J.A. v. Williamson County Board of Education et al
Plaintiff: J.A.
Defendant: Williamson County Board of Education and State of Tennessee Department of Education
Case Number: 3:2024cv00048
Filed: January 16, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Presiding Judge: Waverly D Crenshaw
Referring Judge: Barbara D Holmes
2 Judge: Eli J Richardson
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Education
Cause of Action: 20 U.S.C. § 1400 Civil Rights of Handicapped Child
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 13, 2024 Filing 28 NOTICE of Filing by Williamson County Board of Education re #27 Answer to Complaint (Attachments: #1 Attachment Corrected Certificate of Service)(McCloud, Margaret)
March 13, 2024 NOTICE TO FILER re DE#27 : Pursuant to Local Rule 5.01, Certificates of Service shall identify by name the person served, what was served, the method of service, and date of service. Counsel did not sign the certificate of service. Please FILE a conformed Certificate of Service for this document. (mg)
March 12, 2024 Filing 27 ANSWER to #1 Complaint by Williamson County Board of Education.(McCloud, Margaret)
March 6, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER: Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for an Extension of Time (Doc. No. #25 ) is GRANTED. Plaintiffs shall file a response to Defendant State of Tennessee Department of Education's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. #17 ) on or before March 25, 2024. The Department of Education may file an optional reply on or before April 1, 2024. Signed by Chief Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr on 3/6/2024. (mg)
March 4, 2024 Filing 25 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #17 MOTION to Dismiss by J.A.. (Braun, Michael)
March 1, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER: Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs' motion to proceed pseudonymously (Docket No. #23 ), which is represented to be unopposed. The Court finds sufficient authority in similar cases to warrant the requested relief, and without opposition by Defendants, Plaintiffs' motion (Docket No. #23 ) is GRANTED. Accordingly, Plaintiffs are permitted to proceed under pseudonyms S.A. and C.A. Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes on 3/1/2024. (mg)
February 29, 2024 Filing 23 MOTION for Leave to Proceed Pseudonymously by J.A.. (Braun, Michael)
February 28, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER: For the reasons discussed below, Plaintiffs must, by no later than March 15, 2024, file a motion for a protective order to proceed by pseudonym. To allow time for Defendant Williamson County Board of Education to respond to the complaint and for the parties to then prepare and file a joint proposed initial case management order in advance of the initial case management conference, the initial case management conference is RESCHEDULED for April 1, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. (CT) using the Court's conference line at 1-877-402-9753, access code 3808663#. Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes on 2/28/2024. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(mg)
February 27, 2024 Filing 21 NOTICE of Filing by State of Tennessee Department of Education re #18 Memorandum in Support (Attachments: #1 Attachment A Corrected Certificate of Service)(Tyler, Shanell)
February 27, 2024 Filing 20 NOTICE of Filing by State of Tennessee Department of Education re #17 MOTION to Dismiss (Attachments: #1 Attachment A Corrected Certificate of Service)(Tyler, Shanell)
February 27, 2024 Filing 19 NOTICE of Filing by State of Tennessee Department of Education re #16 Notice of Appearance (Attachments: #1 Attachment A Corrected Certificate of Service)(Tyler, Shanell)
February 27, 2024 TN State Bar status verified as active for Shanell L. Tyler admitted to this court. (mg)
February 27, 2024 NOTICE TO FILER re DE#16 , #17 , #18 : Pursuant to Local Rule 5.01, Certificates of Service shall identify by name the person served, what was served, the method of service, and date of service. Counsel did not sign the certificate of service. Please FILE a conformed Certificate of Service for these documents. (mg)
February 26, 2024 Filing 18 MEMORANDUM in Support of #17 MOTION to Dismiss filed by State of Tennessee Department of Education . (Tyler, Shanell)
February 26, 2024 Filing 17 MOTION to Dismiss by State of Tennessee Department of Education. (Tyler, Shanell)
February 26, 2024 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Shanell L. Tyler on behalf of State of Tennessee Department of Education (Tyler, Shanell)
February 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER: Pending before the Court is Defendant Williamson County Board of Education's ("WCBOE") motion for leave to file transcript and exhibits of due process hearing under seal (Docket No. #14 ), which is represented to be unopposed. [T]he motion to for leave to file transcript and exhibits of due process hearing under seal (Docket No. #14 ) is GRANTED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes on 2/26/2024. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(mg)
February 13, 2024 Filing 14 MOTION for Leave to File Document Under Seal by Williamson County Board of Education. (McCloud, Margaret)
February 5, 2024 Filing 13 SUMMONS returned executed by J.A.. State of Tennessee Department of Education served on 2/5/2024. (Braun, Michael)
January 31, 2024 TN State Bar status verified as active for Deanna Lynn Arivett admitted to this court. (mg)
January 30, 2024 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Deanna Lynn Arivett on behalf of Williamson County Board of Education (Arivett, Deanna)
January 30, 2024 TN State Bar status verified as active for Margaret A. McCloud admitted to this court. (mg)
January 29, 2024 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Margaret A. McCloud on behalf of Williamson County Board of Education (McCloud, Margaret)
January 28, 2024 Filing 10 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by J.A.. Williamson County Board of Education waiver sent on 1/24/2024. (Braun, Michael)
January 25, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER: The referral Order entered on January 18, 2024 (Doc. No. 7 ) is VACATED. This case is REFERRED to the Magistrate Judge for customized case management in accordance with Local Rule 16.01 and 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A). Lead counsel for the parties shall attend the initial case management conference. This case shall be set for trial upon completion of the initial case management conference by order of the Court in accordance with the procedures of Local Rule 16.01(h). Signed by Chief Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr on 1/25/2024. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(mg)
January 19, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER OF RECUSAL: I hereby recuse myself in this case. The file shall be returned to the Clerk for reassignment to another judge. Signed by District Judge Eli J. Richardson on 1/18/2024. (Case randomly reassigned to Chief Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr by the Clerk's Office for all further proceedings) (mg)
January 18, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ***VACATED PER ORDER #9 ***ORDER: This case is REFERRED to the Magistrate Judge for customized case management in accordance with Local Rule 16.01 and 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A). This case shall be set for trial upon completion of the initial case management conference by order of the District Court in accordance with the procedures of Local Rule 16.01. Signed by District Judge Eli J. Richardson on 1/18/2024. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(mg) Modified on 1/25/2024 (mg).
January 17, 2024 Filing 6 NOTICE of Initial Case Management Conference by Telephone set for 3/26/2024 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes. (af)
January 17, 2024 Filing 5 Summons issued as to State of Tennessee Department of Education, Williamson County Board of Education. Service copies returned to counsel by mail. (af)
January 17, 2024 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael F. Braun on behalf of J.A. (af)
January 17, 2024 Filing 3 NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 217 to parties re obligation of counsel to keep Court apprised of current contact information. (af)
January 17, 2024 Filing 2 NOTICE/INFORMATION regarding Consent of the Parties to the Magistrate Judge. (af)
January 17, 2024 TN State Bar status verified as active for Michael F. Braun admitted to this court. (af)
January 16, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against State of Tennessee Department of Education, Williamson County Board of Education (Filing fee $405, Receipt number ATNMDC-3991320), filed by J.A. (Attachments: #1 Attachment - Civil Cover Sheet)(af)

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Plaintiff: J.A.
Represented By: Michael F. Braun
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Defendant: Williamson County Board of Education
Represented By: Deanna Lynn Arivett
Represented By: Margaret A. McCloud
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Defendant: State of Tennessee Department of Education
Represented By: Shanell L. Tyler
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