Renne v. NextEra Energy, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: James Renne
Defendant: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, Jane Doe NextEra 1-5, NextEra Energy Constructors LLC, NextEra Energy Capital Holdings LLC, NextEra Energy Project Management LLC, NextEra Energy, Inc., NextEra Energy Operating Services LLC, Soldier Creek Wind LLC, Jane Doe NextEra subsidiaries 1-5, NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc. and NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
Petitioner: Jackson County, Kansas, Keith Kelly, Dan Brenner and Mark Pruett
Case Number: 5:2021cv04032
Filed: May 18, 2021
Court: US District Court for the District of Kansas
Presiding Judge: Angel D Mitchell
Referring Judge: Holly L Teeter
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Property Damage
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on October 11, 2023. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
October 11, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 150 NOTICE OF DOCKET TEXT MODIFICATION by Deputy Clerk regarding #149 Notice of Service: a corrected Notice of Service was attached to the entry as well as this annotation for noticing purposes only. (jal)
October 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 149 NOTICE OF SERVICE by Jackson County, Kansas of Subpoena Responses (Hendricks, Lee) (Additional attachment(s) added on 10/11/2023: #1 Notice of Service) (jal). Modified on 10/11/2023 to make original attachment private and add corrected attachment. (jal)
September 25, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 148 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. Plaintiff's Objection or Appeal of the Magistrate Judge's Order (Doc. #127 ) is overruled. The Motion to Amend (Doc. #101 ) is denied. Signed by District Judge Holly L. Teeter on 9/25/2023. (mam)
September 25, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 147 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE by Lee Hendricks on behalf of Movants Jackson County, Kansas, Keith Kelly, Dan Brenner, and Mark Pruett. (jsh)
September 12, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 146 AMENDED NOTICE by Defendant Soldier Creek Wind LLC of taking deposition of James Renne on September 29, 2023 (Olthoff, Mark)
September 4, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 145 NOTICE of Depositions and Subpoenas by James Renne (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Subpoena, #2 Exhibit Subpoena, #3 Exhibit Subpoena)(Renne, James)
September 4, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 144 NOTICE of Depositions and Subpoenas by James Renne (Attachments: #1 Exhibit List, #2 Exhibit Notice of Depositions 30(b)(6), #3 Exhibit Subpoena Duces Tecum SCW, #4 Exhibit Subpoena Duces Tecum NEER, #5 Exhibit Subpoena Duces Tecum NEPM, #6 Appendix A (SCW), #7 Appendix B (SCW), #8 Appendix A (NEER), #9 Appendix B (NEER), #10 Appendix A (NEPM), #11 Appendix B (NEPM), #12 Exhibit Subpoena, #13 Exhibit Subpoena, #14 Exhibit Subpoena, #15 Exhibit Subpoena, #16 Exhibit Subpoena, #17 Exhibit Subpoena, #18 Exhibit Subpoena, #19 Exhibit Subpoena, #20 Appendix A (JC), #21 Exhibit Subpoena, #22 Exhibit Subpoena, #23 Exhibit Subpoena)(Renne, James)
August 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 143 RESPONSE by Defendant Soldier Creek Wind LLC re #127 Motion for Review, Defendant's Response in Opposition to Plaintiff's Objection or Appeal of the Magistrate Judge's Order or Recommendation under Rule 72(a) or 72(b) (Olthoff, Mark)
August 25, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 142 NOTICE of Withdrawal of Notices and Subpoenas by James Renne re #134 Notice to Take Deposition, #138 Notice to Take Deposition, #136 Notice to Take Deposition, #137 Notice to Take Deposition, #132 Notice to Take Deposition, #139 Notice to Take Deposition, #135 Notice to Take Deposition, #140 Notice to Take Deposition, #133 Notice to Take Deposition (Renne, James)
August 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 141 ORDER granting in part and denying in part #131 Joint Motion to Clarify or Amend Amended Scheduling Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 8/23/2023. (kas)
August 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 140 NOTICE by Plaintiff James Renne of taking deposition of Orin Shaker on 9/13/23 (Renne, James)
August 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 139 NOTICE by Plaintiff James Renne of taking deposition of John Di Donato on 9/12/23 (Renne, James)
August 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 138 NOTICE by Plaintiff James Renne of taking deposition of Spencer Jenkins on 9/11/23 (Renne, James)
August 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 137 NOTICE by Plaintiff James Renne of taking deposition of David DJ Gleason on 8/30/23 (Renne, James)
August 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 136 NOTICE by Plaintiff James Renne of taking deposition of Mark Trumbauer on 8/30/23 (Renne, James)
August 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 135 NOTICE by Plaintiff James Renne of taking deposition of Marc Woods on 8/30/23 (Renne, James)
August 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 134 NOTICE by Plaintiff James Renne of taking deposition of Kim Austin on 8/29/23 (Renne, James)
August 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 133 NOTICE by Plaintiff James Renne of taking deposition of Ryan Legge on 8/29/23 (Renne, James)
August 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 132 NOTICE by Plaintiff James Renne of taking deposition of Soldier Creek Wind, LLC, NEER, NEPM on 8/28/23 (Attachments: #1 Appendix, #2 Appendix, #3 Appendix, #4 Appendix, #5 Appendix, #6 Appendix, #7 Appendix, #8 Appendix, #9 Appendix)(Renne, James)
August 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 131 Joint Motion to Clarify or Amend Amended Scheduling Order by Defendant Soldier Creek Wind LLC (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Olthoff, Mark)
August 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 130 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Defendant's Answers to Plaintiff's Second Interrogatories by Soldier Creek Wind LLC. (Olthoff, Mark)
August 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 129 ORDER re #127 MOTION for Review. Any response is due August 29, 2023. Because reply briefs are not authorized by the federal or local rules as to objections to rulings by magistrate judges, no reply brief is permitted. Signed by District Judge Holly L. Teeter on 8/16/2023. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.)(md)
August 16, 2023 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF DOCKET TEXT MODIFICATION by Deputy Clerk regarding #127 : the entry has been corrected to reflect a Motion for Review of #113 Memorandum and Order. (ca)
August 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 128 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE by attorney Timothy J. Sear as to Soldier Creek Wind LLC (Sear, Timothy)
August 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 127 MOTION for Review by James Renne re #113 Order on Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A(1), #2 Exhibit A(2), #3 Exhibit A(3), #4 Exhibit B, #5 Exhibit C, #6 Exhibit D, #7 Exhibit E)(Renne, James) Modified event and title on 8/16/2023 (ca).
