Champagnie et al v. Pace Center for Girls, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Sherrygay Champagnie, Rosene Johnson, Anne-Marie Mavenyengwa, LaVita Johnson-Spears and Chantell Miles
Defendant: Pace Center for Girls, Inc., Teddy Thompson, Mary Marx and Tommy Thompson
Case Number: 3:2025cv00518
Filed: May 7, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Patricia D Barksdale
Referring Judge: Wendy W Berger
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1981 Job Discrimination (Race)
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 14, 2025 Filing 51 RESPONSE in Opposition re #48 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Second Amended Complaint filed by Sherrygay Champagnie, Rosene Johnson, LaVita Johnson-Spears, Anne-Marie Mavenyengwa, Chantell Miles. (Mutamba, Denise)
October 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 50 ENDORSED ORDER denying #49 Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Their Response Brief to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint in Excess of 20 Pages. Signed by Judge Wendy W. Berger on 10/10/2025. (MDJ)
October 9, 2025 Filing 49 Unopposed MOTION to File Excess Pages by All Plaintiffs. (Johnson, Nathaniel)
September 23, 2025 Filing 48 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Second Amended Complaint by Yessica Cancel, Mary Marx, Pace Center for Girls, Inc., Tommy Thompson. (Anderson, Jessica)
September 17, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 47 CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER: The deadline for providing initial disclosures is 9/19/2025; the deadline for filing any motion to add parties or amend the pleadings is 9/22/2025; the deadline for notifying the court of the day for mediation is 10/11/2026; the deadline for serving the plaintiff's expert disclosures is 11/4/2026; the deadline for serving the defendant's expert disclosures is 12/4/2026; the deadline for rebuttal expert disclosures is 12/18/2026; the deadline for completing all discovery and filing any motion to compel discovery is 1/4/2027; the deadline to conduct mediation is 1/18/2027; the deadline for filing any dispositive and Daubert motions is 2/3/2027; the deadline for filing all other motions is 5/6/2027; the date of the final pretrial meeting is 5/28/2027; the deadline for filing proposed jury instructions, verdict form, and the joint final pretrial statement is 6/8/2027; the final pretrial conference is scheduled for 9/8/2027 at 10:00 AM in Jacksonville Courtroom 12A before Judge Wendy W. Berger; the jury trial is scheduled for the term commencing on 7/6/2027 at 09:00 AM in Jacksonville Courtroom 12A before Judge Wendy W. Berger. Signed by Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale on 9/16/2025. (ASL)
September 9, 2025 Filing 46 Second AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants with Jury Demand. filed by All Plaintiffs.(Mutamba, Denise) Modified on 9/10/2025 to edit docket text (MSN).
September 8, 2025 Filing 45 TRANSCRIPT of Digitally Recorded Preliminary Pretrial Conference (Telephone) held on 08/19/2025 before Judge Patricia D. Barksdale. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Shelli Kozachenko, RPR, CRR, CRC. Email address: [email protected]. Telephone number: (904) 301-6842. NOTICE TO THE PARTIES - The parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. If no such notice is filed, the transcript may be made remotely available to the public without redaction after ninety (90) calendar days. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER or purchased through the Court Reporter. Redaction Request due 9/29/2025. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 10/9/2025. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 12/8/2025. (KMH)
August 19, 2025 Filing 44 MINUTE entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale: PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL CONFERENCE held on 8/19/2025. (digital) (ASL)
August 19, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 43 ORDER granting the plaintiffs' oral motion for leave to amend the pleading and denying as moot #39, #40, and #41 the defendants' motions for an extension of time. The plaintiffs must file an amended pleading by September 9, 2025. A case management and scheduling order will enter after a review of the amended pleading. See the order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale on August 19, 2025. (KG)
August 19, 2025 Filing 42 STIPULATION re #29 Amended Complaint, #37 Summons issued by Sherrygay Champagnie, Rosene Johnson, LaVita Johnson-Spears, Anne-Marie Mavenyengwa, Chantell Miles. (Mutamba, Denise)
August 19, 2025 Filing 41 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #29 Amended Complaint by Pace Center for Girls, Inc. (Anderson, Jessica) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale.
August 19, 2025 Filing 40 Unopposed MOTION (Second) for Extension of Time to File Answer re #29 Amended Complaint by Mary Marx. (Anderson, Jessica) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale. Modified text on 8/20/2025 (LNR).
August 19, 2025 Filing 39 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #29 Amended Complaint by Teddy Thompson. (Anderson, Jessica) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale.
