K. et al v. MARION COUNTY, INDIANA et al
Plaintiff: BRIAN P., ALEXA C., RACHEL H., LILY R., NICOLE K., AMELIA P., ZACHARY H., ABIGAIL R., ROMAN S. and ANNA C.
Defendant: LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, MARK A. JONES, JASON M. MOUNT, THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR., MARION COUNTY, INDIANA, MARILYN A. MOORES, TERRY J. STIGDON, MARSHA OWEN HOWSER and SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA
Case Number: 1:2019cv01521
Filed: April 16, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Presiding Judge: Mark J Dinsmore
Referring Judge: James Patrick Hanlon
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Date Filed Document Text
June 28, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 85 ORDER granting #83 Motion to Withdraw Attorney Appearance. Attorney Andrew J. Upchurch withdrawn. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore on 6/28/2019. (SWM)
June 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 84 MINUTE ORDER for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore: Telephonic Status Conference held on 6/27/2019. Parties discussed status of discovery. Telephonic Status Conference set for 8/28/2019 at 11:30 AM (Eastern Time). *SEE ORDER.* Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore. (GD)
June 27, 2019 Filing 83 MOTION to Withdraw Attorney Appearance , filed by Defendant MARION COUNTY, INDIANA. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order on Motion to Withdraw Appearance)(Upchurch, Andrew)
June 24, 2019 Filing 82 RESPONSE in Opposition re #43 MOTION to Certify Class and Appointment of Class Counsel , filed by Defendants MARSHA OWEN HOWSER, MARK A. JONES, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, MARION COUNTY, INDIANA, MARILYN A. MOORES, JASON M. MOUNT, SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA, THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR, TERRY J. STIGDON. (Rahman, Andrea)
June 21, 2019 Filing 81 BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support Surreply to Motion re #80 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Sur-Reply in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss , filed by Plaintiffs ALEXA C., ANNA C., RACHEL H., ZACHARY H., NICOLE K., AMELIA P., BRIAN P., ABIGAIL R., LILY R., ROMAN S.. (Keane, Stephen)
June 21, 2019 Filing 80 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Sur-Reply in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, filed by Plaintiffs ALEXA C., ANNA C., RACHEL H., ZACHARY H., NICOLE K., AMELIA P., BRIAN P., ABIGAIL R., LILY R., ROMAN S.. (Attachments: #1 Plaintiffs' Sur-Reply In Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss)(Keane, Stephen)
June 19, 2019 Filing 78 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert Austin Rowlett on behalf of Defendants MARSHA OWEN HOWSER, MARK A. JONES, MARILYN A. MOORES, JASON M. MOUNT, THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR, TERRY J. STIGDON. (Rowlett, Robert)
June 13, 2019 Filing 77 REPLY in Support of Motion re #59 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , filed by Defendants MARSHA OWEN HOWSER, MARK A. JONES, MARILYN A. MOORES, JASON M. MOUNT, THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR, TERRY J. STIGDON. (Garn, Jefferson)
June 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 76 ORDER granting #73 Motion to Withdraw Attorney Appearance. Attorney Donald Eugene Morgan withdrawn. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore on 6/10/2019. (SWM)
June 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 75 ORDER denying Parties' #71 Joint Motion to Vacate the Settlement Conference. The settlement conference set for October 9, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) will proceed as scheduled. [Dkt. 64.] Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore on 6/10/2019. (SWM)
June 7, 2019 Filing 74 Witness List (Preliminary), filed by Defendants MARSHA OWEN HOWSER, MARK A. JONES, MARILYN A. MOORES, JASON M. MOUNT, THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR, TERRY J. STIGDON, Exhibit List (Preliminary), filed by Defendants MARSHA OWEN HOWSER, MARK A. JONES, MARILYN A. MOORES, JASON M. MOUNT, THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR, TERRY J. STIGDON. (Garn, Jefferson)
June 6, 2019 Filing 73 MOTION to Withdraw Attorney Appearance of Donald Morgan, filed by Defendant MARION COUNTY, INDIANA. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Morgan, Donald)
June 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 72 ORDER granting Defendants' #70 Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply to 6/13/2019 re #59 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM . Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore on 6/4/2019. (SWM)
June 3, 2019 Filing 71 Joint MOTION to Vacate #64 Pretrial Conference - InitialSet Hearings Joint Motion to Vacate the Settlement Conference, filed by Plaintiffs ALEXA C., ANNA C., RACHEL H., ZACHARY H., NICOLE K., AMELIA P., BRIAN P., ABIGAIL R., LILY R., ROMAN S.. (Keane, Stephen)
