Case: Horton v. Rangos

2:22-cv-01391 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Oct. 2, 2022

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Case Summary

This is a case about probation detainers that were allegedly used to detain a purported class of individuals in Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) for many months, or even years, without lawful justification and with almost no meaningful opportunity to obtain release. Probation detainers are orders preventing the release of individuals from jail when those individuals are on probation at the time of their arrest. On October 2, 2022, six individuals detained at ACJ filed a putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs sued three Allegheny County judges, the County Jail Warden, the Directory of Probation, and other probation officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Fourteenth Amendment, as well as the Pennsylvania State Constitution.

Within 14 days of their arrest, detained individuals have what is referred to as a Gagnon 1 hearing, which comes from the case Gagnon v. Scarpelli. 93 S.Ct. 1756. At this hearing, probation officials determine whether to issue a probation detainer to keep the individual detained until their final hearing on the merits of the alleged violation. The complaint alleged that the defendants conducted perfunctory and unlawful Gagnon I hearings, depriving the plaintiffs of any opportunities to present evidence and challenge the evidence against them. The plaintiffs claimed that these perfunctory hearings violated their procedural due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. In some cases, the complaint further alleged, regardless of the specific facts or mitigating circumstances with respect to certain probation violations, probation officers were required by the defendants to enforce a mandatory detention policy. The plaintiffs' claimed that the practice of imposing mandatory detention without any individualized considerations further violated their Fourteenth Amendment procedural due process rights. The complaint also alleged that some individuals were arrested for probation or supervision violations for prolonged periods of time without adequate consideration of whether such detention was necessary given the nature of the specific violation. This, the plaintiffs claimed, created a risk of erroneous detention and did not bear a reasonable relationship to any legitimate purpose for detention, violating their procedural and substantive due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. The plaintiffs made the same procedural and substantive due process claims under the Pennsylvania State Constitution.

Represented by public interest lawyers from Civil Rights Corp and the Abolitionist Law Center, the plaintiffs sought a declaration that the defendants’ policies and practices violated their rights under the United States and Pennsylvania Constitutions, an injunction against the continuation of those unconstitutional practices, monetary compensation for the harm they suffered, and attorneys’ fees. Plaintiffs also sought the certification of two classes and two subclasses. The first class, the Pre-Gagnon I Class, includes all individuals, who are now or will in the future be, detained at the ACJ on a probation detainer awaiting a Gagnon I hearing. The first subclass is the Pre-Gagnon I Mandatory Detention Subclass, which includes individuals who are now or will in the future be, detained in the ACJ on a probation detainer pursuant to a mandatory detention policy and awaiting a Gagnon I hearing. The second class is the Post-Gagnon I Class and includes all individuals who, at any time since October 3, 2020 to the present, were detained on a probation detainer at their Gagnon I hearing without a finding that such detention was necessary to satisfy a legitimate government interest. The remaining subclass is the Post-Gagnon I Mandatory Detention Subclass, and it includes all individuals who, at any time since October 3, 2020 through the present, were ordered automatically detained on a probation detainer at their Gagnon I hearing pursuant to a mandatory detention policy.

The case was assigned to Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan.

The plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on October 3, 2022. The defendants filed motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim between November 23 and December 9, 2022. The parties attended mediation on December 6, 2022, but the case remained unresolved.

On April 14, 2023, the court denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss. 2023 WL 2957425. The court held that at least some plaintiffs stated proper claims against each defendant. Further, the court held that the plaintiffs had standing to bring their claims, and the various procedural and immunity doctrines invoked by the defendants as a basis for dismissing the complaint were either inadequate or inapplicable. Finally, the court rejected the defendants' contention that plaintiffs failed to present sufficient factual allegations to plausibly state a claim on which relief could be granted. It reasoned that the plaintiffs had made specific allegations particular to each defendant. On May 12, 2023, the defendants filed motions for reconsideration.

On December 22, 2023, the court denied the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction, reasoning that the record did not establish a likelihood of success on the merits or irreparable harm. Judge Ranjan further indicated his intent to convert the ruling into one for summary judgment and directed the parties to brief whether such conversion was appropriate. After considering the parties’ filings, on February 21, 2024, the court entered summary judgment for the defendants on the federal due process claims (Counts I and II) because plaintiffs had not produced sufficient evidence to create a genuine dispute of material fact regarding whether the challenged probation-detainer practices violated the Fourteenth Amendment and that plaintiffs had not shown the Gagnon I procedures or mandatory-detention policies were constitutionally deficient as a matter of law. The Court also declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state constitutional claims (Counts III and IV), which were dismissed without prejudice. The same day, the plaintiffs filed a timely appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the court denied defendants’ motions for reconsideration as moot.

