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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Detroit)

 

CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 01-CV-71454

Ospalski v. Warren City, et al

Filed: 04/13/01

Assigned to: Judge Bernard A. Friedman

Jury demand: Plaintiff

Demand: $0,000

Nature of Suit: 442

Lead Docket: None

Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Dkt# in other court: None

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JAMES OSPALSKI                    Stuart N. Dowty

     plaintiff                   

                                  Pitt, Dowty,

                                  306 S. Washington

                                  Suite 600

                                  Royal Oak, MI 48067

                                  248-398-9800

   v.

WARREN, CITY OF                   Neil H. Goodman

     defendant                   

                                  Clark Hill

                                  255 S. Woodward Avenue Suite 301

                                  Birmingham, MI 48009 248-642-9692

                                  Robert Nyovich

                                  Pollard, Albertson

                                  38505 N. Woodward Avenue Suite 2300

                                  Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

                                  248-258-2850

PETER J. ROMANO                   Neil H. Goodman

     defendant                    (See above)

                                  Robert Nyovich

                                  (See above)

ROBERT SLAVKO                     Neil H. Goodman

     defendant                    (See above)

                                  Robert Nyovich]

                                  (See above)

MARK A. STEENBERGH                Neil H. Goodman

     defendant                    (See above)

                                  Robert Nyovich

                                  (See above)

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DOCKET     PROCEEDINGS

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DATE     #       DOCKET ENTRY

 

4/13/01  1       COMPLAINT with jury demand  - Receipt # 32079  - Date Fee

                 Received: 4/13/01 (LS) [Entry date 04/23/01]

 

6/4/01   8       AFFIRMATIVE defenses by defendants (lg)

 

7/19/02  17      ORDER by Judge Bernard A. Friedman granting motion for

                 partial summary judgment as to defendant Mark A. Steenburgh

                 by Warren City, Peter J. Romano, Robert Slavko, Mark A.

                 Steenbergh [14-1]  [Entry date 07/22/02]

 

1/7/03   --      CIVIL jury trial  begun and continued to 9:00 1/8/03   -

1/8/03   --      CIVIL jury trial  held and continued to 9:00 1/9/03    -

1/9/03   --      CIVIL jury trial  held and continued to 9:00 1/13/03   -

1/13/03  --      CIVIL jury trial  held and continued to 9:00 1/14/03   -

1/14/03  --      CIVIL jury trial  held and continued to 1:00 1/15/03   -

                 Judge Bernard A. Friedman   - Court Reporter: Joan Morgan

1/15/03  19      JURY instructions filed (LS) [Entry date 01/17/03]

 

1/15/03  --      CIVIL jury trial  concluded   - Judge Bernard A. Friedman -

                 Court Reporter: Joan Morgan (cd) [Entry date 01/17/03]

 

1/15/03  --      JURY verdict entered for plaintiff James Ospalski and

                 against defendant Robert Slavko, defendant Peter J. Romano,

                 defendant Warren City - Judge Bernard A. Friedman -

                 Court Reporter: Joan Morgan (cd) [Entry date 01/17/03]

 

2/11/03  22      JUDGMENT entered by Judge Bernard A. Friedman for

                 Plaintiff in a total amount of $853,750.00, with interest

                 [EOD Date: 2/14/03](cm) [Entry date 02/14/03]

 

2/21/03  23      MOTION by Robert Slavko, Peter J. Romano, Warren City for

                 new trial or, in the alternative, for remittitur with

                 brief, attachment A and proof of mailing (lg)

                 [Entry date 02/26/03]

 

2/25/03  24      MOTION by James Ospalski to determine (1) current value of

                 future damages (2) attorney fees and costs and (3) interest

                 of judgment with proof of mailing (lg) [Entry date 02/26/03]

 

4/11/03  28      RESPONSE by Warren City, Peter J. Romano, Robert Slavko

                 to motion to determine (1) current value of future damages

                 (2) attorney fees and costs and (3) interest of judgment by

                 James Ospalski [24-1] with attachments A-B and proof of

                 service (cm) [Entry date 04/15/03]

 

5/7/03   30      SUBSTITUTION for defendant of attorney Neil H. Goodman at

                 Clark Hill in place of attorney Robert Nyovich and Neil

                 Goodman at Pollard, Albertson, Nyovich & Higdon, PC for

                 Warren City, Peter J. Romano, Robert Slavko, and Mark A.

                 Steenbergh; proof of service (jg) [Entry date 05/12/03]

 

6/11/03  --      MOTION hearing held on motion for new trial or, in the

                 alternative, for remittitur by Warren City, Peter J.

                 Romano, Robert Slavko [23-1] - disposition: deny - Judge

                 Bernard A. Friedman  - Court Reporter: Joan Morgan (cd)

                 [Entry date 06/12/03]

 

6/11/03  --      MOTION hearing  held  on motion to determine (1) current

                 value of future damages (2) attorney fees and costs and (3)

                 interest of judgment by James Ospalski [24-1]  - Judge

                 Bernard A. Friedman - Court Reporter: Joan Morgan (cd)

                 [Entry date 06/12/03]

 

7/3/03   40      ORDER by Judge Bernard A. Friedman denying motion to strike

                 revised response reply by James Ospalski [37-1] by

                 defendants [39-1], granting in part and denying in part

                 motion to determine (1) current value of future damages (2)

                 attorney fees and costs and (3) interest of judgment by

                 James Ospalski [24-1], denying motion for new trial or, in

                 the alternative, for remittitur by Warren City, Peter J.

                 Robert Slavko [23-1] with proof of service [EOD Date

                 7/7/03] (kg) [Entry date 07/07/03]

 

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Case Flags: CLOSED

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END OF DOCKET: 2:01cv71454