Ojediran-Afrika v. Mathias et al
Plaintiff: Akinjagunla F. Ojediran-Afrika
Defendant: AMR Ambulance, Luke Bronin, R. Mathias, James Rovella, Hartford Fire Department, City of Hartford and Daniel R. Richter
Case Number: 3:2018cv01608
Filed: September 25, 2018
Court: US District Court for the District of Connecticut
Presiding Judge: Michael P Shea
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 26, 2019 Filing 47 NOTICE of Change of Address by Akinjagunla F. Ojediran-Afrika (Payton, R.)
April 26, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 46 ORDER: The #45 motion is GRANTED. The Defendants shall have until June 3, 2019 to respond to the Plaintiff's interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admissions dated March 26, 2019. Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 4/26/2019. (Ram, Megha)
April 25, 2019 Filing 45 MOTION for Extension of Time until June 3, 2019 RE Plaintiff's Supplemental Discovery Requests for Admission Dated March 26, 2019 by City of Hartford, R. Mathias, Daniel R. Richter. (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie)
March 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 44 ORDER: Plaintiff and Defendant AMR Ambulance have filed a #43 stipulation of dismissal with prejudice. The stipulation is proper under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). Therefore, all claims against AMR Ambulance are DISMISSED with prejudice. The Clerk is directed to terminate Defendant AMR Ambulance. Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 3/12/2019. (Ram, Megha)
March 11, 2019 Filing 43 STIPULATION of Dismissal of AMR Ambulance by AMR Ambulance. (Perkins, Mark)
January 14, 2019 Filing 42 ANSWER to #28 Amended Complaint with Affirmative Defenses. by R. Mathias, Daniel R. Richter.(Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie)
January 9, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 41 ORDER: The #40 motion for extension is GRANTED. Defendant AMR shall have until January 31, 2019 to file responses to the Plaintiff's Request for Production dated November 7, 2018. Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 1/9/2019. (Ram, Megha)
January 8, 2019 Filing 40 Second MOTION for Extension of Time until 01/31/2019 Respond to Written Discovery by AMR Ambulance. (Perkins, Mark)
January 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER: The #29 motion for a more definite statement is DENIED as moot.The case may proceed on the excessive force claims under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article First, 7 and 9 of the Connecticut Constitution against Mathias and Richter in their individual capacities for damages. The case may also proceed on the Fourteenth Amendment deliberate indifference to medical needs claim and negligence claim against AMR for damages. All other claims are dismissed. The Clerk is directed to terminate the City of Hartford, James Rovella, and the HFD as defendants to this action.Discovery, according to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26-37, shall be completed by October 25, 2019. Discovery requests need not be filed with the Court.All motions for summary judgment shall be filed by November 29, 2019.According to Local Civil Rule 7(a), a nonmoving party must respond to a dispositive motion within twenty-one (21) days of the date the motion was filed. If no response is filed, or the response is not timely, the dispositive motion can be granted absent objection.If the plaintiff changes his address at any time during the litigation of this case, Local Court Rule 83.1(c)2 provides that he MUST notify the court. Failure to do so can result in the dismissal of the case. The plaintiff must give notice of a new address even if he is incarcerated. The plaintiff should write PLEASE NOTE MY NEW ADDRESS on the notice. It is not enough to just put the new address on a letter without indicating that it is a new address. If the plaintiff has more than one pending case, he should indicate all of the case numbers in the notification of change of address. The plaintiff should also notify the defendants or defense counsel of his new address.The Clerk is directed to mail a copy of the attached order to the plaintiff. Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 1/3/2019. (Ram, Megha)
December 28, 2018 Filing 38 AMR ANSWER to #28 Amended Complaint with Special Defenses. by AMR Ambulance.(Perkins, Mark)
December 10, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER: In light of the #29 Motion for More Definite Statement and #36 Response to the Motion for More Definite Statement, the Court will review the claims stated in the complaint, amended complaint, and the Plaintiff's response to the Defendant's motion and issue an Initial Review Order pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915A. The Defendants shall have 21 days from the date the Court issues an Initial Review Order to respond to the amended complaint. Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 12/10/2018. (Ram, Megha)
December 6, 2018 Filing 36 PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE re #29 MOTION for More Definite Statement filed by Akinjagunla F. Ojediran-Afrika. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(Murphy, Tatihana)
December 5, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER: The #32 motion for appointment of counsel is hereby DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for the reasons set forth in the attached. The Plaintiff may refile a motion for appointment of counsel at a later stage of litigation. Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 12/5/2018. (Ram, Megha)
November 29, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER: Defendant AMR Ambulance's #33 motion for extension of time is hereby GRANTED. AMR Ambulance shall have until January 8, 2019 to file responses to the Plaintiff's request for production dated November 7, 2018. Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 11/29/2018. (Ram, Megha)
November 28, 2018 Filing 33 First MOTION for Extension of Time until 01/08/2019 Plaintiff's Request for Production by AMR Ambulance. (Perkins, Mark)
November 14, 2018 Set Deadlines/Hearings:( Discovery due by 10/25/2019, Dispositive Motions due by 11/29/2019), Answer deadline updated for AMR Ambulance to 12/14/2018; City of Hartford to 12/14/2018; Hartford Fire Department to 12/14/2018; R. Mathias to 12/14/2018; Daniel R. Richter to 12/14/2018; James Rovella to 12/14/2018. (Johnson, D.)
