Kansas District Court
Judge:Kathryn H Vratil
Referred: Teresa J James
Case #: 2:24-cv-02243
Nature of Suit442 Civil Rights - Employment
Cause42:1981 Job Discrimination (Race)
Case Filed:Jun 12, 2024
Terminated:Jan 02, 2025
Last checked: Wednesday Dec 11, 2024 3:40 AM CST
Defendant
Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas
Represented By
Spencer Low
Mcanany, Van Cleave & Phillips, Pa - Kck
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Ryan B. Denk
Mcanany, Van Cleave & Phillips, Pa - Kck
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Plaintiff
Manuel Ledesma
Represented By
Cooper S. Mach
The Popham Law Firm, PC
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GPO Sep 24 2024
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER sustaining 3 Motion to Dismiss. Plaintiff's discrimination claim under the ADEA based on failure to promote in February of 2023 remains. Signed by District Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on 9/24/204. (sz)

Docket last updated: 04/22/2025 11:59 PM CDT
Friday, February 07, 2025
23 23 misc Stipulation of Dismissal Fri 02/07 10:37 AM
STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL With Prejudice by Manuel Ledesma. (Mach, Cooper)
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Thursday, January 02, 2025
22 22 order Administratively Closing Case Thu 01/02 12:58 PM
ORDER. On or before 2/4/2025, the parties shall file a stipulation of dismissal signed by the parties above who have appeared in the action, under Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. If no such stipulation is received within the specified time and the parties have not moved to reopen the case for the purpose of obtaining a final determination, this order shall constitute, for purposes of Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, entry of final judgment and dismissal with prejudice of all claims and/or counterclaims under Rule 41(a)(2). should the parties move to reopen the case within the allotted timeframe, they should be prepared to proceed with trial on the previously scheduled date of 9/2/2025. The parties are reminded that settlement negotiations, execution of final settlement paperwork and/or performance of a settlement agreement will not constitute grounds to continue the trial. Signed by District Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on 1/2/2025. (mam)
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
21 21 notice Notice (Other) Tue 11/26 11:47 AM
NOTICE OF CHANGED CONFERENCE CALL NUMBER FOR ALL TELEPHONIC CONFERENCES AND HEARINGS WITH JUDGE JAMES. Judge James' conference call number has changed. From this date going forward, please use only CONFERENCE NUMBER 913-423-1010, CONFERENCE ID 454 817 451, for all telephonic conferences and hearings with Judge James. Previous orders may have directed the parties to call 888-363-4749 for conferences and hearings. From this date, do NOT call 888-363-4749 for any conferences or hearings with Judge James. (tvn)
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Friday, October 11, 2024
20 20 order Mediation Minute Order Fri 10/11 2:19 PM
MEDIATION MINUTE ORDER. The undersigned Magistrate Judge has reviewed the confidential settlement reports submitted by the parties in accordance with the14 Scheduling Order. Based upon the parties' stated settlement positions, the mediation deadline is hereby extended to 2/3/2025. The parties shall file a joint mediation notice stating the date of their scheduled mediation and identifying their selected mediator no later than 12/16/2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 10/11/2024. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.)(byk)
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024
19 19 11 pgs order Order on Motion to Dismiss Tue 09/24 12:43 PM
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER sustaining3 Motion to Dismiss. Plaintiff's discrimination claim under the ADEA based on failure to promote in February of 2023 remains. Signed by District Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on 9/24/204. (sz)
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Friday, August 30, 2024
18 18 misc Certificate of Service Fri 08/30 12:03 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Plaintiff's Rule 26 documents by Manuel Ledesma. (Mach, Cooper)
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17 17 misc Certificate of Service Fri 08/30 11:40 AM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Initial Rule 26 Documents BPU000001-308 by Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas. (Low, Spencer)
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Wednesday, August 21, 2024
16 16 12 pgs order Order on Motion for Protective Order Wed 08/21 2:27 PM
PROTECTIVE ORDER limiting the disclosure, dissemination, and use of certain identified categories of confidential information, granting 15 Joint Motion Requesting Entry of a Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 8/21/2024. (tvn)
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15 15 motion Protective Order Wed 08/21 2:25 PM
Joint MOTION Requesting the Entry of a Protective Order. In accordance with the Guidelines for Agreed Protective Orders, the parties jointly moved for the entry of a protective order by emailing a copy of their proposed order to the Magistrate Judge's chambers on August 20, 2024. Related [+] (tvn)
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Thursday, August 08, 2024
14 14 order Scheduling Order Thu 08/08 3:41 PM