June 3, 2019 Filing 70 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Reply to 06/13/2019 re #59 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , filed by Defendants MARSHA OWEN HOWSER, MARK A. JONES, MARILYN A. MOORES, JASON M. MOUNT, THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR, TERRY J. STIGDON. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Garn, Jefferson)
May 31, 2019 Filing 69 Exhibit List (Preliminary), filed by Plaintiffs ALEXA C., ANNA C., RACHEL H., ZACHARY H., NICOLE K., AMELIA P., BRIAN P., ABIGAIL R., LILY R., ROMAN S.. (DeLaney, Kathleen)
May 31, 2019 Filing 68 Witness List (Preliminary), filed by Plaintiffs ALEXA C., ANNA C., RACHEL H., ZACHARY H., NICOLE K., AMELIA P., BRIAN P., ABIGAIL R., LILY R., ROMAN S.. (DeLaney, Kathleen)
May 30, 2019 Filing 67 RESPONSE in Opposition re #59 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , filed by Plaintiffs ALEXA C., ANNA C., RACHEL H., ZACHARY H., NICOLE K., AMELIA P., BRIAN P., ABIGAIL R., LILY R., ROMAN S.. (Keane, Stephen)
May 24, 2019 Filing 66 NOTICE of Service of Initial Disclosures , filed by Plaintiffs ALEXA C., ANNA C., RACHEL H., ZACHARY H., NICOLE K., AMELIA P., BRIAN P., ABIGAIL R., LILY R., ROMAN S.. (DeLaney, Kathleen)
May 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 65 ORDER: CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN APPROVED AS AMENDED. Dispositive Motions due by 12/13/2019. Discovery due by 11/8/2019. *SEE ALL DEADLINES.* Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore on 5/20/2019. (GD)
May 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 64 MINUTE ORDER for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore: Telephonic Initial Pretrial Conference held on 5/17/2019. Approved Case Management Plan, as amended, to be entered by separate order. Telephonic Status Conference set for 6/27/2019 at 11:00 AM (Eastern Time). Settlement Conference set for 10/9/2019 at 9:00 AM (Eastern Time) in room #257, United States Courthouse, 46 E. Ohio Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. *SEE ORDER FOR DEADLINES.* Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore. (GD)
May 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 63 ORDER REGARDING PROTECTIVE ORDERS. See Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore on 5/17/2019.(SWM)
May 10, 2019 Filing 62 THE PARTIES' PROPOSED JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN TENDERED, filed by Plaintiffs ALEXA C., ANNA C., RACHEL H., ZACHARY H., NICOLE K., AMELIA P., BRIAN P., ABIGAIL R., LILY R., ROMAN S. . (Keane, Stephen)
May 9, 2019 Filing 60 BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support re #59 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , filed by Defendants MARSHA OWEN HOWSER, MARK A. JONES, MARILYN A. MOORES, JASON M. MOUNT, THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR, TERRY J. STIGDON. (Garn, Jefferson)
May 9, 2019 Filing 59 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , filed by Defendants MARSHA OWEN HOWSER, MARK A. JONES, MARILYN A. MOORES, JASON M. MOUNT, THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR, TERRY J. STIGDON. (Garn, Jefferson)
April 24, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 58 SCHEDULING ORDER: Telephonic Initial Pretrial Conference set for 5/17/2019 at 4:30 PM (Eastern Time) before Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore. Counsel shall attend the conference by calling the designated telephone number, to be provided by the Court via email generated by the Court's ECF system. The parties shall file a proposed Case Management Plan (CMP) no fewer than seven days before the pretrial conference in the format set forth in the model CMP found on the Court's website (www.insd.uscourts.gov). Section III(A) through (E) of the proposed CMP shall include the following deadlines as set forth. *SEE ORDER FOR DEADLINES.* Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore on 4/24/2019. (GD)
April 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 57 ORDER DENYING MOTIONS AS MOOT - Plaintiffs filed their initial complaint in February 2019. Dkt. 1. They have since filed an amended complaint, dkt. 40, and voluntarily dismissed Defendants Marion County, Indiana; Lake County, Indiana; and Scott County, Indiana, dkt. 41. The Court therefore DENIES as moot Marion County, Indiana's motion to dismiss, dkt. #23 ; Lake County, Indiana's motion to transfer case, dkt. #25 ; Lake County, Indiana's motion to dismiss, dkt. #27 , and Lake County, Indiana's motion to stay class certification briefing, dkt. #29 . Signed by Judge James Patrick Hanlon on 4/18/2019. (DWH)
April 16, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 56 Case transferred in from Evansville Division on 04/16/2019 Case Number 3:19-cv-25. Case assigned to Judge James Patrick Hanlon and Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore. ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE - The court TRANSFERS this matter to the Indianapolis division. All pending motions shall remain pending. SEE ORDER. Signed by Judge Richard L. Young on 4/16/2019.(JRB) Modified on 4/19/2019 (DWH).
