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- ORDER FILED
- COPIES SENT TO: ATTY J HARDIN
- PARENTING PLAN PROPOSED BY PLTFF
- PROCESS ISSUED CCSD/HEATHER MESSMAKER
- PROC RET/S CCSD/HEATHER MESSMAKER
- ORDER FILED TRANSFER TO CIRCUIT COURT ORDER OF PROTECTION
- MOTION FILED TO APPROVE TEMP PARENTING PLAN
- NOTICE FILED OF HEARING
- ANSWER FILED AND COUNTERCLAIM
- 280 TRIAL DATE
- MEMO REPLY TO COUNTER-CLAIM
- PARENTING PLAN AGREED
- MOTION FILED TO SUSPEND SHARED PARENTING TIME
- COPIES SENT TO: SENT TO CCSD
- ORDER FILED-ORDER OF PROTECTION DISMISSED
- COPIES SENT TO: ATTY TRAVIS HOLLY
- ORDER FILED-IN RE: NOV 18, 2014 COURTDATE
- MEMO EPD REPORT FILED
- MOTION FILED EX-PARTE TO SUSPEND PARENTING TIME/TEMP RESTAINING ORDER, MOTION FOR SANCTIONS, AND MOTION FOR CONTEMPT W/ EXHIBITS
- ORDER FILED TEMPORARY RESTRAINING S/SEELEY
- SUBP (DUCES TECUM) ISSUED WITH ATTY HOLLY/BRIAN SMITH
- SUBPOENA RETURNED SERVED BY ATTY/BRIAN SMITH-CPS
- 280 TRIAL DATE
- ORDER FILED AND DECLARATION OF DIVORCE
- ORDER FILED AND DECLARATION OF DIVORCE FINAL CUSTODY ORDER IS RESERVED
- MEMO FINAL REPORT OF MEDIATION
- SUBPOENA ISSUED FOR PLAINTIFF WITH ATTY HOLLY
- SUBPOENA ISSUED FOR PLAINTIFF WITH ATTY HOLLY
- MARITAL DISSOLUTION AGREEMENT
- ORDER FILED FINAL
- PARENTING PLAN AGREED FINAL
- NOTICE FILED OF TERMINATION AS COUNSEL OF RECORD JOSHUA A HARDIN ATTY
- NOTICE FILED OF TERMINATION OF REPRESENTATION
- MOTION FILED EMERGENCY EXPARTE HEARING TO SUSPEND PARENTING TIME FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN (FILED BY TIMOTHY MESSMAKER)
- NOTICES TO BOTH PTYS
- MS. MESSMAKER # 219-384-6136
- NOTICE FILED FOR CONTEMPT BY HEATHER L MESSMAKER W/LETTER
- PROCESS ISSUED CONTEMPT TO LAKE CO SHERIFF DEPT CROWN POINT, IN.
- CONTEMPT PAPERWORK EMAILED TO MR. MESSMAKER PER HIS REQUEST OK'D BY JOHNNY TKS
- PARENTING PLAN CERT TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- MAIL CAME BACK FOR HEATHER MESSMAKER
- CONTEMPT PAPERWORK RET WILL NOT SERVE WITHOUT 60.00 FEE ETC.
- HEATHER MESSMAKER 121 BLUE SPRINGS RD APT 9 ELIZ TN 37643
- NOTICE FILED OF APPEARANCE FOR TIM MESSMAKER/R KLOOSTERMAN
- ATTY KLOOSTERMAN CALLED AND WANTED CASE TAKEN OFF MONDAYS DOCKET/PER HIM KIDS WERE RETD TO MOTHER AND ALL SEEMS WELL AT THIS TIME
- MOTION FILED FOR COURT DATE
- NOTICE FILED TO EACH PARTY FOR HEARING ALSO TO KLOOSTERMAN
- NOTICE FILED OF APPEARANCE /RUSSELL KLOOSTERMAN ATTY FOR TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- ORDER FILED (ORDER OF 6-10-2015)
- PARENTING PLAN PROP PLA
- PETITION FOR CUSTODY
- MOTION FILED FOR SHOW CAUSE FOR CONTEMPT
- MOTION FILED TO STRIKE LETTER FORM RECORD AND IN THE ALTERNATIVE ANSWER TO THE LETTER IF TREATED AS A PLEADING
- NOTICE FILED OF HEARING
- HEARING
- KLOOSTERMAN RELIEVED OF ATTY BY ORDER DATED 8-20-15
- ORDER FILED PETITIONS AND MOTIONS DENIED, 3-25-15 PARENT PLAN REMAINS THE PARENT PLAN TO FOLLOW
- HEATHER MESSMAKER FILED PROOF OF TIM NOT BRINGING KIDS BACK
- EMAILED LETTER TO JUDGE LAUDERBACK
- FAXED TO JUDGES OFFICE
- CERT CPYS TO MS MESSMAKER SHE IS TO MAIL CPY TO MR MESSMAKER
- ORDER FILED
- MOTION FILED FOR CONTINUANCE
- NOTICE FILED OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL
- FATHER CALLED AND SAID MOTHER HAS CHILDREN BACK, ATTY CALLED ALSO
- APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL FOR PLA ATTY LARRY C VAUGHAN
- MOTION FILED FOR CONTINUANCE
- FAXED TO ATTY VAUGHAN
- ORDER FILED-RESETTING CASE TILL OCTOBER 16, 2016
