SCRUGGS v. ALDEN et al
Plaintiff: CHRISTOPHER L. SCRUGGS
Defendant: BLAKE MCDONALD, JAMES ALDEN and ERIC DRADA
Case Number: 2:2020cv00288
Filed: June 4, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Presiding Judge: James Patrick Hanlon
Referring Judge: Doris L Pryor
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
July 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 FINAL JUDGMENT - The Court having this day made its Order directing the entry of final judgment, now enters FINAL JUDGMENT against the plaintiff and for the defendants. This action is dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. 28 U.S.C. 1915A. Signed by Judge James Patrick Hanlon on 7/27/2020.(KAA)
July 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Order Dismissing Action and Directing Entry of Final Judgment - Mr. Scruggs has not shown cause why his complaint should not have been dismissed because his claims is barred by the Indiana statute of limitations. Because the claim is barred, the complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. This action is dismissed on this basis. Final judgment consistent with this Order shall now enter. Mr. Scruggs is reminded that he is now subject to the three-strike provisions of 28 U.S.C. 1915(g). SEE ORDER. Signed by Judge James Patrick Hanlon on 7/27/2020.(KAA)
June 18, 2020 Filing 7 RESPONSE re #6 Order to Show Cause, filed by Plaintiff CHRISTOPHER L. SCRUGGS. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(AAS)
June 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Order Granting Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis, Screening and Dismissing Complaint, and Directing Plaintiff to Show Cause - Mr. Scruggs's motion for leave to proceed without prepaying fees or costs (in forma pauperis), dkt. #3 , is granted because the Court finds that he does not have the assets or means to pay even an initial partial filing fee. The complaint is therefore dismissed pursuant to 1915A. Mr. Scruggs shall have through July 9, 2020, in which to show cause why the complaint should not have been dismissed and instead allowed to proceed. SEE ORDER. Signed by Judge James Patrick Hanlon on 6/12/2020.(KAA)
June 5, 2020 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. (TMC)
June 4, 2020 Filing 4 MAGISTRATE JUDGE's NOTICE of Availability to Exercise Jurisdiction issued. (AKH)
June 4, 2020 Filing 3 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis, filed by Plaintiff CHRISTOPHER L. SCRUGGS. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certified Counselors Statement of Inmate Trust Fund Account; Offender Trust System Offender Detail Inquiry; Affidavit of Special Circumstances). (AKH)
June 4, 2020 Filing 2 COMPLAINT against JAMES ALDEN, BLAKE MCDONALD, filed by CHRISTOPHER L. SCRUGGS. (No fee paid with this filing) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit WVCF Offender Grievance Response Report). (AKH)
June 4, 2020 Filing 1 CONSENT to Prisoner E-Service by CHRISTOPHER L. SCRUGGS located at WVCF. Pursuant to General Order 2013-1, documents submitted by CHRISTOPHER L. SCRUGGS 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. (AKH)

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