Reginald Clay v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
| REGINALD CLAY |
| UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
| ILLINOIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| 25-2185 |
| July 14, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit |
| Other Personal Injury |
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 Clay v Union Pacific Railroad Company
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| Reginald Clay v Union Pacific Railroad Company |
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| Filing 50 Argument reset for Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 2 p.m. in the Main Courtroom, Room 2721, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 219 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois. Each side limited to 15 minutes. [50] [7494824] [25-2185, 25-2761, 25-2762] (SK) [Entered: 12/23/2025 02:02 PM] |
| Filing 49 Argument set for Thursday, February 12,2026, at 2 p.m. in the Main Courtroom, Room 2721, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 219 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois. Minutes to be assigned later. [49] [7494722] [25-2185, 25-2761, 25-2762] (SK) [Entered: 12/23/2025 10:48 AM] |
| Filing 48 Paper copies of appellant reply brief filed by Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company in 25-2185, Appellants Data System Services LLC, HR-1 LLC, Universal Intermodal Services, Inc., Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. and Universal Management Services, Inc. in 25-2761, Appellant Central Transport LLC in 25-2762. [48] [7492783] [25-2185, 25-2761, 25-2762] (CAH) [Entered: 12/15/2025 09:55 AM] |
| Filing 47 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Andres Pereira for Appellee John Gregg in 25-2762. [47] [7492434] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [25-2762, 25-2185, 25-2761]--[Edited 12/12/2025 by FP to reflect that atty. Pereira is added to the docket.] (Pereira, Andres) [Entered: 12/12/2025 10:09 AM] |
| Filing 46 Appellant's reply brief filed by Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company in 25-2185, Appellants Data System Services LLC, HR-1 LLC, Universal Intermodal Services, Inc., Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. and Universal Management Services, Inc. in 25-2761, Appellant Central Transport LLC in 25-2762. Paper copies due on 12/17/2025. [46] [7492138] [25-2185, 25-2761, 25-2762]--[Edited 12/11/2025 by JAD to reflect reply brief applies to all three consolidated cases.] (GW) [Entered: 12/11/2025 08:48 AM] |
| Filing 45 Submitted appellant reply brief by Gary Feinerman for Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company in 25-2185. [45] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7492132] [25-2185, 25-2761, 25-2762] (Feinerman, Gary) [Entered: 12/10/2025 06:55 PM] |
| Filing 44 Amended Jurisdictional Statement filed by Appellee John Gregg in 25-2762. [44] [7489970] [25-2185, 25-2762] (Bizar, David) [Entered: 12/01/2025 06:32 PM] |
| Filing 43 Amended Jurisdictional Statement filed by Appellee Brandon Willis in 25-2761. [43] [7489818] [25-2761, 25-2185, 25-2762] (Brown, Daniel) [Entered: 12/01/2025 02:43 PM] |
| Filing 42 NOTICE: Attorney Mr. David M. Bizar for Appellee John Gregg in 25-2762 will not be available for oral argument February 17 through February 20, 2026. [42] [7489554] [25-2185, 25-2762] (Bizar, David) [Entered: 11/26/2025 05:33 PM] |
| Filing 41 NOTICE: Attorney Daniel Richard Brown for Appellee Brandon Willis in 25-2761 will not be available for oral argument January 23, 2026, through February 3, 2026. [41] [7489478] [25-2761, 25-2185, 25-2762] (Brown, Daniel) [Entered: 11/26/2025 02:13 PM] |
| Filing 40 NOTICE: Attorney Gary Feinerman for Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company in 25-2185 will not be available for oral argument January 27-30, 2026, and February 3-4, 2026. [40] [7489452] [25-2185, 25-2761, 25-2762] (Feinerman, Gary) [Entered: 11/26/2025 12:35 PM] |
| Filing 39 Paper copies of appellee brief filed by Appellee Reginald Clay in 25-2185, Appellee Brandon Willis in 25-2761, Appellee John Gregg in 25-2762. [39] [7489423] [25-2185, 25-2761, 25-2762] (CAH) [Entered: 11/26/2025 11:19 AM] |
| Filing 38 NOTICE: Attorney Mr. Daniel A. Edelman for Appellee Reginald Clay in 25-2185 will not be available for oral argument December 26, 2025, through January 1, 2026.. [38] [7489340] [25-2185, 25-2761, 25-2762] (Edelman, Daniel) [Entered: 11/26/2025 09:33 AM] |
| Filing 37 Amended Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Dulijaza Clark for Appellee Reginald Clay in 25-2185. [37] [7488962] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [25-2185, 25-2761, 25-2762] (Clark, Dulijaza) [Entered: 11/24/2025 03:47 PM] |
| Filing 36 Amended Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Daniel A. Edelman for Appellee Reginald Clay in 25-2185. [36] [7488960] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [25-2185, 25-2761, 25-2762] (Edelman, Daniel) [Entered: 11/24/2025 03:44 PM] |
Filing 35
