Canfield v. Collier
Plaintiff: Jerry Lee Canfield
Defendant: Bryan Collier, Executive Director, TDCJ, Timothy Fitzpatrick, Dir. Classification and Record, TDCJ, Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Deanna R. Frances, Program Supervisor III, Jingle M. Meeks, Program Supervisor, TDCJ, Patrick L. O'Daniel, Chairman, Texas Board of Criminal Justice, Oscar Mendoza, Deputy Executive Director, TDCJ, J. Back, PS I, TDCJ, Karen Hall, Deputy Chief of Staff, TDCJ, Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor and Bobby Lumpkin
Case Number: 25-40165
Filed: April 2, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights

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Date Filed Description
February 9, 2026 Canfield v. Collier

Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 3, 2025 Filing 27 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Joseph Paul McDuffie for party(s) Appellee Patrick L. O'Daniel Appellee Oscar Mendoza Appellee Timothy Fitzpatrick Appellee Bryan Collier Appellee Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division Appellee Deanna R. Frances Appellee J. Back Appellee Karen Hall Appellee Jingle M. Meeks, in case 25-40165, by Attorney Jacob Pons for Appellee Karen Hall in 25-40165, Attorney Jacob Pons for Appellee J. Back in 25-40165, Attorney Jacob Pons for Appellee Oscar Mendoza in 25-40165, Attorney Jacob Pons for Appellee Patrick L. O'Daniel in 25-40165, Attorney Jacob Pons for Appellee Jingle M. Meeks in 25-40165, Attorney Jacob Pons for Appellee Deanna R. Frances in 25-40165, Attorney Jacob Pons for Appellee Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division in 25-40165, Attorney Jacob Pons for Appellee Timothy Fitzpatrick in 25-40165, Attorney Jacob Pons for Appellee Bryan Collier in 25-40165 [25-40165] (SR) [Entered: 09/03/2025 08:48 AM]
September 2, 2025 Filing 26 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [25-40165] (Joseph Paul McDuffie ) [Entered: 09/02/2025 02:56 PM]
August 19, 2025 Filing 21 APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF FILED by Mr. Jerry Lee Canfield. # of Copies Provided: 1 . Reply Brief deadline satisfied. [25-40165] (RLL) [Entered: 08/28/2025 08:31 PM]
July 29, 2025 Filing 20 APPELLEES' BRIEF FILED. # of Copies Provided: 0. E/Res's Brief deadline satisfied. Reply Brief due on 08/19/2025 for Appellant Jerry Lee Canfield [25-40165] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: APPELLEE'S BRIEF FILED by Mr. J. Back, Mr. Bryan Collier, Mr. Timothy Fitzpatrick, Ms. Deanna R. Frances, Mr. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Ms. Karen Hall, Mr. Jingle M. Meeks, Mr. Oscar Mendoza and Mr. Patrick L. O'Daniel. Date of service: 07/29/2025 via US mail - Appellant Canfield; email - Attorney for Appellees: DeMarco, Pons [25-40165] (Jacob Pons ) [Entered: 07/29/2025 04:40 PM]
June 30, 2025 Filing 19 APPELLANT'S BRIEF FILED by Mr. Jerry Lee Canfield. # of Copies Provided: 4. A/Pet's Brief deadline satisfied. Appellee's Brief due on 07/30/2025 for Appellees J. Back, Bryan Collier, Timothy Fitzpatrick, Deanna R. Frances, Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Karen Hall, Jingle M. Meeks, Oscar Mendoza and Patrick L. O'Daniel. [25-40165] (RLL) [Entered: 07/08/2025 07:59 AM]
May 27, 2025 Filing 17 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Jacob Pons for party(s) Appellee Patrick L. O'Daniel Appellee Oscar Mendoza Appellee Timothy Fitzpatrick Appellee Bryan Collier Appellee Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division Appellee Deanna R. Frances Appellee J. Back Appellee Karen Hall Appellee Jingle M. Meeks, in case 25-40165 [25-40165] (SR) [Entered: 05/27/2025 11:14 AM]
May 27, 2025 Filing 16 CASE CAPTION updated. Appellee Bobby Lumpkin in 25-40165 substituted by Appellee Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division in 25-40165 [25-40165] (STH) [Entered: 05/27/2025 11:04 AM]
May 20, 2025 Filing 15 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [25-40165] (Jacob Pons ) [Entered: 05/20/2025 04:29 PM]
May 16, 2025 Filing 14 CLERK ORDER granting in part Motion to extend time to file appellant's brief filed by Appellant Mr. Jerry Lee Canfield [ # 10 ] A/Pet's Brief deadline updated to 07/07/2025 for Appellant Jerry Lee Canfield [25-40165] (ABT) [Entered: 05/16/2025 12:51 PM]
May 13, 2025 Filing 10 MOTION filed by Appellant Mr. Jerry Lee Canfield to extend time to file brief as appellant [10]. Date of service: 05/07/2025. [25-40165] (RLL) [Entered: 05/15/2025 12:06 PM]
April 25, 2025 Filing 9 BRIEFING NOTICE ISSUED A/Pet's Brief due on 06/04/2025 for Appellant Jerry Lee Canfield. [25-40165] (DDL) [Entered: 04/25/2025 12:49 PM]
April 25, 2025 Filing 8 ELECTRONIC RECORD ON APPEAL FILED. Admitted Exhibits on File in District Court? No. Video/Audio Exhibits on File in District Court? No Electronic ROA deadline satisfied. [25-40165] (DDL) [Entered: 04/25/2025 12:48 PM]
April 9, 2025 Filing 7 ELECTRONIC RECORD ON APPEAL REQUESTED from District Court for 6:24-CV-60. Electronic ROA due on 04/24/2025. [25-40165] (STH) [Entered: 04/09/2025 11:05 AM]
April 9, 2025 Filing 6 INITIAL CASE CHECK by Attorney Advisor complete. Action: Case OK to Process. [6] Initial AA Check Due satisfied. [25-40165] (STH) [Entered: 04/09/2025 10:48 AM]
April 4, 2025 Filing 4 CASE CAPTION updated. Appellee Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division in 25-40165 substituted by Appellee Bobby Lumpkin in 25-40165 [25-40165] (STH) [Entered: 04/04/2025 04:43 PM]
April 2, 2025 Filing 1 PRISONER CASE WITHOUT COUNSEL docketed. NOA filed by Appellant Mr. Jerry Lee Canfield [25-40165] (STH) [Entered: 04/02/2025 04:05 PM]

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Plaintiff: Jerry Lee Canfield
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Defendant: Bryan Collier, Executive Director, TDCJ
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Defendant: Deanna R. Frances, Program Supervisor III
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Defendant: Patrick L. O'Daniel, Chairman, Texas Board of Criminal Justice
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Defendant: Oscar Mendoza, Deputy Executive Director, TDCJ
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Defendant: J. Back, PS I, TDCJ
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Defendant: Karen Hall, Deputy Chief of Staff, TDCJ
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Defendant: Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor
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