Gardner v. Kanawha County, West Virginia et al
Plaintiff: Jimmie C Gardner
Defendant: John J. Frail, Kanawha County, West Virginia, Kanawha County Commission, Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney, William C. Forbes, Reagan E. Whitmyer and Charleston Police Department
Case Number: 2:2017cv03934
Filed: September 6, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Office: Charleston Office
County: XX US, Outside State
Presiding Judge: John T. Copenhaver
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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December 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 142 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting 100 MOTION by Kanawha County Commission, Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney for Summary Judgment, and directing all remaining claims asserted against defendants Kanawha County Commission and Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney are dismissed. Signed by Senior Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 12/10/2020. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented parties) (klc)
November 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 126 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER denying Plaintiff's 109 MOTION for Reconsideration of the courts 10/21/2020 order denying his motion to reopen discovery; denying Plaintiff's Rule 56(d) request. Signed by Senior Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 11/18/2020. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party) (tmr)
October 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 108 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The 106 MOTION by Jimmie C Gardner for Clarification and/or Reopen Discovery is GRANTED insofar as it seeks clarification of the court's prior orders and DENIED insofar as it seeks to reopen discovery to conduct depositions. Signed by Senior Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 10/21/2020. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented parties) (kew)
August 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 89 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER directing that the Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney's 77 motion to dismiss based on Eleventh Amendment immunity is denied; the stay pending resolution of this motion is lifted. Signed by Senior Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 8/7/2020. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented parties) (kew)
March 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 88 ORDER granting 71 Motion to Stay; directing that this action is stayed pending the further order of the court. Signed by Senior District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 3/12/2020. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented parties) (kew)
August 28, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 57 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The 22 Motion by William C. Forbes to Dismiss 1 Complaint is granted; the 32 Motion by John J. Frail, Kanawha County Commission, Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney, Kanawha County, West Virginia, Reagan E. Whitmye r to Dismiss 1 Complaint is granted to the extent set forth herein and is otherwise denied; Kanawha County, West Virginia is dismissed as being a duplicative party of the County Commission; Counts I-V against Forbes, Whitmyer, and Frail in their in dividual capacities are dismissed according to absolute prosecutorial immunity; Counts II, III, and V against the County Commission and the Prosecuting Attorney are dismissed according to the immunity provided by the Gov't Tort Reform Act; and Count IV against the County Commission and the Prosecuting Attorney are dismissed as time-barred. Signed by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 8/28/2019. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented parties) (kew)
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Defendant: John J. Frail
Represented By: Johnnie E. Brown
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Defendant: Kanawha County, West Virginia
Represented By: Johnnie E. Brown
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Defendant: Kanawha County Commission
Represented By: Johnnie E. Brown
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Defendant: Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney
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Defendant: William C. Forbes
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Defendant: Reagan E. Whitmyer
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Defendant: Charleston Police Department
Represented By: Emily L. Lilly
Represented By: Karen Tracy McElhinny
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Plaintiff: Jimmie C Gardner
Represented By: A. Scott Bolden
Represented By: Robert Dunlap
Represented By: Michael B. Roberts
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