Phillips v. Crawley et al
Plaintiff: Myron E Phillips
Defendant: Scott Crawley, City of Danville and City of Danville Police Department
Case Number: 2:2025cv02121
Filed: April 21, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Colin Stirling Bruce
Referring Judge: Eric I Long
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 4, 2025 Filing 30 RESPONSE to #27 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings DEFENDANTS PARTIAL MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS filed by Plaintiff Myron E Phillips. (JJK)
August 4, 2025 Filing 29 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response as to #27 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings DEFENDANTS PARTIAL MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS by Plaintiff Myron E Phillips. Responses due by 8/18/2025 (JJK)
July 18, 2025 Filing 28 RULE 56 NOTICE entered re #27 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings DEFENDANTS PARTIAL MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS (AWR)
July 18, 2025 Filing 27 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings DEFENDANTS PARTIAL MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS by Defendants City of Danville, Scott Crawley. Responses due by 8/1/2025 (Moore, Kyle)
July 18, 2025 Filing 26 ANSWER to #9 Amended Complaint DEFENDANTS ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO PLAINTIFFS AMENDED COMPLAINT by City of Danville, Scott Crawley.(Moore, Kyle)
July 18, 2025 Filing 25 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Kyle R. Moore on behalf of City of Danville, Scott Crawley (Moore, Kyle)
June 27, 2025 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Judge Colin S. Bruce on 6/27/2025. Plaintiff's Motion to Reopen Case #24 is DENIED as MOOT in light of the text order entered on June 5, 2025. (JPL)
June 6, 2025 Filing 24 MOTION to Reopen Case by Plaintiff Myron E Phillips. Responses due by 6/20/2025 (JA)
June 5, 2025 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 6/5/2025. Defendants' Motion to Lift Stay #23 is GRANTED. The stay is lifted. Defendants' deadline to respond to Plaintiff's Complaint is 7/18/25.(JA)
June 4, 2025 Filing 23 MOTION to Lift Stay MOTION TO LIFT STAY, MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer MOTION FOR TIME TO FILE RESPONSIVE PLEADING by Defendants City of Danville, Scott Crawley. Responses due by 6/18/2025 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Koerner, Julie)
May 23, 2025 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 5/23/2025. Defendant's Motion to Stay #21 is GRANTED. This case is stayed pending the resolution of the related state court traffic case. The Court directs Defendant to provide a status report upon the completion of the state court case. All pending motions are denied as moot. The Court directs the Clerk to administratively close this case. See Thomas v. Wardell, 951 F.3d 854, 858, n. 3 (7th Cir. March 4, 2020) ("Administratively closing a case moves it to a court's inactive docket, while the court retains jurisdiction for purposes of future activities on the case.") The case will be reopened when the stay is lifted. (ANW)
May 22, 2025 Filing 22 MOTION to Request Counsel by Plaintiff Myron E Phillips. Responses due by 6/5/2025 (ANW)
May 22, 2025 Filing 21 MOTION to Stay MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS by Defendants City of Danville, Scott Crawley. Responses due by 6/5/2025 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Koerner, Julie)
May 21, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER Entered by Judge Colin Stirling Bruce on 5/21/25. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT: (1)The Clerk is directed to modify docket entry #8 to reflect the document as being a cover letter. (2)Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (#7) is DENIED. (3)Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (#10) is DENIED. See Full Written Order. (ANW)
May 20, 2025 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Joseph Bracey on behalf of City of Danville, Scott Crawley (Bracey, Joseph)
May 20, 2025 Filing 18 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Julie M Koerner on behalf of City of Danville, Scott Crawley (Koerner, Julie)
May 20, 2025 Filing 17 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Myron E Phillips for all Defendants. (Attachments: #1 executed summons, #2 executed summons)(ANW)
