WILLIAMS v. WETZEL et al
Plaintiff: RASHAD WILLIAMS
Defendant: JANE DOE, JOHN WETZEL, JOHN/JANE DOE'S, MICHAEL OPPMAN, Ms. DORNIA VARNER, SCI-FAYETTE, MARK CAPOZZA, SANDRA CALLAWAY, PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, KERI MOORE and RHONDA HOUSE
Case Number: 2:2020cv00663
Filed: May 5, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Presiding Judge: Cynthia Reed Eddy
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 pr
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER: IT IS ORDERED that the United States Marshal is directed to mail a copy of the Complaint, notice of lawsuit and request for waiver of service of summons, and waiver, and this order to Defendants as directed by the Plaintiff, costs to be advanced by the United States of America. The Defendants are requested to waive service pursuant to Rule 4(d). Signed by Chief Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy on 6/10/2020. (nll)
June 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 TEXT ORDER granting #21 Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint. Rule 15(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure permits a party to amend its pleading once as a matter of course. Plaintiff is advised that the Amended Complaint must be a new pleading which stands by itself as an adequate complaint without reference to any pleadings already filed. Plaintiff's amended complaint must recite factual allegations sufficient to raise his claimed right to relief beyond the level of mere speculation; contain a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2); set forth averments that are concise, and direct, Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(e)(1); and state such averments in separately numbered paragraphs describing the date and time of the events alleged and identifying wherever possible the participants in the acts about which he complains. Signed by Chief Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy on 6/5/2020. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (bsc)
June 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 MOTION for Leave to File Amended Complaint by RASHAD WILLIAMS. (Attachments: #1 Envelope) (jv)
May 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 COMPLAINT against SANDRA CALLAWAY, MARK CAPOZZA, JANE DOE, JOHN/JANE DOE'S(Director of SPC), JOHN/JANE DOE'S(Mail Room Supervisor at SCI-Fayette), JOHN/JANE DOE'S(Lts. Central Office), RHONDA HOUSE, KERI MOORE, MICHAEL OPPMAN, PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, SCI-FAYETTE, DORNIA VARNER, JOHN WETZEL, filed by RASHAD WILLIAMS. (jv)
May 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER FOR SERVICE DOCUMENTS: Plaintiff shall provide the Court with proper instructions for service upon each named defendant listed in the Complaint including a U.S. Marshal Form 285, Notice of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of a Summons (AO Form 398), and Waiver of the Service of Summons (AO Form 399) for each named defendant on or before 6/8/2020. Failure to comply with this Order may result in dismissal of this action. No extensions will be granted without good cause. Signed by Chief Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy on 5/18/2020. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (nll)
May 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 MEMORANDUM ORDER granting #2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. The Clerk of Court is directed to file the Complaint. Signed by Chief Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy on 5/18/2020. (nll)
May 16, 2020 Opinion or Order FINAL NOTICE: In preparation of the Court's conversion to NextGen, our Court's CM/ECF system will be unavailable from 12:00 p.m. (Noon) on Friday, May 22, 2020, until 11:59 pm. Monday, May 25, 2020. Please plan accordingly. Complete information, including a checklist of actions regarding the WDPA NexGen CM/ECF implementation, can be found #here. Preparing for NextGen is a two-step process. The first step is to upgrade any legacy PACER accounts. The second step is to link that upgraded PACER account with your WDPA CM/ECF account after the Court goes live with NextGen. To link your account, you will need your current e-filing credentials from our Court. If your CM/ECF login contains any special characters (anything other than a letter or number), you will need to change it as logins with those characters will be unable to link to PACER accounts. No later than Thursday, May 21, 2020, you should log into both PACER and the current version of CM/ECF to review and record your current e-filing credentials for both, as you will need to know them in order to e-file after May 23, 2020. Please consult the Court's #administrative order for additional information on deadlines and alternative filing options during this period. (Administrator, ) (ADI)
May 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Authorization permitting withdrawal of prison account funds to pay filing fee by RASHAD WILLIAMS. (Attachments: #1 Envelope) (jv)
May 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER FOR AUTHORIZATION: Should Plaintiff wish to proceed with this action, he must authorize such payments from his inmate account by returning a signed copy of the attached Authorization on or before May 27, 2020. Plaintiffs Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis will not be reviewed by the Court until the Authorization is filed with the Court. Plaintiffs failure to properly respond to this Order will result in the dismissal of this action. Signed by Chief Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy on 5/6/2020. (Attachments: #1 Authorization) (nll)
May 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 STANDING PRACTICE ORDER FOR PRO SE CIVIL RIGHTS CASES. Signed by Chief Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy on 5/6/2020. (nll)
May 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 Case transferred in from District of Pennsylvania Middle; Case Number 1:20-cv-00653. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
May 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE - it is hereby ORDERED that:1. The Clerk of Court is directed to TRANSFER the above-captioned case to the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 5/5/2020. (ktt)
May 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement for Rashad Williams. (ao)
May 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MOTION (Application) for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis,including certification, by Rashad Williams.(ao) Modified on 5/4/2020 (lp).
May 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 U.S. MARSHAL - 285 Forms Completed by Plaintiff. (ao)
April 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 THIRTY (30) DAY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER directing the prisoner to pay the filing fee or file a signed Application to Proceed IFP within 30 days or case will be dismissed.Signed by LP on 04/21/2020. (Attachments: #1 IFP (civil rights))(lp)
April 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 STANDING PRACTICE ORDER Signed on 02/08/2011. (Attachments: #1 0285)(lp)
April 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 PRO SE LETTER ISSUED w/ Notice & Consent Form. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Consent) (lp)
April 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 U.S. MARSHAL 285 FORM submitted by plaintiff. (lp)
April 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 PRISONER AUTHORIZATION by Rashad Williams allowing prison to submit copy of prisoner's trust fund account to the court, and approving the entire filing fee to be deducted from prisoner inmate account.. (lp)
April 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Application to proceed in forma pauperis.. (lp)
April 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants lodged pending the disposition of the Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, filed by Rashad Williams.(lp)

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