'Order: Plaintiff Has Filed A Motion For Leave To Proceed In Forma Pauperis ("ifp") In This Case (see Doc. 2 ), But Has Failed To Provide The Necessary Prisoner Trust Fund Account Information As Required By The Plra To Determine Whether The Inmate Is Entitled To Proceed Without Prepaying Fees And Costs. Pursuant To 28 U.s.c. Section 1915(b)(1), The Court Must Review The Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement For The 6 Month Period Immediately Preceding The Filing Of This Action. It Is Therefore Ordered That Plaintiff Shall Provide The Clerk Of Court With The Attached Certification Completed By The Trust Fund Officer At The Facility And A Copy Of His/her Trust Fund Account Statement (or Institutional Equivalent) For The Period 5/25/2020 To 10/13/2020 No Later Than 45 Days From The Date Of This Order. Failure To Do So Will Result In Dismissal Of This Action For Failure To Comply With An Order Of This Court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). See Generally Ladien V. Astrachan, 128 F.3d 1051 (7th Cir. 1997); Johnson V. Kamminga, 34 F.3d 466 (7th Cir. 1994). The Clerk Is Directed To Mail A Copy Of This Order And The Certification Form To The Trust Fund Officer At Shawnee Correctional Center. (trust Fund Statement Due On Or Before 11/30/2020). Signed By Judge Staci M. Yandle On 10/14/2020. (tjk)'
'Order. Plaintiff's Motion For Recruitment Of Counsel (doc. 3 ) Is Denied. The Court Generally Will Not Consider Recruiting Counsel For A Pro Se Plaintiff Until The Court Conducts A Preliminary Review Of The Complaint Under 28 U.s.c. § 1915a, Which Requires The Court To Screen Prisoner Complaints To Filter Out Nonmeritorious Claims. 28 U.s.c. § 1915a(a). Civil Litigants Do Not Have A Constitutional Or Statutory Right To Counsel. Pruitt V. Mote, 503 F.3d 647, 649 (7th Cir. 2007). A District Court Considering An Indigent Plaintiff's Request For Counsel Must First Consider Whether The Plaintiff Has Made Reasonable Attempts To Secure Counsel On His Own Or Been Effectively Precluded From Doing So; And, If So, Whether The Difficulty Of The Case Factually And Legally Exceeds His Capacity As A Layperson To Present It. Id. At 654-655. Neither Of These Requirements Is Satisfied. Plaintiff Has Not Demonstrated Reasonable Efforts To Locate Counsel On His Own, And He Identifies No Significant Impediments To Self-representation. If Plaintiff's Complaint Survives Section 1915a Review, He May Renew His Request For Counsel, Attaching Rejection Letters From At Least 3 Attorneys, To Demonstrate That He Has Made Reasonable Efforts To Obtain Counsel On His Own. Signed By Judge Staci M. Yandle On 10/14/2020. (ksp)this Text Entry Is An Order Of The Court. No Further Documentation Will Be Mailed.'
Case number 3:20-cv-01079-SMY was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on Oct. 13.