Pepper v. Edwardsburg Public Schools, et al
| Brett Michael Pepper |
| Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle, Cody Adkins, Dwayne Adkins and Frances Cordell |
| Facilitative Mediator |
| 1:2020cv00583 |
| June 26, 2020 |
| US District Court for the Western District of Michigan |
| Ray Kent |
| Janet T Neff |
| Civil Rights: Education |
| 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Other Civil Rights |
| Both |
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Filing 78
ORDER granting #73 motion for approval of settlement agreements; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, clb)
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| Filing 77 MINUTES of motion hearing re #73 JOINT MOTION for Approval of Settlement Agreements filed by Brett Michael Pepper held before Judge Janet T. Neff; Order to issue; (Court Reporter: Melinda Dexter) (Judge Janet T. Neff, clb) |
| Filing 76 NOTICE RESCHEDULING MOTION HEARING regarding document number #73 that was previously set for March 15, 2022; motion hearing is set for 5/25/2022 at 11:00 AM at 401 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Judge Janet T. Neff; (Judge Janet T. Neff, clb) |
| Filing 75 NOTICE OF MOTION HEARING regarding document number #73 : motion hearing is set for 3/15/2022 at 01:30 PM at 401 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Judge Janet T. Neff; (Judge Janet T. Neff, clb) |
| Filing 74 BRIEF in support of JOINT MOTION for approval of settlement agreements #73 filed by Brett Michael Pepper (Huang, Charissa) Modified text on 2/4/2022 (pjw). |
| Filing 73 JOINT MOTION for approval of settlement agreements by plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Proposed Settlement Agreement with Adkins Defendants, #2 Exhibit 2 - Proposed Settlement Agreement with EPS Defendants) (Huang, Charissa) Modified text on 2/4/2022 (pjw). |
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Filing 72
ORDER denying without prejudice #67 and #69 joint motions to seal; joint motion for approval of settlement agreements as well as the settlement agreements due no later than February 4, 2022; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, clb)
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Filing 71
ORDER: a copy of the settlement agreements shall be submitted to the Court for in camera review not later than 12/29/2021; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw)
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| Filing 70 BRIEF in support of MOTION to SEAL DOCUMENT #67 Joint Motion for Leave to File Joint Motion and Brief in Support for Approval of Settlement Agreements Under Seal #69 filed by Brett Michael Pepper (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 69 MOTION to SEAL DOCUMENT #67 Joint Motion for Leave to File Joint Motion and Brief in Support for Approval of Settlement Agreements Under Seal by plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper; (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 68 PROPOSED SEALED DOCUMENT Brief in Support of Sealed Joint Motion for Court Approval of Settlement Agreements by plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper re PROPOSED SEALED MOTION Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Agreements by plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper #67 (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 67 PROPOSED SEALED MOTION Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Agreements by plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper (Huang, Charissa) |
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Filing 66
ORDER: motion for approval of the settlement due not later than 12/14/2021; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw)
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| Filing 65 REPORT of facilitative mediation held 10-06-2021; mediation is complete; case is settled, closing documents to be filed by TBD-motion to approve settlement (minor) (Noland, Craig) |
| Filing 64 PROOF OF SERVICE by defendants Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle for 2nd Interrogatories and 2nd Requests for Production (Ostrowski, Mark) |
| Filing 63 PROOF OF SERVICE by defendants Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle for Def Responses to Plaintiff's First Set of Request for Production of Documents to Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel and Katie VanBelle (Stark, Jessica) |
| Filing 62 FIRST AMENDED EXPERT WITNESS LIST by plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper (Huang, Charissa) Modified text on 9/27/2021 (pjw). |
| Filing 61 PROOF OF SERVICE by plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper for Plaintiff's Answers to Defendant Dwayne Adkins' Request for Admissions and Interrogatories (Huang, Charissa) |
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Filing 60
ORDER OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL granting STIPULATION #59 ; Defendant Frances Cordell is dismissed without costs and attorney fees to the parties, and without prejudice as to the Plaintiff; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw)
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| Filing 59 PROPOSED STIPULATION and ORDER of Dismissal of Defendant Cordell Only by defendant Frances Cordell (Mair, Gregory) |
| Filing 58 PROOF OF SERVICE by defendants Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle for their amended expert witness list (Ostrowski, Mark) Modified text on 9/16/2021 (pjw). |
| Filing 57 AMENDED EXPERT WITNESS LIST by defendants Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B) (Ostrowski, Mark) Modified text on 9/16/2021 (pjw). |
| Filing 56 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper for Plaintiff's First Set of Request for Production of Documents Directed to Defendant Edwardsburg Public Schools, Defendant Ryan Markel and Defendant Katie VanBelle 2nd Amended Only as to Service of Docs (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 55 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper for Plaintiff's First Set of Request for Production of Documents Directed to Defendant Edwardsburg Public Schools, Defendant Ryan Markel and Defendant Katie VanBelle Amended Only as to Service Date of Docs (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 54 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper for Plaintiff's First Set of Request for Production of Documents Directed to Defendant Edwardsburg Public Schools, Defendant Ryan Markel and Defendant Katie VanBelle (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 53 PROOF OF SERVICE for REQUEST for admissions by Dwayne Adkins (Crocker, James) Modified text on 8/19/2021 (pjw). |
