Shaheed et al v. City of Wilmington et al
Plaintiff: Ameera Shaheed and Earl Dickerson
Defendant: City of Wilmington, First State Towing, LLC and City Towing Services, LLC
Case Number: 1:2021cv01333
Filed: September 22, 2021
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Presiding Judge: Colm F Connolly
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Colm F. Connolly - Oral Argument held on 8/9/2022. (Court Reporter Bonnie Archer.) (nmf)
July 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 41 Letter to The Honorable Colm F. Connolly from John W. Shaw regarding subsequent authority in opposition to - re #15 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim . (Shaw, John)
June 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 40 RESPONSE to Order re Oral Order,,,,,,, Set Hearings,,,,,, . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Najemy, Laura)
June 2, 2022 Opinion or Order ORAL ORDER: It is HEREBY ORDERED that the Court will hear oral argument on the pending motions to dismiss on August 9, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 4B. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the City shall file with the Court no later than June 10, 2022 a searchable pdf of all sections of the City Code that are relevant to the pending motions. The Court notes that it has accessed the City's Code via the City's website and is unable to make sense of some sentences of relevant sections of the Code that are posted on the website. See, e.g., Section 37-121 (Whenever any vehicle of any kind or character shall be found on any street within the city, wrecked, abandoned, or parked in violation of any law of the state, the provisions of this chapter or other ordinance of the city or any regulations issued by the chief of police now or hereinafter enforced, or shall be seized for any violation thereof, such vehicle shall be immobilized or removed by the city's towing contractor, to an official pound; provided that unregistered vehicles or vehicles with no registration tags shall be issued a warning and shall be towed within 24 hours thereafter. https://library.municode.com/de/wilmington/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIWICO_CH37MOVETR_ARTIIIVETOIMIM_S37-121GEAUINBUDWETGERIENENOF#:~:text=Whenever% 20any%20vehicle,24%20hours%20thereafter)Finally, it is FURTHER ORDERED that the City shall comply going forward with the Courts requirement that all electronic filings be searchable. The City's opening brief docketed as D.I. #16 , for example, is not searchable. Ordered by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 6/2/2022. (nmf)
February 14, 2022 Opinion or Order ORAL ORDER re: #39 , The 2/17/2022 Scheduling Conference is canceled. It will be rescheduled following disposition of the motions to dismiss. Ordered by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 2/14/2022. (nmf)
February 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 39 Letter to The Honorable Colm F. Connolly from Rosamaria Tassone-DiNardo regarding Request for Conference on Motion for Protective Order. (Tassone-DiNardo, Rosamaria)
January 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 38 REPLY BRIEF re #23 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim First Crossclaim of City Towing Services filed by City of Wilmington. (Najemy, Laura)
January 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 37 REPLY BRIEF re #27 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim First Crossclaim of First State Towing filed by City of Wilmington. (Najemy, Laura)
January 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 36 Letter to The Honorable Colm F. Connolly from John W. Shaw regarding request for oral argument - re #15 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim . (Shaw, John)
January 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ANSWERING BRIEF in Opposition re #27 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim First Crossclaim of First State Towing filed by First State Towing, LLC.Reply Brief due date per Local Rules is 1/24/2022. (Miller, Rick)
January 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 34 REPLY BRIEF re #15 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by City of Wilmington. (Tassone-DiNardo, Rosamaria)
January 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 Joint STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME The Deadline for Defendant City of Wilmington to Reply to Defendant City Towing Services Opposition to Defendant City of Wilmington's Motion to Dismiss Cross Claim to January 24, 2022 - filed by City of Wilmington. (Najemy, Laura)
January 6, 2022 Opinion or Order SO ORDERED, re #33 Joint STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME The Deadline for Defendant City of Wilmington to Reply to Defendant City Towing Services Opposition to Defendant City of Wilmington's Motion to Dismiss Cross Claim to January 24, 2022, filed by City of Wilmington. Re-Set Briefing Schedule: re #23 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim First Crossclaim of City Towing Services. Reply Brief due 1/24/2022. Ordered by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 1/6/2022. (kmd)
January 4, 2022 Opinion or Order SO ORDERED, re #30 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME Respond to Motion to Dismiss to 1/17/2022, filed by First State Towing, LLC. Ordered by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 1/4/2022. (kmd)
