Ali v. City of Cleveland et al
Plaintiff: Hassan Ali
Defendant: City of Cleveland, George Kwan, Gregory Farmer, Mark Pesta, Martin Lentz, Johnny Hamm, Kerrie Howard, Ian Mussell, Commander Wayne Drummond and Thomas Stacho
Case Number: 1:2023cv00157
Filed: January 26, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Presiding Judge: David A Ruiz
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331 Fed. Question: Employment Discrimination
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 24, 2023 Filing 9 Attorney Appearance by Jzinae N. Jackson filed by on behalf of George Kwan. (Jackson, Jzinae)
March 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Order [non-document] granting Cleveland Defendants' #8 Unopposed Motion to Continue Case Management Conference. The Case Management Conference originally scheduled for 5/16/2023 is reset for 5/31/2023 at 11:00 AM by telephone before Judge David A. Ruiz. Conferencing instructions to be emailed to counsel. Judge David A. Ruiz on 3/21/2023. (C,TA)
March 20, 2023 Filing 8 Unopposed Motion to continue CMC until May 31, June 1, or June 2 filed by City of Cleveland, Wayne Drummond, Gregory Farmer, Johnny Hamm, Kerrie Howard, Martin Lentz, Ian Mussell, Mark Pesta, Thomas Stacho. (Aumann, Matthew)
March 14, 2023 Filing 7 Case Management Conference Scheduling Order with case management conference to be held on 5/16/2023 at 1:00 PM by telephone before Judge David A. Ruiz. Conferencing instructions to be emailed to counsel. Lead counsel and parties must participate unless excused by the Court upon written motion. IMPORTANT: The parties are advised to carefully read this Order. Judge David A. Ruiz on 3/14/2023. (Attachments: #1 Report of the Parties Planning Meeting) (C,TA)
March 6, 2023 Filing 6 Answer and affirmative defenses to Complaint (Related Doc #1 ) filed by City of Cleveland, Wayne Drummond, Gregory Farmer, Johnny Hamm, Kerrie Howard, Martin Lentz, Ian Mussell, Mark Pesta, Thomas Stacho. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Charge (Redacted). (Aumann, Matthew)
February 24, 2023 Filing 5 Waiver of Service Returned Executed by Hassan Ali. George Kwan waiver sent on 2/15/2023, answer due 4/16/2023 filed on behalf of Hassan Ali (Phillips, David)
February 23, 2023 Filing 4 Answer to Complaint of Defendant George Kwan. (Related Doc #1 ) (Moore, Sarah)
January 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Order [non-document] granting Defendants' #2 Unopposed Motion for Enlargement of Time to Plead, Move, or Otherwise Respond to the Complaint. Defendants shall plead, move, or otherwise respond to the Complaint on or before 3/6/2023. Judge David A. Ruiz on 1/27/2023. (C,TA)
January 26, 2023 Filing 3 Magistrate Consent Form issued. (L,MI)
January 26, 2023 Filing 2 Unopposed Motion for extension of time until March 6, 2023 to answer, plead, move, or otherwise respond, filed by City of Cleveland, Wayne Drummond, Gregory Farmer, Johnny Hamm, Kerrie Howard, George Kwan, Martin Lentz, Ian Mussell, Mark Pesta, Thomas Stacho. Related document(s) #1 . (Aumann, Matthew)
January 26, 2023 Filing 1 Notice of Removal from Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, case number 22-973017 with jury demand, Filing fee paid $ 402, receipt number AOHNDC-11809280.. Filed by Martin Lentz, Thomas Stacho, George Kwan, Johnny Hamm, Ian Mussell, City of Cleveland, Kerrie Howard, Gregory Farmer, Wayne Drummond, Mark Pesta. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A - State Court Pleading, #3 Exhibit B - Docket Sheet, #4 Exhibit C - Summons, #5 Exhibit D - Summons, #6 Exhibit E - Summons, #7 Exhibit F - Summons, #8 Exhibit G - Letter dated 1/2/2023 , #9 Exhibit H -Summons #10 Exhibit I - Summons, #11 Exhibit J - Summons, #12 Exhibit K - Summons, #13 Exhibit L - Summons, #14 Exhibit M - Summons, #15 Exhibit N - Summons, #16 Exhibit O - Summons, #17 Exhibit P - Summons, #18 Exhibit Q - Letter dated 1/2/2023, #19 Exhibit R - Praecipe for service by ordinary mail, #20 Exhibit S - Praecipe Kwan, #21 Exhibit T - Praecipe John Doe No. 1, #22 Exhibit V - Praecipe Pesta, #23 Exhibit W - Praecipe Lentz, #24 Exhibit X - Praecipe John Doe No. 2, #25 Exhibit Y - Praecipe Hamm, #26 Exhibit Z - Praecipe Stacho , #27 Exhibit AA - Praecipe Mussell, #28 Exhibit BB - Praecipe John Doe No. 3, #29 Exhibit CC - Praecipe Drummond, #30 Exhibit DD - Summons, #31 Exhibit EE - Summons, #32 Exhibit FF - Summons, #33 Exhibit GG - Summons, #34 Exhibit HH - Summons, #35 Exhibit II - Summons, #36 Exhibit JJ - Summons, #37 Exhibit KK - Summons, #38 Exhibit LL - Summons, #39 Exhibit MM - Summons, #40 Exhibit NN - Summons, #41 Exhibit OO - Summons). (Aumann, Matthew)
January 26, 2023 Random Assignment of Magistrate Judge pursuant to Local Rule 3.1. In the event of a referral, case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Jonathan D. Greenberg. (L,MI)
January 26, 2023 Judge David A. Ruiz assigned to case. (L,MI)

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Plaintiff: Hassan Ali
Represented By: David G. Phillips
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Defendant: City of Cleveland
Represented By: Jeremy L. Klein
Represented By: Matthew R. Aumann
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Defendant: George Kwan
Represented By: Sarah J. Moore
Represented By: Jzinae N. Jackson
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Defendant: Gregory Farmer
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Defendant: Mark Pesta
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Defendant: Martin Lentz
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Defendant: Johnny Hamm
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Defendant: Kerrie Howard
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Defendant: Ian Mussell
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Defendant: Commander Wayne Drummond
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Defendant: Thomas Stacho
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