Rooters et al v. Dallas County Texas et al
Plaintiff: Sacharazonta Rooters and Fred T Rooters, III
Defendant: Dallas County Texas, Granite Hybrid Fund LLC, Higier Allen & Lautin PC, Ariel Sandoval Esq and Cooks Creek Management
Case Number: 3:2025cv03318
Filed: December 3, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Ada Brown
Referring Judge: Renee Harris Toliver
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 20, 2026 Filing 25 Supplemental Document by Fred T Rooters, III, Sacharazonta Rooters returned mail and confirmation of current address. (Rooters, Fred)
May 20, 2026 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:23. Wed May 20 08:26:03 CDT 2026 (crt)
May 20, 2026 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:20. Wed May 20 08:23:12 CDT 2026 (crt)
May 20, 2026 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:19. Wed May 20 08:22:37 CDT 2026 (crt)
May 18, 2026 Filing 24 Mail returned as undeliverable. #19 Order received back from Sacharazonta Rooters as attempted - not known; unable to forward. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (axm)
May 14, 2026 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:23. Thu May 14 10:08:36 CDT 2026 (crt)
May 13, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER: Plaintiffs are ORDERED to pay the $405 filing fee in four equal monthly installments of $101.25, with the first such installment due and payable by June 10, 2026, and like installments due and payable by the 10th day of July, August and September 2026. Failure to comply will result dismissal of the case without prejudice under FED. R. CIV. P. 41(b). (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver on 5/13/2026) (cea)
May 11, 2026 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:22. Mon May 11 22:27:14 CDT 2026 (crt)
May 7, 2026 Filing 21 RESPONSE filed by Fred T Rooters, III re: #20 Judge's Questionnaire, (Rooters, Fred)
May 6, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 22 Notice of Option to Consent to Proceed Before the Magistrate Judge. If appropriate, party(ies) should return the signed consent form to the clerk. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver on 5/6/2026) (axm)
April 29, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S QUESTIONNAIRE sent to Fred T Rooters, III and Sacharazonta Rooters. Responses due by 5/20/2026. Failure to file answers to the Questionnaire may result in the dismissal of the action for failure to prosecute. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver on 4/29/2026) (cea)
April 29, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER Denied as Moot #7 Motion Motion for Appointment as Next Friend. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver on 4/29/2026) (cea)
April 29, 2026 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:20. Wed Apr 29 14:48:51 CDT 2026 (crt)
April 29, 2026 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:19. Wed Apr 29 14:46:05 CDT 2026 (crt)
April 26, 2026 Filing 18 NOTICE of Change of Address for Pro Se litigant Fred T Rooters, III, Sacharazonta Rooters. New address: 3887 Larry Furr Way Pensacola Florida 32526. (Attachments: #1 Notice of change of address) (Rooters, Fred)
March 27, 2026 Filing 17 NOTICE of Change of Address for Pro Se litigant Fred T Rooters, III, Sacharazonta Rooters. New address: 12525 Greenville Ave. Dallas TX. 75243 Room 142. (Attachments: #1 Notice of change of address) (Rooters, Fred)
March 9, 2026 Filing 16 AMENDED DOCUMENT by Fred T Rooters, III, Sacharazonta Rooters. Corrected Certificate of Interested Persons. (Rooters, Fred)
March 5, 2026 Filing 15 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Fred T Rooters, III, Sacharazonta Rooters. (Clerk QC note: No affiliate entered in ECF). (axm)
March 5, 2026 Filing 14 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by Sacharazonta Rooters. (knb)
March 5, 2026 Filing 13 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by Fred T Rooters, III. (knb)
March 5, 2026 Filing 12 AMENDED COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against Ariel Sandoval Esq, Cooks Creek Management, Dallas County Texas, Granite Hybrid Fund LLC, Higier Allen & Lautin PC filed by Fred T Rooters, III, Sacharazonta Rooters. 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. (knb)
February 23, 2026 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:11. Mon Feb 23 13:24:11 CST 2026 (crt)
February 21, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Order and Notice of Deficiency: Fred and Sacharazonta Rooters are ORDERED to file by 3/16/2026 (1) an amended complaint signed by both Plaintiffs and (2) motions to proceed in forma pauperis (one for each Plaintiff) on the AO-239 Form. Should Sacharazonta Rooters be unable to personally comply, however, an attorney must enter his or her appearance as counsel of record for Sacharazonta Rooters by 3/16/2026, or the claims filed on behalf of Sacharazonta in this civil action will be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 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 3/16/2026. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver on 2/21/2026) (cfk)
December 9, 2025 Filing 10 NOTICE of Change of Address for Pro Se litigant Fred T Rooters, III. New address: 13939 Noel Rd. STE. 105 Dallas Texas, 75240. (Rooters, Fred)
December 8, 2025 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:9. Mon Dec 8 08:12:07 CST 2025 (crt)
December 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SCREENING AND STANDING ORDER. Judicial screening of this case is pending. See 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2). It is therefore ORDERED that (1) service of process shall be withheld pending completion of judicial screening, (2) no motions for appointment of counsel shall be filed until the Court has completed the screening process, (3) all discovery in this case is stayed until the Court enters a scheduling order, (4) no amendments or supplements to the complaint shall be filed without prior Court approval, and (5) any motion to amend the complaint must be accompanied by a complete proposed amended complaint on the required form. It is further ORDERED that Plaintiff must promptly notify the Court in writing of any change of address by filing a written Notice of Change of Address with the Clerk of the Court. Failure to provide updated address information may result in the dismissal of the case for failure to prosecute or follow court order under Fed. R. Civ. 41(b). (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver on 12/5/2025) (chmb)
December 4, 2025 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:1,2. Thu Dec 4 09:49:03 CST 2025 (crt)
December 3, 2025 Filing 8 Request for Clerk to issue Summons filed by Fred Rooters, III, Sacharazonta Rooters. (kxm)
December 3, 2025 Filing 7 MOTION for Appointment of Next Friend filed by Fred Rooters, III. (kxm)
December 3, 2025 Filing 6 NOTICE of Exhibits to Follow filed by Fred Rooters, III. (kxm)
December 3, 2025 Filing 5 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Fred Rooters, III. (Clerk QC note: No affiliate entered in ECF). (kxm)
December 3, 2025 Filing 4 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by Fred Rooters, III. (kxm)
December 3, 2025 Filing 3 COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against Ariel Sandoval Esq, Cooks Creek Management, Dallas County Texas, Granite Hybrid Fund LLC, Higier Allen & Lautin PC filed by Fred Rooters, III, Sacharazonta Rooters. 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. (kxm)
December 3, 2025 Filing 2 Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (kxm)
December 3, 2025 Filing 1 New Case Notes: A filing fee has not been paid. CASREF case referral set and case referred to Magistrate Judge Toliver (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 Toliver). Clerk to provide copy to plaintiff if not received electronically. (kxm)

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