Tressler v. City of Milford et al
Plaintiff: Lance Tressler
Defendant: City of Milford, Mayor Todd F. Culotta, Vice-Mayor Jason L. James and Police Chief Cecilia Ashe
Case Number: 1:2025cv00531
Filed: May 1, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Presiding Judge: Jennifer L Hall
Referring Judge: Eleanor G Tennyson
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 19, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORAL ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Eleanor G. Tennyson: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case, including the pending motion(s) (D.I. #8 ), is referred to Magistrate Judge Eleanor G. Tennyson to hear and resolve all pre-trial matters up to but not including summary judgment, subject to 28 U.S.C. 636(b) and any further order of the Court. All subsequent filings in this action shall be captioned as follows: Civil Action No. 25-531-JLH-EGT. Ordered by Judge Jennifer L. Hall on 9/19/2025. (ceg)
August 28, 2025 Filing 14 ANSWERING BRIEF in Opposition re #8 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by Lance Tressler.Reply Brief due date per Local Rules is 9/4/2025. (Poliquin, Ronald)
August 15, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 13 SO ORDERED, re #12 Stipulation to Extend Time. Answering Brief due 8/29/2025. Reply Brief due 9/12/2025. Signed by Judge Jennifer L. Hall on 8/15/2025. (twk)
August 14, 2025 Filing 12 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME Motion to Dismiss Briefs to August 29, 2025 - filed by Lance Tressler. (Poliquin, Ronald)
August 1, 2025 Filing 11 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME Plaintiff's Answering Brief in Opposition to Defendants Motion to Dismiss and Defendant's Reply Brief in Support of Their Motion to Dismiss to August 15, 2025 - filed by Lance Tressler. (Poliquin, Ronald)
August 1, 2025 Opinion or Order SO ORDERED, re #11 Stipulation and Order to Extend Briefing Schedule. (*Reset Briefing Schedule re #8 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim: Answering Brief due 8/15/2025; Reply Brief due 8/29/2025). Ordered by Judge Jennifer L. Hall on 8/1/2025. (ceg)
July 31, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORAL ORDER: Plaintiff's response to Defendants' motion to dismiss (D.I. #8 ) was due by July 30, 2025, and to date none has been filed. Failure to file a response may result in the motion to dismiss being granted as unopposed. Ordered by Judge Jennifer L. Hall on 7/31/2025. (ceg)
July 16, 2025 Filing 9 OPENING BRIEF in Support re #8 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, filed by Cecilia Ashe, City of Milford, Todd F. Culotta, Jason L. James. Answering Brief/Response due date per Local Rules is 7/30/2025. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Wilcox, Scott) Modified docket text on 7/16/2025 (ceg).
July 16, 2025 Filing 8 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim - filed by Cecilia Ashe, City of Milford, Todd F. Culotta, Jason L. James. (Wilcox, Scott)
June 19, 2025 Filing 7 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Cecilia Ashe: For Cecilia Ashe waiver sent on 6/19/2025, answer due 8/18/2025. (Wilcox, Scott)
June 19, 2025 Filing 6 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Jason L. James: For Jason L. James waiver sent on 6/19/2025, answer due 8/18/2025. (Wilcox, Scott)
June 19, 2025 Filing 5 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Todd F. Culotta: For Todd F. Culotta waiver sent on 6/19/2025, answer due 8/18/2025. (Wilcox, Scott)
June 19, 2025 Filing 4 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by City of Milford: For City of Milford waiver sent on 6/19/2025, answer due 8/18/2025. (Wilcox, Scott)
June 18, 2025 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Scott G Wilcox on behalf of Cecilia Ashe, City of Milford, Todd F. Culotta, Jason L. James (Wilcox, Scott)
May 7, 2025 Case Assigned to Judge Jennifer L. Hall. Please include the initials of the Judge (JLH) after the case number on all documents filed. (alb)
May 1, 2025 Filing 2 Notice, Consent and Referral forms re: U.S. Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (jfm)
May 1, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT with Jury Demand against Cecilia Ashe, City of Milford, Todd F. Culotta, Jason L. James (Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ADEDC-4676013) - filed by Lance Tressler. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(jfm)
May 1, 2025 No Summons Issued. (jfm)

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Plaintiff: Lance Tressler
Represented By: Ronald George Poliquin
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Defendant: City of Milford
Represented By: Scott G Wilcox
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Defendant: Mayor Todd F. Culotta
Represented By: Scott G Wilcox
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Defendant: Vice-Mayor Jason L. James
Represented By: Scott G Wilcox
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