Sona et al v. City of Ocala, Florida et al
Plaintiff: Kevin Sona and Tom Kuehn
Defendant: Shelby Batchelor, Eli Serrano-Prusinski, City of Ocala, Florida, Arriahana Griffin, Jose M. Gonzalez, Jr., Walton Lowery, Shawn Minucci, Sandra Wilson, Sheriff William Woods, Chris Rafferty, Darriahana Griffin and Kent Guinn
Case Number: 5:2021cv00009
Filed: January 5, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Philip R Lammens
Referring Judge: James S Moody
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 16, 2021 Filing 48 NOTICE by Tom Kuehn, Kevin Sona of Electronic Service of Ocala Defendants Discovery Responses (Katz, David)
April 16, 2021 Filing 47 RESPONSE In Opposition To Motion re #43 MOTION to Dismiss Amended Complaint filed by Tom Kuehn, Kevin Sona. (Katz, David) Modified on 4/19/2021 (LAB).
April 16, 2021 Filing 46 NOTICE to the Courts to take judicial notice regarding the Charter of the City of Ocala by Tom Kuehn, Kevin Sona. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Katz, David)
April 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 45 ENDORSED ORDER granting #44 Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Response of More Than 20 Pages. Plaintiffs are permitted to file a response to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint of no more than 25 pages. Signed by Judge James S. Moody, Jr. on 4/14/2021. (SMB)
April 14, 2021 Filing 44 Unopposed MOTION to File Excess Pages in Response to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint by All Plaintiffs. (Katz, David)
March 30, 2021 Filing 43 MOTION to Dismiss Amended Complaint by Shelby Batchelor, City of Ocala, Florida, Jose M. Gonzalez, Jr., Darriahana Griffin, Kent Guinn, Shawn Minucci, Sandra Wilson. (Gilligan, Patrick)
March 29, 2021 Set/reset deadlines/hearings: for Shelby Batchelor, City of Ocala, Florida, Jose M. Gonzalez, Jr., Darriahana Griffin, Kent Guinn, Shawn Minucci, Sandra Wilson. Answer due by 3/30/2021. (LAB)
March 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 42 ENDORSED ORDER granting #40 Defendants' Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time. Defendants Shelby Batchelor, City of Ocala, Florida, Jose M. Gonzalez, Jr., Garriahana Griffin, Kent Guinn, Shawn Minucci, and Sandra Wilson's deadline to respond to Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint is extended to March 30, 2021. Signed by Judge James S. Moody, Jr. on 3/26/2021. (SMB)
March 26, 2021 Filing 41 SUMMONS issued as to Kent Guinn. (LAB)
March 26, 2021 Filing 40 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #36 Amended Complaint by Shelby Batchelor, City of Ocala, Florida, Jose M. Gonzalez, Jr., Arriahana Griffin, Kent Guinn, Shawn Minucci, Sandra Wilson. (Williams, Gwendolyn)
March 25, 2021 Filing 39 PROPOSED summons to be issued by Tom Kuehn, Kevin Sona. (Katz, David)
March 24, 2021 Filing 38 ANSWER and affirmative defenses to #36 Amended Complaint by Walton Lowery, Chris Rafferty, Eli Serrano-Prusinski, William Woods.(Poulton, Thomas)
March 12, 2021 Filing 37 PROPOSED summons to be issued by Tom Kuehn, Kevin Sona. (Katz, David) Spoke with Counsel regarding filing correct summons. Modified on 3/22/2021 (HAI).