April 5, 2019 Filing 55 NOTICE of Parties' First Extension of Time, filed by Defendants MARSHA OWEN HOWSER, MARK A. JONES, MARILYN A. MOORES, JASON M. MOUNT, THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR, TERRY J. STIGDON. (Moers Davis, Diana)
March 27, 2019 Filing 54 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. TERRY J. STIGDON served on 3/21/2019. (Zebrowski, Mark)
March 27, 2019 Filing 53 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR served on 3/22/2019. (Keane, Stephen)
March 27, 2019 Filing 52 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. JASON M. MOUNT served on 3/22/2019. (Keane, Stephen)
March 27, 2019 Filing 51 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. MARILYN A. MOORES served on 3/21/2019. (Keane, Stephen)
March 27, 2019 Filing 50 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. MARK A. JONES served on 3/21/2019. (Keane, Stephen)
March 27, 2019 Filing 49 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. MARSHA OWEN HOWSER served on 3/22/2019. (Keane, Stephen)
March 26, 2019 Filing 48 NOTICE of Appearance by Andrea Elizabeth Rahman on behalf of Defendants MARSHA OWEN HOWSER, MARK A. JONES, MARILYN A. MOORES, JASON M. MOUNT, THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR, TERRY J. STIGDON. (Rahman, Andrea)
March 26, 2019 Filing 47 NOTICE of Appearance by Jefferson S. Garn on behalf of Defendants MARSHA OWEN HOWSER, MARK A. JONES, MARILYN A. MOORES, JASON M. MOUNT, THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR, TERRY J. STIGDON. (Garn, Jefferson)
March 26, 2019 Filing 46 NOTICE of Appearance by Diana Lynn Moers Davis on behalf of Defendants MARSHA OWEN HOWSER, MARK A. JONES, MARILYN A. MOORES, JASON M. MOUNT, THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR, TERRY J. STIGDON. (Moers Davis, Diana)
March 21, 2019 Filing 45 Summons Issued as to MARSHA OWEN HOWSER, MARK A. JONES, MARILYN A. MOORES, JASON M. MOUNT, THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR, TERRY J. STIGDON. (JRB)
March 20, 2019 Filing 44 BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support re #43 MOTION to Certify Class and Appointment of Class Counsel , filed by Plaintiffs ALEXA C., ANNA C., RACHEL H., ZACHARY H., NICOLE K., AMELIA P., BRIAN P., ABIGAIL R., LILY R., ROMAN S.. (Keane, Stephen)
March 20, 2019 Filing 43 MOTION to Certify Class and Appointment of Class Counsel, filed by Plaintiffs ALEXA C., ANNA C., RACHEL H., ZACHARY H., NICOLE K., AMELIA P., BRIAN P., ABIGAIL R., LILY R., ROMAN S.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of Stephen D. Keane, #2 Affidavit Declaration of Robert C. Fellmeth, #3 Affidavit Declaration of Kathleen A. DeLaney, #4 Text of Proposed Order)(Keane, Stephen)
March 20, 2019 Filing 42 NOTICE of Withdrawal of Motion for Class Certification (Dkt #6), filed by Plaintiffs ALEXA C., ANNA C., RACHEL H., ZACHARY H., NICOLE K., AMELIA P., BRIAN P., ABIGAIL R., LILY R., ROMAN S., re #7 Brief/Memorandum in Support, #6 MOTION to Certify Class and Appointment of Class Counsel. (Keane, Stephen)
March 20, 2019 Filing 41 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal, filed by Plaintiffs ALEXA C., ANNA C., RACHEL H., ZACHARY H., NICOLE K., AMELIA P., BRIAN P., ABIGAIL R., LILY R., ROMAN S.. (Keane, Stephen)
March 20, 2019 Filing 40 AMENDED COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against TERRY J. STIGDON, JUDGE MARILYN A. MOORES, JUDGE MARK A. JONES, JUDGE THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR, JUDGE MARSHA OWENS HOWSER, JUDGE JASON M. MOUNT, filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Appendix, #2 Exhibit 1 - American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Model Act Governing the Representation of Children in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings and Report to the House of Delegates (Aug. 2011), #3 Exhibit 2 - Indiana State Office of GAL/CASA, Program Standards, #4 Exhibit 3 - Indianapolis Business Journal, Report: Indiana Putting Children in Foster Care at Twice National Rate (Feb. 1, 2018), #5 Exhibit 4 - Letter from M. Bonaventura, Director of Indiana Department of Child Services, to Governor E. Holcomb, dated December 12, 2017, #6 Exhibit 5 - Excerpt of Institute of Judicial Administration/American Bar Association, Juvenile Justice Standards, Standards Relating to Counsel for Private Parties, Std. 1.1 (1980), #7 Exhibit 6 - Fisher et al., A translational neuroscience perspective on the importance of reducing placement instability among foster children, 92(5) Child Welfare 9-36 (2013), #8 Exhibit 7 - Zinn, A. & Slowriver, J. (2008), Expediting Permanency: Legal Representation for Foster Children in Palm Beach County. Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago, #9 Exhibit 8 - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Childrens Bureau, Information Memorandum: High Quality Legal Representation for All Parties in Child Welfare Proceedings, ACYF-CB-IM-17-02, January 17, 2017, #10 Proposed Summons)(Zebrowski, Mark)