- COPY GIVEN TO MS MESSMAKER AND COPY MAILED TO MR MESSMAKER
- ORDER FILED
- PARENTING CLASS PROOF BY HEATHER MESSMAKER
- MOTION FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 60
- AFFIDAVITS FILED OF TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- COPIES SENT TO: JUDGE LAUDERBACKS OFFICE
- MEMO OF LAW
- MOTION FILED FOR RECUSAL
- COPIES SENT TO: TO EACH PARTY BY MAIL
- FILE BACK FROM JUDGE
- JUDGE LAUDERBACK TOOK FILE
- ORDER FILED - ADRESSING RECUSAL
- HEARING
- APPEAL BOND FOR COSTS
- NOTICE FILED OF APPEAL
- FAXED COPY OF ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS 10-16-2015
- NOTICE OF APPEAL AND APPEAL BOND FAXED TO APPEALS CT TKS
- SPOKE WITH TERRI AT COURT OF APPEALS ATTY FILED APPEAL WRONG I AM TO DO NOTHING WITH APPEAL UNLESS I RECIEVE ORDER. TKS
- ORDER FILED - ADMIN ORDER FROM COURT OF APPEALS
- ORDER FILED - JUDGMENT FROM COURT OF APPEALS
- COPIES SENT TO: EACH PARTY REG MAIL
- JUDGE LAUDERBACK HAS FILE
- ORDER FILED - TEMPORARY CUSTODY ORDER (FOR MOTHER)
- MOTION FILED FOR CONTEMPT AND NOTICE OF HEARING
- ORDER OF PROTECTION FILED AND ISSUED TO CCSD
- ADVISED CCSD TO KEEP OP HERE AND DO NOT SEND TO INDIANA/COURT DATE IS IN EFFECT FOR OTHER MOTIONS ANYWAY
- COPIES SENT TO: CCSD (OP DISMISSAL)
- JUDGMENT FROM CT OF APPEALS
- ORDER FILED - OP DISMISSED IN COURT TODAY
- HEARING ORDERED BY JUDGE
- COPY EMAILED TO ATTY
- ORDER FILED FROM HEARING ON 2-8-2016
- NOTICE FILED TO TAKE MEDIATION
- NOTICE FILED TO DEPOSITION
- COPIES SENT TO: EACH PARTY BY MAIL
- ORDER FILED - REGARDING PERM PARENTING PLAN
- PARENTING PLAN - MEDIATED
- NOTICE FILED OF CONTEMPT WITH EXHIBITS
- PROCESS ISSUED CERT MAIL TO TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- PROC RET/S CERT MAIL/TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- MOTION FILED FOR NO CONTACT
- EMAILED TO JUDGE LAUDERBACK
- SUBPOENA ISSUED FOR PLAINTIFF CERT MAIL TO CHRISTIAN JOHNSON
- PROC RET/S CERT MAIL (SUBPOENA) FOR CHRISTIAN JOHNSON
- HEARING ON CONTEMPT
- COPIES SENT TO: EACH PARTY REG MAIL
- ORDER FILED - CONTINUANCE
- ORDER FILED - CONTINUANCE
- HEARING
- COPIES SENT TO: EACH PARTY
- ORDER FILED - NOV 22 COURTDATE
- COPIES SENT TO: EACH PARTY CERT MAIL FOR 1-20-17 COURTDATE
- NOTICE FILED FOR CONTEMPT BY HEATHER MESSMAKER
- MOTION FILED FOR CONTINUANCE
- PROC RET/NS CERT MAIL/UNCLAIMED/TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- HEARING ON CONTEMPT
- NOTICE OF CONTEMPT FILED
- MAILED NOTICE OF HEARING-HEATHER
- NOTICE OF CONTEMPT/HEARING MAILED TO TIM MESSMAKER-CERT MAIL
- PROC RET/NS CERT MAIL/TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- LETTER REGARDING STATUS CHANGES BY HEATHER MESSMAKER
- NOTICE FILED FOR HEARING ON 4-10-17 SENT TO T MESSMAKER
- HEARING
- PROC RET/NS CERT MAIL/INSUFF ADDRESS ON TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- PROCESS ISSUED CCSD/CONTEMPT TO BE SERVED ON TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- CERT MAIL COPIES OF PETITION AND NOTICE TO HEATHER VILLANUEVA
- NOTICE OF CONTEMPT FILED
- PETITION TO MODIFY CHILD SUPPORT FILED
- PROC RET/S-TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- HEARING
- COPIES SENT TO: EACH PARTY CERTIFIED REG MAIL
- ORDER FILED - REGARDING CONTEMPT AND MODIFICATION WITH PARENTING PLAN
- MOTION/PETITION FAXED TO JUDGE LAUDERBACK
- MOTION/PETITION FOR EMERGENCY CUSTODY FILED BY TIMOTHY
- HEATHER RECEIVED COPY OF MOTION/PETITION OF ER CUSTODY IN-PERSON.