March 12, 2021 Filing 36 AMENDED COMPLAINT and Demand for Jury Trial against Shelby Batchelor, City of Ocala, Florida, Jose M. Gonzalez, Jr., Arriahana Griffin, Walton Lowery, Shawn Minucci, Chris Rafferty, Eli Serrano-Prusinski, Sandra Wilson, William Woods with Jury Demand. filed by Tom Kuehn, Kevin Sona.(Katz, David)
March 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ENDORSED ORDER terminating as moot #19 Amended Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge James S. Moody, Jr. on 3/12/2021. (SMB)
March 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ENDORSED ORDER granting #33 Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for Leave to Amend the Complaint. Plaintiffs shall separately file their Amended Complaint within seven (7) days of the Order. Signed by Judge James S. Moody, Jr. on 3/12/2021. (SMB)
March 11, 2021 Filing 33 Unopposed MOTION to Amend Complaint by Tom Kuehn, Kevin Sona. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Katz, David)
March 1, 2021 Filing 32 RESPONSE in Opposition re #19 Amended MOTION to Dismiss this action with prejudice filed by Tom Kuehn, Kevin Sona. (Katz, David)
March 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ENDORSED ORDER granting #30 Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Response of More Than 20 Pages. Plaintiffs are granted leave to file a response to the Amended Motion to Dismiss not to exceed twenty-five (25) pages. Signed by Judge James S. Moody, Jr. on 3/1/2021. (SMB)
March 1, 2021 Filing 30 Unopposed MOTION to File Excess Pages re #19 Amended MOTION to Dismiss by Tom Kuehn, Kevin Sona. (Katz, David) Modified on 3/1/2021 (HAI).
February 25, 2021 Set/reset deadlines/hearings: Plaintiffs' deadline to respond to Defendants' Amended Motion to Dismiss is extended to 3/1/2021. Response due by 3/1/2021. (LAB)
February 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ENDORSED ORDER granting #28 Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time. Plaintiffs' deadline to respond to Defendants' Amended Motion to Dismiss is extended to March 1, 2021. Signed by Judge James S. Moody, Jr. on 2/24/2021. (SMB)
February 24, 2021 Filing 28 UNOPPOSED MOTION for extension of time to file a RESPONSE to #19 Amended MOTION to Dismiss this action with prejudice filed by Tom Kuehn, Kevin Sona. (Katz, David) Modified on 2/24/2021 (MJT).
February 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 27 CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery due by 11/30/2021; Dispositive motions due by 12/31/2021; Conduct mediation hearing by 12/31/2021. (Parties have agreed for Terry Silverman to serve as mediator.); TELEPHONIC Pretrial Conference set for THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2022, at 9:00 AM. before Judge James S. Moody, Jr. The parties shall coordinate a telephonic conference call and contact Chambers at (813) 301-5680. Jury Trial set on the APRIL 2022 trial term before Judge James S. Moody Jr. in Courtroom TBD of the United States Courthouse, 207 N.W. Second Street, First Floor, Ocala, FL, 34475. Signed by Judge James S. Moody, Jr. on 2/16/2021. (SMB)
February 12, 2021 Filing 26 CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT. (Katz, David)
February 12, 2021 Filing 25 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement by Walton Lowery, Chris Rafferty, Eli Serrano-Prusinski, William Woods. (Poulton, Thomas)
February 11, 2021 Filing 24 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement by Shelby Batchelor, City of Ocala, Florida, Jose M. Gonzalez, Jr., Arriahana Griffin, Shawn Minucci, Sandra Wilson. (Gilligan, Patrick)
February 11, 2021 Filing 23 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement by Tom Kuehn. (Katz, David)
February 11, 2021 Filing 22 NOTICE of Lead Counsel Appearance by David S. Katz on behalf of Tom Kuehn (Katz, David)
February 11, 2021 Filing 21 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement by Kevin Sona. (Katz, David)
February 11, 2021 Filing 20 NOTICE of Lead Counsel Appearance by David S. Katz on behalf of Kevin Sona (Katz, David)
February 4, 2021 Filing 19 Amended MOTION to Dismiss this action with prejudice by City of Ocala, Florida, Sandra Wilson, Shawn Minucci, Jose M. Gonzalez, Jr., Shelby Batchelor and Arriahana Griffin. (Gilligan, Patrick) Modified on 2/5/2021 (LAB).
February 3, 2021 Filing 18 NOTICE to counsel 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). (KAC)
February 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ENDORSED ORDER granting #16 Defendants' Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Response to Plaintiffs' Complaint. Defendants' deadline to respond to Plaintiffs' Complaint is extended to February 4, 2021. Signed by Judge James S. Moody, Jr. on 2/2/2021. (SMB)
February 1, 2021 Filing 16 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to Complaint, MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by Shelby Batchelor, City of Ocala, Florida, Jose M. Gonzalez, Jr., Arriahana Griffin, Shawn Minucci, Sandra Wilson. (Gilligan, Patrick)
February 1, 2021 Filing 15 ANSWER and affirmative defenses to Complaint by Walton Lowery, Chris Rafferty, Eli Serrano-Prusinski, William Woods.(Poulton, Thomas)
February 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ENDORSED ORDER denying without prejudice for failure to comply with Local Rule 3.01(g) #13 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge James S. Moody, Jr. on 2/1/2021. (SMB)
February 1, 2021 Filing 13 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint by Shelby Batchelor, City of Ocala, Florida, Jose M. Gonzalez, Jr., Arriahana Griffin, Shawn Minucci, Sandra Wilson. (Gilligan, Patrick)
January 19, 2021 Filing 12 AMENDED NOTICE of pendency of related cases re #3 Related case order and track 2 notice Amended per Local Rule 1.04(d) by Tom Kuehn. Related case(s): y (Phillips, James) Modified on 1/20/2021 (LAB).
