Eric Polston v. Ford Motor Company
Plaintiff / Appellee: Eric N. Polston
Defendant / Appellant: Ford Motor Company, Inc.
Case Number: 11-1402
Filed: February 22, 2011
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle - Product Liability
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Date Filed Document Text
October 7, 2011 JUDGMENT FILED - The case is dismissed in accordance with Rule 42(b), Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure; Granting [ # 3836849-2 ] motion to dismiss case filed by Mr. Edwin L Lowther, Jr.. Hrg Sep 2011 [3837334] [11-1402] (YML) [Entered: 10/07/2011 02:54 PM]
October 7, 2011 MANDATE ISSUED. [3837351] [11-1402] (YML) [Entered: 10/07/2011 03:13 PM]
October 6, 2011 MOTION to dismiss case, filed by Attorney Mr. Edwin L Lowther, Jr. for Appellant Ford Motor Company w/service 10/06/2011. [3836849] [11-1402] (ELL) [Entered: 10/06/2011 03:23 PM]
August 26, 2011 JUDGE ORDER:Granting [ # 3821097-2 ] motion for continuance of oral argument filed by Mr. Edwin L Lowther, Jr. If a settlement has not been consummated and the case dismissed within 90 days, the Court directs that a status report be filed with the Clerk's Office.Status report due on 11/28/2011. Hrg Sep 2011 [3822596] [11-1402] (BWB) [Entered: 08/26/2011 08:50 AM]
August 23, 2011 MOTION for continuance of oral argument, filed by Attorney Mr. Edwin L Lowther, Jr. for Appellant Ford Motor Company w/service 08/23/2011. [3821097] [11-1402] (ELL) [Entered: 08/23/2011 11:41 AM]
August 19, 2011 SET FOR ARGUMENT - CASE PLACED ON CALENDAR - for Argument in St. Louis on Thursday, 09/22/2011 To be heard before Judges Michael J. Melloy, Lavenski R. Smith, Duane Benton in Division IV . The courtroom deputy will be Jackie P. Polk. All attorneys presenting oral argument must complete a Response Form. The Response Form may be found at http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/newcoa/forms/OralArgumentResponseForm.pdf. For the complete calendar go to http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/webcal/sep11stl.pdf PLEASE REVIEW THE ENTIRE CALENDAR CAREFULLY, PARTICULARLY THE COUNSEL NOTICE PAGE. If you are appointed counsel under the Criminal Justice Act and require airline transportation to oral argument, the court will issue a travel authorization the next business day. [11-1402] (TAB) [Entered: 08/19/2011 04:46 PM]
July 26, 2011 CORRECTED certificate of service for Paper Brief , Doc No. [ # 3805231-2 ], filed by Appellant Ford Motor Company [3811818] [11-1402] (YML) [Entered: 07/27/2011 10:08 AM]
July 7, 2011 Brief deficiency notice sent to counsel, Attorney Mr. John Mark Thomas for Appellant Ford Motor Company. [3805233] [11-1402] (LMT) [Entered: 07/07/2011 12:47 PM]
July 6, 2011 Paper copies Reply brief, [ # 3804126-2 ] filed by Ford Motor Company 10 paper copies received. [3805231] [11-1402] (Counsel to send 10 copies of certificate of service confirming service date of paper brief) (LMT) [Entered: 07/07/2011 12:45 PM]
July 5, 2011 BRIEF FILED - APPELLANT REPLY BRIEF filed by Ford Motor Company, w/service 07/05/2011, 16 PDF pages. Words/lines/pages 12 pages. Paper briefs from Ford Motor Company due 07/11/2011. [3804126] [11-1402] (LAB) [Entered: 07/05/2011 09:22 AM]
July 1, 2011 LETTER from Appellee Mr. Eric N. Polston regarding availability for oral argument. w/service 07/01/2011 [3803830] [11-1402] (JRP) [Entered: 07/01/2011 12:33 PM]
July 1, 2011 REPLY brief of Ford Motor Company submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. [11-1402] (JMT) [Entered: 07/01/2011 03:58 PM]
June 29, 2011 Please note that this case has been screened for oral argument. The exact date of your oral argument has not been determined at this time. You will be receiving a calendar approximately 4 weeks before the scheduled argument date. The following is a link to the upcoming court sessions http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/files/oadates.pdf Please review these dates immediately to determine if you have any conflicts. If you do have conflicts with any of the argument dates, please inform this court by sending a letter using the ECF docketing event 'Correspondence to Court', 'Letter filed' 'regarding availability for oral argument'. Your compliance with this policy will minimize the need for motions to continue or reschedule oral argument. The court also encourages you to notify the clerk if conflicts with these dates develop in the future. [3802762] [11-1402] (KAS) [Entered: 06/29/2011 11:29 AM]