May 13, 2025 Filing 16 Summons Issued as to City of Danville, City of Danville Police Department, Scott Crawley. (ANW)
May 13, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 5/13/25. The pro se Plaintiff has submitted a Complaint (#1) and an Application to Proceed Without Prepayment of Fees and Affidavit (#2), which is hereby GRANTED, giving Plaintiff leave to proceed without prepayment of fees and costs pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915. Accordingly, the Court now enters the following order.IT IS ORDERED that the United States Marshal serve a copy of the complaint, summons, and order granting leave to proceed in forma pauperis upon the Defendant as directed by the Plaintiff. All costs of service shall be advanced by the United States. See Full Written Order. (ANW)
May 13, 2025 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 5/13/2025. Plaintiff's Renewed Motion to Request Counsel #13 is DENIED. Plaintiff failed to use the form provided by the Court on 4/22/25. The Court again directs the Clerk to provide the form application. Plaintiff must submit the application in its entirety to be considered. (ANW)
May 12, 2025 Filing 14 PROPOSED SUMMONS filed by Plaintiff Myron Phillips (ANW)
May 12, 2025 Filing 13 RENEWED MOTION to Request Counsel by Plaintiff Myron E Phillips. Responses due by 5/27/2025 (Attachments: #1 envelope)(ANW)
May 5, 2025 Filing 12 Supplement to #9 Amended Complaint by Myron E Phillips. (ANW)
May 2, 2025 Filing 11 Proposed summons by prose plaintiff Myron E Phillips. (ANW)
May 2, 2025 Filing 10 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff Myron E Phillips. Responses due by 5/16/2025 (ANW)
May 2, 2025 Filing 9 AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by Myron E Phillips.(ANW)
April 25, 2025 Filing 8 Cover Letter by Plaintiff Myron E Phillips. (ANW) Modified on 5/21/2025 to correct docket entry per 5/51/25 Order (ANW).
April 25, 2025 Filing 7 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff Myron E Phillips. Responses due by 5/9/2025 (ANW)
April 25, 2025 Filing 6 Exhibit re Motions #7 and #8 by Myron E Phillips. (Attachments: #1 envelope)(ANW) Modified on 4/25/2025 (ANW).
April 24, 2025 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 4/24/2025. Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint #5 is GRANTED. Plaintiff is granted leave to file an Amended Complaint after he submits his completed summons and USM forms. (ANW)
April 23, 2025 Filing 5 MOTION for Leave to File Amended Complaint by Plaintiff Myron E Phillips. Responses due by 5/7/2025 (ANW)
April 22, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER Entered by US Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 4/22/25. Plaintiff has submitted a complaint and seeks leave to proceed without prepaying fees or costs. To be considered, Plaintiff must supply the Court with completed summons and U.S. Marshals service forms (USM-285). Plaintiff has not yet submitted the summons and has only submitted one USM-285 form. Therefore, Plaintiff must fill out a summons and USM-285 form for each defendant being sued. Failure of Plaintiff to complete and return the forms within twenty-one (21) days will result in summary dismissal of the complaint, without prejudice.(ANW) Modified on 4/22/2025 to correct Judge (ANW).
April 22, 2025 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 4/22/2025. Plaintiff's Motion for Court Appointed Counsel #3 is DENIED. The Court directs the Clerk to provide Plaintiff with the Court's form application for seeking court appointed counsel. Plaintiff is directed to fill the form out in its entirety, including question two, requiring Plaintiff to list the attorneys from whom he sought representation. (ANW)
April 21, 2025 Filing 3 MOTION to Request Counsel by Plaintiff Myron E Phillips. Responses due by 5/5/2025 (ANW)
April 21, 2025 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Plaintiff Myron E Phillips. Responses due by 5/5/2025 (ANW)
April 21, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by Myron E Phillips. (Attachments: #1 exhibits, #2 envelope)(ANW)

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Defendant: Scott Crawley
Represented By: Joseph Bracey
Represented By: Julie M Koerner
Represented By: Kyle R. Moore
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Represented By: Joseph Bracey
Represented By: Julie M Koerner
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