Taylor v City of Davenport Iowa, et al
Plaintiff: Shanita Taylor
Defendant: Davenport Officer Mason Pauley, Davenport Officer Brandon Askew, Iowa Trooper Kenneth Voorhees, Bettendorf Officer Zachery Thomas, City of Davenport Iowa, Iowa Trooper Dwight Swartz, Davenport Officer Benjamin Betsworth and City of Bettendorf Iowa
Case Number: 4:2024cv04196
Filed: October 30, 2024
Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Sara Darrow
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331 Fed. Question
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 20, 2024 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Chief Judge Sara Darrow on November 20, 2024. The Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause as to why this case should not be transferred under 28 U.S.C. 1406(a) because the #1 Complaint does not allege that any relevant events occurred in Illinois. Nov. 5, 2024 Text Order. Plaintiff failed to respond. The Clerk is directed to transfer this case to the Eastern Division of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. (KJC)
November 20, 2024 Case transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Case was electronically submitted to the transferee court. (DW)
November 20, 2024 Remark: Case transferred from Illinois Central has been opened in Southern District of Iowa as case 3:24-cv-00089, filed 11/20/2024. (JJK)
November 17, 2024 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Chief Judge Sara Darrow on 11/17/2024. Due to Judge Jonathan E. Hawley's confirmation as a District Judge, this case is no longer referred to Judge Jonathan E. Hawley. Any previously scheduled hearings are reset before the presiding judge.
November 5, 2024 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Chief Judge Sara Darrow on November 5, 2024. Plaintiff's Complaint arises out of a traffic stop and pursuit by police officers. Plaintiff alleges that venue is proper in the Central District of Illinois under 28 U.S.C. 1391(b) "because a substantial part of the events giving rise to the claims alleged herein arose in this District." #1 Compl. para. 2. But Plaintiff alleges that the events at issue in this case happened between "the area of 5200 Grand Avenue" and "the area of Kimberly Road and Elmore Avenue," both of which are in Davenport, Iowa. Id. paras. 7-8. There are no allegations relating to Illinois. Moreover, the Complaint's caption identifies the Springfield Division even though Plaintiff filed it in the Rock Island Division and the Complaint does not comply with Civil Local Rule 40.1(E)(2)'s requirement that "the initial pleadings in each case must state the basis for filing in the division selected." The Court sua sponte ORDERS Plaintiff to show cause as to why this case should not be transferred to the Eastern Division of the United States District Court of the Southern District of Iowa under 28 U.S.C. 1406(a) by November 19, 2024. (KJC)
October 31, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AILCDC-4596365.), filed by Shanita Taylor.(Saulter, Keenan)

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Defendant: Davenport Officer Mason Pauley
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Defendant: Davenport Officer Brandon Askew
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Defendant: Iowa Trooper Kenneth Voorhees
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Defendant: Bettendorf Officer Zachery Thomas
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Defendant: Iowa Trooper Dwight Swartz
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Defendant: Davenport Officer Benjamin Betsworth
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Plaintiff: Shanita Taylor
Represented By: Keenan J. Saulter
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