Craft v. Sheriff
Plaintiff: Kenneth R Craft, Jr
Defendant: Sheriff and Pulaski County Sheriff
Case Number: 3:2022cv00583
Filed: July 25, 2022
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. § 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 21 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Sheriff, filed by Kenneth R Craft, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(kmt)
September 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff Kenneth R Craft, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Envelope)(kmt)
September 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 NOTICE by Kenneth R Craft, Jr (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Envelope)(kmt)
September 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff Kenneth R Craft, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Envelope)(kmt)
September 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Letter to Kenneth R Craft, Jr #12496 re: pleadings received without case number. (mailed to Craft) (nae)
September 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff Kenneth R Craft, Jr. (nae)
September 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff Kenneth R Craft, Jr. (kmt)
August 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 RESPONSE to Defendants Response to Motion re #2 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Kenneth R Craft, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Envelope)(jld)
August 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff Kenneth R Craft, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(kmt)
August 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 REPLY to Response to #2 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (received with case number 3:22-cv-661) filed by Kenneth R Craft, Jr. (nae)
August 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Letter from Kenneth R. Craft, Jr. (received without case number, docketed in cases 322cv583 and 322cv661) (nae)
August 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 RESPONSE to Motion re #2 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Sheriff. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Leann Witkowski)(Keen, Robert)
August 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ANSWER to Complaint by Sheriff.(Keen, Robert)
August 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert T Keen, Jr on behalf of Sheriff (Keen, Robert)
July 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Confirmation of delivery of DE #4 received from Sheriff at Pulaski County Jail. (nae)
July 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of Summons sent to Pulaski County Sheriff by mail, fax and email. Waiver of Service due by 8/26/2022. (Attachments: #1 Copy of Order DE #3 , #2 Copy of Complaint / Preliminary Injunction DE #1 ) (nae) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/28/2022: #3 Corrected Copy of Complaint / Preliminary Injunction DE #1 ) (kmt).
July 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER: The Court GRANTS the plaintiff leave to proceed in forma pauperis; WAIVES the initial partial filing fee; ORDERS the plaintiff, Kenneth R. Craft, Jr., IDOC # 143788, Pulaski County Jail # 12496, 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 Chief Judge Jon E DeGuilio on 7/26/2022. (Copy mailed to pro se party and Warden)(nae)
July 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 OPINION AND ORDER: The Court CONSTRUES the filing of Kenneth R. Craft, Jr., as a complaint (ECF #1 ); DIRECTS the clerk to separately docket the complaint (ECF #1 ) as a motion for preliminary injunction; GRANTS Kenneth R. Craft, Jr., leave to proceed against the Pulaski County Sheriff in an official capacity to obtain permanent injunctive relief to provide him with constitutionally adequate medical treatment for his abdominal hernia, appendix, and/or kidneys as required by the Fourteenth Amendment; DISMISSES all other claims; DIRECTS the clerk, under 28 U.S.C. 1915(d), to request Waiver of Service from (and if necessary, the United States Marshals Service to use any lawful means to locate and serve process on) the Pulaski County Sheriff at the Pulaski County Jail, with a copy of this order and the complaint (ECF #1 ) which is also a motion for preliminary injunction; DIRECTS the clerk to fax or email a copy of the same documents to the Pulaski County Sheriff at the Pulaski County Jail; DIRECTS the clerk to make a docket notation upon receiving confirmation of receipt of those deliveries; ORDERS, under 42 U.S.C. 1997e(g)(2), the Pulaski County Sheriff to respond to the complaint, 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 the plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in this screening order; ORDERS the Pulaski County Sheriff to file and serve a response to the motion for preliminary injunction, as soon as possible but not later than 8/17/2022, (with supporting medical documentation and declarations from other staff as necessary) describing/explaining how he is providing Kenneth R. Craft, Jr., with constitutionally adequate treatment for his abdominal hernia, appendix, and/or kidneys; and GRANTS Kenneth R. Craft, Jr., fourteen days to reply to the Pulaski County Sheriffs response to the motion for preliminary injunction. Signed by Chief Judge Jon E DeGuilio on 7/26/2022. (Copy mailed to plaintiff. Copy mailed, faxed and emailed to Sheriff of Pulaski County Jail)(nae)
July 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff Kenneth R Craft, Jr. (nae)
July 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 PRO SE COMPLAINT against Sheriff, filed by Kenneth R Craft, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(No filing fee or IFP received)(File stamped copy with case number sent to Craft)(kmt)

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