Szany v. Garcia et al
Plaintiff: Christine Szany
Defendant: Jaime Garcia and Hammond City of
Case Number: 2:2017cv00074
Filed: February 15, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Office: Hammond Office
County: Lake
Presiding Judge: Paul R Cherry
Presiding Judge: Philip P Simon
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Both

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August 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 390 OPINION AND ORDER: Plaintiff Denise Szany's Objections to Defendant Jaime Garcia's Bill of Costs 384 are OVERRULED; Plaintiff Denise Szany's Objections to Defendant City of Hammond's Bill of Costs 385 are OVERRULED in part a nd SUSTAINED in part. Hammond's allowable costs are reduced, as discussed above, by $294.85. Plaintiff Denise Szany is ORDERED to pay costs to Defendant Jaime Garcia in the amount of $1910.20 and to Defendant City of Hammond in the amount of $6,263.45. Signed by Judge Philip P Simon on 8/21/2020. (bas)
May 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 374 OPINION AND ORDER: Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to file an oversized brief 324 is GRANTED; Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to file a Seventh Amended Complaint 326 is DENIED; Plaintiff's Motion to Strike the Declaration of Captain Je ff Long 335 is DENIED; Defendant's Motion to Strike the Declaration of Denise Szany 344 is GRANTED; Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File a Statement of Genuine Disputes of Material Fact 348 is DENIED; and Plaintiff's Objections to Docket 363 [DE 364 are OVERRULED. The Defendant the City of Hammond's Motion for Summary Judgment 308 is GRANTED. The Clerk shall ENTER FINAL JUDGMENT in favor of the City of Hammond. With judgment in favor of the City, the only rem aining claims are Indiana state law claims between two Indiana residents concerning an incident that took place in Indiana, and there is no federal jurisdiction over this lawsuit. Garcia's Motion for Summary Judgment 306 is DENIED AS MOOT, and the claims against Garcia are DISMISSED, without prejudice. If Szany wants to pursue those claims, she'll have to do so in state court. The Clerk is directed to CLOSE the case. Signed by Judge Philip P Simon on 5/28/2020. (bas)
September 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 301 OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING 268 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Hammond City of. Count VII of the Sixth Amended Complaint is DISMISSED with prejudice. Signed by Judge Philip P Simon on 9/30/19. (ksp)
August 19, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 286 OPINION AND ORDER: The Court DENIES IN PART AND GRANTS IN PART Defendant, City of Hammond's Motion to Redact Transcript Hearing 245 . The Court orders the redactions as outlined. No other redactions shall be made. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joshua P Kolar on 8/19/2019. (tc)
August 14, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 281 OPINION AND ORDER: The Court hereby DENIES the relief requested in the Notice of Ex Parte Submission of Documents for In Camera Review 247 and GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Plaintiff's Motion to File Under Seal 261 . The Court ORDERS tha t the law enforcement investigatory privilege does not apply to the material submitted for in camera review. If the materials are otherwise response to a discovery obligation, the Court ORDERS the City of Hammond to have transcripts of the recording s made, to REDACT the names and other identifying information concerning the ride-along students from the transcripts and other documents, and to TURN OVER the transcripts and documents to Plaintiff. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to UNSEAL the main document of 261 and to MAINTAIN UNDER SEAL [261-1], [261-2], [261-3], [261-4], and [261-5]. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joshua P Kolar on 08/14/2019. (jat)
May 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 249 OPINION AND ORDER: For the reasons set forth in the Opinion and Order, defendant The City of Hammond's Motion to Strike 133 is GRANTED. The City of Hammond's Motion to Dismiss Count VII 126 is likewise GRANTED. Plaintiff Szany is GRANTED leave to amend Count VII as outlined in the Opinion and Order. Signed by Judge Philip P Simon on 5/17/2019. (jss)
