Bruce et al v. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana Community And Technical Colleges et al
Plaintiff: Ronneka Smith, Willie Brown and Lee Em Bruce
Defendant: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana Community And Technical Colleges and Monty Sullivan
Case Number: 2:2018cv11393
Filed: November 19, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Presiding Judge: Barry W Ashe
Referring Judge: Joseph C Wilkinson
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 12101
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 40 ORDER granting #38 Joint MOTION to Continue Trial. IT IS ORDERED that the Motion is hereby GRANTED. A telephone scheduling conference will be held with Case Manager, Kimberly County, on January 31, 2019, at 9:30 a.m. to select new trial and pretrial dates. The Court shall initiate the call. Signed by Judge Barry W Ashe on 1/17/2019.(sa)
January 16, 2019 Filing 39 Correction of Docket Entry by Clerk re #38 Joint MOTION to Continue Trial. ****Filing attorney should have selected 'Yes' at the question 'Is this an Exparte/Consent Motion Y/N?'. Exparte/Consent Motions are not set for submission. Clerk modified docket text to reflect 'Exparte' and remove submission date.** (clc)
January 15, 2019 Filing 38 EXPARTE/CONSENT Joint MOTION to Continue Trial by All Parties. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Submission, #2 Proposed Order)(Andrishok, John) Modified on 1/16/2019 (clc).
January 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER granting #36 Motion to Enroll as Counsel of Record for Attorney Emily A. Westermeier for Willie Brown, Lee Em Bruce, and Ronneka Smith. Signed by Judge Barry W Ashe on 1/10/2019. (jeg)
January 10, 2019 Filing 36 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION to Enroll as Counsel of Record Emily A. Westermeier by Willie Brown, Lee Em Bruce, Ronneka Smith. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Bizer, Andrew)
December 14, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 35 SCHEDULING ORDER: Final Pretrial Conference set for 10/9/2019 09:00 AM before Judge Barry W Ashe. Jury Trial set for 10/28/2019 09:00 AM before Judge Barry W Ashe. All discovery must be completed by 9/27/2019. Signed by Judge Barry W Ashe. (Attachments: #1 Pretrial Notice Form)(kac)
November 29, 2018 Filing 34 NOTICE of Hearing. Scheduling Conference set for 12/14/2018 09:15 AM before case manager by telephone. By Clerk. (kac)
November 23, 2018 Filing 33 Case transferred in from District of Louisiana Middle; Case Number 3:18-cv-00012. Electronic file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received (mmv)
November 19, 2018 Filing 32 JUDGMENT : This lawsuit is hereby dismissed from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana and is TRANSFERRED. Motions #23 MOTION to Transfer Case to Eastern District of Louisiana is GRANTED. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 11/19/2018. (ELW) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
November 19, 2018 Filing 31 RULING : GRANTING this case shall be TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana #23 MOTION to Transfer Case to Eastern District of Louisiana filed by Monty Sullivan, The Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 11/19/2018. (ELW) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
October 15, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER granting #29 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Marc P. Florman is withdrawn. Signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes on 10/15/2018. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (BLR) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
October 12, 2018 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #29 Ex Parte MOTION for Marc P. Florman to Withdraw as Attorney . This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (ELW) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
October 11, 2018 Filing 29 Ex Parte MOTION for Marc P. Florman to Withdraw as Attorney by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Florman, Marc) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
August 20, 2018 Filing 28 NOTICE of Name Change by Willie Brown (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Indiana Court Order on Name Change Petition)(Florman, Marc) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
June 15, 2018 Filing 27 MEMORANDUM in Opposition to #23 MOTION to Transfer Case to Eastern District of Louisiana filed by Lee Em Bruce, Ronneka Smith, Willie Brown. (Florman, Marc) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
June 7, 2018 Filing 26 ANSWER to #22 First Amended Complaint by Monty Sullivan, The Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges.(EDC) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
June 7, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER granting #24 MOTION for Leave to File Answer to #22 First Amended Complaint for showing of excusable neglect. The clerk's office is directed to file R. Doc. 24-2 into the record. Signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes on 6/7/2018. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (BLR) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
June 4, 2018 Filing 24 MOTION for Leave to File Answer to First Amended Complaint by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Attachment, #2 Proposed Pleading;)(Andrishok, John) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