On May 2, 2025, the Third Circuit affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part the district court’s order, and it issued its mandate on the 27th. The Third Circuit, 94 F.4th 131 (3d Cir. 2025), affirmed those portions of the district court’s ruling that correctly disposed of certain claims and legal theories, but reversed the grant of summary judgment on the core federal due process claims (Counts I and II). The Court held that the district court erred in granting summary judgment because genuine disputes of material fact remained regarding whether the mandatory-detention practices, perfunctory Gagnon I hearings, and lack of individualized consideration violated the plaintiffs’ procedural and substantive due process rights. The panel explained that these factual disputes required further development through discovery and could not be resolved on summary judgment. The Third Circuit left undisturbed the district court’s dismissal of the state-law claims without prejudice, as that dismissal stemmed from the court’s discretionary decision not to exercise supplemental jurisdiction.

Following remand, the district court ordered the parties to confer and submit a joint status report outlining discovery needs and next procedural steps. On June 5, 2025, the court stayed and administratively closed the case pending resolution of the plaintiffs’ petition for certiorari before the U.S. Supreme Court. Plaintiffs filed a petition for a writ of certiorari on September 2. As of October 29, 2025, the case is pending before the Supreme Court.

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Simran Takhar (7/12/2023)

Kerry Holihan (10/30/2025)

People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Esq., Sumayya Saleh, (Pennsylvania)

Attorney for Defendant

Bacharach, John A. (Pennsylvania)

Biondo, Dennis R. (Pennsylvania)

Daley, Michael (Pennsylvania)

Esq., J. Alfred (Pennsylvania)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Judge(s)

Ranjan, J. Nicholas (Pennsylvania)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Esq., Sumayya Saleh, (Pennsylvania)

Esq., Bret Grote, (Pennsylvania)

Esq., Katherine Hubbard, (Pennsylvania)

Esq., Jaclyn Kurin, (Pennsylvania)

Esq., Leonard J. (Pennsylvania)

Esq., Dolly Prabhu, (Pennsylvania)

Grote, Bret (Pennsylvania)

Hubbard, Katherine (Pennsylvania)

Kurin, Jaclyn (Pennsylvania)

Laurenceau, Leonard J. (Pennsylvania)

Prabhu, Dolly (Pennsylvania)

Saleh, Sumayya (Pennsylvania)

Attorney for Defendant

Bacharach, John A. (Pennsylvania)

Biondo, Dennis R. (Pennsylvania)

Daley, Michael (Pennsylvania)

Esq., J. Alfred (Pennsylvania)

Esq., Dennis R. (Pennsylvania)

Esq., Michael Daley, (Pennsylvania)

Esq., Nicole A. (Pennsylvania)

Esq., Corrie A. (Pennsylvania)

Feigenbaum, Nicole Pa (Pennsylvania)

Woods, Corrie (Pennsylvania)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Esq., James P. (Pennsylvania)

Esq., Allison B. (Pennsylvania)

REHWALD, PHILLIP (Pennsylvania)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1 2:22-cv-01391	Complaint - Class Action, Jury Trial Demanded	Oct. 2, 2022	Oct. 2, 2022 Complaint
104 2:22-cv-01391	Memorandum Order	April 14, 2023	April 14, 2023 Order/Opinion 2023 WL 2957425
139 2:22-cv-01391	Opinion	Dec. 22, 2023	Dec. 22, 2023 Order/Opinion 2023 WL 8865872
148 2:22-cv-01391	Memorandum Opinion	Feb. 21, 2024	Feb. 21, 2024 Order/Opinion 2024 WL 756825
149 2:22-cv-01391	Judgment (Rule 58)	Feb. 21, 2024	Feb. 21, 2024

