Hopkins v. Klindworth et al
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ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Williams. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to the mandate of the Court of Appeals, this Court's October 4, 2013, Judgment (Doc. 18 ) is VACATED and the case is REOPENED. IT IS FURTHER OR DERED that, pursuant to the mandate of the Court of Appeals, this Courts October 4, 2013, Order (Doc. 17 ) is VACATED IN PART, in that the only claim remaining on remand is the cold-conditions portion. Signed by Judge Michael J. Reagan on 6/16/2014. (tjk)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
TRACY R. HOPKINS, # N-93518,
Plaintiff,
vs.
BRETT A KLINDWORTH,
CAROLA McBRIDE,
CHRISTOPHER WALKER,
C/O RSLEY, C/O PERADOTTA,
DARWIN JAUSEL, JASON CONTES,
UNKNOWN PARTY PLUMBER,
and ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS,
Defendants.
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Case No. 13-cv-939-MJR
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
REAGAN, District Judge:
This case is now before the Court on remand from the United States Court of
Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Plaintiff brought this civil rights action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1983
complaining of his conditions of confinement at Pinckneyville Correctional Center
(“Pinckneyville”), among other matters.
At the time he brought the action, Plaintiff was
incarcerated at Pontiac Correctional Center (“Pontiac”). The appellate court’s mandate, issued
June 12, 2014 (Doc. 31), and accompanying order (Doc. 32), affirmed in part and reversed in
part this Court’s dismissal of Plaintiff’s constitutional claims (Doc. 17).
Specifically, the Seventh Circuit found that Plaintiff had stated a cognizable
Eighth Amendment claim for having to endure cold conditions for a 14-day period due to a
broken window in his segregation cell. This claim had been designated as Count 1 in this
Court’s merits review order (Doc. 17, pp. 4-7). Count 1 also included Plaintiff’s claim that the
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lack of hot water in his cell violated his constitutional rights. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the
dismissal of the hot-water portion of Count 1, as well as the dismissal of Counts 2 and 3 (Doc.
31, pp. 3-4).
Plaintiff’s complaint associated Defendants Darwin Jausel and Jason Contes with
his Eighth Amendment claim for having been subjected to excessively cold conditions in the
segregation cell. In accordance with the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the
Seventh Circuit, Plaintiff may proceed on the cold-conditions portion of Count 1 against these
Defendants.
Disposition
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to the mandate of the Court of
Appeals, this Court’s October 4, 2013, Judgment (Doc. 18) is VACATED and the case is
REOPENED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to the mandate of the Court of
Appeals, this Court’s October 4, 2013, Order (Doc. 17) is VACATED IN PART, in that the
only claim remaining on remand is the cold-conditions portion of COUNT 1 outlined above.
The hot-water portion of Count 1, as well as Counts 2 and 3, remain dismissed from this action
with
prejudice.
Defendants
KLINDWORTH,
MCBRIDE,
WALKER,
RSLEY,
PERADOTTA, UNKNOWN PARTY PLUMBER, and the ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS, who were associated only with the dismissed claims, are DISMISSED from
this action with prejudice.
In light of the mandate of the Court of Appeals, that part of this Court’s October
4, 2013, Order (Doc. 17) assessing a “strike” against Plaintiff under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) for the
dismissal of this case is also VACATED.
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The Clerk of Court shall prepare for Defendants JAUSEL and CONTES: (1)
Form 5 (Notice of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of a Summons), and (2) Form 6
(Waiver of Service of Summons). The Clerk is DIRECTED to mail these forms, a copy of the
complaint, and this Memorandum and Order to each Defendant’s place of employment as
identified by Plaintiff. If a Defendant fails to sign and return the Waiver of Service of Summons
(Form 6) to the Clerk within 30 days from the date the forms were sent, the Clerk shall take
appropriate steps to effect formal service on that Defendant, and the Court will require that
Defendant to pay the full costs of formal service, to the extent authorized by the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure.
With respect to a Defendant who no longer can be found at the work address
provided by Plaintiff, the employer shall furnish the Clerk with the Defendant’s current work
address, or, if not known, the Defendant’s last-known address. This information shall be used
only for sending the forms as directed above or for formally effecting service.
Any
documentation of the address shall be retained only by the Clerk. Address information shall not
be maintained in the court file or disclosed by the Clerk.
Plaintiff shall serve upon Defendants (or upon defense counsel once an
appearance is entered), a copy of every pleading or other document submitted for consideration
by the Court. Plaintiff shall include with the original paper to be filed a certificate stating the
date on which a true and correct copy of the document was served on Defendants or counsel.
Any paper received by a district judge or magistrate judge that has not been filed with the Clerk
or that fails to include a certificate of service will be disregarded by the Court.
Defendants are ORDERED to timely file an appropriate responsive pleading to
the complaint and shall not waive filing a reply pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(g).
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Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1(a)(2), this action is REFERRED to United States
Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Williams for further pre-trial proceedings.
Further, this entire matter shall be REFERRED to United States Magistrate
Judge Williams for disposition, pursuant to Local Rule 72.2(b)(2) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), if all
parties consent to such a referral.
If judgment is rendered against Plaintiff, and the judgment includes the payment
of costs under § 1915, Plaintiff will be required to pay the full amount of the costs,
notwithstanding that his application to proceed in forma pauperis has been granted. See 28
U.S.C. § 1915(f)(2)(A).
Plaintiff is ADVISED that at the time application was made under 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915 for leave to commence this civil action without being required to prepay fees and costs or
give security for the same, the applicant and his or her attorney were deemed to have entered into
a stipulation that the recovery, if any, secured in the action shall be paid to the Clerk of the
Court, who shall pay therefrom all unpaid costs taxed against Plaintiff and remit the balance to
Plaintiff. Local Rule 3.1(c)(1).
Finally, Plaintiff is ADVISED that he is under a continuing obligation to keep the
Clerk of Court and each opposing party informed of any change in his address; the Court will not
independently investigate his whereabouts. This shall be done in writing and not later than 7
days after a transfer or other change in address occurs. Failure to comply with this order will
cause a delay in the transmission of court documents and may result in dismissal of this action
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for want of prosecution. See FED. R. CIV. P. 41(b).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: June 16, 2014
s/ MICHAEL J. REAGAN
United States District Judge
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