NELL v. WORMUTH et al
Plaintiff: Col. KARL E. NELL and KARL E. NELL
Defendant: Hon. CHRISTINE E. WORMUTH, Hon. LLOYD J. AUSTIN, III, The Army Board for the Correction of Military Records, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CHRISTINE E. WORMUTH, LLOYD J. AUSTIN, III and ARMY BOARD FOR THE CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Case Number: 1:2021cv03248
Filed: December 10, 2021
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Presiding Judge: Amit P Mehta
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. § 0706
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER setting the parties' #16 Proposed Briefing Schedule. The schedule for further proceedings in this matter shall be as follows: (1) Defendants' opposition and cross-motion for summary judgment is due on or before March 8, 2022; (2) Briefing on Plaintiff's partial motion for summary judgment concludes on March 8, 2022; (3) Plaintiff will file the joint appendix of the administrative record of the partial motion for summary judgment no later than March 11, 2022; (4) Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on his remaining claims is due no later than March 1, 2022; (5) Defendants' opposition and cross-motion for summary judgment on the remaining claims is due no later than April 1, 2022; (6) Plaintiff's opposition and response is due no later than May 3, 2022; (7) Defendants' reply is due no later than June 1, 2022; and (8) Plaintiff will file the joint appendix of the administrative record no later than June 20, 2022. See the attached Order for additional details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 1/28/2022. (lcapm1)
January 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 PROPOSED BRIEFING SCHEDULE by ARMY BOARD FOR THE CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS, LLOYD J. AUSTIN, III, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CHRISTINE E. WORMUTH. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Colsia, Jessica)
January 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment by KARL E. NELL. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 3: Collected Emails, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 6: DIH 11-6066, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 22: AR20170003673, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 23: DAIG Reinvestigation, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 24: AR20180001145, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 25: AR20190001159, #7 Exhibit Exhibit 29: Plaintiff's Complaint filed 12.10.2021, #8 Exhibit Exhibit 30: Plaintiff's first application to the ABCMR, dated February 2015, #9 Exhibit Exhibit 31: Plaintiff's fifth application to the ABCMR, dated January 2019)(Sheldon, David) Modified event on 1/24/2022 (znmw).
December 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Alexandre Maxime Peter Todorov on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Todorov, Alexandre)
December 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION by KARL E. NELL re #8 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Sheldon, David)
December 20, 2021 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall meet and confer and, by December 23, 2021, file a Joint Status Report that proposes a schedule for briefing on Plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 12/20/2021. (lcapm1)
December 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due by 12/23/2021 (zjch, )
December 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Jessica B. Colsia on behalf of All Defendants (Colsia, Jessica)
December 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ERRATA Exhibits Cited but not Attached to Motion by KARL E. NELL re #8 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by KARL E. NELL. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 2: Chronological Evidence Map, #2 Exhibit 3: Collected Emails, #3 Exhibit 4: Tables, #4 Exhibit 5: Counseling Statement dated November 7, 2010, #5 Exhibit 6: DIH 11-6066, #6 Exhibit 7: Counseling Statement dated October 18, 2018, #7 Exhibit 8: DIH 11-6066 Roll Case Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit 9: AR 600-20 (2008), #9 Exhibit 10: FM 6-22, #10 Exhibit 11: Memorandum for Record of Lt. Ashley Coates, #11 Exhibit 12: Counseling Statement on Reassignment to Battalion SPO, #12 Exhibit 13: DoDIG Appeal Decision, #13 Exhibit 14: Promotion Review Board Decision and Recommendation, #14 Exhibit 15: Command Review Board Referral, #15 Exhibit 16: Officer Record Brief of Col. Karl Nell, #16 Exhibit 18: Letters of Recommendation for Promotion for Col Karl nell, #17 Exhibit 19: AR20150003964, #18 Exhibit 20: AR20160002635, #19 Exhibit 21: 2016 Advisory Opinion of the Army Human Resources Command, #20 Exhibit 22: AR20170003673, #21 Exhibit 23: 2017 DAIG Reinvestigation, #22 Exhibit 24: AR20180001145, #23 Exhibit 25: AR20190001159, #24 Exhibit 26: House Report No. 114-840, #25 Exhibit 27: 2nd Officer Evaluation Report of Major Zeruto, #26 Exhibit 28: Officer Evaluation Reports of Col. Karl Nell)(Sheldon, David)
December 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Alexandre Todorov, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-8937777. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by KARL E. NELL. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order Granting Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice, #2 Certificate of Good Standing for Alexandre Todorov)(Sheldon, David)
December 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 12/17/2021. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 2/15/2022. (Sheldon, David)
December 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 WITHDRAWN PURSUANT TO NOTICE FILED 12/22/2021.....MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by KARL E. NELL. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Exhibit 17: Affidavit of Colonel Karl E Nell in Support of His Complaint, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 29: Plaintiff's complaint filed December 10, 2021)(Sheldon, David) Modified on 12/23/2021 (zeg).
