Gordon, et al v. Neronha, et al

Gordon, et al v. Neronha, et al

Plaintiff:	ALAN GORDON and ANNE ARMSTRONG
Defendant:	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, RHODE ISLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, RHODE ISLAND DIVISION OF NEW ENGLAND HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA TASKFORCE, (HIDTA), in its official capacity, PETER F. NERONHA, in the individual and official capacity as current Attorney General of Rhode Island, ROBERT P. MCKENNA, in the individual capacity, MICHAEL S. MCCABE, in the individual capacity, ALEXANDER D. SCHULTHEIS, in the individual capacity, PETER F. NERONHA, in the official capacity as prior U.S. District Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, PETER F. KILMARTIN, in the official capacity as prior Attorney General of Rhode Island, MAUREEN KEOUGH, in the official capacity as prior Chief for Criminal Division of Rhode Island Attorney General, J. PATRICK YOUNGS, in the individual and official capacity as Criminal Division Deputy Chief for Rhode Island Attorney General, MICHAEL WHITE, in the individual capacity, MICHAEL W. FIELD, in the individual capacity and KEITH D. HOFFMANN, in the individual capacity
Case Number:	25-1288
Filed:	April 2, 2025
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Other Statutory Actions

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Date Filed	Document Text
September 23, 2025	APPELLEES' BRIEF filed by Appellees Michael W. Field, Keith D. Hoffmann, Maureen Keough, Michael S. McCabe, Robert P. McKenna, Peter F. Neronha, in individual and official capacities as current Attorney General of Rhode Island, Rhode Island Attorney General's Office, Alexander D. Schultheis, State of Rhode Island, Michael White, and J. Patrick Youngs. Served on 09/19/2025. Nine paper copies identical to that of the electronically filed brief must be submitted so that they are received by the court on or before 09/30/2025 . [25-1288] (NP) [Entered: 09/23/2025 03:02 PM]
September 19, 2025	BRIEF tendered by Appellees Peter F. Neronha, Robert P. McKenna, State of Rhode Island, Michael S. McCabe, Alexander D. Schultheis, Maureen Keough, J. Patrick Youngs, Rhode Island Attorney General's Office, Michael White, Michael W. Field and Keith D. Hoffmann. [25-1288] (MDP) [Entered: 09/19/2025 03:23 PM]
September 4, 2025	NOTICE of unavailability of counsel filed by Attorney Marissa D. Pizana for Appellees Michael W. Field, Keith D. Hoffmann, Maureen Keough, Michael S. McCabe, Robert P. McKenna, Peter F. Neronha, Rhode Island Attorney General's Office, Alexander D. Schultheis, State of Rhode Island, Michael White and J. Patrick Youngs. Served on 09/04/2025. [25-1288] (MDP) [Entered: 09/04/2025 02:11 PM]
August 8, 2025	ORDER entered: The unopposed motion to stay briefing pending the court's decision on the motion for summary disposition filed by Appellees Peter F. Neronha (in his official capacity as the former United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island) and the Rhode Island Division of the New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Taskforce is granted with respect to these two Appellees' brief(s) only. All other Appellee briefs remain due to be filed by September 19, 2025 . [25-1288] (JW) [Entered: 08/08/2025 04:40 PM]
August 6, 2025	REPLY filed by Appellees Peter F. Neronha and Rhode Island Division of New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Taskforce to response [ # 6740441-2 ]. Served on 08/06/2025. [25-1288] (RV) [Entered: 08/06/2025 10:28 AM]
August 5, 2025	ORDER entered: Appellants Anne Armstrong and Alan Gordon's motion for leave to file an oversized response is denied as moot. See Fed. R. App. P. 27(d)(2)(A)-(B) (permitting computer-produced responses up to 5,200 words or handwritten and type-writer produced responses up to 20 pages). [25-1288] (JW) [Entered: 08/05/2025 03:30 PM]
July 31, 2025	MOTION for leave to file oversized brief and RESPONSE filed by Appellants Anne Armstrong and Alan Gordon to motion for summary disposition [ # 6737619-2 ]. Served on 07/31/2025. [25-1288]. CLERK'S NOTE: Docket entry was edited to modify the docket text. (JW) [Entered: 08/01/2025 05:55 PM]
July 22, 2025	MOTION to stay Further Briefing filed by Appellees Peter F. Neronha and Rhode Island Division of New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Taskforce. Served on 07/22/2025. [25-1288] (RV) [Entered: 07/22/2025 02:49 PM]
July 22, 2025	MOTION for summary disposition filed by Appellees Peter F. Neronha and Rhode Island Division of New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Taskforce. Served on 07/22/2025. [25-1288] (RV) [Entered: 07/22/2025 02:45 PM]
July 21, 2025	ORDER entered by Julie Rikelman, Appellate Judge: Upon consideration of their opposed motion, it is ordered that the time for Appellees State of Rhode Island, Peter F. Neronha, Robert P. McKenna, Michael S. McCabe, Alexander D. Schultheis, Maureen Keough, J. Patrick Youngs, Rhode Island Attorney General's Office, Michael White, Michael W. Field, and Keith D. Hoffman to file a brief be enlarged to and including September 19, 2025. The Court is disinclined to grant further requests to extend this deadline. We note that Appellants' opposition contains the district court's heading and is signed only by Anne Armstrong. Because a lay person may not represent another person in court, all future filings filed on behalf of Anne Armstrong and Alan Gordon must be signed by each party individually. See Herrera-Venegas v. Sanchez-Rivera , 681 F.2d 41, 42 (1st Cir. 1982). Additionally, any future filings seeking action by this Court must be filed under this Court's heading (United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit). See Fed. R. App. P. 27(d)(1)(B) (requiring caption for a motion include the name of the court). [25-1288] (JW) [Entered: 07/21/2025 02:07 PM]