August 11, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 126 AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER: granting #124 Motion to Amend Scheduling Order. Discovery deadline 11/22/2023. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 12/4/2023. Final Pretrial Conference set for 12/14/2023 at 01:30 PM by Telephone ADM - CONFERENCE LINE 1-888-363-4749 ACCESS CODE 3977627 before Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell. The deadlines apply in all three of the related cases. See Order for additional deadlines. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 8/11/2023. (ca)
August 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 125 NOTICE of Withdrawal of Notices and Subpoenas by James Renne re #118 Notice to Take Deposition, #119 Notice to Take Deposition, #116 Notice to Take Deposition, #117 Notice to Take Deposition, #114 Notice to Take Deposition, #115 Notice to Take Deposition (Renne, James)
August 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 124 Joint MOTION to Amend Scheduling Order by Defendant Soldier Creek Wind LLC (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Zeeck, Phillip)
August 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 123 STIPULATION REGARDING USE OF DISCOVERY MATERIALS by Soldier Creek Wind LLC. (Zeeck, Phillip)
August 4, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 122 ORDER ENTERED: Court advised the parties that it will take up any motion to compel that a party believes is warranted after the scheduled depositions are complete. Parties also raised the possibility of realigning the case schedules in the Renne and Bloom cases with the Stallbaumer case in order to allow discovery in all three cases to be completed by November 22, 2023. The court provided the parties with parameters to further meet and confer on this issue. See order for further details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 8/4/23. (msb)
August 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 121 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell: DISCOVERY HEARING held on 8/3/2023. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (ht)
August 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 120 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Second Supplemental Rule 26 Disclosures by Soldier Creek Wind LLC. (Zeeck, Phillip)
August 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 119 (WITHDRAWN Per #125 Notice) NOTICE by Plaintiff James Renne of taking deposition of Kim Austin on 8/11/23 (Renne, James) Modified on 8/8/2023 (kas).
August 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 118 (WITHDRAWN Per #125 Notice) NOTICE by Plaintiff James Renne of taking deposition of Mark Trumbauer on 8/11/23 (Renne, James) Modified on 8/8/2023 (kas).
August 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 117 (WITHDRAWN Per #125 Notice) NOTICE by Plaintiff James Renne of taking deposition of David Gleason on 8/10/23 (Renne, James) Modified on 8/8/2023 (kas).
August 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 116 (WITHDRAWN Per #125 Notice) NOTICE by Plaintiff James Renne of taking deposition of Marc Woods on 8/10/23 (Renne, James) Modified on 8/8/2023 (kas).
August 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 115 (WITHDRAWN Per #125 Notice) NOTICE by Plaintiff James Renne of taking deposition of Ryan Legge on 8/9/23 (Renne, James) Modified on 8/8/2023 (kas).
August 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 114 (WITHDRAWN Per #125 Notice) NOTICE by Plaintiff James Renne of taking deposition of Soldier Creek Wind, LLC, NEER, NEPM on 8/8/23 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Subpoena SCW, #2 Appendix SCW, #3 Exhibit Subpoena NEER, #4 Appendix NEER, #5 Exhibit Subpoena NEPM, #6 Appendix NEPM)(Renne, James) Modified on 8/8/2023 (kas).
