THOMAS v. VANIHEL et al
Plaintiff: GENTLE THOMAS, JR.
Defendant: FRANK VANIHEL, KEITH VINARDI and JACK HENDRIX
Case Number: 2:2025cv00511
Filed: October 16, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Presiding Judge: Mario Garcia
Referring Judge: James Patrick Hanlon
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 3, 2026 Filing 11 MOTION to Strike #9 MOTION to Remand, filed by Plaintiff GENTLE THOMAS, JR. (Attachments: #1 Exhibits)(SAM)
February 3, 2026 Filing 10 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, filed by Plaintiff GENTLE THOMAS, JR. (SAM)
January 27, 2026 Filing 9 MOTION to Remand, filed by Plaintiff GENTLE THOMAS, JR. (JRB)
October 22, 2025 Filing 8 CONSENT to Jurisdiction to US Magistrate Judge by GENTLE THOMAS, JR. (JRB)
October 22, 2025 Filing 7 AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by GENTLE THOMAS, JR.(JRB)
October 16, 2025 Filing 6 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. (JHS)
October 16, 2025 Filing 5 Notice Regarding Rule 7.1 Disclosure Statement. (KLS) (JHS)
October 16, 2025 Filing 4 MAGISTRATE JUDGE's NOTICE of Availability to Exercise Jurisdiction issued. (JHS)
October 16, 2025 Filing 3 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis with Trust Account Statement, filed by Plaintiff GENTLE THOMAS, JR. (JHS)
October 16, 2025 Filing 2 COMPLAINT against JACK HENDRIX, FRANK VANIHEL, KEITH VINARDI, filed by GENTLE THOMAS, JR. (No fee paid with this filing) (JHS)
October 16, 2025 Filing 1 CONSENT to Prisoner E-Service by GENTLE THOMAS, JR located at WVCF. Pursuant to General Order 2013-1, documents submitted by GENTLE THOMAS, 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. (JHS)

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