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Baraldini V. Meese District of Columbia live database - Docket Report https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?409392322236512-L_35... APPEAL, TYPE-E U.S. District Court District of Columbia (Washington, DC) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:88-cv-00764-AER BARALDINI, et al v. MEESE, et al Date Filed: 03/22/1988 Assigned to: Aubrey E. Robinson Date Terminated: 03/21/1990 Demand: $0 Jury Demand: None Cause: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights Nature of Suit: 550 Prisoner: Civil Rights Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Defendant Plaintiff SILVIA BARALDINI represented by Alexa Perry Freeman 9632 Kensington Parkway Kensington, MD 20895 (301) 962-4960 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Adjoa Ayitoro AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION National Prison Project 1616 P Street, N.W. Suite 340 Washington, DC 20036 ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Plaintiff SYLVIA BROWN represented by Alexa Perry Freeman (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Adjoa Ayitoro (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Plaintiff SUSAN ROSENBERG represented by Alexa Perry Freeman (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Adjoa Ayitoro (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED 1 of 16 6/18/2007 1:55 PM District of Columbia live database - Docket Report https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?409392322236512-L_35... V. Defendant EDWIN A. MEESE, III represented by John Charles Cleary Attorney General of the United States of LEBOEUF, LAMB, GREENE & America MACRAE,LLP 125 West 55th Street New York, NY 10019 (212) 424-8273 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Defendant MICHAEL J. QUINLAN represented by John Charles Cleary Director, Bureau of Prisons (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Defendant G. L. INGRAM represented by John Charles Cleary Assistant Director, Correctional (See above for address) Programs, Bureau of Prisons LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Defendant J. T. WILLIFORD represented by John Charles Cleary Regional Director, Western Regional (See above for address) Office, Federal Bureau of Prisons LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Defendant J. R. MCCUNE represented by John Charles Cleary Regional Director, Southeast Regional (See above for address) Office, Federal Bureau of Prisons LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Defendant WILLIAM PERRILL represented by John Charles Cleary Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, (See above for address) Tucson, AZ LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Defendant ROB ROBERTS represented by John Charles Cleary Warden, Pleasanton Federal Correctional (See above for address) Institution, Dublin, CA LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED 2 of 16 6/18/2007 1:55 PM District of Columbia live database - Docket Report https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?409392322236512-L_35... Defendant LARRY DUBOIS represented by John Charles Cleary Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, (See above for address) Lexington, KY LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Defendant ROBERT FIGLESTAHLER represented by John Charles Cleary Unit Manager, Lexington High Security (See above for address) Unit, Federal Correctional Institution, LEAD ATTORNEY Lexington, KY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Date Filed # Docket Text 03/22/1988 1 COMPLAINT filed summons issued (yep) (Entered: 03/23/1988) 03/31/1988 2 MOTION by plaintiff SUSAN ROSENBERG, plaintiff SYLVIA BROWN, plaintiff SILVIA BARALDINI for preliminary injunction ; Exhibits (22) (jda) (Entered: 03/31/1988) 03/31/1988 3 MOTION by plaintiff SUSAN ROSENBERG, plaintiff SYLVIA BROWN, plaintiff SILVIA BARALDINI to shorten time for answer and to expedite discovery ; Appendix (A-E), Exhibits (3) (jda) Modified on 03/31/1988 (Entered: 03/31/1988) 04/04/1988 4 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendants by John C Cleary (jda) (Entered: 04/05/1988) 04/04/1988 5 RESPONSE by defendants in partial opposition to motion to shorten time for answer and to expedite discovery [3-1] by SILVIA BARALDINI, SYLVIA BROWN, SUSAN ROSENBERG (jda) (Entered: 04/05/1988) 04/07/1988 6 ERRATA by plaintiff SUSAN ROSENBERG, plaintiff SYLVIA BROWN, plaintiff SILVIA BARALDINI, corrected copies of pages in support of motion for a preliminary injunction (jda) (Entered: 04/08/1988) 04/07/1988 7 NOTICE OF FILING by plaintiff SUSAN ROSENBERG, plaintiff SYLVIA BROWN, plaintiff SILVIA BARALDINI of Signed Declaration of plaintiff SUSAN ROSENBERG (jda) (Entered: 04/08/1988) 04/07/1988 8 MOTION by defendants to extend time to serve opposition to plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction (jda) (Entered: 04/08/1988) 04/08/1988 9 MOTION by defendants to transfer case ; Exhibit (jda) (Entered: 04/11/1988) 04/11/1988 10 MOTION by defendants to extend time to serve remainder of their opposition to plaintiffs' motion to shorten time for answer and to expedite discovery (jda) (Entered: 04/13/1988) 04/11/1988 STATUS HEARING before Judge Barrington D. Parker : Oral motion of Alexa P. for admission of Adjoa A. Aiyetoro pro hac vice for this case, heard