Martinez v. Nueces County Sheriff's Office/Jail et al
Plaintiff: Fred G. Martinez
Defendant: Nueces County Sheriff's Office/Jail, Sheriff Jim Kaelin and All Booking Officers Under His Direction
Case Number: 2:2018cv00158
Filed: June 4, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Office: Corpus Christi Office
County: Jefferson
Presiding Judge: B Janice Ellington
Presiding Judge: Hilda G Tagle
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None

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March 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 174 ORDER. THE COURT ADOPTS MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATIONS DENYING re: 132 MOTION for Default Judgment against All Defendants, 144 MOTION for Judgment, 131 MOTION FOR DECLARATION OF DEFAULT, 112 MOTION for Judgment, 140 MOTION Unopposed Portion of Motion for Judgment of Default (Signed by Judge Hilda G Tagle) Parties notified.(lrivera, 2)
January 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 83 ORDER ADOPTING IN PART and DECLINES TO ADOPT IN PART M&R 1 32 . The Court DECLINES TO ADOPT M&R 2 74 , and DENIES 50 Defendant's motion for summary judgment. The Court DECLINES to find that Martinez's claims are barred by the statute of limitations. The Court RETAINS Plaintiff's Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference claims with regard to (1) bedding supplies, (2) unsanitary conditions (3) insufficient food against Perales and Zapata. The Court substitutes Nueces County i n place of Nueces County Sheriffs Office/Jail as a party defendant in this case. The Court DISMISSES Plaintiff's claims for money damages against certain defendants in their official capacities as barred by the Eleventh Amendment. The Court DISM ISSES Plaintiff's claims for declaratory and injunctive relief against all Defendants because it is moot by Plaintiff's transfer to a TDCJ facility. The Court DISMISSES Plaintiffs remaining claims against all other Defendant's as frivolous and/or for failure to state a claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B) and 1915A(b)(1). (Signed by Judge Hilda G Tagle) Parties notified.(scavazos, 1)
December 14, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 45 OPINION AND ORDER denying 38 Third Motion to Appoint for Appointment of Counsel.(Signed by Magistrate Judge B Janice Ellington) Parties notified.(amireles, 2)
June 15, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 9 OPINION and ORDER denying 3 Motion to Appointment of Counsel.(Signed by Magistrate Judge B Janice Ellington) Parties notified.(arodriguez, 2)
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Plaintiff: Fred G. Martinez
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