Walker v. Grant Street Group et al
| Florida Middle District Court | |
| Judge: | William F Jung |
| Referred: | Amanda Arnold Sansone |
| Case #: | 8:25-cv-00133 |
| Nature of Suit | 890 Other Statutes - Other Statutory Actions |
| Cause | 28:1331 Fed. Question |
| Case Filed: | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Case in other court: | Illinois Northern, 1:25-cv-00761 |
| Last checked: Sunday Jan 26, 2025 3:32 AM EST |
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Defendant
Grant Street Group
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Defendant
Walton County Tax Department
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Walton County Florida Circuit Court
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Santa Rosa County Tax Department
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Port St Lucie Tax Department
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Pasco County Def Tax Department
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Lake County Florida Circuit Court
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Lake County Def Tax Department
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Indian River County Tax Department
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Hillsborough County Tax Department
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Hillsborough County Florida Circuit Court
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Florida Department of Revenue
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Flager County Tax Department
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Escambia County Tax Department
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Citrus County Def Tax Department
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Charlotte County Tax Department
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Charlotte County Florida Circuit Court
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Brevard County Tax Department
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Bay County Tax Department
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Bay County Florida Circuit Court
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Plaintiff
Doris V Walker
35236 N Wilson Rd
Ingleside, IL 60041 |
| Docket last updated: 02/04/2025 11:59 PM EST |
| Monday, January 27, 2025 | ||
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order
Order on Motion to Dismiss
Mon 01/27 6:06 PM
ENDORSED ORDER granting motion to dismiss and dismissing fourth amended complaint 4 . The fourth amended complaint is dismissed as not cognizable and violative of the Federal pleading rules. If Plaintiff wishes to assert a fifth amended complaint, it must be on file within 21 days. If it is not on file within 21 days (not just mailed in, but on file) this case will be closed permanently. The Plaintiff must not assert dozens of claims stretching 250+ pages. Plaintiff must go to the Middle District of Florida website and consult very carefully the entries for "litigants without lawyers." Plaintiff must use the "Pro Se 1" form provided on the website as the template for any fifth amended complaint. Plaintiff may not assert a fifth amended complaint longer than 50 pages or in excess of eight defendants. It is important to follow the instructions given on the website and to use the forms there - they are placed there for the benefit of Plaintiffs without counsel. If Plaintiff is suing any Florida counties, only those counties within the Tampa Division of the Middle District may be included in the law suit. If Plaintiff wishes to sue other counties, Plaintiff must file a law suit against the other counties in the Division of the Middle District in which the counties are sited. These counties are listed on the website. Any amended complaint must be short, and it must be plain: No more than eight defendants, no more than 50 pages. Plaintiff should consider that any defendant that is sued must be served with process, and that is a cumbersome effort entailing some expense for Plaintiff to bear. Signed by Judge William F. Jung on 1/27/2025. (Jung, William) |
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notice
Notice of appearance
Fri 01/24 3:43 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Melissa Beth Murphy on behalf of Grant Street Group (Murphy, Melissa) |
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notice
Notice of appearance
Fri 01/24 3:00 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Melissa Beth Murphy on behalf of Grant Street Group (Murphy, Melissa) |
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notice
Notice to Counsel of Local Rule
Fri 01/24 10:01 AM
NOTICE Local Rule 2.01(c), Special Admission - File a Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Co-counsel with filing rights may electronically file the motion on behalf of the lawyer seeking Special Admission or the motion may be filed in paper format; Pay the Special Admission Fee; Submit a Pro Hac Vice E-File Registration through PACER. Visit www.flmd.uscourts.gov/for-lawyers for details (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (CTR) |
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transfer
District Transfer In
Fri 01/24 10:00 AM
Case TRANSFERRED from the District of Illinois Northern. Case assigned to District Judge William F. Jung and Magistrate Judge Amanda Arnold Sansone. New Case Number: 8:25-cv-133-WFJ-AAS. (CTR) |
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transfer
Case transferred in - district transfer
Fri 01/24 9:58 AM
Case transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 1:25-cv-00761. File received electronically |
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TRANSFERRED to the USDC Middle District of Florida the electronic record. (smb, ) [Transferred from ilnd on 1/24/2025.]
