Atkins v. Enge et al
Plaintiff: John Louis Atkins
Defendant: Jamadre L Enge, Lashondra D Knox, Jeffrey A Layton, Timothy O Okhuakhua, TDCJ-CID, Stafford O Hall and Jessica Riley
Amicus Curiae: Texas Attorney General
Case Number: 6:2025cv00413
Filed: October 16, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Jeremy D Kernodle
Referring Judge: K Nicole Mitchell
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 2, 2026 Filing 36 Acknowledgment of Receipt by John Atkins on 3/20/2026 as to Notice of Mailing #34 . (grt)
March 17, 2026 Filing 35 Acknowledgment of Receipt by John Louis Atkins on 3/6/2026 as to #28 . (grt)
March 13, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER granting #33 Motion for Extension of Time. Plaintiff shall file his amended complaint no later than April 7, 2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell on 3/13/2026. (gsm)
March 12, 2026 Filing 33 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Amended Complaint by John Louis Atkins. (Attachments: #1 Cover Letter/Envelope)(gsm)
March 10, 2026 Filing 32 Acknowledgment of Receipt by John Louis Atkins on 2/24/2026 of Local Rules. (gsm)
March 10, 2026 Filing 31 Acknowledgment of Receipt by John Louis Atkins on 3/4/2026 as to #26 Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, Order on Motion for Joinder, #25 Order on Motion to Appoint Counsel, and 1983 Form. (gsm)
March 6, 2026 Filing 30 Letter from John Atkins regarding issuance of summons. (gsm)
March 3, 2026 Filing 29 Acknowledgment of Receipt by John Louis Atkins on 2/23/2026 as to #15 Order. (gsm)
March 2, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER denying #27 Motion to Amend/Supplement complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell on 3/2/2026. (gsm)
February 27, 2026 Filing 27 MOTION to Amend or Supplement #17 Amended Complaint by John Louis Atkins. (Attachments: #1 Cover Letter/Envelope)(gsm)
February 26, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER denying #18 Motion to Proceed in forma pauperis; granting #22 Motion for Joinder. Signed by Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell on 2/26/26. (grt)
February 26, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER denying #20 Motion to Appoint Counsel. Signed by Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell on 2/26/26. (grt)
February 26, 2026 Clerk's Notice of Mailing - Doc(s) #26 and Form 1983 mailed to John Atkins at the address indicated on the NEF unless otherwise indicated. Mail type: Inmate ack. req. (grt)
February 26, 2026 Clerk's Notice of Mailing - Doc(s) #25 mailed to John Atkins at the address indicated on the NEF unless otherwise indicated. Mail type: Inmate ack. req. (grt)
February 23, 2026 Filing 24 Letter from John Atkins (gsm)
February 23, 2026 Filing 23 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by John Louis Atkins. (gsm)
February 23, 2026 Filing 22 MOTION for Joinder of Claims by John Louis Atkins. (gsm)
February 23, 2026 Filing 21 MOTION for review by John Louis Atkins. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(gsm)
February 23, 2026 Filing 20 MOTION to Appoint Counsel by John Louis Atkins. (gsm)
February 23, 2026 Filing 19 RESPONSE in Opposition to #9 Order Adopting Report and Recommendations, filed by John Louis Atkins. (gsm)
February 23, 2026 Filing 18 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by John Louis Atkins. (Attachments: #1 Financial Data)(gsm)
February 23, 2026 Filing 17 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Jamadre L Enge, Stafford O Hall, Jessica Riley, filed by John Louis Atkins. (Attachments: #1 Grievance Forms, #2 Cover Letter/Envelope)(gsm)
February 18, 2026 Filing 16 Acknowledgment of Receipt by John Louis Atkins on 2/11/2026 as to #13 Order to Answer, #12 Order Reopening Case. (ndc)
February 13, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER WITHDRAWING #13 Order to Answer and Scheduling Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell on 2/13/2026. (gsm)
February 12, 2026 Filing 14 RESPONSE to #13 Order to Answer Advisory filed by Texas Attorney General. (Lindsey, Christopher)
February 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ***WITHDRAWN PER ORDER #15 *** ORDER to Answer and scheduling order. Signed by Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell on 2/5/2026. (gsm) Modified on 2/13/2026 (gsm).
February 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER REOPENING CASE. Signed by Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell on 2/5/2026. (gsm)
February 5, 2026 Acknowledgment of Receipt by Office of Attorney General via electronic notification on 2/4/2026 as to #13 Order to Answer. (gsm)
February 4, 2026 Filing fee received: $ 405, receipt number 6-71076 (gsm)
February 3, 2026 Filing 11 Letter from John Atkins. Docket sheet, R&R, Order Accepting and Final Judgment mailed. (Attachments: #1 Envelope) (jbe)
January 29, 2026 Filing 10 FINAL JUDGMENT. Signed by District Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle on 1/29/2026. (gsm)
January 29, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER adopting Report and Recommendations for #3 Report and Recommendations of the United States Magistrate Judge. This case is DISMISSED with prejudice for the purposes of proceeding in forma pauperis, but without prejudice to the refiling of this lawsuit upon payment of the full $405.00 filing fee. Signed by District Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle on 1/29/2026. (gsm)
January 13, 2026 Case reassigned to District Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle and Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell. (gsm)
January 12, 2026 Filing 8 Letter from John Louis Atkins regarding mail (gsm)
November 10, 2025 Filing 7 MOTION to Amend/Correct #5 Objection to Report and Recommendations by John Louis Atkins. (jbe)
November 10, 2025 Filing 6 MOTION to Appoint Counsel by John Louis Atkins. (jbe) (Additional attachment(s) added on 11/12/2025: #1 Cover Letter, #2 Envelope) (jbe).
November 10, 2025 Filing 5 OBJECTION to #3 Report and Recommendations by John Louis Atkins. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Cover Letter, #3 Envelope)(jbe)
November 7, 2025 Filing 4 Acknowledgment of Receipt by John Louis Atkins on 10/31/2025 as to #3 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re #2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by John Louis Atkins. Objections due within 14 days of receipt. (gsm)
October 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 3 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS of the United States Magistrate Judge re #2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by John Louis Atkins. Objections due within 14 days of receipt. ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall refuse any further filing from Plaintiff in this matter other than a clearly captioned objection to this Report unless it is accompanied by the $405 filing fee. Signed by Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell on 10/24/2025. (gsm)
October 20, 2025 In accordance with the provisions of 28 USC Section 636(c), you are hereby notified that a U.S. Magistrate Judge of this district court is available to conduct any or all proceedings in this case including a jury or non-jury trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. The form #Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge is available on our website. All signed consent forms, excluding pro se parties, should be filed electronically using the event Notice Regarding Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge. (Copy of the notice to be sent by US Mail to parties not electronically noticed.) (gsm)
October 16, 2025 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by John Louis Atkins. (Attachments: #1 Financial Data)(gsm)
October 16, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants (fee not paid), filed by John Louis Atkins. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit List, #2 Grievance Forms, #3 Cover Letter/Envelope)(gsm)

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Represented By: Christopher Lee Lindsey
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