Hickman-Aeh et al v. City of Portsmouth, Ohio et al
| Bradleigh Aeh and Michelle Hickman-Aeh |
| City of Portsmouth, Scioto County, Debra Brewer, Scottie Powell, Bryan Davis, Merit Smith, Sam Sutherland, David Prater, Justin Horsley, Joe Sandlin, Russell Slone, Doug Buckle, John/Jane Does #1-#20 and Captain Julian Sommers |
| 1:2025cv00808 |
| November 7, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio |
| Douglas R Cole |
| Other Statutory Actions |
| 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act |
| Both |
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| Filing 38 NOTICE of Change of Address by D Patrick Kasson (Kasson, D) |
| Filing 37 First Amended ANSWER to #1 Complaint, of Defendant Joe Sandlin filed by Debra Brewer, City of Portsmouth, Joe Sandlin, Julian Sommers, Sam Sutherland. (Wallace, Kyle) |
NOTATION ORDER granting #36 Unopposed Motion for Leave to Amend Answer to Clarify Party Identification. Defendants shall file Amended Answer on the docket. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Douglas R. Cole on 4/22/26. (mas)
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| Filing 36 MOTION to Amend/Correct #2 Answer to Complaint by Defendants Debra Brewer, City of Portsmouth, Joe Sandlin, Julian Sommers, Sam Sutherland. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Amended Answer of Def. Sandlin) (Wallace, Kyle) |
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NOTATION ORDER granting #33 , #34 , and #35 Motions for Extension of Time to File Response re #30 , #31 , and #32 Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings. Responses due no later than 5/15/26. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Douglas R. Cole on 4/20/26. (mas)
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| Filing 35 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply New date requested 5/15/2026. by Plaintiffs Bradleigh Aeh, Michelle Hickman-Aeh. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Fowler, Alexander) |
| Filing 34 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply New date requested 5/15/2026. by Plaintiffs Bradleigh Aeh, Michelle Hickman-Aeh. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Fowler, Alexander) |
| Filing 33 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply New date requested 5/15/2026. by Plaintiffs Bradleigh Aeh, Michelle Hickman-Aeh. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Fowler, Alexander) |
| Filing 32 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings by Defendants Doug Buckle, Bryan Davis, Scottie Powell, Scioto County, Merit Smith. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Scioto County Final 911 Plan) (Edwards, DeGerald) |
| Filing 31 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings by Defendants Debra Brewer, City of Portsmouth, Joe Sandlin, Julian Sommers, Sam Sutherland. (Kasson, D) |
| Filing 30 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings by Defendants Justin Horsley, David Prater. (Frick, Dawn) |
| Filing 29 REPLY to Response to Motion re #18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Defendant Russell Slone. (Sark, Cassaundra) |
| Filing 28 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Joe Sandlin on 3/16/2026, answer due 5/15/2026. (Fairbanks, Taylor) |
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NOTATION ORDER granting #27 Motion for Extension of Time to Perfect Service on Defendant Joe Sandlin. Plaintiffs shall have up to and including Monday, March 30, 2026, to perfect service on Defendant Sandlin. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Douglas R. Cole on 3/24/26. (mas)
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| Filing 27 MOTION for Extension of Time New date requested 3/30/2026. by Plaintiffs Bradleigh Aeh, Michelle Hickman-Aeh. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Fairbanks, Taylor) |
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NOTATION ORDER granting #26 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply re #18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM. Reply due by 3/31/26. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Douglas R. Cole on 3/19/26. (mas)
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| Filing 26 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply New date requested 3/31/2026. by Defendant Russell Slone. (Sark, Cassaundra) |
| Filing 25 RESPONSE in Opposition re #18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Plaintiffs Bradleigh Aeh, Michelle Hickman-Aeh. (Jeckering, Bradley) |
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Filing 24
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Douglas R. Cole on 3/2/26. (mas)
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Filing 23
CALENDAR ORDER: Motions to Amend due by 3/3/26. Initial Disclosures due by 3/11/26. Motions directed to pleadings due by 4/3/26. Lay Witness due by 7/1/26. Plaintiff Primary Expert due by 11/13/26. Defendant Primary Expert due by 12/11/26. Rebuttal Expert due by 2/15/27. Discovery due by 3/26/27. Dispositive motions due by 4/30/27. Signed by Judge Douglas R. Cole on 3/2/26. (mas)
