WITT v. CITY OF VINELAND et al
Plaintiff: LOURENZO WITT
Defendant: SIDNEY GIDDONS, RICHARD SMITH, COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, CHRISTIAN MORALES, SHERMAN JONES, RICHARD COTTON, EUGENE KELLEY, MICHAEL RUSSELL, MATTHEW TERRES, CITY OF VINELAND and KENNETH FARMER
Case Number: 1:2020cv14678
Filed: October 20, 2020
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Renee Marie Bumb
Referring Judge: Karen M Williams
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 AMENDED COMPLAINT LOURENZO WITT against CITY OF VINELAND, RICHARD COTTON, COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, KENNETH FARMER, SIDNEY GIDDONS, SHERMAN JONES, EUGENE KELLEY, CHRISTIAN MORALES, MICHAEL RUSSELL, RICHARD SMITH, MATTHEW TERRES, filed by LOURENZO WITT. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A)(PESCATORE, RICHARD)
December 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 TEXT ORDER Due to a scheduling conflict, the Court hereby reschedules the telephone Initial Conference previously set for January 14, 2021. The new date and time is January 28, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. Until further notice and unless specifically ordered otherwise, all scheduled telephone status conferences and Initial Conferences before the Hon. Karen M. Williams shall occur via teleconference using the Court's conference line. All participants shall dial 1-888-684-8852, Access Code 1488577# to connect to the conference. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Karen M. Williams on 12/2/20. (nar)
November 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Renee Marie Bumb: Pre-Motion Conference held via video on 11/19/2020. Ordered plaintiff to file an amended complaint by 12/11/20. (Court Reporter Karen Friedlander) (ar1, )
November 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 TEXT ORDER THIS MATTER comes before the Court upon pre-motion conference letter from Defendants County of Cumberland and Richard Smith [Dkt. No. ] and Plaintiff's response {Dkt. No. 9] concerning Defendants' motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint. The Court hereby reschedules the pre-motion conference to be held via Zoom conference call on November 19, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Counsel shall kindly contact Judge Bumb's Courtroom Deputy, Arthur Roney, at arthur_roney@njd.uscourts.gov to provide an email address to which the Zoom invitation will be sent. So Ordered by Judge Renee Marie Bumb on 11/12/2020. (Costigan, Roberta)
November 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Letter from A. Michael Barker, Esquire. (BARKER, A.)
November 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 TEXT ORDER THIS MATTER comes before the Court upon pre-motion conference letter from Defendants County of Cumberland and Richard Smith [Dkt. No. ] and Plaintiff's response {Dkt. No. 9] concerning Defendants' motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint. Having read those letters, the Court hereby orders that all parties appear for a pre-motion conference to be held via Zoom conference call on November 18, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. Counsel shall kindly contact Judge Bumb's Courtroom Deputy, Arthur Roney, at arthur_roney@njd.uscourts.gov to provide an email address to which the Zoom invitation will be sent. So Ordered by Judge Renee Marie Bumb on 11/11/2020. (Costigan, Roberta)
November 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Letter from Richard Pescatore to Judge Bumb in response to defense counsel's premotion letter re #7 Letter. (PESCATORE, RICHARD)
November 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by A. MICHAEL BARKER on behalf of COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, RICHARD SMITH (BARKER, A.)
November 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Letter from A. Michael Barker, Esquire. (BARKER, A.)
November 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Clerk's Text Order - The document #6 Application for Clerk's Order to Ext Answer/Proposed Order submitted by MICHAEL RUSSELL has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 11/20/2020. (dmr)
October 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer as to Defendant Michael Russell. Attorney JAMES R. BIRCHMEIER for MICHAEL RUSSELL added. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(BIRCHMEIER, JAMES)
October 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Clerk`s Text Order - The document #5 Application for Clerk's Order to Ext Answer/Proposed Order submitted by KENNETH FARMER, CHRISTIAN MORALES, CITY OF VINELAND has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 11/20/2020. (dmr)
October 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer as to Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(COOK, WILLIAM)
October 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by ANDREW S. BROWN on behalf of CITY OF VINELAND, KENNETH FARMER, CHRISTIAN MORALES (BROWN, ANDREW)
October 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by WILLIAM F. COOK on behalf of CITY OF VINELAND, KENNETH FARMER, CHRISTIAN MORALES (COOK, WILLIAM)
October 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Order Initial Conference set for 1/14/2021 03:00 PM Teleconference before Magistrate Judge Karen M. Williams. (cry, )
October 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by CITY OF VINELAND, Kenneth Farmer, Christian Morales from Cumberland County, case number CUM-L-000368-20. ( Filing and Admin fee $ 400 receipt number ANJDC-11527672), filed by CITY OF VINELAND, Kenneth Farmer, Christian Morales. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibits)(COOK, WILLIAM)
October 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Judge Renee Marie Bumb and Magistrate Judge Karen M. Williams added. (dd, )
October 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Notice of Judicial Preferences (RMB). #Click here for the Judge's Individual Procedure Requirements. (cry, )
October 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Notice of Judicial Preferences (KMW). #Click here for the Judge's Individual Procedure Requirements. (cry, )
October 20, 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, Jury Demand, Removal-Other Court Information not added to docket . The Clerk's Office has made the appropriate changes. Please refer to the Attorney Case Opening Guide for processing electronically filed cases. (cry, )

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