KIRBY v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES et al
Plaintiff: JESSICA G. KIRBY
Defendant: AMBER KALP, JACKI HOOVER, REBECCA THOMPSON, ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, CARRIE STEWART and KAYLA HOYLE
Case Number: 2:2021cv00490
Filed: April 14, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Presiding Judge: J Nicholas Ranjan
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on April 22, 2022. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
May 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER granting #14 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Answer or other response to the complaint from ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, JACKI HOOVER, KAYLA HOYLE, CARRIE STEWART, and REBECCA THOMPSON due by 6/28/2021. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 5/18/2021. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (av)
May 18, 2021 Filing 14 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #5 Complaint, filed by JESSICA G. KIRBY by ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, JACKI HOOVER, KAYLA HOYLE, CARRIE STEWART, REBECCA THOMPSON. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Liebenguth, Frances)
May 17, 2021 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by Virginia Spencer Scott on behalf of ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, JACKI HOOVER, KAYLA HOYLE, CARRIE STEWART, REBECCA THOMPSON. (Scott, Virginia)
May 17, 2021 Filing 12 Errata re #11 Notice of Appearance by ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, JACKI HOOVER, KAYLA HOYLE, CARRIE STEWART, REBECCA THOMPSON. Reason for Correction: Incorrect document was filed. (Liebenguth, Frances)
May 17, 2021 Filing 11 ERROR: WRONG DOCUMENT ATTACHED; THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM PUBLIC VIEW: NOTICE of Appearance by Frances M. Liebenguth on behalf of ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, JACKI HOOVER, KAYLA HOYLE, CARRIE STEWART, REBECCA THOMPSON. (Liebenguth, Frances) Modified on 5/18/2021 (cel).
May 12, 2021 Filing 10 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by AMBER KALP. AMBER KALP waiver sent on 4/27/2021, answer due 6/28/2021. (Simkin, Sarah)
May 12, 2021 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Sarah J. Simkin on behalf of AMBER KALP. (Simkin, Sarah)
May 10, 2021 Summons Reissued as to ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES on 5/10/21. Text Only Entry: No PDF will issue. This text only entry constitutes the Court's Order on Notice on the matter. (jg)
May 6, 2021 Filing 8 SUMMONS/Return of Service Returned Executed by JESSICA G. KIRBY. JACKI HOOVER served on 4/27/2021, answer due 5/18/2021. (Attachments: #1 Return of Service, #2 Receipt, #3 Envelope) (cel)
April 28, 2021 Filing 7 Summons Issued as to ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES (sms)
April 23, 2021 Filing 6 Additional Documents filed by JESSICA G. KIRBY in Support of #5 Complaint. (Attachments: #1 Complaint, #2 Civil Cover Sheet, #3 Exhibit, #4 Envelope) (cel)
April 22, 2021 Filing 5 COMPLAINT against ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, JACKI HOOVER, KAYLA HOYLE, AMBER KALP, CARRIE STEWART, REBECCA THOMPSON (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $402, receipt number IFP Granted), filed by JESSICA G. KIRBY. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit List, #3 Exhibit A, #4 Exhibit B, #5 Exhibit C, #6 Exhibit D, #7 Exhibit E, #8 Exhibit F, #9 Attachment) (cel)
April 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER re: #1 Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. Upon consideration, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. The Court has reviewed Ms. Kirby's representations regarding her financial status and, based on those representations, agrees that she is unable to pay fees. Additionally, the Court has reviewed the allegations in Ms. Kirby's complaint and finds that they are not so "frivolous," "malicious," or lacking in subject-matter jurisdiction as to warrant dismissal under 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2)(B). That is, while the Court can foresee arguable difficulties for aspects of Ms. Kirby's claim based on, for example, the Rooker-Feldman and Younger abstention doctrines or the statute of limitations, it is not obvious that those doctrines apply to all aspects of her claims (e.g., Rooker-Feldman and Younger generally do not bar damages claims, and Ms. Kirby makes allegations related to Defendants' more recent actions as well). Any more subtle deficiencies are better addressed in the context of a fully briefed motion to dismiss. As a result, Ms. Kirby's [1-1] proposed complaint shall be deemed filed, and she may proceed with serving the complaint and summons on Defendants in accordance with the Federal Rules.. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 4/22/2021. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (av)
April 22, 2021 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY. (sms)
April 21, 2021 Summons Issued as to JACKI HOOVER, KAYLA HOYLE, AMBER KALP, CARRIE STEWART, REBECCA THOMPSON (tt)
April 14, 2021 Filing 2 Errata re #1 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis, by JESSICA G. KIRBY. Reason for Correction: attaching envelope. (cel)
April 14, 2021 Filing 1 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by REBECCA THOMPSON. (Attachments: #1 Complaint/Habeas Petition lodged pending disposition of IFP Motion, #2 Civil Cover Sheet, #3 List of Exhibits, #4 Exhibit A, #5 Exhibit B, #6 Exhibit C, #7 Exhibit D, #8 Exhibit E, #9 Exhibit F, #10 Attachment) (cel)

Access additional case information on PACER

Use the links below to access additional information about this case on the US Court's PACER system. A subscription to PACER is required.

Access this case on the Pennsylvania Western District Court's Electronic Court Filings (ECF) System

Search for this case: KIRBY v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES et al
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: AMBER KALP
Represented By: Sarah J. Simkin
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: JACKI HOOVER
Represented By: Virginia Spencer Scott
Represented By: Frances M. Liebenguth
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: REBECCA THOMPSON
Represented By: Virginia Spencer Scott
Represented By: Frances M. Liebenguth
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES
Represented By: Virginia Spencer Scott
Represented By: Frances M. Liebenguth
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY
Represented By: Virginia Spencer Scott
Represented By: Frances M. Liebenguth
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: CARRIE STEWART
Represented By: Virginia Spencer Scott
Represented By: Frances M. Liebenguth
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: KAYLA HOYLE
Represented By: Virginia Spencer Scott
Represented By: Frances M. Liebenguth
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: JESSICA G. KIRBY
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]

Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


Why Is My Information Online?