Necaise v. May et al
Plaintiff: Christopher Necaise
Defendant: Ashley Merryman May, Christopher Graham, David Caldwell, Bridgette Thomas, Jan Craig and Meg Bartlett
Case Number: 1:2022cv00100
Filed: April 22, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Presiding Judge: Louis Guirola
Referring Judge: Robert P Myers
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Fed. Question: Civil Rights Violation
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 13, 2022 Opinion or Order DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #21: L.U.Civ.R. 7(b)(2) requires that all supporting exhibits to a document be denominated by an exhibit letter or number and a meaningful description (Exhibit was not described). Attorney is advised to follow this rule in future filings. (RLW)
June 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 21 RESPONSE to Motion re #19 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney filed by Christopher Necaise (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Necaise, Kevin)
June 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by Kevin J. Necaise on behalf of Christopher Necaise (Necaise, Kevin)
June 8, 2022 Opinion or Order TEXT ONLY ORDER clarifying that deadlines relating to the briefing on the #16 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment are stayed per the #18 Order Staying Proceedings, pending ruling on the #11 Motion to Remand. NO FURTHER WRITTEN ORDER WILL ISSUE FROM THE COURT. Signed by District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr on 06/08/2022 (cf)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by Christopher Necaise (Bowden, Benjamin)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER STAYING PROCEEDINGS. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert P. Myers, Jr on 6/1/2022 (SR)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #17. Incorrect motion relief selected. Clerk has corrected the relief requested to motion to "stay proceedings" instead of "stay case". (wld)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order TEXT ONLY ORDER finding as moot #17 Motion to Stay Proceedings. Order Staying Proceedings entered 6/1/2022. No further written order will issue. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert P. Myers, Jr on 6/1/2022 (SR)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order TEXT ONLY ORDER Cancelling Rule 16(a) Initial Order Telephonic Case Management Conference set for 6/6/2022 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Robert P. Myers Jr. No further written order will issue. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert P. Myers, Jr on 6/1/2022 (SR)
May 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MOTION to Stay Proceedings by Meg Bartlett, David Caldwell, Jan Craig, Christopher Graham (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1: Order Staying Discovery and Cancelling Conference)(Dowdle-State Gov, Lindsay) Modified on 6/1/2022 (wld).
May 30, 2022 Opinion or Order DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #16: L.U.Civ.R. 7(b)(2) requires that all supporting exhibits to a document be denominated by an exhibit letter or number and a meaningful description (The exhibit letter should have also been included in the description box). Attorney is advised to follow this rule in future filings. (RLW)
May 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment by Christopher Necaise (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Agreement Between US Dept. of Labor)(Bowden, Benjamin)
May 25, 2022 Opinion or Order DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #14: Incorrect event chosen. The event code, Amended Answer to Complaint should have been chosen. Attorney is not required to re-file. (RLW)
May 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 RESPONSE in Opposition re #11 MOTION to Strike AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES OR ALTERNATIVELY TO REMAND MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by Meg Bartlett, David Caldwell, Jan Craig, Christopher Graham (Dowdle-State Gov, Lindsay)
May 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Amended ANSWER to Complaint by Meg Bartlett, David Caldwell, Jan Craig, Christopher Graham.(Dowdle-State Gov, Lindsay)
May 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 RESPONSE in Opposition re #11 MOTION to Strike AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES OR ALTERNATIVELY TO REMAND MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by Ashley Merryman May, Bridgette Thomas (Johnson-State Gov, Bethany)
May 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 AMENDED ANSWER to Complaint, Doc. 1-1 by Ashley Merryman May, Bridgette Thomas (Johnson-State Gov, Bethany)
May 23, 2022 Opinion or Order DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #11: (1) This document requests several motion reliefs. Every motion relief should be selected from the list of motion titles. It is not necessary to refile as court staff has made the necessary correction. Attorney is advised to follow this procedure in future filings; and (2) Advising attorney when adding additional verbiage to a docket entry, the verbiage should not be added in ALL CAPS. (RLW)
May 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION to Strike Affirmative Defenses or Alternatively, MOTION to Remand by Christopher Necaise (Bowden, Benjamin). Added MOTION to Remand to State Court on 5/23/2022 (RLW).
May 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 NOTICE of Withdrawal of Stipulation of Dismissal by Ashley Merryman May, Bridgette Thomas re #9 Stipulation of Dismissal, (Johnson-State Gov, Bethany)
May 20, 2022 Opinion or Order DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #9-2 and 9-3: When using documents filed on CMECF as exhibits, attorney is advised to remove the old blue heading before attaching so that the new heading is visible. Attorney is not required to re-file. (RLW)
May 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 (Withdrawn) STIPULATION of Dismissal JOINT AND AGREED by Meg Bartlett, David Caldwell, Jan Craig, Christopher Graham, Ashley Merryman May, Bridgette Thomas (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Hinds County Complaint, #2 Exhibit B - Notice of Removal of Hinds County Complaint, #3 Exhibit C - Rule 16(a) Order) (Johnson-State Gov, Bethany) Modified on 5/23/2022 (RLW).
May 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Christopher Necaise (Bowden, Benjamin)
May 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Rule 16(a) Initial Order Telephonic Case Management Conference set for 6/6/2022 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Robert P. Myers Jr. (SR)
May 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ANSWER to Complaint by Ashley Merryman May, Bridgette Thomas.(Johnson-State Gov, Bethany)
May 4, 2022 Opinion or Order DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #6: Incorrect event chosen. This case was removed from state court, therefore the event code, "Answer to Complaint (Notice of Removal)" should have been used. Attorney is not required to re-file, but is advised to use this event in the future for cases removed from state court. (RLW)
May 3, 2022 Opinion or Order TEXT ONLY ORDER granting unopposed #5 Motion for Extension of Time to file an Answer. The new Answer deadline for defendants Ashley Merryman May and Bridgette Thomas is May 6, 2022. No further written Order shall issue. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert P. Myers, Jr. on May 3, 2022. (JC)
May 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer and Defenses by Ashley Merryman May, Bridgette Thomas (Johnson-State Gov, Bethany)
May 2, 2022 Opinion or Order DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #4: Incorrect event chosen. This case was removed from state court, therefore the event code, "Answer to Complaint (Notice of Removal)" should have been used. Attorney is not required to re-file, but is advised to use this event in the future for cases removed from state court. (RLW)
April 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ANSWER to Complaint by Meg Bartlett, David Caldwell, Jan Craig, Christopher Graham.(Dowdle-State Gov, Lindsay)
April 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Joinder in Document by Ashley Merryman May, Bridgette Thomas to #2 State Court Record filed by Christopher Graham, Meg Bartlett, Jan Craig, David Caldwell, #1 Notice of Removal,, filed by Christopher Graham, Meg Bartlett, Jan Craig, David Caldwell (Johnson-State Gov, Bethany)
April 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 State Court Record by Defendants Meg Bartlett, David Caldwell, Jan Craig, Christopher Graham Volumes 1 of 1 (Dowdle-State Gov, Lindsay)
April 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Meg Bartlett, David Caldwell, Jan Craig, Christopher Graham from Circuit Court of Harrison County, Mississippi, case number A2401-21-344. ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 4820963) If the complete state court record is not attached as an Exhibit to the Petition for Removal, pursuant to Rule L.U.Civ.R. 5(b): within 14 days removing party must electronically file the entire state court record as a single filing; and all parties shall, within fourteen days after the Case Management Conference, file as separate docket items any unresolved motions that were filed in state court which they wish to advance. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-Complaint, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(wld)

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Plaintiff: Christopher Necaise
Represented By: Benjamin U. Bowden
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