Morris Cleveland v. Chief Judge, Lumpkin County Superior Court, et al
Plaintiff: MORRIS CLEVELAND
Defendant: RAYMOND GEORGE, JOHN P. FRY, HARVEY WASSERMAN, CHRIS PHELPS, CHAD A. HUNT, MEGAN WHETSEL, KEVIN MCFARLAND, GEORGE ALBERT, JR., KEVIN ELLISON, BRADFORD FARRIS, SHERIFF, LUMPKIN COUNTY, RITA HARKINS, JEFFERY LANGLEY, BLAIR MAHAFFEY, SHERIFF OF HART COUNTY, SUSAN MCGILL, CHIEF JUDGE, LUMPKIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, CHIEF JUDGE, HART COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, LUMPKIN COUNTY CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LUMPKIN COUNTY GEORGIA, HART COUNTY, BALDWIN COUNTY, AL and LUMPKIN COUNTY, GEORGIA
Case Number: 26-12366
Filed: July 7, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 28, 2026 Filing 27 Certificate of Service of Motion for Formal Acknowledgement of Reinstatement of Federal Appeal and Preservation of All Documents and Evidence to Raymond George, R. Chris Phelps, Jeffery Langley, Rita Harkins filed by Party Morris Cleveland. [26-12366] (ECF: Morris Cleveland) [Entered: 08/28/2026 10:31 AM]
August 28, 2026 Filing 26 Certificate of service of Judicial Notice of Reinstatement of Appeal to Raymond George, R. Chris Phelps, Jeffery Langley, Rita Harkins filed by Party Morris Cleveland. [26-12366] (ECF: Morris Cleveland) [Entered: 08/28/2026 10:28 AM]
August 27, 2026 Filing 25 MOTION to take judicial notice filed by Morris Cleveland. Opposition to Motion is Unknown. [25] [26-12366] (ECF: Morris Cleveland) [Entered: 08/27/2026 01:00 PM]
August 27, 2026 Filing 24 judicial notice to formally notify the parties and the court that the appeal has been reinstated august 19, 2026 filed by Party Morris Cleveland. [26-12366] (ECF: Morris Cleveland) [Entered: 08/27/2026 12:19 PM]
August 20, 2026 Filing 23 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Angela Ellen Cusimano for Chief Judge, Lumpkin County Superior Court; John P. Fry; Harvey Wasserman; Chief Judge, Hart County Superior Court; Chad A. Hunt; Megan Whetsel; Kevin McFarland; District Attorney, Lumpkin County Georgia; Blair Mahaffey Related cases? No. [26-12366] (ECF: Angela Cusimano) [Entered: 08/20/2026 09:26 AM]
August 19, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER: Motion to reinstate appeal filed by Appellant Morris Cleveland is GRANTED by clerk [ # 21 ]. [Entered: 08/19/2026 03:46 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 21 MOTION to reinstate appeal filed by Morris Cleveland. Opposition to Motion is Unknown. [21] [26-12366] (ECF: Morris Cleveland) [Entered: 08/06/2026 12:39 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 20 Notice that no action will be taken on Motion to reinstate appeal [ # 19 ] filed by Appellant Morris Cleveland. Reason(s) no action being taken on filing(s): A motion to remedy the default(s) has not been filed. See 11th Cir. Rules 42-1(b), 42-2(e), and 42-3(e). The motion is not attached, it is only the appendix. The motion to reinstate and the appendix need to be filed using the correct event. [Entered: 08/06/2026 09:46 AM]
August 5, 2026 Filing 19 MOTION to reinstate appeal filed by Morris Cleveland. Opposition to Motion is Unknown. [19] [26-12366] (ECF: Morris Cleveland) [Entered: 08/05/2026 03:22 PM]
August 5, 2026 Filing 18 Notice that no action will be taken on Motion to reinstate appeal [ # 16 ] filed by Appellant Morris Cleveland. Reason(s) no action being taken on filing(s): The deficiencies that caused this case to be dismissed have not been remedied. The appendix does not include all/complete documents listed in the index and the motion was filed using incorrect motion relief. Also, the cover pages listing what the document is are not needed in between the document pages. The motion and appendix will need to be re-filed in order to be processed by the Court. [Entered: 08/05/2026 09:25 AM]
August 5, 2026 Filing 17 Appendix filed [Appendix is filed in two parts A1 and A2 VOLUMES] by Appellant Morris Cleveland. [26-12366] (ECF: Morris Cleveland) [Entered: 08/05/2026 08:57 AM]
August 5, 2026 Filing 16 MOTION to reinstate appeal and accept late-filed appendix filed by Morris Cleveland. Opposition to Motion is Unknown. [16] [26-12366] --[Edited 08/05/2026 by NLR to update the correct motion relief] (ECF: Morris Cleveland) [Entered: 08/05/2026 08:50 AM]
