Joseph Cocchini, et al v. City of Franklin, TN, et al
Plaintiff: JOSEPH COCCHINI, BRIAN RUSSELL, MARVIN YOUNG, JEREMY SLAYDEN and TIMOTHY BROWN
Defendant: CITY OF FRANKLIN, TN and KEVIN SPRY, in his individual capacity
Case Number: 25-5609
Filed: June 30, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 16, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER filed granting stipulation to dismiss case - mediation [ # 14 ] filed by Mr. Michael Todd Schmitt.. Entered by order of the court. (CAW) [Entered: 10/16/2025 09:20 AM]
October 16, 2025 Filing 14 STIPULATION filed to dismiss pursuant to FRAP 42 and local rule 33. Stipulation filed by Attorney Mr. Michael Todd Schmitt for Appellant Kevin Spry. Certificate of Service: 10/16/2025. [25-5609] (MTS) [Entered: 10/16/2025 08:37 AM]
September 22, 2025 Filing 13 Letter sent by Mediation Office notifying that a brief or stipulation to dismiss is due 10/17/2025. [Failure to file correctly as instructed in our letter will cause your document to be locked and you will be asked to refile.]. (LMR) [Entered: 09/22/2025 10:42 AM]
August 22, 2025 Filing 12 VIDEO CONFERENCE: A Follow-up Mediation conference has been scheduled for 08/29/2025 at 2:00 PM (ET) with John A. Minter. [Please open notice for important details.] (LMR) [Entered: 08/22/2025 03:11 PM]
July 29, 2025 Filing 11 BRIEFING LETTER SENT by Mediation Office, resetting briefing schedule: appellant brief now due 09/24/2025. appellee brief now due 10/24/2025. (LMR) [Entered: 07/29/2025 01:06 PM]
July 14, 2025 Filing 10 BRIEFING LETTER SENT setting briefing schedule: appellant brief due 08/25/2025; appellee brief due 09/24/2025. (SSS) [Entered: 07/14/2025 01:24 PM]
July 14, 2025 Filing 9 TRANSCRIPT ORDER filed - no hearings held in District Court. Filed by Mr. Michael Todd Schmitt for Kevin Spry. Certificate of Service: 07/14/2025. [25-5609] (MTS) [Entered: 07/14/2025 01:18 PM]
July 14, 2025 Filing 8 CIVIL APPEAL STATEMENT OF PARTIES AND ISSUES filed by Attorney Mr. Michael Todd Schmitt for Appellant Kevin Spry. Is this case a cross-appeal? No ; Has this case or a related one been before this court previously? No ; Please identify the party(ies) the appeal is being taken against: Joseph Cocchini ; Issues: Whether the trial court erred in denying qualified immunity to Mr. Spry when the undisputed facts establish that a reasonable officer could believe that arresting an individual who refused to leave a permitted public event at the permit holder's direction was lawful, where the officer had no knowledge the individual was engaged in First Amendment-protected activity and no clearly established law prohibited such an arrest under these circumstances. . Certificate of Service: 07/14/2025. [25-5609] (MTS) [Entered: 07/14/2025 01:16 PM]
July 14, 2025 Filing 7 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Michael T. Schmitt ; Kevin Spry makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? No 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? No Certificate of Service: 07/14/2025. [25-5609] (MTS) [Entered: 07/14/2025 01:10 PM]
July 14, 2025 Filing 6 APPEARANCE filed for Appellant Kevin Spry by Michael T. Schmitt. Certificate of Service: 07/14/2025. [25-5609] (MTS) [Entered: 07/14/2025 01:02 PM]
July 11, 2025 Filing 5 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Larry L. Crain ; Joseph Cocchini, Brian Russell, Jeremy Slayden and Marvin Young makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? no 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? No Certificate of Service: 07/11/2025. [25-5609] (LLC) [Entered: 07/11/2025 01:29 PM]
July 11, 2025 Filing 4 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Joseph Cocchini, Brian Russell, Jeremy Slayden and Marvin Young by Larry L. Crain. Certificate of Service: 07/11/2025. [25-5609] (LLC) [Entered: 07/11/2025 01:25 PM]
July 1, 2025 Filing 3 MEDIATION OFFICE is involved in this appeal. VIDEO CONFERENCE: A Mediation conference has been scheduled for 07/29/2025 at 9:30 AM (ET) with John A. Minter. [Please open notice for important details and deadlines.] (LMR) [Entered: 07/01/2025 01:02 PM]
June 30, 2025 Filing 2 The case manager for this case is: Sharday Swain (SSS) [Entered: 06/30/2025 12:13 PM]
June 30, 2025 Filing 1 Civil Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellant Kevin Spry. Transcript needed: y. (SSS) [Entered: 06/30/2025 12:03 PM]

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Plaintiff: JOSEPH COCCHINI
Represented By: Larry Lamont Crain
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Plaintiff: BRIAN RUSSELL
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Plaintiff: MARVIN YOUNG
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Plaintiff: TIMOTHY BROWN
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Defendant: KEVIN SPRY, in his individual capacity
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