January 19, 2021 Filing 11 AMENDED NOTICE of pendency of related cases re #3 Related case order and track 2 notice Amended per Local Rule 1.04(d) by Kevin Sona. Related case(s): y (Phillips, James) Modified on 1/20/2021 (LAB).
January 19, 2021 Filing 10 NOTICE of pendency of related cases re #3 Related case order and track 2 notice per Local Rule 1.04(d) by Shelby Batchelor, City of Ocala, Florida, Jose M. Gonzalez, Jr., Arriahana Griffin, Shawn Minucci, Sandra Wilson. Related case(s): yes (Gilligan, Patrick)
January 19, 2021 Filing 9 NOTICE of pendency of related cases re #3 Related case order and track 2 notice per Local Rule 1.04(d) by Walton Lowery, Chris Rafferty, Eli Serrano-Prusinski, William Woods. Related case(s): yes (Poulton, Thomas)
January 14, 2021 Filing 8 NOTICE of pendency of related cases re #3 Related case order and track 2 notice per Local Rule 1.04(d) by Tom Kuehn. Related case(s): n (Phillips, James)
January 14, 2021 Filing 7 NOTICE of pendency of related cases re #3 Related case order and track 2 notice per Local Rule 1.04(d) by Kevin Sona. Related case(s): no (Phillips, James)
January 11, 2021 Set/reset deadlines/hearings: for All Defendants. Answer due by 2/1/2021. (LAB)
January 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ENDORSED ORDER granting #5 Joint Unopposed Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Responsive Pleadings. Defendants' deadline to respond to Plaintiffs' Complaint is extended to February 1, 2021. Signed by Judge James S. Moody, Jr. on 1/8/2021. (SMB)
January 8, 2021 Filing 5 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Responsive Pleading (JOINT) by All Defendants. (Holborn, Robert)
January 6, 2021 Filing 4 AMENDED COMPLAINT and NOTICE OF REMOVAL Amended Notice to Fix Scrivener's Error at Paragraphs 5 and 8 filed by All Defendants.(Poulton, Thomas) Modified on 1/6/2021 (LAB).
January 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 RELATED CASE ORDER AND NOTICE of designation under Local Rule 3.05 - track 2. Signed by Judge James S. Moody, Jr. on 1/5/2021. (KAC)
January 5, 2021 Filing 2 NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge James S. Moody, Jr and Magistrate Judge Philip R. Lammens. New case number: 5:21-cv-0009-Oc-30PRL. (SJB)
January 5, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT and NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Marion County Circuit Court, case number 2020-ca-001916 filed in State Court on 12-02-2020. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 113A-17729183 filed by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 State Court COMPLAINT, #2 State Court Docket Sheet, #3 State Court Other Documents, #4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Poulton, Thomas)

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Defendant: Shelby Batchelor
Represented By: Patrick G. Gilligan
Represented By: Robert D. Holborn
Represented By: Gwendolyn Pasteur Williams
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Defendant: Eli Serrano-Prusinski
Represented By: Thomas W. Poulton
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Defendant: City of Ocala, Florida
Represented By: Patrick G. Gilligan
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Defendant: Arriahana Griffin
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Defendant: Jose M. Gonzalez, Jr.
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Defendant: Walton Lowery
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Defendant: Shawn Minucci
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Defendant: Sandra Wilson
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Defendant: Sheriff William Woods
Represented By: Thomas W. Poulton
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Defendant: Chris Rafferty
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Defendant: Darriahana Griffin
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Defendant: Kent Guinn
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Plaintiff: Kevin Sona
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