March 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER granting #38 Motion for Extension of Time to File Responses to #29 MOTION to Stay Class Certification Briefing and #25 MOTION to Transfer Case to 3/20/19. Signed by Magistrate Judge Matthew P. Brookman on 3/11/19. (JRB)
March 7, 2019 Filing 38 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response to 03/20/2019 re #29 MOTION to Stay Class Certification Briefing, #25 MOTION to Transfer Case , filed by Plaintiffs ALEXA C., ANNA C., RACHEL H., ZACHARY H., NICOLE K., AMELIA P., BRIAN P., ABIGAIL R., LILY R., ROMAN S.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(DeLaney, Kathleen)
March 6, 2019 Filing 37 NOTICE of Appearance by Stephanie V. McGowan on behalf of Defendants LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA. (McGowan, Stephanie)
March 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER granting #35 Motion for Copies - The Clerk is directed to include a copy of the docket sheet with this Entry. Copy sent to party via US Mail. Signed by Judge Richard L. Young on 3/6/2019. (JRB)
March 4, 2019 Filing 35 MOTION Requesting Copies from Non Party A. Corley. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Envelope)(JRB)
March 4, 2019 Filing 34 NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew J. Upchurch on behalf of Defendant MARION COUNTY, INDIANA. (Upchurch, Andrew)
February 28, 2019 Filing 33 NOTICE of Parties' First Extension of Time, filed by Defendant SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony)
February 28, 2019 Filing 32 NOTICE of Appearance by Anthony W. Overholt on behalf of Defendant SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony)
February 27, 2019 Filing 31 NOTICE of Constitutional Challenge, filed by Plaintiffs ALEXA C., ANNA C., RACHEL H., ZACHARY H., NICOLE K., AMELIA P., BRIAN P., ABIGAIL R., LILY R., ROMAN S., re #1 Complaint. (Keane, Stephen)
February 27, 2019 Filing 30 BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support re #29 MOTION to Stay Class Certification Briefing , filed by Defendant LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony)
February 27, 2019 Filing 29 MOTION to Stay Class Certification Briefing, filed by Defendant LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony)
February 27, 2019 Filing 28 BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support re #27 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction , filed by Defendant LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony)
February 27, 2019 Filing 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction , filed by Defendant LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony)
February 27, 2019 Filing 26 BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support re #25 MOTION to Transfer Case , filed by Defendant LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony)
February 27, 2019 Filing 25 MOTION to Transfer Case , filed by Defendant LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony)
February 27, 2019 Filing 24 BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support re #23 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction , filed by Defendant MARION COUNTY, INDIANA. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Ex. A - Declaration of Azalia Sargent)(Morgan, Donald)
February 27, 2019 Filing 23 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction , filed by Defendant MARION COUNTY, INDIANA. (Morgan, Donald)
February 27, 2019 Filing 22 NOTICE of Appearance by Donald Eugene Morgan on behalf of Defendant MARION COUNTY, INDIANA. (Morgan, Donald)
February 27, 2019 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Anthony W. Overholt on behalf of Defendant LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony)
February 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting #3 Motion to Allow Minor Plaintiffs and Their Next Friends to Proceed Under Pseudonyms - The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to update Plaintiffs' pseudonyms and their next friend's pseudonyms to those which are reflected in the caption of this Order. SEE ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Matthew P. Brookman on 2/20/2019. (JRB)
