Turner v. Hopkins County
Plaintiff: Thomas D. Turner
Defendant: Hopkins County Jail and Hopkins County
Case Number: 4:2020cv00191
Filed: November 12, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Presiding Judge: Joseph H McKinley
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 Summons Issued as to Hopkins County. Summons' packet delivered to USM for service per ORDER entered this date. (DJT)
January 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 SERVICE AND SCHEDULING ORDER signed by Senior Judge Joseph H. McKinley, Jr. on 12/30/20 denying as moot #9 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis: Clerk of Court is directed to terminate HCJ as a party to this action since it is not an entity subject to suit and to substitute Hopkins County as Defendant in its place. The Clerk of Court shall prepare and issue a summons for Hopkins County Judge-Executive Jack Whitfield, Jr., Hopkins County Government Center, 56 North Main St., Madisonville, KY 42431, and the United States Marshals Service shall serve a copy of the complaint (DN #1 ); the amended complaint (DN #8 ); the instant Order; and summons on Judge-Executive Whitfield pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3). A copy of these documents shall also be mailed to the Hopkins County Attorney. Discovery due by 4/20/2021. Dispositive Motions due by 6/21/2021. Pre-trial Memorandum (Plaintiff) due by 5/20/2021. Pre-trial Memorandum (Defendant) due by 6/21/2021. Status Report due by 4/5/2021. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to mail Plaintiff a copy of the Pro Se Prisoner Handbook. cc: Plaintiff(pro se -including Pro Se Handbook), Hopkins Count Judge-Executive, Hopkins County Attorney(DJT)
December 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement re #9 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by Thomas D. Turner. (DJT)
December 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Plaintiff Thomas D. Turner (DJT)
December 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Hopkins County Jail, filed by Thomas D. Turner. (Attachments: #1 Summons) (DJT)
November 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER by Senior Judge Joseph H. McKinley, Jr. on 11/30/20: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within 30 days from the entry date of this Memorandum and Order, Plaintiff may file an amended complaint in which he 1) names as Defendant(s) the specific individual(s) who allegedly denied him a flu shot; 2) sues theseDefendant(s) in their official and individual capacities; and 3) completes a summons form for each newly-named Defendant. The Court will conduct an initial review of the complaint and amended complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915A. Should Plaintiff fail to file an amended complaint with the above information within the allotted amount of time, the Court will conduct an initial review of the complaint alone. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to send Plaintiff a 1983 complaint form with the words Amended Complaint and the instant case number written in the caption. The Clerk of Court shall also send Plaintiff four blank summons forms with the instant case number. cc: Plaintiff(pro se), Defendants (DJT)
November 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER FOR PAYMENT OF INMATE FILING FEE (EBOC) signed by Senior Judge Joseph H. McKinley, Jr. on 11/24/20 ; granting #3 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis: cc: Plaintiff (pro se), Finance, HCJ (DJT)
November 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement re #3 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by Thomas D. Turner (JM)
November 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE of Deficiency re #1 Complaint.Reason for Deficiency: Prison Trust Account Statement not filed with Motion. Failure to comply will be brought to the attention of the Court. Response due by 12/14/2020. (DJT)
November 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Plaintiff Thomas D. Turner (DJT)
November 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Case Assignment (Random Selection): Case Assigned to Senior Judge Joseph H. McKinley, Jr.. (DJT)
November 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Hopkins County Jail, filed by Thomas D. Turner. (Attachments: #1 Summons) (DJT)

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