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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF KANSAS

PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the )

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v.

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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF

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SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS, and )

RICHARD C. KLINE, individually and )

in his official capacity as Director of the )

Shawnee County Department of

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Corrections,

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)

Defendants.

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Case No. 11-cv-2497 WEB/KGG

COMPLAINT

COMES NOW Plaintiff, through its undersi gned counsel, and for its Com plaint against

Defendant Richard C. Kline, indi vidually and in his of ficial capacity as Director of the Shawnee

County, Kansas, Department of Corrections and against Defendant Shawnee County, Kansas, alleges as

follows:

I. INTRODUCTION

1. Plaintiff, Prison Legal News, a project of th e Human Rights Defense Center, brings this

action to enjoin Defendants’ censorship of its monthly publication and correspondence m ailed to

prisoners who are held in custody by the Shawnee Count y Jail, in violation of the First and Fourteenth

Amendments. Defendants have adopted and implem ented policies that uncons titutionally restrict

correspondence to prisoners, which policies on their f ace prohibit prisoners from receiving any sort of

book, magazine or other publication, such as those published by Plain tiff. Defendants’ policies and

practices do not af ford the se nder of the censored m ail due pro cess notice and an opportunity to

challenge the censorship as required by the Constitu tion, nor is the challeng ed policy in any way

related to a legitimate penological purpose.

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II. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 2. This action arises under the Constitution of the United States and the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The jurisdiction of this court is invoked pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343(a), and pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 3. Venue is proper in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1391 as the events giving rise to this Complaint occurred in this judicial district and because Defendants reside in this district.
III. PARTIES 4. Plaintiff Prison Legal News (PLN) is a proj ect of the Hum an Rights Defense Center , a Washington nonprofit corporation with offices in Brattleboro, Vermont. PLN publishes and distributes a monthly journal of corrections ne ws and analysis as well as books about the criminal justice system and legal issues af fecting prisoners. Such public ations are of fered to prisoners, lawyers, courts, libraries, and the public throughout the country. 5. Defendant Shawnee County is a political subdivision of the State of Kansas that may be sued through and in the name of its Board of County Commissioners (hereafter “defendant Board”). Service of process may be made upon the Shawnee County Clerk, Cynthia Beck, 200 SE 7th Street, Room 107, Topeka, Kansas 66603, or the Shawnee County Treasurer, Larry Wilson, Shawnee County Courthouse, 200 SE 7th Street, Room 101, Topeka, Kansas 66603. 6. Defendant Richard C. Kline is the Director of the Shawnee County, Kansas Department of Corrections and is being sued in his individual and official capacities. Defendant Kline is employed by and is an agent of Shawnee County . He is re sponsible for the operations of the Shawnee County Adult Detention Center (here after “Jail”), including the hiring and training of the Jail’ s staff members who interpret and implement the Jail’s mail policy for prisoners. Upon information and belief, Director Kline is the final policymaker for the Jail policy governing mail for prisoners. 7. Each of the acts and omissions of persons alleged herein was within the scope of his or
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her official duties as employees of Shawnee Count y. Such acts and om issions by defendants were undertaken under color of state law.
IV. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS 8. PLN publishes and distributes Prison Legal News, a 56 page monthly journal containing corrections news, analysis about p risoners’ rights, court rulings, m anagement of prison facilities , excessive force, mail censorship, jail litigation, re ligious freedom, prison rape, the death penalty and other matters pertaining to prison conditions and the righ ts of inca rcerated individuals. PLN also publishes and distributes books about the criminal justice system and legal issues affecting prisoners. It has approximately 7,000 subscribers worldwide, in cluding a num ber of subscribers at the Shawnee County Jail. PLN has been published continuously since 1990. 9. PLN engages in core protected political sp eech and expressive conduct on m atters of public concern and is not objectiona ble on security or other grounds. As an example, the most recent issue of Prison Legal News , from August 2011, contains an in terview with ex-c onvict and popular Hollywood actor Danny Trejo, in which Mr. Trejo advises current inmates to pursue education to better their lives. That issue also contains an article entitled “Habeas Hints: Expert Testimony in Ha beas Cases,” which provides useful inform ation to in mates perhaps wrongfully incarcerated who seek habeas relief, and includes a news article on th e Virginia Department of Corrections’ recent settlement to improve communications with deaf prisoners. 10. PLN also sells and distributes self-help, non-fiction and reference books to prisoners and others. A brochure sent to inmates at the Shawnee County Jail, and censored by Defendants, advertises for sale such books as Finding the Right Lawyer , 10 Insider Secr ets to a Winning Job Sear ch, and Hepatitis and Liver Disease: What You Need to Know . No legitim ate purpose, penological or otherwise, bars inmates from receiving either the brochure or any such books from Plaintiff. 11. Since at least Novem ber 2010, Plaintif f has se nt copies of the m onthly publication
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Prison Legal News, subscription renewal letters, infor mational brochures and soft-cover books such as