August 4, 2026 Filing 15 MOTION MOOT: Motion to take judicial notice is MOOT [ # 9 ] due to clerk's order filed 08/04/2026 dismissing this appeal. Motion filed by Appellant Morris Cleveland. [Entered: 08/04/2026 09:28 AM]
August 4, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER: Pursuant to the 11th Cir. R. 42-2(c), this appeal is DISMISSED for want of prosecution because the appellant Morris Cleveland failed to file an appendix within the time fixed by the rules [Entered: 08/04/2026 09:25 AM]
July 29, 2026 Filing 13 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Baldwin County, Alabama Attorney Charles Richard Hill, Jr. for Appellee Baldwin County, AL. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [26-12366] (ECF: Charles Hill) [Entered: 07/29/2026 02:58 PM]
July 29, 2026 Filing 12 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Attorney William Peters for Appellees Chief Judge, Hart County Superior Court, Chief Judge, Lumpkin County Superior Court, District Attorney, Lumpkin County Georgia, John P. Fry, Chad A. Hunt, Blair Mahaffey, Kevin Mcfarland, Harvey Wasserman and Megan Whetsel. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [26-12366] (ECF: William Peters) [Entered: 07/29/2026 01:31 PM]
July 28, 2026 Filing 11 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Attorney Terry Eugene Williams for Appellees Baldwin County, AL, Kevin Ellison, Bradford Farris, Hart County, Lumpkin County Clerk of Superior Court, Lumpkin County, Georgia, Sheriff of Hart County and Sheriff, Lumpkin County. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [26-12366] (ECF: Terry Williams) [Entered: 07/28/2026 11:56 AM]
July 27, 2026 Filing 10 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Attorney Jennifer M. Bush for Appellee Susan McGill. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [26-12366] (ECF: Jennifer Bush) [Entered: 07/27/2026 01:57 PM]
July 27, 2026 Filing 9 MOTION to take judicial notice filed by Morris Cleveland. Opposition to Motion is Unknown. [9] Notice CONSTRUED as motion regarding pending federal litigation preservation of evidence and demand to stay enforcement proceedings regarding letter received from DHS child support services Elberton Georgia filed by Party Morris Cleveland. [26-12366]--[Edited 07/27/2026 by NLR to relflect motion instead of a notice] (ECF: Morris Cleveland) [Entered: 07/27/2026 01:44 PM]
July 27, 2026 Filing 8 Appellant's brief filed by Morris Cleveland. [26-12366] (ECF: Morris Cleveland) [Entered: 07/27/2026 01:39 PM]
July 24, 2026 Filing 7 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Party Morris Cleveland. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [26-12366] (ECF: Morris Cleveland) [Entered: 07/24/2026 09:47 AM]
July 22, 2026 Filing 6 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Terry Eugene Williams for Baldwin County, AL, Kevin Ellison, Bradford Farris, Hart County, Lumpkin County Clerk of Superior Court, Lumpkin County, Georgia, Sheriff of Hart County and Sheriff, Lumpkin County. Related cases? No. [26-12366] (ECF: Terry Williams) [Entered: 07/22/2026 01:20 PM]
July 22, 2026 Filing 5 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by C. Richard Hill, Jr. for Baldwin County, Alabama Related cases? Yes. [26-12366] (ECF: Charles Hill) [Entered: 07/22/2026 09:05 AM]
July 21, 2026 Filing 4 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by William Peters for Chief Judge, Hart County Superior Court, Chief Judge, Lumpkin County Superior Court, District Attorney, Lumpkin County Georgia, John P. Fry, Chad A. Hunt, Blair Mahaffey, Kevin Mcfarland, Harvey Wasserman and Megan Whetsel. Related cases? No. [26-12366] (ECF: William Peters) [Entered: 07/21/2026 05:29 PM]
July 21, 2026 Filing 3 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Jennifer M. Bush for Susan McGill. Related cases? No. [26-12366] (ECF: Jennifer Bush) [Entered: 07/21/2026 04:38 PM]
July 8, 2026 Filing 2 Briefing Notice issued to Appellant Morris Cleveland. The appellant's brief is due on or before 08/17/2026. The appendix is due no later than 7 days from the filing of the appellant's brief. [Entered: 07/08/2026 03:07 PM]
July 7, 2026 Filing 1 CIVIL APPEAL DOCKETED. Notice of appeal filed by Appellant Morris Cleveland on 07/07/2026. Fee Status: Fee Paid. See attached docketing notice for important information, including deadlines. [Entered: 07/08/2026 03:03 PM]

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Plaintiff: MORRIS CLEVELAND
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