February 13, 2019 Filing 19 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. (DeLaney, Kathleen)
February 13, 2019 Filing 18 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. (DeLaney, Kathleen)
February 13, 2019 Filing 17 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA served on 2/8/2019. (DeLaney, Kathleen)
February 13, 2019 Filing 16 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA served on 2/7/2019; MARION COUNTY, INDIANA served on 2/7/2019; SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA served on 2/7/2019. (DeLaney, Kathleen)
February 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER granting #11 Motion to Appear pro hac vice. Attorney Stephen D. Keane,Mark C. Zebrowski for A. P.,Stephen D. Keane,Mark C. Zebrowski for B. P.,Stephen D. Keane,Mark C. Zebrowski for A. R.,Stephen D. Keane,Mark C. Zebrowski for L. R.,Stephen D. Keane,Mark C. Zebrowski for R. S. added. Copy sent to counsel via US Mail. Signed by Magistrate Judge Matthew P. Brookman on 2/12/2019. (JRB)
February 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER granting #12 Motion to Appear pro hac vice. Attorney Robert C. Fellmeth for A. C.,Robert C. Fellmeth for A. C.,Robert C. Fellmeth for R. H.,Robert C. Fellmeth for Z. H.,Robert C. Fellmeth for N. K.,Robert C. Fellmeth for A. P.,Robert C. Fellmeth for B. P.,Robert C. Fellmeth for A. R.,Robert C. Fellmeth for L. R.,Robert C. Fellmeth for R. S. added. Copy sent to counsel via US Mail. Signed by Magistrate Judge Matthew P. Brookman on 2/12/2019. (JRB)
February 11, 2019 Filing 13 Submission of Proposed Order , re #6 MOTION to Certify Class and Appointment of Class Counsel, filed by Plaintiffs A. C., A. C., R. H., Z. H., N. K., A. P., B. P., A. R., L. R., R. S.. (DeLaney, Kathleen)
February 8, 2019 Filing 12 MOTION for Attorney(s) 1 to Appear pro hac vice of Robert C. Fellmeth (Filing fee $100, receipt number 0756-5277833), filed by Plaintiffs A. C., A. C., R. H., Z. H., N. K., A. P., B. P., A. R., L. R., R. S.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Declaration of Robert C. Fellmeth, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(DeLaney, Kathleen)
February 8, 2019 Filing 11 MOTION for Attorney(s) Stephen D. Keane and Mark C. Zebrowski to Appear pro hac vice (Filing fee $200, receipt number 0756-5277793), filed by Plaintiffs A. C., A. C., R. H., Z. H., N. K., A. P., B. P., A. R., L. R., R. S.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Declaration of Stephen D. Keane, #2 Exhibit Declaration of Mark C. Zebrowski, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(DeLaney, Kathleen)
February 6, 2019 Filing 10 MAGISTRATE JUDGE's NOTICE of Availability to Exercise Jurisdiction issued. (JRB)
February 6, 2019 Filing 9 Summons Issued as to LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, MARION COUNTY, INDIANA, SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA. (JRB)
February 6, 2019 Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Annavieve C. Conklin on behalf of Plaintiffs ABIGAIL R., LILY R., and RACHEL H., by next friend Nancy B., ANNA C., BRIAN P., AMELIA P., ALEXA C., and ZACHARY H., by next friend Jessie R., NICOLE K. and ROMAN S., by next friend Linda R.. (Conklin, Annavieve)
February 6, 2019 Filing 7 BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support re #6 MOTION to Certify Class and Appointment of Class Counsel , filed by Plaintiffs ABIGAIL R., LILY R., and RACHEL H., by next friend Nancy B., ANNA C., BRIAN P., AMELIA P., ALEXA C., and ZACHARY H., by next friend Jessie R., NICOLE K. and ROMAN S., by next friend Linda R.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Dwayne B. v. Granholm Order, #2 Affidavit Declaration of Robert C. Fellmeth in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification and Appointment of Class Counsel, #3 Affidavit Declaration of Stephen D. Keane in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification and Appointment of Class Counsel, #4 Affidavit Declaration of Kathleen A. DeLaney in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification and Appointment of Class Counsel)(DeLaney, Kathleen)
February 6, 2019 Filing 6 ***PLEASE DISREGARD - WITHDRAWN BY #42 *** MOTION to Certify Class and Appointment of Class Counsel, filed by Plaintiffs ABIGAIL R., LILY R., and RACHEL H., by next friend Nancy B., ANNA C., BRIAN P., AMELIA P., ALEXA C., and ZACHARY H., by next friend Jessie R., NICOLE K. and ROMAN S., by next friend Linda R.. (DeLaney, Kathleen) Modified on 3/21/2019 (JRB). Modified on 4/9/2019 (TMD).