June 21, 2011 CLERK ORDER:Granting [ # 3799754-2 ] motion for extension of time to file brief filed by Mr. Gary D. Marts, Jr.. Reply brief of Ford Motor Company due 07/01/2011 [3800025] [11-1402] (YML) [Entered: 06/21/2011 01:24 PM]
June 21, 2011 RECORD FILED - Record Part: EXHIBITS, (Appellee's) No. of Volumes: 21, Volumes Location: STL, Comments: 1 Copy [3800204] [11-1402] (YML) [Entered: 06/21/2011 04:25 PM]
June 21, 2011 MOTION for extension of time to file brief until 07/01/2011 at 06:00 pm, filed by Attorney Mr. Gary D. Marts, Jr. for Appellant Ford Motor Company w/service 06/21/2011. [3799754] [11-1402] (GDM) [Entered: 06/21/2011 09:08 AM]
June 17, 2011 CORRECTED certificate of service for Paper Brief , Doc No. [3798692-2], filed by Appellee Mr. Eric N. Polston [3799081] [11-1402] (JRP) [Entered: 06/17/2011 03:14 PM]
June 15, 2011 Paper copies Appellee/Respondent brief, [ # 3796665-2 ] filed by Mr. Eric N. Polston 10 paper copies received. [3798692] [11-1402] (YML) [Entered: 06/16/2011 04:31 PM]
June 14, 2011 RECORD FILED - Record Part: APLEE/RES APPENDIX, No. of Volumes: 1, Volumes Location: STL, Comments: 3 Copies [3798633] [11-1402] (YML) [Entered: 06/16/2011 03:45 PM]
June 10, 2011 APPELLEE brief of Mr. Eric N. Polston submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. [11-1402] (JRP) [Entered: 06/10/2011 01:34 PM]
June 10, 2011 BRIEF FILED - APPELLEE BRIEF filed by Mr. Eric N. Polston, w/service 06/10/2011 62 PDF pages, No Addendum. Words/lines/pages13,930 words. Paper briefs from Eric N. Polston due 06/15/2011.. Reply brief of Ford Motor Company due on 06/24/2011. [3796665] [11-1402] (ABC) [Entered: 06/10/2011 01:55 PM]
May 18, 2011 CORRECTED certificate of service for Paper Brief , Doc No. [3788826-2], filed by Appellant Ford Motor Company [3788895] [11-1402] (GDM) [Entered: 05/18/2011 12:51 PM]
May 17, 2011 RECORD FILED - Record Part: APLNT/PET APPENDIX, No. of Volumes: 2, Volumes Location: STL, Comments: 3 Copies [3788737] [11-1402] (YML) [Entered: 05/18/2011 09:51 AM]
May 17, 2011 Paper copies Appellant/Petitioner Brief, [ # 3786528-2 ] filed by Ford Motor Company 10 paper copies received. w/Addendum attached [3788826] [11-1402] (YML) [Entered: 05/18/2011 11:08 AM]
May 12, 2011 ADDENDUM of APPELLANT filed by Appellant Ford Motor Company. w/service 05/11/2011 [3786594] [11-1402] (YML) [Entered: 05/12/2011 08:57 AM]
May 11, 2011 APPELLANT brief of Ford Motor Company submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. [11-1402] (GDM) [Entered: 05/11/2011 03:30 PM]
May 11, 2011 Addendum of APPELLANT submitted for review by Ford Motor Company [3786458] [11-1402] (GDM) [Entered: 05/11/2011 03:33 PM]
May 11, 2011 Addendum deficiency notice sent to counsel, Attorney Mr. Gary D. Marts, Jr. for Appellant Ford Motor Company. New electronic copy of addendum due on 05/16/2011 [11-1402] (YML) [Entered: 05/11/2011 05:02 PM]
May 11, 2011 BRIEF FILED - APPELLANT BRIEF filed by Ford Motor Company , w/service 05/11/2011 37 PDF pages,. Words/lines/pages26 pgs Paper briefs from Ford Motor Company due 05/16/2011.. Brief of Eric N. Polston due on 06/10/2011 [3786528] [11-1402] (YML) [Entered: 05/11/2011 05:11 PM]
May 11, 2011 Addendum of APPELLANT submitted for review by Ford Motor Company [3786530] [11-1402] (GDM) [Entered: 05/11/2011 05:16 PM]
April 26, 2011 MOTION for extension of time to file brief until 05/11/2011 at 05:00 pm, filed by Attorney Mr. Gary D. Marts, Jr. for Appellant Ford Motor Company. w/service 04/26/2011. [3780943] [11-1402] (GDM) [Entered: 04/26/2011 10:29 AM]
April 26, 2011 CLERK ORDER:Granting [ # 3780943-2 ] motion for extension of time to file brief filed by Mr. Gary D. Marts, Jr.. Brief of Ford Motor Company due 05/11/2011. Appendix due on 05/11/2011 [3781202] [11-1402] (YML) [Entered: 04/26/2011 03:17 PM]
