Shepherd v. UTMB et al
Plaintiff: Kernelius Marquis Shepherd, Sr.
Defendant: UTMB, TDCJ Health Services Division, Rebecca L Coleman and Dwight Blackshire
Case Number: 1:2026cv00285
Filed: July 6, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Marcia A Crone
Referring Judge: Zack Hawthorn
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 12, 2026 Opinion or Order Case transferred from Texas Eastern has been opened in SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS as case 4:26-cv-06574, filed 08/12/2026. (KMH)
August 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Interdistrict transfer to the Southern District of Texas - Houston Division. (tkd)
July 16, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MOTION to Appoint Counsel by Kernelius Marquis Shepherd, Sr.. (tkd)
July 15, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Memorandum Opinion and ORDER transferring this action to the Houston Division of the US District Court for the Southern District of TX. Signed by Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn on 7/15/26. Mailed to Shepherd 7/15. (tkd)
July 15, 2026 Opinion or Order Pursuant to Local Rule CV-83(b), this case will be transferred to the Southern District of TX twenty-one days after the date of the transfer order. (tkd)
July 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Case: Shepherd v. UTMB et al was severed from case 1:26cv261, filed on 7/6/2026, assigned to Judge Crone and referred to Magistrate Judge Hawthorn. (Clerk's note - this entry and the attached Pro Se Instructions and Notice Regarding Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge mailed to Shepherd 7/7) (tkd)
July 6, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 2 COMPLAINT (severed from case 1:26cv261) against Dwight Blackshire, Rebecca L Coleman, TDCJ Health Services Division, UTMB (fee not paid), filed by Kernelius Marquis Shepherd, Sr.(tkd)
July 6, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 1 ORDER OF SEVERANCE. Pltf's claims asserted against defts UTMB, TDCJ Health Services Division, Rebecca L Coleman, and Dwight Blackshire which occurred at the Estelle Unit located in Huntsville, TX concerning the alleged inadequate medical care are severed from case 1:21cv261 and shall proceed as a separate civil rights action. Signed by Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn on 7/6/26. Mailed to Shepherd 7/7. (tkd)
July 6, 2026 Opinion or Order Case referred to Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn pursuant to a Standing Order (tkd)

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