CLARK et al v. MURPHY et al
Plaintiff: BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH OF CLEMENTON, CO-PASTOR CHARLES CLARK, JR., CO-PASTOR CHARLES CLARK, III, SOLID ROCK BAPTIST CHURCH, PASTOR ANDREW REESE, CHARLES CLARK, III and CHARLES CLARK, JR.
Defendant: ATTORNEY GENERAL GURBIR S. GREWAL, GOVENOR PHILP D. MURPHY, SUPERINTENDENT PATRICK J. CALLAHAN, PATRICK J. CALLAHAN and GURBIR S. GREWAL
Case Number: 1:2020cv06805
Filed: June 3, 2020
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Renee Marie Bumb
Referring Judge: Joel Schneider
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 31, 2020 Opinion or Order Pro Hac Vice counsel, JONATHAN D. GIBBS, has been added to receive Notices of Electronic Filing. Pursuant to L.Civ.R. 101.1, only local counsel are entitled to sign and file papers, enter appearances and receive payments on judgments, decrees or orders. (dmr)
July 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 27 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Jonathan D. Gibbs to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number BNJDC-11143343.) (TOME, BRIAN)
July 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Renee Marie Bumb: Motion Hearing held via video conference on 7/28/2020. Hearing on #12 MOTION for Order to Show Cause filed by ANDREW REESE, CHARLES CLARK, JR., SOLID ROCK BAPTIST CHURCH, CHARLES CLARK, III, BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH OF CLEMENTON. Decision Reserved. (Court Reporter Ted Formaroli) (ar1, )
July 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER Granting #17 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to Seth Kraus, David Gibbs, and Jonathan Gibbs, Esquire. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider on 7/24/2020. (dmr)
July 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 TEXT ORDER This matter comes before the Court upon Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction [Dkt. No. 12], which seeks to enjoin Defendants from further enforcement of various restrictions on indoor gatherings for prayer and religious worship. The Court will hold Oral Argument to address Plaintiffs' Motion via Zoom video conference on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 2:30pm. The Zoom invitations will be sent to the attorney email addresses on file with the Clerks Office. If counsel wish to provide alternate email addresses, please promptly contact Judge Bumb's Courtroom Deputy, Arthur Roney, at Arthur_Roney@njd.uscourts.gov. So Ordered by Judge Renee Marie Bumb on 07/17/2020. (Costigan, Roberta)
July 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 REPLY BRIEF to Opposition to Motion filed by All Plaintiffs re #12 MOTION for Order to Show Cause by All Plaintiffs (TOME, BRIAN)
July 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 DECLARATION of Counsel re #20 Brief in Opposition to Motion, (Amended) by PATRICK J. CALLAHAN, GURBIR S. GREWAL, PHILP D. MURPHY. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit AB)(VANNELLA, DANIEL)
July 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 RESPONSE to Motion filed by PATRICK J. CALLAHAN, GURBIR S. GREWAL, PHILP D. MURPHY re #17 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (VANNELLA, DANIEL)
July 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 BRIEF in Opposition filed by PATRICK J. CALLAHAN, GURBIR S. GREWAL, PHILP D. MURPHY re #12 MOTION for Order to Show Cause (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Counsel, #2 Exhibit A-I, #3 Exhibit J-R, #4 Exhibit S-Z, #5 Exhibit AA-HH, #6 Certificate of Service)(VANNELLA, DANIEL)
July 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Renee Marie Bumb: Case Management Conference held via video on 7/1/2020. (Court Reporter Ted Formaroli) (ar1, )
July 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines as to #17 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Motion set for 8/3/2020 before Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (dmr)
June 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 Letter from Walter S. Zimolong. (ZIMOLONG, WALTER)
June 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order, #2 Affidavit of Brian D. Tome, #3 Affidavit of David C. Gibbs, Jr., #4 Affidavit of Jonathan D. Gibbs, #5 Affidavit of Seth J. Kraus)(TOME, BRIAN)
June 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 Letter from Defendants re 15 Order,,. (VANNELLA, DANIEL)
June 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 TEXT ORDER This matter comes before the Court upon Defendants' letter [Dkt. No. 15], advising the Court that the parties do not intend to expedite briefing regarding Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction. Given the emergent nature of Plaintiff's motion, this Court will hold a Zoom video conference with the parties to discuss this matter on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at 11:00am. Counsel shall kindly contact Judge Bumb's Courtroom Deputy, Arthur Roney, at arthur_roney@njd.uscourts.gov, no later than 4:00pm on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, to provide an email address to which the Zoom invitation may be sent. So Ordered by Judge Renee Marie Bumb on 06/29/2020. (Costigan, Roberta)
