Pushard v. Galveston County, Texas et al
Plaintiff: Dean Pushard
Defendant: Galveston County, Texas, Andrew Mejia, Jeremy Creech and Bret Moreau
Case Number: 3:2026cv00021
Filed: January 26, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Jeffrey V Brown
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
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
June 4, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER granting #23 Motion for Extension of Time.(Signed by Judge Jeffrey V Brown) Parties notified. (gc3)
June 3, 2026 Filing 23 Agreed MOTION for Extension of Time File First Amended Complaint by Dean Pushard, filed. Motion Docket Date 6/24/2026. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Schutmaat, Heather)
May 27, 2026 Filing 22 INITIAL DISCLOSURES by Jeremy Creech, filed. (Lasswell, Bryan)
May 27, 2026 Filing 21 INITIAL DISCLOSURES by Galveston County, Texas, Andrew Mejia, Bret Moreau, filed. (Russo, Joseph)
May 13, 2026 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Andrew M Edison on May 13, 2026. Initial Conference held. If the Motion to Dismiss is denied, parties to submit an agreed proposed docket control order 5-days after that ruling. Appearances: Heather Schutmaat for Plaintiff, Joseph Russo, Jr. and Jennifer Nobley for Defendant Galveston County, Tx. and A. Mejia; Bryan Lasswell and Genevieve McGarvey for Defendant Jeremy Creech. (ERO: yes) (rrc3)
May 11, 2026 Filing 20 NOTICE of Setting. This is a reminder of the upcoming Initial Conference. Please reference this Notice for the necessary Zoom Meeting information. Be prepared to discuss upcoming scheduling dates and the Consent To Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge form with Judge Edison that day. Parties notified. Initial Conference set for 5/13/2026 at 09:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Andrew M Edison, filed. (Attachments: #1 Consent) (vp3)
May 7, 2026 Filing 19 Agreed JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by Galveston County, Texas, Andrew Mejia, Bret Moreau, filed. (Russo, Joseph)
May 5, 2026 Filing 18 Minute Entry. In the Order for Conference and Disclosure of Interested Parties, the parties were ordered to prepare and file, not less than 10 days before the scheduling conference, a joint discovery/case management plan containing the information required on the attached form. Dkt. 5 at 2. The parties have not done so. This Courts orders should be followed. Failure to file the joint discovery/case management plan by Thursday, May 7, 2026 may result in the dismissal of this case. Appearances:, filed. (agg3)
April 17, 2026 ***2 USB drives entered as Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2 to docket entry #17, filed on 4/16/2026. USB drives kept in brown folder in Clerk's Office file room., filed. (agg3)
April 16, 2026 Filing 17 Joint MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM as to Plaintiff's Original Complaint by Galveston County, Texas, Andrew Mejia, Bret Moreau, filed. Motion Docket Date 5/7/2026. (Russo, Joseph)
April 1, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER granting #13 Motion for Extension of Time Answer due by 4/16/2026.(Signed by Judge Jeffrey V Brown) Parties notified. (gc3)
March 31, 2026 Filing 15 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Jeremy Creech, filed. (Lasswell, Bryan)
March 31, 2026 Filing 14 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Galveston County, Texas, Andrew Mejia, Bret Moreau, filed. (Russo, Joseph)
March 31, 2026 Filing 13 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Original Complaint by Galveston County, Texas, Andrew Mejia, Bret Moreau, filed. Motion Docket Date 4/21/2026. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint) (Russo, Joseph)
March 25, 2026 Filing 12 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Galveston County, Texas served on 3/18/2026, answer due 5/18/2026, filed. (Schutmaat, Heather)
March 23, 2026 Filing 11 Video EXHIBIT re: #10 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Jeremy Creech. (1) USB thumb drive containing body camera video. Placed in an expandable folder on the clerk's shelf., filed. (vp3)
March 23, 2026 Filing 10 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Jeremy Creech, filed. Motion Docket Date 4/13/2026. (Lasswell, Bryan)
March 17, 2026 Filing 9 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Andrew Mejia served on 3/16/2026, answer due 4/6/2026, filed. (Schutmaat, Heather)
March 13, 2026 Filing 8 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Bret Moreau served on 3/12/2026, answer due 4/2/2026, filed. (Schutmaat, Heather)
February 12, 2026 Filing 7 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Dean Pushard, filed. (Schutmaat, Heather)
February 12, 2026 Filing 6 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Jeremy Creech served on 2/9/2026, answer due 3/2/2026, filed. (Schutmaat, Heather)
February 4, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 5/13/2026 at 09:00 AM by video before Magistrate Judge Andrew M Edison (Signed by Judge Jeffrey V Brown) Parties notified. (vp3)
February 4, 2026 Filing 4 CLERKS NOTICE Regarding Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. Parties notified, filed. (vp3)
January 29, 2026 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Jeremy Creech, Galveston County, Texas, Andrew Mejia, Bret Moreau. Issued summons delivered to plaintiff by NEF, filed. (vp3)
January 28, 2026 Filing 2 Request for Issuance of Summons as to All Defendants, filed. (Attachments: #1 Request for Issuance of Summons 2, #2 Request 3, #3 Request 4) (Schutmaat, Heather)
January 27, 2026 Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison selected to receive referrals. The selected Magistrate Judge is not assigned to this case until a District Judge refers the case or a motion or the parties consent to jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge. Once a referral has been made, the name of the referral judge will appear at the top of the docket sheet. (vp3)
January 26, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-34944695) filed by Dean Pushard. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Schutmaat, Heather)

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Plaintiff: Dean Pushard
Represented By: Heather Minette Schutmaat
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Defendant: Galveston County, Texas
Represented By: Jennifer Jeannette Nobley
Represented By: Joseph R Russo, Jr
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Defendant: Andrew Mejia
Represented By: Joseph R Russo, Jr
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Defendant: Jeremy Creech
Represented By: Genevieve Bacak McGarvey
Represented By: Bryan Robert Lasswell
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Defendant: Bret Moreau
Represented By: Joseph R Russo, Jr
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