Protecting Your Health and Safety to a number of individuals confined in the Shawnee County Jail.

12. Defendants have adopted and promulgated a po licy that provides in relevant part that

“No packages, newspapers, magazines, books ... [are] to be mailed to the facility.”

13. In late 2010 and throughout 201 1, PLN sent its publications to prisoners held at the

Shawnee County Jail, but, in connection with its

established policy, Defendants rejected each

publication by using stamp to m ark them “Return to Sender” and causing them to be returned to PLN.

In some cases, the “Return to Send er” stamp indicated falsely that th e inmate recipient was no longer

present at the jail.

14. Publications sent by PLN to inm ates at the S hawnee County Jail included not only

PLN’s monthly magazine but also literature such as Protecting Your Health and Safety by Robert

Toome, published by the Southern Poverty Law Center , whose advertised desc ription states that it

“explains some basic rights that prisoners have in a jail or prison in the U.S. It deals mainly with rights

related to h ealth and s afety, such as communicable diseases and abuse by pris on officials; it also

explains how you can enforce your right to health a nd safety within the facility , and, if necessary, in

court through litigation.” Upon infor mation and belief, ther e was no legitim ate purpose – penological

or otherwise – in refusing inmates access to this book.

15. Several inmates filed form al complaints with Shawnee County Jail of ficials to protest

the censorship of their incom ing mail. For exampl e, on June 23, 201 1, Steven Macomber wrote two

complaints, one to “Capt. King” and one to the ja il mail room. He wrote in relevant part to Capt. King

that, “I received confirmation yesterday that Prison Legal News has sent me reading materials and their

monthly publication since March. I’ve never received any of these items weren’t delivered. I believe I

have a right to receive these ite ms.” Capt. King’ s response was, “These item s don’t come to the

module. You will get th em when you leave our facility.” Less helpfully, the mail room responded to

