Bhatia v. Caterpillar Inc
Plaintiff: Sanjay Bhatia
Defendant: Caterpillar Inc
Case Number: 1:2013cv01325
Filed: July 22, 2013
Court: US District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Office: Peoria Office
County: Peoria
Presiding Judge: Sara Darrow
Referring Judge: Jonathan E Hawley
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 12101
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Date Filed Document Text
March 1, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER Entered by Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley on 3/1/2018. See written Order. The Plaintiffs Motion to Seal Record of Civil Action (Doc. 37) and sealed Motion to Seal Record of Civil Action (Doc. 38) are DENIED. Further, the Court notes that Exhibit B attached to the Motion to Seal (Doc. 37) contains personal data identifiers. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(a) and Local Rule 5.11(A), the Plaintiff must file a redacted copy of Exhibit B attached to Document 37. The Clerk is directed to place Document 37-2 under seal.(ED, ilcd)
February 11, 2018 Filing 38 +++ SEALED MOTION, MOTION to Seal Case by Plaintiff Sanjay Bhatia. Responses due by 2/26/2018 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Honda document, #2 Exhibit B-Background Check, #3 Exhibit C-GE Documents)(Richards, Stephen)
February 11, 2018 Filing 37 MOTION to Seal Case (Filed Under Seal) by Plaintiff Sanjay Bhatia. Responses due by 2/26/2018 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A Honda Documents, #2 Exhibit B Background Check, #3 Exhibit GE documents)(Richards, Stephen)
April 5, 2016 Filing 36 AMENDED JUDGMENT entered on 4/5/2016. (LN, ilcd) Modified on 4/5/2016 to reflect amended judgment (LN, ilcd).
April 4, 2016 Costs Taxed in amount of $ 1,989.65 against Plaintiff. (LN, ilcd)
February 23, 2016 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Judge Sara Darrow on February 23, 2016. Plaintiff's #35 Motion to Strike his previously filed #33 Motion for Extension of Time, Motion to Withdraw as Attorney is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to strike #33 Motion for Extension of Time, Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Defendant filed a Bill of Costs on January 26, 2016. Costs will be taxed in the amount of $1,989.65; Plaintiff has 14 days from today to file objections. (HR, ilcd)
February 22, 2016 Filing 35 MOTION to Strike #33 MOTION for Extension of Time to File motion to reconsider MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by Plaintiff Sanjay Bhatia. Responses due by 3/10/2016 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Richards, Stephen)
February 18, 2016 Filing 34 RESPONSE to Motion re #33 MOTION for Extension of Time to File motion to reconsider MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney filed by Defendant Caterpillar Inc. (Clark, Kathryn)
February 11, 2016 Filing 33 STRICKEN PURSUANT TO 2/23/2016 TEXT ORDER: MOTION for Extension of Time to File motion to reconsider, MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by Plaintiff Sanjay Bhatia. Responses due by 2/29/2016 (Richards, Stephen) Modified on 2/24/2016 to strike document pursuant to text order (ED, ilcd).
January 26, 2016 Filing 32 BILL OF COSTS submitted on behalf of Caterpillar Inc re #31 Judgment . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Clark, Kathryn)
January 12, 2016 Filing 31 JUDGMENT entered on 1/12/2016. (LN, ilcd)
January 11, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER entered by Judge Sara Darrow on January 11, 2016. Caterpillar's #19 Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. Bhatia's #28 Motion to refile attached Declaration is GRANTED. The clerk is directed to enter judgment and close the case. (HR, ilcd)
November 24, 2015 Filing 29 STRICKEN - Letter from Clerk of Court requesting Trust Fund Ledgers from Rushville. (LN, ilcd) Modified on 11/24/2015 to strike as this entry was entered in the wrong case (LN, ilcd).
November 24, 2015 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER - Entered by Judge Sara Darrow on 11/24/2015. Docket Entry 29 is stricken as it was docketed in the wrong case.(LN, ilcd)
November 22, 2015 Filing 28 MOTION for Leave to File Affidavit by Plaintiff Sanjay Bhatia. Responses due by 12/10/2015 (Attachments: #1 Affidavit)(Richards, Stephen)
November 20, 2015 Filing 27 REPLY to Response to Motion re #19 MOTION for Summary Judgment (In Support Of Its Motion for Summary Judgment) filed by Defendant Caterpillar Inc. (Clark, Kathryn)
November 9, 2015 Filing 26 RESPONSE to Motion regarding #19 MOTION for Summary Judgment .(ED, ilcd)
November 9, 2015 Filing 25 Exhibit re Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply #24 Exhibit by Sanjay Bhatia. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit)(Richards, Stephen) Modified on 11/10/2015 for grammer (ED, ilcd).
