SPARKS v. WALTHOUR et al
Plaintiff: DAVID LEE SPARKS
Defendant: WALTHOUR and DELAWARE COUNTY JAIL
Case Number: 1:2022cv00501
Filed: March 14, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Presiding Judge: Mark J Dinsmore
Referring Judge: Richard L Young
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 2, 2022 Filing 12 MOTION for Library Access, filed by Plaintiff DAVID LEE SPARKS. (Attachments: #1 Cover Letter, #2 Envelope)(AAS)
April 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER denying Plaintiff's #6 Motion for Court's Assistance. See Order. Copy to Plaintiff via US Mail. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore on 4/26/2022. (SWM)
April 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis #2 Mr. Sparks' motion to proceed in forma pauperis, dkt. #2 , is granted to the extent that the plaintiff is assessed an initial partial filing fee of Four Dollars and Seventeen Cents ($4.17). Mr. Sparks shall have through May 23, 2022, in which to pay this sum to the clerk of the district court. Mr. Sparks is informed that after the initial partial filing fee is paid, he will be obligated to make monthly payments of 20 percent of the preceding month's income each month that the amount in his account exceeds $10.00, until the full filing fee of $350.00 is paid. After the initial partial filing fee is received, a collection order will be issued to the plaintiff and the plaintiff's custodian, and the court will screen the complaint in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1915A. Copy to Plaintiff via US Mail. Signed by Judge Richard L. Young on 4/25/2022. (AAS)
April 5, 2022 Filing 9 NOTICE to court Regarding Legal Mail and Copy Request, filed by Plaintiff DAVID LEE SPARKS. Docket Sheet sent to Plaintiff via US Mail (Attachments: #1 Envelope, #2 Docket Sheet) (JRB)
April 4, 2022 Filing 8 MOTION for Order for Access to Law Library, filed by Plaintiff DAVID LEE SPARKS. (Attachments: #1 Cover Letter, #2 Envelope)(JRB)
April 4, 2022 Filing 7 MOTION for Ex Parte Hearing, filed by Plaintiff DAVID LEE SPARKS. (Attachments: #1 Cover Letter, #2 Envelope)(AAS)
March 30, 2022 Filing 6 MOTION for Assistance, filed by Plaintiff DAVID LEE SPARKS. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(JRB)
March 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF'S CUSTODIAN TO FORWARD CERTIFIED COPY OF PLAINTIFF'S SIX-MONTH TRUST ACCOUNT STATEMENT - The Court hereby ORDERS Marion County Sherriff Kerry Forestal or his designee to provide the Court with a certified copy of Plaintiff's trust account statement or Marion County Jail's institutional equivalent for the six-month period preceding the filing of this action on March 15, 2022, and to do so no later than April 12, 2022. The trust account statement should be submitted to the Clerk of the Court and should reference case number No. 1:22-cv-501-RLY-MJD. Copy sent to distribution list via US Mail. Signed by Judge Richard L. Young on 3/21/2022.(JRB)
March 16, 2022 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)
March 15, 2022 Filing 3 MAGISTRATE JUDGE's NOTICE of Availability to Exercise Jurisdiction issued. (JSR)
March 15, 2022 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis, filed by Plaintiff DAVID LEE SPARKS. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Letter and inmate balance history report from Dec. 2021)(JSR)
March 15, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by DAVID LEE SPARKS. (No fee paid with this filing) (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(JSR)

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