Huston v. Harris County
Plaintiff: Jessica Huston
Defendant: Houston Police Department and Harris County Sheriff's Office
Case Number: 4:2026cv01889
Filed: March 9, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Christina A Bryan
Referring Judge: George C Hanks
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1981 Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 26, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER Terminating as Moot #9 Motion to Dismiss. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Christina A Bryan) Parties notified. (mem4)
August 24, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Copy of ORDER granting #16 Motion to Consolidate Cases: Lead Case No. 4:26-cv-1889 and Member Case No. 4:26-cv-3366.(Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified. (glc4)
August 17, 2026 Filing 16 MOTION to Consolidate Lead Case No. 4:26-cv-03366 and Member Case No. 4:26-cv-01889 by Jessica Huston, filed. Motions referred to Christina A Bryan. Motion Docket Date 9/8/2026. (dmm4)
July 6, 2026 Filing 15 INITIAL DISCLOSURES by Harris County Sheriff's Office, filed. (Mitcham, Susannah)
June 29, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 14 SCHEDULING ORDER. Trial Term: June/ July 2027. Amended Pleadings due by 7/29/2026. Joinder of Parties due by 7/29/2026 Pltf Expert Witness List due by 10/2/2026. Pltf Expert Report due by 10/2/2026. Deft Expert Witness List due by 11/2/2026. Deft Expert Report due by 11/2/2026. Discovery due by 12/31/2026. Dispositive Motion Filing due by 1/7/2027. Non-Dispositive Motion Filing due by 2/8/2027. Joint Pretrial Order due by 5/7/2027. Docket Call set for 5/14/2027 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 11B before Judge George C Hanks Jr (Signed by Magistrate Judge Christina A Bryan) Parties notified. (mem4)
June 29, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MINUTE ENTRY ORDER: The Court conducted the Initial Conference and entered a scheduling order. Appearances: Jessica Huston, Susannah Mitcham. Ct Reporter: ERO. Time of Hearing 10:24 AM. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Christina A Bryan) Parties notified. (mem4)
June 1, 2026 Filing 12 NOTICE of Change of Address by Susannah Mitcham, counsel for Harris County Sheriff's Office, filed. (Mitcham, Susannah)
May 22, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Christina A. Bryan. (Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified. (jg4)
May 18, 2026 Filing 10 Agreed JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by Harris County Sheriff's Office, filed. (Mitcham, Susannah)
April 29, 2026 Filing 9 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Original Complaint by Harris County Sheriff's Office, filed. Motion Docket Date 5/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Mitcham, Susannah)
April 23, 2026 Filing 8 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge George C Hanks, Jr. PRE-MOTION CONFERENCE held on 4/23/2026 re: #4 REQUEST for pre-motion conference. Plaintiff may file an amended complaint on or before April 27, 2026. Defendant may file a motion to dismiss on or before April 29, 2026. Plaintiff may respond to Defendants motion to dismiss on or before May 20, 2026. Defendant may file a reply brief on or before May 27, 2026. Appearances: Susannah Coffee Mitcham, Veronica Lynn Jones. (ERO: Yes), filed. (bli4)
March 30, 2026 Filing 7 NOTICE of Resetting re: #4 REQUEST for pre-motion conference. Parties notified. Pre-Motion Conference is reset to 4/23/2026 at 09:00 AM by video before Judge George C Hanks Jr, filed. (knp4)
March 19, 2026 Filing 6 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Harris County Sheriff's Office, filed. (Mitcham, Susannah)
March 17, 2026 Filing 5 NOTICE of Setting re: #4 REQUEST for pre-motion conference. Parties notified. Pre-Motion Conference set for 4/2/2026 at 11:00 AM by video before Judge George C Hanks Jr, filed. (knp4)
March 16, 2026 Filing 4 REQUEST for pre-motion conference, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Email Correspondence) (Mitcham, Susannah)
March 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 6/29/2026 at 10:15 AM by video before Magistrate Judge Christina A Bryan. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Christina A Bryan) Parties notified. (hlc4)
March 10, 2026 Filing 2 CLERKS NOTICE Regarding Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. Parties notified, filed. (hlc4)
March 10, 2026 Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Christina A. Bryan randomly 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. (hlc4)
March 9, 2026 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 55th JDC Harris County, Texas, case number 2026-08734 (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-35279124) filed by HARRIS COUNTY. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Original Petition, #2 Exhibit B - State Docket Sheet, #3 Exhibit C - Index of Documents, #4 Errata D - List of Counsel, #5 Exhibit E - Civil Cover Sheet) (Mitcham, Susannah)

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Plaintiff: Jessica Huston
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Defendant: Harris County Sheriff's Office
Represented By: Veronica Lynn Jones
Represented By: Susannah Coffee Mitcham
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