Hayes v. City of Riviera Beach et al
Plaintiff: Isaac Jerome Hayes
Defendant: City of Riviera Beach, Officer Ramsey, Officer R. Torres, Unidentified Female Officer, Officer Cenet, Officer J. Simon, Officer Tate, Chief Michael Colmen, City Manager Johnathan Evans, Mayor Dough Lawson, Palm Beach County Sheriff Dept., Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and John/Jane Does 1-10
Case Number: 9:2025cv81413
Filed: November 13, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Bruce E Reinhart
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Fed. Question: Civil Rights Violation
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 6, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 48 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #47 Motion for Extension of Time to File Responses to #38 and #43 Motions to Dismiss. Responses due by 5/20/2026. No further extensions of time will be granted. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart on 5/6/2026. (cpn)
May 5, 2026 Filing 47 Plaintiff's MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response as to DE #43 Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss the State Court Complaint contained within the Notice of Removal with Prejudice #14 Amended Complaint/Amended Notice of Removal, by Isaac Jerome Hayes. Responses due by 5/19/2026. (cwc)
April 30, 2026 Filing 46 PROCEDURE FOR OPTING-OUT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE JURISDICTION. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart on 4/30/2026. See attached document for full details. (cwc)
April 30, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 45 PAPERLESS ORDER denying #44 Motion for Leave to File. Pursuant to the Southern District of Florida Local Rule 15.1, "A party who moves to amend a pleading shall attach the original of the amendment to the motion..." Plaintiff's Motion does not comply with Local Rule 15.1 because it does not append the proposed amended pleading. Plaintiff shall have 10 days to refile a proper Motion for Leave to Amend. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart on 4/30/2026. (cpn)
April 27, 2026 Filing 44 Plaintiff's MOTION for Leave to File Third Amended Complaint by Isaac Jerome Hayes. Responses due by 5/11/2026. (cwc)
April 21, 2026 Filing 43 Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss the State Court Complaint contained within the Notice of Removal with Prejudice #14 Amended Complaint/Amended Notice of Removal, by Ric Bradshaw. Responses due by 5/5/2026. (Reid, Elisabeth)
April 17, 2026 Filing 42 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Elisabeth Divine Reid on behalf of Ric Bradshaw. Attorney Elisabeth Divine Reid added to party Ric Bradshaw(pty:dft). (Reid, Elisabeth)
April 17, 2026 Filing 41 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Alan Carroll Nash on behalf of City of Riviera Beach, Michael Colmen, Johnathan Evans, Dough Lawson, J. Simon, Officer Tate (Nash, Alan)
April 17, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 40 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #37 Motion for Leave to File. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart on 4/17/2026. (cpn)
April 17, 2026 Filing 39 NOTICE of Striking 33 Clerk's Notice of Docket Correction and Instruction to Filer - Attorney,, Notice of Striking Docket Entry DE #32 by City of Riviera Beach, Michael Colmen, Johnathan Evans, Dough Lawson, J. Simon, Officer Tate. Attorney Alan Carroll Nash added to party Michael Colmen(pty:dft), Attorney Alan Carroll Nash added to party Johnathan Evans(pty:dft), Attorney Alan Carroll Nash added to party Dough Lawson(pty:dft), Attorney Alan Carroll Nash added to party J. Simon(pty:dft), Attorney Alan Carroll Nash added to party Officer Tate(pty:dft). (Nash, Alan)
April 16, 2026 Filing 38 Defendant's MOTION TO DISMISS #14 Amended Complaint/Amended Notice of Removal, FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by City of Riviera Beach, Michael Colmen, Johnathan Evans, Dough Lawson, J. Simon, Officer Tate. Responses due by 4/30/2026. (McCulloch, Mark)
April 16, 2026 Filing 37 Defendant's MOTION for Leave to File , MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by City of Riviera Beach, Michael Colmen, Johnathan Evans, Dough Lawson, J. Simon, Officer Tate. Responses due by 4/30/2026. (McCulloch, Mark)
April 16, 2026 Filing 36 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Mark Kraus McCulloch on behalf of City of Riviera Beach, Michael Colmen, Johnathan Evans, Dough Lawson, J. Simon, Officer Tate (McCulloch, Mark)
April 15, 2026 Filing 35 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #14 Amended Complaint/Amended Notice of Removal, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Palm Beach County Sheriff Dept. served on 3/31/2026, response/answer due 4/21/2026. (cwc)
April 15, 2026 Filing 34 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #14 Amended Complaint/Amended Notice of Removal, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Ric Bradshaw served on 3/31/2026, response/answer due 4/21/2026. (cwc)
April 15, 2026 Filing 33 Clerk's Notice to Filer re DE #32 Answer to Complaint. Login/Signature Block Violation; CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED WITHIN 3 DAYS - The name of attorney e-filing this document via their CM/ECF login does not match the name of attorney on the signature block of the document. The name used for login must match typed name on signature block of the document. This filing is a violation of Section 3J(1) of CM/ECF Admin Procedures and LR 5.1(b). Filer must File a Notice of Striking, then refile document pursuant to CM/ECF Admin Procedures and Local Rules. (cwc)
April 15, 2026 Filing 32 STRICKEN Notice of Appearance ANSWER to Complaint by City of Riviera Beach. Attorney Alan Carroll Nash added to party City of Riviera Beach(pty:dft). (Nash, Alan) Per DE #39 Modified Text Striking on 4/17/2026 (cwc).
