WARD v. WEXFORD LLC et al
Plaintiff: TORY D. WARD
Defendant: BYRD, KIM HOBSON and WEXFORD LLC
Case Number: 2:2018cv00435
Filed: September 25, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Presiding Judge: Mark J Dinsmore
Referring Judge: James R Sweeney
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 20, 2018 Filing 16 Letter to the Court from TORY D. WARD. (DMW)
November 13, 2018 Filing 15 ENTRY Directing Further Proceedings - Plaintiff shall have through December 5, 2018, to pay the initial partial filing fee or explain why doing so is not possible. The failure to do so by this date will result in the dismissal of this action without further warning. Signed by Judge James R. Sweeney II on 11/13/2018.(JRB)
November 6, 2018 Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Douglass R. Bitner on behalf of Defendants BYRD, KIM HOBSON, WEXFORD LLC. (Bitner, Douglass)
November 6, 2018 Filing 13 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed, filed by BYRD. BYRD waiver sent on 10/9/2018. (Bitner, Douglass)
November 6, 2018 Filing 12 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed, filed by KIM HOBSON. KIM HOBSON waiver sent on 10/9/2018. (Bitner, Douglass)
October 25, 2018 Filing 11 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed WEXFORD LLC waiver sent on 10/9/2018. (DMW)
October 9, 2018 Filing 10 NOTICE of Lawsuit & Waiver Issued by Clerk upon 1) Wexford; 2) Dr. Byrd; 3) Kim Hobson (DMW)
October 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Order Granting Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, Screening Complaint, and Directing Service of Process - The plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis, dkt. #3 , is granted. The plaintiff is assessed an initial partial filing fee of Twenty Eight Dollars and Seventy Six Cents ($28.76). He shall have through November 06, 2018, to pay this sum to the clerk. The complaint has been screened and the Eighth Amendment claims set forth above shall proceed as submitted. If the plaintiff believes that additional claims were alleged in the complaint, but not identified by the Court, he shall have through November 05, 2018, in which to identify those claims. The clerk is ordered pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3) to issue process to defendants Wexford, Dr. Byrd, and Kim Hobson in the manner specified by Rule 4(d). Process shall consist of the complaint, dkt. #2 , and motion for temporary restraining order, dkt. #5 , applicable forms (Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service of Summons and Waiver of Service of Summons), and this Entry. The defendants are notified that simultaneously with the filing of their answer, they are also ordered to file a response to the plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order/motion for preliminary injunction. See dkt. #5 . (See Order.) Copies via U.S. Mail pursuant to distribution list. Signed by Judge James R. Sweeney II on 10/9/2018. (DMW)
September 26, 2018 Filing 8 MAGISTRATE JUDGE's NOTICE of Availability to Exercise Jurisdiction issued. (DJH)
September 25, 2018 Filing 7 DECLARATION of TORY D. WARD re #5 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Motion for Preliminary Injunction. (DJH) Modified on 9/26/2018 (link to Motion) (DJH).
September 25, 2018 Filing 6 BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support re #5 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Plaintiff, TORY D. WARD. (DJH)
September 25, 2018 Filing 5 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order, MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, filed by Plaintiff TORY D. WARD. (DJH)
September 25, 2018 Filing 4 NOTICE of Application for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction filed by TORY D. WARD. (DJH)
September 25, 2018 Filing 3 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by Plaintiff, TORY D. WARD. (DJH)
September 25, 2018 Filing 2 COMPLAINT against BYRD, KIM HOBSON, and WEXFORD LLC, filed by TORY D. WARD. (No fee paid with this filing) (Attachments: #1 Exhibits A-N containing medical records and administrative notes, #2 proposed Notice of Lawuist and Request for Waiver of Service of Summons)(DJH)
September 25, 2018 Filing 1 CONSENT to Prisoner E-Service by TORY D. WARD located at WVCF. Pursuant to General Order 2013-1, documents submitted by TORY D. WARD 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. (DJH)

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