November 7, 2015 Filing 24 Exhibit re Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply Scott Rohrbach Declaration by Sanjay Bhatia. (Richards, Stephen) Modified on 11/9/2015 for grammer (ED, ilcd).
November 6, 2015 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Judge Sara Darrow on November 6, 2015. Plaintiff Sanjay Bhatia's #20 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response and #22 Motion for Extension of Time to File Instanter Response are GRANTED. Clerk is directed to file [22-1] as a Response to Defendant's #19 Motion for Summary Judgment. Plaintiff's Declaration is referenced in his Response, e.g. Resp. 4, 5, 6, [22-1], but is not attached to the Response. Scott Rohrbach's Declaration is also referenced in Plaintiff's Response, e.g. Resp. 8, 9, 11, [22-1], but it is not attached. By November 10, Plaintiff is directed to file Plaintiff and Rohrbach's Declarations as required by Local Rule 7.1(D)(2)(b)(2), (5). Failure to do so will leave statements referencing these documents devoid of evidentiary support. If Defendant Caterpillar intends to file a reply, it must do so by November 20, 2015. (HR, ilcd)
August 17, 2015 Filing 23 Joint MOTION to Vacate (And Agreed) The Final Pretrial Conference and Jury Trial Dates by Defendant Caterpillar Inc. Responses due by 9/3/2015 (Clark, Kathryn)
August 17, 2015 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Judge Sara Darrow on August 17, 2015. The parties' #23 Agreed Motion to Vacate Final Pretrial Conference and Jury Trial Dates is GRANTED, and those dates VACATED pending the Court's ruling on the outstanding motions in this case. (SC, ilcd)
July 14, 2015 Filing 22 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Instatnter Response to Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiff Sanjay Bhatia. Responses due by 7/31/2015 (Attachments: #1 Appendix)(Richards, Stephen)
June 29, 2015 Filing 21 MEMORANDUM in Opposition re #20 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply filed by Defendant Caterpillar Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Clark, Kathryn)
June 25, 2015 Filing 20 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply by Plaintiff Sanjay Bhatia. Responses due by 7/13/2015 (Richards, Stephen)
June 1, 2015 Filing 19 MOTION for Summary Judgment by Defendant Caterpillar Inc. Responses due by 6/25/2015 (Attachments: #1 Appendix Of Documentary Evidence, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J, #12 Exhibit K, #13 Exhibit L, #14 Exhibit M, #15 Exhibit N, #16 Exhibit O, #17 Exhibit P, #18 Exhibit Q, #19 Exhibit R, #20 Exhibit S, #21 Exhibit T, #22 Exhibit U, #23 Exhibit V, #24 Exhibit W, #25 Exhibit X, #26 Exhibit Y, #27 Exhibit Z, #28 Exhibit AA)(Clark, Kathryn)
January 15, 2015 Filing 18 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Joshua Samuel Milder Richards on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Richards, Joshua)
November 20, 2014 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley: The Court approved of the parties agreed #17 Discovery Plan. Discovery ddl is 4/27/2015, Dispositive Motion ddl is 6/1/2015, Final Pretrial Conference is set for 9/8/2015 at 10:00 AM and Jury Trial is set for 10/26/2015 at 9:00 AM, both in Courtroom D in Peoria before Judge Sara Darrow. Entered on 11/20/14. (WG, ilcd)
November 19, 2014 Filing 17 DISCOVERY PLAN - PROPOSED/Report of Rule 26(f)Planning Meeting by Sanjay Bhatia. (Richards, Stephen)
October 28, 2014 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley: Parties present via telephone Attys Stephen Richards and Kathryn Clark for a Motion Hearing on Tuesday, 10/28/2014. Discussion held re: #15 Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery filed by the Pla and the Response by Dft #16 . Brief arguments heard. Court GRANTS Motion #15 and VACATES all current deadlines and hearings. Parties are to confer and file a proposed amended schedule. Court to enter scheduling order. Parties advised that additional extensions will not be allowed, except for extraordinary circumstances. (JRK, ilcd)
October 22, 2014 Filing 16 RESPONSE to Motion re #15 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery (Opposition To Plaintiff's Motion For Extension Of Time To Complete Fact Discovery) filed by Defendant Caterpillar Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit L)(Clark, Kathryn)
October 14, 2014 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley: Motion Hearing in re #15 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery. Motion Hearing set for 10/28/2014 at 3:15 PM by telephone from Peoria (court will place call) before Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley. Entered on 10/14/14. (WG, ilcd)
October 13, 2014 Filing 15 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery by Plaintiff Sanjay Bhatia. Responses due by 10/30/2014 (Richards, Stephen)
July 25, 2014 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER granting #14 Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery. Fact discovery ddl extended from 7/28/14 to 10/28/14. All other ddls remain as previously set. Entered by Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley on 7/25/14. (WG, ilcd)
