Followell v. Clinton Community School District 15 et al
Plaintiff: Shelly Followell
Defendant: Jessica Patrick, Curt Nettles and Board of Education of Clinton Community Unit School District No. 15
Case Number: 3:2025cv03122
Filed: May 9, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Sue E Myerscough
Referring Judge: Douglas J Quivey
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 25, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 16 AGREED CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Douglas J Quivey on 8/25/25. (JA)
August 25, 2025 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Douglas J Quivey on 8/25/25: The Parties' Agreed Motion for Entry of Order Confidentiality #15 is GRANTED for the reasons stated in the motion. The Clerk is directed to enter the Agreed Confidentiality Order [15-1]. (JA)
August 19, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MOTION for Protective Order Agreed Motion for Entry of Confidentiality Order by Defendants Board of Education of Clinton Community Unit School District No. 15, Curt Nettles, Jessica Patrick. Responses due by 9/2/2025 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Proposed Confidentiality Order)(Bruch, Julie)
July 18, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Julien P. LeBlanc on behalf of Board of Education of Clinton Community Unit School District No. 15, Curt Nettles, Jessica Patrick (LeBlanc, Julien)
July 15, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MOTION to Withdraw #3 Notice of Appearance of Attorney Hasti Anderson as Counsel of Record for Defendants by Defendants Board of Education of Clinton Community Unit School District No. 15, Curt Nettles, Jessica Patrick. Responses due by 7/29/2025 (Bruch, Julie)
July 15, 2025 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER Entered by Magistrate Judge Douglas J Quivey on 7/15/2025. Defendants' Motion to Withdraw Hasti Anderson as Counsel of Record for Defendants #13 is GRANTED for the reasons stated in the motion. The Clerk is directed to terminate Hasti Anderson as counsel for Defendants.(AEJ)
July 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MEMORANDUM in Opposition re #10 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM Defendants Partial Motion to Dismiss and Strike Plaintiffs Amended Complaint and Supporting Memorandum MOTION to Strike #8 Amended Complaint filed by Plaintiff Shelly Followell. (Reinberg, S.)
July 2, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ANSWER to Complaint AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES Defendants Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Count II and Count III Plaintiffs Amended Complaint by Board of Education of Clinton Community Unit School District No. 15, Curt Nettles, Jessica Patrick.(Bruch, Julie)
July 2, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM Defendants Partial Motion to Dismiss and Strike Plaintiffs Amended Complaint and Supporting Memorandum, MOTION to Strike #8 Amended Complaint by Defendants Board of Education of Clinton Community Unit School District No. 15, Curt Nettles, Jessica Patrick. Responses due by 7/16/2025 (Bruch, Julie)
June 27, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 9 DISCOVERY PLAN - PROPOSED/Report of Rule 26(f)Planning Meeting by Board of Education of Clinton Community Unit School District No. 15, Curt Nettles, Jessica Patrick. (Bruch, Julie)
June 27, 2025 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Douglas J. Quivey on 6/27/25: The Rule 16 Scheduling Conference set 7/10/2025 is VACATED. The court adopts the deadlines in the parties' proposed Discovery Plan #9 . The following deadlines are set: initial disclosures due by 7/18/2025, amendment of pleadings by 10/31/2025, additional parties joined by 10/31/2025, fact discovery closed 1/30/2026, Plaintiff discloses experts by 2/13/2026, Plaintiff discloses expert reports by 2/13/2026, Plaintiff's experts deposed by 2/27/2026, Defendants disclose experts by 3/27/2026, Defendants disclose expert reports by 3/27/2026, Defendants' experts deposed by 4/10/2026, all discovery completed by 4/10/2026 and case dispositive motions by 5/8/2026. Final Pretrial set 8/31/2026 at 2:00 p.m. before Judge Sue Myerscough. Jury Trial set 9/15/2026 at 9:00 a.m. before Judge Sue Myerscough. A telephonic Status Conference set 12/15/2025 at 11:45 a.m. before Judge Doug Quivey. The parties are to call in to 551-285-1373 then enter meeting ID 160 363 06109. (FDS)
June 27, 2025 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 12/15/2025 at 11:45 AM via telephone before Magistrate Judge Douglas J Quivey. (FDS)
June 23, 2025 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER Entered by District Judge Sue E Myerscough on 6/23/2025. On June 6, 2025, Defendants filed a Partial Motion to Dismiss and Strike and Supporting Memorandum moving to dismiss Count I of Plaintiff's Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) (d/e #6 ). On June 18, 2025, Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint (d/e #8 ). Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(1)(B), A party may amend its pleading once as a matter of course no later thanif the pleading is one to which a responsive pleading is required, 21 days after service of a responsive pleading or 21 days after service of a motion under Rule 12(b), (e), or (f), whichever is earlier. Plaintiff filed the Amended Complaint (d/e #8 ) 12 days after Defendants filed the Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint (d/e #6 ). Therefore, Defendants Motion to Dismiss (d/e #6 ) is DENIED as MOOT at this time with leave to file a response to Plaintiffs Amended Complaint (d/e #8 ). (AEJ)
June 18, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 8 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Shelly Followell, filed by Shelly Followell.(Reinberg, S.)