ORDER: Appellees shall file a paper captioned Amended Jurisdictional Statement on or before December 1, 2025, that provides the omitted information noted in this order and otherwise complies with the requirements of Circuit Rule 28(b), and if appellants jurisdictional statements are not both complete and correct, Circuit Rule 28(a) also. The Clerk shall DISTRIBUTE, along with the briefs in this appeal, copies of this order and the "Amended Jurisdictional Statement" to the assigned merits panel. (See order for further details) JXK [35] [7488753] [25-2185, 25-2761, 25-2762] (PS) [Entered: 11/24/2025 09:50 AM]
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| Filing 34 Appellee's brief filed by Appellee Reginald Clay in 25-2185, Appellee Brandon Willis in 25-2761, Appellee John Gregg in 25-2762. Paper copies due on 11/26/2025. [34] [7488154] [25-2185, 25-2761, 25-2762] (CAH) [Entered: 11/20/2025 08:48 AM] |
| Filing 33 Submitted appellee brief by Daniel R. Brown for Appellee Brandon Willis in 25-2761, Appellee Reginald Clay in 25-2185, Appellee John Gregg in 25-2762. [33] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7488139] [25-2761, 25-2185, 25-2762] (Brown, Daniel) [Entered: 11/19/2025 09:02 PM] |
| Filing 32 Amended Jurisdictional Statement filed by Appellants Data System Services LLC, HR-1 LLC, Universal Intermodal Services, Inc., Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. and Universal Management Services, Inc. in 25-2761. [32] [7483504] [25-2761, 25-2185, 25-2762]--[Edited 11/06/2025 by JR to note that the Cir. R. 3(c) docketing statement deadline that was set with entry #1 was also terminated with this entry.] (Secaras, Harry) [Entered: 10/28/2025 10:29 AM] |
| Filing 31 Paper copies of appellant brief filed by Appellant Central Transport LLC. [31] [7482960] [25-2762] (EF) [Entered: 10/24/2025 02:43 PM] |
| Filing 30 Paper copies of appellant brief filed by Appellants Data System Services LLC, HR-1 LLC, Universal Intermodal Services, Inc., Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. and Universal Management Services, Inc.. [30] [7482726] [25-2761] (SK) [Entered: 10/23/2025 04:16 PM] |
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Filing 29
ORDER: Appellants Data System Services LLC, Universal Intermodal Services, Inc., Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. and Universal Management Services, Inc. in 25-2761 shall file a paper captioned "Amended Jurisdictional Statement" that provides the omitted information noted in this order and otherwise complies with all the requirements of Fed.R.App.P. 28(a)(4) and Cir. Rule 28(a). The Clerk shall DISTRIBUTE, along with the briefs in this appeal, copies of this order and the "Amended Jurisdictional Statement" to the assigned merits panel. This order will not extend the time for any future briefs. Amended jurisdictional statement due no later than 10/30/2025 for Appellants Data System Services LLC, Universal Intermodal Services, Inc., Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. and Universal Management Services, Inc. JXK [29] [7482568] [25-2185, 25-2761, 25-2762] (CG) [Entered: 10/23/2025 11:29 AM]
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| Filing 27 Re-Submitted appellant brief by Harry J. Secaras for Appellants Data System Services LLC, HR-1 LLC, Universal Intermodal Services, Inc., Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. and Universal Management Services, Inc. in 25-2761. [27] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7482244] [25-2761, 25-2185, 25-2762] (Secaras, Harry) [Entered: 10/22/2025 11:03 AM] |
| Filing 25 Re-Submitted appellant brief by Jason A. Selvey for Appellant Central Transport LLC in 25-2762. [25] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7482053] [25-2762, 25-2185, 25-2761] (Selvey, Jason) [Entered: 10/21/2025 02:06 PM] |
| Filing 24 Re-Submitted appellant brief by Harry J. Secaras for Appellants Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc., Universal Intermodal Services, Inc., HR-1 LLC and Data System Services LLC in 25-2761, Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company in 25-2185. [24] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7482036] [25-2761, 25-2185, 25-2762] (Secaras, Harry) [Entered: 10/21/2025 01:13 PM] |
| Filing 23 Re-Submitted appellant brief by Harry J. Secaras for Appellants Data System Services LLC, HR-1 LLC, Universal Intermodal Services, Inc. and Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. in 25-2761, Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company in 25-2185. [23] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7482035] [25-2761, 25-2185, 25-2762] (Secaras, Harry) [Entered: 10/21/2025 01:05 PM] |
| Filing 22 Re-Submitted appellant brief by Harry J. Secaras for Appellants Data System Services LLC, HR-1 LLC, Universal Intermodal Services, Inc. and Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. in 25-2761, Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company in 25-2185. [22] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7482025] [25-2761, 25-2185, 25-2762] (Secaras, Harry) [Entered: 10/21/2025 12:52 PM] |