June 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Letter re 13 Order,. (VANNELLA, DANIEL)
June 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 TEXT ORDER This matter comes before the Court upon Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction, filed on June 17, 2020 [Dkt. No. 12]. The Parties are hereby ORDERED to confer regarding an expedited briefing schedule for this motion. The Parties shall advise the Court of the agreed upon expedited briefing schedule no later than Friday, June 26, 2020. So Ordered by Judge Renee Marie Bumb on 06/23/2020. (Costigan, Roberta)
June 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines as to #12 MOTION for Order to Show Cause . Motion set for 7/20/2020 before Judge Renee Marie Bumb. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (dmr)
June 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION for Order to Show Cause by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Brief, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Affidavit, #4 Affidavit, #5 Affidavit, #6 Text of Proposed Order)(ZIMOLONG, WALTER)
June 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Letter from Brian D. Tome, Esq.. (TOME, BRIAN)
June 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Letter from Brian D. Tome, Esq.. (TOME, BRIAN)
June 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by CHARLES CLARK, JR., SOLID ROCK BAPTIST CHURCH, ANDREW REESE, CHARLES CLARK, III. PHILP D. MURPHY waiver sent on 6/5/2020, answer due 8/4/2020. (ZIMOLONG, WALTER)
June 9, 2020 Opinion or Order CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The Waiver of Service #6 filed by Walter Zimolong on 6/8/2020 was submitted incorrectly as a Summons Returned Unexecuted. PLEASE RESUBMIT using the correct event. This submission will remain on the docket unless otherwise ordered by the court. (dmr)
June 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by CHARLES CLARK, JR., SOLID ROCK BAPTIST CHURCH, BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH OF CLEMENTON, ANDREW REESE, CHARLES CLARK, III. PATRICK J. CALLAHAN waiver sent on 6/5/2020, answer due 8/4/2020. (ZIMOLONG, WALTER)
June 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by CHARLES CLARK, JR., SOLID ROCK BAPTIST CHURCH, BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH OF CLEMENTON, ANDREW REESE, CHARLES CLARK, III. GURBIR S. GREWAL waiver sent on 6/5/2020, answer due 8/4/2020. (ZIMOLONG, WALTER)
June 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Summons Returned Unexecuted by CHARLES CLARK, JR., SOLID ROCK BAPTIST CHURCH, ANDREW REESE, BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH OF CLEMENTON, CHARLES CLARK, III as to PHILP D. MURPHY., WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by CHARLES CLARK, JR., SOLID ROCK BAPTIST CHURCH, ANDREW REESE, BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH OF CLEMENTON, CHARLES CLARK, III. (ZIMOLONG, WALTER)
June 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Letter from Defendants re: Motion to Consolidate 1:20-cv-6805-RMB-JS into 2:20-cv-5420-CCC-ESK. (VANNELLA, DANIEL)
June 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by DANIEL MICHAEL VANNELLA on behalf of PATRICK J. CALLAHAN, GURBIR S. GREWAL, PHILP D. MURPHY (VANNELLA, DANIEL)
June 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 SUMMONS ISSUED as to PATRICK J. CALLAHAN, GURBIR S. GREWAL, PHILP D. MURPHY. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (cry, )
June 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Notice of Judicial Preferences. #Click here for the Judge's Individual Procedure Requirements. (cry, )
June 4, 2020 Opinion or Order CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The case you electronically filed has been processed, however, the following deficiencies were found: Caption,Party Information, . The Clerk's Office has made the appropriate changes. Please refer to the Attorney Case Opening Guide for processing electronically filed cases. (cry, )
June 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Judge Renee Marie Bumb and Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider added. (dd, )
June 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by WALTER STEPHEN ZIMOLONG on behalf of All Plaintiffs (ZIMOLONG, WALTER)
June 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against PATRICK J. CALLAHAN, GURBIR S. GREWAL, PHILP D. MURPHY ( Filing and Admin fee $ 400 receipt number ANJDC-10896110) with JURY DEMAND, filed by CHARLES CLARK, III, SOLID ROCK BAPTIST CHURCH, BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH OF CLEMENTON, CHARLES CLARK, JR., ANDREW REESE. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibits 1-8)(TOME, BRIAN)

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