Minnis et al v. Sumner County Board of Education et al
Plaintiff: Terry Minnis and Jamie Minnis
Defendant: Sumner County Board of Education and Donna Weidenbenner
Case Number: 3:2010cv00075
Filed: January 25, 2010
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Office: Nashville Office
County: Sumner
Presiding Judge: Thomas Wiseman
Presiding Judge: E. Clifton Knowles
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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April 9, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 108 MEMORANDUM OF THE COURT. Signed by Senior Judge Thomas Wiseman on 4/9/2013. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(hb)
May 4, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 94 ORDER denying 81 Motion for Attorney Fees; denying 83 Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by Senior Judge Thomas Wiseman on 5/04/2011. (ab)
March 29, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 79 ORDER: Summary judgment having been entered in favor of Defendants, all other pending motions in this case are hereby DENIED AS MOOT. Signed by Senior Judge Thomas Wiseman on 3/29/11. (dt)
February 15, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 68 ORDER denying 67 Motion to Set Aside. Signed by Senior Judge Thomas Wiseman on 2/15/11. (dt)
January 20, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 62 ORDER granting 60 Motion to Seal. Signed by Senior Judge Thomas Wiseman on 1/20/11. (dt)
November 8, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 50 PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin on 11/8/10. (dt)
October 4, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER: A Hearing is set for 10/12/2010 at 11:00 AM, to address the following motions: 1. The motion to quash filed by the Tennessee Department of Children's Services ("DCS"), filed in Sagan v. Sumner County Board of Education ("Sa gan"), 3-09-1003; 2. The motion to quash filed by Cheryl Valenti, filed in Sagan; and 3. The defendants' motion to modify initial case management orders 37 . The plaintiffs have made no filings related to the pending motions to quash. If t he plaintiffs want to present their position, particularly on the defendants' request that they be compelled to sign a release for the DCS documents, in addition to any response to the motion to modify, they may do so before the 10/12/2010, hearing. Signed by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin on 10/4/10. (dt)
September 20, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER: Defendant Sumner County Board of Education's Motion to Dismiss 9 and Defendant Weidenbenner's Motion to Dismiss 13 are hereby GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. This matter is referred back to the Magistrate Judge for further case management as may be necessary. Signed by Senior Judge Thomas Wiseman on 9/20/10. (dt)
July 8, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER: Defendants' emergency motion to compel and/or modify scheduling order/deposition schedule 27 was DENIED in part and GRANTED in part as provided herein. Plaintiffs were directed to provide to the defendants, by 7/30/2010, all updated rec ords from Dr. Woodman for all plaintiffs, and provide further supplementation of Dr. Woodman's records no later than 2 weeks before Dr. Woodman's deposition. Parties shall reserve the weeks of 8/9/2010, and 8/23/2010, for further deposition s in this case. Discovery Deadline is extended to 8/30/2010. Plaintiffs shall have until 9/15/2010, to serve any supplemental expert disclosure from the expert(s) who has/have provided original disclosures, as a result of any additional discovery conducted in August of 2010. Defendants shall have until 9/30/2010, to serve rebuttal expert disclosures. Signed by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin on 7/8/10. (dt)
June 6, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER: Telephone Conference held on 5/14/2010, at which time the defendants' joint motion for pre-deposition conference and order 25 was GRANTED to the extent that a pre-deposition conference was held telephonically, and DENIED to the extent t hat the defendants sought to compel the plaintiffs to supplement their discovery responses prior to their depositions. A hearing on the plaintiffs' motion to compel 27 is scheduled on Thursday, 6/17/2010, at 1:00 p.m., in Courtroom 764, U.S. C ourthouse, 801 Broadway, Nashville, Tn. Prior to the 6/17/2010, hearing, the parties are directed as follows. By 6/11/2010, counsel for the parties shall confer in person and/or by telephone (not simply by e-mail) to address each of the issues remain ing in dispute. By 6/15/2010, the parties shall file a joint discovery statement. Plaintiffs shall have until 6/16/2010, at 12:00 noon, to file a response to the defendants' pending motion. Signed by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin on 6/6/10. (dt)
May 13, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER: Telephone Conference set for 5/13/2010 at 4:30 PM, to be initiated by defendants' counsel, to address the defendants' joint motion for pre-deposition conference and order 25 . Signed by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin on 5/13/10. (dt)
April 20, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER: Telephone Conference held on 4/19/2010, at which time they reported that defendant Weidenbenner had entered a plea of nolo contendere to three charges and had been sentenced to two years probation on each charge, to be served consecutively. Th erefore, discovery can proceed in this case and in the six other related cases without concern about her invoking her Fifth Amendment privilege. Counsel also reported that the depositions to be taken by the parties have been scheduled or will be sche duled, although counsel for defendant Sumner County Board of Education advised that she might want to take any additional deposition(s). Counsel advised that there was no need to schedule any further proceedings with the Court at this time, but, if any matters arise, they may always schedule a telephone conference call or other court proceeding. Signed by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin on 4/20/10. (dt)
April 6, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 22 TRIAL ORDER: Jury Trial set for 2/14/2012 at 10:00 AM before Senior Judge Thomas Wiseman. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 2/1/2012. Final Pretrial Conference set for 2/3/2012 at 10:00 AM before Senior Judge Thomas Wiseman. Exhibit List and Witness List due by 2/1/2012. Signed by Senior Judge Thomas Wiseman on 4/6/10. (dt)
April 2, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER: Telephone Conference set for 4/19/2010 at 3:00 PM, to address how the state criminal case might affect the progression of this case and the six related cases. Defendants shall have until 4/9/2010, to file a reply to the plaintiff's respon se 19 to the defendants' motions to dismiss 9 and 13 . In consultation with Judge Wiseman's office, a jury trial is set for 2/14/2012 at 10:00 AM. Final Pretrial Conference is set for 2/3/2012 at 10:00 AM before Senior Judge Thomas Wiseman. The parties' obligations prior to the pretrial conference will be set forth in a separately entered order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin on 4/2/10. (dt)
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Plaintiff: Terry Minnis
Represented By: Fred Dulin Kelly
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