New Jersey District Court
Judge:Julien Xavier Neals
Referred: James B Clark
Case #: 2:23-cv-20944
Nature of Suit550 Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus - Civil Rights
Cause42:1983 Civil Rights Act
Case Filed:Oct 06, 2023
Defendant
EAST JERSEY STATE PRISON
Defendant
JAMES RUSSO
Defendant
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Defendant
PATRICK NOGAN
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Plaintiff
HAKIM R. NELSON

GPO May 13 2024
OPINION. Signed by Judge Julien Xavier Neals on 5/13/2024. (jd, )

Docket last updated: 6 hours ago
Thursday, February 27, 2025
38 38 1 pgs order Order ~Util - Set Deadlines ~Util - Set Hearings Thu 02/27 1:50 PM
LETTER ORDER setting Discovery deadline for 4/28/2025; scheduling Telephone Status Conference for 4/30/2025 at 12:00 PM before Magistrate Judge James B. Clark. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 2/27/2025. (adc, )
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minutes Telephone Conference Mon 03/03 8:17 AM
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge James B. Clark: Telephone Conference held on 2/27/2025. (seb)
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
37 37 misc Letter Wed 02/19 1:10 PM
Letter from Shauna L. Friedman, Esquire. (FRIEDMAN, SHAUNA)
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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
36 36 1 pgs order Order Tue 11/19 4:24 PM
LETTER ORDER that Defendants shall produce all paper discovery by December 31, 2024; all depositions and other factual discovery shall be completed by February 25, 2025; the Court will conduct a telephone status conference with the parties on February 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM. Counsel for Defendant shall initiate the call. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 11/19/2024. (sm)
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minutes Telephone Conference Tue 11/19 3:56 PM
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge James B. Clark: Telephone Conference held on 11/19/2024. (seb)
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
35 35 misc Letter Wed 11/13 4:15 PM
Letter from William P. Flahive. (FLAHIVE, WILLIAM)
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34 34 misc Substitution of Attorney Wed 11/13 3:36 PM
Substitution of Attorney - Attorney NICHOLAS ALBERT FALCONE terminated. Attorney WILLIAM P. FLAHIVE for NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,WILLIAM P. FLAHIVE for PATRICK NOGAN,WILLIAM P. FLAHIVE for JAMES RUSSO added.. (FLAHIVE, WILLIAM)
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33 33 misc Substitution of Attorney Wed 11/13 3:34 PM
Substitution of Attorney - Attorney DOUGLAS TYLER POST terminated. Attorney WILLIAM P. FLAHIVE for EAST JERSEY STATE PRISON added.. (FLAHIVE, WILLIAM)
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32 32 misc Letter Wed 11/13 2:06 PM
Letter from Shauna L. Friedman regarding status. (FRIEDMAN, SHAUNA)
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Thursday, October 03, 2024
31 31 2 pgs order Order ~Util - Set Hearings Fri 10/04 2:02 PM
LETTER ORDER granting30 Defendant's request for a forty-five (45) day extension of the fact discovery deadline, until 11/14/2024. Adjourning the Telephone Status Conference to 11/19/2024 at 12:30 PM. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 10/3/2024. (jd, )
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30 30 misc Letter Thu 10/03 9:35 AM
Letter from State Defendants regarding Joint Status Update and Extension Request. (COPPOLA, DAVID)
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
29 29 1 pgs order Order ~Util - Set Hearings Wed 07/31 4:54 PM
LETTER ORDER Scheduling the Telephone Status Conference set for 10/8/2024 at 10:30 AM; Counsel for Defendant shall initiate the call. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 7/31/2024. (jd, )
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minutes Telephone Conference Thu 08/01 8:43 AM
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge James B. Clark: Telephone Conference held on 7/31/2024. (seb)
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Thursday, May 30, 2024
28 28 1 pgs order Order ~Util - Set Hearings Thu 05/30 4:55 PM
LETTER ORDER Scheduling a Telephone Status Conference set for 7/31/2024 at 11:30 AM; Counsel for Plaintiff shall initiate the call. The Parties shall exchange settlement positions, prior to the call. Fact discovery shall be completed by 9/30/2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 5/30/2024. (jd, )
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minutes Telephone Conference Fri 05/31 11:44 AM
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge James B. Clark: Telephone Conference held on 5/30/2024. (seb)
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Tuesday, May 28, 2024
27 27 answer Answer to Complaint Tue 05/28 2:08 PM
