Michigan Western District Court
Judge:Paul L Maloney
Referred: Sally J Berens
Case #: 1:21-cv-00389
Nature of Suit440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights
Cause42:1983 Civil Rights Act
Case Filed:May 07, 2021
Last checked: Wednesday Nov 03, 2021 4:53 AM EDT
defendant
Michael Fort
Represented By
Allan C. Vander Laan
Cummings Mcclorey Davis & Acho Plc (grand Rapids)
contact info
Kristen Lee Rewa
Cummings Mcclorey Davis & Acho Plc (grand Rapids)
contact info
mediator
Facilitative Mediator
Represented By
William W. Jack, Jr.
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge Pc (grand Rapids)
contact info
plaintiff
Jessica Niesen
Represented By
Robert M. Giroux, Jr.
Giroux Trial Attorneys PC
contact info
Heather Glazer
Giroux Trial Attorneys PC
contact info


Docket last updated: 12/10/2024 11:59 PM EST
Monday, June 13, 2022
45 45 order Stipulation and Order Mon 06/13 2:19 PM
STIPULATION AND ORDER of dismissal; signed by District Judge Paul L. Maloney (Judge Paul L. Maloney, acr)
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Wednesday, June 08, 2022
44 44 motion Stipulation and Order (Proposed-one document) Wed 06/08 10:47 AM
PROPOSED STIPULATION and ORDER of Dismissal by defendant Michael Fort (Vander Laan, Allan)
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
43 43 1 pgs order Order Regarding Dismissal Papers Wed 05/11 1:29 PM
ORDER requiring appropriate closing documents to be submitted by 6/8/2022; signed by District Judge Paul L. Maloney (Judge Paul L. Maloney, acr)
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42 42 adr Facilitative Mediation Report Wed 05/11 12:11 PM
REPORT of facilitative mediation held 5 4-2022 mediation is completed; case is Settled, closing documents to be filed by 30 days (Jack, William)
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Friday, April 08, 2022
41 41 notice Attorney Substitution Fri 04/08 10:33 AM
ATTORNEY SUBSTITUTION adding attorney Christian P. Collis in the place of Heather Glazer (Collis, Christian)
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Wednesday, March 16, 2022
40 40 3 pgs order Order on Stipulation and Proposed Order Order on Motion to Quash Wed 03/16 4:23 PM
ORDER granting in part and denying in part Defendant's Motion to Quash Third Party Subpoenas30 ; signed by Magistrate Judge Sally J. Berens (jal)
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39 39 motion Stipulation and Order (Proposed-one document) Wed 03/16 3:15 PM
PROPOSED STIPULATION and ORDER on Defendant's Motion to Quash Third Party Subpoenas by defendant Michael Fort Related [+]
Related: [-] wa, Kristen
Monday, March 07, 2022
38 38 minutes Motion Hearing Mon 03/07 11:20 AM
MINUTES of motion hearing re30 Defendant's Motion to Quash Third Party Subpoenas held before Magistrate Judge Sally J. Berens; granted in part, denied in part; parties to submit proposed order (Proceedings Digitally Recorded) (jal)
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Thursday, March 03, 2022
37 37 service Proof of Service Thu 03/03 2:55 PM
PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Michael Fort for Defendant's Response to Plaintiff's First Request for Production of Documents Related [+]
Related: [-] wa, Kristen
Wednesday, March 02, 2022
36 36 service Proof of Service Wed 03/02 1:20 PM
PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Michael Fort for Defendant's First Request for Admissions and Second Set of Request for Production of Documents Related [+]
Related: [-] wa, Kristen
35 35 respm Response in Opposition Wed 03/02 12:20 PM
RESPONSE in opposition to MOTION to quash and Brief in Support with word count 30 filed by Jessica Niesen (Klakulak, Matthew)
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Tuesday, February 22, 2022
34 34 misc Restricted Access Court Document Tue 02/22 1:30 PM
(RESTRICTED ACCESS) DOCUMENT Video conference information for 3/7/2022 hearing [Access to this document is available to the Court and attorney(s) for Michael Fort, Jessica Niesen only] (jal)
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33 33 notice Notice of Motion Hearing Tue 02/22 10:45 AM
NOTICE OF MOTION HEARING regarding Defendant's Motion to Quash Third Party Subpoenas30 : motion hearing is set for 3/7/2022 at 11:00 AM by video before Magistrate Judge Sally J. Berens; public audio access (listen only) available upon request (jal)
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Friday, February 18, 2022
32 32 service Proof of Service Fri 02/18 1:01 PM
PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Michael Fort for Defendant's Notice of Taking Deposition of Witnesses Related [+]
Related: [-] wa, Kristen
Thursday, February 17, 2022
31 31 respm Certificate Regarding Motion Concurrence Thu 02/17 1:07 PM
