Case: Green v. District of Columbia

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

COMPLAINT filed; Attachment; summons (3) issued (ew) (Entered: 04/10/1990)

RETURN OF SERVICE executed as to defendant DC (Served upon Helen Mathis), defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY (Served upon Gloria Thaxton) on 4/5/90 by process server (jda) (Entered: 04/10/1990)

REQUEST by plaintiff EDWARD GREEN, plaintiff ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN to defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY for production of documents (jda) (Entered: 04/24/1990)

INTERROGATORIES filed by plaintiff EDWARD - GREEN, plaintiff ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN to defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY (jda) (Entered: 04/24/1990)

MOTION by defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY to extend time to answer to 5/25/90 and to oppose plaintiff's moiton for class certification (jda) (Entered: 04/26/1990)

MEMORANDUM by plaintiff EDWARD - GREEN, plaintiff ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN in opposition to motion to extend time to answer to 5/25/90 and to oppose plaintiff's moiton for class certification [6-1] by WALTER B. RIDLEY, DC (jda) (Entered: 04/30/1990)

MOTION by defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY to extend time to answer to 6/5/90 , and to extend time to 6/5/90 to oppose plaintiff's motion for class certification (jda) (Entered: 05/31/1990)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan : granting motion to extend time to answer to 6/5/90 [8-1] by WALTER B. RIDLEY, DC, granting motion to extend time to 6/5/90 to oppose plaintiff's motion for class certification [8-2] by WALTER B. RIDLEY, DC answer due 6/5/90 (N) (jda) (Entered: 06/04/1990)

MOTION by plaintiff EDWARD - GREEN, plaintiff ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN to extend time to respond to DERWIN STRAITE's motion to clarify or redefine the proposed class (jda) (Entered: 06/04/1990)

MOTION by plaintiff EDWARD - GREEN, plaintiff ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN for a scheduling conference and for entry of a scheduling order (jda) (Entered: 06/04/1990)

MOTION by DERWIN B. STRAITE to clarify or redefine the proposed class , or to consolidate the proposed classes CA 89-1204 & CA 90-793 (fiat) HOGAN, J. (jda) (Entered: 06/05/1990)

MOTION by defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY to extend time to answer and to oppose plaintiff's motion for class certification to 6/6/90 (jda) (Entered: 06/06/1990)

ANSWER for defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY , (jda) (Entered: 06/07/1990)

RESPONSE by defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY in opposition to motion to certify class action [2-1] by EDWARD GREEN (jda) (Entered: 06/07/1990)

CALENDARED CD/N (jda) (Entered: 06/07/1990)

REPLY by plaintiff EDWARD - GREEN, plaintiff ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN to response to motion to certify class action [2-1] by EDWARD - GREEN (jda) (Entered: 06/14/1990)

MOTION by plaintiff EDWARD GREEN, plaintiff ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN to compel discovery , and for payment of expenses ; Exhibit (jda) (Entered: 06/20/1990)

MOTION by defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY to extend time to 6/27/90 to oppose plaintiffs' motion for a scheduling conference and for entry of a scheduling order (jda) (Entered: 06/21/1990)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan: granting motion to extend time to answer and to oppose plaintiff's motion for class certification to 6/6/90 [13-1] by WALTER B. RIDLEY, DC (N) (pob) (Entered: 06/27/1990)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan: granting motion to extend time to respond to DERWIN STRAITE's motion to clarify or redefine the proposed class [9-1] by ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN, EDWARD - GREEN (N) (pob) (Entered: 06/27/1990)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan: granting motion to extend time to 6/27/90 to oppose plaintiffs' motion for a scheduling conference and for entry of a scheduling order [18-1] by WALTER B. RIDLEY, DC (N) (pob) (Entered: 06/27/1990)

MOTION by defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY to extend time to 6/29/90 to oppose plaintiffs' motion for a scheduling conference and for entry of a scheduling order (jda) (Entered: 06/28/1990)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan : granting motion to extend time to 6/29/90 to oppose plaintiffs' motion for a scheduling conference and for entry of a scheduling order [22-1] by WALTER B. RIDLEY, DC (N) (jda) (Entered: 07/06/1990)

MOTION by defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY to extend time to 7/12/90 to file opposition to plaintiffs' motion to compel discovery (jda) (Entered: 07/06/1990)