July 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 113 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER denying #101 Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 7/31/2023. (kas)
July 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 112 ORDER granting 111 Motion for Discovery Hearing. The Discovery Hearing is set for 8/3/2023 at 3:30 PM via Telephone ADM - CONFERENCE LINE 1-888-363-4749; ACCESS CODE 3977627 before Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 7/31/2023. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (ht)
July 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 111 MOTION for Discovery Hearing. Via an email to the court on July 28, 2023, the parties moved the court to schedule a Discovery Hearing. (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (ht)
July 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 110 REPLY TO RESPONSE TO MOTION by Plaintiff James Renne re: #101 Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint,, (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Renne, James)
July 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 109 NOTICE of Withdrawal of Deposition Notices by Soldier Creek Wind LLC re #107 Notice to Take Deposition, #106 Notice to Take Deposition (Olthoff, Mark)
July 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 108 MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION by Defendant Soldier Creek Wind LLC re #101 MOTION for Leave to Amend Complaint re #35 Amended Complaint (Olthoff, Mark)
July 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 107 NOTICE by Defendant Soldier Creek Wind LLC of taking deposition of John Hodgson on August 4, 2023 (Olthoff, Mark)
July 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 106 NOTICE by Defendant Soldier Creek Wind LLC of taking deposition of James Renne on August 3, 2023 (Olthoff, Mark)
July 12, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 105 ORDER granting #104 Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Leave to File [Corrected] Exhibits 4(a), 4(b), and 4(c) to Motion For Leave to Amend Complaint (ECF 101). The clerk is directed to strike the original Exhibits 4(a), 4(b) and 4(c) to ECF 101 and add the corrected exhibits to the original entry at ECF 101. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 7/12/2023. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (bal)
July 11, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 104 UNOPPOSED MOTION for Leave to file Corrected Exhibits 4(a), 4(b), and 4(c) to #101 Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint by Plaintiff James Renne. (Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell.) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 4(a), #2 Exhibit 4(b), #3 Exhibit 4(c))(Renne, James)
July 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines as to #101 MOTION for Leave to Amend Complaint re #35 Amended Complaint . Response deadline 7/17/2023, Reply deadline 7/24/2023.(ca)
July 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 103 ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE. The court orders expedited briefing on #101 Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint. Response briefs are due by July 17, 2023. Plaintiff's reply brief is due by July 24, 2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 7/6/2023. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (bal)
July 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 102 ORDER striking #99 Motion to File Exhibits Under Seal and #100 Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint. As to the first-filed document, plaintiff did not comply with the procedure set forth in D. Kan. Rule 5.4.2. In the second-filed document, plaintiff filed exhibits in the public record that defendant reportedly designated as "Confidential," which violates the provision in the protective order requiring a "party that seeks to file any document containing Confidential Information" to "take appropriate action to ensure that the document receives proper protection from public disclosure." (ECF 79 Para. 7.) To the extent that plaintiff takes issue with defendant's confidentiality designations, Para. 8 of the protective order sets forth the procedure plaintiff must follow to challenge those confidentiality designations. But unless and until documents are de-designated, plaintiff is required to comply with Para. 7 of the protective order and D. Kan. Rule 5.4.2 in filing any such documents with the court. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 7/6/2023. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (bal)
July 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 101 MOTION for Leave to Amend Complaint re #35 Amended Complaint by Plaintiff James Renne (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Attachments: #1 Proposed Amended Complaint, #2 Exhibit 1(a), #3 Exhibit 1(b), #4 Exhibit 1(c), #5 Exhibit 2(a), #6 Exhibit 2(b), #7 Exhibit 3, #8 Stricken-Exhibit 4(a), #9 Stricken-Exhibit 4(b), #10 Stricken-Exhibit 4(c), #11 Exhibit 5, #12 Exhibit 6, #13 Exhibit 7, #14 Exhibit 8, #15 Exhibit 9, #16 Exhibit List)(Renne, James) (Modified on 7/12/2023 to add corrected exhibits and strike original exhibits per 105 Order: #17 Corrected Exhibit 4(a), #18 Corrected Exhibit 4(b), #19 Corrected Exhibit 4(c). (kao)
July 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 100 (STRICKEN per 102) -- MOTION for Leave to Amend Complaint re #35 Second Amended Complaint by Plaintiff James Renne. (Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell.) (Attachments: #1 Proposed Amended Complaint, #2 Exhibit List, #3 Exhibit 1(a), #4 Exhibit 1(b), #5 Exhibit 1(c), #6 Exhibit 2(a), #7 Exhibit 2(b), #8 Exhibit 3, #9 Proposed Sealed Document 4(a), #10 Proposed Sealed Document 4(b), #11 Proposed Sealed Document 4(c), #12 Exhibit 5, #13 Exhibit 6, #14 Exhibit 7, #15 Exhibit 8)(Renne, James) Modified on 7/6/2023. (mam)
July 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 99 (STRICKEN per 102) -- PROVISIONALLY SEALED MOTION to File Exhibits Under Seal by Plaintiff James Renne. (Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell.) (Attachments: #1 Proposed Sealed Document 4(a), #2 Proposed Sealed Document 4(b), #3 Proposed Sealed Document 4(c))(Renne, James) Modified on 7/6/2023. (mam)
June 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 98 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Defendant's Request for Entry onto Land by Soldier Creek Wind LLC. (Olthoff, Mark)
May 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 97 ORDER granting #96 Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion to Amend Scheduling Order seeking a 9-day extension of time to serve plaintiff's expert report and a corresponding 9-day extension of time for defendant to serve a responsive expert report. For good cause shown, the court extends plaintiff's expert report deadline to June 9, 2023, and a corresponding 9-day extension of time for defendant's responsive expert disclosures. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 5/31/2023. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (ht)
May 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 96 Unopposed MOTION to Amend Scheduling Order by Plaintiff James Renne (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Renne, James)
