Kovina, et al v. Richmond Waldorf School
Plaintiff: Anna Kovina, Fred Johnson, DK and Anna Kovina and Fred Johnson, as Parents and Next Friends of D.K., a Minor Child
Defendant: Richmond Waldorf School, Nancy Cross, Roberto Trostli and Vyana Lafland
Case Number: 3:2022cv00150
Filed: March 16, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Presiding Judge: John A Gibney
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Education
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Fed. Question: Civil Rights Violation
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 FINAL ORDER - On April 19, 2022, the plaintiffs filed a notice of dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(l)(A)(i). (ECF No. #17 .) The Court acknowledges this voluntary dismissal and DIRECTS the Clerk to close the case. It is so ORDERED. Signed by District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr on 4/20/2022. Copy of order mailed to pro se plaintiffs. (jpow, )
April 19, 2022 Filing 17 MOTION to Dismiss by Anna Kovina and Fred Johnson, as Parents and Next Friends of D.K., a Minor Child. (Attachments: #1 Local Rule 83.1(M) Certification)(jpow, )
March 28, 2022 Filing 16 TRANSCRIPT of proceedings held on 03/21/2022, before Judge Hon. John A. Gibney, Jr., Court Reporter Gil Halasz, Telephone number 804 916-2248. NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS:The parties have thirty(30) calendar days to file with the Court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript will be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days. The policy is located on our website at www.vaed.uscourts.gov Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the court reporter before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER Redaction Request due 4/27/2022. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 5/30/2022. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 6/27/2022.(halasz, gil)
March 25, 2022 Filing 15 REDACTED SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED COMPLAINT AND REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER against Richmond Waldorf School, filed by Anna Kovina and Fred Johnson, as Parents and Next Friends of D.K., a Minor Child as per #13 Order. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10, #11 Additional Exhibits, #12 Section A. New Developments 3/17-3/20, #13 A.1, #14 A.2, #15 A.3, #16 A.4, #17 A.5, #18 A.6, #19 A.7, #20 A.8, #21 A.9, #22 A.10, #23 Section B. Prior Board Communications, #24 B.1, #25 B.2, #26 B.3, #27 B.4, #28 B.5, #29 B.6, #30 B.7, #31 B.8)(jpow, )
March 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER - The Court held a hearing on the plaintiffs' motion on March 21, 2022. For the reasons stated from the bench, the Court DENIES the motion. The Court dismissed Kovina and Johnson as parties because they lack standing to bring individual claims under Title IX. D.K. thus remains as the only plaintiff in this case. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure l7(c), Kovina and Johnson may prosecute any of D.K. 's remaining claims as her parents and next friends. The Court thus ORDERS D.K. to notify the Court of the name of the attorney she has retained to represent her and to file an amended Title IX complaint within thirty days of the date of this Order. The Court advises the plaintiffs that failure to comply with this Order within these time requirements may result in summary dismissal of the action. Further, the Court stays the deadline for RWS to respond to the plaintiffs' second amended complaint. After D.K. retains counsel and files a third amended complaint, RWS shall respond to the third amended complaint within the time required by Rule 15(a)(3). SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. Signed by District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr on 3/21/2022. Copy of order mailed to pro se plaintiffs as directed.(jpow, )
March 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER - The Court has reviewed these documents and finds that many contain the names of individuals the Court knows to be minors. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to file the second amended complaint and the second amendment to the complaint under seal, (ECF Nos. I 0, 10-1-32, 11 ), and ORDERS the plaintiffs to file versions of these documents that refer to any minors only by their initials on or before Friday, March 25, 2022. Signed by District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr on 3/21/2022. Copy of order mailed to pro se plaintiffs as directed.(jpow, )