August 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER. The preliminary pretrial conference is rescheduled to August 19, 2025, at 3:00 p.m., (time change only) in courtroom 5B of the Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse, 300 North Hogan Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202. Counsel may appear in person or by telephone. The call-in number is (855) 244-8681. The access code is 2300-128-7647. Signed by Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale on August 14, 2025. (KG)
August 11, 2025 Filing 37 SUMMONS issued as to Marianne Kearns. (JVC)
August 8, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ENDORSED ORDER granting #35 Mary Marx's unopposed motion for an extension of time. Marx must serve a response to #29 the amended complaint by August 20, 2025. Counsel is reminded that she must comply with the typography requirements in Local Rule 1.08, as supplemented by the district judge in her standing order entered on January 13, 2021, available on the court's website, www.flmd.uscourts.gov/sites/flmd/files/documents/flmd-berger-standing-order-on-revised-local-rules-6-21-mc-3-orl-78.pdf. Signed by Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale on August 8, 2025. (KG)
August 6, 2025 Filing 35 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #29 Amended Complaint Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiffs' Complaint by Mary Marx. (Anderson, Jessica) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale.
July 31, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER. The court will conduct a preliminary pretrial conference on August 19, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., in courtroom 5B of the Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse, 300 North Hogan Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202. Counsel may appear in person or by telephone. The call-in number is (855) 244-8681. The access code is 2300-128-7647. Signed by Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale on July 31, 2025. (KG)
July 31, 2025 Filing 33 RETURN of service executed on 7/30/2025 by Anne-Marie Mavenyengwa, Rosene Johnson, Sherrygay Champagnie, LaVita Johnson-Spears, Chantell Miles as to Teddy Thompson. (Mutamba, Denise)
July 31, 2025 Filing 32 RETURN of service executed on 7/29/2025 by Anne-Marie Mavenyengwa, Rosene Johnson, Sherrygay Champagnie, LaVita Johnson-Spears, Chantell Miles as to Pace Center for Girls, Inc.. (Mutamba, Denise)
July 31, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ENDORSED ORDER denying as moot #28 Motion to Dismiss and #23 Motion to File Motion to Dismiss in Excess of 25 Pages in light of #29 Amended Complaint. Signed by Judge Wendy W. Berger on 7/31/2025. (CHM)
July 25, 2025 Filing 30 CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT. (Anderson, Jessica)
July 23, 2025 Filing 29 AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants with Jury Demand. filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Redlined Original Complaint, #2 Civil Cover Sheet, #3 Proposed Summons)(Mutamba, Denise)
July 2, 2025 Filing 28 MOTION to Dismiss Defendant Mary Marx's Motion to Dismiss Complaint by Mary Marx. (Anderson, Jessica)
June 18, 2025 Filing 27 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT under Rule 7.1, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Local Rule 3.03 by Yessica Cancel, Mary Marx, Pace Center for Girls, Inc., Teddy Thompson. (Anderson, Jessica)
June 18, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ENDORSED ORDER directing the defendants' counsel to review the Local Rules and the district judge's standing order entered on January 13, 2021, available on the Court's website, www.flmd.uscourts.gov/sites/flmd/files/documents/flmd-berger-standing-order-on-revised-local-rules-6-21-mc-3-orl-78.pdf. See Doc. 13. Local Rule 1.08, as amended by the district judge in her standing order, requires certain typefaces and sizes to ensure readability and equal content within page limits. Local Rule 3.03 requires, with the first appearance, the submission of a disclosure statement using the standard form on the Court's website, www.flmd.uscourts.gov/forms/all. By July 2, 2025, the defendants must file a disclosure statement. Signed by Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale on June 18, 2025. (KG)
June 18, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ENDORSED ORDER granting #22 Mary Marx's unopposed motion for an extension of time. Marx must serve a response to #1 the complaint by July 2, 2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale on June 18, 2025. (KG)
June 17, 2025 Filing 24 NOTICE of a related action per Local Rule 1.07(c) by Yessica Cancel, Mary Marx, Pace Center for Girls, Inc., Teddy Thompson. Related case(s): Yes (Anderson, Jessica)
June 17, 2025 Filing 23 MOTION to File Motion to Dismiss in Excess of 25 Pages by Mary Marx. (Crawford, Grace) Modified motion and docket text on 6/17/2025 (EVK).
June 17, 2025 Filing 22 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint by Mary Marx. (Crawford, Grace) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale. Modified docket text on 6/17/2025 (EVK).
June 16, 2025 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Grace Allision Crawford on behalf of Yessica Cancel, Mary Marx, Pace Center for Girls, Inc., Teddy Thompson (Crawford, Grace)
June 16, 2025 Filing 20 NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Jessica DeBono Anderson on behalf of Yessica Cancel, Mary Marx, Pace Center for Girls, Inc., Teddy Thompson. Lead Counsel: Jessica DeBono Anderson, Esq. (Anderson, Jessica) Modified docket text on 6/17/2025 (EVK).
