Case: Hillard v. City of Antioch

3:23-cv-06573 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Dec. 21, 2023

Case Ongoing

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Case Summary

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). In 2023, individuals sued the City of Antioch, alleging that the City's police department had engaged in excessive force, falsified records, and shared racist and sexist texts. In December 2025, the parties announced they had reached a settlement agreement.

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68110214/parties/hillard-v-city-of-antioch/


Judge(s)

Chhabria, Vince Girdhari (California)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Burris, John L. (California)

Cook, James (California)

Nisenbaum, Benjamin (California)

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68110214/hillard-v-city-of-antioch/

Last updated Dec. 29, 2025, 6:14 p.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-18963458.). Filed by Tahjay McCullough, Danyel Lacy, Shaquille Hillard, Quincy Mason, Kaycee Suitter, Marcell Lewis, Gregorio Yarborough. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Case Cover Sheet)(Burris, John) (Filed on 12/21/2023) (Entered: 12/21/2023)

Dec. 21, 2023

Dec. 21, 2023

2

Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 1/4/2024. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/21/2023) (Entered: 12/21/2023)

Dec. 21, 2023

Dec. 21, 2023

~Util - Case Assigned by Intake

Dec. 21, 2023

Dec. 21, 2023

3

Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 3/18/2024. Initial Case Management Conference set for 3/25/2024 01:30 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom C, 15th Floor. (krp, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/22/2023) (Entered: 12/22/2023)

Dec. 22, 2023

Dec. 22, 2023

4

AMENDED COMPLAINT Demand for Jury Trial against All Defendants. Filed by Tahjay McCullough, Danyel Earl Lacy, Shaquille Hillard, Quincy Mason, Kaycee Suitter, Marcell Lewis, Gregorio Yarborough. (Burris, John) (Filed on 12/28/2023) Modified Text on 12/29/2023 (krp, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 12/28/2023)

Dec. 28, 2023

Dec. 28, 2023

5

CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Shaquille Hillard, Danyel Earl Lacy, Marcell Lewis, Quincy Mason, Tahjay McCullough, Kaycee Suitter, Gregorio Yarborough.. (Cook, James) (Filed on 1/3/2024) (Entered: 01/03/2024)

Jan. 3, 2024

Jan. 3, 2024

6

ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options by All Plaintiffs (Cook, James) (Filed on 1/3/2024) (Entered: 01/03/2024)

Jan. 3, 2024

Jan. 3, 2024

7

CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (bxl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/3/2024) (Entered: 01/03/2024)

Jan. 3, 2024

Jan. 3, 2024

Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment - Text Only

Jan. 3, 2024

Jan. 3, 2024

8

ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge William H. Orrick for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim no longer assigned to case, Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Signed by Clerk on 01/04/2024. (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(mbc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/4/2024) (Entered: 01/04/2024)

Jan. 4, 2024

Jan. 4, 2024

9

Proposed Summons. (Cook, James) (Filed on 1/4/2024) (Entered: 01/04/2024)

Jan. 4, 2024

Jan. 4, 2024

10

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE ORDER: Case Management Conference set for 3/26/2024 02:00 PM via Videoconference. Case Management Statement due by 3/19/2024. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 01/05/2023. (jmd, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/5/2024) (Entered: 01/05/2024)

Jan. 5, 2024

Jan. 5, 2024

Electronic Filing Error

Jan. 5, 2024

Jan. 5, 2024

Electronic filing error. ***The Proposed Summons does not contain the address(es) for the listed defendants. Also, the summons has a defendant listed who was terminated from the case on 12/28/2023, following the filing of an Amended Complaint 4 . Please correct and re-file the Proposed Summons in its entirety.*** Re: 9 Proposed Summons filed by Shaquille Hillard, Tahjay McCullough, Quincy Mason, Marcell Lewis, Kaycee Suitter, Danyel Earl Lacy, Gregorio Yarborough (krp, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/5/2024)

Jan. 5, 2024

Jan. 5, 2024

11

Proposed Summons. (Cook, James) (Filed on 1/8/2024) (Entered: 01/08/2024)

Jan. 8, 2024

Jan. 8, 2024

12

Summons Issued as to Jonathan Adams, Morteza Amiri, Loren Bledsoe, Tammany Brooks, City of Antioch, Scott Duggar, Josh Evans, Steven Ford, Ryan Geis, Robert Gerber, Daniel Harris, Kyle Hill, Arron Hughes, Tom Lenderman, Marcott, Moore, Tony Morefield, Matthew Nutt, Calvin Prieto, Jonathan Ramirez, Andrea Rodriguez, Eric Rombough, Thomas Smith, Deven Wenger, Timothy Manly Williams. (krp, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/9/2024) (Entered: 01/09/2024)

Jan. 9, 2024

Jan. 9, 2024

13

Order

Jan. 11, 2024

Jan. 11, 2024

14

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Jan. 11, 2024

Jan. 11, 2024

Clerk's Notice AND ~Util - Teleconference Zoom

Jan. 11, 2024

Jan. 11, 2024

Case Management Conference - Initial

Jan. 16, 2024

Jan. 16, 2024

Case Details

State / Territory:

California

Case Type(s):

Policing

Key Dates

Filing Date: Dec. 21, 2023

Closing Date: Jan. 12, 2024

Case Ongoing: Yes

Case Details

Other Dockets:

Northern District of California 3:23-cv-06573