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| Telephone Preliminary Pretrial Conference held on 3/2/26. Alexander Fowler and Taylor Fairbanks appeared for Plaintiffs. Gerald Edwards appeared for Defendants Scioto County, Powell, Davis, Smith, and Buckle. Patrick Kasson and Kyle Wallace appeared for Defendants City of Portsmouth, Brewer, Sommers, and Sutherland. Dawn Frick appeared for Defendants Prater and Horsley. Counsel did not appear for Defendant Sloan. Defendant Sandlin has yet to be served and did not appear. Matters discussed. Calendar Order to issue. (mas) |
| Filing 22 RULE 26(f) REPORT by Plaintiff Michelle Hickman-Aeh. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A - Stipulated Protective Order) (Fairbanks, Taylor) |
| Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Alexander N Fowler for Plaintiffs Bradleigh Aeh, Michelle Hickman-Aeh (Fowler, Alexander) |
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NOTATION ORDER granting #20 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response re #18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM. Response due by 3/10/26. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Douglas R. Cole on 2/10/26. (mas)
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| Filing 20 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM New date requested 3/10/2026. by Plaintiffs Bradleigh Aeh, Michelle Hickman-Aeh. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Fairbanks, Taylor) |
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NOTATION ORDER: For good cause shown, the Court GRANTS #19 Motion for Extension of Time to Perfect Service on Defendant. Plaintiffs shall have an additional 45 days from the current service deadline to perfect service on Defendant Joe Sandlin. The new service deadline is 3/23/26. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Douglas R. Cole on 2/9/26. (mas)
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| Filing 19 First MOTION for Extension of Time New date requested 3/23/2026. by Plaintiffs Bradleigh Aeh, Michelle Hickman-Aeh. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Fairbanks, Taylor) |
| Filing 18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Russell Slone. (Sark, Cassaundra) |
| Filing 17 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Debra Brewer on 11/7/2025, answer due 1/6/2026; City of Portsmouth on 11/7/2025, answer due 1/6/2026; Julian Sommers on 11/7/2025, answer due 1/6/2026; Sam Sutherland on 11/7/2025, answer due 1/6/2026. (Fairbanks, Taylor) |
| Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Justin R. Marks for Defendants Justin Horsley, David Prater (Marks, Justin) |
| Filing 15 CERTIFICATE of Mailing by Clerk. A copy of the complaint and issued summons was sent to the named defendant via certified mail (9589 0710 5270 1809 9626 71) this day. (kaw) |
| Filing 14 Summons Issued as to Joe Sandlin. (kaw) |
| Filing 13 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, with Jury Demand filed by Doug Buckle, Bryan Davis, Scottie Powell, Scioto County, Merit Smith. (Yosowitz, Andrew) |
| Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Dawn M Frick for Defendants Justin Horsley, David Prater (Frick, Dawn) |
| Filing 11 Defendants David Prater's and Justin Horsley's ANSWER to #1 Complaint, with Jury Demand filed by Justin Horsley, David Prater. (Frick, Dawn) |
| Filing 10 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Justin Horsley on 11/7/2025, answer due 1/6/2026. (Fairbanks, Taylor) |
| Filing 9 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Russell Slone on 11/28/2025, answer due 1/27/2026. (Fairbanks, Taylor) |
| Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Cassaundra L. Sark for Defendant Russell Slone (Sark, Cassaundra) |
| Filing 7 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to David Prater on 11/7/2025, answer due 1/6/2026. (Fairbanks, Taylor) |
| Filing 6 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Doug Buckle on 11/7/2025, answer due 1/6/2026; Bryan Davis on 11/7/2025, answer due 1/6/2026; Scottie Powell on 11/7/2025, answer due 1/6/2026; Scioto County on 11/7/2025, answer due 1/6/2026; Merit Smith on 11/7/2025, answer due 1/6/2026. (Fairbanks, Taylor) |
| Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew Neil Yosowitz for Defendants Doug Buckle, Bryan Davis, Scottie Powell, Scioto County, Merit Smith (Yosowitz, Andrew) |
| Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by DeGerald Lamar Edwards for Defendants Doug Buckle, Bryan Davis, Scottie Powell, Scioto County, Merit Smith (Edwards, DeGerald) |
| Filing 3 [Document 3] was inadvertently filed and has been restricted. The party has been notified to refile the correct document(s). NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew Neil Yosowitz for Defendants Doug Buckle, Bryan Davis, Scottie Powell, Scioto County, Merit Smith (Yosowitz, Andrew) Modified text and security on 12/10/2025 (jmt). |
| Filing 2 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, filed by Debra Brewer(in her individual capacity), Debra Brewer(in her official capacity), City of Portsmouth, Julian Sommers, Julian Sommers, Sam Sutherland, Sam Sutherland. (Kasson, D) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT with JURY DEMAND against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 paid - receipt number: AOHSDC-10755798), filed by Shelly Hickman-Aeh individually and in her capacity as the Administrator of the Estate of Thomas J Hickmam. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Campbell, Kristie) |
| If this case is referred, it will be to Magistrate Judge Karen L. Litkovitz. (kev) |
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