K. et al v. MARION COUNTY, INDIANA et al
L. R., R. S., N. K., A. P., A. C., A. R., B. P., R. H., Z. H., BRIAN P., ALEXA C., RACHEL H., LILY R., NICOLE K., AMELIA P., ZACHARY H., ABIGAIL R., ROMAN S. and ANNA C. |
LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, MARION COUNTY, INDIANA, SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA, MARK A. JONES, JASON M. MOUNT, THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR., MARILYN A. MOORES, TERRY J. STIGDON and MARSHA OWEN HOWSER |
3:2019cv00025 |
February 6, 2019 |
US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana |
Matthew P Brookman |
Richard L Young |
Civil Rights: Other |
42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
Plaintiff |
Docket Report
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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) |
Filing 54 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. TERRY J. STIGDON served on 3/21/2019. (Zebrowski, Mark) |
Filing 53 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. THOMAS P. STEFANIAK, JR served on 3/22/2019. (Keane, Stephen) |
Filing 52 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. JASON M. MOUNT served on 3/22/2019. (Keane, Stephen) |
Filing 51 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. MARILYN A. MOORES served on 3/21/2019. (Keane, Stephen) |
Filing 50 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. MARK A. JONES served on 3/21/2019. (Keane, Stephen) |
Filing 49 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. MARSHA OWEN HOWSER served on 3/22/2019. (Keane, Stephen) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
Filing 37 NOTICE of Appearance by Stephanie V. McGowan on behalf of Defendants LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA. (McGowan, Stephanie) |
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) |
Filing 35 MOTION Requesting Copies from Non Party A. Corley. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Envelope)(JRB) |
Filing 34 NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew J. Upchurch on behalf of Defendant MARION COUNTY, INDIANA. (Upchurch, Andrew) |
Filing 33 NOTICE of Parties' First Extension of Time, filed by Defendant SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony) |
Filing 32 NOTICE of Appearance by Anthony W. Overholt on behalf of Defendant SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony) |
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) |
Filing 30 BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support re #29 MOTION to Stay Class Certification Briefing , filed by Defendant LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony) |
Filing 29 MOTION to Stay Class Certification Briefing, filed by Defendant LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony) |
Filing 28 BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support re #27 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction , filed by Defendant LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony) |
Filing 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction , filed by Defendant LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony) |
Filing 26 BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support re #25 MOTION to Transfer Case , filed by Defendant LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony) |
Filing 25 MOTION to Transfer Case , filed by Defendant LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony) |
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) |
Filing 23 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction , filed by Defendant MARION COUNTY, INDIANA. (Morgan, Donald) |
Filing 22 NOTICE of Appearance by Donald Eugene Morgan on behalf of Defendant MARION COUNTY, INDIANA. (Morgan, Donald) |
Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Anthony W. Overholt on behalf of Defendant LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA. (Overholt, Anthony) |
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) |
Filing 19 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. (DeLaney, Kathleen) |
Filing 18 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. (DeLaney, Kathleen) |
Filing 17 RETURN of Personal Service, filed by All Plaintiffs. LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA served on 2/8/2019. (DeLaney, Kathleen) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
Filing 10 MAGISTRATE JUDGE's NOTICE of Availability to Exercise Jurisdiction issued. (JRB) |
Filing 9 Summons Issued as to LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, MARION COUNTY, INDIANA, SCOTT COUNTY, INDIANA. (JRB) |
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) |
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) |
Filing 6 ***PLEASE DISERGARD. WITHDRAW 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). |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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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