Chafin v. Hunter et al
Plaintiff: April Tomblin Chafin
Defendant: John Does I - V, Logan County Commission, Eddie Hunter, Logan County Sheriff's Department, Logan County Home Confinement Department, John Reed and Lois Nelson
Case Number: 2:2011cv00034
Filed: January 12, 2011
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Office: Charleston Office
County: Logan
Presiding Judge: John T. Copenhaver
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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January 16, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 71 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER denying as moot defendant John Reed's 67 MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages; denying defendant John Reed's 54 MOTION for Judgment as a Matter of Law; denying defendant John Reed's 54 MOTION f or New Trial; granting Logan County's 56 MOTION for Judgment as a Matter of Law; directing that the liability and damage portions of the jury's verdict rendered in favor of Ms. Chafin and against Logan County are set aside. Signed by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 1/16/2013. (cc: attys; any unrepresented parties) (tmh)
November 9, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 64 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER pursuant to the jury trial held October 10-12, 2012, the court reporter is directed to accomplish the following redactions of the transcript as forth herein; directing that the unredacted version of the aforementioned pages herein be filed under seal. Signed by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 11/9/2012. (cc: attys; any unrepresented parties) (taq)
September 2, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER directing that civil action nos. 2:11-cv-0032, 2:11-cv-0033 and 2:11-cv-0034 are consolidated for purposes of pretrial development and conferencing; the court reserves the question of consolidation of the cases for trial pending a discussion of that matter at the pretrial conference following discovery; the Gilco case (2:11-cv-0032) is designated as the lead action; all further filings shall be captioned and docketed in that case; the court will issue a consolidated scheduling order this same day that will set a single trial date; if it is ultimately determined that the cases should not be consolidated for trial, this court, in consultation with counsel, will select the first action for trial, which will proceed according to the trial date set in the scheduling order; the remaining two actions will then be set for trial as expeditiously as possible thereafter. Signed by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 9/2/2011. (cc: attys; any unrepresented parties) (mkw)
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Defendant: John Does I - V
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Defendant: Logan County Commission
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Defendant: Eddie Hunter
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Defendant: Logan County Home Confinement Department
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Plaintiff: April Tomblin Chafin
Represented By: Kerry A. Nessel
Represented By: Timothy P. Rosinsky
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