Tuesday, January 23, 2024

County hires two lawyers to defend Commissioner Krista Keating Joseph's declaratory judgment action on censure and First Amendment violations

On January 23, 2024, two Jacksonville lawyers filed paperwork in federal court in Jacksonville, representin the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners, defending Commissioner Krista Keating Joseph's declaratory judgment action on four sibilant Commissioners' outrageous censure, attacking her First Amendment protected activity.  The two lawyers are DANIEL KEARNEY BEAN and ALYSE VAN LANINGHAM, formerly with HOLLAND & KNIGHT.  The case is assigned to Senior United States District Court Judge Harvey Ervin Schlesinger. 

U.S. District Court
Middle District of Florida (Jacksonville)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 3:24-cv-00035-HES-PDB


Joseph v. St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners et al
Assigned to: Senior Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale
Cause: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgment

Date Filed: 01/10/2024
Jury Demand: None
Nature of Suit: 440 Civil Rights: Other
Jurisdiction: Federal Question


Date Filed#Docket Text
01/10/20241 COMPLAINT (Declaratory Relief Requested) against R.J. Larizza, St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners (Filing fee $405 receipt number AFLMDC-21645059) filed by Krista Joseph. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Russell, William) (Entered: 01/10/2024)
01/11/2024NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Senior Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger and Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale. New case number: 3:24-cv-35-HES-PDB. (ARC) (Entered: 01/11/2024)
01/11/20243 PROPOSED summons to be issued by Krista Joseph. (Russell, William) (Entered: 01/11/2024)
01/11/20244 PROPOSED summons to be issued by Krista Joseph. (Russell, William) (Entered: 01/11/2024)
01/17/20245 SUMMONS issued as to R.J. Larizza, St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners. (RLK) (Entered: 01/17/2024)
01/23/20246 NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Kearney Bean on behalf of St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners (Bean, Daniel) (Entered: 01/23/2024)
01/23/20247 NOTICE of Appearance by Jacqueline Alyse Van Laningham on behalf of St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners (Van Laningham, Jacqueline) (Entered: 01/23/2024)
01/23/20248 NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Daniel Kearney Bean on behalf of St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners. Lead Counsel: Daniel K. Bean. (Bean, Daniel) (Entered: 01/23/2024)

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