SPARKS v. BAILY et al
Plaintiff: PAUL HERBERT SPARKS
Defendant: BRIAN A. CLARK, DECATUR COUNTY, ROSS G. THOMAS and MATTHEW BAILY
Case Number: 1:2021cv01579
Filed: June 7, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Presiding Judge: Sarah Evans Barker
Referring Judge: Mark J Dinsmore
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
June 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER - Dismissing Complaint and Directing Further Proceedings; The complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Mr. Sparks shall have through July 15, 2021, to file an amended complaint. The amended complaint should: contain Mr. Sparks claims to have suffered and who caused the legal injury; and include the case number referenced in the caption of this Order. If Mr. Sparks does not file an amended complaint, this action will be dismissed for the reasons set forth above. Signed by Judge Sarah Evans Barker on 6/28/2021. Copy Mailed.(CKM)
June 15, 2021 Filing 6 CONSENT to Jurisdiction to US Magistrate Judge by PAUL HERBERT SPARKS. (Attachments: #1 Envelope) (CKM)
June 11, 2021 Filing 5 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY - Your civil rights complaint has been received. You shall have through July 12, 2021, in which to correct the deficiencies as follows: Your motion to proceed in forma pauperis cannot be ruled on because you have not submitted a copy of the transaction history associated with your institution trust account for the 6-month period preceding the filing of this action. (Copy sent to plaintiff via US Mail). (JRT)
June 10, 2021 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 distributed to Plaintiff via US Mail. (TMC)
June 8, 2021 Filing 3 MAGISTRATE JUDGE's NOTICE of Availability to Exercise Jurisdiction issued. (DJH)
June 7, 2021 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by Plaintiff, PAUL HERBERT SPARKS. (Attachments: #1 letter and certification form, #2 Envelope)(DJH)
June 7, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against MATTHEW BAILY, BRIAN A. CLARK, DECATUR COUNTY, ROSS G. THOMAS, filed by PAUL HERBERT SPARKS. (No fee paid with this filing) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A Judgment, #2 Exhibit B Plea Agreement, #3 Exhibit C Abstract of Judgment, #4 Exhibit D Adult Offender Arrival and Identification Report, #5 Exhibit E Chronological Case Summary, #6 Exhibit F Offender Grievance, #7 Envelope)(DJH)

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