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218 U.S. Courthouse 201 S. Vine Street Urbana IL 61802 Southern District of Illinois: Alexander, Bond, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, St. Clair, Saline, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson There are two courthouse locations in the Southern District of Illinois, but prisoners can file cases in either one. U.S. Courthouse U.S. Courthouse 301 West Main Street 750 Missouri Avenue Benton, IL 62812 East St. Louis, IL 62201 INDIANA (7 th Circuit) Northern District of Indiana – There are four divisions in the Northern District of Indiana. You can file in the division where your claim arose. Fort Wayne Division: Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Grant, Huntington, Jay, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties. U.S. Courthouse 1300 S. Harrison St. Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Hammond Division: Lake and Porter counties U.S. Courthouse 5400 Federal Plaza Hammond, IN 46320 Lafayette Division: Benton, Carroll, Jasper, Newton, Tippecanoe, Warren and White counties U.S. Courthouse 230 N. Fourth St. Lafayette, IN 47901 South Bend Division: Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke and Wabash Counties U.S. Courthouse 204 S Main St South Bend, IN 46601 Southern District of Indiana – There are four divisions in the Southern District of Indiana. File where your claim arose. Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Tipton, Union, Wayne Birch Bay Federal Building and United States Courthouse 46 East Ohio Street, Room 105 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Terre Haute Division: Clay, Greene, Knox, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, Vigo 207 Federal building 30 North Seventh Street Terre Haute IN 47808 Evansville Division: Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Martin, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick 304 Federal Building 101 Northwest MLK Boulevard Evansville, IN 47708 New Albany Division: Clark, Crawford, Dearborn, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Lawrence, Ohio, Orange, Ripley, Scott, Switzerland, Washington 210 Federal Building 121 West Spring Street New Albany, IN 47150 IOWA (8 th Circuit) Northern District of Iowa – There are four different divisions in the Northern District of Iowa, and two different locations to file papers. Cedar Rapids Division: Benton, Cedar, Grundy, Hardin, Iowa, Jones, Linn, Tama, Eastern Division: Allamakee, Blackhawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Jackson, Mitchell, Winneshiek Cases arising in either the Cedar Rapids or the Eastern Division should be filed with the clerk of the court at the Cedar Rapids location: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa PO Box 74710 Cedar Rapids, IA 52407-4710 Western Division: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon, Monona, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sac, Sioux, Woodbury Central Division: Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Webster, Winnebago, Worth, Wright, Cases arising in the Western or Central Division should be filed in Sioux City: Indianapolis Division: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clinton, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Fountain, Franklin, JAILHOUSE LAWYERS HANDBOOK - APPENDIX 93
US District Court for the Northern District of Iowa 320 Sixth Street Sioux City, IA 51101 Southern District of Iowa – There are three different divisions in the Southern District of Iowa, and you should file your case at the division in which your claims arose. Central Division: Adaire, Adams, Appanoose, Boone, Clarke, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Greene, Guthri, Jasper, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Polk, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Story, Taylor, Union, Wapello, Warren, Wayne U.S. Courthouse 123 E. Walnut St., Room 300 P. O. Box 9344 Des Moines, IA 50306-9344 Western Division: Audubon, Cass, Freemont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Shelby Clerk, U. S. District Court 6th & Broadway, Room 313 P. O. Box 307 Council Bluffs, IA 51502 Davenport Division: Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Johnson, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren, Washington Clerk, U. S. District Court 211 19th Street Rock Island, IL 61201 KANSAS (10 th Circuit) District of Kansas – You can file your case at any of the following courthouses. 500 State Ave 444 S.E. Quincy 259 U.S. Courthouse 490 U.S. Courthouse Kansas City, Kansas 66101 Topeka, Kansas 66683 401 N. Market 204 U.S. Courthouse Wichita, Kansas 67202 KENTUCKY (6 th Circuit) Eastern District of Kentucky – The Eastern District of Kentucky has several divisions, but you can file all pleadings in the main office. The District includes the following counties: Anderson, Bath, Bell, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Bracken, Breathitt, Campbell, Carroll, Carter, Clark, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fayette, Fleming, Floyd, Franklin, Gallatin, Garrard, Grant, Greenup, Harlan, Harrison, Henry, Jackson, Jessamine, Johnson, Kenton, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, McCreary, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Mason, Menifee, Mercer, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Owen, Owsley, Pendleton, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, Scott, Shelby, Trimble, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe, Woodford. Leslie G. Whitmer, Clerk 101 Barr St. Room 206 P.O. Drawer 3074 Lexington, KY 40588 Western District of Kentucky – The Western District of Kentucky has several divisions, but you can file at any of the following locations. Bowling Green Division: Adair, Allen, Barren, Butler, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Logan, Metcalf, Monroe, Russell, Simpson, Taylor, Todd, Warren Clerks Office 241 East Main Street, Suite 120 Bowling Green, KY 42101-2175 Louisville Division: Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, Oldham, Spencer, Washington Clerks Office 601 W. Broadway, Rm 106 Gene Snyder Courthouse Louisville, KY 40202 Owensboro Division: Daviess, Grayson, Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Union, Webster Clerks Office 423 Frederica Street, Suite 126 Owensboro, KY 42301-3013 Paducah Division: Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken, Marshall, Trigg Clerks Office 501 Broadway, Suite 127 Paducah, KY 42001-6801 LOUISIANA (5 th Circuit) Eastern District of Louisiana – This district has several divisions, but all documents may be filed in New Orleans or Houma. The Eastern District of Louisiana includes the following counties: Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington. U.S. District Court U.S. District Court 500 Camp Street, Room C-151 8046 Main St. New Orleans, LA 70130 Houma, LA 70360 Middle District of Louisiana – There is only one courthouse in the Middle District of Louisiana, and it JAILHOUSE LAWYERS HANDBOOK - APPENDIX 94
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prisoners; and to have access to an
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number is not on their list of ten
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another law that protects prisoners
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U.S. 460 (1983), the most important
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