Davis v. Youngstown City School District, et al.
Plaintiff: Alfred E. Davis
Defendant: Youngstown City School District, Jeremy Batchelor and Sherry Cross
Case Number: 4:2025cv01698
Filed: August 14, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Presiding Judge: Donald C Nugent
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 2000 e Job Discrimination (Employment)
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 16, 2026 Filing 21 Minutes of proceedings before Magistrate Judge James E. Grimes Jr. Mediation Conference held on 1/16/2026. Plaintiff Alfred E. Davis and his counsel, Lawrence Mays, were present. Defendants Sherry Cross and Jeremy Bachelor, on behalf of all Defendants, and Defendants' counsel Daniel Guttman and Lauren Larrick were also present. The parties were unable to resolve their dispute at this time. The parties indicated a need for discovery and will engage in targeted, informal written discovery through January 27, 2026. A conference to discuss the parties' discovery efforts and scheduling a second mediation conference is set for January 27, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. via videoconference. Signed by Magistrate Judge James E. Grimes Je. on 01/16/2026. (M,MT)
January 15, 2026 Filing 20 Minutes of proceedings before Magistrate Judge James E. Grimes Jr. Telephone Conference held on 01/15/2026 with counsel for the Defendants in preparation for the mediation scheduled for January 16, 2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge James E. Grimes Jr. on 01/15/2026. (M,MT)
January 15, 2026 Filing 19 Minutes of proceedings before Magistrate Judge James E. Grimes Jr. Telephone Conference held on 01/15/2026 with counsel for the Plaintiff in preparation for the mediation scheduled for January 16, 2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge James E. Grimes Jr. on 01/15/2026. (M,MT)
January 15, 2026 Opinion or Order Order [non-document] Due to ongoing inclement weather, the mediation conference scheduled to take place in-person on January 16, 2026, is converted to a remote conference to be conducted by Zoom. The Court will forward a separate conference link to counsel by email. Magistrate Judge James E. Grimes Jr. on 01/15/2026. (M,MT)
December 8, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 18 Mediation Scheduling Order setting mediation conference to be held on 01/16/2025 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 11A before Magistrate Judge James E. Grimes Jr. Attorneys are cautioned not to rely on the docket entry only. Read the attached Order for additional information and requirements prior to the mediation conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge James E. Grimes Jr. on 12/08/25.
December 5, 2025 Filing 17 Minutes of proceedings before Judge Donald C. Nugent. Case Management Conference held on 12/5/2025. Case is assigned to the standard track. Case will be referred to Magistrate Judge Grimes for mediation. Discovery due by 8/10/2026. Status Conference set for 2/27/2026 at 09:30 AM to be held telephonically before Judge Donald C. Nugent. Counsel are instructed to initiate a call with all parties connected and then contact the Court. (Court Reporter: None.) Time: 15 minutes. (M,CE)
December 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Order [non-document] referring case to Magistrate Judge James E. Grimes Jr. for mediation to be conducted before 2/1/2026. Judge Donald C. Nugent on 12/5/2025. (M,CE)
December 1, 2025 Filing 16 Report of Parties' Planning Meeting Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) & LR 16.3(b) The parties do not consent to the jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate Judge.- filed by Jeremy Batchelor, Sherry Cross, Youngstown City School District. (Guttman, Daniel)
November 3, 2025 Filing 15 Case Management Conference Scheduling Order with case management conference on 12/5/2025 at 11:15 AM to be held telephonically before Judge Donald C. Nugent. Counsel are instructed to initiate a call with all parties connected and then contact the Court. Judge Donald C. Nugent on 11/3/2025. (Attachments: #1 Report of Parties' Planning Meeting) (M,S)
October 29, 2025 Filing 14 Answer to #3 Amended complaint, filed by Jeremy Batchelor, Sherry Cross, Youngstown City School District. (Larrick, Lauren)
