gotsch
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 18, 2019 Filing 5 NOTICE of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of Summons sent to Supervisor Wanda and the Warden of the St. Joseph County Jail. (Copy mailed to defendants). Waiver of Service due by 12/18/2019. (Attachments: #1 Order, #2 Complaint) (nal)
November 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 OPINION AND ORDER: The Court GRANTS James Edward Harris, Jr., leave to proceed against Supervisor Wanda on an Eighth Amendment claim for money damages for acting with deliberate indifference to serious medical needs by failing to properly accommodate his dietary needs, ADDS the Warden of the St. Joseph County Jail as a defendant, GRANTS James Edward Harris, Jr., leave to proceed against the Warden of the St. Joseph County Jail in her official capacity on a claim for injunctive relief to obtain the dietary accommodations as required by the Eighth Amendment, DISMISSES all other claims, DIRECTS the clerk and the United States Marshals Service to issue and serve process on Supervisor Wanda and the Warden of the St. Joseph County Jail at the St. Joseph County Jail with a copy of this order and the complaint ECF #1 as required by 28 U.S.C. 1915(d) and ORDERS, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1997e(g)(2), Supervisor Wanda and the Warden of the St. Joseph County Jail to respond, as provided for in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and N.D. Ind. L.R. 10-1(b), only to the claims for which James Edward Harris, Jr., has been granted leave to proceed in this screening order. Signed by Judge Jon E DeGuilio on 11/18/19. (Copy mailed to pro se party). (nal)
November 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER granting #2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. The Court WAIVES the initial partial filing fee, ORDERS the plaintiff, James Edward Harris, Jr., St. Joseph County Jail #123488, to pay (and the facility having custody of him to automatically remit) to the clerk of this court 20% of the money he receives for each calendar month during which he receives $10.00 or more until the $350.00 filing fee is paid in full, DIRECTS the clerk to create a ledger for receipt of these funds and DIRECTS the clerk to send a copy of this order to each facility where the plaintiff is housed until the filing fee has been paid in full. Signed by Judge Jon E DeGuilio on 11/18/19. (Copy mailed as directed in Order). (nal)
October 21, 2019 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (Prisoner Trust Account Ledger attached) by Plaintiff James Edward Harris. (nae)
October 21, 2019 Filing 1 PRO SE COMPLAINT against Wanda, filed by James Edward Harris. (Returned file stamped copy with case number to Harris) (Attachments: #1 Exhibits, #2 Proposed Summons, #3 USM 285, #4 Envelope)(nae)

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