May 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 95 AFFIDAVIT of Service of Subpoena on Nemaha County, Kansas by Soldier Creek Wind LLC. (Zeeck, Phillip)
May 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 94 AFFIDAVIT of Service of Subpoena on City of Corning, Kansas by Soldier Creek Wind LLC. (Zeeck, Phillip)
April 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 93 ORDER denying #91 plaintiff's cross motion for a mutual extension of time to file Rule 37 discovery motions for both plaintiff and defendant to June 7, 2023. For the reasons set forth in the court's order denying Soldier Creek's motion (ECF #92 ), the court denies plaintiff's cross motion as unnecessary. If and when plaintiff ultimately files a Rule 37 discovery motion, the court will expect plaintiff to demonstrate in the motion itself that he acted with diligence in attempting to resolve the discovery dispute at issue within the 30-day period set forth in Rule 37.1(c). Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 4/19/2023. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (ht)
April 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 92 ORDER denying #90 Motion for Extension of Time for Filing a Rule 37 Discovery Motion. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on April 19, 2023. (mls)
April 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 91 RESPONSE re #90 Motion to Extend Time for Filing a Rule 37 Discovery Motion AND CROSS MOTION for Mutual Alternate Deadline of June 7, 2023, to File Rule 37 Discovery Motion by Plaintiff James Renne. (Renne, James) Modified on 4/19/2023, cross motion added. (mam)
April 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 90 MOTION for extension of time to file Rule 37.1(c) motion by Defendant Soldier Creek Wind LLC (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Zeeck, Phillip)
April 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 89 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of First Production of Documents by Soldier Creek Wind LLC. (Zeeck, Phillip)
April 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 88 FIRST AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER: granting #84 Motion to Amend Scheduling Order; granting 87 Motion to Amend Scheduling Order. Discovery deadline 9/12/2023. Dispositive motion deadline 11/13/2023. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 10/2/2023. Final Pretrial Conference set for 10/11/2023 at 11:00 AM via Telephone ADM - CONFERENCE LINE 1-888-363-4749 ACCESS CODE 3977627 before Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell. See Order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 4/7/2023. (jal)
April 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 87 JOINT ORAL MOTION to Amend Scheduling Order. Via an oral motion at the hearing on April 6, 2023, the parties jointly moved to amend the Scheduling Order, seeking to further extend the discovery deadline and the expert disclosures deadlines beyond what the parties requested in their Mutually Agreed Motion to Amend Scheduling Order. (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (ht)
April 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 86 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell: MOTION HEARING held on 4/6/2023 re #84 Joint MOTION to Amend Scheduling Order. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (ht)
March 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 85 ORDER Setting Hearing on Motion #84 Joint MOTION to Amend Scheduling Order by mutual agreement: Motion Hearing set for 4/6/2023 at 03:30 PM in Telephone ADM - CONFERENCE LINE 1-888-363-4749 ACCESS CODE 3977627 before Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 3/14/2013. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.)(ht)
March 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 84 Joint MOTION to Amend Scheduling Order by mutual agreement by Plaintiff James Renne (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Renne, James)
March 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 83 ORDER regarding ADR. Having reviewed the parties' confidential settlement reports, the court vacates the court-ordered mediation deadline of March 24, 2023. (ECF 70 paragraph 1, at 3.) The court encourages the parties to continue to explore the possibility of settlement and, if they have not resolved the case before the pretrial conference, the court will revisit the possibility of court-ordered ADR with them at that time. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 3/9/2023. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.)(ht)
February 4, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 82 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of First Set of Interrogatories by James Renne. (Renne, James)
February 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 81 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of First Set of Interrogatories and First Requests for Production of Documents to Plaintiff by Soldier Creek Wind LLC. (Olthoff, Mark)
January 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 80 ESI PROTOCOL ORDER granting #77 Joint Motion for Entry of Order Concerning a Protocol for Production of Electronically Stored Information ("ESI"). With minor, non-substantive revisions, the court enters the proposed ESI protocol submitted by the parties. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 1/31/2023. (bal)
January 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 79 PROTECTIVE ORDER granting #76 Joint Motion for Entry of Protective Order. With minor, non-substantive revisions, the court enters the proposed order submitted by the parties. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 1/27/2023. (bal)
January 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 78 EXHIBIT in Support of #77 Joint MOTION for Order Concerning a Protocol for Production of Electronically Stored Information by Soldier Creek Wind LLC. (Olthoff, Mark) (Modified on 1/27/2023 to correct title per counsel; incorrect event used. (heo))
January 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 77 Joint MOTION for Order Concerning a Protocol for Production of Electronically Stored Information by Defendant Soldier Creek Wind LLC (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Olthoff, Mark)
January 27, 2023 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF DOCKET TEXT MODIFICATION by Deputy Clerk: Per counsel request, document #78 corrected from Stipulation to Exhibit in Support of #77 Motion. (heo)
January 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 76 Joint MOTION for Protective Order by Defendant Soldier Creek Wind LLC (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Olthoff, Mark)
January 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 75 NOTICE of Defendant's Identification of Parties to Whom Fault May Be Compared by Soldier Creek Wind LLC (Olthoff, Mark)
December 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 74 NOTICE OF SERVICE by James Renne of Subpoena (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Subpoena, #2 Exhibit Appendix A)(Renne, James)
December 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 73 NOTICE OF SERVICE by James Renne of Subpoena (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Subpoena, #2 Exhibit Appendix A)(Renne, James)