February 6, 2019 Filing 5 SEALED Notice of Motion to Allow Minor Plaintiffs and Their Next Friends to Proceed Under Pseudonyms, re #3 Motion (Other), #4 Brief/Memorandum in Support, filed by Plaintiffs ABIGAIL R., LILY R., and RACHEL H., by next friend Nancy B., ANNA C., BRIAN P., AMELIA P., ALEXA C., and ZACHARY H., by next friend Jessie R., NICOLE K. and ROMAN S., by next friend Linda R.. (DeLaney, Kathleen)
February 6, 2019 Filing 4 BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support re #3 MOTION to Allow Minor Plaintiffs and Their Next Friends to Proceed Under Pseudonyms , filed by Plaintiffs ABIGAIL R., LILY R., and RACHEL H., by next friend Nancy B., ANNA C., BRIAN P., AMELIA P., ALEXA C., and ZACHARY H., by next friend Jessie R., NICOLE K. and ROMAN S., by next friend Linda R.. (DeLaney, Kathleen)
February 6, 2019 Filing 3 MOTION to Allow Minor Plaintiffs and Their Next Friends to Proceed Under Pseudonyms, filed by Plaintiffs ABIGAIL R., LILY R., and RACHEL H., by next friend Nancy B., ANNA C., BRIAN P., AMELIA P., ALEXA C., and ZACHARY H., by next friend Jessie R., NICOLE K. and ROMAN S., by next friend Linda R.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(DeLaney, Kathleen)
February 6, 2019 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Kathleen Ann DeLaney on behalf of Plaintiffs ABIGAIL R., LILY R., and RACHEL H., by next friend Nancy B., ANNA C., BRIAN P., AMELIA P., ALEXA C., and ZACHARY H., by next friend Jessie R., NICOLE K. and ROMAN S., by next friend Linda R.. (DeLaney, Kathleen)
February 6, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, MARION COUNTY, INDIANA, SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA, filed by NICOLE K. and ROMAN S., by next friend Linda R., ANNA C., BRIAN P., AMELIA P., ALEXA C., and ZACHARY H., by next friend Jessie R., ABIGAIL R., LILY R., and RACHEL H., by next friend Nancy B.. (Filing fee $400, receipt number 0756-5272440) (Attachments: #1 Appendix, #2 Exhibit 1 - American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Model Act Governing the Representation of Children in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings and Report to the House of Delegates, #3 Exhibit 2 - Indiana State Office of GAL/CASA, Program Standards, #4 Exhibit 3 - Indianapolis Business Journal, Report: Indiana Putting Children in Foster Care at Twice National Rate (Feb. 1, 2018), #5 Exhibit 4 - Letter from M. Bonaventura, Director of Indiana Department of Child Services, to Governor E. Holcomb, dated December 12, 2017, #6 Exhibit 5 - Excerpt of Institute of Judicial Administration/ American Bar Association, Juvenile Justice Standards, Standards Relating to Counsel for Private Parties, Std. 1.1 (1980), #7 Exhibit 6 - Fisher et al., A translational neuroscience perspective on the importance of reducing placement instability among foster children, 92(5) Child Welfare 9-36 (2013)).), #8 Exhibit 7 - Zinn, A. & Slowriver, J. (2008), Expediting Permanency: Legal Representation for Foster Children in Palm Beach County. Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago).), #9 Exhibit 8 - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Childrens Bureau, Information Memorandum: High Quality Legal Representation for All Parties in Child Welfare Proceedings, ACYF-CB-IM-17-02, January 17, 2017).), #10 Proposed Summons, #11 Civil Cover Sheet)(DeLaney, Kathleen)

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Plaintiff: BRIAN P.
