McGovern v. Lucas County, Ohio and the Lucas County Board of Commissioners, et al.
Plaintiff: Timothy McGovern
Defendant: Corrections Officer Oliver Watkins, Sergeant Mark Grumpf, Corrections Officer Matthew Grant, Corrections Officer Nate Meyers, Lucas County, Ohio and the Lucas County Board of Commissioners, Sheriff John Tharp and Lamonte Hobbs
Case Number: 3:2018cv02506
Filed: October 30, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Presiding Judge: Jack Zouhary
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 28, 2018 Filing 9 Answer to #4 Amended complaint filed by Matthew Grant, Mark Grumpf, Lamonte Hobbs, Lucas County, Ohio and the Lucas County Board of Commissioners, Nate Meyers, John Tharp, Oliver Watkins. (Ranazzi, Andrew)
November 28, 2018 Filing 8 Waiver of Service Returned Executed by Timothy McGovern. Matthew Grant waiver sent on 10/30/2018, answer due 12/31/2018; Mark Grumpf waiver sent on 10/30/2018, answer due 12/31/2018; Lamonte Hobbs waiver sent on 10/30/2018, answer due 12/31/2018; Lucas County, Ohio and the Lucas County Board of Commissioners waiver sent on 10/30/2018, answer due 12/31/2018; Nate Meyers waiver sent on 10/30/2018, answer due 12/31/2018; Oliver Watkins waiver sent on 10/30/2018, answer due 12/31/2018 filed on behalf of Timothy McGovern (Gerhardstein, Adam)
October 31, 2018 Filing 7 Notice of Manual Filing of a CD-R containing videos in support of #1 Complaint filed by Timothy McGovern. CD-R is on file in the Clerk's Office.Related document(s) #1 .(S,Ke)
October 30, 2018 Filing 6 Civil Case Management Procedures Order. Judge Jack Zouhary on 10/30/2018. (S,JM)
October 30, 2018 Filing 5 Magistrate Consent Form issued. Summons were not provided and were not issued. (S,JM)
October 30, 2018 Filing 4 Amended complaint against All Defendants and adding new party defendant(s) Sheriff John Tharp. Filed by Timothy McGovern. (Gerhardstein, Adam)
October 30, 2018 Filing 3 Attorney Appearance by Jennifer L. Branch filed by on behalf of Timothy McGovern. (Branch, Jennifer)
October 30, 2018 Filing 2 Attorney Appearance by Alphonse A. Gerhardstein filed by on behalf of Timothy McGovern. (Gerhardstein, Alphonse)
October 30, 2018 Filing 1 Complaint with jury demand against All Defendants. Filing fee paid $ 400, Receipt number 0647-8984220.. Filed by Timothy McGovern. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Manual Filing Videos inside Jail) (Gerhardstein, Adam)
October 30, 2018 Random Assignment of Magistrate Judge pursuant to Local Rule 3.1. In the event of a referral, case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge James R. Knepp, II. (S,JM)
October 30, 2018 Judge Jack Zouhary assigned to case. (S,JM)
October 30, 2018 Notice re Prompt Service. Counsel for Plaintiff is responsible for promptly serving the Complaint on Defendant(s) upon receiving the issued summons from the Clerk and, after service has been perfected, electronically filing a Return of Service or an executed Waiver of Service for each Defendant.Service is to be accomplished pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4, which includes provisions for personal service and waiver of service, and Local Rule 4.2. If you wish the Clerk to serve the Complaint on Defendant(s) (a seldom used alternative because it does not save time or money), you must provide the Clerk's office with copies of the Complaint along with other necessary documents, in the manner set forth in Local Rule 4.2(a).After Defendant(s) have been served and counsel enter an appearance, this Court will promptly hold an Initial Phone Status Conference. No Motion to Dismiss may be filed in advance of this Conference. The responsive pleading deadline will be automatically tolled until that time. (S,JM)

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Defendant: Corrections Officer Oliver Watkins
Represented By: Andrew K. Ranazzi
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Defendant: Sergeant Mark Grumpf
Represented By: Andrew K. Ranazzi
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Defendant: Corrections Officer Matthew Grant
Represented By: Andrew K. Ranazzi
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Defendant: Corrections Officer Nate Meyers
Represented By: Andrew K. Ranazzi
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Defendant: Lucas County, Ohio and the Lucas County Board of Commissioners
Represented By: Andrew K. Ranazzi
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Defendant: Sheriff John Tharp
Represented By: Andrew K. Ranazzi
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Defendant: Lamonte Hobbs
Represented By: Andrew K. Ranazzi
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Plaintiff: Timothy McGovern
Represented By: Robert W. Bohmer
Represented By: Jennifer L. Branch
Represented By: Alphonse A. Gerhardstein
Represented By: Adam G. Gerhardstein
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