Thornton v. Pittman et al
Petitioner: Shedrick Thornton
Respondent: Michael Pittman, FNU Doyle, FNU Brown, Dallas County Governmental Agency and State of Texas
Case Number: 3:2022cv02888
Filed: December 22, 2022
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Sam R Cummings
Referring Judge: Rebecca Rutherford
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Pet/Habeas Corpus: General
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 10, 2023 Filing 19 ADDITIONAL ATTACHMENTS (Exhibits) to #13 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Petitioner Shedrick Thornton. (axm)
February 2, 2023 Acknowledgement of Electronic Service re: Petition, supporting documents, if any, and Order(s) received by Office of Attorney General of Texas. Laura L. Haney 2/2/2023. (oyh)
February 2, 2023 Acknowledgment of Electronic Service from the Office of Attorney General of Texas re #13 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, #14 Brief/Memorandum in Support of Motion, #17 Order to Show Cause/Order to Answer. (ykp)
February 1, 2023 Filing 18 Clerk's Notice of Electronic Mailing to the Office of Attorney General of Texas. (ykp)
February 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Order to Show Cause, Notice, and Instructions to Parties. Respondent is directed to file an answer to the petition or file other pleading within sixty (60) days. Deadline to reply to the answer is 30 days. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford on 2/1/2023) (ykp)
February 1, 2023 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:17. Wed Feb 1 13:08:24 CST 2023 (crt)
January 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER PERMITTING PROCEEDING IN THE DISTRICT COURT AND SPECIFYING FURTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THE CLERK granting #15 Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford on 1/27/2023) (ykp)
January 27, 2023 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:16. Fri Jan 27 12:17:24 CST 2023 (crt)
January 24, 2023 Filing 15 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis with certificate of trust account filed by Shedrick Thornton. (ndt)
January 24, 2023 Filing 14 Memorandum of Law filed by Shedrick Thornton re #13 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (ndt)
January 19, 2023 Filing 13 AMENDED PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Shedrick Thornton. 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. (axm)
January 12, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER denying #11 Motion for Recusal. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford on 1/12/2023) (ndt)
January 12, 2023 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:12. Thu Jan 12 15:52:52 CST 2023 (crt)
January 10, 2023 Filing 11 Request for Recusal of Judge Rebecca Rutherford filed by Shedrick Thornton. (sxf)
January 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Order and Notice of Deficiency: Shedrick Thornton must address the following deficiency: The petition is not in compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a). Failure to comply with this order may lead to dismissal for failure to prosecute pursuant to FRCvP 41(b). Deadline to cure the deficiency is 2/3/2023. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford on 1/3/2023) (Attachments: #1 2241, #2 IFP) (sxf)
January 3, 2023 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:10. Tue Jan 3 16:06:24 CST 2023 (crt)
December 23, 2022 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:1, 2, 9. Fri Dec 23 10:24:58 CST 2022 (crt)
December 22, 2022 Filing 9 Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (sxf)
December 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ORDER: The Court SEVERS Thornton's habeas claims under 2241 from this civil rights action and directs the Clerk of Court to open a new habeas case (nature of suit 530) for the now-severed claims and file a copy of this order in that case. (Originally filed in case 3:22-cv-00605-C as document #42) (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford on 12/22/2022) (sxf)
December 22, 2022 Filing 1 New Case Notes: A filing fee has not been paid. CASREF case referral set and case referred to Magistrate Judge Rutherford (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 Rutherford). Clerk to provide copy to plaintiff if not received electronically. (sxf)
December 2, 2022 Filing 8 Third MOTION to Amend and Finalize Defendants filed by Shedrick Thornton. (Originally filed in case 3:22-cv-00605-C as document #36) (sxf)
October 6, 2022 Filing 7 MOTION to Amend/Correct filed by Shedrick Thornton. (Originally filed in case 3:22-cv-00605-C as document #30) (sxf)
May 20, 2022 Filing 6 RESPONSE filed by Shedrick Thornton re: Judge's Questionnaire. (Originally filed in case 3:22-cv-00605-C as document #23) (sxf)
March 25, 2022 Filing 5 AMENDED COMPLAINT against FNU Brown, Dallas County Governmental Agency, FNU Doyle, Michael Pittman filed by Shedrick Thornton. 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. (Originally filed in case 3:22-cv-00605-C as document #10) (sxf)
March 15, 2022 Filing 4 Brief/Memorandum in Support filed by Shedrick Thornton re #3 Complaint. (Originally filed in case 3:22-cv-00605-C as document #4) (sxf)
March 15, 2022 Filing 3 COMPLAINT against FNU Brown, Dallas County Governmental Agency, FNU Doyle, Michael Pittman filed by Shedrick Thornton. 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. (Originally filed in case 3:22-cv-00605-C as document #3) (sxf)

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