November 14, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER: In light of the parties' #30 Rule 26(f) Report, the Court hereby sets the following deadlines:Defendants shall have until December 14, 2018 to file a response to the amended complaint.All discovery shall be completed by October 25, 2019.Dispositive motions shall be filed by November 29, 2019.Because the parties' proposed deadlines are already quite extended, the Court is unlikely to extend them further. Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 11/14/2018. (Ram, Megha)
November 13, 2018 Filing 32 MOTION to Appoint Counsel by Akinjagunla F. Ojediran-Afrika. (Murphy, Tatihana)
November 8, 2018 Filing 30 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie)
November 7, 2018 Filing 29 MOTION for More Definite Statement by AMR Ambulance.Responses due by 11/28/2018 (Perkins, Mark)
November 2, 2018 Filing 28 AMENDED COMPLAINT against AMR Ambulance, City of Hartford, Hartford Fire Department, R. Mathias, Daniel R. Richter, James Rovella, filed by Akinjagunla F. Ojediran-Afrika. (Attachments: #1 Envelope) (Peterson, M)
November 2, 2018 Opinion or Order DOCKET ENTRY CORRECTION RE: 27 ORDER denying #15 Motion to Dismiss; modified text to reflect ruling on motion. Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 11/2/18. (Johnson, D.)
November 2, 2018 Answer deadline updated for AMR Ambulance to 11/21/2018; City of Hartford to 11/21/2018; Hartford Fire Department to 11/21/2018; R. Mathias to 11/21/2018; Daniel R. Richter to 11/21/2018; James Rovella to 11/21/2018. (Johnson, D.)
November 2, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER: Plaintiff's #26 motion to amend the complaint is hereby GRANTED. The #15 motion to dismiss by Defendant AMR Ambulance is DENIED as moot without prejudice. If Defendant AMR Ambulance chooses to renew its motion to dismiss, it may incorporate by reference any prior briefing. In addition, all the Defendants shall have until November 21, 2018 to file responses to the amended complaint. Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 11/2/2018. (Ram, Megha)
October 31, 2018 Filing 26 MOTION to Amend re #1 Notice of Removal Complaint by Akinjagunla F. Ojediran-Afrika.Responses due by 11/21/2018 (Attachments: #1 Amended Complaint, #2 Envelope)(Murphy, Tatihana)
October 30, 2018 Set/Reset Deadlines as to #15 First MOTION to Dismiss . Responses due by 11/15/2018 (Johnson, D.)
October 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER: Plaintiff's #19 motion for default against Defendant Hartford Fire Department is hereby DENIED in light of Attorney Nathalie Feola-Guerrieri's #20 notice of appearance. Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 10/30/2018. (Ram, Megha)
October 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER. Plaintiff's #18 motion to amend the complaint is hereby GRANTED. Count three, as to Defendant Rovella, and count six, as to Defendant Bronin, are hereby DISMISSED. Because the amendment does not change the allegations against Defendant AMR Ambulance, which has filed a #15 motion to dismiss, the plaintiff must still respond to the motion to dismiss or risk its being granted without a response. See D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 7(a)2. The plaintiff's response is due, under the rules, by November 1. Nonetheless, the Court will unilaterally grant the plaintiff a two-week extension - until November 15, 2018 - to file a response to the #15 motion to dismiss. The Court is not likely further to extend this deadline. Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 10/30/2018. (Ram, Megha)
October 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER: Plaintiff's #17 motion to waive the requirements to post security for costs is GRANTED under Local Rule 83.3(b). Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 10/30/2018. (Ram, Megha)
October 29, 2018 Filing 22 RESPONSE re #18 MOTION to Amend/Correct #1 Complaint filed by Luke Bronin, James Rovella. (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie)
October 24, 2018 Filing 21 MOTION for Disclosure for Rule 5(c) by AMR Ambulance. (Perkins, Mark) Modified on 10/30/2018 - not a motion (Johnson, D.).
