Smalls v. Warden of Lieber Correctional Institution
Petitioner: Benjamin Smalls and Benjamin Lavon Smalls
Respondent: State of South Carolina and Warden of Lieber Correctional Institution
Case Number: 5:2022cv02060
Filed: June 29, 2022
Court: US District Court for the District of South Carolina
Presiding Judge: Richard M Gergel
Referring Judge: Kaymani D West
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus (General)
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SERVICE Executed Acknowledgment filed by Warden of Lieber Correctional Institution. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(Brown, Melody)
August 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ***DOCUMENTS MAILED: #14 Order 2254 w/NEF, 15 Order on Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis, placed in U.S. Mail from Florence Clerk's Office to Benjamin Smalls, #337071, Lieber Correctional Institution, PO Box 205, Ridgeville, SC 29472. (prou, )
August 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER granting #11 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis per #14 Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kaymani D West on 8/18/2022.(prou, )
August 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER authorizing service of process. Directing petitioner to notify the clerk in writing of any change of address. Return and Memorandum due by 10/7/2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kaymani D West on 8/18/2022. (Attachments: #1 Petition)(prou, )
August 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (Restricted Access) by Benjamin Smalls. Response to Motion due by 8/26/2022. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)No proposed order.Motions referred to Kaymani D West.(prou, )
July 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ***DOCUMENTS MAILED: #7 Proper Form Order w/NEF, Form AO 240 and 2241 Habeas Petition, placed in U.S. Mail from Florence Clerk's Office to Benjamin Smalls, #337071, Lieber Correctional Institution, PO Box 205, Ridgeville, SC 29472. (prou, )
July 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 PROPER FORM ORDER: Case to be brought into proper form by 8/11/2022. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kaymani D West on 7/21/2022. (prou, )
June 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 TRUE DIVISION FOR TRIAL: Charleston. (dsto, )
June 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Benjamin Smalls. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(dsto, ) (Additional attachment(s) added on 8/12/2022: #2 Supplemental Pleading, #3 Envelope) (prou, ).

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Petitioner: Benjamin Smalls
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Petitioner: Benjamin Lavon Smalls
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Respondent: Warden of Lieber Correctional Institution
Represented By: Melody Jane Brown
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