Thornton v. Pittman et al
Petitioner: Shedrick Thornton
Respondent: Michael Pittman, FNU Doyle, FNU Brown, Dallas County Governmental Agency, Tina Y Clinton, Calvin Johnson, Robert Burns and Jessie Allen
Case Number: 3:2023cv00129
Filed: January 17, 2023
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
March 7, 2023 Filing 22 NOTICE of Change of Address for Pro Se litigant Shedrick Thornton. New address: #22003389 Montgomery County Mental Health Treatment Facility 700 Hilbig Road Conroe, TX 77301. (acm)
March 7, 2023 Filing 21 NOTICE of Affidavit for Arrest Warrant filed by Shedrick Thornton. (acm)
March 6, 2023 Filing 20 NOTICE of Change of Address for Pro Se litigant Shedrick Thornton. New address: Montgomery County Jail 1 Criminal Justice Drive Conroe TX, 77301. (mlb)
March 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ELECTRONIC ORDER: The Court VACATES the Magistrate Judge's FCR #14 . (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford on 3/6/2023) (chmb)
March 6, 2023 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:. NEF of Document 18 Mon Mar 6 17:58:23 CST 2023 (crt)
March 3, 2023 Filing 19 NOTICE Regarding Supreme Court Ruling filed by Shedrick Thornton. (mlb)
March 2, 2023 Filing 17 OBJECTION filed by Shedrick Thornton re: #14 Findings and Recommendations on Case. (acm)
February 23, 2023 Filing 16 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. (acm)
February 22, 2023 Filing 15 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Shedrick Thornton. (acm)
February 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ***VACATED PER 18 ELECTRONIC ORDER*** FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE re: #4 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. The Court should dismiss Thornton's petition without prejudice under Rule 41(b). (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford on 2/21/2023) (sxf) Modified on 3/6/2023 (axm).
February 21, 2023 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:14. Tue Feb 21 16:39:13 CST 2023 (crt)
February 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER PERMITTING PROCEEDING IN THE DISTRICT COURT AND SPECIFYING FURTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THE CLERK granting #11 Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford on 2/9/2023) (ykp)
February 9, 2023 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:13. Thu Feb 9 10:37:50 CST 2023 (crt)
February 7, 2023 Filing 12 Memorandum of Law filed by Shedrick Thornton re #6 Amended Petition. (acm)
February 7, 2023 Filing 11 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis with certificate of trust account filed by Shedrick Thornton. (acm)
January 19, 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). A filing fee has not been paid nor has a proper request to proceed in forma pauperis been submitted. 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 2/20/2023. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford on 1/19/2023) (Attachments: #1 2241 Form, #2 IFP Form) (ykp)
January 19, 2023 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:10. Thu Jan 19 12:44:20 CST 2023 (crt)
January 18, 2023 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:1,2,3. Wed Jan 18 09:25:57 CST 2023 (crt)
January 17, 2023 Filing 9 Third MOTION to Amend and Finalized Defendants #6 Amended Complaint filed by Shedrick Thornton. (Originally filed on 12/2/2022 in 3:22-cv-00605-C) (ykp)
January 17, 2023 Filing 8 MOTION to Amend/Correct #6 Amended Complaint filed by Shedrick Thornton.(Originally filed on 10/6/2022 in 3:22-cv-00605-C) (ykp)
January 17, 2023 Filing 7 Response to the Judge's Questionnaire filed by Shedrick Thornton. (Originally filed on 5/20/2022 in 3:22-cv-00605-C) (ykp)
January 17, 2023 Filing 6 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Jessie Allen, FNU Brown, Robert Burns, Tina Y Clinton, Dallas County Governmental Agency, FNU Doyle, Calvin Johnson, 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 on 3/25/2022 in 3:22-cv-00605-C) (ykp)
January 17, 2023 Filing 5 Brief/Memorandum in Support filed by Shedrick Thornton re #4 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Originally filed on 3/15/2022 in 3:22-cv-00605-C) (ykp)
January 17, 2023 Filing 4 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. (Originally filed on 3/15/2022 in 3:22-cv-00605-C) (ykp)
January 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER Adopting Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge: The Court SEVERS Plaintiff's habeas claims under 2241 from the above styled and -numbered civil 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. Further, ECF Numbers 3, 4, 10, 23, 30, and 36 in the above styled and -numbered civil action should also be docketed in that new case, and the new case should be assigned to the same Senior District Judge and Magistrate Judge as this case. Finally, all future pleadings related to the severed habeas matter should be filed in the new case. (Originally filed on 1/17/2023 in 3:22-cv-00605-C) (Ordered by Senior Judge Sam R Cummings on 1/17/2023) (ykp)
January 17, 2023 Filing 2 Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party (ykp)
January 17, 2023 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. (For court use only - links to the #national index and to the prior sanctions found within the #circuit index.) 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. (ykp)

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