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Last updated Oct. 29, 2025, 4:57 p.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against JILL RANGOS, FRANK SCHERER, ANTHONY MARIANI, KELLY BIGLEY, CHARLENE CHRISTMAS, ROBERT OBRIEN, STEPHEN ESSWEIN, RENAWN HARRIS, ORLANDO HARPER, (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $402, receipt number APAWDC-7323737), filed by DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, CRAIG BROWNLEE, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD, ELIJAH BRONAUGH (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (keh) (Entered: 10/03/2022) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER	Oct. 2, 2022	Oct. 2, 2022 Clearinghouse
2	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Saleh, Sumayya) (Entered: 10/03/2022)	Oct. 3, 2022	Oct. 3, 2022
3	BRIEF in Support re 2 Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit) (Saleh, Sumayya) (Entered: 10/03/2022)	Oct. 3, 2022	Oct. 3, 2022
4	ORDER REASSIGNING CASE, the Clerk of Court shall reassign this case to another Judge on this Court. Judge Nora Barry Fischer no longer assigned to case. Signed by Judge Nora Barry Fischer on 10/3/2022. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (bdk) (Entered: 10/03/2022)	Oct. 3, 2022	Oct. 3, 2022
	Judge Nora Barry Fischer presiding. Judge D. Michael Fisher no longer assigned to case. (ctb)	Oct. 3, 2022	Oct. 3, 2022
	Order Reassigning Case	Oct. 3, 2022	Oct. 3, 2022
5	NOTICE of Appearance by Bret Grote on behalf of ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Grote, Bret) (Entered: 10/04/2022)	Oct. 4, 2022	Oct. 4, 2022 RECAP
	Judge Robert J. Colville added. (av)	Oct. 4, 2022	Oct. 4, 2022
6	NOTICE of Appearance by Dolly Prabhu on behalf of ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Prabhu, Dolly) (Entered: 10/05/2022)	Oct. 5, 2022	Oct. 5, 2022 RECAP
7	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DAMON JONES, DION HORTON, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. ORLANDO HARPER waiver sent on 10/3/2022, answer due 12/2/2022. (Saleh, Sumayya) (Entered: 10/05/2022)	Oct. 5, 2022	Oct. 5, 2022 RECAP
8	ORDER OF RECUSAL. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ยง 455, Judge Robert J. Colville recuses himself from the above captioned case. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to reassign this matter to another member of this Court. Signed by Judge Robert J. Colville on 10/5/22. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (cjo) (Entered: 10/05/2022)	Oct. 5, 2022	Oct. 5, 2022
	Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan added. (av)	Oct. 5, 2022	Oct. 5, 2022
	Order of Recusal	Oct. 5, 2022	Oct. 5, 2022
9	MOTION for attorney Leonard J. Laurenceau to Appear Pro Hac Vice, (Filing fee $70, Receipt # APAWDC-7331792) by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice, # 2 Exhibit 1 - Certificate of Good Standing) (Laurenceau, Leonard) (Entered: 10/06/2022) 1 Affidavit in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice View on RECAP 2 Exhibit 1 - Certificate of Good Standing View on RECAP	Oct. 6, 2022	Oct. 6, 2022 RECAP
10	Proposed Order re 9 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Leonard J. Laurenceau by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Laurenceau, Leonard) (Entered: 10/11/2022)	Oct. 11, 2022	Oct. 11, 2022 RECAP
11	ORDER. A Video Status Conference is set for 10/12/2022 at 3:00 p.m. before Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan. The Court will e-mail plaintiff's counsel prior to the hearing date with details for accessing the video conference. Plaintiff's counsel shall provide defense counsel with a copy of this Order and the details for accessing the video conference. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 10/11/2022. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 10/11/2022)	Oct. 11, 2022	Oct. 11, 2022
12	ORDER. The Video Status Conference set for 10/12/2022 at 3:00 p.m. is hereby RESCHEDULED for the same date at 10:30 a.m. The details for accessing the video conference remain unchanged. Plaintiff's counsel shall provide defense counsel with a copy of this Order. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 10/11/2022. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 10/11/2022)	Oct. 11, 2022	Oct. 11, 2022
13	NOTICE of Appearance by John A. Bacharach on behalf of ORLANDO HARPER. (Bacharach, John) (Entered: 10/11/2022)	Oct. 11, 2022	Oct. 11, 2022 RECAP
14	NOTICE of Appearance by Dennis R. Biondo, Jr on behalf of ORLANDO HARPER. (Biondo, Dennis) (Entered: 10/11/2022)	Oct. 11, 2022	Oct. 11, 2022 RECAP
	CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE re 9 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. ERROR: Proposed Order was not attached. CORRECTION: Attorney is advised to file a proposed order by using the Proposed Order event and linking it to the document in question. (pak)	Oct. 11, 2022	Oct. 11, 2022
	~Util - Set Hearings AND Order	Oct. 11, 2022	Oct. 11, 2022
	~Util - Set Hearings AND Order AND 1 - Terminate Deadlines and Hearings	Oct. 11, 2022	Oct. 11, 2022
