Williams v. Gauna
Plaintiff: Jemadari Chinua Williams
Defendant: Joel Gauna, Region IV Directior, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Brian Collier, Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Frederick Hall, Melanie Quiroga, Garza West Unit Food Service Captain, Texas Department of Criminal Justice and K. Metz, Garza West Unit Assistant Warden
Case Number: 25-40540
Filed: September 5, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 3, 2026 Filing 18 DOCUMENT RECEIVED - NO ACTION TAKEN. No action will be taken at this time on the motion for leave to file deferred appendix received from Appellant Mr. Jemadari Chinua Williams because it is unnecessary, as the court has a copy of the entire record on appeal and pro se litigants are not required to file record excerpts. [25-40540] (MVM) [Entered: 03/03/2026 12:43 PM]
March 3, 2026 Filing 17 CLERK ORDER granting Motion to supplement the record on appeal with corrected copies of Docs. 117 and 168 filed by Appellant Mr. Jemadari Chinua Williams [ # 16 ] [25-40540] (MVM) [Entered: 03/03/2026 12:36 PM]
March 3, 2026 Filing 16 MOTION filed by Appellant Mr. Jemadari Chinua Williams to supplement the record on appeal with corrected copies of Doc. 117 and 168 [16]. [25-40540] (MVM) [Entered: 03/03/2026 12:33 PM]
February 4, 2026 Filing 15 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney Abigail Carter for Appellee Melanie Quiroga in 25-40540, Attorney Abigail Carter for Appellee Frederick Hall in 25-40540, Attorney Abigail Carter for Appellee Brian Collier in 25-40540, Attorney Abigail Carter for Appellee Joel Gauna in 25-40540 [25-40540] (ABT) [Entered: 02/04/2026 02:45 PM]
February 4, 2026 Filing 14 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [25-40540] (Abigail Carter ) [Entered: 02/04/2026 09:46 AM]
February 3, 2026 Filing 13 APPELLANT'S BRIEF FILED by Mr. Jemadari Chinua Williams. A/Pet's Brief deadline satisfied. Appellee's Brief due on 03/05/2026 for Appellees Brian Collier, Joel Gauna, Frederick Hall and Melanie Quiroga [25-40540] (MVM) [Entered: 02/03/2026 11:22 AM]
January 7, 2026 Filing 12 CLERK ORDER granting in part Motion to extend time to file appellant's brief filed by Appellant Mr. Jemadari Chinua Williams [ # 11 ] A/Pet's Brief deadline updated to 01/29/2026 for Appellant Jemadari Chinua Williams [25-40540] (MVM) [Entered: 01/07/2026 10:03 AM]
December 30, 2025 Filing 11 MOTION filed by Appellant Mr. Jemadari Chinua Williams to extend time to file brief as appellant until 02/09/2026 [11]. Date of service: 12/23/2025 [25-40540] (MVM) [Entered: 01/07/2026 10:02 AM]
December 23, 2025 Filing 10 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. [25-40540] (DDL) [Entered: 12/23/2025 01:53 PM]
November 20, 2025 Filing 9 ELECTRONIC RECORD ON APPEAL REQUESTED from District Court for 2:22-CV-5. Electronic ROA due on 12/05/2025. [25-40540] (MVM) [Entered: 11/20/2025 11:12 AM]
November 20, 2025 Filing 8 BRIEFING NOTICE ISSUED A/Pet's Brief due on 12/30/2025 for Appellant Jemadari Chinua Williams. [25-40540] (MVM) [Entered: 11/20/2025 11:09 AM]
November 20, 2025 Filing 7 DISTRICT COURT ORDER of 11/18/2025 granting IFP in accordance with the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) for Appellant Mr. Jemadari Chinua Williams. Initial partial filing fee assessed.Fee deadline satisfied [25-40540] (MVM) [Entered: 11/20/2025 11:08 AM]
October 20, 2025 Filing 6 LETTER OF ADVISEMENT. Reason: advising party a motion for IFP still needs to be filed with the district court. The grant of IFP on 7/17/25, does not apply to this appeal [25-40540] (MVM) [Entered: 10/20/2025 09:19 AM]
September 18, 2025 Filing 5 INITIAL CASE CHECK by Attorney Advisor complete. Action: Review after Fee Issue is Resolved (PLRA case). [5] Initial AA Check Due satisfied. Fee or motion for IFP in DC due on 11/12/2025 for Appellant Jemadari Chinua Williams [25-40540] (SH) [Entered: 09/18/2025 10:32 AM]
September 5, 2025 Filing 1 PRISONER CASE WITHOUT COUNSEL docketed. NOA filed by Appellant Mr. Jemadari Chinua Williams [25-40540] (SH) [Entered: 09/05/2025 01:30 PM]

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Plaintiff: Jemadari Chinua Williams
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Defendant: Joel Gauna, Region IV Directior, Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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Defendant: Brian Collier, Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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Defendant: Melanie Quiroga, Garza West Unit Food Service Captain, Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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