Massey v. Brown
Plaintiff: Bruce Massey and Bruce Allen Massey
Defendant: Marian Brown
Case Number: 3:2021cv00452
Filed: March 4, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Sam A Lindsay
Referring Judge: Renee Harris Toliver
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Pet/Other: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 23, 2021 Filing 12 MOTION Requesting Appointment of Counsel filed by Bruce Allen Massey. (mjr)
April 2, 2021 Filing 11 Copy Request by Bruce Allen Massey with Deputy Clerk Response. (cdt)
March 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ELECTRONIC ORDER AND NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY. Plaintiff Bruce Allen Massey must address the following deficiency: Plaintiff's Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, Doc. #9 , does not include a certified copy of the inmate trust account statement. See 28 U.S.C. 1915(a)(2). Thus, the motion does not provide enough information for the Court to determine if in forma pauperis status is appropriate. A Dallas County Jail inmate can request a complete list of the transactions in his inmate trust account for the last six months by submitting a kyte or inmate request to the vault. Therefore, Plaintiff is ORDERED to file a complete list of the transactions in his inmate trust account for the last six months by April 28, 2021. See Complaint form at page 2, 3 for filing fee information under the Prison Litigation Reform Act. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER WILL RESULT IN THE DISMISSAL OF THIS ACTION PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 41(b). No process will issue except upon order of the Court. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver on 3/30/2021) (chmb)
March 30, 2021 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:. NEF of document 10 Tue Mar 30 12:38:23 CDT 2021 (crt)
March 26, 2021 Filing 9 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by Bruce Allen Massey. (mjr)
March 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ELECTRONIC ORDER AND NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY. Plaintiff Bruce Allen Massey must address the following deficiency: Plaintiff's Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis does not include a Certificate of Inmate Trust Account signed by an authorized officer. Thus, the motion does not provide enough information for the Court to determine if in forma pauperis status is appropriate. Doc. #6 . Therefore, Plaintiff is ORDERED to file a Certificate of Inmate Trust Account signed by an authorized officer and by the Plaintiff by April 16,2021. See Complaint form at page 2, 3 for filing fee information under the Prison Litigation Reform Act. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER WILL RESULT IN THE DISMISSAL OF THIS ACTION PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 41(b). No process will issue except upon order of the Court. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver on 3/18/2021) (chmb)
March 16, 2021 Filing 7 Certificate of Trust Account by Bruce Allen Massey TDCJ # 20045011. (jmg)
March 16, 2021 Filing 6 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis with certificate of trust account filed by Bruce Allen Massey. (jmg)
March 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ELECTRONIC ORDER AND NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY. Plaintiff Bruce Massey must address the following deficiency: The complaint was filed with neither the filing fee nor a request to proceed in forma pauperis. See N.D. Tex. Misc. Ord. 14 (requiring inmates to file civil rights complaints and motions to proceed in forma pauperis on the court-approved forms). Therefore, Plaintiff is ORDERED to pay the required filing and administrative fees of $402.00 or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis on the court-approved form, with the required certificate of inmate trust account, by April 6, 2021. See Complaint form at page 2, paragraph 3 for filing fee information under the Prison Litigation Reform Act. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER MAY RESULT IN THE DISMISSAL OF THIS ACTION PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 41(b).The Clerk of the Court is directed to provide to Plaintiff, with service of this Order, a prisoner form motion to proceed in forma pauperis. No process will issue except upon order of the Court. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver on 3/8/2021) (chmb)
March 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SCREENING AND STANDING ORDER. Judicial screening of this case is pending. See 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2); 28 U.S.C. 1915A(a). It is therefore ORDERED that (1) service of process shall be withheld pending completion of judicial screening, (2) no motions for appointment of counsel shall be filed until the Court has completed the screening process, (3) all discovery in this case is stayed until the Court enters a scheduling order, (4) no amendments or supplements to the complaint shall be filed without prior Court approval, and (5) any motion to amend the complaint must be accompanied by a complete proposed amended complaint on the required form. It is further ORDERED that Plaintiff must promptly notify the Court in writing of any change of address by filing a written Notice of Change of Address with the Clerk of the Court. Failure to provide updated address information may result in the dismissal of the case for failure to prosecute or follow court order under Fed. R. Civ. 41(b). (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver on 3/8/2021) (chmb)
March 8, 2021 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:. NEF of document #4, #5 and Prisoner IFP Form Mon Mar 8 17:02:59 CST 2021 (crt)
March 4, 2021 Filing 3 COMPLAINT against Marian Brown filed by Bruce Massey. 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. (oyh)
March 4, 2021 Filing 2 Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (oyh)
March 4, 2021 Filing 1 New Case Notes: A filing fee has not been paid. SCREEN case referral set and case referred to Magistrate Judge Toliver (see Special Order 3). Initiating documents received by mail. 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 Toliver). Clerk to provide copy to plaintiff if not received electronically. (oyh)
March 4, 2021 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:1,2. Thu Mar 4 16:33:52 CST 2021 (crt)

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