| (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of James Allan Crocker on behalf of defendant Dwayne Adkins (Crocker, James) |
| Filing 52 PROOF OF SERVICE by defendants Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle for Re-Notice of Taking Depositions (Ostrowski, Mark) |
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Filing 51
ORDER granting STIPULATION #50 ; extending deadlines for ADR, discovery, and pre-motion conference requests; further requests to extend the deadlines will not be favored; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw)
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| Filing 50 STIPULATION to Extend Case Management Order in Regard to Discovery and Deadline for ADR by defendants Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle (Ostrowski, Mark) |
| (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of James Allan Crocker on behalf of defendant Dwayne Adkins (Crocker, James) |
| (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Kenneth M. Horjus on behalf of defendant Cody Adkins (Horjus, Kenneth) |
| (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Justin Lucas Cole on behalf of defendant Cody Adkins (Cole, Justin) |
| Filing 49 PROOF OF SERVICE by defendants Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle for Expert Witness Disclosure (Ostrowski, Mark) Modified text on 7/6/2021 (pjw). |
| Filing 48 EXPERT WITNESS LIST by defendants Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B) (Ostrowski, Mark) Modified text on 7/6/2021 (pjw). |
| Filing 47 PROOF OF SERVICE by defendants Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle for Notice of Taking Depositions (Ostrowski, Mark) |
| Filing 46 PROOF OF SERVICE by defendants Cody Adkins, Dwayne Adkins, Frances Cordell for Rule 26(a) Disclosures (Lyday, Jacob) |
| Filing 45 ANSWER to Amended Complaint #28 with affirmative defenses and jury demand by Cody Adkins, Dwayne Adkins, Frances Cordell (Lyday, Jacob) |
| Filing 44 PROOF OF SERVICE by plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper for Plaintiff's Answers to Defendants' Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, and Katie Vanbelle First Requests for Production of Documents; First Request for Admission, Special Interrogatory and Special Request for Production; and First Set of Interrogatories (Huang, Charissa) |
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Filing 43
ORDER granting STIPULATION #41 ; extending case management order deadlines; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw)
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| Filing 42 EXPERT WITNESS LIST by plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper (Huang, Charissa) Modified text on 4/28/2021 (pjw). |
| Filing 41 PROPOSED STIPULATION and ORDER To Extend Case Management Order by defendants Cody Adkins, Dwayne Adkins, Frances Cordell (Lyday, Jacob) |
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Filing 40
ORDER granting STIPULATION #39 ; Defendants Frances Cordell, Cody Adkins, and Dwayne Adkins shall have until 5/31/2021 to file responsive pleadings; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw)
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| Filing 39 PROPOSED STIPULATION and ORDER To Extend Time for Responsive Pleadings by defendants Cody Adkins, Dwayne Adkins, Frances Cordell (Lyday, Jacob) |
| Filing 38 SUMMONS returned executed; Frances Cordell served on 4/2/2021, answer due 4/23/2021 (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 37 SUMMONS returned executed; Dwayne Adkins served on 4/10/2021, answer due 5/3/2021 (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 36 SUMMONS returned executed; Cody Adkins served on 4/10/2021, answer due 5/3/2021 (Huang, Charissa) |
| (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Gregory W. Mair on behalf of defendants Cody Adkins, Dwayne Adkins, Frances Cordell (Mair, Gregory) |
| (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Jacob G. Lyday on behalf of defendants Cody Adkins, Dwayne Adkins, Frances Cordell (Lyday, Jacob) |
| Filing 35 PROOF OF SERVICE by defendants Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle for First Interrogatories, First Requests for Production, First Request for Admissions, Special Interrogatory and Special Request for Production to Plaintiff (Ostrowski, Mark) Modified text on 4/8/2021 (pjw). |
| Filing 34 SUMMONS ISSUED as to defendants Cody Adkins, Dwayne Adkins, Frances Cordell (pjw) |
| Filing 33 PROOF OF SERVICE by plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper for Plaintiff's First Amended Rule 26(a)(1) Initial Disclosures (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 32 PROPOSED SUMMONS to be issued re #28 (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 31 PROOF OF SERVICE by plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper for Plaintiff's Rule 26(A)(1) Initial Disclosures (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 30 PROOF OF SERVICE by defendants Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle for Rule 26(a) disclosures (Ostrowski, Mark) |
| Filing 29 ANSWER to Amended Complaint #28 with affirmative defenses and jury demand by Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle (Ostrowski, Mark) |
| SUMMONS NOT ISSUED as to defendants Cody Adkins, Dwayne Adkins, Frances Cordell (none provided) (pjw) |
| Filing 28 SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT with Jury Demand against Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle, Cody Adkins, Dwayne Adkins, Frances Cordell filed by Brett Michael Pepper (pjw) |
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Filing 27
ORDER granting #24 unopposed motion for leave to amend complaint; the Clerk of Court shall accept for filing Plaintiff's proposed second amended complaint (ECF No. 24 at PageID.102-PageID.123); setting deadlines related to the second amended complaint; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw)