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Mr. Macomber’s complaint by sta ting simply, “Religious material is received from chaplain. Thank You. Mailroom.”
16. Similarly, Justin D. Elnicki, a subsc riber to Prison Legal News, filed a complaint with “Maj. Cole” of the Shawnee County Jail staf f on December 15, 2010, stating, “I received a boo k and a magazine from Prison Legal News, these items were placed in my property. I would lik e to read them to be inform ed about the inform ation therein. C ould I please have them as I believe I have a 1st Amendment right to read them. Thank you.” The jail’s response read, in pertinent part, “Books cannot be received here. Thank you.”
17. During 2010 and 2011, Plaintiff sent its magazines, books, and other materials to at least forty-five (45) different inmates at the Shawnee County Jail; these materials were uniformly censored and defendants refused to deliver them to the inm ate addressees d espite the lack of any legitim ate security concern which might justify such censorship.
18. In Prison Legal News, Inc. v. Werholtz, 02-4054-MLB, 2007 WL 2875113 (D. Kan. Oct. 1, 2007), on remand from Jacklovich v Simmons, 392 F.3d 420 (10th Cir. 2004), this Court ordered that Kansas prisons provide publishers with notif ication of censorship of their publications and an opportunity to appeal the censorship. Defendants in this case should have been on notice of such order but have similarly failed to provide constitutionally adequate due process to Plaintiff.
19. Upon information and belief, Defendants’ actions as described above, were done willfully, wantonly, and/or maliciously.
20. Due to the Defendants’ actions as described herein, the Plai ntiff has suffered damages, including violation of the Plaintif f’s constitutional rights, impediment of Plaintiff’s ability to disseminate its political m essage, frustration of Plaintiff’s organizational mission, diversion of resources, loss of potential subscribers and custom ers, an inability to recruit new subscribers and supporters, loss of reputation, cos ts of printing, hand ling and mailing costs, costs o f staff time, and
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other damages to be proven at trial. 21. Due to the defendants’ actions, P laintiff has suffered and will co ntinue to s uffer
irreparable harm for which there is no adequate remedy at law. 22. Accommodation of the free speech and express ion and due process righ ts of Plaintif f
with respect to materials protected by the Constitution and provided to Shawnee County inm ates will not have any significant impact on the jail.
V. STATEMENT OF CLAIMS COUNT I – VIOLATION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT 23. Plaintiff realleges and reincorporates para graphs 1 through 22 as though fully set forth herein. 24. Defendants’ policy and practice of banning Plaintiff’s magazines and publications violates the free speech and e xpression rights of Plaintif f secured by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United S tates Constitution, as well as Plaintiff’s rights of freedom of association and the right to be free of government censorship, as protected by the United States Constitution. 25. Defendants’ policy deprives Plaintiff of freedom of the press as secured by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. 26. Plaintiff has a constitutionally protected liberty interest in communicating with incarcerated individuals, a right clearly established under existing case law. 27. The acts described above violated Plaintif f’s rights under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and have caused dam age to Plaintiff, and, if not enjo ined, will continue to cause damage to Plaintiff. COUNT II – VIOLATION OF THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT 28. Plaintiff realleges and reincor porates paragraphs 1 through 22 the preceding allegations as though fully set forth herein.
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29. Defendants’ policy and practice of banning “P rison Legal News” and books and written materials distributed by Plaintiffs fails to p rovide Plaintiffs with in dividualized notice that its publications are being banned or an opportunity to be heard.
30. Plaintiffs have the right under the D ue Process Clause of the Four teenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to receive notice and the opportunity to object when defendants prevent plaintiff’s publications from reaching their subscribers.
31. The acts described above violated Plaintif f’s rights under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and have caused damages to Plaintiff and will continue to cause damage to Plaintiff.
VI. PRAYER FOR RELIEF 32. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests relief as follows: a. A declaration that Defendant’s policies, practices, and customs violate the Constitution. b. Nominal damages for each violation by the Defendants against the Plainiff’s rights. c. A preliminary and perm anent injunction preventing Defendants fr om continuing to violate the Constitution, and providing other equitable relief. d. Compensatory damages in an amount to be proved at trial. e. Punitive damages against the individual defendants in their individual capacities. f. Costs, including reasonable attorney’ s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, and under other applicable law. g. Prejudgment and post-judgment interest. h. Such other and further relief as the Court deems just and equitable.
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JURY DEMAND

Plaintiff demands trial by jury on all matters so triable in this cause.

PLACE OF TRIAL

Pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 40.2, plaintiff designates Kansas City as the place for trial.

