M.D. Ga. 5:20-cv-00453 Case History

Diamond v. Ward
No. 5:20-cv-00453, Docket

Court: Middle District of Georgia (Macon)
(previously N.D. Ga., No.1:20-cv-04764, transferred 12/01/20)
Assigned to: Judge Marc T. Treadwell
(previously Magistrate Judge Catherine M. Salinas in N.D. Ga.)

COMPLAINTS and ANSWERS

• Complaint and Interested Persons Statement (11/23/2020)
  • Answers
    • Atchison, et al. (02/16/2021)
• Amended Complaint (02/16/2021)
  • Answers
    • Arneika S. Smith (03/01/2021)
    • Atchison, et al. (03/09/2021)

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION and PROTECTIVE ORDER

• Motion for Preliminary Injunction with Motion to Redact and File Under Seal confidential information (04/09/2021)
• Motion for Protective Order (04/09/2021)
  • Affidavits in support of motions:
    • Ashley Diamond
    • John Doe also see Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
    • Maya G. Rajaratnam
    • Jammi Blake Duckworth
    • James Aiken, Corrections Facilities Expert
    • Chinyere Ezie
    • Dr. Randi Ettner
    • Additional exhibits filed under seal (see text at docket entry 59 for list)
  • Notice of Further Retaliation against Ashley Diamond  (04/29/2021)
• Defendants’ Grace Atchison, et al. Opposition to Preliminary Injunction and Protective Order (05/03/2021); Refiled (05/05/2021)
  • Additional attachments in support filed under seal (05/04/2021)
  • Exhibit 21 manually filed with the court: DVD of Audio Recording of Classification Interview (05/04/2021)
  • Declaration of Carl E. Betterson, Jr. (05/05/2021)
• Plaintiff’s Reply in Support of Preliminary Injunct and Protective Order (05/10/2021)
• Plaintiff’s Motion for Limited Expedited Discovery (05/06/2021)
  • Elizabeth Littrell Declaration in support of motion
• Defendants Grace Attchison, et al., Response (05/11/2021)

• Status Conference on Motion for Preliminary Injunction held April 28, 2021 (videoconference); Minutes (Transcript not yet available on PACER)

• Hearing on Motion for Preliminary Injunction before Chief Judge Marc T. Treadwell
  Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 9:30 am
  Day 2: Thursday, May 13, 2021, 9:00 am
  William A Bootle Federal Building & US Courthouse
  475 Mulberry St
  Macon, GA 31201

UNITED STATES STATEMENT OF INTEREST

• Statement of Interest of the United States (04/22/2021)

CASE MANAGEMENT

• Case Ordered Transferred from Northern District of Georgia (12/01/2020)
• Status Conference (videoconference) April 5, 2021; Minutes
  • Scheduling/Discovery Order (04/08/2021)
  • Plaintiff Notice of ongoing negotiations re: protective order (04/16/2021)

Current through Docket # 91, 05/11/2021