March 21, 2022 Filing 12 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr.:TRO Hearing held on 3/21/2022. The Court denies the request for a TRO. Plaintiffs Anna Kovina and Fred Johnson are dismissed as parties. The plaintiffs have 30 days to find counsel and file an amended complaint. (Court Reporter G. Halasz, OCR.)(wtuc)
March 21, 2022 Filing 11 Second Amendment to Complaint and the Request for Temporary Restraining Order by Anna Kovina. (Attachments: #1 Local Rule 83.1(M) Certification, #2 Additional Exhibits to Snd Amendment to TRO)(jpow, )
March 21, 2022 Filing 10 SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT AND RESTATED COMPLAINT AND REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER against Richmond Waldorf School, filed by Anna Kovina. (Attachments: #1 Local Rule 83.1(M) Certification, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Additional Exhibits, #13 Section A. New Developments 3/17-3/20, #14 A.1, #15 A.2, #16 A.3, #17 A.4, #18 A.5, #19 A.6, #20 A.7, #21 A.8, #22 A.9, #23 A.10, #24 Section B. Prior Board Communications, #25 B.1, #26 B.2, #27 B.3, #28 B.4, #29 B.5, #30 B.6, #31 B.7, #32 B.8)(jpow, )
March 20, 2022 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Pakapon Phinyowattanachip on behalf of Nancy Cross, Vyana Lafland, Richmond Waldorf School, Roberto Trostli (Phinyowattanachip, Pakapon) (Main Document 9 replaced on 3/21/2022) (jpow, ).
March 20, 2022 Filing 8 Opposition to Plaintiffs' Request for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Richmond Waldorf School. (Haney, Stacy)
March 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER - This matter comes before the Court on its own initiative. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(a)(3), if a document contains "the name of an individual known to be a minor," the filing party "may include only... the minor's initials." The Court has reviewed the plaintiffs' amended complaint and the attached exhibits, and finds that they contain the names of individuals the Court knows to be minors. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to file the plaintiffs' amended complaint and the attached exhibits under seal, (ECF Nos. 5- 5-11 ), and ORDERS the plaintiffs to file versions of the complaint and exhibits that refer to any minors only by their initials on or before the 10:00 a.m. hearing on Monday, March 21, 2022. Signed by District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr on 3/17/2022. Copy of order mailed to pro se plaintiffs as directed.(jpow, )
March 17, 2022 Filing 6 Summons Reissued as to Richmond Waldorf School. (Summons given to pro se plaintiff for service). (tjoh, )
March 17, 2022 Filing 5 AMENDED AND RESTATED COMPLAINT AND REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER against Richmond Waldorf School, filed by Anna Kovina, DK, Fred Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10, #11 Local 83.1 Certification)(tjoh, )
March 17, 2022 Filing 4 Summons Returned Unexecuted by Anna Kovina, DK, Fred Johnson as to Nancy Cross, Vyana Lafland, Richmond Waldorf School, Roberto Trostli. (Plaintiff filing amended complaint so new summons will be re-issued to the one named defendant). (tjoh, )
March 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER - The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to file the plaintiffs' complaint under seal, and ORDERS the plaintiffs to file a version of the complaint that refers to any minors only by their initials on or before the 10:00 a.m. hearing on Monday, March 21, 2022. Signed by District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr on 3/17/2022. Copy of order mailed to pro se plaintiffs as directed.(jpow, )
March 17, 2022 Set as to TRO Hearing set for 3/21/2022 at 10:00 AM in Richmond Courtroom 6000 before District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr. (wtuc)
March 16, 2022 Filing 2 Summons Issued as to Richmond Waldorf School, Nancy Cross, Vyana Lafland, and Roberto Trostli. Hand-delivered to Plaintiff for service. (jsmi, )
March 16, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT and Request for Temporary Injunction against Richmond Waldorf School, Nancy Cross, Vyana Lafland, and Roberto Trostli filed by Anna Kovina, Fred Johnson, and DK. (Receipt Number: 34683053128; Filing Fee: $402) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10, #11 Receipt) (jsmi, ) (Additional attachment(s) added on 3/17/2022: #12 83.1 Certificate) (tjoh, ).

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