ANSWER to Complaint with JURY DEMAND by PATRICK NOGAN, JAMES RUSSO.(FALCONE, NICHOLAS)
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024
26 26 misc Letter Wed 05/22 2:03 PM
Letter re23 Order,, Set Deadlines/Hearings,. (FALCONE, NICHOLAS)
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Monday, May 13, 2024
25 25 2 pgs order Order on Motion to Dismiss Mon 05/13 10:55 AM
ORDER granting in part and denying in part11 Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint; Count Four is Dismissed without prejudice; Denying as to Count One, Two, Three, and Five. The Clerk of the Court shall serve this Order and the accompanying Opinion on Plaintiff by regular U.S. mail. Signed by Judge Julien Xavier Neals on 5/13/2024. (jd, )
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24 24 11 pgs order Opinion Mon 05/13 10:10 AM
OPINION. Signed by Judge Julien Xavier Neals on 5/13/2024. (jd, )
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Thursday, May 02, 2024
23 23 1 pgs order Order ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings Thu 05/02 3:40 PM
LETTER ORDER: The parties must raise any disputes regarding written discovery by letter no later than May 22, 2024. The Court will conduct a telephone status conference with the parties on May 30, 2024 at 12:30 PM. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 5/2/2024. (qa, )
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minutes Telephone Conference Mon 05/06 8:25 AM
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge James B. Clark: Telephone Conference held on 5/2/2024. (seb)
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Monday, April 29, 2024
22 22 misc Status Report Mon 04/29 2:58 PM
STATUS REPORT by EAST JERSEY STATE PRISON, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, PATRICK NOGAN, JAMES RUSSO. (FALCONE, NICHOLAS)
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Monday, March 18, 2024
21 21 order Discovery Confidentiality Order Mon 03/18 10:11 AM
Consent Discovery Confidentiality Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 3/18/2024. (jd, )
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Thursday, March 14, 2024
20 20 misc Proposed Order Thu 03/14 2:33 PM
Proposed Order Confidentiality Order by EAST JERSEY STATE PRISON, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, PATRICK NOGAN, JAMES RUSSO. (FALCONE, NICHOLAS)
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
19 19 order Scheduling Order Tue 01/23 3:14 PM
PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 1/23/2024. (jd, )
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minutes Scheduling Conference Wed 01/24 8:40 AM
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge James B. Clark: Scheduling Conference held on 1/23/2024. (seb)
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Tuesday, January 09, 2024
18 18 respm Reply Brief to Opposition to Motion Tue 01/09 5:02 PM
REPLY BRIEF to Opposition to Motion filed by EAST JERSEY STATE PRISON, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, PATRICK NOGAN, JAMES RUSSO re11 MOTION to Dismiss (FALCONE, NICHOLAS)
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Tuesday, January 02, 2024
17 17 respm Brief in Opposition to Motion Tue 01/02 11:12 AM
BRIEF in Opposition filed by HAKIM R. NELSON re11 MOTION to Dismiss (FRIEDMAN, SHAUNA)
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Friday, December 22, 2023
16 16 answer Answer to Complaint Fri 12/22 3:39 PM
ANSWER to Complaint with JURY DEMAND by EAST JERSEY STATE PRISON, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.(FALCONE, NICHOLAS)
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Monday, December 18, 2023
15 15 2 pgs order Order Tue 12/19 4:36 PM
LETTER ORDER granting Defendants'14 Letter request for an extension until 12/22/2023 of time to answer Plaintiff's Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 12/18/2023. (mxw, )
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Friday, December 15, 2023
14 14 misc Letter Fri 12/15 10:55 AM
Letter. (FALCONE, NICHOLAS)
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Thursday, December 14, 2023
utility Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings Thu 12/14 9:57 AM
Reset Deadlines as to11 MOTION to Dismiss. Motion reset for 1/16/2024 before Judge Julien Xavier Neals. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (jd, )
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
13 13 respm Letter Rule 7.1 Wed 12/13 12:22 PM
Rule 7.1(d)(5) Letter for an automatic extension of the return date of a dispositive motion filed by HAKIM R. NELSON re11 MOTION to Dismiss (FRIEDMAN, SHAUNA)
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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
12 12 5 pgs order Order ~Util - Set Hearings ~Util - Set/Clear Flags Tue 11/28 11:27 AM
LETTER ORDER: Initial Conference set for 1/23/2024 at 11:30 AM before Magistrate Judge James B. Clark. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 11/28/2023. (seb)