and granted; motion of defendant to transfer case to be filed by 4/13/88 , 3 of 16 6/18/2007 1:55 PM District of Columbia live database - Docket Report https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?409392322236512-L_35... Government's reply to be filed by 4/15/88 , and hearing on motions set for 2:00 4/15/88 reporter E. Olson (jda) (Entered: 04/13/1988) 04/11/1988 11 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff SUSAN ROSENBERG, plaintiff SYLVIA BROWN, plaintiff SILVIA BARALDINI by Adjoa A. Aiyetoro; 1616 P Street, N.W., #340, Washington, D.C. 20036, (202) 331-0500 PARKER, J. (jda) (Entered: 04/13/1988) 04/13/1988 12 MEMORANDUM by plaintiff SUSAN ROSENBERG, plaintiff SYLVIA BROWN, plaintiff SILVIA BARALDINI in opposition to motion to transfer case [9-1] by defendants; Attachments (2) (jda) (Entered: 04/14/1988) 04/13/1988 13 MOTION by defendants for leave to file documents under seal ; EXHIBIT (Notice Of Filing) (jda) (Entered: 04/14/1988) 04/13/1988 14 ORDER by Judge Barrington D. Parker : granting motion for leave to file documents under seal [13-1] by defendant (N) (jda) (Entered: 04/14/1988) 04/13/1988 15 NOTICE OF FILING by defendants of documents pertaining to the transfer of each plaintiff; Exhibits (3) (Filed Under Seal In Room 1800) (jda) Modified on 03/14/1989 (Entered: 04/14/1988) 04/15/1988 16 REPLY by defendants to response to motion to transfer case [9-1] by defendants (jda) (Entered: 04/15/1988) 04/15/1988 17 NOTICE OF FILING by plaintiff SUSAN ROSENBERG, plaintiff SYLVIA BROWN, plaintiff SILVIA BARALDINI of signed declaration of Adjoa A. Aiyetoro (jda) (Entered: 04/15/1988) 04/15/1988 MOTION HEARING before Judge Barrington D. Parker: defendants' motion to transfer case [9-1] heard and taken under advisement; further hearing to be set at a later date; reporter E. Olson (jda) (Entered: 04/19/1988) 04/18/1988 18 RESPONSE by plaintiff SILVIA BARALDINI, plaintiff SYLVIA BROWN, plaintiff SUSAN ROSENBERG to 4/11/88 motion to extend time to serve opposition to plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction [8-1] by defendant (jda) Modified on 04/19/1988 (Entered: 04/19/1988) 04/18/1988 19 RESPONSE by plaintiff SILVIA BARALDINI, plaintiff SYLVIA BROWN, plaintiff SUSAN ROSENBERG to 4/11/88 motion to extend time to serve remainder of their opposition to plaintiffs' motion to shorten time for answer and to expedite discovery [10-1] by defendant (jda) Modified on 04/19/1988 (Entered: 04/19/1988) 04/19/1988 20 TRANSCRIPT filed for dates of 4/11/88 reporter M. Eugene Olsen (jda) (Entered: 04/19/1988) 04/20/1988 MOTION HEARING before Judge Barrington D. Parker : denied motion to transfer case [9-1] by defendant, granted motion to extend time to serve opposition to plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction [8-1] by defendant, setting response to motion deadline 5/2/88 , and setting discovery hearing for 10:00 4/20/88 reporter E. Olson (jda) (Entered: 04/21/1988) 04/20/1988 DISCOVERY HEARING before Judge Barrington D. Parker : Hearing on discovery matters begun and concluded; Proposed Order and discovery briefs to 4 of 16 6/18/2007 1:55 PM District of Columbia live database - Docket Report https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?409392322236512-L_35... be submitted by 4:00 4/22/88 ; reporter M. Colchico (jda) (Entered: 04/21/1988) 04/22/1988 21 MOTION by defendants to preclude further expert tours (jda) (Entered: 04/25/1988) 04/22/1988 22 BRIEF by plaintiff SILVIA BARALDINI, plaintiff SYLVIA BROWN, plaintiff SUSAN ROSENBERG concerning use of expert witnesses; Exhibit (jda) (Entered: 04/25/1988) 04/22/1988 23 BRIEF by plaintiff SILVIA BARALDINI, plaintiff SYLVIA BROWN, plaintiff SUSAN ROSENBERG in support of granting certain discovery requests; Attachments (2) (jda) (Entered: 04/25/1988) 04/28/1988 24 TRANSCRIPT filed for dates of 4/15/88 reporter E. Olsen (jda) (Entered: 04/28/1988) 04/28/1988 25 TRANSCRIPT filed for dates of 4/19/88 reporter E. Olsen (jda) (Entered: 04/28/1988) 04/29/1988 26 NOTICE OF FILING by plaintiff SILVIA BARALDINI, plaintiff SYLVIA BROWN, plaintiff SUSAN ROSENBERG of proposed order pursuant to Court's direction on 4/20/88 (jda) (Entered: 04/29/1988) 04/29/1988 28 ORDER by Judge Barrington D. Parker : granting motion to shorten time for answer and to expedite discovery [3-1] by SUSAN ROSENBERG, SYLVIA BROWN, SILVIA BARALDINI defts' responses to certain discovery requests by 4/29/88 ; directing defts file with Court for in camera review unredacted copy of logs by 4/22/88; directing pltfs narrow request #13 and submit to Court and defts counsel by 4/22/88; setting forth certain conditions of disclosure for certain documents (N) (je) (Entered: 05/04/1988) 05/02/1988 27 MOTION by defendant to extend time to 5/4/88 to move dispositively and to oppose pltfs motion for preliminary injunction (ew) (Entered: 05/04/1988) 05/05/1988 29 MOTION by defendant for leave to file documents under seal ; Exhibit (DOCUMENTS-NOTICE OF FILING LOGAN REPORT and SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF FILING) (ks) (Entered: 05/05/1988) 05/05/1988 30 NOTICE OF FILING by defendants of documents; Exhibits (3) (jda) (Entered: 05/09/1988) 05/05/1988 31 NOTICE OF FILING by defendants of Statement of Material Facts (jda) (Entered: 05/09/1988) 05/05/1988 STATUS HEARING before Judge Barrington D.
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