| Filing 28 Appellant's brief filed by Appellants Data System Services LLC, HR-1 LLC, Universal Intermodal Services, Inc., Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. and Universal Management Services, Inc.. Paper copies due on 10/27/2025. REMINDER: If a case is designated to proceed to oral argument, hearing notices will be mailed shortly before the date of oral argument. Please note that counsel's unavailability for oral argument must be submitted by letter, filed electronically with the Clerk's Office, and should be made by no later than seven days after the filing of the appellee's brief. See Cir. R. 34(b)(3), (4). The court's calendar is located at https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/cal/argcalendar.pdf. Once scheduled, oral argument is rescheduled only in extraordinary circumstances. See Cir. R. 34(b)(4), (e). [28] [7482280] [25-2761] (CAH) [Entered: 10/22/2025 11:45 AM] |
| Filing 26 Appellant's brief filed by Appellant Central Transport LLC. Paper copies due on 10/28/2025. REMINDER: If a case is designated to proceed to oral argument, hearing notices will be mailed shortly before the date of oral argument. Please note that counsel's unavailability for oral argument must be submitted by letter, filed electronically with the Clerk's Office, and should be made by no later than seven days after the filing of the appellee's brief. See Cir. R. 34(b)(3), (4). The court's calendar is located at https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/cal/argcalendar.pdf. Once scheduled, oral argument is rescheduled only in extraordinary circumstances. See Cir. R. 34(b)(4), (e). [26] [7482071] [25-2762]--[Edited 11/06/2025 by JR to note that the Cir. R. 3(c) docketing statement deadline that was set with entry #1 was also terminated with this entry.] (EF) [Entered: 10/21/2025 02:31 PM] |
| Filing 21 Brief deficiency letter sent to Appellants Data System Services LLC, HR-1 LLC, Universal Intermodal Services, Inc., Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. and Universal Management Services, Inc.. [21] [7481999] [25-2761] (EF) [Entered: 10/21/2025 11:32 AM] |
| Filing 20 Brief deficiency letter sent to Appellant Central Transport LLC. [20] [7481991] [25-2762] (EF) [Entered: 10/21/2025 11:21 AM] |
| Filing 19 Submitted appellant brief by Harry J. Secaras for Petitioners Universal Intermodal Services, Inc., Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc., HR-1 LLC, Universal Management Services, Inc. and Data System Services LLC in 25-8021. [19] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7481888] [25-8021, 25-8022] (Secaras, Harry) [Entered: 10/20/2025 04:59 PM] |
| Filing 18 Submitted appellant brief by Jason A. Selvey for Appellant Central Transport LLC in 25-2762. [18] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7481898] [25-2762, 25-2185, 25-2761] (Selvey, Jason) [Entered: 10/20/2025 08:28 PM] |
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Filing 17
ORDER: Consistent with this courts September 18, 2025, order in cases Nos. 25-8021 and 25-8022, these appeals are CONSOLIDATED for further briefing and disposition. Briefing will proceed as follows: 1. Appellants Universal Intermodal Services, Inc., Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc., HR-1 LLC, Universal Management Services, Inc., Data System Services LLC, and Central Transport LLC shall file their brief(s) and required short appendices on or before October 20, 2025. 2. Appellees Reginald Clay, Brandon Willis, and John Gregg shall file their brief(s) on or before November 19, 2025. 3. Appellants, including Union Pacific Railroad Company, shall file their reply briefs, if any, on or before December 10, 2025. Counsel for the parties are encouraged to avoid unnecessary duplication by filing a joint brief or a joint appendix or by adopting parts of a co-partys brief. JXK [17] [7479522] [25-2185, 25-2761, 25-2762] (PS) [Entered: 10/08/2025 10:15 AM]
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| Filing 16 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Dulijaza (Julie) Clark for Appellee Reginald Clay. [16] [7475885] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [25-2185] (Clark, Dulijaza) [Entered: 09/18/2025 04:17 PM] |
| Filing 15 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Daniel A. Edelman for Appellee Reginald Clay. [15] [7475878] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [25-2185] (Edelman, Daniel) [Entered: 09/18/2025 04:13 PM] |
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Filing 14
