Illinois Central District Court
Judge:James E Shadid
Case #: 2:17-cv-02062
Nature of Suit550 Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus - Civil Rights
Cause42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Case Filed:Mar 20, 2017
Terminated:Dec 04, 2017

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Docket last updated: 8 hours ago
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
29 29 11 pgs order Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief Order on Motion for Reconsideration Wed 06/20 10:34 AM
ORDER entered by Chief Judge James E. Shadid on 6/20/2018. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED: 1) Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration of the December 4, 2017 CaseManagement Order dismissing his lawsuit is denied.22 2) Plaintiff's multiple motions for a status update or ruling on his motion are denied as moot. [23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28] SEE FULL WRITTEN ORDER. (SAG, ilcd)
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Friday, June 15, 2018
28 28 motion Miscellaneous Relief Fri 06/15 11:26 AM
MOTION for Ruling by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 6/29/2018 (JS, ilcd)
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Thursday, May 17, 2018
27 27 motion Miscellaneous Relief Thu 05/17 12:15 PM
URGENT MOTION for Ruling Update on Pending Motion for Reconsideration, or in the Alternative Appeal Based on Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 59(e) FRCP 59(e) by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 5/31/2018 (VH, ilcd)
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Wednesday, April 25, 2018
26 26 motion Miscellaneous Relief Wed 04/25 11:25 AM
MOTION for Ruling Update on Pending Motion for Reconsideration, or in the Alternative Appeal by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 5/9/2018 (VH, ilcd)
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Friday, April 06, 2018
25 25 motion Miscellaneous Relief Fri 04/06 11:05 AM
MOTION for Status Update by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 4/20/2018 (VH, ilcd)
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Thursday, March 15, 2018
24 24 motion Miscellaneous Relief Thu 03/15 1:01 PM
MOTION for Status Update for Pending Motion for Reconsideration or Appeal by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 3/29/2018 (VH, ilcd)
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Thursday, March 08, 2018
utility Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines and Hearings Thu 03/08 11:17 AM
Set/Reset Deadlines22 MOTION for Reconsideration: Responses due by 1/18/2018. (ddl reset as terminated in error) (JRK, ilcd)
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Wednesday, January 31, 2018
23 23 motion Miscellaneous Relief Wed 01/31 2:47 PM
MOTION for Status Update on22 Motion for Reconsideration by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 2/14/2018 (JRK, ilcd)
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Thursday, January 04, 2018
22 22 motion Reconsideration Thu 01/04 3:00 PM
MOTION for Reconsideration or Notice of Appeal re17 by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 1/18/2018(VH, ilcd)
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Att: 3 Exhibit 3
Tuesday, January 02, 2018
order Order on Motion for Reconsideration Tue 01/02 3:42 PM
TEXT ORDER entered by Chief Judge James E. Shadid on 1/2/18. The Court has received a document entitled Motion to Reconsider which is two pages long.21 The first page is from Menard Correctional Center and indicates Plaintiff's filing exceeds 100 pages and therefore it was not e-filed. Instead, the motion was mailed to the Clerk of the Court. Since the Court has not yet received the complete document, the motion is denied.21 The Court will consider the complete motion to reconsider after it is received and docketed by the Clerk's Office.(FDS, ilcd)
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Friday, December 29, 2017
21 21 motion Reconsideration Fri 12/29 10:23 AM
MOTION for Reconsideration by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 1/12/2018(VH, ilcd)
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Att: 1 Motion for Reconsideration
Friday, December 08, 2017
order Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief Fri 12/08 12:41 PM
TEXT ORDER entered by Chief Judge James E. Shadid on 12/8/2017. Plaintiff's motion for a status update is denied.20 A merit review order was entered on December 4, 2017.17 (VH, ilcd)
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Thursday, December 07, 2017
20 20 motion Miscellaneous Relief Thu 12/07 12:49 PM
MOTION for Status of Merit Review by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 12/21/2017 (VH, ilcd)
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misc Filing Fee Received Thu 12/07 12:10 PM
**STRICKEN** Filing fee paid: $400, receipt number 24626007381. (TC, ilcd) Modified on 12/7/17 to show "**STRICKEN**" as filed in wrong case (TC, ilcd)
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order Order Thu 12/07 12:12 PM
