Franklin Community Advocates Inc et al v. City of Franklin
Plaintiff: Franklin Community Advocates Inc, Woodlake Village Homeowners Association, Chad Zolecki, Jeff Kenney, Nick Poplar, Tom Benning, Mike Zolecki, Ryan Ringwelski, Eric Balcerowski, Karyn Zolecki, Danelle Kenney, Rachel Ringwelski, Maggie Poplar, Alice Benning, Joanne Zolecki and Michelle Balcerowski
Defendant: City of Franklin
Case Number: 2:2022cv00413
Filed: April 2, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Presiding Judge: Pamela Pepper
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
May 31, 2022 Filing 19 BRIEF in Support filed by City of Franklin re #17 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint. (Bitar, Remzy)
May 31, 2022 Filing 18 AFFIDAVIT of Glen Morrow . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - MMSD & City of Franklin RCI Agreement, #2 Exhibit 2 - Muskego and City of Franklin RCI Agreement)(Bitar, Remzy)
May 31, 2022 Filing 17 MOTION to Dismiss by City of Franklin. (Bitar, Remzy)
May 17, 2022 Filing 16 EXHIBIT Exhibit 4 to Amended Complaint - Property Value Impact Report Part 2 by All Plaintiffs. (Cincotta, Joseph)
May 17, 2022 Filing 15 EXHIBIT Exhibit 4 to Amended Complaint - Property Value Impact Report Part 1 by All Plaintiffs. (Cincotta, Joseph)
May 17, 2022 Filing 14 AMENDED COMPLAINT Amended Complaint with corrected title to replace Doc No. 13 against filed by All Plaintiffs against City of Franklin filed by Franklin Community Advocates Inc.(Cincotta, Joseph) Modified on 5/18/2022 (asc).
May 17, 2022 Filing 13 AMENDED COMPLAINT Amended Complaint filed by Plaintiffs against City of Franklin against All Plaintiffs filed by Franklin Community Advocates Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Comments from Bear Development and email with Mayor, #2 Exhibit 2 - Initial Depiction of TID District 6, #3 Exhibit 4 Second depiction of business park TID 6, #4 Exhibit 4A - Aerial plan view of property impact and loss, #5 Exhibit 5 - Public Comment from Bear Development, #6 Exhibit 6 - Mayor Statements on Strauss Deal, #7 Exhibit 7 - OSHA settlement notice, #8 Exhibit 8 - USDA Violation Notice, #9 Exhibit 9 - Strauss Withdrawal of project, #10 Exhibit 10 - Comments by President of Strauss, #11 Exhibit 11 - Aerial Plan view of Plaintiffs Properties, #12 Exhibit 12 - Police Incident Report on Strauss, #13 Exhibit 13 - Emails from Strauss to Mayor)(Cincotta, Joseph) Modified on 5/18/2022 (asc).
May 10, 2022 Filing 12 LETTER from Sadie Zurfluh re Clarification of Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss. (Zurfluh, Sadie)
April 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER signed by Chief Judge Pamela Pepper on 4/27/2022. By end of day 5/17/2022, plaintiffs to file either amended complaint or response to defendant's motion to dismiss. (cc: all counsel)(cb)
April 26, 2022 Filing 10 BRIEF in Support filed by City of Franklin re #7 MOTION to Dismiss . (Bitar, Remzy)
April 26, 2022 Filing 9 AFFIDAVIT of Remzy Bitar . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Amended Complaint)(Bitar, Remzy)
April 26, 2022 Filing 8 AFFIDAVIT of Heath Eddy . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - GRAEF Engineering Study, #2 Exhibit 2 - CSM, #3 Exhibit 3 - Rezoning Application, #4 Exhibit 4 - Preliminary Plat, #5 Exhibit 5 - TIF 6 Project Plan, #6 Exhibit 6 - Creation Documents for TID #'s 1-5, 7, 8, #7 Exhibit 7 - Resolution No. 2018-7428, #8 Exhibit 8 - Letter from Accurate Appraisal, #9 Exhibit 9 - Memorandum from Chris Kaempfer, #10 Exhibit 10 - USDA Notice of Suspension Held in Abeyance)(Bitar, Remzy)
April 26, 2022 Filing 7 MOTION to Dismiss by City of Franklin. (Bitar, Remzy)
April 26, 2022 Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Lucas C Logic on behalf of City of Franklin. Attorney(s) appearing: Lucas C. Logic (Logic, Lucas)
April 26, 2022 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Remzy D Bitar on behalf of City of Franklin. Attorney(s) appearing: Remzy D. Bitar (Bitar, Remzy)
April 26, 2022 Filing 4 SUMMONS Returned Executed by All Plaintiffs. Defendant served on 4/6/2022. (Cincotta, Joseph) Modified on 4/28/2022 (asc).
April 26, 2022 Filing 3 Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction Form filed by All Plaintiffs. (NOTICE: Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 73 this document is not viewable by the judge.) (Cincotta, Joseph)
April 4, 2022 Filing 2 DISCLOSURE Statement by All Plaintiffs. (Cincotta, Joseph)
April 4, 2022 NOTICE Regarding assignment of this matter to Chief Judge Pamela Pepper; Consent/refusal forms for Magistrate Judge Joseph to be filed within 21 days; the consent/refusal form is available #here. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1 a disclosure statement is to be filed upon the first filing of any paper and should be filed now if not already filed. (jcl)
April 4, 2022 Summons Issued as to City of Franklin. (asc)
April 2, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Complaint by Franklin Community Advocates and its members against City of Franklin with Jury Demand; against All Plaintiffs by Franklin Community Advocates, Inc.. ( Filing Fee PAID $402 receipt number AWIEDC-4079290) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 Public Comment by Bear, #2 Exhibit 2 - Aerial view of original development plan, #3 Exhibit 3 - Aerial Plan revised development plan, #4 Exhibit 4 - Expert property devaluation study, #5 Exhibit 5 - Public Comment by Developer, #6 Exhibit 6 - Public Comment by City, #7 Exhibit 7 - OSHA settlement release, #8 Exhibit 8 - USDA Order, #9 Exhibit 9 - Strauss Withdrawal Letter, #10 Exhibit 10 - Email on withdrawal of development, #11 Exhibit 11 - Aerial plan view of plaintiffs properties, #12 Exhibit 12 - Police Incident Report, #13 Summons Summons)(Cincotta, Joseph) (Additional attachment(s) added on 4/4/2022: #14 Civil Cover Sheet) (jcl).

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Plaintiff: Eric Balcerowski
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Plaintiff: Maggie Poplar
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Plaintiff: Michelle Balcerowski
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Defendant: City of Franklin
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