	~Util - Set Hearings AND 1 - Terminate Deadlines and Hearings AND Order	Oct. 11, 2022	Oct. 11, 2022
	1 - Terminate Deadlines and Hearings AND ~Util - Set Hearings AND Order	Oct. 11, 2022	Oct. 11, 2022
15	ORDER granting 9 Motion for Leonard J. Laurenceau to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 10/12/2022. (pak) (Entered: 10/12/2022)	Oct. 12, 2022	Oct. 12, 2022
16	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan: Video Status Conference held on 10/13/2022. (Court Reporter: D. Betzler) (pak) (Entered: 10/13/2022)	Oct. 13, 2022	Oct. 13, 2022
17	CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER: A hearing on the 2 Motion for Preliminary Injunction is set for 12/20/2022 at 9:30 AM in Courtroom 6C before Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan. The Court authorizes an expedited discovery schedule. Plaintiffs' supplemental brief in support due by 12/8/2022; Brief in opposition due by 12/15/2022; Reply brief due by 12/19/2022. The parties shall conduct a mediation session prior to the motion hearing on 12/20/2022. Plaintiffs' counsel shall coordinate with counsel and the mediator as to scheduling of mediation and file a Stipulation Selecting ADR Process by 10/27/2022. Appearances of counsel for all parties must be filed by 10/20/2022. Plaintiffs' counsel shall serve a copy of this Order by e-mail on counsel for the "Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Defendants." Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 10/13/2022. (pak) (Entered: 10/13/2022)	Oct. 13, 2022	Oct. 13, 2022
18	ORDER REFERRING CASE to Mediation. Carole Katz is appointed as mediator, consistent with the terms of the Courts 17 Case Management Order. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 10/13/2022. (pak) (Entered: 10/13/2022)	Oct. 13, 2022	Oct. 13, 2022
19	MOTION for attorney Katherine Hubbard to Appear Pro Hac Vice, (Filing fee $70, Receipt # APAWDC-7343898) by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Exhibit 1) (Hubbard, Katherine) (Entered: 10/14/2022)	Oct. 14, 2022	Oct. 14, 2022
20	Proposed Order re 19 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Hubbard, Katherine) (Entered: 10/17/2022)	Oct. 17, 2022	Oct. 17, 2022
	CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE re 19 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. ERROR: Proposed Order was not attached. CORRECTION: Attorney is advised to file a proposed order by using the Proposed Order event and linking it to the document in question. (pak)	Oct. 17, 2022	Oct. 17, 2022
21	ORDER granting 19 Motion for Katherine Hubbard to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 10/18/2022. (pak) (Entered: 10/18/2022)	Oct. 18, 2022	Oct. 18, 2022
22	NOTICE of Appearance by Dennis R. Biondo, Jr on behalf of CHARLENE CHRISTMAS, STEPHEN ESSWEIN, RENAWN HARRIS, ROBERT OBRIEN. (Biondo, Dennis) Document removed from public view and refiled as Errata at 26 . Modified on 10/21/2022 (keh). (Entered: 10/20/2022)	Oct. 20, 2022	Oct. 20, 2022
23	NOTICE of Appearance by John A. Bacharach on behalf of CHARLENE CHRISTMAS, STEPHEN ESSWEIN, RENAWN HARRIS, ROBERT OBRIEN. (Bacharach, John) Document removed from public view and refiled as Errata at 25 . Modified on 10/21/2022 (keh). (Entered: 10/20/2022)	Oct. 20, 2022	Oct. 20, 2022
24	NOTICE of Appearance by Nicole Pa Feigenbaum on behalf of KELLY BIGLEY, CHARLENE CHRISTMAS, STEPHEN ESSWEIN, RENAWN HARRIS, ROBERT OBRIEN, JILL RANGOS, FRANK SCHERER. (Feigenbaum, Nicole) (Entered: 10/20/2022)	Oct. 20, 2022	Oct. 20, 2022
25	Errata re 23 Notice of Appearance by CHARLENE CHRISTMAS, STEPHEN ESSWEIN, RENAWN HARRIS, ROBERT OBRIEN. Reason for Correction: Corrected Document. (Bacharach, John) (Entered: 10/20/2022)	Oct. 20, 2022	Oct. 20, 2022
26	Errata re 22 Notice of Appearance by CHARLENE CHRISTMAS, STEPHEN ESSWEIN, RENAWN HARRIS, ROBERT OBRIEN. Reason for Correction: Corrected Document. (Biondo, Dennis) (Entered: 10/20/2022)	Oct. 20, 2022	Oct. 20, 2022
27	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DAMON JONES, DION HORTON, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. CHARLENE CHRISTMAS waiver sent on 10/3/2022, answer due 12/2/2022. (Saleh, Sumayya) Document removed from view and refiled at 33 . Modified on 10/25/2022 (keh). (Entered: 10/20/2022)	Oct. 20, 2022	Oct. 20, 2022
28	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DAMON JONES, DION HORTON, CAROLE KATZ, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. STEPHEN ESSWEIN waiver sent on 10/3/2022, answer due 12/2/2022. (Saleh, Sumayya) (Entered: 10/20/2022)	Oct. 20, 2022	Oct. 20, 2022
29	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DAMON JONES, DION HORTON, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. RENAWN HARRIS waiver sent on 10/3/2022, answer due 12/2/2022. (Saleh, Sumayya) Document removed from public view and refiled at 35 . Modified on 10/25/2022 (keh). (Entered: 10/20/2022)	Oct. 20, 2022	Oct. 20, 2022
30	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DAMON JONES, DION HORTON, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. ROBERT OBRIEN waiver sent on 10/3/2022, answer due 12/2/2022. (Saleh, Sumayya) (Entered: 10/20/2022)	Oct. 20, 2022	Oct. 20, 2022
