civil · Ashland division · 0:26-cv-00035
Padgett v. WellPath, Inc.
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, filed Feb. 4, 2026; terminated April 22, 2026.
- Docket number
- 0:26-cv-00035
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky — Ashland
- Date filed
- Feb. 4, 2026
- Date terminated
- April 22, 2026
- Assigned to
- David L. Bunning
- Nature of suit
- 555 Prisoner Petitions (Prison Condition)
- Cause
- 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
- Jurisdiction
- Federal Question
- Jury demand
- Plaintiff
- Records
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Parties (as listed)
- WellPath, Inc.
- Michael Padgett
Party roles (plaintiff/defendant) are not exposed by the mirror; names are listed as they appear on the docket.
Recent docket entries
| Date | # | Entry |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2026 | 4 | CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of Kentucky Western. Case number 5:26-cv-00024. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. cc: Padgett w/ docket sheet via US Mail (Entered: 02/04/2026) |
| Feb. 4, 2026 | 3 | MEMORANDUM AND ORDER by Senior Judge Joseph H. McKinley, Jr. on 2/3/2026: For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that the claims against Defendant Wellpath,Inc., the medical provider at EKCC, are SEVERED. Pursuant to Rule 21, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to open a new civil action with the complaint (DN 1 ) as the complaint and Wellpath, Inc. as the Defendant. The instant Memorandum and Order shall be docketed in the new action as well. The Clerk of the Court is FURTHER DIRECTED to TRANSFER the newly opened action to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Northern Division at Ashland.cc: Plaintiff, pro se; Clerk, EDKY, No. Div. @ Ashland (EAS) [Transferred from kywd on 2/4/2026.] (Entered: 02/04/2026) |
| Sept. 2, 2025 | 1 | COMPLAINT against WellPath, Inc., filed by Michael Padgett. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibits A and A-1, # 2 Summons) (EAS) [Transferred from kywd on 2/4/2026.] (Entered: 02/04/2026) |
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