TEXT ORDER entered by Chief Judge James E. Shadid on 12/7/17 striking "Filing Fee paid" entry of 12/7/17 as it was docketed in incorrect case. (TC, ilcd)
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Wednesday, December 06, 2017
19 19 misc Judgment Wed 12/06 10:00 AM
JUDGMENT entered. (VH, ilcd)
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Monday, December 04, 2017
18 18 cmp Amended Complaint Mon 12/04 2:04 PM
AMENDED COMPLAINT filed by John K Adams.(VH, ilcd)
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17 17 order Prisoner Merit Review Opinion Order on Motion for Leave to File Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief Mon 12/04 2:01 PM
MERIT REVIEW AND CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER entered by Chief Judge James E. Shadid on 12/4/2017. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED: 1) Plaintiff's motion for leave to file an amended complaint is granted.15 . 2) Plaintiff's amended complaint is dismissed with prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1915A and for failure to follow Court orders. This case is closed. All pending motions are denied as moot. [16, status]. 3) This dismissal shall count as one of the Plaintiff's three allotted strikes pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1915(g). The Clerk of the Court is directed to record the Plaintiff's strike in the three-strike log and note Plaintiff now has three strikes. 4) In any future litigation concerning prison conditions in which Plaintiff seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis, Plaintiff MUST inform the Court in writing of his three strikes status pursuant to §1915(g). 5) If the Plaintiff wishes to appeal this dismissal, he may file a notice of appeal with this court within 30 days of the entry of judgment. Fed. R. App. P. 4(a). A motion for leave to appeal in forma pauperis MUST set forth the issues the Plaintiff plans to present on appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(1)(C). If the Plaintiff does choose to appeal, he will be liable for the $505 appellate filing fee irrespective of the outcome of the appeal. 6) If Plaintiff continues to file multiple lawsuits repeating allegations, he could face sanctions up to and including an order that all papers he tenders to the Clerk of the Court be returned unfiled until he pays all outstanding fees in all civil actions he has filed. See full written Order. (VH, ilcd)
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Friday, November 03, 2017
16 16 motion Miscellaneous Relief Fri 11/03 9:02 AM
MOTION for Status on Merit Review by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 11/17/2017 (VH, ilcd)
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Friday, September 29, 2017
15 15 motion Leave to File Document Fri 09/29 10:27 AM
MOTION for Leave to File Amended Complaint by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 10/13/2017 (VH, ilcd)
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Monday, September 11, 2017
14 14 9 pgs order Order on Motion to Request Counsel Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines Mon 09/11 9:50 AM
MERIT REVIEW AND CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER entered by Chief Judge James E. Shadid on 9/11/2017. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED: 1) Based on a review of Plaintiff's complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1915A, Plaintiff's complaint is dismissed pursuant to Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Plaintiff has not clearly identified his intended claims, it appears he is attempting to combine several unrelated claims against different defendants in one lawsuit, and it appears most, if not all, of his claims are barred by the two year statute of limitations period. 2) If Plaintiff believes he can state a constitutional violation which is not time barred, he may file an amended complaint within 21 days of this order. The Clerk is to provide Plaintiff with a complaint form to assist him. Plaintiff must use the complaint form and list his previous litigation and must follow the directions provided in this order. If Plaintiff does not file his amended complaint by the deadline and does not follow the Courts directions, his case will be dismissed. 3) If Plaintiff does not believe he has any surviving claims or does not believe he exhausted his administrative remedies for any surviving claims, he may file a motion to voluntarily dismiss his case within 21 days (10/2/2017) and the Court will dismiss this lawsuit and waive the filing fee. 4) Plaintiff's motions for a status update are denied as moot. [8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 ]. Plaintiff is admonished he must not file repetitive motions or he could face sanctions including fines. 5) Plaintiff's motion for appointment of counsel is denied with leave to renew after he clarifies his claims.5 5) The Clerk of the Court is to set an internal merit review deadline in 30 days (10/11/2017) of this order.See full written Order.(VH, ilcd)
