Karla Wooten v. Kellie Wasko, et al
Plaintiff: Karla Wooten
Defendant: Kellie Wasko, SDOC Secretary, in individual capacity, Nicholas Lamb, Secretary of Corrections, in official capacity, Aaron Miller, Warden, in individual capacity and official capacity, Ricky Dixon, Florida DOC Sec; in individual capacity and official capacity and Dan Shannon, WDOC Director; in individual capacity and official capacity
Case Number: 26-1144
Filed: January 23, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 23, 2026 Tendered emergency injunction received from Appellant Karla Wooten w/service 03/23/2026 [5621066] [26-1144] (RDB) [Entered: 03/23/2026 03:19 PM]
March 17, 2026 BRIEF FILED - PRO SE APPELLANT BRIEF WITH ATTACHMENT filed by Karla Wooten, w/service 03/17/2026. Length: 8 pages. The court has received and filed appellant's brief. Because no briefing schedule has been established, the appellant's brief is premature. Until a briefing schedule is established, no appellee responsive brief is due at this time. [5619276] [26-1144] (HAG) [Entered: 03/17/2026 12:20 PM]
March 9, 2026 DOCUMENT FILED - Amended-Affidavit/Declaration filed by Karla Wooten, w/service 03/09/2026. [5616343] [26-1144] (ASL) [Entered: 03/09/2026 03:18 PM]
March 9, 2026 Tendered amended affidavit/declaration received from Appellant Karla Wooten w/service 03/09/2026 [5616288] [26-1144] (RDB) [Entered: 03/09/2026 02:46 PM]
March 3, 2026 CLERK ORDER: Appellant's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis was received on March 2, 2026; therefore, the show cause order filed the same day, March 2, 2026, is hereby dissolved. Appellant is not required to file a response. [5613894] [26-1144] (ASL) [Entered: 03/03/2026 08:42 AM]
March 2, 2026 Tendered motion & affidavit for permission to appeal in forma pauperis received from Appellant Karla Wooten. [5613761] [26-1144] (CMH) [Entered: 03/02/2026 03:38 PM]
March 2, 2026 CLERK ORDER: APPELLANT has failed to pay to the Clerk of the District Court the requisite docketing fees. APPELLANT is directed to show cause within 14 days why this appeal should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. Response of Karla Wooten due 03/16/2026 [5613316] [26-1144] (ASL) [Entered: 03/02/2026 09:03 AM]
March 2, 2026 MOTION for leave to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis, filed by Appellant Karla Wooten w/service 03/03/2026. [5613886] [26-1144] (ASL) [Entered: 03/03/2026 08:36 AM]
February 2, 2026 DOCUMENT FILED - Letter received stating that Wooten does not owe any filing fee to this court in this case filed by Karla Wooten. w/service 02/03/2026 [5603814] [26-1144] (ASL) [Entered: 02/03/2026 09:14 AM]
February 2, 2026 Tendered pro se correspondence regarding appellate docketing fee received from Appellant Karla Wooten. [5603654] [26-1144] (CMH) [Entered: 02/02/2026 03:49 PM]
January 27, 2026 Originating court document filed consisting of Plaintiff Reply Brief II and Notice of Appeal [5601273] [26-1144] (ASL) [Entered: 01/27/2026 09:01 AM]
January 23, 2026 Prisoner case docketed. [5600539] [26-1144] (ASL) [Entered: 01/23/2026 03:33 PM]
January 23, 2026 Originating court document filed consisting of notice of appeal filed 12/22/2025, Order filed 12/11/2025, Affidavit/Declaration filed 12/22/2025, Order filed 12/31/2025, Reply Brief and Notice of Appeal filed 1/6/2026, Order regarding fee filed 1/22/2026, and docket entries, [5600554] [26-1144] (ASL) [Entered: 01/23/2026 03:42 PM]
January 23, 2026 CLERK ORDER: The $605 appellate filing and docketing fee has not been paid and is due. Appellant is directed to either pay the fee in the district court or file a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis in this court within 28 days of the date of this order. If appellant does not pay the fee or move for IFP status by 02/20/2026, this appeal may be dismissed for failure to prosecute without further notice. [5600559] [26-1144] (ASL) [Entered: 01/23/2026 03:46 PM]
January 23, 2026 CLERK ORDER: If the original file of the United States District Court is available for review in electronic format, the court will rely on the electronic version of the record in its review. The appendices required by Eighth Circuit Rule 30A shall not be required. In accordance with Eighth Circuit Local Rule 30A(a)(2), the Clerk of the United States District Court is requested to forward to this Court forthwith any portions of the original record which are not available in an electronic format through PACER, including any documents maintained in paper format or filed under seal, exhibits, administrative records and state court files. These documents should be submitted within 10 days. [5600564] [26-1144] (ASL) [Entered: 01/23/2026 03:50 PM]

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