Represented By: Annavieve C. Conklin
Represented By: Mark C. Zebrowski
Represented By: Kathleen Ann DeLaney
Represented By: Robert C. Fellmeth
Represented By: Stephen D. Keane
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Plaintiff: ALEXA C.
Represented By: Annavieve C. Conklin
Represented By: Mark C. Zebrowski
Represented By: Kathleen Ann DeLaney
Represented By: Robert C. Fellmeth
Represented By: Stephen D. Keane
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Plaintiff: RACHEL H.
Represented By: Annavieve C. Conklin
Represented By: Mark C. Zebrowski
Represented By: Kathleen Ann DeLaney
Represented By: Robert C. Fellmeth
Represented By: Stephen D. Keane
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Plaintiff: LILY R.
Represented By: Annavieve C. Conklin
Represented By: Mark C. Zebrowski
Represented By: Kathleen Ann DeLaney
Represented By: Robert C. Fellmeth
Represented By: Stephen D. Keane
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Plaintiff: NICOLE K.
Represented By: Annavieve C. Conklin
Represented By: Mark C. Zebrowski
Represented By: Kathleen Ann DeLaney
Represented By: Robert C. Fellmeth
Represented By: Stephen D. Keane
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Plaintiff: AMELIA P.
Represented By: Annavieve C. Conklin
Represented By: Mark C. Zebrowski
Represented By: Kathleen Ann DeLaney
Represented By: Robert C. Fellmeth
Represented By: Stephen D. Keane
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Plaintiff: ZACHARY H.
Represented By: Annavieve C. Conklin
Represented By: Mark C. Zebrowski
Represented By: Kathleen Ann DeLaney
Represented By: Robert C. Fellmeth
Represented By: Stephen D. Keane
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Plaintiff: ABIGAIL R.
Represented By: Annavieve C. Conklin
Represented By: Mark C. Zebrowski
Represented By: Kathleen Ann DeLaney
Represented By: Robert C. Fellmeth
Represented By: Stephen D. Keane
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Plaintiff: ROMAN S.
Represented By: Annavieve C. Conklin
Represented By: Mark C. Zebrowski
Represented By: Kathleen Ann DeLaney
Represented By: Robert C. Fellmeth
Represented By: Stephen D. Keane
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Plaintiff: ANNA C.
Represented By: Annavieve C. Conklin
Represented By: Mark C. Zebrowski
Represented By: Kathleen Ann DeLaney
Represented By: Robert C. Fellmeth
Represented By: Stephen D. Keane
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Defendant: LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA
Represented By: Anthony W. Overholt
Represented By: Stephanie V. McGowan
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Defendant: MARK A. JONES
Represented By: Jefferson S. Garn
Represented By: Diana Lynn Moers Davis
Represented By: Andrea Elizabeth Rahman
Represented By: Robert Austin Rowlett
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Defendant: JASON M. MOUNT
Represented By: Jefferson S. Garn
Represented By: Diana Lynn Moers Davis
Represented By: Andrea Elizabeth Rahman
Represented By: Robert Austin Rowlett
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Defendant: THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR.
Represented By: Jefferson S. Garn
Represented By: Diana Lynn Moers Davis
Represented By: Andrea Elizabeth Rahman
Represented By: Robert Austin Rowlett
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Defendant: MARION COUNTY, INDIANA
Represented By: Andrew J. Upchurch
Represented By: Donald Eugene Morgan
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Defendant: MARILYN A. MOORES
Represented By: Jefferson S. Garn
Represented By: Diana Lynn Moers Davis
Represented By: Andrea Elizabeth Rahman
Represented By: Robert Austin Rowlett
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Defendant: TERRY J. STIGDON
Represented By: Jefferson S. Garn
Represented By: Diana Lynn Moers Davis
Represented By: Andrea Elizabeth Rahman
Represented By: Robert Austin Rowlett
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Defendant: MARSHA OWEN HOWSER
Represented By: Jefferson S. Garn
Represented By: Diana Lynn Moers Davis
Represented By: Andrea Elizabeth Rahman
Represented By: Robert Austin Rowlett
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Defendant: SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA
Represented By: Anthony W. Overholt
Represented By: Stephanie V. McGowan
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