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Case Information

Filed 2024-09-13
Status Closed
Type Civil Rights Act, G.l. C. 12 § 11 H
Docket 19 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Katongole, Shawn
Defendant Lowell Police Department|City Of Lowell|City Of Lowell Law Department|Sann, Johnny|Golner, Alec|Cassella, Matthew|Burd, Jason

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Docket Entries

  1. Attorney appearance On this date Pro Se added for Plaintiff Shawn Katongole
  2. Case assigned to: DCM Track A - Average was added on 09/13/2024
  3. Original civil complaint filed.
  4. Civil action cover sheet filed.
  5. Affidavit of Indigency and request for waiver substitution of state payment of fees and costs filed without Supplemental affidavit *Impounded*
  6. Attorney appearance On this date Thomas G Wood, Esq. added as Private Counsel for Defendant Lowell Police Department
  7. Attorney appearance On this date Thomas G Wood, Esq. added as Private Counsel for Defendant City of Lowell
  8. Attorney appearance On this date Thomas G Wood, Esq. added as Private Counsel for Defendant City of Lowell Law Department
  9. Attorney appearance electronically filed.
  10. Service Returned for Defendant Lowell Police Department: Service through person in charge / agent; in hand to Jackie Cook, agent, person in charge at the time of service for Lowell Police Department, at 50 Arcand Drive Lowell, MA 01852 on 9/17/2024.
  11. Service Returned for Defendant City of Lowell: Service through person in charge / agent; in hand to Michael Geary, agent, person in charge at the time of service for City of Lowell, at 375 Merrimack Street Lowell, MA 01852 on 9/17/2024.
  12. Service Returned for Defendant City of Lowell Law Department: Service through person in charge / agent; in hand to Michael Geary, agent, person in charge at the time of service for City of Lowell Law Department, at City of Lowell 375 Merrimack Street Floor 3 Lowell, MA 01852 on 9/17/2024.
  13. Service Returned for Defendant Johnny Sann Individually and As a Police Officer for the City of Lowell: Service through person in charge / agent; in hand to Jackie Cook, agent, person in charge at the time of service for Johnny Sann, at Lowell Police Department 50 Arcand Drive Lowell, MA 01852 on 9/17/2024.
  14. Service Returned for Defendant Alec Golner Individually and As a Police Officer for the City of Lowell: Service through person in charge / agent; in hand to Jackie Cook, agent, person in charge at the time of service for Alec Golner, at Lowell Police Department 50 Arcand Drive Lowell, MA 01852 on 9/17/2024.
  15. Service Returned for Defendant Matthew Cassella Individually and As a Police Officer for the City of Lowell: Service through person in charge / agent; in hand to Jackie Cook, agent, person in charge at the time of service for Matthew Cassella, at Lowell Police Department 50 Arcand Drive Lowell, MA 01852 on 9/17/2024.
  16. Service Returned for Defendant Jason Burd Individually and As a Police Officer for the City of Lowell and Supervisor: Service through person in charge / agent; in hand to Jackie Cook, agent, person in charge at the time of service for Jason Burd, at Lowell Police Department 50 Arcand Drive Lowell, MA 01852 on 9/17/2024.
  17. Exhibits/Appendix Exhibit A (Certified Notice of Removal and Certified Federal Docket Report)
  18. Notice of Removal to the United States District Court filed by Applies To: Lowell Police Department (Defendant); City of Lowell (Defendant); City of Lowell Law Department (Defendant)
  19. REMOVED to the U.S. District Court by Defendants Lowell Police Department, City of Lowell and City of Lowell Law Department on September 25, 2024.

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