Sutton v. McLean County Unit School District No 5 Board of Education et al
Plaintiff: Angela Sutton
Defendant: McLean County Unit School District No 5 Board of Education, Kristal Shelvin and Mariana Nicasio
Case Number: 1:2026cv01045
Filed: January 30, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Ronald L Hanna
Referring Judge: Jonathan E Hawley
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Education
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441 Notice of Removal- Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 14, 2026 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Susannah P Lake on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Lake, Susannah)
April 24, 2026 Filing 9 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Angela Sutton Plaintiff's Rule 26(a)(1) Initial Disclosures to Defendant's McLean County Unit Dist. No. 5 Board of Education, et al (Hunt, Sarah)
April 8, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 8 TEXT ORDER by Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Hanna: The Court adopts the Discovery Plan #7 . The Court adopts all deadlines as proposed including the following: Discovery due by July 6, 2027. Dispositive Motions due by July 30, 2027. A Final Pretrial and Trial date will be set if necessary upon the disposition of any dispositive motions. Rule 16 Conference set for April 10, 2026, is VACATED. Court stresses the importance of adhering to the schedule and procedures for requests to extend the schedule. The parties are expected to review Judge Hanna's Standing Order dated October 28, 2025, and found on the court's website (www.ilcd.uscourts.gov). Parties are reminded of their option to consent to proceed before U.S. Magistrate Judge. See attached form. Parties are reminded of option of Court sponsored mediation/Settlement Conference. Counsel/Parties are reminded of the importance of appearing for hearings scheduled via telephone. Failure to appear will result in in-person appearances for all further proceedings. Entered April 8, 2026. (NL)
April 7, 2026 Filing 7 DISCOVERY PLAN - PROPOSED/Report of Rule 26(f)Planning Meeting by McLean County Unit School District No 5 Board of Education, Mariana Nicasio, Kristal Shelvin. (Acosta, George)
March 2, 2026 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER: This case is set for a Rule 16 scheduling conference on April 10, 2026, at 10:15 AM via telephone before Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Hanna. Counsel are to phone into conference by calling (551) 285-1373 and enter the Meeting ID: 16095893703# when prompted to do so. Please announce your name prior to speaking unless the judge asks a question directly to you so that the speaker may be identified by all. A discovery plan pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f)(3) shall be filed on or before April 7, 2026. All counsel must read and be familiar with Judge Hanna's Standing Order, dated October 28, 2025, which can be found on the Central District of Illinois website (www.ilcd.uscourts.gov) under Clerks office/Local rules and Orders/Orders & Rules by Judge prior to their Rule 26(f) planning meeting. Entered by Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Hanna on March 2, 2026.(NL)
February 27, 2026 Filing 6 ANSWER to Complaint AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES by McLean County Unit School District No 5 Board of Education, Mariana Nicasio, Kristal Shelvin.(Acosta, George)
February 27, 2026 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by George Acosta on behalf of All Defendants (Acosta, George)
February 5, 2026 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Hayley F Leach on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Leach, Hayley)
February 5, 2026 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER: Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(1)(A), and finding good cause shown, Defendants' #3 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer is GRANTED. Defendants' deadline to answer or otherwise plead to Plaintiff's Complaint is extended to February 27, 2026. Entered by Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Hanna on February 5, 2026. (NL)
February 4, 2026 Filing 3 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Plead by Defendants McLean County Unit School District No 5 Board of Education, Mariana Nicasio, Kristal Shelvin. Responses due by 2/18/2026 (Satterly, Caitlin)
February 4, 2026 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Caitlin Frazier Satterly on behalf of All Defendants (Satterly, Caitlin)
January 30, 2026 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from McLean County Circuit Court, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, case number 2025CH000046 (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AILCDC-4917231), filed by McLean County Unit School District No 5 Board of Education. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Satterly, Caitlin)

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Plaintiff: Angela Sutton
Represented By: Sarah Jane Hunt
Represented By: Susannah P Lake
Represented By: Hayley Leach Stratton
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Defendant: McLean County Unit School District No 5 Board of Education
Represented By: Caitlin Frazier Satterly
Represented By: George Acosta
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Defendant: Kristal Shelvin
Represented By: George Acosta
Represented By: Caitlin Frazier Satterly
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