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Case TitleVancaster v. Walsh
DistrictEastern District of Wisconsin
CityMilwaukee
Case Number2:2023cv00469
Date Filed2023-04-10
Date Closed2023-07-18
JudgeChief Judge Pamela Pepper
PlaintiffMichael Vancaster
Case DescriptionMichael Van Caster filed suit against Thomas Walsh for failure to disclosure records about his conviction. This is not a FOIA case.
Complaint issues: FOIA not mentioned

DefendantThomas Walsh
Documents
Docket
Complaint
Complaint attachment 1
Complaint attachment 2
Opinion/Order [11]
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Date FiledDoc #Docket Text

2023-04-101PRISONER COMPLAINT against Thomas Walsh by Michael Vancaster. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope, # 2 Exhibit - Copy of Letter to Brown County Circuit Court)(amh) (Entered: 04/11/2023)
2023-04-102MOTION for Leave to Proceed Without Prepayment of the Filing Fee by Michael Vancaster. (amh) (Entered: 04/11/2023)
2023-04-103Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement by Michael Vancaster. (amh) (Entered: 04/11/2023)
2023-04-114LETTER from the clerk to Plaintiff re Consent/Refusal to Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Dries and requesting that the consent/refusal form be filed within 21 days. (amh)
2023-04-195ORDER signed by Chief Judge Pamela Pepper on 4/19/2023. On or before 5/10/2023 plaintiff shall forward to the Clerk of Court the sum of $1.62 $1.68 as an initial partial filing fee in this action. (cc: all counsel and mailed to Warden and Michael Vancaster at Fox Lake Correctional Institution)(cb) (Main Document 5 replaced on 4/19/2023 to correct fee amount) (cb).
2023-04-206UNSIGNED Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction Form filed by Michael Vancaster. (NOTICE: Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 73 this document is not viewable by the judge.) (amb) (Entered: 04/21/2023)
2023-04-217LETTER from the Court to plaintiff re unsigned consent forms and requesting that signed consent forms be returned to the court within 14 days. (cc: All Counsel) (amb)
2023-05-018Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction Form filed by Michael Vancaster. (NOTICE: Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 73 this document is not viewable by the judge.) (edr) (Entered: 05/02/2023)
2023-05-029MOTION for Extension of Time to Pay Partial filing Fee by Michael Vancaster. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope)(edr) (Entered: 05/03/2023)
2023-05-3110TEXT ONLY ORDER signed by Chief Judge Pamela Pepper on 5/31/2023. On May 2, 2023, the plaintiff filed a motion, asking for a two-month extension of time to pay his initial partial filing fee. Dkt. No. 9. The court FINDS that the plaintiff has shown good cause and GRANTS his motion for an extension of time. The court ORDERS that the time for the plaintiff to pay the $1.68 initial partial filing fee in this case is EXTENDED until the end of the day on June 30, 2023. The court ORDERS that if the plaintiff has not paid the $1.68 initial partial filing fee, or filed a motion for an extension of time to pay it, showing good cause, by the end of the day on June 30, 2023, the court may dismiss this case and the plaintiff will still owe the full filing fee. The plaintiff also requested that the court supply him with all financial documents to pay the filing fee out of his release account." Id. The court addressed the possibility of the plaintiff paying the initial partial filing fee from his release account in its order directing the plaintiff to pay that fee; the court refers the plaintiff to the order. Dkt. No. 5 at 3-4. Note: there is no document linked to this text only order. (cc: all counsel and mailed to Michael Vancaster at Fox Lake Correctional Institution)(cb)
2023-06-16INITIAL PARTIAL FILING FEE Received: $1.68, Receipt Number: MK 92691 ; the payment of all future filing fees will be maintained by the financial department. (cmb)
2023-07-1811ORDER DISMISSING CASE signed by Chief Judge Pamela Pepper on 7/18/2023. 2 Plaintiff's motion for leave to proceed without prepaying filing fee GRANTED; agency having custody of plaintiff to collect $348.32 balance of filing fee from plaintiff's prison trust account under 28 USC §1915(b)(2). Case DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE for failure to state claim; plaintiff has incurred "strike" under 28 USC §1915(g). (cc: all counsel and mailed to Warden and Michael Vancaster at Fox Lake Correctional Institution)(cb)
2023-07-1812JUDGMENT signed by Deputy Clerk and approved by Chief Judge Pamela Pepper on 7/18/2023. (cc: all counsel and mailed to Michael Vancaster at Fox Lake Correctional Institution)(cb)
2024-08-1913LETTER re outstanding payment balance of cases from Michael Vancaster. Forwarded to financial department. (edr) (Entered: 08/20/2024)
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