December 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 72 ORDER denying without prejudice 71 Joint Motion Requesting the Entry of a Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 12/30/2022. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (kas)
December 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 71 Joint Motion Requesting the Entry of a Protective Order. In accordance with the Guidelines for Agreed Protective Orders, the parties jointly moved for the entry of a protective order by emailing a copy of their proposed order to the Magistrate Judge's chambers on December 23, 2022. (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (bal)
December 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 70 SCHEDULING ORDER: estimated trial time 5 days. Mediation Notice or Confidential Settlement Report Due to Magistrate Judge on 2/3/2023. Mediation deadline 3/24/2023. Discovery deadline 5/12/2023. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 6/2/2023. Final Pretrial Conference set for 6/12/2023 at 11:00 AM in Telephone ADM - CONFERENCE LINE 1-888-363-4749; ACCESS CODE 3977627 before Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell. Dispositive motion deadline 7/12/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 12/12/2022. (ht)
December 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 69 MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell: SCHEDULING CONFERENCE held on 12/12/2022. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (ht)
November 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 68 INITIAL ORDER REGARDING PLANNING AND SCHEDULING: Scheduling Conference set for 12/12/2022 at 10:00 AM in Telephone ADM - CONFERENCE LINE 1-888-363-4749 ACCESS CODE 3977627 before Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell. Rule 26 Planning Conference Deadline 11/21/2022. Rule 26 Initial Disclosures Deadline set for 12/2/2022. Proposed Scheduling Order Deadline 12/2/2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 11/2/2022. (ht)
October 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 67 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER denying #60 Motion to Amend Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 10/31/2022. (kas)
October 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 66 REPLY TO RESPONSE TO MOTION by Plaintiff James Renne re: #60 Motion to Amend Complaint, (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Renne, James)
September 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 65 RESPONSE by Defendant Soldier Creek Wind LLC re #60 Motion for Leave to File Third Amended Complaint. (Sear, Timothy)
September 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 64 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE by Phillip James Richard Zeeck on behalf of Soldier Creek Wind LLC (Zeeck, Phillip)
September 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 63 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE by Mark A. Olthoff on behalf of Soldier Creek Wind LLC (Olthoff, Mark)
September 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 62 ORDER granting #61 Agreed Motion for Extension of Time for Defendant to Respond to Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Third Amended Complaint. Defendant Soldier Creek Wind LLC shall have until September 21, 2022, to respond to Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Amend to File Third Amended Complaint. Plaintiff James Renne shall have until October 17, 2022, to file his reply in support of his motion. The court cautions the parties that, given this protracted briefing schedule, the court will be highly disinclined to grant any further extensions of these deadlines. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 9/9/2022. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (ht)
September 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 61 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time as to #60 MOTION to Amend Complaint re #35 Amended Complaint Second Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiffs Motion for Leave to File Third Amended Complaint by Defendant Soldier Creek Wind LLC (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Sear, Timothy)
August 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 60 MOTION to Amend Complaint re #35 Second Amended Complaint by Plaintiff James Renne. (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Attachments: #1 Proposed Amended Complaint, #2 Exhibit List, #3 Exhibit A, #4 Exhibit B, #5 Exhibit C, #6 Exhibit D, #7 Exhibit E, #8 Exhibit F, #9 Exhibit G, #10 Exhibit H)(Renne, James)
August 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 59 ANSWER to #35 Second Amended Complaint by Soldier Creek Wind LLC. (Sear, Timothy)
August 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 58 ORDER granting #57 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time for Defendant Soldier Creek Wind LLC to Respond to Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint. Soldier Creek Wind LLC shall answer or otherwise respond to the amended complaint by August 23, 2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 8/3/2022. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (amh)
August 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 57 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #35 Second Amended Complaint by Defendant Soldier Creek Wind LLC. (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Sear, Timothy)
July 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 56 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. The Court dismisses NextEra Defendants because they are not the owner or operator of the project, and because NEC and NECH are not subject to personal jurisdiction of this Court. The Court strikes Plaintiff's putative class claim and dismisses his claim for inverse condemnation. However, Plaintiff has stated a nuisance claim against Soldier Creek. The remaining parties are Plaintiff and Defendant Soldier Creek, and the surviving claim is a claim for nuisance. Defendants NEC, NEOS, NEPM, and Soldier Creek's Motion to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint for Failure to State a Claim (Doc. #40 ) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Defendants NEE, NECH, and NEER's Motion to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction and Failure to State a Claim (Doc #42 ) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Signed by District Judge Holly L. Teeter on 7/25/2022. (mam)
June 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 55 ORDER denying without prejudice #54 motion for judicial notice. Plaintiff has requested the Court take judicial notice of criminal proceedings in another state against a subsidiary of Defendants not named in this action for conduct not clearly related to the civil claims in this case. More specifically, Plaintiff contends it is "axiomatic" that if Defendants' subsidiary is willing to commit criminal violations related to eagle killings, then Defendants must also be willing to ignore their legal obligations in this case. But the relevance of this information is less clear to the Court, nor is it clear that such evidence would be otherwise admissible under the Federal Rules of Evidence. More importantly, it is unclear how Plaintiff believes the Court should use this information given that it does not appear relevant to the pending motions to dismiss. The Court's focus in this case will be on the specific legal claims made, not generally on the conduct of any party. To the extent Plaintiff later finds a relevant evidentiary use for this information, he may rely on it or seek appropriate relief. But the Court discerns no need to take judicial notice of this information at this time. Signed by District Judge Holly L. Teeter on 6/3/2022. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.)(md)
