Zupko v. LaPorte County Jail et al
| John Paul Zupko, Jr |
| LaPorte County Jail, Unknown Defendants and John T Boyd |
| 3:2020cv00902 |
| October 21, 2020 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana |
| Michael G Gotsch |
| Robert L Miller |
| Prisoner: Civil Rights |
| 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 |
| None |
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| Filing 12 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by John T Boyd. All Defendants. (Friedman, Shaw) |
| Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Shaw R Friedman on behalf of All Defendants (Friedman, Shaw) |
| Filing 10 NOTICE of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of Summons sent to John T Boyd, LaPorte County Sheriff. Waiver of Service due by 12/21/2020. (Attachments: #1 Screening Order, #2 Complaint) (mlc) |
| Set Deadlines/Hearings: LaPorte County Sheriff John T. Boyd to enter an appearance and file report by 1/4/2021 (mlc) |
Filing 9
OPINION AND ORDER The Court GRANTS the plaintiff leave to proceed against Officer Does #1-3 for using excessive force against him while he was in a restraint chair and denying him access to water and bathroom facilities on September 24, 2020, and September 25, 2020, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment; DIRECTS the clerk to add the LaPorte County Sheriff John T. Boyd inhis official capacity as a defendant for the limited purpose of identifying Officer Does #1-3; DISMISSES all other claims; DISMISSES the LaPorte County Jail as a defendant; DIRECTS the clerk to request a Waiver of Service from (and if necessary, the United States Marshals Service to serve process on) LaPorte County Sheriff John T. Boyd and to send him a copy of this order and the complaint (ECF 1) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915(d); and ORDERS the LaPorte County Sheriff John T. Boyd to enter an appearance and to file a report by January 4, 2021, identifying (to the extent possible) the two male officers and one female officer described in the complaint who allegedly placed Mr. Zupko in a restraint chair on September 24, 2020, used excessive force against him, and denied him access to water and bathroom facilities between September 24, 2020, and the early morning hours of September 25, 2020. Signed by Judge Robert L Miller, Jr on 11/19/20. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(mlc)
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| Filing 8 Filing fee: $ 20.20, receipt number 4000465 (mlc) |
| Filing 7 Letter from John Zupko regarding seeking information for case. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Envelope) (kms) |
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Filing 6
ORDER denying #5 Motion to Subpoena Video Footage. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael G Gotsch, Sr on 11/4/20. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(kjp)
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| Filing 5 MOTION to Subpoena Video Footage by Plaintiff John Paul Zupko, Jr. (jld) |
| Filing 4 Letter from John Zupko re attempt to obtain documents. (jld) |
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Filing 3
ORDER GRANTING #2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (Prisoner Trust Account Ledger attached) filed by John Paul Zupko, Jr. The Court ORDERS the plaintiff, John Paul Zupko Jr., IDOC # 149585, LaPorte County Jail # 2006-4849, to immediately pay (and the facility having custody to automatically remit) $20.20 to the clerk in payment of the initial partial filing fee; ORDERS the plaintiff to pay (and the facility having custody to automatically remit) to the clerk 20% of the money received for each calendar month during which $10.00 or more is received, 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 Robert L Miller, Jr on 10/23/20. (Copy mailed as directed in Order)(ksp)
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| Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (Prisoner Trust Account Ledger attached) by Plaintiff John Paul Zupko, Jr. (kms) |
| Filing 1 PRO SE COMPLAINT against LaPorte County Jail, Unknown Defendants, filed by John Paul Zupko, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(File stamped copy with case number sent to Zupko)(kms) |
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