June 4, 2018 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #24 MOTION for Leave to File Answer to First Amended Complaint . This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (ELW) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
May 25, 2018 Filing 23 MOTION to Transfer Case to Eastern District of Louisiana by Monty Sullivan, The Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Exhibit 1 - Affidavit of Arnel Cosey, #3 Exhibit 2 - Affidavit of Joseph Williams, #4 Exhibit 3 - Affidavit of Gretchen Peoples, #5 Exhibit 4 - Office of Disability Services Flyer (Delgado Website), #6 Exhibit 5(a) - Financial Aid Contact Page (Delgado Website), #7 Exhibit 5(b) - Delgado Answer Center Contact Page (Delgado Website), #8 Exhibit 6 - Eastern District Filing, #9 Exhibit 7 - US Courts Caseload Statistics (December 31, 2017))(Evans, James) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
May 17, 2018 Filing 22 FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by Lee Em Bruce, Ronneka Smith.(ELW) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
May 17, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER granting #16 MOTION for Leave to File First Amended Complaint filed by Lee Em Bruce, Ronneka Smith. [16-3] Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint shall be filed into the record in this matter. Signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes on 05/17/2018. (EWD) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
May 9, 2018 Filing 20 MEMORANDUM in Opposition to #16 MOTION for Leave to File First Amended Complaint filed by All Defendants. (Andrishok, John) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
May 2, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER: Plaintiffs' #18 Ex Parte Motion to Substitute Pleading is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. To the extent that Plaintiffs seek to strike their previously filed Motion and Incorporated Memorandum to Expedite Hearing on Plaintiffs' #17 Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint, the Motion is DENIED. To the extent Plaintiffs seek to substitute R. Docs. 18-2, 18-3 and 18-4 in the place of R. Docs. 17 and 17-1, the Motion is GRANTED and the clerk's office is instructed to substitute R. Docs. 18-2, 18-3 and 18-4 in the place of R. Docs. 17 and 17-1. Following the substitution, Plaintiffs' Motion to Expedite Hearing on Plaintiffs' #17 Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint is GRANTED. Defendants shall have seven (7) days from the date of this Order to file a response, if any, to Plaintiffs' #16 Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes on 5/2/2018. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (BLR) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
April 30, 2018 Filing 18 Ex Parte MOTION to Substitute Pleading Motion to Expedite Hearing by Lee Em Bruce, Ronneka Smith. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Pleading; Proposed Order on Motion to Substitute, #2 Proposed Pleading; Motion to Expedite, #3 Proposed Pleading; Memorandum in Support, #4 Proposed Pleading; Proposed Order on Motion to Expedite)(Florman, Marc) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
April 30, 2018 Filing 17 MOTION and Incorporated Memorandum to Expedite Hearing on #16 MOTION for Leave to File First Amended Complaint by Lee Em Bruce, Ronneka Smith. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Florman, Marc) Modified to edit text on 4/30/2018 (SGO). [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
April 30, 2018 Filing 16 MOTION for Leave to File First Amended Complaint by Lee Em Bruce, Ronneka Smith. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Proposed Order, #3 Proposed Pleading;)(Florman, Marc) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
April 30, 2018 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #17 MOTION for Expedited Hearing on #16 MOTION for Leave to File First Amended Complaint , #16 MOTION for Leave to File First Amended Complaint . This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (SGO) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
April 25, 2018 Filing 15 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes Telephone Conference held on 4/25/2018. ORDERED that any motion to transfer venue shall be filed by no later than May 25, 2018. (ELW) Modified on 5/2/2018 to correct hearing and file date (ELW). [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
April 18, 2018 Filing 14 NOTICE of TELEPHONE CONFERENCE: The Scheduling Conference set for 4/26/2018 has been converted to Telephone Conference set for 4/25/2018 at 11:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes. Counsel participating in the Conference shall call 877-336-1839 using access code 9565780 five minutes prior to conference. NOTE: DATE CHANGE. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.)(BLR) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
April 18, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #12 Motion to Enroll Additional Attorney. Added attorney Marc Florman for Lee Em Bruce,Marc Florman for Ronneka Smith. Signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes on 4/18/2018. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (BLR) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
