Newman v. City of Humboldt et al
Plaintiff: Jason Newman
Defendant: City of Humboldt, City of Humboldt Board of Education, Leon McNeal and Lillian Shelton
Case Number: 1:2020cv01193
Filed: August 27, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Presiding Judge: S Thomas Anderson
Referring Judge: Jon A York
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1981
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 23, 2020 Filing 22 SETTING LETTER: Scheduling Conference set for 12/3/2020 09:45 AM before Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson. The proceeding will be done via Skype for Business video conference. The Court will email the parties an invitation for the video conference prior to the proceeding.Counsel should submit any exhibits to be offered to the Judge's ECF mailbox prior to the proceeding.The public may also access the video proceeding. If the public and/or media wish to attend in the video proceeding, please click on the following link to request access information: #https://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/videohearings The access information will be delivered via email to the email address from which the request originated.Parties shall consult the #Skype for Business webpage for instructions on downloading the proper extensions for their computer.Please email Maurice_Bryson@tnwd.uscourts.gov for any questions. (mbb)
October 22, 2020 Filing 21 ANSWER to #1 Complaint by City of Humboldt, City of Humboldt Board of Education, Lillian Shelton.(Hill, Michael)
October 22, 2020 Filing 20 ANSWER to #1 Complaint by Leon McNeal.(Burleson, John)
September 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER GRANTING #18 MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME. Signed by Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson on 9/14/2020. (mbm)
September 11, 2020 Filing 18 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint proposed order submitted by City of Humboldt, City of Humboldt Board of Education, Lillian Shelton. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support of Moton to Extend Time to File a Responsive Pleading, #2 Certificate of Consultation on Motion to Extend Time to File a Responsive Pleading)(Hill, Michael)
September 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER GRANTING #14 MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME. Signed by Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson on 9/11/2020. (mbm)
September 11, 2020 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Laura Elaine Clements on behalf of City of Humboldt, City of Humboldt Board of Education, Lillian Shelton (Clements, Laura)
September 11, 2020 Filing 15 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael R. Hill on behalf of City of Humboldt, City of Humboldt Board of Education, Lillian Shelton (Hill, Michael)
September 11, 2020 Filing 14 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer proposed order submitted by Leon McNeal. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum, #2 Certificate of Consultation)(Burleson, John)
September 10, 2020 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Robert Courtner on behalf of Leon McNeal (Courtner, Matthew)
September 10, 2020 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by John D. Burleson on behalf of Leon McNeal (Burleson, John)
September 2, 2020 Filing 11 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Jason Newman as to City of Humboldt Board of Education. (Cobb, Lewis)
September 2, 2020 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Jason Newman as to City of Humboldt. (Cobb, Lewis)
September 1, 2020 Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Jason Newman as to Lillian Shelton. (Cobb, Lewis)
September 1, 2020 Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Jason Newman as to Leon McNeal. (Cobb, Lewis)
August 31, 2020 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Justin Gilbert on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Gilbert, Justin)
August 28, 2020 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to All Defendants. The filer has been notified electronically that the summons has been issued, and the new docket entry reflects this. Upon notification of the new docket entry, the filer is to print the issued summons in order to effect service. (Attachments: #1 Summons - Board of Education, #2 Summons - Shelton, #3 Summons - McNeal)(mbm)
August 27, 2020 Filing 6 NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CONSENT TO THE EXERCISE OF CIVIL JURISDICTION BY A MAGISTRATE JUDGE Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Fed.R.Civ.P.73, and Local Rule 72.1, this Court has designated the Magistrate Judges of this District to conduct trials and otherwise dispose of any civil case that is filed in this Court. Your decision to consent, or not consent, to the referral of your case to a United States Magistrate Judge for trial and entry of a final judgment must be entirely voluntary. The judge or magistrate judge to whom the case has been assigned will not be informed of your decision unless all parties agree that the case may be referred to a magistrate judge for these specific purposes. A less than unanimous decision will not be communicated by this office to either the judge or magistrate judge. The consent form is available on the courts website at https://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/forms-and-applications.php (mbm)
August 27, 2020 Filing 5 NOTICE TO COMPLY WITH PLAN FOR ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR): Pursuant to Section to 2.1 of the ADR Plan, all civil cases filed on or after Sept. 1, 2014, shall be referred automatically for ADR. For compliance requirements, refer to the ADR Plan at: http://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/pdf/content/ADRPlan.pdf (mbm)
August 27, 2020 Filing 4 NOTICE OF CASE TRACKING ASSIGNMENT PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 16.2: Pursuant to Local Rule 16.2, this case has been assigned to the Standard track. http://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/pdf/content/LocalRules.pdf (mbm)
August 27, 2020 Filing 2 Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson and Magistrate Judge Jon A. York added. (mbm) (mbm).
August 27, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ATNWDC-3423529), filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons, #3 Summons, #4 Summons, #5 Summons)(Cobb, Lewis)

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Defendant: City of Humboldt
Represented By: Michael R. Hill
Represented By: Laura E. Clements
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Defendant: City of Humboldt Board of Education
Represented By: Michael R. Hill
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Defendant: Leon McNeal
Represented By: John D. Burleson
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Defendant: Lillian Shelton
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Plaintiff: Jason Newman
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Represented By: Justin Gilbert
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