Tennessee Middle District Court
Judge:Aleta A Trauger
Case #: 3:22-cv-00936
Nature of Suit440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights
Cause42:1983 Civil Rights Act
Case Filed:Nov 17, 2022
Last checked: Tuesday May 16, 2023 3:43 AM CDT
Defendant
Amy Hunter
Represented By
Mary Elizabeth McCullohs
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Eric William Donica
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Defendant
Stephanie Durman
Represented By
Mary Elizabeth McCullohs
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Eric William Donica
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Defendant
Bill Young
Represented By
Alexander Stuart Rieger
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Defendant
Cyrus Toosi
Represented By
Michael R. Dohn
Metropolitan Legal Department
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Melissa S. Roberge
Metropolitan Legal Department
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Defendant
Scott Potter
Represented By
Michael R. Dohn
Metropolitan Legal Department
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Melissa S. Roberge
Metropolitan Legal Department
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Defendant
Tom Palko
Represented By
Michael R. Dohn
Metropolitan Legal Department
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Melissa S. Roberge
Metropolitan Legal Department
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Defendant
Metropolitan Nashville Government
Represented By
Michael R. Dohn
Metropolitan Legal Department
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Melissa S. Roberge
Metropolitan Legal Department
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Defendant
Tom Lawless
Represented By
Alexander Stuart Rieger
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Defendant
John Honeysucker
Represented By
Michael R. Dohn
Metropolitan Legal Department
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Melissa S. Roberge
Metropolitan Legal Department
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Defendant
Lauren Hogan
Represented By
Mary Elizabeth McCullohs
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Eric William Donica
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Defendant
Kimberly Hayes
Represented By
Michael R. Dohn
Metropolitan Legal Department
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Melissa S. Roberge
Metropolitan Legal Department
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Defendant
Glenn Funk
Represented By
Mary Elizabeth McCullohs
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Eric William Donica
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Defendant
Paige Burcham Dennis
Represented By
Alexander Stuart Rieger
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Defendant
Hal Balthrop
Represented By
Michael R. Dohn
Metropolitan Legal Department
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Melissa S. Roberge
Metropolitan Legal Department
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Plaintiff
Mark Clayton
Represented By
John M. Drake
Law Office Of John M. Drake
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TERMINATED PARTIES
Defendant
Metro Nashville Water Services
Terminated: 01/11/2023
Defendant
Fox News Channel 5 Nashville
Terminated: 01/11/2023

GPO Nov 16 2023
MEMORANDUM OPINION OF THE COURT. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 11/16/2023. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(af)
GPO Oct 04 2024
MEMORANDUM signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 10/4/2024.(DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(ab)
GPO Oct 04 2024
ORDER: For the reasons explained in the accompanying Memorandum, Scripps Howard Publishing Company d/b/a NewsChannel 5's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 97) is hereby GRANTED, and Mark Clayton's Motion for Extension of Time Under Rule 6(b) for Rule 4(m) Deadline (Doc. No. 105) is DENIED as moot. The initial case management conference is RESET for December 9, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 10/4/202. (ab)

Docket last updated: 12/25/2024 11:59 PM CST
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
124 124 order Case Management Order Tue 12/10 9:04 AM
ORDER SETTING CASE FOR TRIAL: Jury Trial set for 1/27/2026 09:00 AM in Courtroom 6C with the Pretrial Conference set for 1/23/2026 01:30 PM in Chambers - Suite 6325. Exhibit List due by Witness List, Proposed Pretrial Order due by 1/20/2026. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 12/10/2024. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.) (ab)
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Monday, December 09, 2024
123 123 order Case Management Order Mon 12/09 4:16 PM
INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER: Amended Pleadings due by 1/31/2025; Discovery due by 7/30/2025; Motions due by 9/1/2025. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 12/9/2024. (ab)
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minutes Case Management Conference Mon 12/09 3:16 PM
Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Aleta A. Trauger: Case Management Conference held on 12/9/2024. (Hearing lasted :10)(kb)
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Friday, December 06, 2024
122 122 1 pgs order Order on Motion for Leave Fri 12/06 4:48 PM
ORDER: Motion120 GRANTED. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 12/6/2024. (ch)
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Thursday, December 05, 2024
121 121 misc Proposed Case Management Order Thu 12/05 4:46 PM
PROPOSED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER filed by Mark Clayton. (Drake, John)
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120 120 motion Leave Thu 12/05 4:32 PM
First MOTION for Leave to Leave to appear at Dec 9th, 2024 hearing via video conference. re Set/Reset Hearings by Mark Clayton. (Drake, John)
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119 119 1 pgs order Order ~Util - Add and Terminate Parties Thu 12/05 3:25 PM
ORDER: The defendant parties who filed Notices (Doc. No.117 ,118 ) are correct that they have been dismissed from this case and that the Second Amended Complaint (Doc. No.79 ) and the Corrected Second Amended Complaint (Doc. No.90 ), despite their wording, did not reinstate claims against them (Doc. No.78 ). The court apologizes for its error and for the Clerk's Office error in not showing these defendants as Terminated on the case docket. (Kimberly Hayes, Lauren Hogan, John Honeysucker, Amy Hunter, Metropolitan Nashville Government, Tom Palko, Scott Potter, Cyrus Toosi, Hal Balthrop and Glenn Funk terminated). Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 12/5/2024. (ab)
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Wednesday, December 04, 2024
118 118 notice Notice (Other) Wed 12/04 5:56 PM
NOTICE by Glenn Funk, Lauren Hogan, Amy Hunter re116 Order, (McCullohs, Mary)
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117 117 notice Notice of Filing Wed 12/04 4:51 PM
NOTICE of Filing by Hal Balthrop, Kimberly Hayes, John Honeysucker, Metropolitan Nashville Government, Tom Palko, Scott Potter, Cyrus Toosi re116 Order, (Dohn, Michael)
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116 116 1 pgs order Order Wed 12/04 3:19 PM
ORDER: On November 18, 2024, the court ordered that all remaining defendants respond to the Second Amended Complaint (Doc. No. 90) by December 3, 2024. Numerous defendants have not timely complied with that Order. It is hereby ORDERED that, if answers are not filed by the remaining defendants by 12:00 noon on December 5, 2024, the initial case management conference will be postponed. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 12/4/2024. (ds)
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