April 18, 2018 Filing 12 Ex Parte MOTION to Enroll Marc P. Florman as Additional Attorney by Lee Em Bruce, Ronneka Smith. (Attachments: #1 proposed Order on Motion to Enroll Additional Counsel)(Bizer, Andrew) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
April 18, 2018 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #12 Ex Parte MOTION to Enroll Marc P. Florman as Additional Attorney . This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (EDC) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
April 17, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER denying without prejudice the #10 Ex-Parte Motion to Enroll at Counsel. The motion requests that Marc P. Florman be enrolled as co-counsel of record for Plaintiff, Milton Cayette. Milton Cayette is not a party in this matter.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes on 4/17/2018. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (BLR) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
April 16, 2018 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #10 Ex Parte MOTION to Enroll Marc P. Florman as Additional Attorney . This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (ELW) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
April 13, 2018 Filing 10 Ex Parte MOTION to Enroll Marc P. Florman as Additional Attorney by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Pleading; proposed Order on Motion to Enroll Additional Counsel)(Bizer, Andrew) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
April 12, 2018 Filing 9 Joint STATUS REPORT by defendants and by Lee Em Bruce, Ronneka Smith. (DeReus, Garret) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
April 5, 2018 Filing 8 Notice to Counsel: Scheduling Conference CONTINUED to 4/26/2018 at 11:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes. Status Report due by 4/12/2018. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (BLR) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
March 23, 2018 Filing 7 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, by Monty Sullivan, The Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges.(Andrishok, John) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
March 1, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER granting #5 Motion to Continue Scheduling Conference. Status Report due by 4/12/2018. Scheduling Conference set for 4/12/2018 at 10:00 AM in chambers before Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes. Signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes on 3/1/2018. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (BLR) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
February 28, 2018 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #5 Unopposed MOTION to Continue Scheduling Conference . This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (ELW) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
February 27, 2018 Filing 5 Unopposed MOTION to Continue Scheduling Conference by Lee Em Bruce, Ronneka Smith. (Attachments: #1 Attachment Proposed Order)(DeReus, Garret) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
February 14, 2018 Filing 4 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Lee Em Bruce, Ronneka Smith. Monty Sullivan waiver sent on 1/22/2018, answer due 3/23/2018. (Bizer, Andrew) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
February 14, 2018 Filing 3 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Lee Em Bruce, Ronneka Smith. The Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges waiver sent on 1/22/2018, answer due 3/23/2018. (Bizer, Andrew) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
January 25, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 2 SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER: Scheduling Conference set for 3/15/2018 at 11:30 AM in chambers before Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes. Status Report due by 3/1/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes on 01/25/2018. (ELW) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]
January 5, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Monty Sullivan, The Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 053N-1696514.), filed by Lee Em Bruce, Ronneka Smith. (Attachments: #1 Attachment Civil Cover Sheet)(DeReus, Garret) [Transferred from lamd on 11/23/2018.]

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Plaintiff: Ronneka Smith
Represented By: Garret S DeReus
Represented By: Andrew David Bizer
Represented By: Marc P. Florman
Represented By: Emily A. Westermeier
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Plaintiff: Willie Brown
Represented By: Garret S DeReus
Represented By: Andrew David Bizer
Represented By: Marc P. Florman
Represented By: Emily A. Westermeier
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Plaintiff: Lee Em Bruce
Represented By: Garret S DeReus
Represented By: Andrew David Bizer
Represented By: Marc P. Florman
Represented By: Emily A. Westermeier
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Defendant: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana Community And Technical Colleges
Represented By: Jacob Ellis Roussel
Represented By: John Thomas Andrishok
Represented By: James Garrison Evans
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Defendant: Monty Sullivan
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