31	NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Daley on behalf of KELLY BIGLEY, CHARLENE CHRISTMAS, STEPHEN ESSWEIN, RENAWN HARRIS, ROBERT OBRIEN, JILL RANGOS, FRANK SCHERER. (Daley, Michael) (Entered: 10/20/2022)	Oct. 20, 2022	Oct. 20, 2022
32	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DAMON JONES, DION HORTON, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. KELLY BIGLEY waiver sent on 10/3/2022, answer due 12/2/2022. (Saleh, Sumayya) (Entered: 10/21/2022)	Oct. 21, 2022	Oct. 21, 2022
33	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DAMON JONES, DION HORTON, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Saleh, Sumayya) (Entered: 10/21/2022)	Oct. 21, 2022	Oct. 21, 2022
34	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DAMON JONES, DION HORTON, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Saleh, Sumayya) Document removed from public view and refiled at 34 . Modified on 10/25/2022 (keh). (Entered: 10/21/2022)	Oct. 21, 2022	Oct. 21, 2022
35	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DAMON JONES, DION HORTON, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Saleh, Sumayya) (Entered: 10/21/2022)	Oct. 21, 2022	Oct. 21, 2022
36	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DAMON JONES, DION HORTON, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Saleh, Sumayya) Document removed from public view and refiled at 30 . Modified on 10/25/2022 (keh). (Entered: 10/21/2022)	Oct. 21, 2022	Oct. 21, 2022
37	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DAMON JONES, DION HORTON, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. JILL RANGOS waiver sent on 10/3/2022, answer due 12/2/2022. (Saleh, Sumayya) (Entered: 10/21/2022)	Oct. 21, 2022	Oct. 21, 2022
38	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DAMON JONES, DION HORTON, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. FRANK SCHERER waiver sent on 10/3/2022, answer due 12/2/2022. (Saleh, Sumayya) (Entered: 10/21/2022)	Oct. 21, 2022	Oct. 21, 2022
39	MOTION for attorney Jaclyn Kurin to Appear Pro Hac Vice, (Filing fee $70, Receipt # APAWDC-7361644) by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Proposed Order) (Kurin, Jaclyn) (Entered: 10/25/2022)	Oct. 25, 2022	Oct. 25, 2022
	CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE re 39 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. ERROR: Typed name omitted by s/. CORRECTION: Attorney advised of signature requirements. Attorney to resubmit with signature, using Errata event. (keh)	Oct. 26, 2022	Oct. 26, 2022
40	STIPULATION selecting ADR process by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Saleh, Sumayya) Document removed from public view and refiled as Errata at 42 . Modified on 10/31/2022 (keh). (Entered: 10/27/2022)	Oct. 27, 2022	Oct. 27, 2022
41	ORDER granting 39 Motion for Jaclyn Kurin to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 10/27/2022. (pak) (Entered: 10/27/2022)	Oct. 27, 2022	Oct. 27, 2022
42	Errata re 40 Stipulation Selecting ADR process by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. Reason for Correction: Stipulation Selecting ADR Process form. (Saleh, Sumayya) (Entered: 10/28/2022)	Oct. 28, 2022	Oct. 28, 2022
	CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE re 40 Stipulation Selecting ADR process. ERROR: Incorrect Stipulation Selecting ADR Process form was used. CORRECTION: Attorney advised to refile as an Errata, using the updated Stipulation Selecting ADR Process form, with the revision date of 4/2017. The updated form can be found at the court's website, under the Forms link, at here. (keh)	Oct. 28, 2022	Oct. 28, 2022
43	PRAECIPE to Issue Summons by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD (Attachments: # 1 Summons) (Prabhu, Dolly) (Entered: 10/31/2022)	Oct. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2022
44	Summons Issued as to ANTHONY MARIANI (keh) (Entered: 11/01/2022)	Nov. 1, 2022	Nov. 1, 2022
45	First MOTION to Modify 17 Case Management Order, Set Deadlines/Hearings, by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Saleh, Sumayya) Modified on 11/16/2022 (keh). (Entered: 11/15/2022)	Nov. 15, 2022	Nov. 15, 2022
46	ORDER granting 45 Motion to Modify Scheduling Order. Defendants' motions to dismiss due by 12/9/2022; Expert depositions, Plaintiffs' response to motions to dismiss, and Defendants' preliminary injunction response due by 1/6/2023; Plaintiffs' preliminary injunction reply brief, Defendants' motion to dismiss reply, and exhibit lists, exhibits, and witness lists due by 1/20/2023. The hearing on the 2 Motion for Preliminary Injunction set for 12/20/2022 is hereby RESCHEDULED for 1/27/2023 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 6C before Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 11/16/2022. (pak) (Entered: 11/16/2022)	Nov. 16, 2022	Nov. 16, 2022
	Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings. (pak)	Nov. 16, 2022	Nov. 16, 2022
	1 - Terminate Deadlines and Hearings AND ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings	Nov. 16, 2022	Nov. 16, 2022