MOTION by defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY to extend time nunc pro tunc to 7/5/90 to oppose plaintiffs' motion for a scheduling conference and for entry of a scheduling order ; EXHIBIT (Opposition) (jda) (Entered: 07/06/1990)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan : granting motion to extend time to 7/12/90 to file opposition to plaintiffs' motion to compel discovery [24-1] by WALTER B. RIDLEY, DC response to motion due 7/12/90 for WALTER B. RIDLEY, for DC ; (N) (jda) (Entered: 07/11/1990)

RESPONSE by defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY in opposition to motion for a scheduling conference and for entry of a scheduling order [10-1] by ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN, EDWARD - GREEN (jda) (Entered: 07/11/1990)

RESPONSE by plaintiff EDWARD - GREEN, plaintiff ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN in opposition to motion to extend time to 7/12/90 to file opposition to plaintiffs' motion to compel discovery [24-1] by WALTER B. RIDLEY, DC (jda) (Entered: 07/11/1990)

MOTION by defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY for protective order staying discovery (jda) (Entered: 07/12/1990)

MOTION by defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY to extend time to 7/11/90 nunc pro tunc to respond to plaintiffs' first set of interrogatories and to plaintiffs' first set of document requests, or to file a motion for a protective order (jda) (Entered: 07/13/1990)

RESPONSE by defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY in opposition to motion to compel discovery [17-1] by ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN, EDWARD GREEN (jda) (Entered: 07/13/1990)

REPLY by plaintiff EDWARD - GREEN, plaintiff ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN to response to motion for a scheduling conference and for entry of a scheduling order [10-1] by ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN, EDWARD - GREEN (jda) (Entered: 07/13/1990)

RESPONSE by plaintiff EDWARD GREEN, plaintiff ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN to motion for protective order staying discovery [30-1] and motion to extend time to 7/11/90 nunc pro tunc to respond to plaintiffs' first set of interrogatories and to plaintiffs' first set of document requests, or to file a motion for a protective order [31-1] by WALTER B. RIDLEY, DC and Reply to defendants' opposition to plaintiffs' motion to compel discovery (jda) (Entered: 07/18/1990)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan : granting motion to certify class action [2-1] by EDWARD - GREEN; parties shall file with the Court by 8/15/90, if they have not already done so, a proposed scheduling order recommending a timely discovery schedule, and schedule for filing and hearing preliminary legal and disposition motions; status conference set for 9:45 8/22/90 in Courtroom 9. (N) (bm) (Entered: 07/30/1990)

MOTION to intervene by movant BRIAN A. BROWN (ajr) (Entered: 08/09/1990)

MOTION by intervenor-movant BRIAN A. BROWN to intervene ; Exhibit (1) (jda) (Entered: 08/22/1990)

MOTION by plaintiff EDWARD - GREEN, plaintiff ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN for order pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 (d)(2) requiring defendants to post notice of certification ; Exhibit (1) (ker) (Entered: 08/21/1990)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Thomas F. Hogan : reporter: A. Thomson (gew) (Entered: 08/23/1990)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan : status hearing set for 9:30 9/26/90 ; , response to request for production of documents due 9/19/90 , discovery due 12/14/90 ; dispositive motions due 1/11/91 ; the District to designate a representative of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections to be responsible for discovery and coordination of this litigation (N) (clv) (Entered: 08/24/1990)

TRANSCRIPT filed for dates of 8/22/90 reporter: A. Thomson (ajr) (Entered: 08/30/1990)

MOTION by defendants to extend time to 9/11/90 to oppose, or to oppose in part, plaintiffs motion for posting notice of certification (ela) (Entered: 09/05/1990)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan : granting motion to extend time to 9/11/90 to oppose, or to oppose in part, plaintiffs motion for posting notice of certification [41-1] by WALTER B. RIDLEY, DC; nunc pro tunc response to motion due 9/11/90 for WALTER B. RIDLEY, for DC ; (N) (cjp) (Entered: 09/07/1990)

RESPONSE by plaintiffs in opposition to defendants motion for extension of time to oppose, or to oppose in part, plaintiffs motion for posting notice of certification (ela) (Entered: 09/10/1990)

SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM to motion for order pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 (d)(2) requiring defendants to post notice of certification [37-1] by ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN, EDWARD - GREEN (ela) (Entered: 09/18/1990)

NOTICE TO TAKE DEPOSITION of WILLIAM CATO by plaintiffs (ela) (Entered: 09/20/1990)

NOTICE TO TAKE DEPOSITION of William Cato by plaintiffs EDWARD - GREEN, plaintiff ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN (ela) (Entered: 09/21/1990)

