Watson v. Newman, et al.
Plaintiff: Donna H. Watson
Defendant: Richard Keith Newman, Lieutenant Jacquita Rachelle Allen, John F. Keohane, Jr., Trevor Terry, David Bruce Hirn, Brian Avery Orange, Gregory Dwayne Taylor, Sean Patrick Grant, Michael W. Wittington, Sr., Carolyn Leigh Romero, Bettina Cogbill, Anthony McCurry, Christopher Hewett, William John Sciacca, Kevin D. Johnson, Danielle F. Smith, Marta Leon, Hopewell Police Department, Riverside Criminal Justice Academy, JT Morris Funeral Home, Debra Robinson Smith, Derrick T. Griffin and City of Hopewell
Case Number: 3:2023cv00721
Filed: October 31, 2023
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Presiding Judge: John A Gibney
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
December 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 33 Memorandum in Support re #25 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings filed by JT Morris Funeral Home. (DeCaro, Jeffrey)
December 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 32 Brief in Support to #31 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim with Roseboro,. filed by Richard Keith Newman. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F)(Terry, Charles)
December 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 31 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim with Roseboro,. by Richard Keith Newman. (Terry, Charles)
December 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 30 Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss filed by Bettina Cogbill, Riverside Criminal Justice Academy, Carolyn Leigh Romero. (Capps, Jeremy)
December 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Notice of Correction re: #27 Notice of Appearance, Electronic Signature was not added to the signature page. (sbea)
December 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 29 Brief in Support to #28 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim with Roseboro,. filed by Jacquita Rachelle Allen, City of Hopewell, Sean Patrick Grant, Derrick T. Griffin, Christopher Hewett, David Bruce Hirn, Hopewell Police Department, Kevin D. Johnson, John F. Keohane, Jr, Marta Leon, Anthony McCurry, Brian Avery Orange, William John Sciacca, Danielle F. Smith, Gregory Dwayne Taylor, Trevor Terry, Michael W. Wittington, Sr. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Carroll, Sarah)
December 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 28 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim with Roseboro,. by Jacquita Rachelle Allen, City of Hopewell, Sean Patrick Grant, Derrick T. Griffin, Christopher Hewett, David Bruce Hirn, Hopewell Police Department, Kevin D. Johnson, John F. Keohane, Jr, Marta Leon, Anthony McCurry, Brian Avery Orange, William John Sciacca, Danielle F. Smith, Gregory Dwayne Taylor, Trevor Terry, Michael W. Wittington, Sr. (Carroll, Sarah)
December 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 27 NOTICE of Appearance by Sarah Marie Carroll on behalf of Jacquita Rachelle Allen, City of Hopewell, Sean Patrick Grant, Derrick T. Griffin, Christopher Hewett, David Bruce Hirn, Hopewell Police Department, Kevin D. Johnson, John F. Keohane, Jr, Marta Leon, Anthony McCurry, Brian Avery Orange, William John Sciacca, Danielle F. Smith, Gregory Dwayne Taylor, Trevor Terry, Michael W. Wittington, Sr (Carroll, Sarah). Clerk replaced the Notice of Appearance with corrected copy on 12/27/2023. NEF was regenerated. Modified on 12/27/2023. (sbea)
December 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 26 NOTICE of Appearance by Maurice Scott Fisher, Jr on behalf of Jacquita Rachelle Allen, City of Hopewell, Sean Patrick Grant, Derrick T. Griffin, Christopher Hewett, David Bruce Hirn, Hopewell Police Department, Kevin D. Johnson, John F. Keohane, Jr, Marta Leon, Anthony McCurry, Brian Avery Orange, William John Sciacca, Danielle F. Smith, Gregory Dwayne Taylor, Trevor Terry, Michael W. Wittington, Sr (Fisher, Maurice)
December 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Notice of Correction re #25 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleading: The Memorandum in Support should be filed as a separate docket entry. The event can be found under Motions and Related Filings > Responses, Replies and Memoranda > Memorandum in Support. (jsmi, )
December 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings by JT Morris Funeral Home. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Memorand in Support of Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, #2 Proposed Order)(DeCaro, Jeffrey)
December 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by Charles Walker Terry on behalf of Richard Keith Newman (Terry, Charles)
December 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 23 Summons Reissued as to David Bruce Hirn, Kevin D. Johnson, Anthony McCurry, Brian Avery Orange, William John Sciacca, Michael W. Wittington, Sr. Placed in USMS box for service of process. (Attachments: #1 USM285 Forms)(jenjones, )
December 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 22 RESPONSE to MOTION to Dismiss #10 filed by Donna H. Watson. (Attachments: #1 Local Rule 83.1(M) Certification, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit)(Kat)
December 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 20 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Donna H. Watson as to City of Hopewell; JT Morris Funeral Home, Marta Leon, Richard Keith Newman, and Danielle F. Smith served on 12/13/2023, answer due 1/3/2024; Bettina Cogbill served on 12/14/2023, answer due 1/4/2024(adun, )
December 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 19 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Donna H. Watson John F. Keohane, Jr. served on 12/7/2023, answer due 12/28/2023. (jenjones, ) Modified to correct answer due date.