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Att: 1 Blank Complaint
Tuesday, September 05, 2017
13 13 motion Miscellaneous Relief Tue 09/05 10:47 AM
MOTION for Initial Merit Review by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 9/19/2017 (VH, ilcd)
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Monday, August 28, 2017
12 12 motion Miscellaneous Relief Mon 08/28 10:17 AM
MOTION for Status Update by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 9/11/2017 (VH, ilcd)
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Wednesday, August 09, 2017
11 11 motion Miscellaneous Relief Wed 08/09 1:38 PM
MOTION for Status by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 8/23/2017 (VH, ilcd)
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Monday, July 10, 2017
10 10 motion Miscellaneous Relief Mon 07/10 1:31 PM
MOTION for Status Update by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 7/24/2017 (RK, ilcd)
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Friday, June 23, 2017
9 9 motion Miscellaneous Relief Fri 06/23 10:26 AM
MOTION for Status Update by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 7/7/2017(VH, ilcd)
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Att: 1 Proof of Service
Friday, June 02, 2017
8 8 motion Miscellaneous Relief Fri 06/02 11:37 AM
MOTION for Status Update (filed in letter format) by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 6/16/2017 (VH, ilcd)
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Tuesday, May 09, 2017
order Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief Tue 05/09 10:55 AM
TEXT ORDER entered by Chief Judge James E. Shadid on 5/9/17. Plaintiff has filed a motion for a status update.7 Plaintiff notes after he transferred from Pontiac to Menard, he received notice that his case was closed. Plaintiff says he has never received a prior notice of dismissal. Plaintiff is mistaken. The Court noted it had received Plaintiffs address change in this case, and as a courtesy, was updating the address in all his cases including his closed cases. This case remains open pending merit review. The motion is denied as moot.7 (FDT, ilcd)
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Monday, May 08, 2017
7 7 motion Miscellaneous Relief Mon 05/08 1:21 PM
MOTION for Status by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 5/22/2017 (VH, ilcd)
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017
6 6 notice Notice of Change of Address Wed 04/26 10:02 AM
NOTICE of Change of Address by John K Adams. Plaintiff has be transferred to Menard CC. (VH, ilcd)
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Monday, March 20, 2017
5 5 motion Request Counsel Mon 03/20 3:51 PM
MOTION to Request Counsel by Plaintiff John K Adams. Responses due by 4/3/2017 (VH, ilcd)
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4 4 misc Prisoner Trust Fund Ledger Mon 03/20 3:46 PM
+++ PRISONER TRUST FUND LEDGER by John K Adams (VH, ilcd)
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3 3 motion Petition to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Mon 03/20 3:45 PM
PETITION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS, filed by John K Adams.(VH, ilcd)
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2 2 notice Notice of Case Opening Mon 03/20 3:44 PM
NOTICE OF CASE OPENING. Please be advised that your case has been assigned to Chief Judge James Shadid. Effective immediately, all documents should be mailed or scanned to the Peoria Division,100 NE Monroe Street,Peoria,IL 61602.Merit Review Deadline set for 4/10/2017.(VH, ilcd)
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Att: 1 NOTICE REGARDING PRIVACY ISSUES
1 1 cmp Complaint Mon 03/20 3:43 PM
COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by John K Adams.(VH, ilcd)
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order Order on Petition to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Mon 03/20 3:47 PM
TEXT ORDER granting3 Petition to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. Plaintiff's trust fund ledgers indicate he has no funds to make an initial partial payment of the filing fee. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1915(b)(4), the initial partial filing fee is waived. The agency having custody of Plaintiff is directed to make monthly payments of 20 percent of the preceding month's income credited to Plaintiff's account to the Clerk of Court. Income includes all deposits from any source. The agency having custody of the plaintiff shall forward these payments each time Plaintiff's account exceeds $10, until the filing fee of $350 is paid in full. The Clerk is directed to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiff's place of confinement, to the attention of the Trust Fund Office. Entered by Chief Judge James E. Shadid on 3/20/2017. (VH, ilcd)
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