	~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings AND 1 - Terminate Deadlines and Hearings	Nov. 16, 2022	Nov. 16, 2022
47	SUMMONS/Return of Service Returned Executed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DAMON JONES, DION HORTON, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. ANTHONY MARIANI served on 11/14/2022, answer due 12/5/2022. (Saleh, Sumayya) (Entered: 11/17/2022)	Nov. 17, 2022	Nov. 17, 2022
48	NOTICE of Appearance by Corrie Woods on behalf of ANTHONY MARIANI. (Woods, Corrie) (Entered: 11/23/2022)	Nov. 23, 2022	Nov. 23, 2022
49	MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim re 1 COMPLAINT by ANTHONY MARIANI. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Woods, Corrie) Modified on 12/8/2022 (keh). (Entered: 11/23/2022)	Nov. 23, 2022	Nov. 23, 2022
50	BRIEF in Support re 49 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by ANTHONY MARIANI. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit) (Woods, Corrie) Modified on 12/8/2022 (keh). (Entered: 11/23/2022)	Nov. 23, 2022	Nov. 23, 2022
51	MOTION To Conduct New Initial Conference by ANTHONY MARIANI. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Woods, Corrie) (Entered: 11/23/2022)	Nov. 23, 2022	Nov. 23, 2022
52	RESPONSE to Motion re 51 MOTION To Conduct New Initial Conference filed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Saleh, Sumayya) (Entered: 11/28/2022)	Nov. 28, 2022	Nov. 28, 2022
53	ORDER granting 51 Motion to Conduct New Initial Conference. A Video Initial Case Management Conference is set for 11/29/2022 at 4:00 p.m. The Court will contact counsel prior to the hearing date with details for accessing the video conference. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 11/28/2022. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 11/28/2022)	Nov. 28, 2022	Nov. 28, 2022
	*Set Hearings (pak)	Nov. 28, 2022	Nov. 28, 2022
	Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief	Nov. 28, 2022	Nov. 28, 2022
	~Util - Set Hearings	Nov. 28, 2022	Nov. 28, 2022
54	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan: Video Status Conference held on 11/29/2022. (Court Reporter: M. Balobeck) (pak) (Entered: 11/29/2022)	Nov. 29, 2022	Nov. 29, 2022
55	ORDER. In light of the service objections raised by Judge Mariani's counsel and as discussed on the record at the video status conference of 11/29/2022, the parties shall confer and submit any proposed changes to the Court's case management order at ECF 46 on or before 12/2/2022. The parties are scheduled to participate in a mediation conference with Carole Katz on 12/6/2022. The mediation should proceed as scheduled with the participation of Judge Mariani and his counsel, the extent of which shall be determined by the mediator. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 11/29/2022. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 11/29/2022)	Nov. 29, 2022	Nov. 29, 2022
	Order	Nov. 29, 2022	Nov. 29, 2022
56	ANSWER to 1 Complaint, by ORLANDO HARPER. (Bacharach, John) Document removed from public view and refiled as an Errata at 57 . Modified on 12/6/2022. (kss) (Entered: 12/02/2022)	Dec. 2, 2022	Dec. 2, 2022
57	Errata re 56 Answer to Complaint by ORLANDO HARPER. Reason for Correction: Only for D Harper. (Bacharach, John) (Entered: 12/02/2022)	Dec. 2, 2022	Dec. 2, 2022
58	Proposed Case Management Order by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Saleh, Sumayya) (Entered: 12/02/2022)	Dec. 2, 2022	Dec. 2, 2022
59	MOTION to Modify CMO by ANTHONY MARIANI. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Granting Motion to Modify CMO) (Woods, Corrie) (Entered: 12/02/2022)	Dec. 2, 2022	Dec. 2, 2022
60	REPORT of Mediation: Case has not been resolved. CAROLE KATZ terminated. The parties are reminded of their obligation to complete the ADR questionnaire and submit within 5 days of the conclusion of the ADR process. The questionnaire can be accessed here or at www.pawd.uscourts.gov. Click on the ADR icon. Mediation session was held on 12/6/2022. (Katz, Carole) (Entered: 12/06/2022)	Dec. 6, 2022	Dec. 6, 2022
61	ORDER granting 59 Motion to Modify Case Management Order. Defendants' motions to dismiss due 12/9/2022; Plaintiffs' response to Judge Mariani's motion to dismiss due 12/23/2022; Plaintiffs' response to other motions to dismiss due 1/6/2023; Judge Mariani's reply due 1/13/2023; Other defendants' reply due 1/20/2023; Depositions to be completed by 3/3/2023; Plaintiffs' brief in support of preliminary injunction due 3/9/2023; Defendants' briefs in opposition due 3/16/2023; Plaintiffs' optional reply briefs due 3/20/2023. The hearing on the 2 Motion for Preliminary Injunction set for 1/27/2023 is hereby RESCHEDULED for 3/30/2023 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 6C before Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 12/7/2022. (pak) (Entered: 12/07/2022)	Dec. 7, 2022	Dec. 7, 2022
	*Set/Reset Hearings/Deadlines (pak)	Dec. 7, 2022	Dec. 7, 2022
	~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings	Dec. 7, 2022	Dec. 7, 2022