June 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 54 NOTICE of Motion for Judicial Notice by James Renne (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Renne, James)
April 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 53 REPLY TO RESPONSE TO MOTION by Defendants NextEra Energy Constructors LLC, NextEra Energy Operating Services LLC, NextEra Energy Project Management LLC, Soldier Creek Wind LLC re: #40 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, NextEra Defendants' CORRECTED Reply In Support of Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint (Sear, Timothy)
April 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 52 ORDER granting #51 MOTION to Amend/Correct #49 Reply to Response to Motion. Plaintiff has informed chambers via email that he does not oppose this motion. Accordingly, Defendants are instructed to file the corrected reply brief as a separate docket entry. The Court strikes Doc. 49 from the record. Signed by District Judge Holly L. Teeter on 4/27/2022. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (md)
April 19, 2022 Opinion or Order MOTION REFERRAL to Magistrate Judge REMOVED as to: #51 MOTION to Amend/Correct #49 Reply to Response to Motion, Motion for Leave to File Corrected Reply In Support of Motion to Dismiss 2nd Amended Complaint. The motion will be resolved by the District Judge.(bal)
April 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 51 MOTION to Amend/Correct #49 Reply to Response to Motion, Motion for Leave to File Corrected Reply In Support of Motion to Dismiss 2nd Amended Complaint by Defendants NextEra Energy Constructors LLC, NextEra Energy Operating Services LLC, NextEra Energy Project Management LLC, Soldier Creek Wind LLC (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Corrected Reply Brief re NextEra MTD 2nd Amended Complaint)(Sear, Timothy)
April 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 50 REPLY TO RESPONSE TO MOTION by Defendants NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, NextEra Energy, Inc. re: #42 Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction, (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Nadine Guagliano Declaration, #2 Exhibit 2 - Marc Woods Declaration, #3 Exhibit 3 - Ryan Legge Declaration, #4 Exhibit 4 - Holly Long Declaration)(Sear, Timothy)
April 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 49 REPLY TO RESPONSE TO MOTION by Defendants NextEra Energy Constructors LLC, NextEra Energy Operating Services LLC, NextEra Energy Project Management LLC, Soldier Creek Wind LLC re: #40 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, (Sear, Timothy)
April 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 48 ORDER granting #47 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Reply as to #40 and #42 Motions to Dismiss. Reply deadline is on or before 4/18/2022. Signed by District Judge Holly L. Teeter on 4/7/2022. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (md)
April 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 47 UNOPPOSED MOTION for Extension of Time to File Reply as to #40 and #42 Motions to Dismiss by Defendants NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., NextEra Energy Constructors LLC, NextEra Energy Operating Services LLC, NextEra Energy Project Management LLC, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, NextEra Energy, Inc., Soldier Creek Wind LLC. (Sear, Timothy) Modified on 4/7/2022 to link to #40 / #42 and re-titled. (mam)
April 6, 2022 Opinion or Order MOTION REFERRAL to Magistrate Judge REMOVED as to: #47 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Reply as to #46 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion,,, Defendants' Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply in Support of their Motions to Dismiss [40, 42]. The motion will be resolved by the District Judge.(bal)
March 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 46 MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION by Plaintiff James Renne re #40 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint for Failure to State a Claim, #42 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction COMBINED (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of James Renne, #2 Affidavit Declaration of Casey Bloom, #3 Exhibit Ex. A, #4 Ex. B, #5 Ex. C, #6 Ex. D, #7 Ex. E, #8 Ex. F, #9 Ex. G, #10 Ex. H, #11 Ex. I, #12 Ex. J, #13 Ex. K, #14 Ex. L, #15 Ex. M, #16 Ex. N, #17 Ex. O, #18 Ex. P, #19 Ex. Q, #20 Ex. R, #21 Ex. R.1, #22 Ex. S, #23 Ex. T, #24 Ex. U, #25 Ex. V, #26 Ex. W, #27 Ex. X, #28 Ex. Y)(Renne, James)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 45 ORDER granting #44 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #40 and #42 Motions to Dismiss. Response deadline is on or before 3/18/2022. Reply deadline is on or before 4/11/2022. Signed by District Judge Holly L. Teeter on 3/4/2022. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (md)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 44 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #40 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint for Failure to State a Claim, #42 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction by Plaintiff James Renne. (Renne, James)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order MOTION REFERRAL to Magistrate Judge REMOVED as to: #44 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #40 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint for Failure to State a Claim, #42 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. The motion will be resolved by the District Judge. (kks)
February 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 43 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT of #42 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction by Defendants NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, NextEra Energy, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Declaration of Melissa Plotsky, #2 Exhibit 2 - Development Agmt between Nemaha County and Soldier Creek Wind, #3 Exhibit 3 - Term Sheet - Develop Commitments, #4 Exhibit List Index of Exhibits)(Sear, Timothy)
February 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 42 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction by Defendants NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, NextEra Energy, Inc. (Sear, Timothy)
February 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 41 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT of #40 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint for Failure to State a Claim by Defendants NextEra Energy Constructors LLC, NextEra Energy Operating Services LLC, NextEra Energy Project Management LLC, Soldier Creek Wind LLC (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Declaration of Melissa Plotsky, #2 Exhibit 2 - Development Agmt between Nemaha County and Soldier Creek Wind, #3 Exhibit 3 - Term Sheet - Develop Commitments, #4 Exhibit List Index of Exhibits)(Sear, Timothy)
