Adams v. Whitehair
Plaintiff: James Anthony Adams
Defendant: Deputy Corporal Whitehair
Case Number: 6:2021cv06298
Filed: April 2, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Western District of New York
Presiding Judge: Charles J Siragusa
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
April 19, 2021 Clerk mailed a copy of #1 Complaint, a blank 1983 complaint form and amended complaint instructions to Plaintiff. (CGJ)
April 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER granting #2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. FURTHER, that Plaintiff is granted leave to file an amended complaint as directed above by forty-five (45) days from the date of this Order;FURTHER, that the Clerk of Court is directed to send to Plaintiff with this Order a copy of the original Complaint, a blank 1983 complaint form, and the instructions for preparing an amended complaint;FURTHER, that if Plaintiff does not file an amended complaint as directed above, the Clerk of Court shall close this case as dismissed with prejudice for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted without further order;FURTHER, that if Plaintiff does not file an amended complaint as directed above, the Court hereby certifies, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915(a)(3), that any appeal from this Order would not be taken in good faith, and leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals as a poor person is denied. Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438 (1962). Further requests to proceed on appeal as a poor person should be directed, on motion, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in accordance with Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. SO ORDERED.Signed by Hon. Charles J. Siragusa on 4/16/21. Copy of this NEF and order mailed to pro se plaintiff at Attica. (KAP)-CLERK TO FOLLOW UP-
April 2, 2021 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by James Anthony Adams. (BK)
April 2, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Corporal Whitehair, filed by James Anthony Adams. (BK)
April 2, 2021 Notice of Availability of Magistrate Judge: A United States Magistrate of this Court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636c and FRCP 73. The Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form (AO-85) is available for download at #http://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/forms. (BK)
April 2, 2021 The Pro Se Packet including: the Privacy Notice, Consent to Proceed before a Magistrate Judge and the Civil Case Timeline have been mailed to the Plaintiff. (BK)

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