Tatum v. Trettin
Plaintiff: Robert L Tatum
Defendant: Sgt Thomas Trettin
Case Number: 2:2019cv01588
Filed: October 29, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Presiding Judge: Lynn Adelman
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Conditions of Confinement
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER signed by Judge Lynn Adelman on 12/17/19 that the plaintiff shall either pay the full filing fee or file a motion for leave to proceed without prepaying the filing fee by December 31, 2019. (cc: all counsel, plaintiff)(jad)
November 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER signed by Judge Lynn Adelman on 11/13/19 denying #5 Motion for Order to Reconsolidate Cases. (cc: all counsel, plaintiff) (jad)
November 7, 2019 Filing 5 MOTION to Reconsolidate Cases 19-C-1588, 19-C-1590, and 19-1591 with 11-C-1131 by Robert L Tatum. (cav)
October 30, 2019 Filing 4 LETTER from the clerk to Plaintiff requesting payment of the full filing fee or that a petition to proceed without prepayment of the full filing fee and six-month certified trust account statement be filed within 21 days. (bx)
October 29, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER signed by Judge Lynn Adelman on 10/29/2019 IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff's motion for reconsideration 464 is denied. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 21, the following claims are SEVERED from this action: (1) the plaintiffs claim that Thomas Trettin improperly placed him in a restraint bed on February 18, 2011; (2) the plaintiffs claim that Decorie Smith and Deshawn McKinley intentionally restrained him in a urine-soaked restraint belt; and (3) the plaintiffs claim that Sean Henderson, Michael Leeman, Fatrena Hale, and Sarah Wronski subjected him to excessive force during the elevator incident that occurred on October 21, 2010. The Clerk of Court shall open a new case number for each of these three claims and direct the plaintiff to either pay the filing fee or request leave to proceed in forma pauperis in each new case. IT IS ORDERED that a telephonic status conference will be held in Case No. 11-C-1131 on November 25, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. for the purpose of scheduling further proceedings on the plaintiffs claim involving the denial of witnesses at disciplinary hearings. The court will initiate the call. (cc: all counsel)(jcl)
October 29, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ORDER signed by Judge Lynn Adelman on 02/15/2019 granting in part and denying in part 436 defendants' Motion for Reconsideration and denying 459 plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the caption of this case be amended to reflect that Earnell R. Lucas, rather than David A. Clarke, Jr., is the defendant to the plaintiff's official-capacity claims; that various defendants are dismissed from this case and that by 3/18/19 the plaintiff shall file a written statement identifying which of the 4 surviving claims he wishes to proceed on and which, if any, he wished to proceed with in severed actions (cc: all counsel)(jcl)
October 29, 2019 Filing 1 PRISONER COMPLAINT with Jury Demand filed against Thomas Trettin by Robert L Tatum. (jcl)

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Defendant: Sgt Thomas Trettin
Represented By: Samuel C Hall, Jr
Represented By: Sara C Mills
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