Sennon v. Houston House
Petitioner: Joel P. Sennon
Respondent: Houston House and Bureau of Prisons
Case Number: 1:2023cv06228
Filed: July 19, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Vernon S Broderick
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2241 fd Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 INFORMATION PACKAGE MAILED to Joel P. Sennon Houston House 67 Slater St. Pawtucket, RI 02860 on 08/22/2023 Re: #5 Order to Answer. The following document(s) were enclosed in the Service Package: a copy of the order of service or order to answer and other orders entered to date, the individual practices of the district judge and magistrate judge assigned to your case, Instructions for Litigants Who Do Not Have Attorneys, Notice Regarding Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Case Files, a flyer about the free legal assistance clinic located in the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse (only in non prisoner cases), a Motions guide, a notice that the Pro Se Manual has been discontinued, a Notice of Change of Address form to use if your contact information changes, a handout explaining matters handled by magistrate judges and consent form to complete if all parties agree to proceed for all purposes before the magistrate judge. (ta)
August 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER TO ANSWER, 28 U.S.C. 2241: The Court, having examined the petition in this action, which Petitioner filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241, hereby ORDERS that: The Clerk of Court shall add as a Respondent, the Bureau of Prisons. The Clerk of Court shall electronically notify the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York that this Order has been issued. Within sixty days of the date of this order, the U.S. Attorneys Office shall file an answer or other pleadings in response to the petition. Petitioner may file reply papers, if any, within thirty days from the date Petitioner is served with Respondent's answer. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Vernon S. Broderick on 8/18/2023) (ama)
August 9, 2023 Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (dsh)
August 9, 2023 NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT to Judge Vernon S. Broderick. Judge Unassigned is no longer assigned to the case. (dsh)
July 19, 2023 Filing 3 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from the United States District Court - District of Rhode Island; Case Number: 1:23-cv-00231. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket entries received.
July 19, 2023 NOTE TO OUT OF STATE ATTORNEYS: Please visit the Court's website at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/ for information regarding admission to the S.D.N.Y. Bar and the CM/ECF Rules & Filing Instructions..(tro)
July 19, 2023 CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE - TRANSFER CASE: This case is assigned to: Unassigned Judge. (tro)
July 19, 2023 Case Designated ECF. (tro)
July 13, 2023 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER granting Respondent's request to transfer the case because this Court does not have jurisdiction. See Oppn 3-4, ECF NO #2 . Although Petitioner currently resides in a Rhode Island Re-Entry Center, the Bureau of Prisons New York, New York Residential Re-Entry Management Office is his custodian. See ECF No 2-1. Accordingly, this Court does not have jurisdiction over this case; the Southern District of New York does, however. See 28 U.S.C. 2242; Vasquez v. Reno, 233 F.3d 688, 691 (1st Cir. 2000); see also Mendez v. Martin, No. CV 15-408ML, 2016 WL 2849598, at *3 (D.R.I. Apr. 19, 2016), report and recommendation adopted, No. CV 15-408 ML, 2016 WL 2732182 (D.R.I. May 10, 2016). The Clerk is directed to transfer this case to the Southern District of New York. So Ordered by District Judge William E. Smith on 7/13/2023. (Urizandi, Nissheneyra) [Transferred from Rhode Island on 7/19/2023.]
June 29, 2023 Filing 2 First RESPONSE In Opposition to #1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Houston House. Replies due by 7/6/2023. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of Patrick McFarland, #2 Exhibit FSA Time Credit Assessment, #3 Exhibit Sentence Monitoring Computation Data)(Kane, Leslie) [Transferred from Rhode Island on 7/19/2023.]
June 15, 2023 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER directing the government to file a response to the petition on or before June 30, 2023. So Ordered by District Judge William E. Smith on 6/15/2023. (Urizandi, Nissheneyra) [Transferred from Rhode Island on 7/19/2023.]
June 9, 2023 Filing fee: $ 5.00, receipt number 100000276 (Kenny, Meghan) [Transferred from Rhode Island on 7/19/2023.]
June 6, 2023 Filing 1 PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, filed by Joel P. Sennon. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Kenny, Meghan) [Transferred from Rhode Island on 7/19/2023.]
June 6, 2023 CASE CONDITIONALLY ASSIGNED to District Judge William E. Smith and Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Sullivan. Related Case Number 1:19-cr-00116-WES-PAS-4 based upon the indication on the cover sheet that a related case previously was assigned to the presiding judge. The assignment is subject to the presiding judge's determination that the cases, in fact, are related. (Kenny, Meghan) [Transferred from Rhode Island on 7/19/2023.]
June 6, 2023 CORRECTIVE DOCKET ENTRY Regarding: #1 Complaint: This case has been electronically filed and processed, however, after a quality control review the following deficiencies were found: Filing Fee was not paid or a motion for in forma pauperis was not filed. The filer is directed to pay the filing fee or file a motion for in forma pauperis status within five days. (Kenny, Meghan) [Transferred from Rhode Island on 7/19/2023.]

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