U.S. District Court

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE (Northeastern)

CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 97-CV-38

Holt, et al v. Cookeville, City of, et al

Filed: 04/15/97
Assigned to: Judge Robert L. Echols
Jury demand: Both
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin
Demand: $2,250,000
Nature of Suit: 442
Lead Docket: None
Jurisdiction: Federal Question
Dkt# in other court: None
Cause: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act
 


RICHARD M. HOLT                   Ernest Wilson Williams
     pltf                         [COR LD NTC]
                                  320 Main Street
                                  Suite 101
                                  Franklin, TN 37064
                                  (615) 794-7100
                                  John David Schwalb
                                  [COR LD NTC]
                                  Spicer, Flynn & Rudstrom
                                  211 Seventh Avenue, N
                                  Suite 500
                                  Nashville, TN 37219-1823
                                  (615) 259-9080
EDITH M. HOLT                     Ernest Wilson Williams
     pltf                         (See above)
                                  [COR LD NTC]
                                  John David Schwalb
                                  (See above)
                                  [COR LD NTC]
   v.
CITY OF COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE     Daniel Hurley Rader, III
     deft                         [COR LD NTC]
                                  Moore, Rader, Clift &
                                  Fitzpatrick, P.C.
                                  P O Box 3347
                                  Cookeville, TN 38502
                                  (931) 526-3311
JIM SHIPLEY, individually and     Robert H. Watson, Jr.
as City Manager of Cookeville,    [COR LD NTC]
TN                                Watson, Hollow & Reeves, P.L.C.
     deft                         1700 First Tennessee Plaza
                                  P O Box 131
                                  800 S Gay Street
                                  Knoxville, TN 37901-0131
                                  (423) 637-1700


DOCKET     PROCEEDINGS



DATE     #                   DOCKET     ENTRY
 
4/15/97  1       COMPLAINT  (Summons(es) issued)  Filing fee paid in the
                 amount of : $150  Receipt # 57254 (af) [Entry date 04/16/97]


4/15/97  2       NOTICE of Initial Case Management Conference Case referred
                 to Magistrate Judge William J. Haynes Jr., ; Case
                 Management Conference set for 11:30 5/28/97 (af)
                 [Entry date 04/16/97]


4/23/97  3       ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for deft Jim Shipley by Robert H.
                 Watson Jr. (dm)


4/23/97  3       MOTION by deft Jim Shipley to extend time to answer cmp
                 until 5/25/97  (Motion on same pleading as attorney
                 appearance)  (Attached proposed order gr mtn [3] (dm)


4/29/97  4       AGREED ORDER approved by Magistrate Judge William J. Haynes
                 Jr. granting motion to extend time to answer cmp until
                 5/25/97 [3-1] (cc: all counsel)  EOD 4/29/97 (dm)


4/30/97  --      RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon deft Jim Shipley on 4/21/97
                 (dm) [Entry date 05/01/97]


5/2/97   5       ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for deft City of Cookeville by Daniel
                 Hurley Rader III (dm) [Entry date 05/05/97]


5/9/97   --      RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon deft City of Cookeville on
                 4/21/97 (dm) [Entry date 05/13/97]


5/15/97  6       ANSWER by deft Jim Shipley to [1-1] (dm)


5/29/97  7       CLERK'S RESUME: Case Management Conference held 5/28/97.
                 Second Case Management Conference set for 2:00 on 6/1/97.
                 C/R:  Taped (dm)


6/10/97  8       ANSWER by deft Cookeville, City of to [1-1]; jury demand (af)
                 [Entry date 06/11/97]


9/8/97   9       NOTICE by pltfs' attorney, John D. Schwalb, of change of
                 address (dm)


9/25/97  --      PROPOSED Initial Case Management Order (dm)


9/29/97  10      AGREED INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER approved by Magistrate
                 Judge William J. Haynes Jr.:  Written discovery ddl:
                 2/13/98. Oral discovery ddl: 6/5/98. Rule 12 dispositive
                 filing motion ddl:  8/15/97. Rule 56 dispositive fiing
                 motion ddl: 6/19/98.  Case Management Conference held
                 5/28/97.   Case Management Telephone Conference set for
                 2:00 on 6/1/98 (cc:  all counsel)   EOD 9/29/97 (dm)


2/10/98  11      ORDER by Judge John T. Nixon: Case reassigned to Judge
                 John T. Nixon (cc:  all counsel)     EOD 2/11/98 (dm)
                 [Entry date 02/11/98]