February 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 40 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint for Failure to State a Claim by Defendants NextEra Energy Constructors LLC, NextEra Energy Operating Services LLC, NextEra Energy Project Management LLC, Soldier Creek Wind LLC (Sear, Timothy)
February 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER granting #38 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Camellia Noriega for Defendants NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., NextEra Energy Constructors LLC, NextEra Energy Operating Services LLC, NextEra Energy Project Management LLC, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, NextEra Energy, Inc., and Soldier Creek Wind LLC pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 83.5.4 for purposes of this case only. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 2/3/2022. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (jsh)
February 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 38 MOTION for attorney Camellia Noriega to appear pro hac vice ( Pro hac vice fee $50, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-5703594.) by Defendants NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., NextEra Energy Constructors LLC, NextEra Energy Operating Services LLC, NextEra Energy Project Management LLC, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, NextEra Energy, Inc., Soldier Creek Wind LLC (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Camellia Noriega Affidavit in Support of Pro Hac Vice Motion, #2 ECF Registration Form Kansas Electronic Registration form - Camellia Noriega)(Sear, Timothy)
January 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER granting #36 Defendants' Agreed Motion for Extension of Time for Defendants to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint. The court grants the motion as unopposed and extends the deadline for defendants to answer or otherwise respond to plaintiff's second amended complaint to February 17, 2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 1/26/2022. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (bh)
January 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 36 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #35 Amended Complaint by Defendants NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., NextEra Energy Constructors LLC, NextEra Energy Operating Services LLC, NextEra Energy Project Management LLC, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, NextEra Energy, Inc., Soldier Creek Wind LLC (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Sear, Timothy)
January 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by James Renne. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E)(Renne, James)
January 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER denying as moot #31 , #32 Plaintiff's Motions to Amend the Complaint and granting as unopposed #33 Plaintiff's Motion to Amend the Complaint. Plaintiff shall file his second amended complaint (ECF 33-1) as a separate docket entry in this case by January 20, 2022. Because they apply to a pleading that will be superseded by plaintiff's second amended complaint, the court denies as moot #24 Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim and #26 Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 1/18/2022. (bh)
January 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 Consent MOTION for Leave to Amend Complaint re #9 Amended Complaint CORRECTED by Plaintiff James Renne (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Attachments: #1 Proposed Amended Complaint, #2 Ex A, #3 Ex B, #4 Ex C, #5 Ex D, #6 Ex E)(Renne, James)
January 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 32 Consent MOTION for Leave to Amend Complaint re #9 Amended Complaint See Dkt # 31 for Second Amd Complaint by Plaintiff James Renne (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Renne, James)
January 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 31 Consent MOTION to Amend Complaint re #9 Amended Complaint Second by Plaintiff James Renne (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Attachments: #1 Ex D, #2 Ex E, #3 Ex A, #4 Ex B, #5 Ex C)(Renne, James)
January 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 30 RESPONSE by Plaintiff James Renne re #26 Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction, #24 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Renne, James)
December 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER granting #28 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response and Reply as to #24 and #26 Motions to Dismiss. Response deadline is on or before 1/14/2022. Reply deadline is on or before 2/11/2022. Signed by District Judge Holly L. Teeter on 12/21/2021. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (md)
December 21, 2021 Opinion or Order MOTION REFERRAL to Magistrate Judge REMOVED as to: #28 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response and Reply as to #25 Memorandum in Support of Motion #26 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. The motion will be resolved by the District Judge.(bh)
December 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 28 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response and Reply as to #24 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM, #25 Memorandum in Support of Motion, #26 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction and Failure to State a Claim, #27 Memorandum in Support of Motion, by Plaintiff James Renne (Renne, James)
December 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 27 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT of #26 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction and Failure to State a Claim by Defendants NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, NextEra Energy, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Declaration of Melissa Plotsky, #2 Exhibit 2 - Development Agmt - Nemaha County and Soldier Creek Wind Farm, #3 Exhibit 3 - Term Sheet - Developer Commitments (Soldier Creek Wind Farm Project), #4 Exhibit List Index of Exhibits to Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction)(Sear, Timothy)
December 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 26 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction and Failure to State a Claim by Defendants NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, NextEra Energy, Inc. (Sear, Timothy)
December 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT of #24 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants NextEra Energy Constructors LLC, NextEra Energy Operating Services LLC, NextEra Energy Project Management LLC, Soldier Creek Wind LLC (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Declaration of Melissa Plotsky, #2 Exhibit 2 - Development Agmt - Nemaha County and Soldier Creek Wind Farm, #3 Exhibit 3 - Term Sheet - Developer Commitments (Soldier Creek Wind Farm Project), #4 Exhibit List Index of Exhibits to Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State Claim)(Sear, Timothy)
December 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants NextEra Energy Constructors LLC, NextEra Energy Operating Services LLC, NextEra Energy Project Management LLC, Soldier Creek Wind LLC (Sear, Timothy)