March 28, 2011 CLERK ORDER:Granting [ # 3770866-2 ] motion for extension of time to file brief filed by Mr. Gary D. Marts, Jr.. Brief of Ford Motor Company due 05/04/2011. Appendix due on 05/04/2011. [3770907] [11-1402] (YML) [Entered: 03/28/2011 11:15 AM]
March 28, 2011 MOTION for extension of time to file brief until 05/04/2011, filed by Attorney Mr. Gary D. Marts, Jr. for Appellant Ford Motor Company. w/service 03/28/2011. [3770866] [11-1402] (GDM) [Entered: 03/28/2011 10:28 AM]
March 17, 2011 RECORD FILED - Record Part: TRIAL TRANSCRIPT, No. of Volumes: 2, Volumes Location: STL, Comments: volumes 8 and 9 [ Copy do not return to the District Court at end of case], Source Location: USDC / EA, Dt. of Proceeding/Hearing: 10/14/2010 and 10/15/2010, Court Reporter: Newburg, Christa [3767930] [11-1402] (STL) [Entered: 03/17/2011 01:15 PM]
March 16, 2011 RECORD FILED - Record Part: MOTION TRANSCRIPT, No. of Volumes: 1, Volumes Location: STL, Comments: Pretrial Motions Hearing [ Copy do not return to the District Court at end of case], Source Location: USDC / EA, Dt. of Proceeding/Hearing: 09/16/2010, No. of Pgs.: 170, Court Reporter: Power, Eugenie M. [3767346] [11-1402] (STL) [Entered: 03/16/2011 11:08 AM]
March 16, 2011 RECORD FILED - Record Part: TRIAL TRANSCRIPT, No. of Volumes: 7, Volumes Location: STL, Comments: Copy do not return to the District Court at end of case, Source Location: USDC / EA, Dt. of Proceeding/Hearing: 10/04/2010 - 10/13/2010, No. of Pgs.: 1590 [3767347] [11-1402] (STL) [Entered: 03/16/2011 11:09 AM]
March 10, 2011 APPEARANCE filed by Bruce J. McKee for Appellee Mr. Eric N. Polston w/service 03/10/2011 [3765459] [11-1402] (BJM) [Entered: 03/10/2011 04:56 PM]
March 8, 2011 DESIGNATION of record filed by Appellant Ford Motor Company. w/service 03/08/2011 [3764260] [11-1402] (GDM) [Entered: 03/08/2011 02:38 PM]
March 8, 2011 METHOD of appendix preparation filed by Appellant Ford Motor Company - Separate Appendix w/service 03/08/2011 [3764240] [11-1402] (GDM) [Entered: 03/08/2011 02:32 PM]
February 28, 2011 APPEARANCE filed by James R. Pratt, III for Appellee Mr. Eric N. Polston w/service 02/28/2011 [3760355] [11-1402] (JRP) [Entered: 02/28/2011 01:43 PM]
February 28, 2011 APPEARANCE filed by John M. Thomas for Appellant Ford Motor Company w/service 02/28/2011 [3760436] [11-1402] (JMT) [Entered: 02/28/2011 02:44 PM]
February 24, 2011 UPDATED fee status - [Case Number 11-1402: pd] [11-1402] (LLB) [Entered: 02/24/2011 07:15 AM]
February 24, 2011 DOCUMENT FILED - District Court Receipt L1T026761, payment of fee by Ford Motor Company . [3758879] [11-1402] (LLB) [Entered: 02/24/2011 07:16 AM]
February 22, 2011 Originating court document filed consisting of notice of appeal, docket entries, order 10/26/10, judgment 10/27/10 and order 1/20/11 from district court. [3757819] [11-1402] (LLB) [Entered: 02/22/2011 08:10 AM]
February 22, 2011 BRIEFING SCHEDULE SET AS FOLLOWS: Transcript due on or before 04/04/2011. Appendix due 04/13/2011. BRIEF APPELLANT, Ford Motor Company due 04/13/2011 Appellee brief is due 30 days from the date the court issues the Notice of Docket Activity filing the brief of appellant. Appellant reply brief is due 14 days from the date the court issues the Notice of Docket Activity filing the appellee brief. [3757821] [11-1402] (LLB) [Entered: 02/22/2011 08:11 AM]
February 22, 2011 Civil case docketed. [3757817] [11-1402] (LLB) [Entered: 02/22/2011 08:05 AM]

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Plaintiff / appellee: Eric N. Polston
Represented By: Nolan E. Awbrey
Represented By: John Paul Byrd
Represented By: Bruce Jones McKee I
Represented By: James R. Pratt III
Represented By: James J. Thompson Jr.
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Defendant / appellant: Ford Motor Company, Inc.
Represented By: Gary D. Marts Jr.
Represented By: John Mark Thomas
Represented By: Scott A. Irby
Represented By: Edwin L. Lowther Jr.
Represented By: Kyle R. Wilson
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