Otten et al v. Buncich et al
| David Otten and Renee Otten |
| John Buncich, Lake County Sheriff Department, Sergeant Bosse, B Zabrecky and Lake Conty Indiana |
| Lake Conty Indiana |
| David Otten and Renee Otten |
| 2:2016cv00082 |
| March 9, 2016 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana |
| Hammond Office |
| Lake |
| Paul R Cherry |
| Theresa L Springmann |
| Other Civil Rights |
| 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 |
| Plaintiff |
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OPINION AND ORDER: Court GRANTS 35 Motion to Bifurcate § 1983 Monell Claims and Stay Discovery and Trial on Those Claims. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(b), the Monell claims against the Sheriff's Department are bifurcated from the &# 167; 1983 claims against the individually-named Defendants and the state law claims. All discovery on the Monell claims against the Sheriff's Department is STAYED until resolution of the claims against the individual officer Defendants. The C ourt ORDERS that there be separate trials, with the § 1983 claims against the individually-named Defendants and the state law claims taking place first. The trial on the Monell claims against the Sheriff's Department is STAYED until resolution of the claims against the individual officer Defendants. The Court ORDERS that Plaintiff's right to a jury trial on the Monell claims is preserved. Signed by Magistrate Judge Paul R Cherry on 1/12/2017. (tc)
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OPINION AND ORDER: Court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART 26 Motion to Dismiss. Court DISMISSES without prejudice Counts III and IV as to Defendants Sheriff John Buncich and the Lake County Sheriff's Department and the § 1983 Monell claimsbut not any state law claimsagainst the Lake County Sheriff's Department contained in Counts V, VI, VII, and VIII. The Court DISMISSES with prejudice all claims for punitive damages against the Lake County Sheriff's Department. The case REMAINS PENDING on Plaintiff's Amended Complaint as to all other claims. Signed by Magistrate Judge Paul R Cherry on 11/29/2016. (tc)
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