October 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE by Timothy J. Sear on behalf of NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc., NextEra Energy Constructors LLC, NextEra Energy Operating Services LLC, NextEra Energy Project Management LLC, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, NextEra Energy, Inc., Soldier Creek Wind LLC. (Sear, Timothy)
October 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER granting #21 Motion to Withdraw #12 Application for Clerk's Entry of Default. The court grants the motion and finds as moot #12 Plaintiff's Application for Clerk's Entry of Default. The clerk's office need not take any action on this application. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 10/12/2021. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (bh)
October 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 MOTION to Withdraw #12 Application for Clerks Entry of Default by Plaintiff James Renne (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Renne, James)
October 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Soldier Creek Wind LLC. Soldier Creek Wind LLC waiver sent on 10/11/2021, answer due 12/10/2021. (Sear, Timothy)
October 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by NextEra Energy, Inc.. NextEra Energy, Inc. waiver sent on 10/11/2021, answer due 12/10/2021. (Sear, Timothy)
October 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. NextEra Energy Resources, LLC waiver sent on 10/11/2021, answer due 12/10/2021. (Sear, Timothy)
October 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by NextEra Energy Project Management LLC. NextEra Energy Project Management LLC waiver sent on 10/11/2021, answer due 12/10/2021. (Sear, Timothy)
October 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by NextEra Energy Operating Services LLC. NextEra Energy Operating Services LLC waiver sent on 10/11/2021, answer due 12/10/2021. (Sear, Timothy)
October 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by NextEra Energy Constructors LLC. NextEra Energy Constructors LLC waiver sent on 10/11/2021, answer due 12/10/2021. (Sear, Timothy)
October 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc.. NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc. waiver sent on 10/11/2021, answer due 12/10/2021. (Sear, Timothy)
October 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED -- USPS Mail by James Renne upon All Defendants (Attachments: #1 Ex. A-Declaration, #2 Ex. B-USPS Receipt, #3 Ex. C-USPS Tracking for Summonses, #4 Ex. D-USPS Return Receipt & Tracking)(Renne, James)
September 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 APPLICATION FOR CLERKS ENTRY OF DEFAULT by James Renne. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Substitute Exhibit D)(Renne, James)
September 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 NOTICE of Errata by James Renne re #10 Certificate of Service, to Substitute Exhibit D (Attachments: #1 Substitute Exhibit D)(Renne, James)
September 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Amended Complaint and Summonses by James Renne re Summons Issued, #9 Amended Complaint (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Declaration of James Renne, #2 Exhibit B - USPS Receipt, #3 Exhibit C - Delivery Confirm (AmdComplnt-Summonses), #4 Exhibit D - Delivery Confirm (RtnReceiptGreenCard))(Renne, James)
August 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by James Renne. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Renne, James)
August 11, 2021 Opinion or Order SUMMONS ISSUED as to NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc., NextEra Energy Constructors LLC, NextEra Energy Operating Services LLC, NextEra Energy Project Management LLC, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, NextEra Energy, Inc., Soldier Creek Wind LLC. (issued to Attorney for service) (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry) (jsh)
August 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER granting #7 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Blair K. Drazic for Plaintiff James Renne pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 83.5.4 for purposes of this case only. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 8/10/2021. Mailed to pro se party James Renne by regular mail. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (jsh)
August 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MOTION for attorney Blair Drazic to appear pro hac vice ( Pro hac vice fee $50, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-5556401.) by Plaintiff James Renne (referred to Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Declaration, #2 ECF Registration Form)(Renne, James)
June 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER Regarding #5 Plaintiff's Response to the Show Cause Order. Plaintiff has submitted a proposed amended complaint in response to the show-cause order and asks that it replace the complaint. That request is denied. The applicable procedural rules and this district's standard practices regarding electronic filing do not contemplate replacing a pleading with a subsequent pleading. Rather, plaintiff may amend as a matter of course pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1). The amended complaint alleges subject-matter jurisdiction, and so the court will not recommend dismissal. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 6/3/2021. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.)(bh)
June 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 RESPONSE re #4 Order to Show Cause, by Plaintiff James Renne (Attachments: #1 Amended Complaint, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B)(Renne, James)
May 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: The court orders plaintiff to show cause in writing on or before June 1, 2021, why the court should not recommend that the district judge dismiss this case without prejudice. Show Cause Response due by 6/1/2021. Signed by Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell on 5/25/2021.Mailed to pro se party James Renne by regular mail. (ht)
May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 DESIGNATION OF PLACE OF TRIAL by James Renne re #1 Complaint (attorney), Notice of Deficiency Trial Designation in Kansas City, KS (Renne, James) Modified on 5/20/2021 to correct title as incorrect event used (ca).
May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY - Designation of place of trial is missing. The filing party/attorney is directed to correct the deficiency immediately. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (jsh)
May 18, 2021 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF JUDGE ASSIGNMENT: Case assigned to District Judge Holly L. Teeter and Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell for all proceedings. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (jsh)
May 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET by Plaintiff James Renne. (Renne, James)
May 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT with trial location of Topeka ( Filing fee $402, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-5491635.), filed by James Renne. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B)(Renne, James)

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