SCHEDULING ORDER: Mediation Notice FILED or Confidential Settlement Report EMAILED to Magistrate Judge by 9/27/2024. Mediation deadline 11/15/2024. Discovery deadline 1/31/2025. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 2/14/2025. Final Pretrial Conference set for 2/25/2025 at 10:00 AM by Telephone before Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James. Dial 1-888-363-4749 and enter ACCESS CODE 4901386. Dispositive motion deadline 3/31/2025. Jury Trial set for 9/2/2025 at 09:00 AM in KC Courtroom 440 (JWL/KHV) before District Judge Kathryn H. Vratil. Jury trial is estimated to take 5 trial days. Signed by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 8/8/2024. (tvn)
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
13 13 minutes Scheduling Conference Wed 07/31 11:29 AM
MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James: SCHEDULING CONFERENCE held on 7/31/2024. Scheduling Order to follow. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (byk)
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Wednesday, July 24, 2024
12 12 misc Certificate of Service Wed 07/24 6:53 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Initial Rule 26(a)(1) Disclosures by Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas. (Low, Spencer)
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11 11 misc Certificate of Service Wed 07/24 3:32 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Plaintiff's Initial Rule 26 Disclosures by Manuel Ledesma. (Mach, Cooper)
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Friday, July 19, 2024
10 10 respm Reply to Response to Motion Fri 07/19 4:44 PM
REPLY TO RESPONSE TO MOTION by Defendant Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas re:3 Motion to Dismiss (Low, Spencer)
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Monday, July 08, 2024
9 9 9 pgs respm Memorandum in Opposition to Motion Mon 07/08 2:40 PM
MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION by Plaintiff Manuel Ledesma re3 MOTION to Dismiss - Partial (Mach, Cooper)
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Tuesday, June 18, 2024
8 8 service Return of Service of Summons EXECUTED Tue 06/18 4:45 PM
SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED -- Certified Mail by Manuel Ledesma upon Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas served on 6/14/2024, answer due 7/5/2024 (Mach, Cooper)
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7 7 misc Docket Annotation Tue 06/18 2:46 PM
DOCKET ANNOTATION: the document was inadvertently not attached to6 Order - it has been attached to the entry and to this annotation for noticing purposes only. (kas)
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6 6 order Initial Order Regarding Planning and Scheduling Tue 06/18 1:05 PM
INITIAL ORDER REGARDING PLANNING AND SCHEDULING: Scheduling Conference set for 7/31/2024 at 11:00 AM in KC Courtroom 236 (TJJ) before Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James. Rule 26 Planning Conference Deadline 7/10/2024. Rule 26 Initial Disclosures Deadline set for 7/24/2024. Proposed Scheduling Order Deadline 7/24/2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 6/18/2024. (tvn) Modified on 6/18/2024 to attach document to the entry (kas)
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Monday, June 17, 2024
5 5 answer Answer to Complaint Mon 06/17 5:23 PM
ANSWER to Complaint by Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas.(Low, Spencer)
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4 4 7 pgs support Memorandum in Support of Motion Mon 06/17 5:22 PM
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT of3 MOTION to Dismiss - Partial by Defendant Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas(Low, Spencer)
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3 3 motion Dismiss Mon 06/17 5:21 PM
MOTION to Dismiss - Partial by Defendant Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas (Low, Spencer)
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Wednesday, June 12, 2024
2 2 misc Civil Cover Sheet Wed 06/12 10:29 AM
CIVIL COVER SHEET by Plaintiff Manuel Ledesma. (Mach, Cooper)
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1 1 cmp Complaint (attorney) Wed 06/12 10:28 AM
COMPLAINT with trial location of Kansas City ( Filing fee $405, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-6378670.), filed by Manuel Ledesma.(Mach, Cooper)
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Att: 1 Exhibit,
Att: 2 Exhibit
notice Notice of Judge Assignment Wed 06/12 11:52 AM
NOTICE OF JUDGE ASSIGNMENT: Case assigned to District Judge Kathryn H. Vratil and Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James for all proceedings. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) NOTICE OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE AVAILABILITY: A United States magistrate judge is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action if all parties voluntarily consent. Information & consent forms are available at http://www.uscourts.gov/forms/civil-forms/notice-consent-and-reference-civil-action-magistrate-judge (jk)
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service Summons Issued Wed 06/12 11:57 AM
SUMMONS ISSUED as to Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas (issued to Attorney for service). Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge Form provided to counsel for service with complaint. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry) (jk)
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