July 14, 2025	RESPONSE filed by Appellant Anne Armstrong to motion to extend time to file brief and appendix [ # 6734067-2 ]. Served on 07/09/2025. [25-1288]. CLERK'S NOTE: Docket entry was edited to modify the docket text. (JW) [Entered: 07/15/2025 03:59 PM]
July 14, 2025	RESPONSE filed by Appellant Anne Armstrong to motion to extend time to file brief and appendix [ # 6733834-2 ]. Served on 07/09/2025. [25-1288]. CLERK'S NOTE: Docket entry was edited to modify the docket text. (JW) [Entered: 07/15/2025 03:53 PM]
July 11, 2025	ORDER entered: Upon consideration of motion, it is ordered that the time for Appellees Rhode Island Division of New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Taskforce and Peter F. Neronha to file a brief be enlarged to and including August 20, 2025 . To the extent appellees seek leave to file a supplemental appendix, that motion is allowed only to materials found in the record on appeal. Any supplemental appendix must be filed simultaneously with appellee's brief. [25-1288] (JW) [Entered: 07/11/2025 06:03 PM]
July 11, 2025	CORRECTED MOTION to extend time to file brief filed by Appellees State of Rhode Island, Peter F. Neronha, Robert P. McKenna, Michael S. McCabe, Alexander D. Schultheis, Maureen Keough, J. Patrick Youngs, Rhode Island Attorney General's Office, Michael White, Michael W. Field and Keith D. Hoffmann. Served on 07/11/2025. [25-1288] (MDP) [Entered: 07/11/2025 11:32 AM]
July 8, 2025	MOTION to extend time to file brief and appendix filed by Appellees Peter F. Neronha, Peter F. Neronha, Robert P. McKenna, Michael S. McCabe, Alexander D. Schultheis, Peter F. Kilmartin, Maureen Keough, J. Patrick Youngs, Rhode Island Attorney General's Office, Michael White, Michael W. Field and Keith D. Hoffmann. Served on 07/08/2025. [25-1288] (MDP) [Entered: 07/08/2025 10:56 AM]
July 7, 2025	MOTION to extend time to file brief and appendix filed by Appellees Rhode Island Division of New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Taskforce and Peter F. Neronha. Served on 07/07/2025. [25-1288] (RV) [Entered: 07/07/2025 03:13 PM]
June 23, 2025	EIGHT (8) paper copies of appellants' brief [ # 6730291-2 ] submitted by Appellants Anne Armstrong and Alan Gordon. [25-1288] (NP) [Entered: 06/23/2025 03:08 PM]
June 13, 2025	APPELLANTS' BRIEF filed by Appellants Anne Armstrong and Alan Gordon. Number of copies: 1. Eight paper copies identical to that of the electronically filed brief must be submitted so that they are received by the court on or before 06/27/2025 . Brief due 07/21/2025 for APPELLEES Michael W. Field, Keith D. Hoffmann, Maureen Keough, Michael S. McCabe, Robert P. McKenna, Peter F. Neronha, Rhode Island Attorney General's Office, Rhode Island Division of New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Taskforce, Alexander D. Schultheis, State of Rhode Island, Michael White and J. Patrick Youngs. [25-1288]. CLERK'S NOTE: Docket entry was edited to modify the docket text. (NP) [Entered: 06/20/2025 09:07 AM]
May 15, 2025	NOTICE of unavailability of counsel from 06/26/2025 to 07/07/2025 filed by Attorney Marissa D. Pizana for Appellees Michael W. Field, Keith D. Hoffmann, Maureen Keough, Michael S. McCabe, Robert P. McKenna, Peter F. Neronha, Rhode Island Attorney General's Office, Alexander D. Schultheis, State of Rhode Island, Michael White and J. Patrick Youngs. Served on 05/15/2025. [25-1288] (MDP) [Entered: 05/15/2025 11:34 AM]
May 12, 2025	BRIEFING schedule set. Brief due 06/23/2025 for appellants Anne Armstrong and Alan Gordon. Pursuant to F.R.A.P. 31(a), appellee's brief will be due 30 days following service of appellant's brief and appellant's reply brief will be due 21 days following service of appellee's brief. [25-1288] (JW) [Entered: 05/12/2025 11:12 AM]
April 3, 2025	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellees Peter F. Neronha and Rhode Island Division of New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Taskforce filed by Attorney Rachna Vyas. Served on 04/03/2025. [25-1288] (RV) [Entered: 04/03/2025 12:23 PM]
April 3, 2025	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellees State of Rhode Island, Peter F. Neronha, Robert P. McKenna, Michael S. McCabe, Alexander D. Schultheis, Maureen Keough, Patrick Youngs, Michael White, Michael W. Field, Rhode Island Attorney General's Office and Keith David Hoffmann filed by Attorney Marissa Danielle Pizana. Served on 04/03/2025. [25-1288] (MDP) [Entered: 04/03/2025 03:04 PM]
April 2, 2025	CIVIL CASE docketed. Notice of appeal (doc. #60) filed by Appellants Anne Armstrong and Alan Gordon. [25-1288] (GB) [Entered: 04/02/2025 03:56 PM]

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Plaintiff: ALAN GORDON
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