CERTIFICATE regarding compliance with LCivR 7.1(d) re MOTION to quash and Brief in Support with word count 30 filed by Michael Fort Related [+]
Related: [-] wa, Kristen
30 30 motion Quash Thu 02/17 1:06 PM
MOTION to quash third party subpoenas and Brief in Support with word count by defendant Michael Fort; Related [+] Modified text on 2/17/2022 (pjw)
Related: [-] wa, Kristen
Att: 1 Exhibit A - Mason County Sheriff Subpoena,
Att: 2 Exhibit B - Muskegon Police Department Subpoena,
Att: 3 Exhibit C - Email to Plaintiff's Counsel with letter attachment,
Att: 4 Exhibit D - Email from Plaintiff's Counsel with letter attachment
order Order Referring Motion to Magistrate Judge (Non-Document) Thu 02/17 1:21 PM
(NON-DOCUMENT) ORDER REFERRING MOTION to quash and Brief in Support with word count 30 to Magistrate Judge Sally J. Berens under 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A); signed by District Judge Paul L. Maloney (Judge Paul L. Maloney, acr)
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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
29 29 service Proof of Service Tue 02/15 3:18 PM
PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Michael Fort for Defendant's Notice of Taking Deposition of Christie Johnson Related [+]
Related: [-] wa, Kristen
Thursday, February 10, 2022
28 28 service Proof of Service Thu 02/10 1:07 PM
PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Michael Fort for Notice of Deposition of Rob Terrell Related [+]
Related: [-] wa, Kristen
Friday, January 14, 2022
27 27 service Proof of Service Fri 01/14 9:57 AM
PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Michael Fort for Defendant's Notice of Taking Deposition of Plaintiff (Vander Laan, Allan)
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Tuesday, January 04, 2022
26 26 service Proof of Service Tue 01/04 12:04 PM
PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Michael Fort for Defendant's Notice of Taking Deposition of Witnesses (Vander Laan, Allan)
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Monday, January 03, 2022
25 25 order Stipulation and Order Mon 01/03 12:36 PM
STIPULATION AND ORDER; discovery deadline extended to 4/8/2022; ADR deadline extended to 4/15/2022; dispositive motion deadline extended to 6/1/2022; signed by District Judge Paul L. Maloney (Judge Paul L. Maloney, acr)
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Thursday, December 23, 2021
24 24 motion Stipulation and Order (Proposed-one document) Thu 12/23 12:26 PM
PROPOSED STIPULATION and ORDER to Extend Deadlines by defendant Michael Fort Related [+]
Related: [-] wa, Kristen
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
23 23 order Stipulation and Order Wed 11/10 10:53 AM
STIPULATION AND ORDER extending expert report dates; signed by District Judge Paul L. Maloney (Judge Paul L. Maloney, acr)
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Tuesday, November 09, 2021
22 22 motion Stipulation and Order (Proposed-one document) Tue 11/09 2:45 PM
PROPOSED STIPULATION and ORDER to Extend Expert Report Dates by defendant Michael Fort Related [+]
Related: [-] wa, Kristen
Wednesday, November 03, 2021
21 21 order Protective Order Wed 11/03 10:09 AM
PROTECTIVE ORDER; signed by District Judge Paul L. Maloney (Judge Paul L. Maloney, acr)
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Tuesday, November 02, 2021
20 20 motion Stipulation and Order (Proposed-one document) Tue 11/02 5:51 PM
PROPOSED STIPULATION and ORDER - Protective Order Regarding Plaintiff's Mental Health Records by plaintiff Jessica Niesen (Glazer, Heather)
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Tuesday, October 26, 2021
19 19 service Proof of Service Tue 10/26 2:05 PM
PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Michael Fort for Defendant Fort's Rule 26 (a)(2)(A) Expert Disclosures Related [+]
Related: [-] wa, Kristen
Monday, October 11, 2021
18 18 service Proof of Service Mon 10/11 1:54 PM
PROOF OF SERVICE by plaintiff Jessica Niesen for Plaintiff's Expert Disclosures (Glazer, Heather)
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Wednesday, September 15, 2021
17 17 service Certificate of Service Wed 09/15 2:56 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by defendant Michael Fort for Defendant's First Set of Interrogatories and Request for Production of Documents with Authorizations (Vander Laan, Allan)
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Thursday, September 02, 2021
16 16 service Proof of Service Thu 09/02 5:19 PM
PROOF OF SERVICE by plaintiff Jessica Niesen for Plaintiff's Supplement Rule 26(A) Disclosures (Glazer, Heather)
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15 15 service Proof of Service Thu 09/02 12:16 PM
PROOF OF SERVICE by defendant Michael Fort for Defendant's Rule 26(a)(1)(A) Disclosures Related [+]
