Verdine v. Director, TDCJ-CID
Plaintiff: James Lee Verdine
Defendant: Director TDCJ-CID
Case Number: 4:2022cv00600
Filed: February 24, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Peter Bray
Referring Judge: Lynn N Hughes
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus (General)
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 19, 2022 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth A. Goettert on behalf of Director TDCJ-CID, filed. (Goettert, Elizabeth)
April 19, 2022 Filing 15 NOTICE of Appearance by Nathan Tadema on behalf of Director TDCJ-CID, filed. (Tadema, Nathan)
March 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER TO ANSWER, ORDER FOR SERVICE ON TX ATTORNEY GENERAL. Answer due within 60 days of this order. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Peter Bray) (Attachments: #1 Petition - Part 1, #2 Petition - Part 2) Parties notified.(jmarchand, 4)
March 21, 2022 Filing 13 Letter from James Verdine re: Additional Information, filed. (BrendaLacy, 4)
February 24, 2022 Filing 12 Specific Referral to Magistrate Judge Peter Bray. (Signed by Judge Lynn N Hughes) Parties notified. (ghassan, 4)
February 24, 2022 Filing 11 NOTICE to Pro Se Litigant of Case Opening. Party notified, filed. (BrendaLacy, 4)
February 24, 2022 Filing 10 Case transferred in from Texas Northern. Case Number 1:21-cv-00209; certified copy of transfer order, certified docket sheet, and transfer letter received
February 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Order. As explained in this Order, the Court finds that, in the interests of justice, the petition should be transferred to the division where Petitioner was convicted and sentenced. The Court directs the Clerk to transfer this petition for writ of habeas corpus to the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 2/24/2022) (jak)
February 24, 2022 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:9. Thu Feb 24 14:19:06 CST 2022 (crt)
February 22, 2022 Filing 8 Public correspondence filed, deputy clerk response attached, received from James Lee Verdine. (Attachments: #1 Clerk's Response Letter) (amg) (Additional attachment(s) added on 2/22/2022: #2 Correspondence of 11/16/2021) (amg).
February 22, 2022 Filing 7 RESPONSE filed by James Lee Verdine re: 4 Order And Notice of Deficiency, and 5 Deficiency Show Cause Order. **Clerk's Note: payment received, receipt no. AB006041. (amg)
February 10, 2022 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:5. A copy of the NEF for entry at 5 mailed to newly updated address on 02/07/2022 at #6 . Thu Feb 10 11:51:43 CST 2022 (crt)
February 7, 2022 Filing 6 NOTICE of Change of Address for Pro Se litigant James Lee Verdine. New address: TDCJ/Wainwright Unit, 2265 Prison Rd. 1, Lovelady, TX 75851. (jak)
January 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ELECTRONIC DEFICIENCY SHOW CAUSE ORDER: On November 22, 2021, the Court ordered Petitioner to pay the filing fee of $5.00, or, if he is unable to pay, to file an application to proceed in forma pauperis and a certified statement of his inmate trust account. Dkt. No. 4 . Petitioner failed to comply with the Court's order. The Court therefore orders that Petitioner must, no later than February 10, 2022, (14 days), pay the filing fee of $5.00, file an application to proceed in forma pauperis with a certified statement of his inmate trust account, or show cause why his petition should not be dismissed for want of prosecution pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) because of his failure to respond to the Court's order. Petitioner's failure to comply with this order will result in the dismissal of this action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 1/27/2022) (chmb)
January 27, 2022 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No: 5. Thu Jan 27 16:48:48 CST 2022 (crt)
November 23, 2021 Hearing/Deadline Modification: Deadlines/hearings set. Responses to Order and Notice of Deficiency 4 due by 12/22/2021. (jak)
November 23, 2021 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:4. A copy of the NEF was mailed to the Petitioner at address of record. Tue Nov 23 11:41:42 CST 2021 (crt)
November 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ELECTRONIC ORDER AND NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY: Petitioner did not pay the required filing fee or file a request to proceed in forma pauperis. Therefore, Petitioner is ORDERED to pay the $5.00 filing fee or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis with the required certificate of inmate trust account by December 22, 2021 (30 days). Petitioner's failure to comply with this order may result in the dismissal of this action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). Forms necessary to comply with this order are available in the law library of the prison unit in which Petitioner is confined. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 11/22/2021) (chmb)
November 19, 2021 Filing 3 Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (amg)
November 19, 2021 Filing 2 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by James Lee Verdine. 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. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law, #2 Exhibits A - G, #3 Sections of Transcript in order received) (amg)
November 19, 2021 Filing 1 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.) (amg)
November 19, 2021 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No: 3. Fri Nov 19 13:43:34 CST 2021 (crt)

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Represented By: Edward Larry Marshall
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