3/9/98   12      ORDER by Magistrate Judge William J. Haynes Jr.: Status
                 conference set for 1:20 on 4/30/98 in Cookeville. EOD
                 3/10/98 (cc: all counsel) (gi) [Entry date 03/10/98]


6/1/98   13      CLERK'S RESUME; Case Management Conference held 6/1/98;
                 C/R : taped (ts)


8/12/98  14      MOTION by deft Cookeville, City of for summary judgment (pa)


8/12/98  15      MEMORANDUM by deft Cookeville, City of  in support of
                 motion for summary judgment [14-1] (pa)


8/12/98  16      STATEMENT of Material facts, by deft Cookeville, City of in
                 support of [14-1] (pa)


8/13/98  17      MOTION by deft Jim Shipley for summary judgment (dm)


8/13/98  18      MEMORANDUM by deft Jim Shipley in support of motion for
                 summary judgment [17-1] (w/copies of depositions of Richard
                 M. Holt [Volume I and II], and Jim Shipley) (dm)


8/13/98  19      STATEMENT of facts by deft Jim Shipley in support of [17-1]
                 (dm)


8/18/98  20      MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT by Magistrate Judge William J.
                 Haynes Jr.:  There will be no further proceedings before
                 the Magistrate Judge (cc: all counsel)   EOD 8/19/98 (dm)
                 [Entry date 08/19/98]


9/4/98   21      MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION by pltfs to motions for summary
                 judgment [17-1], [14-1]     (w/attachments A and B) (dm)
                 [Entry date 09/08/98]


9/4/98   22      NOTICE by pltfs of filing deposition of Bettye B. Vaden in
                 support of DE [21] (dm) [Entry date 09/08/98]


9/4/98   23      DEPOSITION of Bettye B. Vaden taken on the following
                 date(s): 6/29/98   (Disk not enclosed) (dm)
                 [Entry date 09/08/98]


9/4/98   24      RESPONSE by pltfs to deft Shipley's Statement [19-1] (dm)
                 [Entry date 09/08/98]


9/4/98   25      RESPONSE by pltfs to deft City of Cookeville's Statement
                 [16-1] (dm) [Entry date 09/08/98]


12/22/98 26      ORDER of recusal by Judge John T. Nixon; Case reassigned
                 to Judge Robert L. Echols (cc: all counsel) (EOD 1/6/99)
                 (tlc) [Entry date 01/06/99]


3/1/99   27      MEMORANDUM OF THE COURT (cc:  all counsel) EOD 3/2/99 (dm)
                 [Entry date 03/02/99]


3/1/99   28      ORDER by Judge Robert L. Echols granting in part and
                 denying in part motions for summary judgment [17-1] and
                 [14-1].  Mtns are gr with regard to plt Richar Holt's
                 claims brought under the TN PUblic Protection Act., Nenn.
                 Code Ann. 50-1304 (1997); the TN Human Rights Act, Tenn.
                 Code Ann. 4-21-101 (1997); and TN common law.  They are gr
                 with regard to pltf Edith Holt's claim of loss of
                 consortium and other damages.  They are denied with regard
                 to pltf Richard Holt's claim brought against the City of
                 Cookeville and Jim Shipley pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983
                 (1998). Case referred  to Magistrate Judge William J.
                 Haynes Jr. for further case management pursuant to Local
                 Rule 11 (cc:  all counsel) EOD 3/2/99 (dm)
                 [Entry date 03/02/99]


3/24/99  29      ORDER by Magistrate Judge William J. Haynes Jr.:
                 Telephonic Status conference set for 4:00 on 4/7/99 (cc:
                 all counsel)  EOD 3/24/99 (dm)


10/29/99 30      ORDER by Magistrate Judge William J. Haynes Jr.; Telephone
                 status conference set for 9:30 11/5/99; The Magistrate
                 Judge's office will initiate the call. (cc: all counsel)
                 (EOD 10/29/99) (jb)


11/24/99 31      ORDER by Magistrate Judge William J. Haynes Jr.;
                 Settlement conference set for 9:00 1/19/99; Attys shall
                 be present with full settlement authority, or the ptys or
                 their representatives shall be present with the attys or
                 available by telephone. Three days prior to the scheduled
                 conference, pltf & deft shall deliver UNDER SEAL, directly
                 to Judge Haynes' chambers, ex parte separate settlement
                 conference statement which shall specify their respective
                 settlement positions. (cc: all counsel) (EOD 11/24/99) (jb)
                 [Edit date 12/07/99]


