Dickerson v. Bickham
Defendant: Fard Abdur Rahman Dickerson and Edward Dustin Bickham
Case Number: 3:2023cv00195
Filed: March 14, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Presiding Judge: Shelly D Dick
Referring Judge: Erin Wilder-Doomes
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Conditions
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
March 28, 2023 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #7 MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis with Statement of Account. This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (NLT)
March 27, 2023 Filing 7 MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis with Statement of Account by Fard Abdur Rahman Dickerson (NLT)
March 17, 2023 Filing 6 Letter of Deficiency: The Clerk has filed your new suit. However, it is deficient in the areas as stated herein. The deficiency must be corrected within the given time frame. Filing Fee due by 4/7/2023. Statement of Account due by 4/7/2023. (LLH)
March 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER ADOPTING 6 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. 1983 claims alleged in the Complaint against Judge Robin D. Pittman in her individual capacity are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE and claims against Judge Pittman in her official capacity are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. 1983 claims against Warden Edward Dustin Bickham are SEVERED and TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana for the reasons stated in this Order as well as in the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation. Signed by Judge Wendy B Vitter on 6/30/2022.(cwa) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 7/1/2022.] (LLH)
March 14, 2023 Filing 4 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 3 Complaint filed by Fard Abdur Rahman Dickerson. It is therefore RECOMMENDED that plaintiff's claims against Judge Robin D. Pittman in her official capacity be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction pursuant to the Eleventh Amendment. It is FURTHER RECOMMENDED that plaintiff's claims against Judge Pittman in her individual capacity be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE as frivolous, for failing state a claim on which relief may be granted, and/or for seeking monetary damages against a defendant who is immune from such relief. It is FURTHER RECOMMENDED that the claims against Warden Edward Dustin Bickham be severed and transferred to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Objections to R&R due by 6/16/2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Dana Douglas on 6/1/22.(cg) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 7/1/2022.]. (LLH)
March 14, 2023 Filing 3 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Edward Dustin Bickham, filed by Fard Abdur Rahman Dickerson. [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 7/1/2022.] (Attachments: #1 Attachment Exhibit Letter/ First Step Response Form, #2 Exhibit Exhibit Letter/ Petition for Writ, #3 Attachment Attachment Civil Cover Sheet)(LLH)
March 14, 2023 Filing 2 COMPLAINT against Edward Dustin Bickham, filed by Fard Abdur Rahman Dickerson. [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 7/1/2022.] (Attachments: #1 Attachment Exhibit Letter/First Step Response Form, #2 Exhibit Letter/ Petition for Writ, #3 Attachment Civil Cover Sheet)(LLH)
March 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 ORDER: RE: 1, 3 Complaint filed by Fard Abdur Rahman Dickerson. Dickersons claims against Bickham for deliberate indifference to a serious medical need arising from injuries sustained when Dickerson was hit in the head with a ceiling fan blade and treatment of, COVID-19, are SEVERED from this action(22-CV-441-SDD-EWD), and the Clerk of Court shall open new actions for these severed claims in the next available docket number and file the Complaint, Amended Complaint, Report and Recommendation and Order from the Eastern District of Louisiana, and a copy of this Order in the newly opened case. Dickerson must either pay the filing fee or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis in each newly opened case. Signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes on 2/21/2023. (LLH)

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