June 16, 2025 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by Jessica DeBono Anderson on behalf of Yessica Cancel, Mary Marx, Pace Center for Girls, Inc., Teddy Thompson (Anderson, Jessica)
June 4, 2025 Filing 18 NOTICE of a related action per Local Rule 1.07(c) by Sherrygay Champagnie, Rosene Johnson, LaVita Johnson-Spears, Anne-Marie Mavenyengwa, Chantell Miles. Related case(s): No (Mutamba, Denise)
June 4, 2025 Filing 17 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT under Rule 7.1, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Local Rule 3.03 by Sherrygay Champagnie, Rosene Johnson, LaVita Johnson-Spears, Anne-Marie Mavenyengwa, Chantell Miles. (Mutamba, Denise)
May 28, 2025 Filing 16 RETURN of service executed on 05/27/2025 by Sherrygay Champagnie as to Mary Marx. (Johnson, Nathaniel)
May 13, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER granting #12 Nathaniel Johnson's motion asking the Court for permission to specially appear to represent the plaintiffs in this action. Signed by Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale on 5/13/2025. (ASL)
May 12, 2025 Filing 14 NOTICE of Local Rule 3.02(a)(2), which requires the parties in every civil proceeding, except those described in subsection (d), to file a case management report (CMR) using the uniform form at www.flmd.uscourts.gov. The CMR must be filed (1) within forty days after any defendant appears in an action originating in this court, (2) within forty days after the docketing of an action removed or transferred to this court, or (3) within seventy days after service on the United States attorney in an action against the United States, its agencies or employees. Judges may have a special CMR form for certain types of cases. These forms can be found at www.flmd.uscourts.gov under the Forms tab for each judge. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (CKS)
May 12, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 13 NOTICE TO COUNSEL AND PARTIES: The Middle District of Florida's revised Local Rules become effective April 1, 2024, and can be found on the Court's public website https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/local-rules. Additionally, the undersigned has issued Standing Orders, available at https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/judges/wendy-berger, that apply to all proceedings before the undersigned. For a just and efficient resolution of this case, the parties are DIRECTED to read and comply with the Middle District of Florida's Local Rules and this Court's Standing Orders. See Local Rule 1.01(a). Failure to comply with ANY Local Rules or Court Orders may result in the imposition of sanctions including, but not limited to, the dismissal of this action or entry of default without further notice. Signed by Judge Wendy W. Berger on 5/12/2025. (CKS)
May 11, 2025 Filing 12 MOTION for Nathaniel D. Johnson to appear pro hac vice, Special Admission fee paid, Receipt No. AFLMDC-23344664 for $150 by All Plaintiffs. (Mutamba, Denise) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale.
May 9, 2025 Filing 11 NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Denise Mutamba on behalf of Sherrygay Champagnie, Rosene Johnson, LaVita Johnson-Spears, Anne-Marie Mavenyengwa, Chantell Miles. Lead Counsel: Denise Mutamba. (Mutamba, Denise)
May 9, 2025 Filing 10 SUMMONS issued as to Mary Marx, Pace Center for Girls, Inc. (AM)
May 8, 2025 Filing 9 NOTICE TO COUNSEL Nathaniel D. Johnson, Denise Mutamba of Local Rule 2.02(a), which states, "The first paper filed on behalf of a party must designate only one lead counsel who - unless the party changes the designation - remains lead counsel throughout the action." Counsel must file a Notice of Lead Counsel Designation identifying lead counsel. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (EVK)
May 8, 2025 Filing 8 SUMMONS issued as to Yessica Cancel, Teddy Thompson. (EVK)
May 8, 2025 Filing 7 NOTICE TO COUNSEL Nathaniel D. Johnson Local Rule 2.01(c), Special Admission - File a Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Co-counsel with filing rights may electronically file the motion on behalf of the lawyer seeking Special Admission or the motion may be filed in paper format; Pay the Special Admission Fee; Submit a Pro Hac Vice E-File Registration through PACER. Visit www.flmd.uscourts.gov/for-lawyers for details (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (EVK)
May 8, 2025 Filing 6 PROPOSED summons to be issued by Sherrygay Champagnie, Rosene Johnson, LaVita Johnson-Spears, Anne-Marie Mavenyengwa. (Mutamba, Denise)
May 8, 2025 Filing 5 PROPOSED summons to be issued by Sherrygay Champagnie, Rosene Johnson, LaVita Johnson-Spears, Anne-Marie Mavenyengwa. (Mutamba, Denise)
May 8, 2025 Filing 4 PROPOSED summons to be issued by Sherrygay Champagnie, Rosene Johnson, LaVita Johnson-Spears, Anne-Marie Mavenyengwa. (Mutamba, Denise)
May 8, 2025 Filing 3 PROPOSED summons to be issued by Sherrygay Champagnie, Rosene Johnson, LaVita Johnson-Spears, Anne-Marie Mavenyengwa. (Mutamba, Denise)
May 8, 2025 Filing 2 NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Wendy W. Berger and Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale. New case number: 3:25-cv-00518-WWB-PDB. (JOS)
May 7, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants with Jury Demand (Filing fee $405 receipt number AFLMDC-23334613) filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Proposed Summons)(Mutamba, Denise)

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