ELLINGTON v. HOWELL
Plaintiff: ELLINGTON
Defendant: HOWELL
Petitioner: DEXTER RAY ELLINGTON, SR
Respondent: WARDEN WILLIAMS BILLY HOWELL and COMMISSIONER HOMER BRYSON
Case Number: 4:2016cv00134
Filed: March 24, 2016
Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Office: Columbus Office
County: Stewart
Presiding Judge: STEPHEN HYLES
Referring Judge: CLAY D LAND
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus: General
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 17, 2018 Filing 23 JUDGMENT in favor of HOMER BRYSON, WILLIAMS BILLY HOWELL against DEXTER RAY ELLINGTON, SR (esl)
December 17, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER adopting #18 Report and Recommendations. Petitioner's application for writ of habeas corpus is denied, as is a certificate of appealability. A judgment will be entered closing this case. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE CLAY D LAND on 12/17/2018. (esl)
November 9, 2018 Filing 21 OBJECTION to #18 Report and Recommendations filed by DEXTER RAY ELLINGTON, SR. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(esl) (Additional attachment(s) added on 11/9/2018: #2 Re-scanned version of objection) (esl).
October 23, 2018 Filing 20 This is a text only entry; no document issued. ORDER granting #19 Motion for Extension of Time to File OBJECTION. Petitioner shall have an additional fourteen (14) days to file objections to #18 Report and Recommendation. Ordered by US MAGISTRATE JUDGE STEPHEN HYLES on 10-23-18 (jdl)
October 22, 2018 Filing 19 MOTION for Extension of Time to File OBJECTION to #18 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION filed by DEXTER RAY ELLINGTON SR (Attachments: #1 Envelope). Motion referred to US MAGISTRATE JUDGE STEPHEN HYLES(tlf).
October 11, 2018 Filing 18 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION re #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by DEXTER RAY ELLINGTON, SR. Ordered by US MAGISTRATE JUDGE STEPHEN HYLES on 10-11-18. (jdl)
April 13, 2018 Filing 17 NOTICE of Change of Address. Note Petitioner's letter incorrectly show 4:16-cv-136. The correct case is 4:16-cv-134. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(glg)
March 28, 2018 Filing 16 NOTICE of Change of Address (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(glg)
June 15, 2017 Filing 15 Letter from PETITIONER re: case status. [Docket Sheet Report mailed to Petitioner] (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(tlp)
July 26, 2016 Filing 14 NOTICE of Filing by the Commissioner by HOMER BRYSON (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Petitioners first state habeas corpus petition filed in Telfair County on October 18, 2013., #2 Exhibit 2 - a copy of the order dismissing Petitioners first state habeas petition without prejudice filed on June 3, 2014., #3 Exhibit 3 - Petitioners second state habeas corpus petition filed in Dooly County on July 22, 2014., #4 Exhibit 4 - a copy of the state habeas courts final order denying relief on January 16, 2015., #5 Exhibit 5 - a copy of Petitioners application for certificate of probable cause to appeal filed on February 16, 2015., #6 Exhibit 6 - a copy of the Georgia Supreme Courts order denying Petitioners application for a certificate of probable cause to appeal on September 8, 2015., #7 Exhibit 7a - a copy of volume I of II of the transcript from Petitioners October 14, 2014, state habeas corpus evidentiary hearing., #8 Exhibit 7b - a copy of volume II of II of the transcript from Petitioners October 14, 2014, state habeas corpus evidentiary hearing.)(CROWDER, MATTHEW)
July 20, 2016 Filing 13 RESPONSE to #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by HOMER BRYSON. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support of Answer-Response)(CROWDER, MATTHEW)
June 24, 2016 Filing 12 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by PAULA K SMITH added to Respondent, Commissioner BRYSO(pty:res) (SMITH, PAULA)
June 24, 2016 Filing 11 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by MATTHEW BLACKWELL CROWDER on behalf of Respondent, Commissioner BRYSON. (pty:res) (CROWDER, MATTHEW) Modified on 6/24/2016 (tlp).
June 20, 2016 Filing 10 This is a text only entry; no document issued. ORDER granting #8 Motion for Joinder; finding as moot #6 Motion for Joinder. The Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections is added as a Respondent in this action. Respondents have an additional thirty (30) days from today within which to file an answer/response to Petitioner's application for habeas relief. Ordered by US MAGISTRATE JUDGE STEPHEN HYLES on 6/20/16. (AGH)
June 17, 2016 Filing 9 RESPONSE filed by DEXTER RAY ELLINGTON, SR re #8 MOTION for Joinder (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(tlp)
June 6, 2016 Filing 8 FIRST MOTION for Joinder by WILLIAMS BILLY HOWELL filed by Lester Morgan Castellow. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 4/15/16 Correspondence from GA Dept of Law). Motion(s) referred to STEPHEN HYLES.(Castellow, Lester)
June 6, 2016 Notice of Deficiency; Document must be re-filed to include a description of exhibit; Related document: #7 Motion for Joinder filed by WILLIAMS BILLY HOWELL. The CM/ECF procedures manual provides: "Each exhibit must be filed and identified as a separate attachment to the exhibit list and must be labeled with an exhibit identifier and a brief category or narrative description. A generic identifier such as Exhibit A or Exhibit 1 is not acceptable. The description must be of sufficient detail to make the attachment readily identifiable to the court. Additionally, the certificate of service was not signed. Please review the CM/ECF procedures manual (tlf).
June 3, 2016 Filing 7 Replaced by #8 Motion . FIRST MOTION for Joinder by WILLIAMS BILLY HOWELL filed by Lester Morgan Castellow. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A). Motion(s) referred to STEPHEN HYLES.(Castellow, Lester) Modified on 6/13/2016 (tlf).
May 26, 2016 Notice of Deficiency. PROMPT ATTENTION NEEDED. Document must be converted into text-searchable PDF and refiled - (related document(s): #6 Motion for Joinder filed by WILLIAMS BILLY HOWELL ). (tlp)
May 25, 2016 Filing 6 MOTION for Joinder by WILLIAMS BILLY HOWELL filed by Lester Morgan Castellow.. Motion(s) referred to STEPHEN HYLES.(Castellow, Lester)
April 13, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER granting #2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis and ORDER for Respondent to File Responsive Pleading re: #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Ordered by US MAGISTRATE JUDGE STEPHEN HYLES on 4/13/16. (AGH)
April 8, 2016 Filing 4 Letter from petitioner requesting the magistrate judge consider his case as a cognizable claim re #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(tlf).
March 24, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Stephen Hyles issued at the direction of the Court. (ggs)
March 24, 2016 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis Filed by DEXTER RAY ELLINGTON, SR. (Attachments: #1 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement, #2 Envelope). Motion(s) referred to STEPHEN HYLES.(ggs)
March 24, 2016 Filing 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by DEXTER RAY ELLINGTON, SR. (Attachments: #1 Supporting Facts, #2 Memorandum in Support, #3 Cover Letter, #4 Envelope)(ggs)

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