April 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 208 OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART and DENYING IN PART 146 MOTION to Seal FILED UNDER PROTEST MOTION ONLINE FILING AS OPPOSED TO 5.3. MANUAL FILING AS WAS DONE OF PLAINTIFFS MOTION, UNDER PROTEST, TO FILE Dkt. 140-1 (Exhibit A to Dkt. 14 0) and Dkt. 140-2 (Exhibit B to Dkt. 140) Under Seal PURSUANT TO L.R. 5.3(c) re 141 Notice of Manual Fi filed by Denise Szany.The Court ORDERS Defendant City of Hammond to provide its proposed redacted transcript to counsel for the other partie s on or before April 10, 2019. The Court ORDERS Plaintiff Szany and Defendant Garcia to inform the City of Hammond whether they agree to the redactions on or before April 17, 2019. Any party that objects to the City of Hammond's proposed redact ions must tender the objecting party's proposed redactions at the time of its objection. The Court ENCOURAGES the parties to work toward agreed redactions. The Court ORDERS the City of Hammond to file a motion to redact the transcript (indicatin g whether the motion is agreed or opposed and with the proposed redacted transcript attached as an exhibit) on or before April 24, 2019.The Court further ORDERS that, if any party submits the deposition excerpts with any future motion, the excerpts should be filed electronically on the docket. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joshua P Kolar on 4/3/19. (ksp)
March 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 172 OPINION AND ORDER The Court DENIES without prejudice the 153 Agreed Motion by Plaintiff for the Magistrate Judge to Address Post-February 11, 2019 RFA Deficiencies and Plaintiffs Intent to Exceed Ten Depositions. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joshua P Kolar on 3/6/19. (kjp)
March 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 169 OPINION AND ORDER: The Court DENIES the Motion for Leave to File Exhibit Under Seal 143 and TAKES UNDER ADVISEMENT Plaintiff's Motion, Under Protest, to File Under Seal Pursuant to L.R. 5.3(c) 146 . The Court DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to LIFT the seal from docket entry 144 . The Court ORDERS that Defendant Hammond shall have until 3/15/2019, to file any response to Plaintiff's Motion 146 and to file any supplement to its Motion to Redact Transcript 162 . Plaintiff' s and Defendant Garcia's deadline to file any response to the Motion to Redact Transcript shall be 14 days after the filing of a supplement to that motion or 3/29/2019, whichever is sooner. The Court ADVISES Plaintiff, as outlined. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joshua P Kolar on 3/5/2019. (lhc)
February 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 161 OPINION AND ORDER: The court DENIES the original motion DE 157 as moot. The undersigned REFERS plaintiff's amended motion DE 159 to United States Magistrate Judge Joshua P. Kolar who shall conduct any and all proceedings necessary, including any necessary hearing(s) for a REPORT and RECOMMENDATION on the disposition of plaintiff's motion. Signed by Senior Judge James T Moody on 2/27/19. (nal)
December 4, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 96 OPINION AND ORDER: The Court hereby TAKES UNDER ADVISEMENT the Defendant City of Hammond's Motion for Protective Order DE 77 . The Court ORDERS the City of Hammond to submit to the Court on or before 12/17/18, for in camera review, any documents and information in the internal affairs file as outlines in the Order and ORDERS the City of Hammond to file a notice of that fact on or before 12/17/18. Signed by Magistrate Judge Paul R Cherry on 12/4/18. (nal)
November 29, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 95 OPINION AND ORDER: The Court DENIES the Motion by Plaintiff for Sanctions Against Defendant Hammond for Withholding Evidence DE 88 . Signed by Magistrate Judge Paul R Cherry on 11/29/18. (nal)
March 28, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 60 OPINION AND ORDER DENYING 53 MOTION to Bifurcate MOTION for Discovery filed by Denise Szany. Signed by Magistrate Judge Paul R Cherry on 3/28/18. (ksp)
February 27, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 51 OPINION AND ORDER: The Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the Motion by Plaintiff for Leave to File an Amended Complaint 48 . The Court ORDERS Plaintiff to file her Third Amended Complaint with changes as outlined in the Order, along with proposed summons on or before 3/5/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Paul R Cherry on 2/27/2018. (jss)
January 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 47 OPINION AND ORDER: For the reasons set forth in the Opinion and Order, defendant Jamie Garcia's 39 motion is GRANTED, defendant City of Hammond's motion to dismiss 36 is DENIED, and this case is DISMISSED as to Jamie Garcia, only. Signed by Senior Judge James T Moody on 1/30/2018. (jss)
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Plaintiff: Christine Szany
Represented By: Christopher C Cooper
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Defendant: Jaime Garcia
Represented By: Shana D Levinson
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Defendant: Hammond City of
Represented By: David J Beach
Represented By: John M McCrum
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