- JUDGE CALLED AND SET IT FOR 5-8-17
- SENT HEARING NOTICES TO BOTH PARTIES
- PROC RET/NS-CERT MAIL UNCLAIMED HEATHER VILLANUEVA
- BOTH PARTIES WANT TAKEN OFF DOCKET FOR 5-8-17
- HEARING
- MOTION FAXED TO JUDGE
- MOTION FOR EMERGENCY CUSTODY FILED
- COPIES SENT TO: CERTIFIED COPY TO HEATHER GUINN
- COPIES SENT TO: TIMOTHY MESSMAKER IN OFFICE
- COPY OF MOTION TO VACATE AND HEARING NOTICE MAILED TO HEATHER VIA CERT MAIL
- COPY OF MOTION TO VACATE JUDGMENT AND HEARING NOTICE MAILED TO TIMOTHY VIA CERT. MAIL
- EMERGENCY MOTION TO MODIFY TEMPORARY CUSTODY FILED
- MOTION TO VACATE FAXED TO JUDGE'S OFFICE
- MOTION TO VACATE JUDGMENT FILED
- ORDER FILED - TEMP CUSTODY ORDER
- HEARING ON EMERGENCY CUSTODY
- COPY OF EMERGENCY MOTION FILED BY TIMOTHY SENT TO HEATHER VIA CERT MAIL
- EMERGENCY MOTION FAXED TO JUDGE LAUDERBACK OFFICE
- PROCESS ISSUED/SUMMONS-MOTIONS AND HEARING NOTICE TO HEATHER/CCSD
- NOTICE OF CONTEMPT FILED
- PROCESS ISSUED/SUMMONS-NOTICE OF CONTEMPT/TIM MESSAMKER/CCSD TO SERVE
- ORDER FILED-RESET
- COPY OF ORDER MAILED TO TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- PROC RET/NS-HEATHER QUINN
- PROC RET/S CCSD/TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- MOTION FILED FOR CONTEMPT BY HEATHER GUINN
- PROCESS ISSUED CCSD/TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- PROC RET/NOT SERVED-HEATHER GUINN
- PROC RET/NOT SERVED-HEATHER GUINN
- PROC RET/NOTSERVED-TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- MOTION-PROPOSED TEMPORARY CUSTODY SCHEDULE FILED VIA FAX
- PROC RET/NS-TIM MESSMAKER
- PROPOSED TEMP CUSTODY FAXED TO JUDGE'S OFFICE
- COPIES SENT TO: MAILED TO EACH PARTY
- ORDER FILED - REGARDING VISITATION
- NOTICE FILED OF CONTEMPT
- PROCESS ISSUED FOR CONTEMPT SENT CERT MAIL/TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- MOTION FAXED TO JUDGE LAUDERBACK'S OFFICE
- MOTION FILED BY TIMOTHY MESSMAKER VIA FAX
- JUDGE SAID TO MOVE HEARING TO FEB 14, 2018 FOR HEARING
- NOTICE FILED TO CHANGE COURTDATE/REG MAIL
- HEARING ON CONTEMPT
- NOTICE FAXED TO JUDGE'S OFFICE
- NOTICE FILED OF INTENT TO RELOCATE AND MOTION FOR MODIFICATION OF CUSTODY BY TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO RELOCATE AND MOTION FOR MODIFICATION OF CUSTODY FILED
- NOTICE FILED OF CONTEMPT FILED BY TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- MOTION TO SET HEARING
- PROCESS ISSUED CERT MAIL/HEATHER GUINN
- CERT MAIL RECEIPT
- PROC RET/S CERT MAIL/HEATHER GUINN
- COPIES SENT TO: EACH PARTY AND CSE
- ORDER FILED - REGARDING 2-14-18 HEARING
- HEARING
- CONTEMPT FILED BY HEATHER GUINN
- EMAILED TO JUDGE LAUDERBACK
- EMERGENCY PETITION FILED BY FATHER - TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- JUDGE SAID TO PUT BOTH MOTIONS ON MARCH 26, 2018
- NOTICE FILED FOR BOTH MOTIONS SENT TO BOTH PARTIES FOR 3-26-18
