Cummings v. The City of New York et. al.
Plaintiff: Patricia Cummings
Defendant: Lenard Larry McKelvey, The Hechinger Report, Angel Martinez, Coalition of Educational Justice, New York Daily News, Kevin S. Parker, Natasha Capers, Councilman Daniel Dromm, Dr. Andre Perry, WWPR-FM (105.1 MHZ), NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, John Doe and Jane Doe #1-100, The City of New York, New York City Department of Education, Ben Chapman, Giulia Cox, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Courtney Ware, iHeartMedia, Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media, Councilman Jumaane D. Williams, City of New York Office of Special Investigations and Charlamagne Tha God
Case Number: 2:2019cv01664
Filed: March 22, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Sandra J Feuerstein
Referring Judge: Steven I Locke
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Notice of Removal
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 1, 2019 Filing 26 Letter Cover Letter Re: Motion to Dismiss the Complaint by New York Daily News (Rosenfeld, James)
July 1, 2019 Filing 25 *AMENDED* Corporate Disclosure Statement by New York Daily News identifying Corporate Parent Tribune Publishing Company, Other Affiliate Merrick Media, LLC, Other Affiliate Merrick Venture Management, LLC, Other Affiliate Michael W. Ferro, Jr., Other Affiliate Nant Capital LLC, Other Affiliate Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, Other Affiliate California Capital Equity, LLC for New York Daily News. (Rosenfeld, James) Modified docket entry on 7/2/2019 to reflect that this is an amendment to DE #22 . (Tirado, Chelsea).
July 1, 2019 Filing 24 Letter Cover Letter Re: Motion to Dismiss the Complaint by Lenard Larry McKelvey (Neidl, Cynthia)
July 1, 2019 Filing 23 Letter Cover Letter Re: Motion to Dismiss the Complaint by City of New York Office of Special Investigations, Giulia Cox, Daniel Dromm, New York City Department of Education, The City of New York, Courtney Ware, Jumaane D. Williams, Bill de Blasio (Balog, Aliza)
July 1, 2019 Filing 22 Corporate Disclosure Statement by New York Daily News identifying Other Affiliate New DN Company for New York Daily News. (Rosenfeld, James)
July 1, 2019 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by James Eric Rosenfeld on behalf of Ben Chapman, New York Daily News (aty to be noticed) (Rosenfeld, James)
July 1, 2019 Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by Laura R Handman on behalf of Ben Chapman, New York Daily News (aty to be noticed) (Handman, Laura)
June 28, 2019 Filing 19 Letter Cover Letter to Motion to Dismiss the Complaint by Andre Perry, The Hechinger Report (Lawlor, Joseph)
June 27, 2019 Filing 18 ANSWER to #13 Complaint,,,,, by Kevin S. Parker. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service) (Nese, Dorothy)
June 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Electronic ORDER granting #17 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. The number of pages in Plaintiff's opposition papers may be similarly enlarged. Ordered by Judge Sandra J. Feuerstein on 6/27/2019. (Disbrow, Sandra)
June 25, 2019 Filing 17 Letter MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by City of New York Office of Special Investigations, Giulia Cox, Daniel Dromm, New York City Department of Education, The City of New York, Courtney Ware, Jumaane D. Williams, Bill de Blasio. (Balog, Aliza)
June 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Electronic ORDER granting DE #14 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. On consent, the deadline for Defendants Andre Perry and The Hechinger Report to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint is extended to and including 7/1/2019. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Steven I. Locke on 6/6/2019. (Georgescu, Dora)
June 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Electronic ORDER granting DE #15 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. On consent, the deadline for Defendant Kevin S. Parker to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint is extended to and including 7/1/2019. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Steven I. Locke on 6/6/2019. (Georgescu, Dora)
June 3, 2019 Filing 16 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Kevin S. Parker re #15 Letter MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #13 Complaint,,,,, (Nese, Dorothy)
June 3, 2019 Filing 15 Letter MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #13 Complaint,,,,, by Kevin S. Parker. (Nese, Dorothy)
June 3, 2019 Filing 14 Letter MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #13 Complaint,,,,, by Andre Perry, The Hechinger Report. (Rochford, Richard)
May 17, 2019 Filing 13 COMPLAINT Plaintiff's Verified Complaint with Exhibits against All Plaintiffs Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -NO,, filed by Patricia Cummings. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Daily News Cover February 2, 2018, #2 Exhibit B - Dailt News Article February 1, 2018 Bronx Teacher Sparks OutRage for Using Black Students in Cruel Slavery Lesson, #3 Exhibit C - Daily News Article April 9, 2018 Thousands Sign Paerent's Petition Demanding Action from deBlasio on Racist School Incidents, #4 Exhibit D - Daily News Article April 26, 2018 City to Spend $23 M for Anti-Bias Training for Public School Educators, #5 Exhibit E - Daily News Articles July 9, 2018 and July 10, 2018 Bronx Rducators Accused of Racism Still Under Investigation, Still on Payroll and Race-Flap Educators Not Slapped, #6 Exhibit F - Daily News Article August 11, 2018 City Completes Probe of Teacher in 'Slavery' Controversy, #7 Exhibit G - Daily News Article September 27, 2018, #8 Exhibit H - Daily News Article October 4, 2018 'Slave Teach Hit for 'Judgment', #9 Exhibit I - Daily News Articles October 20, 2018 and October 19, 2018 Teacher Axed She Walked on Students for Slave Lesson and City Fires Bronx 'Slave' Teacher, #10 Exhibit J - Daily News Article March 9, 2019 Race-Rage Lesson) (Liotti, Thomas)
