MEINEKE v. INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION et al

Filing 31

ORDER denying 26 Motion for Clarification. Signed by Judge Tanya Walton Pratt on 10/26/2012. Copy Mailed. (JD)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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ALAN FINNAN Former Superintendent, )
JACK BINION Facility Head/Designee,
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CHARLES A. PENFOLD Final
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Reviewing Authority, sued in their
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individual and official capacities,
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CHARLES FOX Disciplinary Hearing
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Board Chairman, BRUCE LEMMON
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sued in his official capacity, KEITH
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BUTTS Superintendent,
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Defendants.
ANTHONY R. MEINEKE,

No. 1:11-cv-01624-TWP-DKL

Entry Discussing Motion for Clarification
The motion for clarification [Dkt. 26] is denied. “District judges have no
obligation to act as counsel or paralegal to pro se litigants.” Pliler v. Ford, 542 U.S.
225, 231 (2004). This explains why the court declines to either answer or discuss the
questions presented in the plaintiff’s motion. The Entry of September 14, 2012,
speaks for itself. Indiana Department of Correction (“DOC”) Commissioner Bruce
Lemmon was sued in his official capacity. He was not dismissed in the Entry of
September 14, 2012, and the plaintiff’s claims for injunctive relief are proceeding
against this defendant. Naming additional employees of the DOC in their official
capacities is duplicative and unnecessary.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

10/26/2012
Date: __________________

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Hon. Tanya Walton Pratt, Judge
United States District Court
Southern District of Indiana

Distribution:
Anthony R. Meineke
147748
Pendleton Correctional Facility
Inmate Mail/Parcels
4490 West Reformatory Road
Pendleton, IN 46064
All Electronically Registered Counsel