Castellon v. Lakewood Police Department et al.
Plaintiff: Estephen Castellon
Defendant: Lakewood Police Department, Detective Donald Mladek, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Prosecutor Anthony Miranda, Prosecutor Steven Szelagiewicz, Office of the Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts and Katrina D. James
Case Number: 1:2025cv02541
Filed: November 21, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Presiding Judge: Charles Esque Fleming
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 23, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 18 Order denying Plaintiff's #17 Motion for Permission to File Electronically. Judge Charles Esque Fleming on 3/23/2026. (Attachments: #1 Application - Read Only)(S,SR)
March 23, 2026 Copy of #18 Order on Motion mailed to Estephen Castellon at 18310 Montgomery Village Ave., Suite 300 Gaithersburg, MD 20879 on 3/23/2026. (S,SR)
March 20, 2026 Filing 17 Motion for Permission to File Electronically filed by Plaintiff Estephen Castellon. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - USPS Tracking, #2 Exhibit 2 - USPS Receipt, #3 Exhibit 3 - USPS Envelope, #4 Exhibit 4 - USPS Tracking, #5 Exhibit 5 - USPS Receipt, #6 Exhibit 6 - USPS Envelope, #7 Envelope)(W,Jo) (Additional attachment(s) added on 3/20/2026: #8 Corrected Main Document ) (W,Jo).
March 13, 2026 Filing 16 Sur-Reply to #9 Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim filed by Estephen Castellon. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Affidavit of Richard Johnson, #2 Exhibit B - Affidavit of Jennifer Swallow, #3 Exhibit C - Letter from Law Director Swallow, #4 Exhibit D - Emails correspondence with Law Director Swallow and Jillian Eckart, #5 Exhibit E - LPD Policy 424 and RC-2 Retention Schedule, #6 Exhibit F - Trial Transcript Excerpts, #7 Exhibit G - Taser International Training Records, #8 Exhibit H - Correspondence with Cellebrite technical support, #9 Envelope). (H,Ch)
March 5, 2026 Copy of Order [non document] on Motion for leave, mailed to Estephen Castellon at 18310 Montgomery Village Ave., Suite 300 Gaithersburg, MD 20879 on 3/5/2026. (S,SR)
March 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Order: [non-document] Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply (ECF No. #14 ) is GRANTED. Plaintiff shall file the sur-reply no later than close of business on March 12, 2026. Plaintiff is cautioned that failure to file the sur-reply by the stated deadline may result in sanctions including the sur-reply being stricken. Judge Charles Esque Fleming on 3/5/2026. (S,SR)
February 20, 2026 Filing 15 Sur-Reply to #7 Reply in support of #4 Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim filed by Estephen Castellon. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Email chain and registration form, #2 Exhibit B - Docket information, #3 Exhibit C - Docket information, #4 Exhibit D - Public records request, #5 Envelope). (L,MI)
February 19, 2026 Filing 14 Motion for leave to file sur-reply with exhibit 1 sur-reply contained within filed by Plaintiff Estephen Castellon. Related document(s) #13 , #9 . (Attachments: #1 Envelope). (H,Ch)
February 11, 2026 Filing 13 Reply in support of #9 Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim filed by Lakewood Police Department, Donald Mladek. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Motion to File Supplemental Brief filed in State of Ohio v. Estephen Castellon (CA-18-106813), #2 Exhibit B - Appellants Brief filed in Estephen Castellon v. State of Ohio (CA-23-112522))(Hach, Katheryn)
February 11, 2026 Opinion or Order Order: [non-document] The motion of Defendants Lakewood Police Department and Donald Mladek for extension of time until December 19, 2025 to move or plead (ECF No. #3 ) is GRANTED nunc pro tunc to November 25, 2025. Judge Charles Esque Fleming on 2/11/2026.(S,SR)
February 11, 2026 Copy of Orders [non-document] mailed to Estephen Castellon at 18310 Montgomery Village Ave., Suite 300 Gaithersburg, MD 20879 on 2/11/2026. (S,SR)
February 11, 2026 Opinion or Order Order: [non-document] Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply (ECF No. #10 ) is GRANTED. Plaintiff shall file the sur-reply no later than February 17, 2026. Judge Charles Esque Fleming on 2/11/2026.(S,SR)
February 11, 2026 Opinion or Order Order: [non-document] Defendants' motion for extension of time until February 16, 2026 to file their Reply (ECF No. 12) is granted. Judge Charles Esque Fleming on 2/11/2026.(S,SR)
January 23, 2026 Filing 12 Motion for extension of time until February 16, 2026 to file their Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss filed by Lakewood Police Department, Donald Mladek. (Eckart, Jillian)
January 20, 2026 Filing 11 Response in Opposition to #9 Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, filed by Estephen Castellon. (Attachments: #1 Envelope). (L,MI)
December 29, 2025 Filing 10 Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply filed by Plaintiff Estephen Castellon. Related document(s) #7 . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Proposed Sur-Reply, #2 Notice of Filing Exhiits, #3 Exhibit A - Email from Andrew Rodak, #4 Exhibit B - State Court Docket, #5 Exhibit C - Comparison Case Docket, #6 Exhibit D - Email Correspondence with Katrina James, #7 Envelope) (M,CE)
December 19, 2025 Filing 9 Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim with memorandum in support filed by Lakewood Police Department, Donald Mladek. (Hach, Katheryn)
December 19, 2025 Filing 8 Attorney Appearance by Katheryn E. Hach filed by on behalf of Lakewood Police Department, Donald Mladek. (Hach, Katheryn)
December 17, 2025 Filing 7 Reply in support of #4 Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim and brief in opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Stay and Remand filed by Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Katrina D. James, Anthony Miranda, Office of the Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts, Steven Szelagiewicz. (Russo, Regina)
December 3, 2025 Filing 6 Notice of non-opposition to #3 Motion for extension of time and observation, filed by Estephen Castellon. (Attachments: #1 Envelope). (L,MI)
December 3, 2025 Filing 5 Combined memorandum in opposition to defendants #4 Motion to dismiss and Motion for partial stay and Motion to remand to State Court, filed by Plaintiff Estephen Castellon. (Attachments: #1 Envelope). (L,MI)
November 25, 2025 Filing 4 Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim filed by Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Katrina D. James, Anthony Miranda, Office of the Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts, Steven Szelagiewicz. (Russo, Regina)
November 25, 2025 Filing 3 Motion for extension of time until December 19, 2025 to Move or plead to the Complaint filed by Lakewood Police Department, Donald Mladek. (Eckart, Jillian)
November 21, 2025 Filing 2 Magistrate Consent Form issued. (H,Ch)
November 21, 2025 Filing 1 Notice of Removal from Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, case number CV 25 126695 with jury demand, Filing fee paid $ 405, receipt number AOHNDC-13399445.. Filed by Donald Mladek, Lakewood Police Department. (Attachments: #1 Complaint, #2 Civil Cover Sheet, #3 Summons, #4 Affidavit of Indigency, #5 Journal Entry Granting Affidavit of Indigency) (Eckart, Jillian)
November 21, 2025 Judge Charles Esque Fleming assigned to case. (H,Ch)
November 21, 2025 Random Assignment of Magistrate Judge pursuant to Local Rule 3.1. In the event of a referral, case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Reuben J. Sheperd. (H,Ch)

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Plaintiff: Estephen Castellon
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Defendant: Lakewood Police Department
Represented By: Jillian Eckart
Represented By: John T. McLandrich
Represented By: Katheryn E. Hach
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Represented By: Jillian Eckart
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