Hines v. Reed et al
Plaintiff: Kennie Hines
Defendant: David Reed, Brant C. Donaldson, A. Ballard, Joel LNU, John Doe #1 5:25-CV-281, Michael Long, John Doe #2 5:25-CV-281, John Doe #3 5:25-CV-281 and John Doe #4 5:25-CV-281
Case Number: 5:2025cv00281
Filed: December 23, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Amanda R Burch
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Pet/Other: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 13, 2026 Filing 10 QUESTIONNAIRE AND DECLARATION filed by Kennie Hines RE: #9 Order to Complete Questionnaire. (cjd)
March 26, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER TO COMPLETE QUESTIONNAIRE: The Court ORDERS Plaintiff to complete the attached Questionnaire and Declaration and return it to the United States District Clerk, Lubbock Division, 1205 Texas Ave., Rm. 209, Lubbock, Texas, 79401 within thirty (30) days from the date of this Order. Plaintiff is warned that failure to timely return the completed Questionnaire and Declaration to lite Clerk's Office at the above address may and probably will result in dismissal of this action. Judge's Questionnaire sent to Kennie Hines, # 173823. Deadline to respond to the questionnaire is 30 days. (Ordered by US Magistrate Judge Amanda R Burch on 3/26/2026) (cjd)
March 26, 2026 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:9. Thu Mar 26 15:47:42 CDT 2026 (crt)
February 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER TRANSFERRING THE CASE TO THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE. Case reassigned to US Magistrate Judge Amanda R. Burch for all further proceedings. Judge James Wesley Hendrix no longer assigned to case. This case will now be numbered Civil Action No. 5:25-CV-O0281-BV. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 2/10/2026) (cjd)
February 10, 2026 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:8. Tue Feb 10 11:41:17 CST 2026 (crt)
January 20, 2026 Filing 7 NOTICE AND ELECTION REGARDING CONSENT TO PROCEED BEFORE A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE by Kennie Hines. (krr)
January 6, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 6 PLRA FILING FEE ORDER: Plaintiff is granted leave to proceed IFP under 28 U.S.C. 1915. Plaintiff is assessed an initial partial filing fee of $32.24. The agency having custody of Plaintiff shall collect this amount from the trust fund account or institutional equivalent, when funds are available, and forward the initial fee to the Clerk of the District Court. Thereafter, Plaintiff must pay $317.76, the balance of the filing fee, in monthly installments as mandated by the PLRA. (Clerk note: TDCJ Inmate Trust Office has been electronically notified of this order.) (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 1/6/2026) (krr)
January 6, 2026 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:. Tue Jan 6 11:20:38 CST 2026 (crt)
January 6, 2026 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:5. Tue Jan 6 11:20:48 CST 2026 (crt)
January 6, 2026 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:6. Tue Jan 6 11:36:14 CST 2026 (crt)
January 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 5 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 1/5/2026) (chmb)
December 23, 2025 Filing 4 APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS filed by Kennie Hines. (cjd)
December 23, 2025 Filing 3 Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (cjd)
December 23, 2025 Filing 2 New Case Notes: A filing fee has not been paid. 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. Clerk to provide copy to plaintiff if not received electronically. (cjd)
December 23, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by Kennie Hines. 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. (cjd) (Main Document 1 replaced to include missing page on 12/23/2025) (cjd).
December 23, 2025 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:1,2,3,4. Tue Dec 23 11:07:14 CST 2025 (crt)

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