December 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 SUMMONS (5) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (Attachment: #1 Notice and Consent)(znm)
December 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Case Assigned to Judge Amit P. Mehta. (znmg)
December 17, 2021 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER granting #10 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Alexandre Todorov is hereby admitted pro hac vice to appear in this matter. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). #Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 12/17/2021. (lcapm1)
December 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ERRATA Hand Signed Civil Cover Sheet by KARL E. NELL. (Sheldon, David)
December 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ERRATA 3rd Corrected Civil Cover Sheet by KARL E. NELL. (Sheldon, David)
December 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ERRATA Corrected Civil Cover Sheet by KARL E. NELL. (Sheldon, David)
December 16, 2021 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF ERROR re #2 Cover Sheet; emailed to davidsheldon@militarydefense.com, cc'd 0 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. No signature. Please file the signed document using the event Errata. All filings must have an original signature or '/s/ Attorney Name' to represent an electronic signature of the filer., 2. COMPLIANCE DEADLINE is by close of business today. This case will not proceed any further until all errors are satisfied. (znmg, )
December 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 MOTION for Leave to File Document Under Seal by KARL E. NELL. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Affidavit of Col. Karl E Nell)(Sheldon, David)
December 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET by KARL E. NELL filed by KARL E. NELL.(Sheldon, David)
December 13, 2021 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF ERROR re #1 Complaint; emailed to davidsheldon@militarydefense.com, cc'd 0 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Incorrect coversheet. Please use the cover sheet at https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/new-case-forms & file using the event Civil Cover Sheet., 2. COMPLIANCE DEADLINE is by close of business today. This case will not proceed any further until all errors are satisfied. (zsb, )
December 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8921644) filed by KARL E. NELL. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1: Memoranda for Records, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 2: Chronological Evidence Map, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 3: Collected Emails, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 4: Tables, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 5: Counseling Statement dated November 7, 2010, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 6: DIH 11-6066, #7 Exhibit Exhibit 7: Counseling Statement dated October 18, 2018, #8 Exhibit Exhibit 8: DIH 11-6066 Roll Case Exhibit F, #9 Exhibit Exhibit 9: AR 600-20 (2008), #10 Exhibit Exhibit 10: FM 6-22, #11 Exhibit Exhibit 11: Memorandum for Record of Lt. Ashley Coates, #12 Exhibit Exhibit 12: Counseling Statement on Reassignment to Battalion SPO, #13 Exhibit Exhibit 13: DoDIG Appeal Decision, #14 Exhibit Exhibit 14: Promotion Review Board Decision and Recommendation, #15 Exhibit Exhibit 15: Command Review Board Referral, #16 Exhibit Exhibit 16: Officer Record Brief of Col. Karl Nell, #17 Exhibit Exhibit 18: Letters of Recommendation for Promotion for Col Karl nell, #18 Exhibit Exhibit 19: AR20150003964, #19 Exhibit Exhibit 20: AR20160002635, #20 Exhibit Exhibit 21: 2016 Advisory Opinion of the Army Human Resources Command, #21 Exhibit Exhibit 22: AR20170003673, #22 Exhibit Exhibit 23: 2017 DAIG Reinvestigation, #23 Exhibit Exhibit 24: AR20180001145, #24 Exhibit Exhibit 25: AR20190001159, #25 Exhibit Exhibit 26: House Report No. 114-840, #26 Exhibit Exhibit 27: 2nd Officer Evaluation Report of Major Zeruto, #27 Exhibit Exhibit 28: Officer Evaluation Reports of Col. Karl Nell, #28 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet for Nell v. Wormuth, #29 Summons Summons for the Army Board for the Correction of Military Records, #30 Summons Summons for Attorney General Garland, #31 Summons Summons for Secretary of the Army Wormuth, #32 Summons Summons for Secretary of Defense Austin, #33 Summons Summons for US Attorney Graves)(Sheldon, David)

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Plaintiff: Col. KARL E. NELL
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Plaintiff: KARL E. NELL
Represented By: Alexandre Maxime Peter Todorov
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