62	MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim re 1 Complaint, by CHARLENE CHRISTMAS, STEPHEN ESSWEIN, RENAWN HARRIS, ROBERT OBRIEN. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit) (Biondo, Dennis) Modified on 12/9/2022 (keh). (Entered: 12/09/2022)	Dec. 9, 2022	Dec. 9, 2022
63	BRIEF in Support re 62 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by CHARLENE CHRISTMAS, STEPHEN ESSWEIN, RENAWN HARRIS, ROBERT OBRIEN. (Biondo, Dennis) Modified on 12/9/2022 (keh). (Entered: 12/09/2022)	Dec. 9, 2022	Dec. 9, 2022
64	MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM re 1 Complaint, by KELLY BIGLEY, CHARLENE CHRISTMAS, STEPHEN ESSWEIN, RENAWN HARRIS, ROBERT OBRIEN, JILL RANGOS, FRANK SCHERER. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Daley, Michael) (Entered: 12/09/2022)	Dec. 9, 2022	Dec. 9, 2022
65	BRIEF in Support re 64 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by KELLY BIGLEY, CHARLENE CHRISTMAS, STEPHEN ESSWEIN, RENAWN HARRIS, ROBERT OBRIEN, JILL RANGOS, FRANK SCHERER. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit) (Daley, Michael) (Entered: 12/09/2022)	Dec. 9, 2022	Dec. 9, 2022
66	RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION to 50 Brief in Support of Motion, 49 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, filed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Saleh, Sumayya) (Entered: 12/23/2022)	Dec. 23, 2022	Dec. 23, 2022
67	RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION to 65 Brief in Support of Motion, 64 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, filed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Laurenceau, Leonard) (Entered: 01/06/2023)	Jan. 6, 2023	Jan. 6, 2023
68	RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION to 63 Brief in Support of Motion, 62 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, filed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (Laurenceau, Leonard) (Entered: 01/06/2023)	Jan. 6, 2023	Jan. 6, 2023 RECAP
	w/ 67 BRIEF in Support of 67 Response in Opposition, filed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (keh)	Jan. 6, 2023	Jan. 6, 2023
	w/ 68 BRIEF in Support of 68 Response in Opposition, filed by ELIJAH BRONAUGH, CRAIG BROWNLEE, DION HORTON, DAMON JONES, RAHDNEE ODEN-PRITCHETT, TATE STANFORD. (keh)	Jan. 6, 2023	Jan. 6, 2023
69	ORDER. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 16.1(D), and to aid in the implementation of Fed. R. Evid. 502, the following is ordered in the event of an inadvertent disclosure of any privileged or trial preparation/attorney work product material: (A) The producing party shall promptly notify all receiving parties of the inadvertent product of any privileged or trial preparation material. Any receiving party who has reasonable cause to believe that it has received privileged or trial preparation material shall promptly notify the producing party. (B) Upon receiving notice of inadvertent production, any receiving party shall immediately retrieve all copies of the inadvertently disclosed material and sequester such material pending a resolution of the producing partys claim either by the Court or by agreement of the parties. (C) If the parties cannot agree as to the claim of privilege, the producing party shall move the Court for a resolution within 30 days of the notice set forth in subparagraph (A). Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent a receiving party from moving the Court for a resolution, but such motion must be made within the 30-day period. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 1/10/2023. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 01/10/2023)	Jan. 10, 2023	Jan. 10, 2023
70	PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 1/10/2023. (pak) (Entered: 01/10/2023)	Jan. 10, 2023	Jan. 10, 2023
71	ORDER. The parties shall file a joint discovery status report on or before 1/20/2023, which, after counsel has further conferred and Defendants have made the productions noted in the parties' recent e-mails to the Court, must include deadlines for the production of documents and firm dates for all depositions. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 1/10/2023. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 01/10/2023)	Jan. 10, 2023	Jan. 10, 2023
	Order	Jan. 10, 2023	Jan. 10, 2023
	~Util - Set Deadlines AND Order	Jan. 10, 2023	Jan. 10, 2023
72	REPLY to Response to Motion re 49 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by ANTHONY MARIANI. (Woods, Corrie) (Entered: 01/13/2023)	Jan. 13, 2023	Jan. 13, 2023
73	ORDER. The hearing on Plaintiffs' pending 2 Motion for Preliminary Injunction set for 3/30/2023 is hereby RESCHEDULED for 3/22/2023 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 6C before Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan. All deadlines set forth in this Court's prior 61 Order modifying the Case Management Order remain unchanged. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 1/18/2023. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 01/18/2023)	Jan. 18, 2023	Jan. 18, 2023
	~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings AND 1 - Terminate Deadlines and Hearings AND Order	Jan. 18, 2023	Jan. 18, 2023

