Porter v. Director, TDCJ-CID
Petitioner: Steven Ray Porter
Respondent: Director, TDCJ-CID
Case Number: 1:2025cv00535
Filed: November 3, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Zack Hawthorn
Referring Judge: Michael J Truncale
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
January 8, 2026 Opinion or Order Case transferred to the Dallas Division of the Northern District of TX was opened on 1/8/2026, case no. 3:26cv34. (tkd)
January 8, 2026 Opinion or Order **Case transferred from Texas Eastern has been opened in Northern District of Texas as case 3:26-cv-00034, filed 01/07/2026. (SCM)
January 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Interdistrict transfer to the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division. (tkd)
December 17, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 3 MEMORANDUM OPINION Regarding Transfer. This action is transferred to the Dallas Division of the US District Court for the Northern District of TX. Signed by Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn on 12/17/25. Mailed to Porter 12/18. (tkd)
December 17, 2025 Opinion or Order ***Per Local Rule CV-83(b), this action will be transferred to the Northern District of TX twenty-one (21) days after the date of the transfer order. (tkd)
November 3, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 2 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 USC 2254 (fee not paid), filed by Steven Ray Porter (severed from case 1:25cv368) (tkd)
November 3, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 1 ORDER OF SEVERANCE. Petitioner's claims regarding his criminal proceedings in Kaufman County, Texas are severed from case 1:25cv368 and will proceed as a separate petition. Signed by Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn on 11/3/25. Mailed order and Ntc of Case Assign to Porter 11/3. (tkd)
November 3, 2025 Opinion or Order Case referred to Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn pursuant to a Standing Order (tkd)

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Respondent: Director, TDCJ-CID
Represented By: Tomee Morgan Heining
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