Croft v. Keeling et al
Plaintiff: Bradley Lane Croft
Defendant: Wes Keeling, City of Midlothian Texas, Ellis County Texas and Sector K9 Foundation
Case Number: 3:2025cv01400
Filed: June 4, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Sidney A Fitzwater
Referring Judge: David L Horan
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Pet/Other: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 9, 2025 Filing 21 NOTICE of Compliance and Clarification re: #16 Order on Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis, filed by Bradley Lane Croft. (kaf)
August 26, 2025 Filing 20 NOTICE of Change of Address for Pro Se litigant Bradley Lane Croft. New address: 14439 NW Military Hwy, Suite 108-105, San Antonio, TX 78231. (knb)
August 19, 2025 Filing 19 Mail returned as undeliverable. #16 Order on Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis received back from Bradley Lane Croft as note deliverable as addressed. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (kcr)
August 12, 2025 Filing 18 AMENDED COMPLAINT against City of Midlothian Texas, Ellis County Texas, Wes Keeling, Sector K9 Foundation filed by Bradley Lane Croft. 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. (kcr)
August 7, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER denying #15 Motion in advance permission for remote participation in any hearing. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge David L. Horan on 8/7/2025) (ndt)
August 7, 2025 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:17. Thu Aug 7 10:02:23 CDT 2025 (crt)
August 5, 2025 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:16. Also mailed to Director of Corrections at the Residential Reentry Management (RRM) Tue Aug 5 10:35:41 CDT 2025 (crt)
August 4, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER granting #2 Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. Clerk to mail this order to the attention of the Inmate Trust Fund Department at the facility where the inmate resides. If the inmate is housed in a Residential Reentry Center - RRC, Clerk to mail this order to the Director of Corrections at the address of the petitioner. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge David L. Horan on 8/4/2025) (ndt)
June 25, 2025 Filing 15 MOTION for Remote Participation in All Hearings filed by Bradley Lane Croft. (knb)
June 23, 2025 Filing 14 Declaration in Lieu of Inmate Account Statement by Bradley Lane Croft. (knb)
June 23, 2025 Filing 13 RESPONSE filed by Bradley Lane Croft re: #10 Order And Notice of Deficiency. (knb)
June 18, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER denying #11 MOTION to Reconsider Transfer of Venue filed by Bradley Lane Croft. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 6/18/2025) (Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater)
June 18, 2025 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:12. Wed Jun 18 14:09:32 CDT 2025 (crt)
June 17, 2025 Filing 11 MOTION to Reconsider Transfer of Venue filed by Bradley Lane Croft. (knb)
June 11, 2025 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:10. Wed Jun 11 08:32:53 CDT 2025 (crt)
June 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 10 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY AND ORDER REGARDING FILING FEE: Bradley Lane Croft must address the following deficiency: IFP not include a complete and verified certificate of inmate trust account. 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 7/10/2025. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge David L. Horan on 6/10/2025) (Attachments: #1 Additional Page(s) IFP) (frw) (Attachment 1 replaced on 6/11/2025) (frw).
June 4, 2025 Filing 9 Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (knb)
June 4, 2025 Filing 8 New Case Notes: A filing fee has not been paid. SCREEN case referral set and case referred to Magistrate Judge Horan (see Special Order 3). Case received over counter or electronically. 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. (knb)
June 4, 2025 Filing 7 Case electronically transferred in from District of Texas Western; Case Number 5:25-cv-00597. 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 4, 2025 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:8, 9. NEF of Document #7 Wed Jun 4 15:49:06 CDT 2025 (crt)
June 2, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER --IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall TRANSFER No. 5:25-CV-00597-XR to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division.. Signed by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. (vl) [Transferred from Texas Western on 6/4/2025.]
June 2, 2025 Filing 5 Proposed USM285 by Bradley Lane Croft (vl) [Transferred from Texas Western on 6/4/2025.]
May 30, 2025 Filing 4 SUPPLEMENT to #1 Complaint by Bradley Lane Croft. (vl) [Transferred from Texas Western on 6/4/2025.]
May 30, 2025 Filing 3 Case Opening Letter to Bradley Lane Croft. (tt) [Transferred from Texas Western on 6/4/2025.]
May 30, 2025 Filing 2 MOTION to Proceed in forma pauperis by Bradley Lane Croft. (tt) [Transferred from Texas Western on 6/4/2025.]
May 30, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT, filed by Bradley Lane Croft. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit G).(tt) [Transferred from Texas Western on 6/4/2025.]
May 30, 2025 If ordered by the court, all referrals will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Farrer. (tt) [Transferred from Texas Western on 6/4/2025.]
May 30, 2025 THIS CASE HAS BEEN RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO JUDGE XAVIER RODRIGUEZ. (tt) [Transferred from Texas Western on 6/4/2025.]

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