Freeman v. Director, TDCJ-CID
Petitioner: Russell Scott Freeman
Respondent: Director, TDCJ-CID
Case Number: 3:2024cv01425
Filed: June 11, 2024
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: David L Horan
Referring Judge: Karen Gren Scholer
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
August 9, 2024 Filing 14 Administrative Record consisting of State court papers filed by Director, TDCJ-CID. (Attachments: #1 RR Vol. 1 of 5, #2 RR Vol. 2 of 5, #3 RR Vol. 3 of 5, #4 RR Vol. 4 of 5, #5 RR Vol. 5 of 5 part 1, #6 RR Vol. 5 of 5 part 2, #7 CR, #8 Freeman Appellate Brief, #9 State Appellate Brief, #10 Appellate Memorandum Opinion, #11 Appellate Judgment, #12 Appellate Mandate, #13 Misc. Appellate Documents, #14 WR-95,574-01 SHCR-01, #15 WR-95,574-01 Action Taken - Denied, #16 WR-95,574-01 Misc. Document) (Wawrzynski, Stephanie)
August 9, 2024 Filing 13 Administrative Record consisting of TABLE OF CONTENTS filed by Director, TDCJ-CID. (Wawrzynski, Stephanie)
July 16, 2024 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:12. Tue Jul 16 08:18:25 CDT 2024 (crt)
July 15, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES: Member case(s) 3:24-CV-1448-S-BN consolidated with lead case 3:24-CV-1425-S-BN. (Ordered by Judge Karen Gren Scholer on 7/15/2024) (kcr)
July 3, 2024 Filing 11 MOTION to Consolidate Cases 3:24-CV-1425-S-BN and 3:24-CV-1448-G-BK filed by Director, TDCJ-CID with Brief/Memorandum in Support. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Wawrzynski, Stephanie)
July 2, 2024 Filing 10 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Stephanie Wawrzynski on behalf of Director, TDCJ-CID. (Filer confirms contact info in ECF is current.) (Wawrzynski, Stephanie)
June 21, 2024 Acknowledgment of Electronic Service re: Petition, supporting documents, if any, and Order(s) received by Office of Attorney General of Texas. Laura L Haney 6/21/2024. (agc)
June 20, 2024 Filing 9 Notice of Electronic Service made on the Office of Attorney General of Texas re #8 Order to Show Cause/Order to Answer, #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (axm)
June 20, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Order to Show Cause, Notice, and Instructions to Parties. Respondent is directed to file the complete administrative record within 70 days after entry of this Order. The clerk will electronically serve this order, the petition, and supporting documents to the designee for the Office of the Texas Attorney General. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge David L. Horan on 6/20/2024) (axm)
June 20, 2024 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:8. Thu Jun 20 16:00:04 CDT 2024 (crt)
June 11, 2024 Filing 7 Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (cfk)
June 11, 2024 Filing 6 New Case Notes: A filing fee has been paid. CASREF case referral set and case referred to Magistrate Judge Horan (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 Horan). Clerk to provide copy to plaintiff if not received electronically. (cfk)
June 11, 2024 Filing 5 Case electronically transferred in from District of Texas Eastern; Case Number 4:24-cv-00507. 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.
June 11, 2024 Filing 4 Interdistrict transfer to the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division. (baf) [Transferred from Texas Eastern on 6/11/2024.]
June 11, 2024 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:4, 6, 7. NEF of document #5 Tue Jun 11 15:03:20 CDT 2024 (crt)
June 10, 2024 Filing fee: $ 5.00, receipt number 6-67331 (jbe) [Transferred from Texas Eastern on 6/11/2024.]
June 7, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER OF TRANSFER. It is accordingly ORDERED that Petitioner's case is TRANSFERRED to the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. 28 U.S.C. 2241(d). Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly C Priest Johnson on 6/7/2024. (baf) [Transferred from Texas Eastern on 6/11/2024.]
June 6, 2024 Filing 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (439th District Court, Rockwall County, Texas No. 2-21-287), filed by Russell Scott Freeman. (jmb) [Transferred from Texas Eastern on 6/11/2024.]
June 5, 2024 Filing 2 Case assigned to District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III and referred to Magistrate Judge Kimberly C Priest Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Magistrate referral) (jmb) [Transferred from Texas Eastern on 6/11/2024.]
June 5, 2024 In accordance with the provisions of 28 USC Section 636(c), you are hereby notified that a U.S. Magistrate Judge of this district court is available to conduct any or all proceedings in this case including a jury or non-jury trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. The form #Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge is available on our website. All signed consent forms, excluding pro se parties, should be filed electronically using the event Notice Regarding Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge. **Consent form mailed to petitioner. (jmb) [Transferred from Texas Eastern on 6/11/2024.]

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