MOTION by plaintiffs for sanctions and for entry of second order compelling discovery , exhibit A (ela) (Entered: 09/25/1990)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Thomas F. Hogan : reporter: A. Thomson (gew) (Entered: 09/27/1990)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan : granting motion for order pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 (d)(2) requiring defendants to post notice of certification [37-1] by ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN, EDWARD - GREEN status hearing set for 9:15 10/31/90 ; (N) (gew) (Entered: 09/28/1990)

NOTICE TO TAKE DEPOSITION of Patricia Britton by plaintiffs (ela) (Entered: 11/12/1990)

REQUEST by intervenor BRIAN A. BROWN for injunctive relief and preliminary hearing , Rule 109 Certificate, attachment (ela) (Entered: 11/15/1990)

MOTION by Grant Anderson to intervene (ela) (Entered: 11/15/1990)

MOTION by plaintiffs EDWARD - GREEN and ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN to extend time to 3/15/91 to complete discovery and to enlarge time until 4/15/91 to file dispositive motions (ela) (Entered: 12/12/1990)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Thomas F. Hogan : reporter: A. Thomson (gew) (Entered: 12/20/1990)

MOTION by plaintiffs EDWARD - GREEN and ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN to compel defendants to supplement responses to outstanding discovery , exhibits A&B. (ela) (Entered: 01/02/1991)

TRANSCRIPT filed for date of 12/19/90 reporter: A.J. Thomson (ela) (Entered: 01/03/1991)

MOTION (SECOND) by plaintiff EDWARD - GREEN, plaintiff ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN for sanctions , exibits A-K (ela) (Entered: 01/16/1991)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Thomas F. Hogan : reporter: A. Thomson (gew) (Entered: 01/18/1991)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan : motion hearing set for 11:00 2/5/91 ; (N) (gew) (Entered: 01/25/1991)

MOTION by defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY to extend time to 1/30/91 to oppose plaintiffs second motion for sanctions (ela) (Entered: 01/29/1991)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan : granting motion to extend time to 1/30/91 to oppose plaintiffs second motion for sanctions [58-1] by WALTER B. RIDLEY, DC response to motion due 1/30/91 for DC ; no more extensions will be granted (N) (mf) (Entered: 02/04/1991)

MOTION by plaintiff ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN to extend time to 2/6/91 to respont to second motion for sanctions (mf) (Entered: 02/04/1991)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan : motion's hearing for sanctions set for 02/13/91 at 9:30 am. (N) (gew) (Entered: 02/05/1991)

TRANSCRIPT filed for date of 1/18/91 reporter: A.J. Thomson (ela) (Entered: 02/05/1991)

NOTICE OF FILING of supplemental submission in connection with the hearing held 2/13/91, exhibit A, by plaintiffs (ela) (Entered: 02/14/1991)

MEMORANDUM OPINION by Judge Thomas F. Hogan (N) (gew) (Entered: 02/14/1991)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan : granting motion for sanctions [56- 1] by ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN, EDWARD - GREEN status hearing set for 1:45 2/27/91 ; directing defendants to pay the reasonable costs and attorneys' fees incurred by the plaintiff in filing their Second Motion for Sanctions; directing plaintiffs prior to 02/17/91 status conference, to submit an appropriate statement of facts to be taken as established for purposes of this action. (N) (gew) (Entered: 02/14/1991)

TRANSCRIPT filed for date of 2/13/91 reporter: A.J. THOMSON (ela) (Entered: 02/25/1991)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Thomas F. Hogan : reporter: A. Thomson (gew) (Entered: 02/28/1991)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan :directing defendants to submit affidavits attesting to the fact that notice to this class action has been posted in the Receiving Facilities by 03/08/91; defendants to file an opposition to Plaintiffs' Submission of Statement of Facts Deemed Established by 03/12/91; Platiniffs to file a reply to defendants' opposition by 03/19/91; setting a status call on 04/09/91 at 9:15 am. (N) (gew) (Entered: 03/04/1991)

NOTICE OF FILING of statement of attorneys' fees and expenses incurred in connection with their second motion for sanctions, exhibits A-E by plaintiff EDWARD - GREEN, plaintiff ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN (ela) (Entered: 03/06/1991)

MOTION by plaintiffs to extend discovery 3/29/91 (ela) (Entered: 03/13/1991)

NOTICE OF FILING of written response to plaintiff's submission of facts to be deemed established by defendant DC (ela) (Entered: 03/13/1991)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan : granting motion to extend discovery 3/29/91 [70-1] by ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN, EDWARD - GREEN for the sole purpose of allowing the depositions of Dr. Dalton Allen, Edward Green and Ernest DeGraffin (N) (bm) (Entered: 03/13/1991)

SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE (SECOND), attachments by defendants DC and WALTER B. RIDLEY to plaintiff's first set of interrogatories (ela) (Entered: 03/14/1991)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan : granting motion to extend discovery 3/29/91, for the sole purpose of allowing the depositions of Dr. Dalton Allen, Edward Green and Ernest DeGraffin [70-1] by ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN, EDWARD - GREEN (N) (ela) (Entered: 03/18/1991)

NOTICE OF FILING of Written Response to Plaintiffs' Submission of Facts to be deemed established by defendant DC (ela) (Entered: 03/19/1991)

MOTION by intervenor BRIAN A. BROWN to extend time to file statement of facts (ela) (Entered: 03/22/1991)

MOTION by intervenor BRIAN A. BROWN for injunctive relief (ela) (Entered: 03/22/1991)

MOTION by plaintiffs for protective order , or in the alternative, an order staying the depositions (ela) (Entered: 03/22/1991)

REPLY by plaintiffs to file notice [76-1] by DC, exhibit A (ela) (Entered: 03/22/1991)

RESPONSE by defendants in opposition to motion for protective order [79-1] by ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN, EDWARD - GREEN (ela) (Entered: 03/22/1991)

MOTION by defendants to extend time to 4/1/91 to respond to plaintiffs' statement of attorneys' fees and expenses (ela) (Entered: 03/22/1991)

ORDER granting plaintiffs' motion. The period of time within which defendants must respond to plaintiffs' motion for a protective order or in the alternative an order staying the depositions is shortened and any response by defendants is due no later than 3/22/91 by Judge Stanley S. Harris : (N) (ela) (Entered: 04/02/1991)

REPLY by plaintiffs in support of their motion for protective order [79- 1] by ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN, EDWARD - GREEN, motion or in the alternative, an order staying the depositions [79-2] by ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN, EDWARD - GREEN (ela) (Entered: 03/28/1991)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan : granting motion to extend time to 4/1/91 to respond to plaintiffs' statement of attorneys' fees and expenses [82-1] by DC (N) (ela) (Entered: 03/28/1991)

TRANSCRIPT filed for date of 2/27/91 reporter: A.J. THOMSON (ela) (Entered: 03/28/1991)

RESPONSE by defendant DC to plaintiffs statement of attorneys' fees and expenses incurred in connection with their motion for sanctions (ela) (Entered: 04/05/1991)

NOTICE OF FILING of declaration of Patricia D. Johnson, attachment and declaration of Arthur F. Graves, attachment by defendants DC and WALTER B. RIDLEY (ela) (Entered: 04/05/1991)

REPLY by plaintiffs in support of its statement of fees and expenses incurred in connection with their second motion for sanctions (ela) (Entered: 04/05/1991)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Thomas F. Hogan : reporter: A. Thomson (gew) (Entered: 04/10/1991)

MEMORANDUM OPINION by Judge Thomas F. Hogan (N) (lin) (Entered: 04/10/1991)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan : denying motion for protective order [79-1] and granting motion staying the depositions [79-2] by ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN, EDWARD - GREEN dispositive motions due 5/13/91 ; (N) (lin) (Entered: 04/10/1991)

TRANSCRIPT filed for date of 4/9/91 reporter: T.C. BITSKO, Miller Reporting Co., Inc. (ela) (Entered: 04/10/1991)

MOTION by plaintiff EDWARD GREEN, plaintiff ERNEST WILLIAM DEGRAFFIN for summary judgment ; Exhibits (7) (ks) (Entered: 05/14/1991)

MOTION by defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY to extend time to 5/20/91 to file their dispositive motion (ks) (Entered: 05/14/1991)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan : granting motion to extend time to 5/20/91 to file their dispositive motion [94-1] by WALTER B. RIDLEY, DC (N) (ks) (Entered: 05/17/1991)

MOTION by defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY to extend time to file their opposition to plaintiff's motion for summary judgment to 6/6/91 (ks) (Entered: 05/31/1991)

ORDER by Judge Thomas F. Hogan : granting motion to extend time to file their opposition to plaintiff's motion for summary judgment to 6/6/91 [96-1] by WALTER B. RIDLEY, DC (N) (ks) (Entered: 06/04/1991)

MOTION by defendant DC, defendant WALTER B. RIDLEY to extend time to 6/13/91 to file their opposition to plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (ks) (Entered: 06/07/1991)