Simmons #697407 v. Sutten et al
Plaintiff: Paul Simmons #697407
Defendant: Unknown Sutten, Unknown Palmer and Unknown Spohn
Pretrial Services: Mediator
Case Number: 1:2025cv00513
Filed: May 5, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Presiding Judge: Maarten Vermaat
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 6, 2025 Opinion or Order RECEIPT (Prisoner Litigation): filing fee installment in the amount of $10.00, receipt number 100007723; amount paid to date $10.00 (jmr)
September 30, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 13 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed as to Unknown Palmer waiver sent on 9/24/2025, answer due 11/24/2025; Unknown Spohn waiver sent on 9/24/2025, answer due 11/24/2025; Unknown Sutten waiver sent on 9/24/2025, answer due 11/24/2025 (pjw)
September 23, 2025 Opinion or Order Copy of Order Regarding Service - Prisoner #12 sent via U.S. Mail to Paul Simmons #697407 (eod)
September 23, 2025 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF LAWSUIT/REQUEST FOR WAIVER of service delivered to USM as to defendants Unknown Palmer, Unknown Spohn, Unknown Sutten (pjw)
September 22, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER LIFTING STAY and REGARDING SERVICE: the Clerk is to arrange for service of this order and the complaint upon the defendants; signed by Magistrate Judge Maarten Vermaat (cam)
September 17, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 11 REPORT of early mediation held September 17, 2025; mediation is complete and case did not settle (kmd)
August 8, 2025 Opinion or Order Copy of Order Setting Early Mediation Conference #10 sent via U.S. Mail to Paul Simmons #697407 (mg)
August 6, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER SETTING EARLY MEDIATION CONFERENCE for September 17, 2025 at 1:15 p.m.; signed by Magistrate Judge Maarten Vermaat (kmd)
July 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 9 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by defendants Unknown Palmer, Unknown Spohn, Unknown Sutten re Attorney Appearance (Limited) (Korbakis, Raina)
July 10, 2025 Opinion or Order (NON-DOCUMENT) LIMITED ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Raina Korbakis on behalf of defendants Unknown Palmer, Unknown Spohn, Unknown Sutten for purposes of the Prisoner Civil Rights Litigation Early Mediation Program (Korbakis, Raina)
June 6, 2025 Opinion or Order Copy of Order Staying Case and Referring to PEM #8 and Complaint #1 sent via email to MI Attorney General (pjw)
June 6, 2025 Opinion or Order Copy of Order #7 , Opinion #6 and Order Staying Case and Referring to PEM #8 sent via U.S. Mail to Paul Simmons #697407 (pjw)
June 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER STAYING CASE and referring to PEM: the 90-day service period is tolled; participating defendants to enter a limited appearance by July 10, 2025; w/attached PEM forms and Program Description; signed by Magistrate Judge Maarten Vermaat (cam)
June 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER in accordance with opinion re motion #2 ; granting IFP; dismissing claim(s) and party(ies); signed by Magistrate Judge Maarten Vermaat (cam)
June 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 6 OPINION signed by Magistrate Judge Maarten Vermaat (cam)
May 27, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 5 DECLARATION re #1 (titled Sworn Declaration of Paul Simmons and Montrell Morgan) by plaintiff Paul Simmons #697407 (pjw)
May 27, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 STATEMENT RE CONSENT by plaintiff Paul Simmons #697407 consenting to proceed before the Magistrate Judge (pjw)
May 6, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE to plaintiff regarding assignment of case and consent; statement regarding consent due 5/27/2025 (pjw)
May 6, 2025 Opinion or Order Copy of Notice Regarding Assignment of Case and Consent #3 sent via U.S. Mail to Paul Simmons #697407 (pjw)
May 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 2 APPLICATION TO PROCEED without prepayment of fees and affidavit (pjw)
May 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT with jury demand against All Defendants filed by Paul Simmons #697407 (Attachments: #1 Appendix, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J) (pjw)

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Pretrial services: Mediator
Represented By: Thomas Vincent Hubbard
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