Johnson v. Randle et al

Filing 119

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 111 Motion to Compel. All documents that Defendants are Ordered to produce herein SHALL be provided to Plaintiff Johnson on or before October 11, 2011. See attached Order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Williams on 9/28/2011. (ehb) THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
LARRY M. JOHNSON
Plaintiff,
vs.
MICHAEL
RANDLE,
SUZANN
GRISWOLD, DONALD GAETZ, LOYD
HANNA,
JIM
WINTERS,
MIKE
LILLARD, RONALD BROCKHOUSE,
Defendants.

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Case No. 10−cv−0135−MJR−SCW

ORDER
WILLIAMS, Magistrate Judge:
This action came before the Court on Plaintiff Larry M. Johnson’s (“Mr. Johnson’s”) Second
Motion for Order to Compel Production of Documents (Doc. 111). Mr. Johnson, an inmate at the
Menard Correction Center (“Menard”), alleges that the Illinois Department of Corrections’
(IDOCs’) lacto-ovo-vegetarian (“LVO”) diet, as planned on paper, does not provide him with
adequate nutrition, and that the LVO diet, as administered by Menard, is even more deficient. On
September 28, 2011, the Court continued a hearing on Mr. Johnson’s one remaining Motion to
Compel (Doc. 111). The following Order is a summary of the Court’s rulings on the Record at the
Motion Hearing and as such, it is not intended to alter or amend those rulings in any way.
The Court took up each of the relevant paragraphs within Mr. Johnson’s Motion to Compel,
most of which included multiple requests, in turn. The Court DIRECTED Defendants to provide
Mr. Johnson with all of the information that he requested in paragraphs 8, 9, 12, 13 and 14. Further,
the Defendants were DIRECTED to provide the specific typewritten vegan and LVO menus that
Mr. Johnson requested in paragraph 10, to the extent that those menus do in fact exist. Finally, Mr.
Johnson’s request in paragraph 11for additional information regarding inmates who worked in the

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Inmate and Employee Kitchens in 2009 and 2010 was DENIED. Accordingly, Mr. Johnson’s
Motion to Compel was GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.
Defendants SHALL provide Mr. Johnson with a copy of all of the documents as outlined
above on or before October 11, 2011.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: September 28, 2011.
/s/ Stephen C. Williams
STEPHEN C. WILLIAMS
United States Magistrate Judge

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