Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Ernest Payton, et al
Petitioner: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
Respondent: ERNEST PAYTON, TOMMY HILL, MARCUS WRIGHT, DAVID UTI and JORGE SANTOYO
Case Number: 25-8031
Filed: November 7, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 30, 2026 Case transferred from Miscellaneous Docket No. 25-8031. [7522217-2] [7522217] [26-1946, 25-8031] (PS) [Entered: 04/30/2026 04:29 PM]
April 30, 2026 Notification from the District Court that the appeal docketing fee was received on 4/30/26 (receipt #AILNDC-25053296). [7522020-2] [7522020] [25-8031] (VG) [Entered: 04/30/2026 11:57 AM]
April 21, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER re: 1. Petition for permission to appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1292(b). 2. Response in opposition to petition to appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1292(b). 3. Motion for leave to file reply in support of petition for permission to appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1292(b). [ # 1 ] [ # 4 ] [ # 5 ] The petition for permission to appeal is GRANTED. The petitioner 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 appeal will be entered on this courts general docket. [7] [7519517] [25-8031] (PS) [Entered: 04/21/2026 10:02 AM]
April 21, 2026 FOR COURT USE ONLY: Certified copy of 04/21/2026 Miscellaneous Final Order sent to the District Court Clerk. [7519528-2] [7519528] [25-8031] (PS) [Entered: 04/21/2026 10:14 AM]
March 4, 2026 Attorney David M. Bizar for Marcus Wright, David Uti, Jorge Santoyo, Ernest Payton and Tommy Hill in 25-8031 terminated, pursuant to attorney notification regarding counsel of record. [7508833-2] [7508833] [25-8031] (MAN) [Entered: 03/04/2026 12:15 PM]
December 12, 2025 Filing 6 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Andres Pereira for Respondents Tommy Hill, Ernest Payton, David Uti and Marcus Wright. [6] [7492437] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [25-8031] [Edited 12/12/2025 by CG to reflect the addition of counsel.] (Pereira, Andres) [Entered: 12/12/2025 10:12 AM]
November 26, 2025 Filing 5 Motion filed by Petitioner Union Pacific Railroad Company to file Reply in Support of Union Pacific's Petition for Permission to Appeal Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1292(b). [5] [7489551] [25-8031] (Feinerman, Gary) [Entered: 11/26/2025 04:51 PM]
November 24, 2025 Filing 4 Filed Response in Opposition by Respondents Tommy Hill, Ernest Payton, Jorge Santoyo, David Uti and Marcus Wright Attorney David M. Bizar to Petition to Appeal Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1292(b). [4][7488851] [25-8031] (Bizar, David) [Entered: 11/24/2025 12:00 PM]
November 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER re: Petition for permission to appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1292(b). The respondents shall file a response to the petition by November 24, 2025. VXK [3] [7486249] [25-8031] (HTP) [Entered: 11/10/2025 03:17 PM]
November 7, 2025 Filing 2 THIS CAUSE CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 5 PARTIES FOR EITHER SIDE. The following are those parties to this cause as reflected on the District Court docket, yet are not reflected on the Appellate docket/caption for administrative purposes: RESPONDENTS: Maurice Madkins, Llewellyn Lenard, Tony Johnson, JC Johnson II, Periss Crawford, Sunair Ramchandani, and Jerome Buckner. [2] [7486104] [25-8031] (HTP) [Entered: 11/10/2025 10:41 AM]
November 7, 2025 Filing 1 Petition for Permission to appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1292(b) docketed. [1] [7486101] [25-8031] (HTP) [Entered: 11/10/2025 10:38 AM]

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Petitioner: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
Represented By: Johanna M. Spellman
Represented By: Kathryn Running
Represented By: Ben Harris
Represented By: Sean M. Berkowitz
Represented By: Gary Feinerman
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Respondent: ERNEST PAYTON
Represented By: Samuel L. Eirinberg
Represented By: Andres C. Pereira
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Respondent: TOMMY HILL
Represented By: Samuel L. Eirinberg
Represented By: Andres C. Pereira
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Respondent: MARCUS WRIGHT
Represented By: Samuel L. Eirinberg
Represented By: Andres C. Pereira
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Respondent: DAVID UTI
Represented By: Samuel L. Eirinberg
Represented By: Andres C. Pereira
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Respondent: JORGE SANTOYO
Represented By: Samuel L. Eirinberg
Represented By: Andres C. Pereira
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