December 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ANSWERING BRIEF in Opposition re #23 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim First Crossclaim of City Towing Services filed by City Towing Services, LLC.Reply Brief due date per Local Rules is 1/6/2022. (Ahern, Andrew)
December 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 31 JOINDER by First State Towing, LLC, joining in #16 Opening Brief in Support, #17 Declaration, #15 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim . (Miller, Rick)
December 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 30 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME Respond to Motion to Dismiss to 1/17/2022 - filed by First State Towing, LLC. (Miller, Rick)
December 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ANSWERING BRIEF in Opposition re #15 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim [Plaintiffs' Answering Brief in Opposition to Defendant City of Wilmington's Motion to Dismiss] filed by Earl Dickerson, Ameera Shaheed.Reply Brief due date per Local Rules is 1/5/2022. (Shaw, John)
December 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 28 OPENING BRIEF in Support re #27 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim First Crossclaim of First State Towing filed by City of Wilmington.Answering Brief/Response due date per Local Rules is 1/3/2022. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Najemy, Laura)
December 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim First Crossclaim of First State Towing - filed by City of Wilmington. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Najemy, Laura)
December 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ANSWER to #19 Answer to Complaint, Crossclaim by City of Wilmington.(Najemy, Laura)
December 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ANSWER to Complaint with Cross-claim filed by Defendant City Towing Services, LLC's by City of Wilmington.(Najemy, Laura)
December 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 OPENING BRIEF in Support re #23 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim First Crossclaim of City Towing Services filed by City of Wilmington.Answering Brief/Response due date per Local Rules is 1/3/2022. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Najemy, Laura)
December 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim First Crossclaim of City Towing Services - filed by City of Wilmington. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Najemy, Laura)
December 16, 2021 Opinion or Order CORRECTING ENTRY: The answer to crossclaim previously found at D.I. 22 has been deleted per request of filer. (nmf)
December 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 Order Setting Telephonic Scheduling Conference: A Scheduling Conference is set for 2/17/2022 at 10:30 AM before Judge Colm F. Connolly. If the parties have no disputes about the scheduling order, the Court will not require the parties to appear at a conference. Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 12/8/2021. (nmf)
December 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by Laura Najemy on behalf of City of Wilmington (Najemy, Laura)
November 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, , CROSSCLAIM against City of Wilmington by First State Towing, LLC.(Ferry, David)
November 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, , CROSSCLAIM against City of Wilmington by City Towing Services, LLC.(Ahern, Andrew)
November 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 DECLARATION re #16 Opening Brief in Support, #15 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim by City of Wilmington. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C-I, #4 Exhibit J-Q)(Tassone-DiNardo, Rosamaria)
November 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 OPENING BRIEF in Support re #15 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by City of Wilmington.Answering Brief/Response due date per Local Rules is 12/13/2021. (Tassone-DiNardo, Rosamaria)
November 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim - filed by City of Wilmington. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Tassone-DiNardo, Rosamaria)
November 15, 2021 Opinion or Order SO ORDERED, re #13 Stipulation of Substitution of Counsel, filed by First State Towing, LLC. Ordered by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 11/15/2021. (kmd)
November 15, 2021 Opinion or Order CORRECTING ENTRY: Text of D.I. #13 has been corrected to state it is a Stipulation not a Motion (kmd)
November 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Consent STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME Respond to Complaint to November 29, 2021 - filed by First State Towing, LLC. (Ferry, David)
November 12, 2021 Opinion or Order SO ORDERED, re #14 Consent STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME Respond to Complaint to November 29, 2021, filed by First State Towing, LLC. Reset Answer Deadlines: City Towing Services, LLC answer due 11/29/2021; City of Wilmington answer due 11/29/2021; First State Towing, LLC answer due 11/29/2021. Ordered by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 11/12/2021. (kmd)
November 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Stipulation of Substitution of Counsel: David J. Ferry, Jr. to be substituted for Neil R. Lapinski - filed by First State Towing, LLC. (Ferry, David) Modified on 11/15/2021 (kmd).
