Thomas v. State of Virginia
Plaintiff: Brandon Wayne Thomas
Defendant: State of Virginia
Case Number: 2:2025cv00804
Filed: December 15, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Presiding Judge: Arenda L Wright Allen
Referring Judge: Lawrence R Leonard
Nature of Suit: Mandamus & Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 20, 2026 Filing 11 Partial Filing fee: $ 50.00, receipt number 200010379 (alet, )
May 18, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER. The Court recently received a money order in the amount of $50.00 from the correctional institution where Plaintiff is currently incarcerated. The Clerk is therefore DIRECTED to process the money order. #6 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. The Clerk is DIRECTED to to establish an account for the receipt of installment payments for action number 2:25cv804. The appropriate officer at Plaintiff's institution is DIRECTED to begin submitting monthly installments of twenty percent (20%) of the preceding month's income to the Clerk each time the balance in Plaintiff's inmate account is greater than $10.00. If Plaintiff is transferred, the inmate account officer is DIRECTED to forward the Consent to Collection of Fees form and payment history to the receiving institution. The Clerk is DIRECTED to please send a copy of this Order to Plaintiff, and a copy of this Order and a certified copy of Plaintiff's signed #7 Consent to Collection of Fees form to the inmate account officer at the institution where Plaintiff is currently incarcerated. Signed by Senior District Judge Arenda L Wright Allen on 5/18/2026. Copies mailed 5/18/2026. (jmey)
May 12, 2026 Filing 9 Alternative to #1 Complaint by Brandon Wayne Thomas. (jmey)
May 12, 2026 Filing 8 Addendum to #1 Complaint by Brandon Wayne Thomas. (Attachments: #1 Letter, #2 Envelope) (jmey)
March 6, 2026 Filing 7 Consent to Collection of Fees by Brandon Wayne Thomas. (jmey)
March 6, 2026 Filing 6 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Brandon Wayne Thomas. (Attachments: #1 Envelope) (jmey)
February 20, 2026 Filing 5 Submission by Plaintiff. Request for copy of docket sheet. (Attachments: #1 Envelope) (jmey)
February 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER. If Plaintiff wishes this action to be considered by the Court, he is ORDERED to either (i) remit the $350.00 statutory filing fee and $55.00 administrative fee ($405.00 total); or (ii) complete and submit both the enclosed in forma pauperis application and the enclosed Consent to Collection of Fees form within thirty (30) days of the date of entry of this Order. The Clerk is DIRECTED to please send a copy of this Order, a copy of the Court's in forma pauperis application, a copy of the Consent to Collection of Fees form, and a copy of the document titled, "Selected Procedural Information for Prisoners Who Have Filed a Civil Rights Complaint," to Plaintiff. Signed by District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen on 2/5/2026. Copies mailed 2/5/2026. (Attachments: #1 Consent to Collection of Fees form and Selected Procedural Information for Prisoners Who Have Filed a Civil Rights Complaint, #2 Application in Support of Request to Proceed in forma Pauperis) (jmey)
December 31, 2025 Filing 3 Submission by Plaintiff. Request for status. (Attachments: #1 Envelope) (jmey)
December 15, 2025 Filing 2 Acknowledgment of Receipt. (jmey)
December 15, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT, Conditionally filed against State of Virginia (Filing fee $ 0.00.), filed by Brandon Wayne Thomas. (Attachments: #1 Envelope) (1 service copy provided.) (jmey)

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