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| Filing 26 CERTIFICATE regarding compliance with LCivR 7.1(d) re UNOPPOSED MOTION to amend/correct for leave to file second amended complaint adding parties and amending pleadings #24 filed by Brett Michael Pepper (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 25 BRIEF in support of UNOPPOSED MOTION to amend/correct for leave to file second amended complaint adding parties and amending pleadings #24 with Exhibit 1 filed by Brett Michael Pepper (Huang, Charissa) Modified text on 2/3/2021 (pjw). |
| Filing 24 UNOPPOSED MOTION to amend/correct for leave to file second amended complaint adding parties and amending pleadings with Exhibit 1-Proposed Document by plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper; (Huang, Charissa) Modified text on 2/3/2021 (pjw). |
| VFM FEE RECEIVED in the amount of $25.00, check number 1125054 as to plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper (lep) |
| VFM FEE RECEIVED in the amount of $25.00, check number 201642 as to defendants Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle (lep) |
| Filing 23 NOTICE of appointment of Facilitative Mediator Craig R. Noland ; plaintiff VFM fee to be submitted by 1/21/2021 defendant VFM fee to be submitted by 1/21/2021 (lep) |
| SELECTION of Craig Noland as facilitative mediator by defendants Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle, plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper per email to ADR Administrator (lep) |
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Filing 22
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw)
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| Filing 21 MINUTES of scheduling conference by telephone held before Judge Janet T. Neff (Court Reporter: not recorded) (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw) |
| Filing 20 NOTICE of Non-Party Fault by defendants Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle (Ostrowski, Mark) |
| Filing 19 (RESTRICTED ACCESS) DOCUMENT (instructions for 1/5/2021 telephonic scheduling conference) by the Court [Access to this document is available to the Court and attorney(s) for Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Brett Michael Pepper, Katie Vanbelle only] (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw) |
| Filing 18 NOTICE rescheduling hearing from in-person to telephonic proceeding: Rule 16 scheduling conference set for 1/5/2021 at 10:00 AM by telephone before Judge Janet T. Neff; counsel shall review the directives set forth in this Notice; (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw) |
| Filing 17 JOINT STATUS REPORT (Huang, Charissa) |
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Filing 16
ORDER rescheduling Rule 16 conference: Rule 16 scheduling conference rescheduled to 1/5/2021 at 10:00 AM at 401 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Judge Janet T. Neff; joint status report due by 12/29/2020; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw)
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Filing 15
ORDER setting Rule 16 scheduling conference: Rule 16 scheduling conference is set for 12/1/2020 at 10:00 AM at 401 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Judge Janet T. Neff; joint status report due by 11/24/2020; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw)
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| Filing 14 ANSWER to Amended Complaint #6 with affirmative defenses and jury demand by Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle (Ostrowski, Mark) |
| (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Jessica Marie Stark on behalf of defendants Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle (Stark, Jessica) |
| (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Mark T. Ostrowski on behalf of defendants Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle (Ostrowski, Mark) |
| (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Matthew Lindsey Wikander on behalf of plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper (Wikander, Matthew) |
| (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Jessica Marie Stark on behalf of defendants Edwardsburg Public Schools, Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle (Stark, Jessica) |
| Filing 13 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Brett Michael Pepper as to Ryan Markel waiver sent on 9/11/2020, answer due 11/10/2020 (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 12 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Brett Michael Pepper as to Katie Vanbelle waiver sent on 9/11/2020, answer due 11/10/2020 (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 11 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Brett Michael Pepper as to Edwardsburg Public Schools waiver sent on 9/11/2020, answer due 11/10/2020 (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 10 SUMMONS ISSUED as to defendant Katie Vanbelle (pjw) |
| Filing 9 SUMMONS ISSUED as to defendant Ryan Markel (pjw) |
| Filing 8 PROPOSED SUMMONS to be issued re #6 (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 7 PROPOSED SUMMONS to be issued re #6 (Huang, Charissa) |
| SUMMONS NOT ISSUED as to defendants Ryan Markel, Katie Vanbelle (none provided) (pjw) |
| Filing 6 AMENDED COMPLAINT and Jury Demand against Edwardsburg Public Schools filed by Brett Michael Pepper (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 5 NOTICE OF IMPENDING DISMISSAL: Plaintiff to complete service of process within 90 days after the filing of the complaint or execute a verified petition RE: Service of Process by 9/24/2020, or the case will be dismissed without prejudice; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw) |
| Filing 4 SUMMONS ISSUED as to defendant Edwardsburg Public Schools (pjw) |
| Filing 3 PROPOSED SUMMONS to be issued re #1 (Huang, Charissa) |
| Filing 2 NOTICE that this case has been assigned Janet T. Neff (pjw) |
| SUMMONS NOT ISSUED as to plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper (none provided) (pjw) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT with jury demand against Edwardsburg Public Schools filed by Brett Michael Pepper (Huang, Charissa) |
| FILING FEE PAID re #1 by plaintiff Brett Michael Pepper in the amount of $400, receipt number AMIWDC-5397810 (Huang, Charissa) |
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