May 1, 2019 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Dorothy O. Nese on behalf of Kevin S. Parker (aty to be noticed) (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service) (Nese, Dorothy)
April 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Electronic ORDER granting in part and denying in part DE #7 Motion for Extension of Time to File. On consent, the deadline for Plaintiff to serve her Complaint is extended to and including 5/17/2019. Further, the deadline for Defendants, The City of New York, New York City Department of Education, City of New York Office of Special Investigations, NYC Mayor Bill deBlasio, Giulia Cox, Courtney Ware, Councilman Jumaane D. Williams, Councilman Daniel Dromm, Ben Chapman, New York Daily News, and Lenard Larry McKelvey a/k/a Charlamagne Tha God, to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint is extended to and including 7/1/2019. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Steven I. Locke on 4/22/2019. (Georgescu, Dora)
April 12, 2019 Filing 11 NOTICE by Patricia Cummings of Hearing pursuant to the directive of the Hon. Sandra J. Feuerstein of April 4, 2019 (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Service) (Liotti, Thomas)
April 10, 2019 Filing 10 RESPONSE in Opposition re #8 Letter MOTION to Change Venue SDNY filed by Patricia Cummings. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A to Opposition to Letter Motion: Copies of prejudicial publicity and comments by influential figures within the New York City Community) (Liotti, Thomas)
April 8, 2019 Filing 9 STATE COURT RECORD received from the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk re Index #600747/2019. (Coleman, Laurie)
April 4, 2019 Filing 8 Letter MOTION to Change Venue by City of New York Office of Special Investigations, Giulia Cox, Daniel Dromm, New York City Department of Education, The City of New York, Courtney Ware, Jumaane D. Williams, Bill de Blasio. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C) (Balog, Aliza)
April 4, 2019 NOTICE of Hearing: Initial Conference set for 9/18/2019 at 11:15 AM in Courtroom 1010 before Judge Sandra J. Feuerstein at the Central Islip Courthouse, located at 100 Federal Plaza, Central Islip, New York 11722. The parties shall appear with authority, or with individuals with authority, to settle this matter. Plaintiff(s) shall serve a copy of this Notice of Hearing upon defendant(s) and file proof of such service with the Court. c/ECF. (Disbrow, Sandra)
April 3, 2019 Filing 7 Letter MOTION for Extension of Time re:advising Court as to Stipulation filed in underlying case by Lenard Larry McKelvey (Neidl, Cynthia) Modified docket entry from letter to motion as per chambers request on 4/22/2019 (Tirado, Chelsea).
April 3, 2019 Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Cynthia E. Neidl on behalf of Lenard Larry McKelvey (aty to be noticed) (Neidl, Cynthia)
March 27, 2019 Filing 5 Letter from Michael Grygiel. (Tirado, Chelsea)
March 26, 2019 Filing 4 In accordance with Rule 73 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 73.1, the parties are notified that if all parties consent a United States magistrate judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action including a (jury or nonjury) trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. Attached to the Notice is a blank copy of the consent form that should be filled out, signed and filed electronically only if all parties wish to consent. The form may also be accessed at the following link: #http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/FormsAndFees/Forms/AO085.pdf. You may withhold your consent without adverse substantive consequences. Do NOT return or file the consent unless all parties have signed the consent. (Flanagan, Doreen)
March 26, 2019 Filing 3 This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made. (Davis, Kimberly) Modified on 3/26/2019 (Flanagan, Doreen). (Additional attachment(s) added on 3/26/2019: #1 Additional Quality Control Check Sheet) (Flanagan, Doreen).
March 26, 2019 This case has been opened in the Eastern District of New York. Attorney Michael J. Grygiel if you plan to continue representing your client(s), you must be admitted to practice before this court. You must do so by applying for Pro Hac Vice or permanent admission. To apply for Pro Hac Vice admission, you must first register for an ECF login and password. Please visit the Court's website at www.nyed.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions for guidance. Once registered, you must electronically file a Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. You must pay the required pro hac vice fee online. (Flanagan, Doreen)
March 26, 2019 Case Assigned to Judge Sandra J. Feuerstein and Magistrate Judge Steven I. Locke. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our #website. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (Flanagan, Doreen)
March 25, 2019 Filing 2 Civil Cover Sheet.. Re #1 Notice of Removal, by Ben Chapman, New York Daily News (Leish, Matthew)
March 25, 2019 NOTICE:The Clerk's Office cannot assign this case without a completed Civil Cover Sheet. Counsel is directed to forward a completed (2 Page Form)Civil Cover Sheet, answering all questions INCLUDING the NY-E Division of Business Rule 50.1(d)(2) section on the second page. Please use the event Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet (Davis, Kimberly)
March 22, 2019 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Ben Chapman, New York Daily News from Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk, Case Number 600747/2019. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ANYEDC-11313721). Was the Disclosure Statement on the Civil Cover Sheet completed - Yes. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Summons with Notice, #2 Exhibit B - Letter to Plaintiff's Counsel, #3 Exhibit C - Consents to Removal) (Leish, Matthew) Modified on 3/26/2019 (Flanagan, Doreen).

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Defendant: Lenard Larry McKelvey
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