Joseph Michael Devon Engel v. ERDCC, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JOSEPH MICHAEL DEVON ENGEL, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:20-cv-01938-MTS ) ERDCC, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on review of Plaintiff’s post-judgment motion to reopen.* Doc. [16]. Plaintiff is a prisoner who is subject to § 1915(g), and who previously “knowingly and persistently engaged in litigation practices that amount[ed] to abuse of the judicial process.” Engel v. Jefferson County Sheriff Dep’t. No. 4:21-cv-00896-SEP, 2021 WL 4133791, at *3 (E.D. Mo. Sept. 10, 2021). In the instant motion, Plaintiff complains that when he was incarcerated at Eastern Reception Diagnostic Correctional Center (ERDCC) in August of 2021, he was denied medical care by unnamed persons for back pain and “low blood sugars.” Id. at 1. He seeks to reopen the present action to pursue his past claims. Plaintiff also seeks appointment of counsel, waiver of his overdue court fees and copies of his medical records. Id. at 1-2.

Plaintiff’s motion is frivolous, and it is consistent with his prior pattern of abusive litigation before this Court. The Court will therefore deny the motion and direct the Clerk to return any future documents to Plaintiff unfiled.

Accordingly, * This action was dismissed on March 23, 2021, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). On August 27, 2021, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Plaintiff’s appeal for failure to pay the filing fee or demonstrate eligibility to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Engel v. ERDCC, et al., No. 21-2076 (8th Cir. 2021).

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion, Doc. [16], is DENIED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, should Plaintiff submit any additional documents in this closed matter, the Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to return them to Plaintiff unfiled.

Dated this 8th day of January 2026. he MATTHEW T. SCHELP UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE -2-