Chaya Loffman et al v. California Department of Education et al
Plaintiff: Chaya & Jonathan Loffman, Fedora Nick, Morris Taxon, Sarah & Ariel Perets, Jean & Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School, Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy, M. L., K. T., N. P., Chaya Loffman, Sarah Perets, Jonathan Loffman and Ariel Perets
Defendant: California Department of Education, Tony Thurmond, Los Angeles Unified School District and Anthony Aguilar
Case Number: 2:2023cv01832
Filed: March 13, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Josephine L Staton
Referring Judge: Michael R Wilner
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Date Filed Document Text
May 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER GRANTING Ex Parte Application for an Extension of Time to Respond to Initial Complaint By 20 Days (Doc. #20 ) by Judge Josephine L. Staton. Defendants LAUSD's and Anthony Aguilar's initial response to complaint is due on or before 5/23/2023. (jp)
May 5, 2023 Filing 24 REPLY Opposition EX PARTE APPLICATION to Extend Time to File Answer to 5/23/2023 re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),, #1 #20 filed by Defendants Anthony Aguilar, Los Angeles Unified School District. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Mary Kellogg)(Evans, Sue)
May 4, 2023 Filing 23 OPPOSITION to EX PARTE APPLICATION to Extend Time to File Answer to 5/23/2023 re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),, #1 #20 filed by Plaintiffs Jean & Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School, M. L., Chaya Loffman, Jonathan Loffman, Fedora Nick, N. P., Ariel Perets, Sarah Perets, Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy, K. T., Morris Taxon. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Daniel L. Chen)(Rassbach, Eric)
May 4, 2023 Filing 22 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Meagan M Kinsey counsel for Defendants Anthony Aguilar, Los Angeles Unified School District. Adding Meagan M. Kinsey as counsel of record for Los Angeles Unified School District; Anthony Aguilar for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Defendant Los Angeles Unified School District; Anthony Aguilar. (Attorney Meagan M Kinsey added to party Anthony Aguilar(pty:dft), Attorney Meagan M Kinsey added to party Los Angeles Unified School District(pty:dft))(Kinsey, Meagan)
May 3, 2023 Filing 21 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant Anthony Aguilar, Los Angeles Unified School District, identifying All captioned Parties to this litigation, Los Angeles Unified School District and Anthony Aguilar. (Evans, Sue)
May 3, 2023 Filing 20 EX PARTE APPLICATION to Extend Time to File Answer to 5/23/2023 re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),, #1 filed by Defendant Anthony Aguilar, Los Angeles Unified School District. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Meagan Kinsey, #2 Declaration of Mary Kellogg, #3 Declaration of Anthony Aguilar, #4 Proposed Order) (Attorney Sue Ann Salmon Evans added to party Anthony Aguilar(pty:dft), Attorney Sue Ann Salmon Evans added to party Los Angeles Unified School District(pty:dft)) (Evans, Sue)
May 1, 2023 Filing 19 PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff K. T., Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy, Morris Taxon, N. P., Ariel Perets, Fedora Nick, Chaya Loffman, Sarah Perets, Jonathan Loffman, M. L., Jean & Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School, upon Defendant Anthony Aguilar served on 4/29/2023, answer due 5/22/2023. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Anthony Aguilar, Chief of Special Education, Equity, and Access in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by personal service (Rassbach, Eric)
April 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER by Judge Josephine L. Staton GRANTING #11 Non-Resident Attorney Laura W Slavis APPLICATION to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiffs Jean & Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School, M. L., Chaya Loffman, Jonathan Loffman, Fedora Nick, N. P., Ariel Perets, Sarah Perets, Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy, K. T., Morris Taxon, designating Eric C Rassbach as local counsel. (jp)
April 18, 2023 Filing 17 PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff K. T., Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy, Morris Taxon, N. P., Ariel Perets, Fedora Nick, Chaya Loffman, Sarah Perets, Jonathan Loffman, M. L., Jean & Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School, upon Defendant Los Angeles Unified School District served on 4/12/2023, answer due 5/3/2023. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Lisa Lopez, Authorized Representative in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by personal service.Original Summons NOT returned. (Rassbach, Eric)
April 5, 2023 Filing 16 21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 as to Defendants Anthony Aguilar, California Department of Education, Los Angeles Unified School District, Tony Thurmond. (Attachments: #1 Summon Issued as to Tony Thurmond, #2 Summon Issued as to Los Angeles Unified School District, #3 Summon Issued as to Anthony Aguilar) (jp)
April 5, 2023 Filing 15 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Plaintiffs K. T., Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy, Morris Taxon, N. P., Ariel Perets, Fedora Nick, Chaya Loffman, Sarah Perets, Jonathan Loffman, M. L., Jean & Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School. upon Tony Thurmond waiver sent by Plaintiff on 4/3/2023, answer due 6/2/2023. Waiver of Service signed by Thomas Prouty. (Rassbach, Eric)
April 5, 2023 Filing 14 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Plaintiffs K. T., Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy, Morris Taxon, N. P., Ariel Perets, Fedora Nick, Chaya Loffman, Sarah Perets, Jonathan Loffman, M. L., Jean & Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School. upon California Department of Education waiver sent by Plaintiff on 4/3/2023, answer due 6/2/2023. Waiver of Service signed by Thomas Prouty. (Rassbach, Eric)
April 4, 2023 Filing 13 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),, #1 filed by Plaintiffs Jean & Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School, M. L., Chaya Loffman, Jonathan Loffman, Fedora Nick, N. P., Ariel Perets, Sarah Perets, Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy, K. T., Morris Taxon. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit)(Rassbach, Eric)