April 15, 2026 Filing 31 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Andrew William Jolly on behalf of Ric Bradshaw. Attorney Andrew William Jolly added to party Ric Bradshaw(pty:dft). (Jolly, Andrew)
April 6, 2026 Filing 30 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #14 Amended Complaint/Amended Notice of Removal, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Isaac Jerome Hayes. City of Riviera Beach served on 4/6/2026, response/answer due 4/27/2026; Dough Lawson served on 4/6/2026, response/answer due 4/27/2026. (wce)
April 6, 2026 Filing 29 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #14 Amended Complaint/Amended Notice of Removal, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Isaac Jerome Hayes. Johnathan Evans served on 3/30/2026, response/answer due 4/20/2026. (wce) (Main Document 29 replaced on 4/6/2026) (wce).
March 27, 2026 Filing 28 Summons (Affidavit) Returned Unexecuted by Isaac Jerome Hayes as to Officer Cenet. (cwc)
March 27, 2026 Filing 27 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #14 Amended Complaint/Amended Notice of Removal, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Isaac Jerome Hayes. J. Simon served on 3/26/2026, response/answer due 4/16/2026. (cwc)
March 27, 2026 Filing 26 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #14 Amended Complaint/Amended Notice of Removal, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Isaac Jerome Hayes. Officer Tate served on 3/26/2026, response/answer due 4/16/2026. (cwc)
March 27, 2026 Filing 25 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #14 Amended Complaint/Amended Notice of Removal, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Isaac Jerome Hayes. Michael Colmen served on 3/26/2026, response/answer due 4/16/2026. (cwc)
February 12, 2026 Filing 24 Clerk's NOTICE of Compliance re DE #21 ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE TO SERVE SUMMONS. Marshal Service packet (Summons DE #23 and Amended Complaint DE #14 ) prepared and forwarded to U.S. Marshal with Notice of Compliance of same docketed to the case. (cwc)
February 11, 2026 Filing 23 Summons Issued as to Ric Bradshaw, Officer Cenet, City of Riviera Beach, Michael Colmen, Johnathan Evans, Dough Lawson, Palm Beach County Sheriff Dept., J. Simon, Officer Tate. (cwc)
February 11, 2026 Filing 22 NOTICE of Submission of Documents for Service by U.S. Marshal by Isaac Jerome Hayes (Attachments: #1 Summon(s)) (cwc)
February 6, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE TO SERVE SUMMONS granting DE #18 Plaintiff's Motion for Instructions to United States Marshals Service to Serve Summons. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart on 2/6/2026. See attached document for full details. (cwc)
February 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 20 PAPERLESS ORDER striking #16 Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories and #17 Plaintiff's First Requests for Admission. Local Rule 26.1(b) prohibits parties from filing certain discovery materials, including interrogatories and requests for admission "until they are used in the proceeding or the court orders their filing." See S.D. Fla. L.R. 26.1(b). Accordingly, the interrogatories and requests for admission specified in this Order are STRICKEN. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart on 2/5/2026. (cpn)
February 4, 2026 Filing 19 Consent by Pro Se Litigant (Non-Prisoner) Isaac Jerome Hayes to receive Notices of Electronic Filing at email address: [email protected] (cwc)
February 4, 2026 Filing 18 Plaintiff's Motion for Instructions to United States Marshals Service to Serve Summons by Isaac Jerome Hayes. Responses due by 2/18/2026. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(cwc)
February 3, 2026 Filing 17 STRICKEN Plaintiff's First Requests for Admission to Defendants by Isaac Jerome Hayes (cwc) Per DE 20 Modified Text Striking on 2/6/2026 (cwc).