June 6, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER Entered by Magistrate Judge Douglas J Quivey on 6/6/2025. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 it is Ordered: 1. This matter is scheduled for a Rule 16 Scheduling Conference by personal appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas J. Quivey on July 10, at 9:30 a.m., Courtroom 3, U.S. Courthouse, 600 Monroe, Springfield, Illinois. If an agreed discovery plan pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f)(3) is filed seven days before the hearing, the Court will adopt the schedule and vacate the Rule 16 Scheduling Conference. Failure to timely submit a discovery plan may result in the cancellation of the discovery conference and assessment of costs. An approved format is at Attachment A. 2. Primary trial counsel for each party shall attend and be prepared to discuss all issues listed in Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 and 26. 3. Attorneys shall comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1). 4. A meeting pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) shall occur at least twenty-one days (21) days before the scheduling conference is held. The parties shall fully comply with the requirements of Rule 26(f). Other rules are contained in Attachment B. (See Full Order)(AEJ)
June 6, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 6 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM Defendants' Partial Motion to Dismiss and Strike and Supporting Memorandum by Defendants Board of Education of Clinton Community Unit School District No. 15, Curt Nettles, Jessica Patrick. Responses due by 6/20/2025 (Bruch, Julie)
June 6, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ANSWER to Complaint AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES to Count II of Plaintiff's Complaint by Board of Education of Clinton Community Unit School District No. 15, Curt Nettles, Jessica Patrick.(Bruch, Julie)
May 19, 2025 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER Entered by Magistrate Judge Douglas J Quivey on 5/19/2025. Before the Court is Plaintiff's unopposed Motion For Leave to Substitute or Rename Defendant Clinton Community Unit School District No.15 with Board of Education of Clinton Community Unit School District No. 15 Instanter #4 . For the reasons contained in the motion, the motion is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to rename Clinton Community Unit School District No. 15 as Board of Education of Clinton Community Unit School District No. 15 and the parties are to so designate going forward in all pleadings.(AEJ)
May 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 MOTION to Substitute Party, Clinton Community Unit School District No. 15 to be replaced by Board of Education of Clinton Community Unit School District No. 15, Consent by Plaintiff Shelly Followell. Responses due by 5/28/2025 (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Reinberg, S.)
May 12, 2025 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Chief Judge Sara Darrow on 5/12/2025. This case and the corresponding hearings are referred to Magistrate Judge Douglas J. Quivey for further proceedings. (LN)
May 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Hasti Anderson on behalf of Clinton Community School District 15, Curt Nettles, Jessica Patrick (Anderson, Hasti)
May 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Julie A Bruch on behalf of Clinton Community School District 15, Curt Nettles, Jessica Patrick (Bruch, Julie)
May 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from DeWitt County, IL, case number 2025 LA 3 (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AILCDC-4735495), filed by Curt Nettles, Jessica Patrick, Clinton Community School District 15. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Bruch, Julie)

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Plaintiff: Shelly Followell
Represented By: S. Cody Reinberg
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Defendant: Jessica Patrick
Represented By: Julie A Bruch
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Defendant: Curt Nettles
Represented By: Julie A Bruch
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