October 18, 2018 Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by Nathalie Feola-Guerrieri on behalf of Hartford Fire Department, R. Mathias, Daniel R. Richter (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie)
October 18, 2018 Filing 18 MOTION to Amend #1 Complaint by Akinjagunla F. Ojediran-Afrika.Responses due by 11/8/2018 (Attachments: #1 Envelope) (Murphy, Tatihana)
October 17, 2018 Filing 19 MOTION for Default Entry 55(a) as to Defendant Hartford Fire Department by Akinjagunla F. Ojediran-Afrika. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit) (Murphy, Tatihana)
October 17, 2018 Filing 17 MOTION to Waive Security for Cost re 13 Order on Motion for Security for Costs, by Akinjagunla F. Ojediran-Afrika.Responses due by 11/7/2018. (Murphy, Tatihana)
October 12, 2018 Set Deadlines/Hearings: as to #15 First MOTION to Dismiss .(Responses due by 11/2/2018) or ( Amended Complaint due by 11/2/2018) (Johnson, D.)
October 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER. Defendant has filed a #15 motion to dismiss Plaintiffs complaint for failure to state a claim. On or before, November 2, 2018, Plaintiff shall either file a response to the motion or file an amended complaint in which Plaintiff pleads as many facts as possible, consistent with Rule 11, to address the alleged defects discussed in Defendants memorandum of law. The Court will not allow further amendments after November 2, 2018. If Plaintiff chooses to amend and if Defendant renews the motion to dismiss, Defendant may incorporate by reference any prior briefing. Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 10/12/2018. (Self, A.)
October 11, 2018 Filing 15 First MOTION to Dismiss by AMR Ambulance.Responses due by 11/1/2018 (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support)(Perkins, Mark)
October 11, 2018 Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Mark A. Perkins on behalf of AMR Ambulance (Perkins, Mark)
October 4, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #12 Motion for Security for Costs. The defendant(s) having made application to the Clerk of Court for an order requiring the plaintiff(s) to deposit or file a bond with sufficient surety in the sum of $500.00 pursuant to Local Rule 83.3(a) of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the United States District of Connecticut, it is ORDERED that the plaintiff(s) herein file a bond as security for costs in this action within thirty (30) days from this date. Signed by Clerk on 10/3/2018. (Peterson, M)
October 2, 2018 Filing 12 MOTION for Security for Costs by Luke Bronin, James Rovella. (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie)
September 27, 2018 Filing 11 NOTICE by Luke Bronin, James Rovella Certification of Service (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie)
September 26, 2018 Filing 10 NOTICE TO COUNSEL/SELF-REPRESENTED PARTIES : Counsel or self-represented parties initiating or removing this action are responsible for serving all parties with attached documents and copies of #4 Notice (Other) filed by James Rovella, #9 Protective Order, #5 Notice (Other) filed by James Rovella, #3 Notice (Other) filed by James Rovella, #6 Notice (Other) filed by James Rovella, #7 Order on Pretrial Deadlines, #1 Complaint filed by James Rovella, #2 Notice of Appearance filed by James Rovella, #8 Electronic Filing Order Signed by Clerk on 09/26/2018. (Attachments: #1 Standing Order on Removed Cases)(Peterson, M)
September 25, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 9 STANDING PROTECTIVE ORDER Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 09/25/2018. (Peterson, M)
September 25, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 09/25/2018. (Peterson, M)
September 25, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Order on Pretrial Deadlines: Amended Pleadings due by 11/24/2018 Discovery due by 3/27/2019 Dispositive Motions due by 5/1/2019 Signed by Clerk on 09/25/2018. (Peterson, M)
September 25, 2018 Filing 6 NOTICE by James Rovella Certification of mailing (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie)
September 25, 2018 Filing 5 NOTICE by James Rovella (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie)
September 25, 2018 Filing 4 NOTICE by James Rovella (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie)
September 25, 2018 Filing 3 NOTICE by James Rovella (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie)
September 25, 2018 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Nathalie Feola-Guerrieri on behalf of James Rovella (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie)
September 25, 2018 Filing 1 NOTICE of REMOVAL ( Filing fee $400 receipt number ACTDC-4982805.), filed by Luke Bronin, James Rovella.(Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie) Modified on 9/25/2018 to correct event and parties (Hushin, Z.).
September 25, 2018 Judge Michael P. Shea added. (Anastasio, F.)

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