February 3, 2026 Filing 16 STRICKEN Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories to Defendants by Isaac Jerome Hayes (cwc) Per DE 20 Modified Text Striking on 2/6/2026 (cwc).
February 3, 2026 Filing 15 Affidavit of Truth by Isaac Jerome Hayes (cwc)
February 3, 2026 Filing 14 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Ric Bradshaw, Officer Cenet, City of Riviera Beach, Michael Colmen, Johnathan Evans, John/Jane Does 1-10, Dough Lawson, Palm Beach County Sheriff Dept., J. Simon, Officer Tate, filed by Isaac Jerome Hayes. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(cwc)
January 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER REQUIRING AMENDED COMPLAINT denying DE #11 EMERGENCY Petition for Nationwide Temporary Injunction Against Government Stalking and Harrassment. Amended Complaint due by 2/3/2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart on 1/7/2026. See attached document for full details. (cwc)
January 6, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 12 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #9 and #10 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart on 1/6/2026. (vbi)
December 31, 2025 Filing 11 EMERGENCY Petition for Nationwide Temporary Injunction Against Government Stalking and Harrassment by Isaac Jerome Hayes. (cwc)
December 31, 2025 Filing 10 Amended MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Isaac Jerome Hayes. (Attachments: #1 Sworn Declaration of Isaac Jerome Hayes)(cwc)
December 31, 2025 Filing 9 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Isaac Jerome Hayes. (cwc)
December 12, 2025 Set Deadline Filing Fee or file an amended motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis due by 1/2/2026. Per DE 8 . (ksr)
December 12, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 8 PAPERLESS ORDER denying without prejudice #6 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. Upon review, this Court cannot sufficiently determine whether Plaintiff is unable to pay the filing fee. Specifically, it is unclear whether the Plaintiff, "because of his poverty, is unable to pay for the court fees and costs, and to support and provide necessities for himself and his dependents." Thomas v. Chattahoochee Jud. Cir., 574 F. App'x 916 (11th Cir. 2014). No later than 01/02/2026, the Plaintiff shall either, pay the requisite filing fee or file an amended motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis along with the long form financial affidavit and provide supplemental information disclosing how he supports himself and provides basic necessities for himself and his dependents if applicable. Id. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart on 12/12/2025. (vbi)
December 12, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 7 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #5 Motion for Extension of Time. A separate Order with instructions will follow. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart on 12/12/2025. (vbi)
December 5, 2025 Filing 6 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Isaac Jerome Hayes. (cwc)
December 5, 2025 Filing 5 Plaintiff's MOTION for Extension of Time to File Long Form Financial Affidavit by Isaac Jerome Hayes. Responses due by 12/19/2025. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(cwc)
November 17, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER denying DE #3 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis and Requiring Pro Se Plaintiff to File Long Form Affidavit. Filing Fee due by 12/1/2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart on 11/17/2025. See attached document for full details. (cwc)
November 13, 2025 Filing 3 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Isaac Jerome Hayes. (wce)
November 13, 2025 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart. Pro se (NON-PRISONER) litigants may receive Notices of Electronic Filings (NEFS) via email after filing a Consent by Pro Se Litigant (NON-PRISONER) to Receive Notices of Electronic Filing. The consent form is available under the forms section of our website. (wce)
November 13, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against City of Riviera Beach, Officer R. Torres, Officer Ramsey, and Unidentified Female Officer. Filing fees $ 405.00. IFP Filed, filed by Isaac Jerome Hayes. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit)(wce)

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Defendant: City of Riviera Beach
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