Rittenhouse et al v. Holliday et al
Plaintiff: Kevin Rittenhouse and Carolyn Rittenhouse
Defendant: Scott Holliday, Wells County, Indiana, Karen Thompson, Wells County Jail Confinement Officer Angela McClish, Wells County Jail Confinement Officer Zachary Mounsey, Wells County Jail Confinement Officer Rachel Hartman, Wells County Jail Nurse Tari Wolfe, Wells County Detective Chip Swindell, Wells County Jail Confinement Officer James Warthman, Wells County Jail Confinement Officer Jared Myers, Wells County Sheriff's Department Deputy Chad Bradley, Angela McClish, Zachary Mounsey, Rachel Hartman, Tari Wolfe, Chip Swindell, James Warthman, Jared Myers and Chad Bradley
Not Classified By Court: Edward Beck
Estate Plaintiff: Aaron Michael Rittenhouse
Case Number: 1:2021cv00280
Filed: July 22, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Presiding Judge: Susan L Collins
Referring Judge: Damon R Leichty
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jury Demanded By: Both
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Date Filed Document Text
September 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 SCHEDULING ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OF PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: The Court sets the following deadlines pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b):Initial Disclosures to be exchanged by 11/1/2021. Discovery deadline is 8/2/2022. Expert Discovery deadline is 10/3/2022. Plaintiff expert witness disclosures and reports to be delivered to the defendant by 2/1/2022. Defendant expert witness disclosures and reports to be delivered to the plaintiff by 3/1/2022. Supplementation under Rule 26(e) due every six weeks until trial. The last date to seek leave of Court to amend the pleadings as to Plaintiffs is 12/1/2021; as to Defendants is 1/3/2022. Dispositive motions to be filed by 11/4/2022. The last date to file any discovery-related nondispositive motion shall be 30 days prior to the discovery deadline. The parties propose Ed Beck as mediator. If the parties cannot agree upon a mediator, or if none is named, the Court will appoint a mediator. Signed by Magistrate Judge Susan L Collins on 9/15/2021. (lhc)
September 15, 2021 Filing 17 TELEPHONIC RULE 16 PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL CONFERENCE held on 9/15/2021 before Magistrate Judge Susan L Collins. Plas appeared by atty Carolyn Trier. Dfts appeared by attys Lisa Baron and Douglass Bitner. Atty Bitner advises his appearance on behalf of Dft, Tari Wolfe had not been entered at time of the filing of the #12 Report of the Parties Planning Meeting, but concurs with all proposed dates. Atty Bitner will contact Dft re appointment of Mediator Ed Beck. For reasons stated on the record, Atty Trier advises she anticipates filing a motion to amend the complaint naming Dft, Quality Correctional Care. The #12 Report of the Parties Planning Meeting is approved in all respects (except establishment of a trial date) and is hereby made an ORDER of the Court. The presiding judge will hold a status conference to set a final pretrial conference and trial. To facilitate this status conference and a prompt trial date, the last date to file any discovery-related nondispositive motion shall be 30 days prior to the discovery deadline. No motion to extend discovery or to continue other pretrial deadlines will be approved after this motion deadline, except upon a showing of extraordinary reasons directed to the presiding judge. Good cause will not be sufficient to constitute an extraordinary reason. Accordingly, the parties are advised to complete timely discovery and, if necessary, file any motion to continue pretrial deadlines, motion to compel, or such motions that may impact the schedule well in advance of this motion deadline to permit any necessary briefing and time for the court to rule. Magistrate Consent forms due by 10/6/2021. (FTR 1st floor.) (mr)
September 14, 2021 Filing 16 ANSWER to #1 Complaint,,,,, and Affirmative Defenses by Chad Bradley, Rachel Hartman, Scott Holliday, Angela McClish, Zachary Mounsey, Jared Myers, Chip Swindell, Karen Thompson, James Warthman, Wells County, Indiana.(Baron, Lisa)
September 9, 2021 Filing 15 ANSWER to #1 Complaint,,,,, , Jury Demand and Affirmative Defenses by Tari Wolfe.(Bitner, Douglass)
September 9, 2021 Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Douglass R Bitner on behalf of Tari Wolfe (Bitner, Douglass)
September 9, 2021 Filing 13 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Tari Wolfe. Tari Wolfe waiver sent on 7/22/2021, answer due 9/20/2021. (Bitner, Douglass)
September 9, 2021 Filing 12 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Trier, Carolyn)
