Falls v. Marshall County Sheriffs Dept et al
Plaintiff: Martin D Falls
Defendant: Marshall County Sheriffs Dept, Beau Holcomb and Matthew Hassel
Case Number: 3:2019cv01118
Filed: November 27, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Presiding Judge: Michael G Gotsch
Referring Judge: Damon R Leichty
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
January 10, 2020 ***Deadlines: Waiver of service deadline terminated. (shk)
January 9, 2020 Filing 8 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Beau Holcomb, Matthew Hassel, Marshall County Sheriffs Dept. All Defendants. (Baron, Lisa)
January 9, 2020 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth A Knight on behalf of All Defendants (Knight, Elizabeth)
January 9, 2020 Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Lisa A Baron on behalf of Matthew Hassel, Beau Holcomb, Marshall County Sheriffs Dept (Baron, Lisa)
December 23, 2019 Filing 5 NOTICE of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of Summons sent to Sheriff Hassel, Sergeant Holcomb, Marshall County Sheriff's Department. (Copy mailed as directed in Order) Waiver of Service due by 1/22/2020. (Attachments: #1 Opinion and Order, #2 Complaint) (lhc)
December 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 OPINION AND ORDER: The Court GRANTS Martin D. Falls leave to proceed on a Fourteenth Amendment claim against Sheriff Hassel and Sergeant Holcomb for money damages for allegedly subjecting him to overcrowded conditions since July 2019; GRANTS him leave to proceed on a Fourteenth Amendment claim against the Marshall County Sheriff's Department for money damages for allegedly maintaining a policy or practicing of overcrowding at the Marshall County Jail; DISMISSES all other claims; DIRECTS the clerk and the USMS to issue and serve process on Sheriff Hassel, Sergeant Holcomb, and the Marshall County's Sheriff's Department at the Marshall County Jail with a copy of this order and the complaint #1 as required by 28 U.S.C. 1915(d); and ORDERS, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1997e(g)(2), Sheriff Hassel, Sergeant Holcomb, and the Marshall County's Sheriff's Department 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 Martin D. Falls has been granted leave to proceed in this screening order. Signed by Judge Damon R Leichty on 12/20/2019. (Copy mailed as directed in Order) (lhc)
December 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER GRANTS #2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis; WAIVES the initial partial filing fee; ORDERS the plaintiff, Martin D. Falls, Marshall County Jail # 4677, I.D.O.C. # 144173, 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 Damon R Leichty on 12/20/2019. (Copy mailed as directed in Order) (lhc)
November 27, 2019 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Plaintiff Martin D Falls. (nae)
November 27, 2019 Filing 1 PRO SE COMPLAINT against Matthew Hassel, Beau Holcomb, Marshall County Sheriffs Dept, filed by Martin D Falls. (Returned file stamped copy with case number to Falls) (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(nae)

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Defendant: Marshall County Sheriffs Dept
Represented By: Lisa A Baron
Represented By: Elizabeth A Knight
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Defendant: Beau Holcomb
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