Respectf

ully submitted,

/s/ Stephen Douglas Bonney Stephen Douglas Bonney, Ks. Bar #12322 ACLU Foundation of Kansas & Western Missouri 3601 Main Street Kansas City, MO 64111 Tel. (816) 994-3311 Fax: (816) 756-0136 E-mail: dbonney@aclukswmo.org

/s/Fred Slough Fred Slough, KSD # 70586 Slough Connealy Irwin & Madden 1627 Main St., Suite 900 Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 531-2224 (816) 531-2147 (fax)

/s/James D. Jenkins James D. Jenkins, KSD # 78125 7608 Pennsylvania Avenue Kansas City, Missouri 64114 Tel. (816) 416-9876 Fax: (816) 474-1578 jjenkins@valancourtbooks.com

Lance Hum PO W (802)

/s/Lance Weber Weber, Ks. Bar #18610
an Rights Defense Center Box 2420 est Brattleboro, VT 05303
257-1342 lweber@humanrightsdefensecenter.org

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS

PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the

Human Rights Defense Center,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF SHAWNEE

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COUNTY, et al.,

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Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION No. 11-02497-KHV

ORDER Counsel for th e parties listed above have confirm ed that they have settled and compromised the claims in this lawsuit at their ADR session held on January 31, 2012. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the clerk administratively terminate this action without prejudice to the rights of the parties toreopen the proceedings for good cause shown, for the entry of any stipulation or order, or for any other purpose required to obtain a final determination of the litigation. On or before March 16, 2012, the parties shall file a stipulation of dismissal signed by the parties above who have appeared in the action, under Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. If no such stipulation is received w ithin the specifie d time and the parties have not reopened for the purpose of obtaining a final determination, this order shall constitute, for purposes of Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court's entry of final judgment of dismissal with prejudice under Rule 41(a)(2).

s/ Kathryn H. Vratil Kathryn H. Vratil United States District Judge

 
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF KANSAS

PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the )

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, )

)

Plaintiff,

)

)

v.

)

)

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF

)

SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS, and )

RICHARD C. KLINE, individually and )

in his official capacity as Director of the )

Shawnee County Department of

)

Corrections,

)

)

Defendants.

)

___________________________________ )

Case No. 11-CV-2497 KHV/KGG

JOINT STIPULATION FOR ENTRY OF STIPULATED JUDGMENT AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

Plaintiff, Prison Legal News, and Defendants, Board of Commissioners of Shawnee

County, Kansas and Richard C. Kline, individually and in his official capacity as Director of the

Shawnee County Department of Corrections, hereby stipulate to entry of the Stipulated Judgment

and Settlement Agreement which has been fully executed by the parties and is attached hereto

and incorporated herein by reference.

Respectfully submitted,
s/Ron D. Martinek Ron D. Martinek, KS #12885 PARKER & HAY, LLP 400 S. Kansas Avenue, Suite 200 Topeka, KS 66603 Phone: 785-228-5736 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS

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s/Stephen Douglas Bonney Stephen Douglas Bonney, KS #12322 ACLU Foundation of Kansas and Western Missouri 3601 Main Street Kansas City, MO 64111 Tel. (816) 994-3311 Fax: (816) 756-0136 Email: dbonney@aclukswmo.org
s/Fred Slough Fred Slough, KSD #70586 Slough Connealy Irwin & Madden 1627 Main Street, Suite 900 Kansas City, MO 64108 Tel. (816) 531-2224 Fax: (816) 531-2147 fslough@scimlaw.com
s/James D. Jenkins James D. Jenkins, KSD #78125 7608 Pennsylvania Avenue Kansas City, MO 64114 Tel. (816) 416-9876 Fax: (816) 474-1578 jjenkins@valancourtbooks.com
s/Lance Weber Lance Weber, KS #18610 Human Rights Defense Center PO Box 2420 West Brattleboro, VT 05303 (802) 257-1342 lweber@humanrightsdefensecenter.org ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF KANSAS

PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the )

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, )

)

Plaintiff,

)

)

v.

)

)

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF

)

SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS, and )

RICHARD C. KLINE, individually and )

in his official capacity as Director of the )

Shawnee County Department of

)

Corrections,

)

)

Defendants.

