Davis et al v. Berrien, County of et al
Plaintiff: Melvin Davis, Sr., Charase Dorsey, Anisha Bird, Virece Berry, Karl Cotton, Sr., Son of Man Inc., Temesia Davis, Jasmine McCoy, Danielle Washington, Raven J. Wright, Quantila Robertson and Ieshia Blackwell
Defendant: Berrien, County of, Steve Pierangeli, Mark Sanford, Taylor Koch, Paul L. Bailey, Jeremiah Gauthier, Shawn Yech, Jacob Will, Jonathan Bowman, Benton Harbor, City of, Daniel E. Mcginnis, Jr., Benton Harbor Housing Commission, Cindy Drake-Collier, Benton Harbor, Township of, John Visel, Michael DenDooven, Michigan, State of, Michigan State Police, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Rebecca Wright, Continental Management LLC., Steve Cook, Kevin Mackin, Caleb Grimes, Marcia L. Fudge, Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, William Ashley, L. Paul Bailey, Benton, Charter Township of, Continental Management LLC and Unknown Part(y)(ies)
Case Number: 1:2024cv00088
Filed: January 29, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Presiding Judge: Phillip J Green
Referring Judge: Paul L Maloney
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Other Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 13, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER REJECTING Letter submitted by Charles Eugene Walker #00095320; signed by Magistrate Judge Phillip J. Green (Attachments: #1 Attachment) (jkw)
February 13, 2024 Copy of Order Rejecting Pleading #5 with original document sent via U.S. Mail to Charles Eugene Walker (klb)
January 31, 2024 Filing 4 AMENDED COMPLAINT with jury demand against All Defendants filed by Melvin Davis, Sr (Beason, John) Modified text on 2/1/2024 (pjw)
January 30, 2024 Filing 3 SUMMONS ISSUED as to defendants William Ashley, Paul L. Bailey, Benton Harbor Housing Commission, Benton Harbor, City of, Benton, Charter Township of, Berrien, County of, Jonathan Bowman, Continental Management LLC., Steve Cook, Michael DenDooven, Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Cindy Drake-Collier, Marcia L. Fudge, Jeremiah Gauthier, Caleb Grimes, Taylor Koch, Kevin Mackin, Daniel E. Mcginnis, Jr, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan State Police, Michigan, State of, Steve Pierangeli, Mark Sanford, John Visel, Jacob Will, Rebecca Wright, Shawn Yech (ns)
January 30, 2024 Filing 2 NOTICE that this case has been assigned to Paul L. Maloney (ns)
January 29, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT with jury demand Customs of Racial Animus against All Defendants filed by Melvin Davis, Sr (Attachments: #1 Administrative Process Documents Initial Disclosures, #2 Summons Asst. Pros. Mark Sanford, #3 Summons Benton Charter Township, #4 Summons Benton Harbor Housing Commission, #5 Summons Berrien County, #6 Summons Caleb Grimes, #7 Summons Cindy Drake-Collier, #8 Summons City of Benton Harbor, #9 Summons Continental Management LLC., #10 Summons Daniel McGinnis Jr., #11 Summons Dept. Housing and Urban Development, #12 Summons Jacob Will, #13 Summons Jeremiah Gauthier, #14 Summons John Visel, #15 Summons Jonathan Bowman, #16 Summons Kevin Mackin, #17 Summons Leonard P. Bailey, #18 Summons Mark Sanford, #19 Summons MDHHS, #20 Summons Michael DenDooven, #21 Summons Michigan State Police, #22 Summons Pros. Steve Pierangeli, #23 Summons Asst. Pros. Taylor Koch, #24 Summons Rebecca Wright, #25 Summons Sec. Marcia L. Fudge, #26 Summons Shawn Yech, #27 Summons State of Michigan, #28 Summons Steve Cook, #29 Summons Steve Pierangeli, #30 Summons Taylor Koch, #31 Summons William Ashley, #32 Exhibit EA, McGinnis Case Ruled Homicide, #33 Exhibit AA, Four Inmate Deaths in 2023, #34 Exhibit B, Collins-Hall Saga, #35 Exhibit BB, MSHDA Board Approves Financing, #36 Exhibit C, Andrew Collins Affidavit, #37 Exhibit D, Andrew Collins Deposition Excerpts, #38 Exhibit E, Racial Disparity in Felony Bookings, #39 Exhibit F, Berrien County Judge Admonishment, #40 Exhibit G, Melvin Davis - FOC Correspondence, #41 Exhibit H, Karl Cotton - MDHHS Correspondence, #42 Exhibit I, MDHHS Home Care Article, #43 Exhibit J, Visel - Berry Police Report, #44 Exhibit K, CPS - Berry Text Correspondence, #45 Exhibit L, Andrew Collins 2013 Deposition, #46 Exhibit M, Affidavit in Support Correspondence, #47 Exhibit N, MSU-CJ Traffic Stop Study, #48 Exhibit O, Berrien County Jail Population Article, #49 Exhibit P, Charase Dorsey Warrant Records, #50 Exhibit Q, Virece Berry Nolle Prosequi Records, #51 Exhibit R, Dorsey Nolle Prosequi, #52 Exhibit S, Carl Coleman Jr Warrant Records, #53 Exhibit T, Law Enforcement Contract Fund 2017-2021, #54 Exhibit U, Berrien County Jail Heat Issues, #55 Exhibit V, ACLU MSP Study Response, #56 Exhibit W, MSP Informal Quota Article, #57 Exhibit X, River Terrace Apartment Flooding, #58 Exhibit Y, Continental Management LLC Reviews, #59 Exhibit Z, Huezinga Calls For HUD Intervention Article) (Beason, John) Modified text on 1/30/2024 (ns).
January 29, 2024 FILING FEE PAID re #1 by plaintiff Melvin Davis, Sr in the amount of $405, receipt number AMIWDC-7279178 (Beason, John)

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