Tennessee Middle District Court
Judge:Aleta A Trauger
Referred: Jeffery S Frensley
Case #: 3:14-cv-02356
Nature of Suit440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights
Cause42:1983 Civil Rights Act
Case Filed:Dec 16, 2014
Re-opened:Feb 11, 2022
Terminated:Jul 25, 2018
Last checked: Sunday Jun 14, 2015 8:56 AM CDT
Defendant
Betsy Adgent
Defendant
Juan Cruz
Defendant
Sharon Guffee
Defendant
Steve McMahon
Defendant
Williamson County
Represented By
Lisa M. Carson
Buerger, Moseley & Carson, PLC
contact info
Plaintiff
J.H., by next friend Betty Harris
Represented By
Connie Lynn Reguli
contact info

GPO Oct 17 2016
MEMORANDUM OPINION OF THE COURT. Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes on 10/17/16. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(am)
GPO Dec 14 2016
MEMORANDUM OPINION OF THE COURT & ORDER: For these reasons, the Order of the Magistrate Judge (Docket No. 81) is AFFIRMED, and Defendant Williamson County's Motion for Appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem (Docket No. 70) is GRANTED. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 12/14/16. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(am)
GPO Mar 23 2017
MEMORANDUM OPINION OF THE COURT & ORDER. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 3/23/17. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(am)
GPO Mar 23 2017
ORDER granting 172 Motion for Leave to Court to File Reply to Williamson County's Response in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Review the Denial of Plaintiff's Motion to Amend. Motion GRANTED. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 3/23/17. (am)
GPO May 18 2017
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER denying 204 Motion for Reconsideration, or in the alternative, for Interlocutory Appeal. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 5/18/17. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(af)
GPO May 22 2017
MEMORANDUM OPINION OF THE COURT. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 5/22/17. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(am)
GPO Oct 26 2017
ORDER granting 283 Motion to Seal Document. Motion granted. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jeffery S. Frensley on 10/26/17. (am)
GPO Jul 25 2018
ORDER & MEMORANDUM OPINION OF THE COURT: For all these reasons, Plaintiff's unopposed Motion to Deem Judgment Final and to Stay Remaining Proceedings is GRANTED. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b), the court certifies that its Orders at Docket Nos. 217 and 385 are final judgments as to Defendants Williamson County, McMahan, Adgent and Guffee and that there is no just reason for delay of an appeal. This action is STAYED, pending resolution of Plaintiff's appeal. The pretrial conference set for September 7, 2018 and the jury trial set for September 11, 2018, are canceled. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 7/24/2018. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(am)
GPO Jul 19 2022
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION: For the reasons discussed above, the Court recommends that Mr. Cruz's Motion for Sanctions (Docket No. 437) be DENIED. Under Rule 72(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, any party has fourteen (14) days after service of this Report and Recommendation in which to file any written objections to this Recommendation with the District Court. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jeffery S. Frensley on 7/19/2022. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(ln)
GPO Aug 10 2022
ORDER: On July 19, 2022, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation (Doc No. 449), to which no timely objections have been filed. The Report and Recommendation is therefore ACCEPTED and made the findings of fact and conclusions of law of this court. For the reasons expressed therein, it is hereby ORDERED that defendant Cruz's Motion for Sanctions (Doc. No. 437) is DENIED. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 8/10/2022. (ln)
GPO Dec 22 2022
ORDER: The plaintiff's Motion to Strike (Doc. No. 501), therefore, is DENIED. The plaintiff is GRANTED FOURTEEN DAYS to respond to the substance of the defendant's Motion in Limine to exclude Gregory Fort's report and testimony (Doc. No. 455). Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 12/22/2022. (ds)
GPO Dec 30 2022
MEMORANDUM and ORDER: In summary, Cruz's Motion in Limine to Exclude Evidence Related to Expunged Criminal Proceeding (Doc. No. 473) is DENIED, but without prejudice to the ability of either party to object to the use or admissibility of specific evidence on any grounds permitted by the Federal Rules of Evidence. Cruz's Motion for Reconsideration (Doc. No. 475) is GRANTED, but the court DECLINES to rule at this point on the admissibility of evidence of acquittal at trial. If the defendant seeks to introduce or use such evidence at trial, the plaintiff may renew his objections based on any applicable evidentiary rules. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 12/29/2022. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(ln)
GPO Jan 27 2023
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER as to 455 Motion in Limine to Exclude Proffered Expert Gregory Fort. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 1/27/2023. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.) (ds)
GPO Jan 27 2023
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part 518 Sealed Motion. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 1/27/2023. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.) (ds)

Docket last updated: 2 hours ago
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
566 566 1 pgs order Order Staying Case Wed 09/27 2:10 PM
ORDER STAYING CASE: It is hereby ORDERED that this case is STAYED, awaiting developments in the related conservatorship action in the Chancery Court for Williamson County, Tennessee. The parties shall file a motion to lift the stay when this case is ready to proceed. It is so ORDERED. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 9/27/2023. (xc:Pro se party by regular mail. ) (af)
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