Watts v. Director, TDCJ-CID
Petitioner: Michael Watts
Respondent: Director, TDCJ-CID
Case Number: 3:2023cv02318
Filed: October 20, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Ed Kinkeade
Referring Judge: Rebecca Rutherford
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
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 17, 2023 Opinion or Order USCA5 Caser Number 23-11252. (axm)
December 14, 2023 Opinion or Order ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:14. Thu Dec 14 12:20:55 CST 2023 (crt)
December 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER ACCEPTING #10 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE: Habeas corpus petition is successive, and the clerk is directed to transfer the matter to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Petitioner's #12 Motion for Appointment of Counsel is DENIED. (Fifth Circuit notified via copy of the Notice of Electronic Filing.) (Ordered by Judge Ed Kinkeade on 12/13/2023) (chmb) Modified text on 12/14/2023 (agc).
December 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ADDITIONAL ATTACHMENTS to #11 Objection to Findings and Recommendations by Petitioner Michael Watts. (sxf)
December 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION to Appoint Counsel filed by Michael Watts. (kcr)
December 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 OBJECTION to #10 Findings and Recommendations by Michael Watts. (kcr)
November 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE re: #1 Complaint. The Court should TRANSFER Watts' petition for a writ of habeas corpus to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit pursuant to In re Epps, 127 F.3d 364, 365 (5th Cir. 1997). (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford on 11/22/2023) (sxf)
November 22, 2023 Opinion or Order ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:10. Wed Nov 22 10:37:03 CST 2023 (crt)
October 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (sxf)
October 23, 2023 Opinion or Order ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:7, 8, 9. Mon Oct 23 16:02:59 CDT 2023 (crt)
October 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 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. (sxf)
October 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Case electronically transferred in from District of Texas Southern; Case Number 4:23-cv-03963. Unless exempted, attorneys who are not admitted to practice in the Northern District of Texas should 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. Copy of NEF to be sent US Mail to parties not electronically noticed. Modified filed date on 10/23/2023 (sxf).
October 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER TO TRANSFER CASE to United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified. (GlendaHassan, 4) [Transferred from Texas Southern on 10/23/2023.]
October 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 NOTICE to Pro Se Litigant of Case Opening. Party notified, filed. (ChrisKrus, 4) [Transferred from Texas Southern on 10/23/2023.]
October 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Interdistrict transfer to United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. Case transferred electronically. Case terminated on 10/19/2023. (GlendaHassan, 4) [Transferred from Texas Southern on 10/23/2023.]
October 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 MOTION for Leave to File second and successive writ of habeas corpus by Michael Earl Watts, filed. Motion Docket Date 11/3/2023. (ChrisKrus, 4) [Transferred from Texas Southern on 10/23/2023.]
October 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement by Michael Earl Watts, filed. (ChrisKrus, 4) [Transferred from Texas Southern on 10/23/2023.]
October 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 2 MOTION/APPLICATION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by Michael Earl Watts, filed. Motion Docket Date 11/3/2023. (ChrisKrus, 4) [Transferred from Texas Southern on 10/23/2023.]
October 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $ 5) filed by Michael Earl Watts. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(ChrisKrus, 4) [Transferred from Texas Southern on 10/23/2023.]

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