July 24, 2014 Filing 14 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery (Joint and Agreed Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Fact Discovery) by Defendant Caterpillar Inc. Responses due by 10/28/2014 (Clark, Kathryn)
April 28, 2014 Filing 13 NOTICE OF SERVICE (Clark, Kathryn)
March 27, 2014 Filing 12 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley: Parties present in person in chambers by Attorney Jason M. Torres for Rule 16 Scheduling Conference held on 3/27/2014. Attorney Stephen L. Richards present via telephone. Discussion held regarding proposed discovery schedule. The court approves the proposed discovery schedule and sets the following schedule: All Discovery to be completed by 12/22/2014. All Dispositive Motions to be filed by 2/20/2015. Final Pretrial Conference is set for 5/26/2015 at 10:00 AM and Jury Trial is set for 7/6/2015 at 09:00 AM BOTH in Courtroom B in Peoria before Judge Sara Darrow. Parties to file Final Pretrial Order on or before 05/22/2015. Parties are reminded of their option to consent to proceed before US Magistrate Judge. See attached form. Parties are given leave of court to contact chambers directly to schedule a Status Conference should problems arise regarding discovery. The Court encourages the filing of Notices to Take Deposition and Notices of Service of written discovery so that progress of discovery may be monitored. (JS, ilcd)
March 26, 2014 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Jason M Torres on behalf of Caterpillar Inc (Torres, Jason)
March 21, 2014 Filing 10 DEFENDANT'S ANSWER to #7 Amended Complaint by Caterpillar Inc.(Clark, Kathryn)
March 20, 2014 Filing 9 CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST pursuant to Local Rule 11.3 by Caterpillar Inc. (Clark, Kathryn)
March 20, 2014 Filing 8 DISCOVERY PLAN - PROPOSED/Report of Rule 26(f)Planning Meeting by Caterpillar Inc. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Clark, Kathryn)
March 9, 2014 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER: Due to a conflict in the Court's schedule, the Rule 16 Scheduling Conference set for 3/26/14 at 10:00 AM via phone is CANCELLED And RESET to 3/27/2014 at 9:30 AM in PERSON in chambers in Peoria before Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley. Entered by Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley on 3/7/14. (WW, ilcd)
March 7, 2014 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER: Pursuant to instructions from Chief Judge James E. Shadid, the assignment of this case to Magistrate Judge John A. Gorman is withdrawn due to his retirement. This case is hereby reassigned to Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley. Entered by Chief Judge James E. Shadid on 3/7/2014. (MC, ilcd)
February 23, 2014 Filing 7 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Caterpillar Inc, filed by Sanjay Bhatia.(Richards, Stephen)
February 10, 2014 Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Agreed Discovery Plan deadline set as Other Deadline for 3/21/2014. (ED, ilcd)
February 7, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER setting Rule 16 Scheduling Conference. Rule 16 Scheduling Conference set for 3/26/14 at 10:00 AM AM by telephone from Peoria (court will place call) before Magistrate Judge John A. Gorman. Agreed Discovery plan to be filed by 3/21/14. Answer ddl set for 3/21/14. See written order. Entered by Magistrate Judge John A. Gorman on Friday, February 07, 2014. (WW, ilcd)
January 23, 2014 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Kathryn S Clark on behalf of Caterpillar Inc (Clark, Kathryn)
January 21, 2014 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Joseph S Turner on behalf of Caterpillar Inc (Turner, Joseph)
December 14, 2013 Filing 3 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Sanjay Bhatia. Sanjay Bhatia waiver sent on 11/19/2013, answer due 1/21/2014. (Richards, Stephen) (Main Document 3 replaced on 12/16/2013) (KB, ilcd). Modified on 12/16/2013 original Waiver was filed upside down. (KB, ilcd).
November 19, 2013 Filing 2 REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SERVICE and Notice of Lawsuit sent to Alex Giftos, counsel for defendant Caterpillar, Inc. on 11/19/2013. (Richards, Stephen)
November 15, 2013 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER by Magistrate Judge John A. Gorman: This action was filed on 7/22/13. The docket does not reflect that plaintiff has taken any action to serve the complaint on the defendant. Plaintiff shall take prompt steps to effect service or this case may be dismissed for lack of prosecution. Entered on 11/15/13. (JB, ilcd)
July 23, 2013 Judge Sara Darrow added. Chief Judge James E. Shadid no longer assigned to case. (RK, ilcd)
July 22, 2013 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Caterpillar Inc ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0753-1628505.), filed by Sanjay Bhatia. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Richards, Stephen)

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Plaintiff: Sanjay Bhatia
Represented By: Joshua S M Richards
Represented By: Stephen L Richards
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Defendant: Caterpillar Inc
Represented By: Jason M Torres
Represented By: Kathryn S Clark
Represented By: Joseph S Turner
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