Davis v. Preston E. Smith Unit
Plaintiff: Kenneth Davis, Jr.
Defendant: Preston E. Smith Unit
Case Number: 5:2023cv00051
Filed: March 14, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: James Wesley Hendrix
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Pet/Other: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 11, 2023 Filing 11 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by Kenneth Davis, Jr. (krr)
April 11, 2023 Filing 10 SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT against Preston E. Smith Unit filed by Kenneth Davis, Jr. 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. (krr)
April 11, 2023 Filing 9 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Preston E. Smith Unit filed by Kenneth Davis, Jr. 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. (krr)
April 4, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ELECTRONIC ORDER: Plaintiff's motion, Dkt. No. 7, for an extension of time to cure the filing deficiencies is GRANTED. Plaintiff must file his amended complaint on the proper form and either pay the filing fee or submit the required documents by May 1, 2023. No further extensions will be granted absent a showing of good cause. Plaintiff's failure to comply with this order may result in the dismissal of this action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 4/4/2023) (chmb)
April 4, 2023 Filing 7 MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME RE: 5 - ELECTROINIC ORDER AND NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY filed by Kenneth Davis, Jr. (krr)
April 4, 2023 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:8. Electronic Order 8 mailed to Plaintiff. Tue Apr 4 15:46:25 CDT 2023 (crt)
March 27, 2023 Filing 6 Prisoner Consent by Kenneth Davis, Jr to Trial by Magistrate Judge. (bmh)
March 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ELECTRONIC ORDER AND NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY. Plaintiff filed a letter that the Court construes as a civil-rights complaint. Plaintiff must address the following deficiencies: The complaint was not filed on the court-approved form and neither the $402 filing fee nor a request to proceed in forma pauperis was submitted. Therefore, by April 17, 2023 (30 days), Plaintiff is ORDERED to (1) file the civil-rights complaint on the approved form, and (2) pay the $402 filing fee or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis on the approved form with the required certificate of inmate trust account. Plaintiff's failure to comply with this order may result in the dismissal of this action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). The required forms are available in the law library of Plaintiff's current prison unit. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 3/16/2023) (chmb)
March 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SCREENING AND STANDING ORDER: Judicial screening of this case is pending. See 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2); 28 U.S.C. 1915A(a). It is therefore ORDERED that (1) service of process will be withheld until judicial screening is complete, (2) no motions for appointment of counsel may be filed until the Court has completed the screening process, (3) all discovery in this case is stayed until an answer is filed or until further order, (4) no amendments or supplements may 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. Failure to provide updated address information may result in the dismissal of the case under Fed. R. Civ. 41(b). (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 3/16/2023) (chmb)
March 16, 2023 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:4,5. Electronic Orders mailed to Plaintiff. Thu Mar 16 08:35:19 CDT 2023 (crt)
March 14, 2023 Filing 3 Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (bmh)
March 14, 2023 Filing 2 New Case Notes: A filing fee has not been paid. Pursuant to Misc. Order 6, Plaintiff is provided the Notice of Right to Consent to Proceed Before A U.S. Magistrate Judge. Clerk to provide copy to plaintiff if not received electronically. (bmh)
March 14, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Preston E. Smith Unit filed by Kenneth Davis, Jr. 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. (bmh)
March 14, 2023 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:1,2,3. Tue Mar 14 09:14:19 CDT 2023 (crt)

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