12/8/99  32      ORDER by Judge Robert L. Echols; Case reassigned to
                 Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin per the appointment of
                 the Hon. William J. Haynes, Jr. as a U.S. District Judge.;
                 All scheduled ddls will remain in effect. (cc: all counsel)
                 (EOD 12/8/99) (jb)


1/19/00  33      ORDER by Judge William J. Haynes (Article III) Jr.;
                 Settlement Conference is reset for 9:00 2/4/00 in
                 courtroom 661; The attys shall be present with full
                 settlement authority, or the ptys or their representatives
                 shall be present with the attys or available by telephone.
                 Three days prior to the scheduled conference, pltf & deft
                 shall deliver UNDER SEAL directly to Judge Haynes'
                 chambers, ex parte separate settlement conference
                 statements which shall specify their respective settlement
                 positions. (cc: all counsel) (EOD 1/19/00) (jb)


2/4/00   34      CLERK'S RESUME: Settlement Conference held  2/4/00 (jb)
                 [Entry date 02/07/00]


5/2/00   35      ORDER by Judge William J. Haynes Jr.; Judicial Settlement
                 Conference held on 2/4/00; No settlement was reached. I
                 hereby recuse myself from further proceedings. (cc: all
                 counsel) (EOD 5/3/00) (jb) [Entry date 05/03/00]


5/4/00   36      ORDER by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin; Final Case
                 Management Conference set for 2:00 5/23/00 (cc: all
                 counsel) (EOD 5/5/00) (jb) [Entry date 05/05/00]


5/31/00  37      ORDER by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin; Telephone
                 Conference held 5/23/00; Discovery ddl set for 12/31/00;
                 Joint Proposed Pretrial Order ddl 3/19/01; Pretrial
                 Conference set 1:00 3/26/01 in Nashville; Jury Trial set
                 for 9:00 4/30/01 in Cookeville. (cc: all counsel) (EOD
                 5/31/00) (jb)
5/2/00   35      ORDER by Judge William J. Haynes Jr.; Judicial Settlement
                 Conference held on 2/4/00; No settlement was reached. I
                 hereby recuse myself from further proceedings. (cc: all
                 counsel) (EOD 5/3/00) (jb) [Entry date 05/03/00]

5/4/00   36      ORDER by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin; Final Case
                 Management Conference set for 2:00 5/23/00 (cc: all
                 counsel) (EOD 5/5/00) (jb) [Entry date 05/05/00]

5/31/00  37      ORDER by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin; Telephone
                 Conference held 5/23/00; Discovery ddl set for 12/31/00;
                 Joint Proposed Pretrial Order ddl 3/19/01; Pretrial
                 Conference set 1:00 3/26/01 in Nashville; Jury Trial set
                 for 9:00 4/30/01 in Cookeville. (cc: all counsel) (EOD
                 5/31/00) (jb)

1/10/01  38      FINAL CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER by Magistrate Judge Juliet E.
                 Griffin; There will be no further proceedings before the
                 Magistrate Judge in this case. Terminating case referral
                 to Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin. (cc: all counsel)
                 (EOD 1/10/01) (jb)

1/10/01  39      MOTION by defts for order to preclude the testimony of any
                 present or former police officers of the City of Cookeville
                 who made statements, either oral or written at the behest
                 of or with the knowledge of the pltf, Richard Holt, within
                 two weeks of his termination (w/attachment) (jb)

1/16/01  40      MOTION by deft City of Cookeville to alter or amend case
                 management order (w/attachment) (jb) [Entry date 01/17/01]

2/7/01   41      ORDER by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin granting motion
                 for order to preclude the testimony of any present former
                 police officers of City of Cookeville who made stmts,
                 either oral or written at the behest of or w/ the knowledge
                 of the pltf, Richard Holt, w/in two weeks his termination
                 [39-1]; and granting motion to alter or amend case
                 management order [40-1] see details in order. EOD 2/7/01
                 (cc: all counsel) (dlt)

2/20/01  42      PARTIAL OBJECTION by pltf Richard M. Holt to Report and
                 Recommendation (w/attached exh. A) (jb)
                 [Entry date 02/21/01]

2/26/01  43      RESPONSE by deft City of Cookeville to pltf's partial
                 objection to R&R [42-1] (w/attachments) (jb)



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