Koffron v. Portage Public Schools et al
Plaintiff: Minaleah A. Koffron
Defendant: Portage Public Schools, Mark Bielang and Nathan A. Ledlow
Case Number: 1:2023cv00327
Filed: March 30, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Presiding Judge: Robert J Jonker
Referring Judge: Ray Kent
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1446 Petition for Removal-Other Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 11, 2023 Filing 12 NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL of case filed by plaintiff Minaleah A. Koffron (Linderman Richelew, Marla)
April 6, 2023 Filing 11 LETTER, certified copy of remand order and docket sheet sent to Kalamazoo County District Court regarding State law claims only (ems)
April 6, 2023 (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Jessica Marie Stark on behalf of defendant Portage Public Schools (Stark, Jessica)
April 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 BRIEFING ORDER regarding Motion for Preliminary Injunction, #4 ; Plaintiff shall file a supplemental brief not later than 4/10/2023; Defendant shall file its response brief no later than 4/17/2023; Plaintiff may file a reply brief not later than 4/19/2023; signed by Judge Robert J. Jonker (elam)
April 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER DECLINING SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION AND REMANDING STATE LAW CLAIMS; the Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the State law claims and remands them to the Kalamazoo County Circuit Court; the case will proceed here only on the federal First Amendment claim; signed by Judge Robert J. Jonker (elam)
April 4, 2023 Filing 8 RESPONSE in opposition to EMERGENCY MOTION for preliminary injunction and to determine supplemental jurisdiction #4 filed by Mark Bielang, Nathan A. Ledlow, Portage Public Schools (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C) (Ostrowski, Mark) Modified text on 4/4/2023 (ems).
March 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER regarding response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction, #4 ; Defendants shall respond no later than Tuesday, 4/4/2023; signed by Judge Robert J. Jonker (elam)
March 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER setting Rule 16 scheduling conference: Rule 16 scheduling conference is set for 4/20/2023 at 03:00 PM at 699 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Judge Robert J. Jonker; status report due by 4/13/2023; signed by Judge Robert J. Jonker (Judge Robert J. Jonker, sdb)
March 31, 2023 Filing 5 NOTICE to attorney Marla A. Linderman regarding recent filing #4 (slk)
March 30, 2023 Filing 4 EMERGENCY MOTION for preliminary injunction and to determine supplemental jurisdiction by plaintiff Minaleah A. Koffron; (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A: Exhibits from TRO Motion, #3 Exhibit B: TRO Order) (Linderman, Marla) Modified text on 3/31/2023 (slk).
March 30, 2023 Filing 3 NOTICE that this case has been assigned to Robert J. Jonker ; with NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY re filing fee (ems)
March 30, 2023 Filing 2 PROOF OF SERVICE by defendants Mark Bielang, Nathan A. Ledlow, Portage Public Schools re Notice of Removal #1 (Ostrowski, Mark) Modified text on 3/30/2023 (ems).
March 30, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Kalamazoo County Circuit Court case number 23-0168-CD filed by Nathan A. Ledlow, Mark Bielang, Portage Public Schools (Attachments: #1 State Court Documents) (Ostrowski, Mark) Modified text on 3/30/2023 (ems).
March 30, 2023 FILING FEE PAID re #1 by defendants Mark Bielang, Nathan A. Ledlow, Portage Public Schools in the amount of $402, receipt number AMIWDC-7019292 (Ostrowski, Mark)

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Plaintiff: Minaleah A. Koffron
Represented By: Marla A. Linderman
Represented By: Marla Linderman Richelew
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Defendant: Portage Public Schools
Represented By: Mark T. Ostrowski
Represented By: Jessica Marie Stark
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Defendant: Mark Bielang
Represented By: Mark T. Ostrowski
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Defendant: Nathan A. Ledlow
Represented By: Mark T. Ostrowski
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