- BOTH PARTIES HAVE CALLED OFFICE AND BEEN ADVISED OF MARCH 26 COURTDATE JUDGE ADVISED TO PUT ALL MOTIONS ON THIS DATE
- LETTER AND MOTION FILED BY FATHER TIM MESSMAKER
- JUDGE RESET HEARING FOR APRIL 30, 2018 FINAL DATE FOR MOTIONS
- MOTION FILED FOR CONTINUANCE BY FATHER FAXED TO JUDGE
- NOTIFIED EACH PARTY OF HEARING CHANGE
- MOTIONS
- PARENTING PLAN/PROPOSED BY PLAINTIFF
- HEARING
- COPIES SENT TO: EACH PARTY REG MAIL
- ORDER FILED - REGARDING 4-30-18 COURTDATE
- EMAILED TO BOTH PARTIES TODAY
- ORDER FILED - REGARDING CURRENT PARENTING PLAN
- ORDER FILED - STOPPING VISITATION TILL JUDGE EVALUATES THE TRAVEL
- EMAILED AND MAILED CERT COPY TO EACH PARTY TODAY
- EMAILED AND MAILED NEW NOTICES TO EACH PARTY
- INCOME WITHHOLDING FOR SUPPORT
- NOTICE FILED OF HEARING FOR 7-16-18
- ORDER FILED - SETTING TRAVEL AND VISITS STRAIGHT
- COPIES SENT TO: EACH PARTY REG MAIL
- ORDER FILED - REGARDING ORDER DATED MAY 11
- FAXED MOTION TO JUDGES OFFICE
- MOTION FILED FOR CHANGE OF VENUE
- MOTION FILED FOR CONTINUANCE
- NOTICE FILED OF APPEARANCE
- RESONSE FOR MOTION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE
- RESPONSE TO MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE
- ORDER FILED - CHANGE OF VENUE DENIED
- MOTION FILED FOR CONTEMPT
- MOTION FILED FOR MODIFICATION OF PARENTING TIME
- PARENTING PLAN - PROPOSED BY MOTHER
- MOTION FILED FOR CONTEMPT BY TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- PROCESS ISSUED CERT MAIL/HEATHER BEAM
- PROC RET/S/CERT MAIL/HEATHER BEAM
- MOTION FILED FOR CONTEMPT BY HEATHER MESSMAKER
- PETITION FOR MODIFICATION OF PARENTING TIME
- SUMMONS ISSUED AND SENT WITH ATTY BUCK FOR SERVICE ON TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- ANSWER FILED AND RESPONSE BY TIM MESSMAKER
- MOTION FILED BY TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- COPIES SENT TO: CCSD
- ORDER FILED - MITTIMUS FOR 24 HRS
- HEARING ON LAST ORDER FILED
- EMAIL FROM TIMOTHY MESSMAKER AND RESPONSE FROM HEATHER BEAM
- SENT EMAIL TO JUDGE
- ORDER FILED - REGARDING SEPT 18 COURTDATE
- REMITTANCE INFORMATION
- COURT COSTS FOR EACH PARTY
- SENT TIM MESSMAKER COPIES OF REQUEST REGULAR MAIL
- FORWARDED EMAIL FROM TIM MESSMAKER TO JUDGE LAUDERBACK
- HEATHERS RECPT
- CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS
- JARVIS NOTICE FROM ATTY MISTY BUCK
- CHANGE OF ADDRESS/ TIM MESSMAKER/ SEE SCANNED IN EMAIL
- LETTER FILED
- LETTER FILED
- LETTER FILED
- CERTIFIED COPIES OF PP GIVEN TO HEATHER
- PETITION TO MODIFY PP FILED
- CIVIL SUMMONS ISSUED
- PETITION FOR CIVIL CONTEMPT FILED
- CIVIL SUMMONS RET/SERVED
- NOTICE FILED
- ANSWER FILED
- CIVIL SUMMONS ISSUED
- PROPOSED PARENTING PLAN- FATHER
- CIVIL SUMMONS RET/SERVED
- NOTICE OF HEARING FILED
- MOTION FILED
- ORDER FILED
- MOTION FOR CONTEMPT FILED
- MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE FILED
- NOTICE FILED- NEW COURT DATE
- CIVIL SUMMONS ISSUED- SERVICE TO WASHINGTON CNTY
