Blanch v. Cook County et al

Filing 11

MEMORANDUM Order Signed by the Honorable Milton I. Shadur on 3/10/2016. Mailed notice (ao,)

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

ALLEN BLANCH (#2014-1126150),
Plaintiff,
v.
COOK COUNTY CERMAK
HEALTH SERVICES, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 15 C 11480

MEMORANDUM ORDER
This Court's February 17, 2016 memorandum order ("Order") gave pro se plaintiff Allen
Blanch ("Blanch") "one more chance" to provide a properly completed Motion for Attorney
Representation ("Motion") -- Blanch had inexplicably failed to do so in his earlier filings in this
pro se lawsuit. Then on March 3 the Clerk's Office received a revised Motion from Blanch (the
copy of the Order sent to him had been accompanied by several new copies of the Motion form
to enable him to do so). That new submission complied with the requirements established by our
Court of Appeals for favorable consideration of any such Motion.
Accordingly this Court has obtained the name of the following member of the District
Court trial bar who is designated to represent Blanch in pursuing this action:
Stuart J. Stein, Esq.
Stein and Rotman
77 West Washington Street
Suite 1105
Chicago, Illinois 60602
312-236-5375
Email: [e-mail].

To enable this action to go forward, this Court is contemporaneously issuing an initial scheduling
order so that the designated counsel can confer with Blanch and, among other things, can
determine whether to stay with Blanch's self-prepared Complaint or to file an amended
Complaint (counsel is also expected to cause process to be served on defendants to facilitate the
case's moving forward).

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Milton I. Shadur
Senior United States District Judge
Date: March 10, 2016

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