March 19, 2023 Filing 12 INITIAL STANDING ORDER FOR CIVIL CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE JOSEPHINE L. STATON. (vv)
March 16, 2023 Filing 11 APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Laura Wolk Slavis to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiffs Jean & Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School, M. L., Chaya Loffman, Jonathan Loffman, Fedora Nick, N. P., Ariel Perets, Sarah Perets, Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy, K. T., Morris Taxon (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-34965195) Jean & Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School, M. L., Chaya Loffman, Jonathan Loffman, Fedora Nick, N. P., Ariel Perets, Sarah Perets, Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy, K. T., Morris Taxon. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Rassbach, Eric)
March 15, 2023 Filing 10 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Laura Wolk Slavis. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (jtil)
March 15, 2023 Filing 9 Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (jtil)
March 15, 2023 Filing 8 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (jtil)
March 15, 2023 Filing 7 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Josephine L. Staton and Magistrate Judge Michael R. Wilner. (jtil)
March 13, 2023 Filing 6 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Brandon L. Winchel counsel for Plaintiffs Jean & Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School, M. L., Chaya & Jonathan Loffman, Fedora Nick, N. P., Sarah & Ariel Perets, Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy, K. T., Morris Taxon. Filed by Attorney Brandon L. Winchel. (Attorney Brandon L. Winchel added to party Jean & Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School(pty:pla), Attorney Brandon L. Winchel added to party M. L.(pty:pla), Attorney Brandon L. Winchel added to party Chaya & Jonathan Loffman(pty:pla), Attorney Brandon L. Winchel added to party Fedora Nick(pty:pla), Attorney Brandon L. Winchel added to party N. P.(pty:pla), Attorney Brandon L. Winchel added to party Sarah & Ariel Perets(pty:pla), Attorney Brandon L. Winchel added to party Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy(pty:pla), Attorney Brandon L. Winchel added to party K. T.(pty:pla), Attorney Brandon L. Winchel added to party Morris Taxon(pty:pla))(Winchel, Brandon)
March 13, 2023 Filing 5 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Daniel L. Chen counsel for Plaintiffs Jean & Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School, M. L., Chaya & Jonathan Loffman, Fedora Nick, N. P., Sarah & Ariel Perets, Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy, K. T., Morris Taxon. Filed by Attorney Daniel L. Chen. (Attorney Daniel L. Chen added to party Jean & Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School(pty:pla), Attorney Daniel L. Chen added to party M. L.(pty:pla), Attorney Daniel L. Chen added to party Chaya & Jonathan Loffman(pty:pla), Attorney Daniel L. Chen added to party Fedora Nick(pty:pla), Attorney Daniel L. Chen added to party N. P.(pty:pla), Attorney Daniel L. Chen added to party Sarah & Ariel Perets(pty:pla), Attorney Daniel L. Chen added to party Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy(pty:pla), Attorney Daniel L. Chen added to party K. T.(pty:pla), Attorney Daniel L. Chen added to party Morris Taxon(pty:pla))(Chen, Daniel)
March 13, 2023 Filing 4 (Attorney Eric C Rassbach added to party M. L.(pty:pla), Attorney Eric C Rassbach added to party N. P.(pty:pla), Attorney Eric C Rassbach added to party K. T.(pty:pla))(Rassbach, Eric)
March 13, 2023 Filing 3 CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiffs All Plaintiffs, identifying CHAYA LOFFMAN and JONATHAN LOFFMAN, on their own behalf and on behalf of their minor child M.L.; FEDORA NICK and MORRIS TAXON, on their own behalf and on behalf of their minor child K.T.; SARAH PERETS and ARIEL PERETS, on their own behalf and on behalf of their minor child N.P.; JEAN & JERRY FRIEDMAN SHALHEVET HIGH SCHOOL; and SAMUEL A. FRYER YAVNEH HEBREW ACADEMY; CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; TONY THURMOND, in his official capacity as Superintendent of Public Instruction; LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT; and ANTHONY AGUILAR, in his official capacity as Chief of Special Education, Equity, and Access. (Rassbach, Eric)
March 13, 2023 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiffs Jean & Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School, Chaya & Jonathan Loffman, Fedora Nick, Sarah & Ariel Perets, Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy, Morris Taxon. (Rassbach, Eric)
March 13, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Receipt No: ACACDC-34941280 - Fee: $402, filed by Plaintiffs Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy, Morris Taxon, Fedora Nick, Chaya & Jonathan Loffman, Sarah & Ariel Perets, Jean & Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School. (Attorney Eric C Rassbach added to party Jean & Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School(pty:pla), Attorney Eric C Rassbach added to party Chaya & Jonathan Loffman(pty:pla), Attorney Eric C Rassbach added to party Fedora Nick(pty:pla), Attorney Eric C Rassbach added to party Sarah & Ariel Perets(pty:pla), Attorney Eric C Rassbach added to party Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy(pty:pla), Attorney Eric C Rassbach added to party Morris Taxon(pty:pla))(Rassbach, Eric)

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Plaintiff: Chaya & Jonathan Loffman
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Plaintiff: Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy
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Plaintiff: M. L.
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Plaintiff: N. P.
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Plaintiff: Chaya Loffman
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Plaintiff: Sarah Perets
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Plaintiff: Jonathan Loffman
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Defendant: California Department of Education
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Defendant: Tony Thurmond
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Defendant: Los Angeles Unified School District
Represented By: Meagan M Kinsey
Represented By: Sue Ann Salmon Evans
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Defendant: Anthony Aguilar
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