Ernest Payton, et al v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Plaintiff: ERNEST PAYTON, TOMMY HILL, MARCUS WRIGHT, DAVID UTI and JORGE SANTOYO
Defendant: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
Case Number: 26-1946
Filed: April 30, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Docket Report

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June 11, 2026 Filing 11 Paper copies of appellant brief and appendix filed by Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company. [11] [7532133] [26-1946] (NHV) [Entered: 06/11/2026 10:05 AM]
June 9, 2026 Filing 10 Filed Appendix by Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company. [10] [7531800] Paper copies due on 06/16/2026 [26-1946] (CAG) [Entered: 06/10/2026 09:13 AM]
June 9, 2026 Filing 9 Appellant's brief filed by Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company. Appellee's brief due on or before 07/09/2026 for Tommy Hill, Ernest Payton, Jorge Santoyo, David Uti and Marcus Wright. Paper copies due on 06/16/2026. 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). [9] [7531799] [26-1946] (CAG) [Entered: 06/10/2026 09:12 AM]
June 9, 2026 Filing 8 Submitted Supplemental Appendix by Gary Feinerman for Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company. [8] 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. [7531756] [26-1946] (Feinerman, Gary) [Entered: 06/09/2026 07:02 PM]
June 9, 2026 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. [7531755] [26-1946] (Feinerman, Gary) [Entered: 06/09/2026 07:00 PM]
May 14, 2026 Filing 6 Filed Seventh Circuit Transcript Information Sheet by Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company. [6] [7525650] [26-1946] (Feinerman, Gary) [Entered: 05/14/2026 03:29 PM]
May 5, 2026 Filing 5 Docketing Statement filed by Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company. Prior or Related proceedings: No. [5] [7523278] [26-1946] (Feinerman, Gary) [Entered: 05/05/2026 01:53 PM]
April 30, 2026 Filing 4 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Andres C. Pereira for Appellees Ernest Payton, Tommy Hill, Marcus Wright, David Uti and Jorge Santoyo. [4] [7522230] [26-1946] (PS) [Entered: 04/30/2026 04:39 PM]
April 30, 2026 Filing 3 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. [3] [7522227] [26-1946] (PS) [Entered: 04/30/2026 04:38 PM]
April 30, 2026 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: APPELLEES: Maurice Madkins, Llewellyn Lenard, Tony Johnson, JC Johnson II, Periss Crawford, Sunair Ramchandani, and Jerome Buckner. [2] [7522221] [26-1946] (PS) [Entered: 04/30/2026 04:34 PM]
April 30, 2026 Filing 1 Private civil case docketed. Fee paid. Docketing Statement due for Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company by 04/30/2026. Transcript information sheet due by 05/14/2026. Appellant's brief due on or before 06/09/2026 for Union Pacific Railroad Company. [1] [7522211] [26-1946] (PS) [Entered: 04/30/2026 04:23 PM]
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]

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Plaintiff: ERNEST PAYTON
Represented By: Samuel L. Eirinberg
Represented By: Andres C. Pereira
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Plaintiff: TOMMY HILL
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Plaintiff: JORGE SANTOYO
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Defendant: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
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