ORDER re: Petitions for permission to appeal. [ # 7464863-2 ] [ # 7465084-2 ] The petitions for permission to appeal are GRANTED. The petitioners shall pay the required docket fees to the clerk of the district court within fourteen days from the entry of this order pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 5(d)(1). Once the district court notifies this court that the fees have been paid, the appeals will be entered on this courts general docket. The resulting appeals will be consolidated with Clay v. Union Pacific R.R. , No. 25-2185, for purposes of further briefing and disposition. Briefing in the consolidated cases will proceed as follows: 1. Appellants Universal Intermodal Services, Inc., Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc., HR-1 LLC, Universal Management Services, Inc., Data System Services LLC, and Central Transport LLC shall file their brief(s) and required short appendices on or before October 20, 2025. 2. Appellees Reginald Clay, Brandon Willis, and John Gregg shall file their brief(s) on or before November 19, 2025. 3. Appellants, including Union Pacific Railroad Company, shall file their reply briefs, if any, on or before December 10, 2025. Counsel for the parties are encouraged to avoid unnecessary duplication by filing a joint brief or a joint appendix or by adopting parts of a co-partys brief. David F. Hamilton, Circuit Judge; Michael B. Brennan, Circuit Judge and Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, Circuit Judge. [14] [7475678] [25-8021, 25-8022] (PS) [Entered: 09/18/2025 09:58 AM]
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| Filing 13 Paper copies of amicus brief filed by Amici Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and Illinois Chamber of Commerce. [13] [7473923] [25-2185] (SK) [Entered: 09/10/2025 10:38 AM] |
| Filing 12 Amicus brief filed by Amici Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and Illinois Chamber of Commerce per order. Paper copies due on 09/12/2025 [12] [7472918] [25-2185] (GW) [Entered: 09/05/2025 02:09 PM] |
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Filing 11
ORDER re: Motion for leave to file brief as amici curiae in support of defendant-appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company. [ # 10 ] IT IS ORDERED that the motion for leave to appear as amicus curiae is GRANTED. The clerk of this court shall file INSTANTER the tendered amicus curiae brief. VXK [11] [7472838] [25-2185] (JMB) [Entered: 09/05/2025 11:16 AM]
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| Filing 10 Filed Non-Party Motion for Leave to File Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of Defendant-Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company by Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce of the United States. [7472095] [25-2185] (Scodro, Michael) [Entered: 09/02/2025 07:12 PM] |
| Filing 9 Paper copies of appellant brief filed by Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company. [9] [7471004] [25-2185] (NHV) [Entered: 08/27/2025 10:27 AM] |
| Filing 8 Appellant's brief filed by Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company. Appellee's brief due on or before 09/24/2025 for Reginald Clay. Paper copies due on 09/02/2025. REMINDER: If a case is designated to proceed to oral argument, hearing notices will be mailed shortly before the date of oral argument. Please note that counsel's unavailability for oral argument must be submitted by letter, filed electronically with the Clerk's Office, and should be made by no later than seven days after the filing of the appellee's brief. See Cir. R. 34(b)(3), (4). The court's calendar is located at https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/cal/argcalendar.pdf. Once scheduled, oral argument is rescheduled only in extraordinary circumstances. See Cir. R. 34(b)(4), (e). [8] [7470702] [25-2185] (NHV) [Entered: 08/26/2025 09:21 AM] |
| Filing 7 Submitted appellant brief by Gary Feinerman for Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company. [7] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7470674] [25-2185] (Feinerman, Gary) [Entered: 08/25/2025 10:00 PM] |
| Filing 6 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Michael H. Rubin for Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company. [6] [7466863] (L-No; E-No; R-No) [25-2185] (Rubin, Michael) [Entered: 08/04/2025 07:39 PM] |
| Filing 5 Filed Seventh Circuit Transcript Information Sheet by Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company. [5] [7465428] [25-2185] (Feinerman, Gary) [Entered: 07/28/2025 02:46 PM] |
| Filing 4 Docketing Statement filed by Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company. Prior or Related proceedings: No. [4] [7463529] [25-2185] (Feinerman, Gary) [Entered: 07/17/2025 08:14 PM] |
| Filing 3 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorneys Daniel A. Edelman and Dulijaza (Julie) Clark for Appellee Reginald Clay. [3] [7462953] [25-2185] (PS) [Entered: 07/15/2025 10:34 AM] |
| Filing 2 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorneys Gary Feinerman, Sean M. Berkowitz, Johanna Spellman, Kathryn A. Running, and Benjamin Harris for Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company. [2] [7462951] [25-2185] (PS) [Entered: 07/15/2025 10:31 AM] |
| Filing 1 Private civil case docketed. Fee paid. Docketing Statement due for Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company by 07/17/2025. Transcript information sheet due by 07/28/2025. Appellant's brief due on or before 08/25/2025 for Union Pacific Railroad Company. [1] [7462939] [25-2185] (PS) [Entered: 07/15/2025 10:23 AM] |
| Case transferred from Miscellaneous Docket No. 25-8011. [7462946-2] [7462946] [25-2185, 25-8011] (PS) [Entered: 07/15/2025 10:28 AM] |
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