Date: 06-28-2019

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Case Number: 3:17-cv-00052-LLP-ARS

Judge: Lawrence L. Piersol

Court: United States District Court for the District of North Dakota (Grand Forks)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Bonnie M. Smith and Adrianna Shannon

Defendant's Attorney: Daniel L. Gaustad and Joseph E. Quinn

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06/03/2019 139 ORDER Setting Status Conference by Judge Lawrence L. Piersol. (td) (Entered: 06/03/2019)
06/03/2019 Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 6/3/2019 at 04:30 PM in by telephone before Judge Lawrence L. Piersol. See Order at 139 for call information. (td) (Entered: 06/03/2019)
06/03/2019 140 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Lawrence L. Piersol: Status Conference held on 6/3/2019. (Court Reporter FTR #1) (td) (Entered: 06/04/2019)
06/03/2019 141 SUPPLEMENT (Conventional Filing - CD of video recording) to document: 137 MOTION and Brief for Ruling on Trial Deposition Objections by Devils Lake Public Schools, Lake Region Special Education (Exhibit 2). (Attachments: # 1 Cover letters, # 2 Mailing Envelope)(lh) (Entered: 06/04/2019)
06/05/2019 142 ORDER by Judge Lawrence L. Piersol.(td) (Entered: 06/05/2019)
06/07/2019 143 ORDER by Judge Lawrence L. Piersol granting in part and denying in part 137 Motion re: Deposition Objections (Attachments: # 1 Court's Rulings) (as) (Entered: 06/07/2019)
06/11/2019 144 (Text Only) ORDER REASSIGNING CASE to Judge Lawrence L. Piersol for all further proceedings. Judge William G. Young no longer assigned to the case by Chief Judge Daniel L. Hovland.(as) (Entered: 06/11/2019)
06/11/2019 145 TRIAL BRIEF by Devils Lake Public Schools, Lake Region Special Education. (Gaustad, Daniel) (Entered: 06/11/2019)
06/11/2019 146 Proposed Jury Instructions and Verdict Form by Devils Lake Public Schools, Lake Region Special Education. (Attachments: # 1 Defendant's Proposed Special Verdict Form)(Gaustad, Daniel) (Entered: 06/11/2019)
06/11/2019 147 TRIAL BRIEF by Katherine Gray. (Smith, Bonnie) (Entered: 06/11/2019)
06/11/2019 148 Proposed Jury Instructions and Verdict Form by Katherine Gray. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Special Verdict Form)(Smith, Bonnie) (Entered: 06/11/2019)
06/13/2019 149 OBJECTION TO Designation of Deposition Testimony by Katherine Gray. (Smith, Bonnie) (Entered: 06/13/2019)
06/13/2019 150 *RESTRICTED - ATTACHMENTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN FILED AS SEPARATE PDF* AFFIDAVIT re 149 Objection to Designation of Deposition Testimony by Katherine Gray. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1-3)(Smith, Bonnie) Modified on 6/17/2019 to restrict access. (js) (Entered: 06/13/2019)
06/13/2019 155 AFFIDAVIT of Adrianna Shannon re 149 Objection to Designation of Deposition Testimony by Katherine Gray. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Deposition Transcript of Amber Cawvey, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Email dated 10/21/16 from Amber Cawvey to Katherine Gray, # 3 Exhibit 3 - Deposition Transcript of Erika Hamre)(js) (Entered: 06/17/2019)
06/14/2019 151 NOTICE of Hearing: Jury Trial reset for 6/18/2019 at 09:30 AM in Fargo Courtroom 1 before Judge Lawrence L. Piersol. Pretrial Conference reset for 6/18/2019 at 08:00 AM in Fargo Courtroom 1 before Judge Lawrence L. Piersol. (Change in location only. Moved from Courtroom 2 to Courtroom 1).(as) (Entered: 06/14/2019)
06/14/2019 152 TRIAL BRIEF Joint Pretrial Statement (2nd Revised Exhibit List) by Devils Lake Public Schools, Lake Region Special Education. (Gaustad, Daniel) (Entered: 06/14/2019)
06/14/2019 153 Exhibit List (2nd Revised Exhibit List) by Devils Lake Public Schools, Lake Region Special Education.. (Gaustad, Daniel) (Entered: 06/14/2019)
06/17/2019 154 BRIEF re 149 Objection to Designation of Deposition Testimony School Defendants' Response to Plaintiff's Objection to Defendants' Proffered Deposition Testimony and Trial Documents by Devils Lake Public Schools, Lake Region Special Education. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Joseph E. Quinn in Support of School Defendants' Response to Plaintiff's Objection to Defendants' Proffered Deposition Testimony and Trial Documents, # 2 Exhibit 1: Email communication between Plaintiff's counsel and Defendants' counsel)(Gaustad, Daniel) (Entered: 06/17/2019)
06/17/2019 DOCKET CORRECTION re: 150 AFFIDAVIT. Attachments to affidavit should have been separated pdfs. Clerks office restricted access to document and re-filed as AFFIDAVIT at 155 and separated attachments. Counsel is also reminded that previously filed documents should be referenced in the pleadings and not re-filed. (js) (Entered: 06/17/2019)
06/18/2019 158 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Lawrence L. Piersol: Jury Trial(Four Days) held on 6/18/2019. (Court Reporter JC) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit List, # 2 Jury Question #1, # 3 Answer Question #1, # 4 Jury Question #2, # 5 Answer Question #2, # 6 Jury Note A, (7) Jury Note B) (td) (Entered: 06/24/2019)
06/19/2019 156 Preliminary Jury Instructions. (js) (Entered: 06/19/2019)
06/20/2019 162 ORAL MOTION for Judgment as a Matter of Law due to lack of sufficiency of evidence as to count II of the Complaint (Retaliation in Violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act) presented at the close of Plaintiff's case by Devils Lake Public Schools, Lake Region Special Education. (td) (Entered: 06/27/2019)
06/20/2019 163 (Text Only) ORDER by Judge Lawrence L. Piersol granting 162 Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law due to lack of sufficiency of evidence as to Court II of the complaint (Retaliation in Violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act) presented at the close of Plaintiff's case. (td) Modified on 6/27/2019 to correct the filing date. NEF Regenerated (td). (Entered: 06/27/2019)
06/21/2019 157 ORDER DIRECTING JURY MEALS by Judge Lawrence L. Piersol.(lc) (Entered: 06/21/2019)

Outcome: 06/21/2019 160 SEALED JURY VERDICT. (td) (Entered: 06/24/2019)
06/21/2019 161 JURY VERDICT (Redacted). (td) (Entered: 06/24/2019)
06/27/2019 164 JUDGMENT in favor of Katherine Gray against Devils Lake Public Schools, Lake Region Special Education by Judge Lawrence L. Piersol.(td) (Entered: 06/27/2019)

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