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ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Lienhub by Mark Fischer (smb, ) [Transferred from ilnd on 1/24/2025.]
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ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Lienhub by Ronald Lefebvre (smb, ) [Transferred from ilnd on 1/24/2025.]
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ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Lienhub by Ashley Elizabeth LaValley (smb, ) [Transferred from ilnd on 1/24/2025.]
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ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Lienhub by James Daniel Mitchell (smb, ) [Transferred from ilnd on 1/24/2025.]
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PRO SE Appearance by Plaintiff Doris V Walker (smb, ) [Transferred from ilnd on 1/24/2025.]
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MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Fourth Amended Complaint (smb, ) [Transferred from ilnd on 1/24/2025.]
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FOURTH AMENDED COMPLAINT filed by Doris V Walker (smb, ) [Transferred from ilnd on 1/24/2025.]
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ORDER: Defendant Grant Street Group, Inc.'s motion to dismiss or, alternatively, to transfer venue 143 is granted subject to the requirements of this order. Consistent with the forum-selection clause from the governing contract, this Court finds that Plaintiff's claims against Defendant Grant Street Group, Inc. will be transferred to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida under 28 U.S.C. § 1404. The transfer shall be stayed pending resolution of whether the entire case will be transferred or only the claims against Defendant Grant Street Group. Furthermore, by 10/7/2024, Plaintiff and Defendant Bank of America, N.A. each shall file a short submission (no more than 5 pages) setting forth their respective positions as to whether the claims against Defendant Bank of America, N.A. should be severed from the claims against Defendant Grant Street Group, Inc. such that they remain before this Court or whether those claims should be transferred to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida too. Plaintiff's motion to strike Defendant Grant Street Group, Inc.'s motion to dismiss 230 is denied, and Defendant Grant Street Group, Inc.'s motion to strike Plaintiff's filings opposing the motion to dismiss 232 is denied as moot. Signed by the Honorable Andrea R. Wood on 9/30/2024. Mailed notice. (smb, ) [Transferred from ilnd on 1/24/2025.]
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MINUTE entry before the Honorable Andrea R. Wood: Consistent with the Court's written ruling 270 and as stated on the record at the 11/21/2024 status hearing 277, the claims against Defendant Bank of America, N.A. are severed from the claims against Defendant Grant Street Group, Inc. and all other Defendants (i.e., the various Florida Counties and Florida Circuit Courts) identified in the Fourth Amended Complaint. The Clerk's Office is directed to open a new civil action directly assigned to Judge Wood and Magistrate Judge Jantz and to docket under the new case number (1) this Order as Docket Entry Number 1, (2) the Court's Order entered on 9/30/2024 270 as Docket Entry Number 2, (3) Plaintiff's Fourth Amended Complaint 89 as Docket Entry Number 3, and (4) Defendant Grant Street Group's motion to dismiss 143 as Docket Entry Number 4. In addition, the pro se appearance for Plaintiff Doris Walker 215 and attorney appearances for Defendant Grant Street Group, Inc. 120, 121, 126, 127, in Case No. 21cv3589 shall be entered in the docket of the newlyopened case. To clarify this Court's intent, all Plaintiff's claims against Defendant Bank of America, N.A. will proceed under Case No. 21cv03589 in the Northern District of Illinois. Plaintiff's claims against Defendant Grant Street Group, Inc. and the putative claims against the various Florida Counties and Circuit Courts identified in the caption to the Fourth Amended Complaint will proceed under the new case number, which will be transferred to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Once the new case is opened, it shall be transferred to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida forthwith. The transferee court shall make any necessary determinations regarding Plaintiff's satisfaction of the filing fee or ability to proceed in forma pauperis in the new action. The transferee court shall also make any determinations regarding the need for Plaintiff to file a further amended pleading limited to those claims upon which she is proceeding in the Middle District of Florida and the status of Defendant Grant Street Group's motion to dismiss the claims against it. Mailed notice. (smb, ) [Transferred from ilnd on 1/24/2025.]
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| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Andrea R. Wood. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Beth Jantz. Case assignment: Direct assignment. (Civil Category Direct). (smb, ) [Transferred from ilnd on 1/24/2025.] | ||