WESSINGER v. MYERS
Petitioner: RUSSELL LEE WESSINGER
Respondent: Darren Myers
Case Number: 2:2020cv00236
Filed: October 8, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Presiding Judge: J Clay Fuller
Referring Judge: Steve C Jones
2 Judge: Richard W Story
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus (General)
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 19, 2020 Submission of #12 Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, #11 Order on Motion to Amend, to Magistrate Judge J. Clay Fuller. (clk)
November 17, 2020 Filing Fee Paid: $ 5.00, receipt number 125572. (rjs)
November 12, 2020 Filing 12 AMENDED PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by RUSSELL LEE WESSINGER.(jed) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/commonly-used-forms to obtain Pretrial Instructions and Pretrial Associated Forms which includes the Consent To Proceed Before U.S. Magistrate form.
October 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER granting #10 Motion to Amend his 2254 petition. However, this Court will not permit piecemeal amendment of Petitioner's pleadings. Petitioner must draft his amended petition on the form provided by the Clerk of this Court, write only on one side of the paper pursuant to Local Rule 5.1(B)(1), add no more than 10 additional pages to the form, and leave margins of no less than one inch on all sides of the paper. Petitioner shall pay the $5.00 filing fee and submit his amended 2254 petition within THIRTY (30) DAYS of the entry date of this Order. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to transmit a copy of this Order to the warden of the institution where Petitioner is confined. This Court hereby DIRECTS the warden or his designee to withdraw the $5.00 filing fee from Petitioner's inmate account and remit the same to the Clerk of the United States District Court for the NDGA. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to (1) send Petitioner a blank copy of this Court's 28 U.S.C. 2254 habeas corpus petition form pre-stamped with "Amended Petition / 2:20-cv-0236-SCJ-JCF," and (2) resubmit this action to the undersigned upon receipt of the filing fee and Petitioner's amended petition or at the expiration of the time period specified above. Signed by Magistrate Judge J. Clay Fuller on 10/30/2020. (bdb)
October 30, 2020 Clerk's Certificate of Mailing as to RUSSELL LEE WESSINGER re #11 Order on Motion to Amend, copy of amended petition and copy of order to Warden. (bdb)
October 26, 2020 Filing 10 MOTION to Amend #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by RUSSELL LEE WESSINGER. (dgr)
October 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER denying #2 Application for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. IT IS ORDERED that Petitioners request to proceed IFP #2 is DENIED and that, within THIRTY (30) DAYS from the entry date of this Order, Petitioner must pay the full $5.00 statutory filing fee for habeas corpus petitions.Further, during the pendency of his case, Petitioner must keep the Clerk of Court advised of his current address at all times. Petitioner is advised that his action will be subject to dismissal if he fails to pay the filing fee as ordered or fails to keep the Clerk of Court informed of his current address at all times while his action is pending. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to resubmit this action to the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge upon receipt of the filing fee or at the expiration of the above time period. Signed by Magistrate Judge J. Clay Fuller on 10/14/2020. (dgr)
October 14, 2020 Clerk's Certificate of Mailing as to RUSSELL LEE WESSINGER re #8 Order on Application for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. (dgr)
October 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Steve C. Jones for all further proceedings. Judge Richard W. Story no longer assigned to case. NOTICE TO ALL COUNSEL OF RECORD: The Judge designation in the civil action number assigned to this case has been changed to 2:20-cv-236-SCJ-JCF. Please make note of this change in order to facilitate the docketing of pleadings in this case. Signed by Judge Richard W. Story on 10/13/2020. (dgr)
October 13, 2020 Clerk's Certificate of Mailing as to RUSSELL LEE WESSINGER re #7 Order Reassigning Case. (dgr)
October 8, 2020 Filing 9 NOTICE Of Filing Reference to transcripts for Appeal of criminal case 2016-cr-0283-C by RUSSELL LEE WESSINGER re #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and request for those transcripts. (rsg)
October 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONA VIRUS Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 09/28/20. (aar)
October 8, 2020 Filing 5 Case transferred in from District of Georgia Middle; Case Number 5:20-cv-00352. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
October 8, 2020 Clerk's Certificate of Mailing as to RUSSELL LEE WESSINGER re #6 Order. (aar)
October 8, 2020 Case Electronically Transferred Out - District Transfer to Northern Georgia. All documents, including a certified copy of the docket sheet and pleading were transferred electronically. **The Notice of Electronic Filing serves as certification for these transferred documents.**(Case Transfer Acknowledgment deadline 10/22/2020.) (vs) [Transferred from Georgia Middle on 10/8/2020.]
October 8, 2020 Submission of #2 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis, to Magistrate Judge J. Clay Fuller. (aar)
October 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER OF TRANSFER transferring proceedings to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Gainesville Division. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE TILMAN E SELF, III on 10/7/2020. (chc) [Transferred from Georgia Middle on 10/8/2020.]
September 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge issued at the direction of the Court. (vs) [Transferred from Georgia Middle on 10/8/2020.]
September 4, 2020 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis Filed by RUSSELL LEE WESSINGER. (Attachments: #1 Account Certification, #2 Envelope). Motion(s) referred to STEPHEN HYLES.(vs) [Transferred from Georgia Middle on 10/8/2020.]
September 4, 2020 Filing 1 PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS,filed by RUSSELL LEE WESSINGER. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(vs) [Transferred from Georgia Middle on 10/8/2020.]

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