Howard v. Director, TDJC-CID
Petitioner: Ronald Lee Howard
Respondent: Director, TDCJ-CID
Case Number: 2:2025cv00034
Filed: February 14, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Matthew J Kacsmaryk
Referring Judge: Lee Ann Reno
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Pet/Habeas Corpus: General
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)
Jury Demanded By: None
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Date Filed Document Text
March 4, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 6 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Nathan Tadema on behalf of Director, TDCJ-CID. (Filer confirms contact info in ECF is current.) (Tadema, Nathan)
February 18, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ELECTRONIC SERVICE: re #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, #4 Order to Show Cause/Order to Answer. (ars) (Main Document 5 replaced on 2/20/2025) (nht).
February 18, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE and INSTRUCTIONS TO PARTIES. The clerk will electronically serve this order, the petition, and supporting documents to the designee for the Office of the Texas Attorney General. Deadline to reply to the answer is 28 days. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Lee Ann Reno on 2/18/2025) (ars)
February 18, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 3 New Case Notes: A filing fee has been paid. CASREF case referral set and case referred to Magistrate Judge Reno (see Special Order 3). No prior sanctions found. (For court use only - links to the #national and #circuit indexes.) Pursuant to Misc. Order 6, Plaintiff is provided the Notice of Right to Consent to Proceed Before A U.S. Magistrate Judge (Judge Reno). Clerk to provide copy to plaintiff if not received electronically. (ars)
February 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Ronald Lee Howard. (Clerk QC note: No affiliate entered in ECF). (Bennett, John)
February 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Ronald Lee Howard. In each Notice of Electronic Filing, the judge assignment is indicated, and a link to the # Judges Copy Requirements is provided. The court reminds the filer that any required copy of this and future documents must be delivered to the judge, in the manner prescribed, within three business days of filing. (Filing fee $5; receipt number ATXNDC-15269185) Unless exempted, attorneys who are not admitted to practice in the Northern District of Texas must seek admission promptly. Forms, instructions, and exemption information may be found at www.txnd.uscourts.gov, or by clicking here: # Attorney Information - Bar Membership. If admission requirements are not satisfied within 21 days, the clerk will notify the presiding judge. (Bennett, John)

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Petitioner: Ronald Lee Howard
Represented By: John C Bennett
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Respondent: Director, TDCJ-CID
Represented By: Nathan Tadema
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