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Case Information

Filed 2023-08-28
Type Divorce / Parentage
Docket 25 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Smith, William Sean|P|D
Defendant P|Keller, Erica|N/a|D
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Judge

Hon. Janik, Judge Frank

Lorain County (OH)

Ohio

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Docket Entries

  1. Filing fee of $380.00, paid by: STEPHEN E S DARAY
  2. Receipt #: 23-0022015 Processed.
  3. COMPLAINT, PARENTING PROCEEDING AFFIDAVIT, HEALTH INSURANCE AFFIDAVIT AND CASE MANAGEMENT CONF. NOTICE FILED
  4. **NO 4D FORM**
  5. **NO CONTACT INFORMATION FORM**
  6. INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK FOR SERVICE FILED.
  7. MUTUAL RESTRAINING ORDERS GRANTED. SEE JRNL. (FJJ) CC: ATTY DARAY, DEFT (NEW LONDON EASTERN ROAD)
  8. SUMMONS, COMPLAINT, PARENTING PROCEEDING AFFIDAVIT, HEALTH INSURANCE AFFIDAVIT, CASE MANAGEMENT CONF. NOTICE AND MUTUALS DATED 09/01/2023 ISSUED TO: ALAN WACK (PS) FOR SERVICE UPON ERICA KELLER
  9. RETURN OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS, COMPLAINT, AFFIDAVIT, CMC AND MUTUALS UPON ERICA KELLER SERVED ON 9-5-23 BY (PS) ALAN WACK
  10. Receipt #: 23-0025410 Processed.
  11. ANSWER OF DEFENDANT, ERICA KELLER; COUNTERCLAIM OF DEFENDANT, ERICA KELLER, VERIFICATION FILED BY ATTY CHRISTOPHER DAVIS
  12. MOTION OF DEFENDANT TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, PARENTING PROCEEDING AFFIDAVIT, HEALTH INSURANCE AFFIDAVIT FILED BY ATTY CHRISTOPHER DAVIS
  13. MATTER BEFORE THE COURT FOR A CMC AND PRETRIAL ON DEFT'S MOTION FOR GAL. COURT HEREBY ISSUES CMC ORDER AND SETS THE MATTER FOR A DISCOVERY CONF BY ZOOM. BOTH PARTIES AGREE TOT HE APPOINTMENT OF ATTY ANDREA DAVIS . STATUS CONF HEREBY SET AT THE SAME TIME AS THE DISCOVERY CONF (1/10/24 AT 9 AM). (MAG ORDER)(AJB)
  14. GUARDIAN AD LITEM APPOINTMENT ORDER. COURT HEREBY APPOINTS ATTY ANDREA DAVIS AS THE GAL. SEE JRNL. (MAG ORDER)(AJB)
  15. CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE HAD. DISCOVERY DEADLINE SET FOR 1/26/24. DISCOVERY CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR 1/10/24 AT 9 AM. PROPOSED OR AGREED QDRO'S (IF ANY) TO BE FILED NO LATER THAN FINAL HEARING.
  16. CLERKS OFFICE CERTIFIES COPIES OF ABOVE ENTRY PLACED IN ATTY FOLDER OR SENT ORDINARY MAIL TO: ATTY DARAY; ATTY C. DAVIS; ATTY A. DAVIS(GAL)
  17. PARENTING SEMINAR COMPLETED BY: WILLIAM SMITH
  18. PARENTING SEMINAR COMPLETED BY: ERICA KELLER
  19. MATTER CAME BEFORE THE COURT FOR A STATUS CONFERENCE TO EVALUATE DISCOVERY AND FOR THE GAL TO PROVIDE INTERIM PROGRESS REPORT. COUNSEL IS EXCHANGING DISCOVERY. MATTER IS HEREBY SET FOR A STATUS CONFERENCE ON 03/27/24 AT 1:30 PM VIA ZOOM. SEE JOURNAL. (MAGISTRATE ORDER) (AJB) CC: ATTY DARAY, ATTY DAVIS, GAL DAVIS
  20. CLERKS OFFICE CERTIFIES COPIES OF ABOVE ENTRY PLACED IN ATTY FOLDER OR SENT ORDINARY MAIL TO: ATTY DARAY, ATTY DAVIS, GAL DAVIS
  21. PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO DISCOVERY REQUESTS, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, FILED BY ATTY STEPHEN E.S. DARAY
  22. IT IS ORDERED THAT PLTF BE GRANTED A 14 DAY EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO DISCOVERY REQUESTS FROM PLTF. SEE JRNL. (MAG ORDER)(AB) CC: ATTY DARAY, ATTY C. DAVIS, ATTY A. DAVIS
  23. CLERKS OFFICE CERTIFIES COPIES OF ABOVE ENTRY PLACED IN ATTY FOLDER OR SENT ORDINARY MAIL TO: ATTY DARAY, ATTY C. DAVIS, ATTY A. DAVIS
  24. THE PARTIES AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TEMPORARY ORDERS. SEE JOURNAL (MAG ORDER)(AJB) CC: ATTY DARAY, ATTY CHRIS DAVIS, ATTY ANDREA DAVIS(GAL)
  25. CLERKS OFFICE CERTIFIES COPIES OF ABOVE ENTRY DTD 1/23/24 PLACED IN ATTY FOLDER OR SENT ORDINARY MAIL TO: ATTY DARAY, ATTY CHRIS DAVIS, ATTY ANDREA DAVIS(GAL)

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