Related: [-] wa, Kristen
Thursday, August 26, 2021
14 14 adr Facilitative Mediation - Notice of Appointment of Facilitative Mediator Thu 08/26 11:41 AM
NOTICE of appointment of Facilitative Mediator William W. Jack, Jr ; plaintiff VFM fee to be submitted by 9/2/2021 defendant VFM fee to be submitted by 9/2/2021 (lep)
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13 13 adr Facilitative Mediation - Notice of Selection of Facilitative Mediator Thu 08/26 10:03 AM
SELECTION of William W. Jack as facilitative mediator by plaintiff Jessica Niesen (Glazer, Heather)
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Thursday, August 12, 2021
12 12 order Case Management Order Thu 08/12 1:51 PM
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER: discovery to be completed by 2/8/2022; dispositive motions due by 4/1/2022; settlement conference set for 10/5/2022 at 02:00 PM at 664 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Magistrate Judge Sally J. Berens; final pretrial conference set for 11/14/2022 at 10:00 AM at 174 Federal Building, Kalamazoo, MI before District Judge Paul L. Maloney; jury trial set for 12/5/2022 at 08:45 AM at 174 Federal Building, Kalamazoo, MI before District Judge Paul L. Maloney; signed by Magistrate Judge Sally J. Berens (jal)
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11 11 minutes Scheduling Conference - Rule 16 Thu 08/12 10:24 AM
MINUTES of scheduling conference held before Magistrate Judge Sally J. Berens; case management order to issue (Proceedings Digitally Recorded) (jal)
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Wednesday, August 04, 2021
10 10 order Protective Order Wed 08/04 9:30 AM
PROTECTIVE ORDER; signed by District Judge Paul L. Maloney (Judge Paul L. Maloney, acr)
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Monday, August 02, 2021
9 9 motion Protective Order Mon 08/02 4:45 PM
MOTION for protective order by defendant Michael Fort; Related [+]
Related: [-] wa, Kristen
8 8 misc Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting Mon 08/02 3:27 PM
REPORT of Rule 26(f) planning meeting (Joint Status Report) (Glazer, Heather)
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Friday, July 02, 2021
7 7 misc Restricted Access Court Document Fri 07/02 9:31 AM
(RESTRICTED ACCESS) DOCUMENT Conference call instructions for 8/12/2021 hearing [Access to this document is available to the Court and attorney(s) for Michael Fort, Jessica Niesen only] (jal)
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6 6 4 pgs order Order Setting Rule 16 Scheduling Conference Fri 07/02 9:30 AM
ORDER setting Rule 16 scheduling conference: Rule 16 scheduling conference is set for 8/12/2021 at 10:00 AM by telephone before Magistrate Judge Sally J. Berens; status report due by 8/6/2021; signed by Magistrate Judge Sally J. Berens (jal)
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Thursday, July 01, 2021
notice Attorney Appearance Thu 07/01 11:20 AM
(NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Heather Glazer on behalf of plaintiff Jessica Niesen (Glazer, Heather)
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
5 5 answer Answer to Complaint Tue 06/29 1:55 PM
Defendant's ANSWER to complaint1 with affirmative defenses and jury demand by Michael Fort (Vander Laan, Allan)
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Thursday, June 10, 2021
notice Attorney Appearance Thu 06/10 1:10 PM
(NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Allan C. Vander Laan on behalf of defendant Michael Fort (Vander Laan, Allan)
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notice Attorney Appearance Thu 06/10 1:11 PM
(NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Kristen Lee Rewa on behalf of defendant Michael Fort Related [+]
Related: [-] wa, Kristen
Tuesday, June 08, 2021
4 4 service Summons Returned Executed Tue 06/08 4:33 PM
SUMMONS returned executed; Michael Fort served on 5/21/2021, answer due 6/11/2021 (Giroux, Robert)
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021
3 3 service Summons Issued Tue 05/11 2:42 PM
SUMMONS ISSUED as to defendant Michael Fort (mg)
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2 2 misc Notice Regarding Assignment of Case Tue 05/11 2:41 PM
NOTICE that this case has been assigned Paul L. Maloney (mg)
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Friday, May 07, 2021
1 1 cmp Complaint Fri 05/07 3:16 PM
COMPLAINT with jury demand against Michael Fort filed by Jessica Niesen (Giroux, Robert)
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Att: 1 Summons
misc Receipt Fri 05/07 3:41 PM
RECEIPT: in the amount of $402.00, receipt number AMIWDC-6430173; filing fee paid by attorney Robert M. Giroux, Jr. on behalf of plaintiff (jmw)
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