Baxter v. Hancock County Sheriff's Department et al
Plaintiff: Robert Baxter
Defendant: Hancock County Sheriff's Department and Travis Duffy
Case Number: 4:2024cv04010
Filed: January 15, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Sara Darrow
Referring Judge: Jonathan E Hawley
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
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March 7, 2024 Filing 10 TEXT ORDER STRIKING/VACATING the #9 3/5/24 Text Order. The Court adopts the Discovery Plan #8 . Court adopts all deadlines as proposed including the following: Discovery due by 3/10/25. Dispositive Motions due by 4/7/25. Proposed pretrial order due by 7/1/2025. Final Pretrial Conference set for 7/8/2025 at 10:00 AM and Jury Trial set for 8/18/2025 at 9:00 AM, BOTH in Courtroom before Chief District Judge Sara Darrow. Rule 16 conference remains 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 Hawley's Standing Order that was revised on 4/7/2022. Parties are reminded of their option to consent to proceed before US 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: 3/7/2024. (WG)
March 5, 2024 Filing 9 TEXT ORDER by U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley: The Court adopts the Discovery Plan #8 . Court adopts all deadlines as proposed including the following: Discovery due by 2/5/25. Dispositive Motions due by 3/5/25. Proposed pretrial order to be filed by 6/3/25. Final Pretrial Conference set for 6/10/25 at 10:00 AM and Jury Trial set for 7/21/25 at 9:00 AM, BOTH in Courtroom before Chief Judge Sara Darrow. Rule 16 conference set 3/8/24 at 10:00 AM 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 Hawley's Standing Order that was revised on 4/7/2022. Parties are reminded of their option to consent to proceed before US 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: 3/5/2024. (WG)
March 5, 2024 Filing 8 DISCOVERY PLAN - PROPOSED/Report of Rule 26(f)Planning Meeting by Robert Baxter. (Clark, Dustin)
February 21, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 7 TEXT ORDER resetting Rule 16 Scheduling Conference. The parties were directed to file a proposed agreed discovery plan by 2/20/24 and have not done so. The Court vacates the Rule 16 Scheduling Conference set on 2/23/24 and resets it on 3/8/2024 at 10:00 AM via telephone before Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley. Counsel are to phone into conference by calling (551) 285-1373 and enter the Meeting ID: 16009516536 when prompted to do so. Please announce your name each prior to speaking unless the judge asks a question directly to you so time 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 3/5/2024. The parties may, but are not required to, follow the format of the sample discovery plan set forth as Attachment A to the standing order attached to this text order. If the complaint makes allegations on behalf of a class, the proposed discovery plan should include a deadline for filing a motion to certify class at a stage early in the case. The Discovery Plan event may be found in the CM/ECF system within the other Documents category. All counsel must read and be familiar with the standing order attached to this text order prior to their Rule 26(f) planning meeting. Entered by Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley on 2/21/24. (WG)
January 23, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 6 TEXT ORDER: This case is set for a Rule 16 scheduling conference before Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley on 2/23/2024 at 10:30 AM via telephone. Counsel are to phone into conference by calling (551) 285-1373 and enter the Meeting ID: 16009516536 when prompted to do so. Please announce your name each prior to speaking unless the judge asks a question directly to you so time 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 2/20/2024. The parties may, but are not required to, follow the format of the sample discovery plan set forth as Attachment A to the standing order attached to this text order. If the complaint makes allegations on behalf of a class, the proposed discovery plan should include a deadline for filing a motion to certify class at a stage early in the case. The Discovery Plan event may be found in the CM/ECF system within the other Documents category. All counsel must read and be familiar with the standing order attached to this text order prior to their Rule 26(f) planning meeting. Entered by Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley on 1/23/2024. (WG)
January 22, 2024 Filing 5 ANSWER to Complaint AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES WITH JURY DEMAND by Travis Duffy, Hancock County Sheriff's Department.(Atkus, Michael)
January 16, 2024 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Shannon Cottrell on behalf of All Defendants (Cottrell, Shannon)
January 16, 2024 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Matthew S Clark on behalf of All Defendants (Clark, Matthew)
January 15, 2024 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Michael J Atkus on behalf of All Defendants (Atkus, Michael)
January 15, 2024 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Ninth Judicial Circuit, case number 2023LA14 (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AILCDC-4381806), filed by Travis Duffy, Hancock County Sheriff's Department.(Atkus, Michael)

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Plaintiff: Robert Baxter
Represented By: Dustin Thomas Clark
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Defendant: Hancock County Sheriff's Department
Represented By: Michael J Atkus
Represented By: Shannon Cottrell
Represented By: Matthew S Clark
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Defendant: Travis Duffy
Represented By: Michael J Atkus
Represented By: Matthew S Clark
Represented By: Shannon Cottrell
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