October 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME Answer or Otherwise Respond to Complaint to November 12, 2021 - filed by City Towing Services, LLC, First State Towing, LLC. (Lapinski, Neil)
October 5, 2021 Opinion or Order SO ORDERED, re #12 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME Answer or Otherwise Respond to Complaint to November 12, 2021 filed by City Towing Services, LLC, First State Towing, LLC, Set/Reset Answer Deadlines: First State Towing, LLC answer due 11/12/2021. Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 10/5/2021. (nmf)
October 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION for Extension of Time to FOR DEFENDANT CITY TOWING SERVICES, LLC TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE PLEAD - filed by City Towing Services, LLC. (Ahern, Andrew)
October 4, 2021 Opinion or Order SO ORDERED, re #11 MOTION for Extension of Time to FOR DEFENDANT CITY TOWING SERVICES, LLC TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE PLEAD filed by City Towing Services, LLC. Set/Reset Answer Deadlines: City Towing Services, LLC answer due 11/12/2021. Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 10/4/2021. (kmd)
October 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Pro Hac Vice Attorneys Robert E. Johnson and William Aronin for Earl Dickerson and Ameera Shaheed added for electronic noticing. Pursuant to Local Rule 83.5 (d)., Delaware counsel shall be the registered users of CM/ECF and shall be required to file all papers. (srs)
October 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew G. Ahern, III on behalf of City Towing Services, LLC (Ahern, Andrew)
September 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney William Aronin and Robert E. Johnson - filed by Earl Dickerson, Ameera Shaheed. (Shaw, John)
September 30, 2021 Opinion or Order SO ORDERED, re #9 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney William Aronin and Robert E. Johnson filed by Ameera Shaheed, Earl Dickerson. Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 9/30/2021. (kmd)
September 30, 2021 Opinion or Order SO ORDERED, re #8 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to Respond to the Complaint to November 12, 2021 filed by City of Wilmington, Set/Reset Answer Deadlines: City of Wilmington answer due 11/12/2021. Signed by Judge Colm F. Connolly on 9/30/2021. (nmf)
September 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Case Assigned to Judge Colm F. Connolly. Please include the initials of the Judge (CFC) after the case number on all documents filed. (rjb)
September 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to Respond to the Complaint to November 12, 2021 - filed by City of Wilmington. (Tassone-DiNardo, Rosamaria)
September 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Rosamaria Tassone-DiNardo on behalf of City of Wilmington (Tassone-DiNardo, Rosamaria)
September 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Ameera Shaheed, Earl Dickerson. First State Towing, LLC served on 9/22/2021, answer due 10/13/2021. (Shaw, John)
September 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Ameera Shaheed, Earl Dickerson. City Towing Services, LLC served on 9/22/2021, answer due 10/13/2021. (Shaw, John)
September 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Ameera Shaheed, Earl Dickerson. City of Wilmington served on 9/22/2021, answer due 10/13/2021. (Shaw, John)
September 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Summons Issued with Magistrate Consent Notice attached as to City Towing Services, LLC on 9/22/2021; City of Wilmington on 9/22/2021; First State Towing, LLC on 9/22/2021. (Attachments: #1 Summons Issued, #2 Summons Issued)(myr)
September 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Notice, Consent and Referral forms re: U.S. Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (myr)
September 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed against City Towing Services, LLC, City of Wilmington, First State Towing, LLC - Magistrate Consent Notice to Pltf. ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number ADEDC-3704317.) - filed by Ameera Shaheed, Earl Dickerson. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(myr)

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Plaintiff: Ameera Shaheed
Represented By: John W. Shaw
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Plaintiff: Earl Dickerson
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Defendant: City of Wilmington
Represented By: Rosamaria Tassone-DiNardo
Represented By: Laura Najemy
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