Order Form (01/2005)

United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Name of Assigned Judge

or Magistrate Judge

Ronald A. Guzman Sitting Judge if Other

than Assigned Judge

CASE NUMBER 12 C 4845 DATE 6/22/2012

CASE

TITLE

Nathan Pack (#2011-0902139) v. Ms. Moore

DOCKET ENTRY TEXT:

Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis [#3] is granted. The Court authorizes and orders Cook County

Jail officials to deduct $60.53 from Plaintiff’s account, and to continue making monthly deductions in accordance with

this order. The Clerk shall send a copy of this order to the Supervisor of Inmate Trust Fund Accounts, Cook County Dept.

of Corrections Administrative Office, Division V, 2700 S. California, Chicago, Illinois 60608. The Clerk is directed to

issue summons for Defendant Moore and the U.S. Marshals Service is ordered to serve her. The Clerk is also directed to

send Plaintiff a magistrate judge consent form and filing instructions along with a copy of this order.

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Docketing to mail notices.

STATEMENT

Plaintiff, a pre-trial detainee at the Cook County Jail, has brought this pro se civil rights action pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that Defendant Moore violated his rights by being deliberately indifferent

to a serious medical condition. More specifically, Plaintiff alleges that on December 25, 2011, Plaintiff went to

the health care unit at the Cook County Jail because he was suffering from severe pain in his neck and back. He

alleges that he was told by Nurse Moore that he would have to come back to see the doctor. Plaintiff alleges that

he continues to suffer from severe pain in his neck and back, but has never seen a doctor or been provided any

treatment or medication for his pain.

Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1),

Plaintiff is assessed an initial partial filing fee of $60.53. The supervisor of inmate trust accounts at the Cook

County Jail is authorized and ordered to collect, when funds exist, the partial filing fee from Plaintiff’s trust fund

account and pay it directly to the Clerk of Court. After payment of the initial partial filing fee, the trust fund

officer at Plaintiff’s place of confinement is directed to collect monthly payments from Plaintiff’s trust fund

account in an amount equal to 20% of the preceding month’s income credited to the account. Monthly payments

collected from Plaintiff’s trust fund account shall be forwarded to the Clerk of Court each time the amount in the

account exceeds $10 until the full $350 filing fee is paid. All payments shall be sent to the Clerk, United States

District Court, 219 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois 60604, attn: Cashier’s Desk, 20th Floor, and shall clearly

identify Plaintiff’s name and the case number assigned to this action. The Cook County inmate trust account

office shall notify transferee authorities of any outstanding balance in the event Plaintiff is transferred from the

jail to another correctional facility. 

Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the Court is required to conduct a prompt initial review of prisoner complaints

against governmental entities or employees. Here, accepting Plaintiff’s factual allegations as true, the Court finds

that the complaint states a colorable cause of action under the Civil Rights Act against Defendant

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STATEMENT

Moore (hereinafter, “Defendant”) for deliberate indifference to a serious medical condition. Gayton v. McCoy, 593

F.3d 610, 619 (7th Cir. 2010). Plaintiff also names a John Doe doctor as a Defendant. While a more fully

developed record may belie Plaintiff’s claims, Defendant must respond to the allegations in the complaint. 

The Clerk shall issue summons for service of the complaint on Defendant. The Clerk shall also send

Plaintiff a Magistrate Judge Consent Form and Instructions for Submitting Documents along with a copy of this

order. 

The United States Marshals Service is appointed to serve Defendant. Any service forms necessary for 

Plaintiff to complete will be sent by the Marshal as appropriate to serve Defendant with process. The U.S. Marshal

is directed to make all reasonable efforts to serve Defendant. If Defendant can no longer be found at the work

address provided by Plaintiff, the Cook County Department of Corrections shall furnish the Marshal with

Defendant’s last-known address. The information shall be used only for purposes of effectuating service [or for

proof of service, should a dispute arise] and anydocumentation of the address shall be retained only by the Marshal. 

Address information shall not be maintained in the Court file, nor disclosed by the Marshal. The Marshal is

authorized to mail a request for waiver of service to Defendant in the manner prescribed by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2)

before attempting personal service. 

The Court notes that Plaintiff names a John Doe doctor as a Defendant (see Plaintiff’s complaint). Plaintiff

is advised to conduct discovery as soon as possible to obtain the names of any medical personnel in question. The

statute of limitations for Section 1983 actions filed in Illinois is two years. See 735 ILCS § 5/13-202; Henderson

v. Bolanda, 253 F.3d 928, 931 (7th Cir. 2001), citing Ashafa v. City of Chicago, 146 F.3d 459, 462 (7th Cir. 1998). 

In this circuit, a Plaintiff cannot invoke the relation back principles of Rule 15(c) to replace John Doe Defendants

with named Defendants after the statute of limitations has expired. See Worthington v. Wilson, 8 F.3d 1253,

1256-57 (7th Cir. 1993); see also Wood v. Worachek, 618 F.2d 1225, 1230 (7th Cir. 1980). 

Plaintiff is instructed to file all future papers concerning this action with the Clerk of Court in care of the

Prisoner Correspondent. Plaintiff must provide the Court with the original plus a complete judge’s copy, including

any exhibits, of every document filed. In addition, Plaintiff must send an exact copy of any Court filing to

Defendant [or to defense counsel, once an attorney has entered an appearance on behalf of Defendant]. Every

document filed with the Court must include a certificate of service stating to whom exact copies were mailed and

the date of mailing. Any paper that is sent directly to the judge or that otherwise fails to comply with these

instructions may be disregarded by the Court or returned to Plaintiff.

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