ECKES v. STATE OF INDIANA
Plaintiff: AUSTIN ECKES
Defendant: STATE OF INDIANA
Case Number: 1:2019cv03191
Filed: July 30, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Presiding Judge: Matthew P Brookman
Referring Judge: James Patrick Hanlon
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 FINAL JUDGMENT - The Court has ordered that this action be dismissed without prejudice. The Court now enters FINAL JUDGMENT. Copy to plaintiff via US Mail. Signed by Judge James Patrick Hanlon on 9/5/2019.(RSF)
September 5, 2019 Filing 6 ENTRY GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION TO DISMISS AND DIRECTING ENTRY OF FINAL JUDGMENT - Plaintiff Austin Eckes's motion to dismiss, dkt. #5 , is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The motion is granted insofar as this action is DISMISSED without prejudice. The motion is denied insofar as it seeks any other relief. Final judgment consistent with this Entry shall now issue. Copy to plaintiff via US Mail. Signed by Judge James Patrick Hanlon on 9/5/2019. (RSF)
August 13, 2019 Filing 5 MOTION to Dismiss, filed by Plaintiff AUSTIN ECKES. (Attachments: #1 Exhibits)(DWH)
August 8, 2019 Filing 4 NOTICE to Pro se Litigant - The following information is provided to pro se litigants to inform them about rules and procedures governing how they communicate with the Court. Copy sent to plaintiff via US mail. (JRT)
August 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ENTRY DISMISSING COMPLAINT, DENYING MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME, AND DIRECTING FURTHER PROCEEDINGS - On July 30, 2019, Austin Eckes submitted a document to the Court entitled "Notice to Clerk of Court." The document states that Mr. Eckes wishes to file a motion to for an extension of time to file a new civil case. See dkt. 1. For administrative purposes, the clerk docketed Mr. Eckes's submission as a complaint and opened a new civil action. However, Mr. Eckes's submission is not a complaint. It does not include any statement describing his claims, the grounds for this Court's jurisdiction over them, or the relief he seeks. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a). For these reasons, the Court issues the following orders: 1. Mr. Eckes's complaint, dkt. 1, is dismissed pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a). 2. Mr. Eckes shall have through September 2, 2019, to file an amended complaint that complies with Rule 8(a). To assist Mr. Eckes, the clerk is directed to include a form complaint with Mr. Eckes's copy of this Entry. 3. Mr. Eckes's request for an extension of time is denied. 4. Mr. Eckes shall also have through September 2, 2019, to either pay the $400.00 filing fee for this action or demonstrate his financial inability to do so (SEE ENTRY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION). Signed by Judge James Patrick Hanlon on 8/5/2019. Copy to Plaintiff via US Mail. (Attachments: #1 form complaint)(DWH)
July 31, 2019 Filing 2 MAGISTRATE JUDGE's NOTICE of Availability to Exercise Jurisdiction issued. (REO)
July 30, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against STATE OF INDIANA, filed by AUSTIN ECKES. (No fee paid with this filing) (REO)

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