Witham v. Hershey Company, The
Plaintiff: Christopher Witham
Defendant: Hershey Company, The
Case Number: 0:2023cv01563
Filed: May 26, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of Minnesota
Presiding Judge: John F Docherty
Referring Judge: David T Schultz
2 Judge: Eric C Tostrud
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 2000 re Job Discrimination (Religion)
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 11, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MEMORANDUM in Opposition re #11 MOTION to Dismiss/General (Counts I-VII) filed by Christopher Witham. (Attachments: #1 LR7.1/LR72.2 Word Count Compliance Certificate)(Fahnlander, Vincent)
June 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 19 (Text-Only) ORDER granting #7 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Michael S Burkhardt for Hershey Company, The.; granting #8 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Ali Michelle Kliment for Hershey Company, The.; granting #10 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Shelby Krafka for Hershey Company, The. Approved by Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty on 6/22/2023. (jam)
June 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 18 (Text-Only) ORDER: Due to the pending Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. No. #11 ), the Court finds there is good cause to delay the entry of a pretrial scheduling order. The Court will schedule a pretrial conference, if needed, promptly after a decision is issued on the pending motion. Ordered by Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty on 6/21/2023.(TJS)
June 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 17 EXHIBIT A -C re #13 Memorandum in Support of Motion,, filed by Hershey Company, The. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit(s) B, #2 Exhibit(s) C)(Spillane, Austin)
June 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 16 RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. There is no parent corporation, publicly held corporation owning 10 percent or more of its stock, or any subsidiaries to report for Hershey Company, The. (Spillane, Austin)
June 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 PROPOSED ORDER TO JUDGE re #11 MOTION to Dismiss/General (Counts I-VII) filed by Hershey Company, The.(Spillane, Austin)
June 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MEET and CONFER STATEMENT re #11 Motion to Dismiss/General filed by Hershey Company, The.(Spillane, Austin)
June 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MEMORANDUM in Support re #11 MOTION to Dismiss/General (Counts I-VII) filed by Hershey Company, The. (Attachments: #1 LR7.1/LR72.2 Word Count Compliance Certificate Regarding Defendant's Rule 12(b(6) Motion to Dismiss (Counts I-VII), ALL ATTACHED EXHIBITS FILED IN ERROR - WILL REFILE - #2 Exhibit(s) A - Accommodation Determination Letter for C. Witham, #3 Exhibit(s) B - Christopher Witham_ Charge of Discrimination, #4 Exhibit(s) C - Charge of Discrimination Christopher Witham_Redacted)(Spillane, Austin) Modified text on 6/21/2023 (MMP).
June 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 NOTICE OF HEARING ON MOTION #11 MOTION to Dismiss/General (Counts I-VII) : Motion Hearing set for 8/28/2023 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 3B (STP) before Judge Eric C. Tostrud. (Spillane, Austin)
June 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION to Dismiss/General (Counts I-VII) filed by Hershey Company, The. (Spillane, Austin)
June 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Shelby M. Krafka. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-10357259 filed by Hershey Company, The. (Spillane, Austin)
June 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Joseph G Schmitt on behalf of Hershey Company, The. (Schmitt, Joseph)
June 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Ali M. Kliment. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-10355709 filed by Hershey Company, The. (Spillane, Austin)
June 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Michael S. Burkhardt. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-10355645 filed by Hershey Company, The. (Spillane, Austin)
June 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Austin J. Spillane on behalf of Hershey Company, The. (Spillane, Austin)
June 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Christopher Witham. Hershey Company, The served on 5/30/2023, answer due 6/20/2023. (Mohrman, William)
May 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz recused. Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty for all further proceedings. NOTE: the new case number is 23-cv-1563 ECT/JFD. Please use this case number for all subsequent pleadings. Signed by Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz on 5/31/2023.(CLK)
May 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Hershey Company, The. (CLK)
May 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 2 (Text-Only) CLERK'S NOTICE OF INITIAL CASE ASSIGNMENT. Case assigned to Judge Eric C. Tostrud per Civil (3rd, 4th - Civil Rights) list, referred to Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz. Please use case number 23-cv-1563 ECT/DTS.Notice: All Nongovernmental Corporate Parties must file a #Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement. (CLK)
May 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against The Hershey Company (filing fee $ 402, receipt number AMNDC-10304303) filed by Christopher Witham. Filer requests summons issued. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit(s) 1, #2 Exhibit(s) 2, #3 Exhibit(s) 3, #4 Civil Cover Sheet) (Mohrman, William)

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Plaintiff: Christopher Witham
Represented By: Vincent J Fahnlander
Represented By: William F Mohrman
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Defendant: Hershey Company, The
Represented By: Ali Michelle Kliment
Represented By: Austin J. Spillane
Represented By: Joseph G Schmitt
Represented By: Michael S Burkhardt
Represented By: Shelby Krafka
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