Boswell v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice et al
Plaintiff: John A Boswell
Defendant: TDC Region 1, Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Carmella Jones
Case Number: 4:2024cv01507
Filed: April 24, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: David Hittner
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: 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
June 19, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER OF DISMISSAL. This action is DISMISSED without prejudice for lack of prosecution. Boswell is advised, however, that upon a proper showing of good cause for his decision to refuse to accept mail from the Court, relief from this Order may be granted in accordance with Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Case terminated on 06/19/2024. (Signed by Judge David Hittner) Parties notified. (jww4)
June 12, 2024 Filing 15 Mail Returned Undeliverable as to John A Boswell re: #12 Notice to Pro Se Litigant of Case Opening, filed. An updated address could not be found. (acj4)
June 12, 2024 Filing 14 Mail Returned Undeliverable as to John A Boswell re: #13 Order on Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis, filed. An updated address could not be found. (acj4)
April 30, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER DENYING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS. Boswell's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, (Dkt. #7 ), is DENIED at this time. For this case to proceed, Boswell must either submit a certified copy of his inmate trust fund account statement or pay the full amount of the filing fee ($405.00) within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. (Signed by Judge David Hittner) Parties notified. (jww4)
April 24, 2024 Filing 12 NOTICE to Pro Se Litigant of Case Opening. Party notified, filed. (jm4)
April 24, 2024 Filing 11 Case transferred in from Texas Northern. Case Number 6:24-cv-00007; received electronically Modified on 4/24/2024 (jm4).
April 17, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Order Transferring to Another District: Case transferred to the Houston Division of United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 4/17/2024) (ada)
April 16, 2024 Filing 9 Public correspondence addressed to judge, deputy clerk response attached, received from John A Boswell. (Attachments: #1 Clerk's Response Letter) (ada)
April 5, 2024 Filing 8 AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by John Boswell. 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. (ada)
April 5, 2024 Filing 7 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by John Boswell. (ada)
April 5, 2024 Filing 6 Prisoner Consent by John Boswell to Trial by Magistrate Judge. (ada)
March 5, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ELECTRONIC ORDER AND NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY. Plaintiff filed a letter that was construed as a civil-rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Plaintiff must address the following deficiencies: The complaint was not filed on the court-approved form and neither the $405 filing fee nor a request to proceed in forma pauperis was submitted. Therefore, by April 5, 2024 (30 days), Plaintiff is ORDERED to (1) file the civil-rights complaint on the approved form, and (2) pay the $405 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). WITH The Clerk will mail an application to proceed in forma pauperis, a certificate of inmate trust account with authorization, and a prisoner civil-rights complaint form marked "amended," to Plaintiff along with a copy of this order. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 3/5/2024) (chmb)
March 5, 2024 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 3/5/2024) (chmb)
March 5, 2024 Filing 3 Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party (dsr)
March 5, 2024 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. (dsr) (Main Document 2 replaced on 3/5/2024) (dsr).
March 5, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas Department of Criminal Justice filed by John Boswell. No fee paid. 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. (dsr)
March 5, 2024 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:2, 3. mailed to John Boswell, #2417029, TDCJ Wainwright Unit, 2665 Prison Road #1, Lovelady TX 75851 Tue Mar 5 12:18:11 CST 2024 (crt)
March 5, 2024 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:4, 5. Mailed to John Boswell at TDCJ Wainwright Unit on Tue Mar 5 13:29:04 CST 2024 (crt)

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