)

___________________________________ )

Case No. 11-CV-2497 KHV/KGG

ORDER REGARDING ENTRY OF STIPULATED JUDGMENT AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Sti pulation for Entry of Stipulated Judgm ent and

Settlement Agreement. As represented by the pa rties in the Stipulated Judgment and Settlement

Agreement, the parties agree to dismiss this case consistent with the terms therein.

Pursuant to Federal Rule 41, the parties’ Stipulated Judgment and Settlement Agreement

is attached hereto and incorporated by reference into this Court’s Order of Dismissal.

For the aforementioned reasons, the Court hereby enjoins the conduct as described in the

Stipulated Judgment and Settlem ent Agreement. All remaining claims by the parties in this

action are dism issed with prejudice; and this Court retains jurisdiction only to enf orce the

settlement that is set forth in the Stipulated Judgment and Settlement Agreement.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

___s/ Kathryn H. Vratil________________ Kathryn H. Vratil, Chief Judge, United States District Court

 
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U.S. District Court DISTRICT OF KANSAS (Kansas City) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:11−cv−02497−KHV−KGG

CLOSED

Prison Legal News v. Shawnee County, Kansas, Board of Commissioners et al Assigned to: Chief Judge Kathryn H. Vratil Referred to: Magistrate Judge Kenneth G. Gale Cause: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act
Plaintiff

Date Filed: 08/31/2011 Date Terminated: 02/17/2012 Jury Demand: Both Nature of Suit: 440 Civil Rights: Other Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Prison Legal News a project of the Human Rights Defense Center

represented by Fred L. Slough Slough, Connealy, Irwin &Madden LLC 1627 Main Ste 900 Kansas City, MO 64108 816−531−2224 Fax: 816−531−2147 Email: fslough@scimlaw.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

James D. Jenkins James D. Jenkins, Attorney at Law 7608 Pennsylvania Ave. Kansas City, MO 64114 816−416−9876 Fax: Email: jjenkins@valancourtbooks.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Lance T. Weber Human Rights Defense Center PO Box 2420

West Brattleboro, VT 05303 802−257−1342 Fax: 866−228−1681 Email: lweber@humanrightsdefensecenter.org ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Stephen D. Bonney ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri 3601 Main Street Kansas City, MO 64111 816−756−3113 Email: dbonney@aclukswmo.org ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

V.
Defendant
Shawnee County, Kansas, Board of Commissioners

represented by Ron D. Martinek Parker &Hay, LLP 400 S. Kansas Ave., Suite #200 Topeka, KS 66603−5736 785−228−5736 Fax: 785−228−5741 Email: rmartinek@parkerhaylaw.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

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Jonathan C. Brzon Shawnee County Counselor's Office 200 S.E. 7th St., Room 100

Defendant
Richard C. Kline individually and in his official capacity as Director of the Shawnee County Department of Corrections

Topeka, KS 66603−3932 785−233−8200 ext 4042 Fax: 785−291−4902 Email: jonathan.brzon@snco.us ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Richard V. Eckert Shawnee County Counselor's Office 200 S.E. 7th St. Topeka, KS 66603−3932 785−233−8200 ext 4042 Fax: 785−291−4902 Email: rich.eckert@snco.us ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
represented by Ron D. Martinek (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Jonathan C. Brzon (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Richard V. Eckert (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Date Filed 08/31/2011 08/31/2011 08/31/2011 08/31/2011 08/31/2011
09/06/2011
09/06/2011
09/19/2011

