Lester v. Bennett et al
Defendant: Lovett Bennett, Jr., Li and Registered Nurse Lee
Petitioner: Henry L. Lester
Respondent: Judge Lovett Bennett, David Abbott, Renata Newbill-Jallow and State of Georgia
Case Number: 1:2024cv00824
Filed: February 23, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Presiding Judge: J Clay Fuller
Referring Judge: Amy Totenberg
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
March 18, 2024 Submission of #18 MOTION for Stanmped Filed Copy of the Habeas Corpus with All Exhibits, to Magistrate Judge J. Clay Fuller. (clk)
February 29, 2024 Filing 18 MOTION for Stamped Filed Copy of the Habeas Corpus with All Exhibits by Henry L. Lester. (dob)
February 23, 2024 Filing 17 Case transferred in from District of Georgia Southern; Case Number 6:23-cv-00064. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
February 23, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER dismissing as moot #14 Motion to Amend/Correct; the Clerk is DIRECTED to docket the #14 -1 Amended Petition. Order directing the Clerk to transfer this action to the Northern District of Georgia for all further proceedings. Signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher L. Ray on 2/23/2024. (gmh) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]
February 23, 2024 Submission of #16 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, to Magistrate Judge J. Clay Fuller. (aar)
February 21, 2024 Filing 16 AMENDED PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Henry L. Lester. (gmh) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]
February 21, 2024 Filing 14 MOTION to Amend/Correct #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, by Henry L. Lester. Responses due by 3/6/2024. (Attachment: #1 Exhibit Proposed Amended Petition.) (jlh) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]
January 24, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER dismissing as moot #11 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis; granting #12 Motion for Extension of Time to File Amended Petition for 28 U.S.C. 2241. Signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher L. Ray on 01/24/2024. (ek) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]
January 24, 2024 Set/Reset Deadlines: Amended Pleadings due by 3/11/2024. (ek) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]
January 22, 2024 Filing 12 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Amended Petition for 28 U.S.C. 2241, by Henry L. Lester. REFERRED to Judge Christopher L. Ray.(loh) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]
January 19, 2024 Filing 11 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Henry L. Lester. Responses due by 2/2/2024. REFERRED to Judge Christopher L. Ray.(jrb) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]
January 19, 2024 Filing 10 Inmate Account Statement by Henry L. Lester. (jrb) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]
January 8, 2024 Filing 9 BRIEF by Henry L. Lester. (pts) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]
January 4, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER granting re #7 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. Lester is DIRECTED to submit his Amended Petition by no later than January 19, 2024. Lester is advised that failure to submit his Amended Petition timely may result in dismissal of his case for failure to obey the Court's Order or to prosecute his case. Signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher L. Ray on 1/4/24. (loh) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]
January 4, 2024 Set/Reset Deadline: Amended Petition due by 1/19/2024. (loh) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]
December 26, 2023 Filing 7 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis, by Henry L. Lester. Responses due by 1/9/2024. REFERRED to Judge Christopher L. Ray. (jlh) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]
December 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER granting in part and denying in part #5 Motion for an Extension of Time and to Issue an Order to the Clerk to Give Plaintiff a File-stamped Copy of the Complaint Because Plaintiff is Indigent. Petitioner is DIRECTED to either pay the required filing fee or move to proceed informa pauperis by January 19, 2024. The Clerk is DIRECTED to enclose a blank copy of form AO 240 with this order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher L. Ray on 12/22/2023. (ek) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]
December 19, 2023 Filing 5 MOTION for an Extension of Time and to Issue an Order to the Clerk to Give Plaintiff a File-stamped Copy of the Complaint Because Plaintiff is Indigent re #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Henry L. Lester. REFERRED to Judge Christopher L. Ray.(kjm) Modified on 12/19/2023 (kjm). [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]
December 4, 2023 Filing 4 NOTICE of Change of Address by Henry L. Lester. (jrb) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]
November 29, 2023 Filing 3 NOTICE of Change of Address by Henry L. Lester. (kjm) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]
November 20, 2023 Filing 2 NOTICE of Filing Fee Deficiency. Compliance due by 12/11/2023. (maa) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]
November 20, 2023 Filing 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Henry L. Lester.(maa) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 2/23/2024.]

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