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Monday, November 27, 2023
utility Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings Mon 11/27 12:49 PM
Set Deadlines as to11 MOTION to Dismiss. Motion set for 1/2/2024 before Judge Julien Xavier Neals. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (jd, )
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Friday, November 24, 2023
11 11 motion Dismiss Fri 11/24 1:40 PM
MOTION to Dismiss by EAST JERSEY STATE PRISON, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, PATRICK NOGAN, JAMES RUSSO. Responses due by 12/19/2023.(FALCONE, NICHOLAS)
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Att: 1 Brief,
Att: 2 Text of Proposed Order,
Att: 3 Certificate of Service
Thursday, November 16, 2023
10 10 order Order Thu 11/16 8:15 AM
TEXT ORDER - This matter comes before the Court upon Defendants pre-motion conference letter (ECF No.6 ). Having read the submissions of the parties, including Plaintiff's response thereto (ECF No.8 ), the Court does not believe that a pre-motion conference would be productive at this time. Therefore, Defendants may proceed by filing their proposed motion to dismiss if they so choose. So Ordered by Judge Julien Xavier Neals on 11/16/2023. (kd)
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Monday, November 13, 2023
9 9 discov Joint Discovery Plan Mon 11/13 10:32 AM
Joint Discovery Plan by EAST JERSEY STATE PRISON, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, PATRICK NOGAN, JAMES RUSSO.(POST, DOUGLAS)
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Thursday, November 02, 2023
8 8 misc Letter Thu 11/02 3:21 PM
Letter from Shauna L. Friedman in Response to Pre-Motion Conference Request re6 Letter. (FRIEDMAN, SHAUNA)
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Wednesday, November 01, 2023
7 7 misc Statement 7.1.1 Third Party Funding Wed 11/01 9:53 AM
Third Party Litigation Funding disclosure statement pursuant to L.Civ.R 7.1.1(a)(1-3) filed by HAKIM R. NELSON. (FRIEDMAN, SHAUNA)
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Friday, October 27, 2023
6 6 misc Letter Fri 10/27 3:24 PM
Letter. (FALCONE, NICHOLAS)
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
5 5 notice Notice of Appearance Tue 10/24 11:36 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by SHAUNA LAUREN FRIEDMAN on behalf of HAKIM R. NELSON (FRIEDMAN, SHAUNA)
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Friday, October 13, 2023
utility Update Answer Due Deadline Fri 10/13 3:04 PM
Clerk`s Text Order - The document4 Application for Clerk's Order to Ext Answer/Proposed Order submitted by PATRICK NOGAN, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, EAST JERSEY STATE PRISON, JAMES RUSSO has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 10/27/2023. (jd, )
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Thursday, October 12, 2023
4 4 misc Application for Clerk Order to Ext Answer/Proposed Order Thu 10/12 5:19 PM
Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer.(POST, DOUGLAS)
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Att: 1 Certificate of Service,
Att: 2 Text of Proposed Order
3 3 notice Notice of Appearance Thu 10/12 10:40 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by DOUGLAS TYLER POST on behalf of EAST JERSEY STATE PRISON, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, PATRICK NOGAN, JAMES RUSSO(POST, DOUGLAS)
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Att: 1 Certificate of Service
2 2 1 pgs order Order ~Util - Set/Clear Flags Thu 10/12 9:47 AM
LETTER ORDER: The Court shall enter a scheduling order setting forth dates for discovery on or about November 20, 2023. Parties shall file a proposed discovery plan by close of business on November 13, 2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 10/12/2023. (seb)
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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
notice Notice of Judicial Preferences Wed 10/11 10:38 AM
Notice of Judicial Preferences.[LINK:Click here] for the Judge's Individual Procedure Requirements. (kd)
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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
utility Case Assigned/Reassigned Tue 10/10 4:17 PM
Case assigned to Judge Julien Xavier Neals and Magistrate Judge James B. Clark. (jr)
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Friday, October 06, 2023
1 1 notice Notice of Removal Tue 10/10 4:13 PM
NOTICE OF REMOVAL by PATRICK NOGAN, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, EAST JERSEY STATE PRISON, JAMES RUSSO from Superior Court, Law Division, Middlesex County, case number MID-L-03024-22. ( Filing and Admin fee $ 402 receipt number ANJDC-14769879), filed by PATRICK NOGAN, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, EAST JERSEY STATE PRISON, JAMES RUSSO.(jr)
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Att: 1 Certificate of Service,
Att: 2 Civil Cover Sheet