# Docket Text
1 COMPLAINT (No Summons Issued) with trial location of Kansas City, filed by Prison Legal News.(ta) (Entered: 08/31/2011)
2 CIVIL COVER SHEET re 1 Complaint by Plaintiff Prison Legal News. (ta) (Entered: 08/31/2011)
FILING FEE PAID: in the amount of $350.00, receipt number K4631029446. (ta) (Entered: 08/31/2011)
3 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Prison Legal News identifying None as corporate parent. (Slough, Fred) (Entered: 08/31/2011)
SUMMONS ISSUED as to Richard C. Kline, Shawnee County, Kansas, Board of Commissioners. Summons emailed to Attorney for service. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (ta) (Entered: 08/31/2011)
4 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED −− Personal by Prison Legal News upon Shawnee County, Kansas, Board of Commissioners served on 9/2/2011, answer due 9/23/2011. (Bonney, Stephen) (Entered: 09/06/2011)
5 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED −− Personal by Prison Legal News upon Richard C. Kline served on 9/2/2011, answer due 9/23/2011. (Bonney, Stephen) (Entered: 09/06/2011)
6 CLERKS ORDER EXTENDING TIME until 10/07/2011 for Defendants Shawnee County, Kansas, Board of Commissioners, Richard C. Kline to answer or otherwise plead. Signed by deputy clerk on 9/19/2011. (ta) (Entered: 09/19/2011)

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10/07/2011 10/12/2011
11/22/2011 11/22/2011
12/09/2011 12/09/2011 12/22/2011 02/01/2012
02/02/2012 02/17/2012 02/23/2012 03/05/2012

7 ANSWER to 1 Complaint by Richard C. Kline, Shawnee County, Kansas, Board of Commissioners.(Martinek, Ron) (Entered: 10/07/2011)
8 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE: Scheduling Conference set for 11/22/2011 at 10:00 AM by telephone before Magistrate Judge Kenneth G. Gale. Report of Parties Planning Meeting deadline 11/17/2011. See attached Order for additional details including conference call instructions. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kenneth G. Gale on 10/12/2011. (aw) (Entered: 10/12/2011)
MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Kenneth G. Gale: SCHEDULING CONFERENCE held on 11/22/2011. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (aw) (Entered: 11/22/2011)
9 SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery deadline 3/30/2012. Dispositive motion deadline 4/30/2012. Mediation deadline 2/22/2012. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 4/12/2012. Final Pretrial Conference set for 4/19/2012 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 406 (KGG) before Magistrate Judge Kenneth G. Gale. See attached Order for additional deadlines. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kenneth G. Gale on 11/22/2011. (aw) (Entered: 11/22/2011)
10 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Initial Disclosures by Prison Legal News. (Bonney, Stephen) (Entered: 12/09/2011)
11 NOTICE OF SERVICE by Richard C. Kline, Shawnee County, Kansas, Board of Commissioners of Initial Disclosures (Martinek, Ron) (Entered: 12/09/2011)
12 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of First Interrogatories, First Request for Admissions and First Request for Production of Documents by Prison Legal News. (Slough, Fred) (Entered: 12/22/2011)
13 MINUTE ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Chief Judge Kathryn H. Vratil for all further proceedings. District Judge Wesley E. Brown no longer assigned to case. Signed by deputy clerk on 2/1/2012. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.)(lak) (Entered: 02/01/2012)
14 ADR REPORT by Richard C. Kline, Shawnee County, Kansas, Board of Commissioners. ADR session held on: January 31, 2012 and conducted by Jerry Palmer. Results of ADR: Case settled at ADR. Status of litigation at time of ADR: Pre−Discovery(Martinek, Ron) (Entered: 02/02/2012)
15 ORDER ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING CASE: Parties shall file stipulation of dismissal by March 16, 2012. Signed by Chief Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on 2/17/2012. (mem) (Entered: 02/17/2012)
16 STIPULATION for Entry of Stipulated Judgment and Settlement Agreement by Richard C. Kline, Shawnee County, Kansas, Board of Commissioners. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Stipulated Judgment and Settlement Agreement)(Martinek, Ron) (Entered: 02/23/2012)
17 ORDER REGARDING ENTRY OF STIPULATED JUDGMENT AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT re 16 Stipulation. Signed by Chief Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on 3/5/2012. (kao) (Entered: 03/05/2012)