September 9, 2021 Filing 11 Proposed Summons filed by Aaron Michael Rittenhouse, Carolyn Rittenhouse, Kevin Rittenhouse. (Trier, Carolyn)
August 23, 2021 Filing 10 MAGISTRATE JUDGE CONSENT FORMS sent to all parties. (mr)
August 23, 2021 Filing 9 NOTICE of Hearing: Telephonic Rule 16 Preliminary Pretrial Conference set for 9/15/2021 at 10:00 AM in US District Court - Fort Wayne before Magistrate Judge Susan L Collins. Court to initiate call. (mr)
August 17, 2021 Set/Reset Deadlines: Per DE #8 , Defendant Nurse Tari Wolfe answer due 8/18/2021 (nae)
August 16, 2021 Filing 8 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint and Summons served on Wells County Board of Commissioners, Sheriff Scott Holliday, Commander Karen Thompson, Confinement Officer Angela McClish, Confinement Officer Zachary Mounsey, Confinement Officer Rachel Hartman, Nurse Tari Wolfe, Detective Chip Swindell, Confinement Officer Jared Myers, Deputy Chad Bradley, and Confinement Officer James Warthman on July 27, 2021, and July 28, 2021, filed by Aaron Michael Rittenhouse, Carolyn Rittenhouse, Kevin Rittenhouse. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - certified mail returned green cards)(Trier, Carolyn)
August 13, 2021 Set/Reset Deadlines: Per DE #7 answer due 9/14/2021 as to defendants Wells County Indiana, Holliday, Thompson, McClish, Mounsey, Hartman, Swindell, Warthman, Myers, Bradley. (nae)
August 12, 2021 Filing 7 AGREED NOTICE to extend time to file answer filed by Chad Bradley, Rachel Hartman, Scott Holliday, Angela McClish, Zachary Mounsey, Jared Myers, Chip Swindell, Karen Thompson, James Warthman, Wells County, Indiana ; answer due by 09/14/2021. (Baron, Lisa)
August 12, 2021 Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth A Knight on behalf of Chad Bradley, Rachel Hartman, Scott Holliday, Angela McClish, Zachary Mounsey, Jared Myers, Chip Swindell, Karen Thompson, James Warthman, Wells County, Indiana (Knight, Elizabeth)
August 12, 2021 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Lisa A Baron on behalf of Chad Bradley, Rachel Hartman, Scott Holliday, Angela McClish, Zachary Mounsey, Jared Myers, Chip Swindell, Karen Thompson, James Warthman, Wells County, Indiana (Baron, Lisa)
July 26, 2021 Filing 4 Summons Issued as to James Warthman. NOTE:The attached document is accessible by court personnel only. Summons forms that were electronically submitted to the court for issuance will be returned to counsel via e-mail. (bas)
July 23, 2021 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Chad Bradley, Rachel Hartman, Scott Holliday, Angela McClish, Zachary Mounsey, Jared Myers, Chip Swindell, Karen Thompson, Wells County, Indiana, Tari Wolfe. NOTE:The attached document is accessible by court personnel only. Summons forms that were electronically submitted to the court for issuance will be returned to counsel via e-mail. (bas)
July 22, 2021 Judge Damon R Leichty and Magistrate Judge Susan L Collins added. (NEW CASE) (bas)
July 22, 2021 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Carolyn M Trier on behalf of Carolyn Rittenhouse, Kevin Rittenhouse (Trier, Carolyn)
July 22, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT with JURY DEMAND against Wells County Sheriff's Department Deputy Chad Bradley, Wells County Jail Confinement Officer Rachel Hartman, Scott Holliday, Wells County Jail Confinement Officer Angela McClish, Wells County Jail Confinement Officer Zachary Mounsey, Wells County Jail Confinement Officer Jared Myers, Wells County Detective Chip Swindell, Karen Thompson, Wells County Jail Confinement Officer James Warthman, Wells County, Indiana, Wells County Jail Nurse Tari Wolfe( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0755-4636172.), filed by Carolyn Rittenhouse, Kevin Rittenhouse. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Proposed Summons Wells County, #3 Proposed Summons Sherriff Scott Holliday, #4 Proposed Summons Jail Commander Karen Thompson, #5 Proposed Summons Confinement Officer Angela McClish, #6 Proposed Summons Confinement Officer Zachary Mounsey, #7 Proposed Summons Confinement Officer Rachel Hartman, #8 Proposed Summons Jail Nurse Tari Wolfe, #9 Proposed Summons Detective Chip Swindell, #10 Proposed Summons Confinement Officer James Warthman, #11 Proposed Summons Confinement Officer Jared Myers, #12 Proposed Summons Deputy Chad Bradley, #13 Proposed Summons Knight Hoppe Kurnik & Knight, Ltd., #14 Proposed Summons Roy R. Johnson)(Trier, Carolyn)

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Plaintiff: Kevin Rittenhouse
Represented By: Carolyn M Trier
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Plaintiff: Carolyn Rittenhouse
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