Jones v. Jefferson County Justice Center

District Court, S.D. Illinois

Jones v. Jefferson County Justice Center

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

WILLIAM EDWARD JONES, #Y36585, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 19−cv–00262−JPG ) JAKE ROBINSON, ) LT. HANES, ) JOHN DOE, and ) DAVID JONES, ) ) Defendants. )

ORDER DISMISSING CASE GILBERT, District Judge: Plaintiff William Edward Jones, an inmate of the Illinois Department of Corrections, who is currently incarcerated at Taylorville Correctional Center, commenced this action by filing a Complaint pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

for derivations of his constitutional rights, which occurred while he was a detainee at Jefferson County Justice Center located in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. The Complaint did not survive screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and was dismissed without prejudice on June 18, 2019. (Doc. 13). Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint, which was also dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Section 1915A. (Doc. 17). The Court then granted an extension to file the Second Amended Complaint, giving Plaintiff until November 6, 2019. (Doc. 19). Plaintiff was warned that the action would be dismissed with prejudice and that the dismissal would count as a “strike” under

28 U.S.C. § 1915

(g), if he failed to file an amended complaint by the deadline. (Id. at p. 3). Plaintiff missed the deadline. More than a week has passed since it expired. He has not requested an extension or filed an amended complaint. The Court will not allow this matter to linger indefinitely. Accordingly, this action shall be dismissed with prejudice for failure to comply with a Court Order (Doc. 19) and/or prosecute his claims. See FED. R. CIV. P. 41(b). The dismissal counts as one of Plaintiff’s three allotted “strikes” within the meaning of

28 U.S.C. § 1915

(g). Disposition IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED with prejudice, based on Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the Court Order to file a Second Amended Complaint on or before November 6, 2019, (Doc. 19), and Plaintiff’s failure to prosecute his claims. See FED. R.

CIV. P. 41(b); Ladien v. Astrachan,

128 F.3d 1051

(7th Cir. 1997); Johnson v. Kamminga,

34 F.3d 466

(7th Cir. 1994). This dismissal counts as one of Plaintiff’s three allotted “strikes” within the meaning of § 1915(g). Plaintiff is further ADVISED that his obligation to pay the filing fee for this action was incurred at the time the action was filed. Therefore, the filing fee of $350.00 remains due and payable. See

28 U.S.C. § 1915

(b)(1); Lucien v. Jockisch,

133 F.3d 464, 467

(7th Cir. 1998). If Plaintiff wishes to appeal this Order, he must file a notice of appeal with this Court within thirty days of the entry of judgment. FED. R. APP. 4(a)(1)(A). If Plaintiff does choose to appeal, he will be liable for the $505.00 appellate filing fee irrespective of the outcome of the appeal. See

FED. R. APP. 3(e);

28 U.S.C. § 1915

(e)(2); Ammons v. Gerlinger,

547 F.3d 724, 725-26

(7th Cir. 2008); Sloan v. Lesza,

181 F.3d 857, 858-59

(7th Cir. 1999); Lucien,

133 F.3d at 467

. He must list each of the issues he intends to appeal in the notice of appeal and his motion for leave to appeal in forma pauperis. See FED. R. APP. P. 24(a)(1)(C). Moreover, if the appeal is found to be nonmeritorious, Plaintiff may also incur another “strike.” A proper and timely motion filed pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) may toll the 30-day appeal deadline. FED. R. APP. P. 4(a)(4). A Rule 59(e) motion must be filed no more than twenty-eight (28) days after the entry of judgment, and this 28-day deadline cannot be extended. The Clerk’s Office is DIRECTED to close this case and enter judgment accordingly. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: 11/21/2019 s/ J. Phil Gilbert J. PHIL GILBERT United States District Judge

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