Buchanan v. Dart et al

Filing 12

MEMORANDUM Order Signed by the Honorable Milton I. Shadur on 2/26/2014. Mailed notice by judge's staff. (srb,)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION

RAEFELL M. BUCHANAN,
Plaintiff,
v.
THOMAS DART, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 14 C 27

MEMORANDUM ORDER
It has been almost two months since this Court issued its January 9 memorandum order
("Order") dealing with the pro se Complaint brought by Raefell Buchanan ("Buchanan") to assert
claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act.
Because the Order determined not only (1) that Buchanan would clearly qualify for the special
type of in forma pauperis ("IFP") status that 28 U.S.C. § 1915 specifies for persons in custody,
(2) that Buchanan's substantive allegations state facially viable claims and (3) that Buchanan's
request for the appointment of pro bono counsel was in order, the Order granted a designation of
counsel to permit Buchanan's case go forward.
But the Order also identified Buchanan's inadequate showing under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and
directed that he supplement his originally submitted printout covering transactions in his trust
fund account with another printout covering the time frame between October 1 and the date
(sometime before January 2, 2014) when he placed his case documents in the mail himself or
tendered them to the County Jail authorities for transmission to this District Court. Buchanan
has been totally nonresponsive to that directive, and there is no apparent justification -- and

certainly no explanation offered -- for that failure to comply. Litigants who have availed
themselves of the resources of the federal courts as Buchanan has done have an obligation to
comply with, and not to ignore, court orders -- so unless Buchanan complies with that January 9
Order on or before March 17, 2014 (a period that should be more than ample for that purpose),
he is advised that this Court will dismiss his action for want of prosecution.

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Milton I. Shadur
Senior United States District Judge
Date: February 26, 2014

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