December 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 21 NOTICE - updated service addresses for unexecuted summonses for Michael Whittington, William Sciacca, Anthony McCurry, Kevin Johnson, David B. Hirn and Brian Avery Orange by Donna H. Watson. (jenjones, )
December 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 18 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Donna H. Watson. Jacquita Rachelle Allen served on 12/6/2023, answer due 12/27/2023; Sean Patrick Grant served on 12/6/2023, answer due 12/27/2023; Derrick T. Griffin served on 12/6/2023, answer due 12/27/2023; Christopher Hewett served on 12/6/2023, answer due 12/27/2023; Hopewell Police Department served on 12/6/2023, answer due 12/27/2023; Gregory Dwayne Taylor served on 12/6/2023, answer due 12/27/2023; Trevor Terry served on 12/6/2023, answer due 12/27/2023. (jenjones, )
December 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Summons Returned Unexecuted as to Brian Avery Orange. (Attachments: #1 USM-285 Form)(Kat, )
December 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 16 Summons Returned Unexecuted as to Anthony McCurry. (Attachments: #1 USM-285 Form)(Kat, )
December 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Summons Returned Unexecuted as to Kevin D. Johnson. (Attachments: #1 USM-285 Form)(Kat, )
December 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Summons Returned Unexecuted as to Michael W. Wittington, Sr. (Attachments: #1 USM-285 Form)(Kat, )
December 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Summons Returned Unexecuted as to William John Sciacca. (Attachments: #1 USM-285 Form)(Kat, )
December 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 Summons Returned Unexecuted as to David Bruce Hirn. (Attachments: #1 USM-285 Form)(Kat, )
December 4, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Brief in Support to #10 MOTION to Dismiss with Roseboro,. filed by Bettina Cogbill, Riverside Criminal Justice Academy, Carolyn Leigh Romero. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Capps, Jeremy)
December 4, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MOTION to Dismiss with Roseboro,. by Bettina Cogbill, Riverside Criminal Justice Academy, Carolyn Leigh Romero. (Capps, Jeremy)
November 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Summons Reissued as to Bettina Cogbill. Placed in USMS box for service of process. (Attachments: #1 USM285 Form)(jenjones, )
November 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 NOTICE updated service address for Bettina Cogbill by Donna H. Watson. (jenjones, )
November 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Summons Returned Unexecuted by Donna H. Watson as to Bettina Cogbill. (jenjones, )
November 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Donna H. Watson. Riverside Criminal Justice Academy served on 11/13/2023, answer due 12/4/2023; Carolyn Leigh Romero served on 11/13/2023, answer due 12/4/2023 (jenjones, )
November 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Summons Issued as to: Richard Keith Newman, Jacquita Rachelle Allen, John F. Keohane, Jr., Trevor Terry, David Bruce Hirn, Brian Avery Orange, Gregory Dwayne Taylor, Sean Patrick Grant, Michael W. Wittington, Sr. Carolyn Leigh Romero, Bettina Cogbill, Anthony McCurry, Christopher Hewett, William John Sciacca, Kevin D. Johnson, Danielle F. Smith, Marta Leon, Hopewell Police Department, Riverside Criminal Justice Academy, JT Morris Funeral Home, Debra Robinson Smith, Derrick T. Griffin, and the City of Hopewell. Clerk placed Summons, Complaint, U.S. Marshal form and a copy of the #2 Order in Marshals box for service. (sbea)
November 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Service Addresses by Donna H. Watson re: #3 Complaint. (sbea)
November 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 COMPLAINT for Violation of Civil Rights filed by Donna H. Watson against Richard Keith Newman, Jacquita Rachelle Allen, John F. Keohane, Jr., Trevor Terry, David Bruce Hirn, Brian Avery Orange, Gregory Dwayne Taylor, Sean Patrick Grant, Michael W. Wittington, Sr. Carolyn Leigh Romero, Bettina Cogbill, Anthony McCurry, Christopher Hewett, William John Sciacca, Kevin D. Johnson, Danielle F. Smith, Marta Leon, Hopewell Police Department, Riverside Criminal Justice Academy, JT Morris Funeral Home, Debra Robinson Smith, Derrick T. Griffin, and the City of Hopewell. (Attachment: #1 Local Rule 83.1(M) Certification). (sbea)
November 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ORDER - This matter comes before the Court on the plaintiff's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, (ECF No. #1 ). Upon due consideration, the Court FINDS the plaintiff unable to pay the costs of proceeding in this case. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS the plaintiff's motion. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to docket the complaint and to issue summons upon the defendants. The Court DIRECTS the U.S. Marshals Service to serve the defendants with the summons and a copy of the complaint. It is so ORDERED. Signed by Senior United States District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr. on 11/6/2023. (sbea)
October 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Donna H. Watson. (Attachments: #1 Complaint, #2 Local Rule 83.1 Certification, #3 Letter)(jenjones, )

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