- PETITION FOR CIVIL CONTEMPT FILED
- PROC RET/NS
- CIVIL SUMMONS ISSUED
- PETITION FOR CIVIL CONTEMPT FILED
- MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE FILED
- EXHIBITS FILED
- MOTION TO DISMISS AND MOTION TO COMPEL FILED
- NOTICE OF HEARING FILED
- NEW NUMBER FOR MR MESSMAKER UNDER "WORK"
- PROC RET/NS
- ORDER FILED
- CIVIL SUMMONS ISSUED
- PETITION FOR CIVIL CONTEMPT FILED
- NOTICE OF RESET FILED
- CIVIL SUMMONS RET/SERVED
- NOTICE FILED
- ORDER FILED- RESET
- ORDER FILED- from 11-9 hearing
- ORDER FILED- SHOW CAUSE
- EMERGENCY EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTAINING ORDER FILED
- MOTION FOR EMERGENCY EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER FILED
- LETTER FROM TIM MESSMAKER
- MOTIONS FILED
- INFORMATION FILED
- MOTION OF CONTEMPT WITHDREW BY MR MESSMAKER
- MOTION TO COMPEL & DISMISS MEDIATION WITHDREW BY MR MESSMAKER
- MOTION TO DISMISS GAL OVER RULED
- NOTICE OF RESET FOR PL & DEF
- BENCH ORDER FILED
- ORDER FILED
- MOTION TO ALTER OR AMEND ORDER FILED
- NOTICE FILED
- MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE FILED
- ORDER FILED
- ORDER OF REFERRAL TO FIRST JUDICIAL DIST COURT CLINIC FILED
- ATTACHMENT ISSUED
- BENCH ORDER FILED
- NOTICE FILED
- CASH BOND
- ATTACHMENT RET/S
- ORDER FILED
- COURT CLINIC
- MOTION TO PREEMPT MEDIATION FOR CAUSE FILED
- PROPOSED PARENTING PLAN- TIMOTHY MESSMAKER
- MOTION & AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM FEES FILED
- MOTION TO ALTER OR AMEND ORDER FILED
- NOTICE FILED
- ORDER FILED
- MOTION FILED
- CRIMINAL CONTEMPT CHARGE & NOTICE
- ORDER APPOINTING & REQUESTING DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO PROSECUTE CRIMINAL CONTEMPT CHARGES FILED
- AMENDED NOTICE FILED
- ORDER APPOINTING GUIARDIAN AD LITEM & ALLOWING DISCOVERY FILED
- ORDER FILED
- ORDER FILED
- SUBPOENA ISSUED-ALBERTA DUNN, TRI CITIES DIAGNOSTICS
- SUBPOENA RETURNED SERVED-ALBERTA DUNN
- ATTACHMENT ISSUED
- INFORMATION FILED
- MITTIMUS
- ORDER FILED
- NOTICE TO PLAINTIFF & DEFENDANT FILED
- INFORMATION FILED-CORNERSTONE OF RECOVERY
- ORDER FILED
- NOTICE OF RESET COURT DATE TO BOTH PARTIES
- SUBPOENA ISSUED-ALBERTA DUNN, TRI CITIES DIAGNOSTICS
- SUBPOENA ISSUED-DUSTIN JONES
- EMAIL FROM TIM
- ORDER AND NOTICE OF HEARING ON CRIMINAL CONTEMPT CHARGE FILED
- ORDER FILED
- ORDER FILED
- CAPIAS/BENCH WARRANT
- ATTACHMENT ISSUED
- ORDER FILED
- SUBPOENA RETURNED SERVED/ ALBERTA DUNN, TRI CITIES DIAGNOSTICS
- ATTACHMENT RET/S
- CAPIAS RETURNED SERVED
- NOTICE FILED
- ORDER FILED
- RELEASE ORDER FILED
- ATTACHMENT ISSUED
- ORDER FILED
- ATTACHMENT RET/S
- NOTICE FILED
- ORDER & MITIMUS FILED
- ORDER FILED
- AFFIDAVIT OF INDIGENCY FILED
- CIVIL SUMMONS ISSUED
- MOTION FOR VISITATION FILED
- CIVIL SUMMONS RET/SERVED
- NOTICE OF COURT DATE
- ORDER FILED
- ORDER FILED
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