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Pennsylvania

Case Type(s):

Criminal Justice (Other)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Oct. 2, 2022

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Six detained individuals seeking to represent two classes and two subclasses of individuals detained at the Allegheny County Jail. The first class, the Pre-Gagnon I Class, includes all individuals, who are now or will in the future be, detained at the ACJ on a probation detainer awaiting a Gagnon I proceeding. The first subclass is the Pre-Gagnon I Mandatory Detention Subclass, which includes individuals who are now or will in the future be, detained in the ACJ on a probation detainer pursuant to a mandatory detention policy and awaiting a Gagnon I proceeding. The second class is the Post-Gagnon I Class and includes all individuals who, at any time since October 3, 2020 to the present, were detained on a probation detainer at their Gagnon I proceeding without a finding that such detention was necessary to satisfy a legitimate government interest. The remaining subclass is the Post-Gagnon I Mandatory Detention Subclass, and it includes all individuals who, at any time since October 3, 2020 through the present, were ordered automatically detained on a probation detainer at their Gagnon I proceeding pursuant to a mandatory detention policy.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

Abolitionist Law Center

Civil Rights Corps

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Pending

Defendants

Director of Allegheny County Adult Probation and Parole (Allegheny), County

Administrative Judge of Court of Common Pleas Criminal Division (Allegheny), County