SIMMONS v. BROWN et al
Plaintiff: Melvin Joseph Simmons
Defendant: XAVIER BECERRA, Director Will Lightbourne, Michael Cohen, John Chiang, STATE TAX COURTS JUDICIAL, JOHN AND OR JANE DOES, David Baughman, Scott Kernan, Warden Kathleen Allison, Edmund G. Brown, Jr., ALEX PADILIA and Dave Jones
Case Number: 5:2018cv06890
Filed: November 14, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Lucy H Koh
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 14, 2018 Filing 11 Case transferred in from District of Georgia Middle; Case Number 5:18-cv-00193. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
November 1, 2018 Case Electronically Transferred Out - District Transfer to Northern District of California. All documents, including a certified copy of the docket sheet and pleading were transferred electronically. **The Notice of Electronic Filing serves as certification for these transferred documents.**(Case Transfer Acknowledgment deadline 11/15/2018.) (ans)
October 31, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER OF TRANSFER transferring proceedings to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE TILMAN E SELF, III on 10/31/2018. (chc)
September 11, 2018 Filing 9 MOTION for Service by U.S. Marshal's Office or Professional Process Server Filed by MELVIN JOSEPH SIMMONS. (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Envelope). Motion(s) referred to CHARLES H WEIGLE.(ans)
August 7, 2018 Filing fee Paid: Filing Fee $400.00. Receipt Number GAM500028962 (vs)
August 6, 2018 Filing 8 AMENDED #1 Complaint, against All Defendants by MELVIN JOSEPH SIMMONS (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - False chain of custody as declared by CDCR case records manager, Penny Badura June 2, 2015, #2 Affidavit, #3 Envelope)(ans). Portions of this document are illegible and will be maintained on the shelf in the back of the Clerk's Office.
July 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER that Plaintiff shall have TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS from the date shown on this Order to (1) pay the required $400.00 filing fee or file a proper motion to proceed without the prepayment of the filing fee, to include a certified copy of his prison trust account information, and (2) to refile his Complaint with the Clerk of Court. Ordered by US MAGISTRATE JUDGE CHARLES H WEIGLE on 07/13/18. (ans)
June 15, 2018 Filing 6 MOTION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad testificandum filed by MELVIN JOSEPH SIMMONS. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order for Deputy Clerk's signature, #2 Propoased Order for Judge Weigle's signature). Motion(s) referred to CHARLES H WEIGLE. Portions of document are cut off and illegible - Original located on shelf in Clerk's Office.(ans)
June 15, 2018 Filing 5 NOTICE of Patent by MELVIN JOSEPH SIMMONS - Portions of this document are cut off and illegible - original document located on shelf in Clerk's Office. (ans)
June 15, 2018 Filing 4 NOTICE of Filing Notice of Financial Statement and Trust of the Matter in Trust in Print by MELVIN JOSEPH SIMMONS. Some of the wording on first page is illegible. Original located on shelf in Clerk's Office. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(ans) Modified Date Filed date on 6/19/2018 (ans).
May 30, 2018 Filing 3 Consent Form (28 USC 636(c)(1)) sent to MELVIN JOSEPH SIMMONS (vs)
May 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge issued at the direction of the Court. (vs)
May 29, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against KATHLEEN ALLISON, DAVID BAUGHMAN, XAVIER BECERRA, EDMUND G BROWN, JOHN CHIANG, MICHAEL COHEN, JOHN AND OR JANE DOES(Executive Officers), JOHN AND OR JANE DOES(Medical Personnel), JOHN AND OR JANE DOES(Staff Administration), JOHN AND OR JANE DOES(Mental Health Personnel), JOHN AND OR JANE DOES(Correctional Staff), DAVE JONES, SCOTT KERNAN, WILL LIGHTBOURNE, ALEX PADILIA, STATE TAX COURTS JUDICIAL,filed by MELVIN JOSEPH SIMMONS. (Attachments: #1 Cover Letter, #2 Envelope)(vs)

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