Thornton v. Department of Corrections et al
Plaintiff: Charlie Lewis Thornton, Jr.
Defendant: Department of Corrections, Warden Cook, Warden Benting, Warden Ponto, Officer/Jailer Boysen and Medical of Sioux Falls State Penitentiary
Case Number: 4:2023cv04215
Filed: December 27, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of South Dakota
Presiding Judge: Karen E Schreier
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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December 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE TO PLAINTIFF: The Clerks Office has received your Complaint together with an Application to Proceed without Prepaying Fees or Costs. A new case has been opened. Copy of docket sheet sent to plaintiff. Pro Se Litigant Registration Form for Electronic Notice also sent to plaintiff. Any further documents or correspondence you send to the Clerks Office concerning your case must include the case number. All documents submitted for filing must also contain an original signature. Pursuant to the E-Government Act and D.S.D. Civ. LR 5.2, you must redact personal identifiers from documents submitted to the Court. The Clerks Office will not review for compliance. Submitted documents are electronically scanned for filing and they become the official court record. The quality of the official court record is determined by the quality of the original documents received for filing. Writing should only be on one side of the paper and writing must be dark enough for scanning. All documents must be on 8.5 x 11 inch paper. A request to electronically file documents in your case must be made through the PACER Service Center at www.pacer.uscourts.gov. The plaintiff must keep the Court informed of the plaintiff's address changes, including changes to primary and secondary email addresses. If the Court is not kept informed and multiple items are returned as undelivered, the plaintiff's case may be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute. (KLE)
December 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Charlie Lewis Thornton, Jr. (KLE)
December 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Charlie Lewis Thornton, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Attachment- Correspondence, #2 Restricted Attachment- medical records) (KLE)

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