October 14, 2025 Filing 13 Marginal Entry Order granting Defendants' #12 Motion for extension of time until 10/29/2025 to answer Amended Complaint, Defendants' Stipulation of Waiver of Service of Summons, and Plaintiff's Stipulation of Withdrawal of Request for Default. Defendants' answers due 10/29/2025. Judge Donald C. Nugent on 10/14/2025. (M,CE)
October 14, 2025 Filing 12 Motion for extension of time until 10/29/2025 to answer Amended Complaint filed by Jeremy Batchelor, Sherry Cross, Youngstown City School District. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Guttman, Daniel)
October 14, 2025 Filing 11 Attorney Appearance by Daniel J. Guttman and Lauren M. Larrick filed by on behalf of Jeremy Batchelor, Sherry Cross, Youngstown City School District. (Guttman, Daniel)
October 7, 2025 Filing 10 WITHDRAWN per Order #13 . Application to Clerk for entry of default against Defendants filed by Alfred E. Davis. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Lawrence Mays, #2 Affidavit of Lawrence Mays) (Mays, Lawrence). Marked withdrawn on 10/14/2025 to withdraw (M,CE)
September 23, 2025 Filing 9 Return of Service by Clerk by certified mail executed upon Youngstown City School District on 9/15/2025. No delivery date on green card, date obtained from U.S. Postal Service website. Filed on behalf of Alfred E. Davis. Related document(s) #2 . (M,CE)
September 23, 2025 Filing 8 Return of Service by Clerk by certified mail executed upon Sherry Cross on 9/15/2025. No delivery date on green card, date obtained from U.S. Postal Service website. Filed on behalf of Alfred E. Davis. Related document(s) #4 . (M,CE)
September 23, 2025 Filing 7 Return of Service by Clerk by certified mail executed upon Jeremy Batchelor on 9/15/2025. No delivery date on green card, date obtained from U.S. Postal Service website. Filed on behalf of Alfred E. Davis Related document(s) #6 . (M,CE)
September 10, 2025 Service by Clerk. Summons and Amended Complaint addressed to Sherry Cross (Receipt # 7006 0810 0005 7965 5276), Youngstown City School District (Receipt # 7006 0810 0005 7965 5269) placed in U.S. Mail. Type of service: certified mail. (F,AW)
September 9, 2025 Service by Clerk. Summons and Amended Complaint addressed to Jeremy Batchelor placed in U.S. Mail. Type of service: certified mail. Receipt # 7006 0810 0005 7965 4729. (F,AW)
September 8, 2025 Filing 6 Alias Summons issued to counsel for service upon Jeremy Batchelor. (M,CE)
September 8, 2025 Filing 5 Praecipe for issuance of JBatchelor Summons filed by Alfred E. Davis. (Attachments: #1 Summons JBatchelor Summons)(Mays, Lawrence)
September 5, 2025 Filing 4 Original Summons issued to counsel for service upon Sherry Cross. Summons previously issued for Defendants Jeremy Batchelor and Youngstown City School District remain valid and will not be reissued. Related documents #2 , #3 . (M,CE)
September 4, 2025 Filing 3 Amended complaint against All Defendants and adding new party defendant(s) Sherry Cross. Filed by Alfred E. Davis. (Attachments: #1 Summons YCSD Summons, #2 Summons Sherry Cross Summons, #3 Summons Jeremy Batchelor Summons) (Mays, Lawrence)
August 15, 2025 Filing 2 Original Summons and Magistrate Consent Form issued to Counsel for service upon Jeremy Batchelor, Justin Jennings, Youngstown City School District. (Attachments: #1 Magistrate Consent Form) (M,Do)
August 15, 2025 Judge Donald C. Nugent assigned to case. (M,Do)
August 15, 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 James E. Grimes, Jr. (M,Do)
August 14, 2025 Filing 1 Complaint with jury demand against All Defendants. Filing fee paid $ 405, Receipt number AOHNDC-13243497. Filed by Alfred E. Davis. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet , #2 Summons) (Mays, Lawrence)

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Plaintiff: Alfred E. Davis
Represented By: Lawrence Mays
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Defendant: Youngstown City School District
Represented By: Lauren M. Larrick
Represented By: Daniel J. Guttman
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Represented By: Lauren M. Larrick
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