HARRIS JR v. SOMMER et al
Plaintiff: BYRON HARRIS JR
Defendant: MEGAN SOMMER, ALEXANDER KOENIG, I MANSON and JAMIE DOWNS
Case Number: 1:2022cv01959
Filed: October 5, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Presiding Judge: Sarah Evans Barker
Referring Judge: Matthew P Brookman
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
November 18, 2022 Filing 13 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed, filed by I MANSON, ALEXANDER KOENIG, MEGAN SOMMER. I MANSON waiver sent on 11/4/2022; ALEXANDER KOENIG waiver sent on 11/4/2022; MEGAN SOMMER waiver sent on 11/4/2022. (Shouse, Eric)
November 18, 2022 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Eric Ryan Shouse on behalf of Defendants ALEXANDER KOENIG, I MANSON, MEGAN SOMMER. (Shouse, Eric)
November 4, 2022 Filing 11 Documents to be Sent via Electronic Notice - re #2 Complaint, #8 Order Screening Complaint and Directing Further Proceedings, #9 NOTICE of Lawsuit & Waiver Issued by Clerk. **Second notice sent with corrected notice of Lawsuit** Electronic Notice to IDOC. (LF)
November 4, 2022 Filing 10 Documents to be Sent via Electronic Notice - re #2 Complaint, #8 Order Screening, Complaint and Directing Further Proceeding, #9 NOTICE of Lawsuit & Waiver Issued by Clerk Electronic Notice to IDOC. (LF)
November 4, 2022 Filing 9 NOTICE of Lawsuit & Waiver Issued by Clerk upon Sommer, Koening and Manson. (LF) (Main Document 9 replaced on 11/4/2022) (LF).
November 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Order Screening Complaint and Directing Further Proceedings: Mr. Harris' second motion to proceed in forma pauperis, dkt. #7 , construed as a motion to reconsider the assessment of an initial partial filing fee, is granted. The Court has screened Mr. Harris' complaint. An Eighth Amendment excessive force claim shall proceed against Officer Sommer, and an Eighth Amendment failure to protect claim shall proceed against Officers Koenig and Manson. All other claims are dismissed. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Sarah Evans Barker on 11/4/2022. (LF)
November 2, 2022 Filing 7 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis, filed by Plaintiff BYRON HARRIS JR. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(LF)
October 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER - granting #3 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis to the extent that the plaintiff is assessed an initial partial filing fee of Sixteen Dollars and Three Cents ($16.03). The plaintiff shall have through November 14, 2022, in which to pay this sum to the clerk of the district court. Signed by Judge Sarah Evans Barker on 10/13/2022. cc; FINANCE (CKM)
October 6, 2022 Filing 5 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. (MEH)
October 5, 2022 Filing 4 MAGISTRATE JUDGE's NOTICE of Availability to Exercise Jurisdiction issued. (DRB)
October 5, 2022 Filing 3 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis, filed by Plaintiff BYRON HARRIS JR. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(DRB)
October 5, 2022 Filing 2 COMPLAINT against JAMIE DOWNS, ALEXANDER KOENIG, I MANSON, MEGAN SOMMER, filed by BYRON HARRIS JR. (No fee paid with this filing) (DRB)
October 5, 2022 Filing 1 CONSENT to Prisoner E-Service by BYRON HARRIS JR located at PENDLETON CF. Pursuant to General Order 2013-1, documents submitted by BYRON HARRIS JR to the court for filing will generate a Notice of Electronic Filing that will constitute official service upon registered users of CM/ECF. If any parties to the case are not registered CM/ECF users, the Clerk of the Court will mail the document via U.S. Postal Service on behalf of the inmate. NOTE: The E-Filing Program does not affect the obligation of other parties to serve copies of documents in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (DRB)

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Defendant: MEGAN SOMMER
Represented By: Eric Ryan Shouse
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