Brown, Scott et al v. Nielson, Brandon

Filing 22

ORDER that plaintiff Scott Brown's motion for an injunction ordering prison officials to allow him to electronically file documents, Dkt. 19 in Case No. 17-cv-953, is DENIED. Signed by District Judge James D. Peterson on 11/29/2018. (jef),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

SCOTT A. BROWN,
Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER
17-cv-953-jdp

BRANDON NIELSON,
Defendant.
SCOTT A. BROWN,
Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER
18-cv-340-jdp

CHINIAS,
Defendant.

Pro se plaintiff Scott Brown has two cases pending in this court. In Brown v. Nielson, No.
17-cv-953, he filed a letter explaining that he had been temporarily transferred to Jackson
Correctional Institution (JCI), and that officials at JCI will not allow him to electronically file
documents. Dkt. 19. I construe this letter as a motion an injunction ordering JCI to allow
Brown to electronically file documents with the court. A week later, Brown filed another letter
asking for an update on his motion. Dkt. 21; Brown v. Chinias, No. 18-cv-340, Dkt. 14. Brown
also asks me to explain why the court has not scheduled a pretrial conference in the ’340 case.
He is concerned that he has not received mail sent by the court.

Regarding the pretrial conference, the court has not scheduled a conference in the ’340
case because the defendant has not yet responded to Brown’s complaint. Brown is not missing
any documents. He simply needs to be patient.
As for his inability to electronically file documents at JCI, JCI does not have an e-filing
system. And I will not order JCI to create a new e-filing system. Although Brown says that he
cannot file documents without an e-filing system, that is not true—Brown can mail in any
documents that he wishes to file. He has already done so twice.
Brown says that he has specific documents that he is unable to mail. If prison officials
are somehow interfering with his ability to contact the court, then Brown should be specific
about what exactly the officials are doing and what relief he needs. Brown needs to explain
why, unlike other inmates at JCI, he is unable to mail legal documents.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff Scott Brown’s motion for an injunction ordering prison
officials to allow him to electronically file documents, Dkt. 19 in Case No. 17-cv-953, is
DENIED.
Entered November 29, 2018.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
________________________________________
JAMES D. PETERSON
District Judge

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