Desai v. Garfield County et al
Plaintiff: Harshad Desai
Defendant: Garfield County, Scott Burns, Jerry Taylor, Sam Marshall, Falyn Owens and Barry Huntington
Case Number: 4:2025cv00091
Filed: July 17, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Presiding Judge: Paul Kohler
Referring Judge: David Nuffer
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 5, 2026 Filing 27 Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss and Memorandum in Support filed by Defendant Garfield County. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Utah Justice Court Case docket, #2 Exhibit Information in the Utah Justice Court Case, #3 Exhibit First State Court Motion to Dismiss (without exhibits), #4 Exhibit First State Order, #5 Exhibit Second State Court Motion to Dismiss (without exhibits), #6 Exhibit Justice Court Opposition (without exhibits), #7 Exhibit Mr. Desai's Notice of Appeal, #8 Exhibit Utah District Court Case Docket, #9 Exhibit State District Court Motion to Dismiss (without exhibits), #10 Exhibit State District Court Opposition (without exhibits), #11 Exhibit State District Court's Order denying Mr. Desai's State District Court Motion to Dismiss, #12 Exhibit Mr. Desai's State Motion in Limine, #13 Exhibit The State's Opposition to Desai's State District Court Motion in Limine, #14 Exhibit State District Court's December 10 Order)(Goddard, Darcy) Modified on 1/12/2026: removed unnecessarily added entry text (alt)
December 31, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER granting #25 Garfield County Defendants' Motion for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint. Answer due 1/5/2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Paul Kohler on 12/31/2025. (dle)
December 30, 2025 Filing 25 Stipulated MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to Plaintiff's Complaint filed by Defendant Garfield County. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Granting Stipulated Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint) Motions referred to Paul Kohler.(Greenburg, Jordan)
December 29, 2025 Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by Darcy M. Goddard on behalf of Scott Burns, Garfield County, Barry Huntington, Sam Marshall, Falyn Owens, Jerry Taylor (Goddard, Darcy)
December 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER granting #22 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint. Answer due 12/30/2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Paul Kohler on 12/29/2025. (dle)
December 23, 2025 Filing 22 Stipulated MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer Response/Reply to Plaintiff's Complaint filed by Defendant Garfield County. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Granting Stipulated Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint) Motions referred to Paul Kohler.(Greenburg, Jordan) Modified on 12/29/2025 by correcting event type, editing docket text (dle).
October 29, 2025 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Jordan T Greenburg on behalf of Scott Burns, Garfield County, Barry Huntington, Sam Marshall, Falyn Owens, Jerry Taylor (Greenburg, Jordan)
October 28, 2025 Filing 20 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Falyn Owens, Jerry Taylor, Scott Burns, Barry Huntington, Garfield County, Sam Marshall. Waiver received from All defendants. (Goddard, Darcy)
October 28, 2025 Filing 19 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SERVICE Executed as to #1 Complaint served on Garfield County. Acknowledgment filed by Falyn Owens, Jerry Taylor, Scott Burns, Barry Huntington, Garfield County, Sam Marshall. (Goddard, Darcy)
October 20, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: The docket does not show proof of service for Defendants Falyn Owens, Jerry Taylor, Sam Marshall, or Scott Burns. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that on or before Friday, November 21, 2025, Plaintiff shall show cause by filing proof of service for these Defendants pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). Failure to comply will result in dismissal of these Defendants without prejudice. So ordered by Judge David Nuffer on 10/20/25 (docket text only - no document attached) (alt)
October 14, 2025 Filing 17 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Harshad Desai. Waiver received from Barry Huntington on 10/10/2025. (kop)
October 14, 2025 Filing 16 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Harshad Desai. Waiver received from Barry Huntington on behalf of Garfield Co. on 10/10/2025. (kop)
October 13, 2025 Filing 15 Requested Summons as to Garfield County, Barry Huntington. (Attachments: #1 Summons (Barry Huntington))(Garcia, Nathan)
October 10, 2025 Filing 14 Summons Issued Electronically as to Scott Burns. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (mdj)
October 10, 2025 Filing 13 Summons Issued Electronically as to Sam Marshall. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (mdj)
October 10, 2025 Filing 12 Summons Issued Electronically as to Jerry Taylor. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (mdj)
October 10, 2025 Filing 11 Summons Issued Electronically as to Falyn Owens. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (mdj)
October 10, 2025 Filing 10 Requested Summons as to Scott Burns, Sam Marshall, Falyn Owens, Jerry Taylor. (Attachments: #1 Summons (Jerry Taylor), #2 Summons (Sam Marshall), #3 Summons (Scott Burns))(Garcia, Nathan)
October 9, 2025 Filing 9 Requested Summons as to All Defendants. (Garcia, Nathan)
July 21, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER Supplementing #7 Order to Propose Schedule. Signed by Magistrate Judge Paul Kohler on 7/21/25 (alt)
July 21, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER TO PROPOSE SCHEDULE - See order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Paul Kohler on 7/21/25 (alt)
July 18, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 6 DOCKET TEXT ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Paul Kohler under 28:636 (b)(1)(A), Magistrate Judge to hear and determine all nondispositive pretrial matters. No attached document. Signed by Judge David Nuffer on 07/18/2025. (bmr)
July 18, 2025 Filing 5 NOTICE of Location: This case is assigned to the Southern Region of the Central Division of the District of Utah. More information is on the court's #Southern Region web page. (bmr)
July 18, 2025 NAME CORRECTION of Hashad Desai. Corrected Name: Harshad Desai. Refer to document number: #1 - name is misspelled in the document's caption but spelled correctly throughout the rest of the pleading (alt)
July 17, 2025 Filing 4 Modification of Docket: Error: Counsel forgot to add Defendant Barry Huntington as per complaint. Correction: added Defendant Barry Huntington, answer record corrected. re #1 Complaint. (kop)
July 17, 2025 Filing 3 NOTICE OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE AVAILABILITY TO PRESIDE OVER CASE- Under 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. 73, and DUCivR 72-3, you are hereby notified that a magistrate judge for the District of Utah may conduct any or all proceedings in this case, including a jury or bench trial and entry of a final judgment. Exercise of this jurisdiction by the magistrate judge is permitted only if all parties voluntarily sign and return the form. To consent, return the Consent Form to the clerk's office within 21 days via email at [email protected] or mail at the address on the form. Please do not efile the Consent Form in the case. Notice emailed or mailed to Plaintiff Hashad Desai. (Notice generated by clerks office) Form due by 8/7/2025. (kop)
July 17, 2025 Filing 2 NOTICE FROM THE COURT re #1 Complaint. Attorney selected the incorrect division when creating the case. Case 2:25-cv-00576 will be closed and all pleadings will be transferred to case 4:25-cv-00091 Case number will now read 4:25-cv-00091. Please make changes to document captions accordingly. (kop)
July 17, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AUTDC-5492226) filed by Hashad Desai. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet JS 44) (Garcia, Nathan)
July 17, 2025 Judge David Nuffer added. Case number will now read 4:25-cv-00091-DN. Please make changes to document captions accordingly. (kop)

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Defendant: Garfield County
Represented By: Jordan T Greenburg
Represented By: Darcy M. Goddard
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Defendant: Scott Burns
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Defendant: Barry Huntington
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Plaintiff: Harshad Desai
Represented By: Nathan R. Garcia
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