BOBZIEN v. PHILIP MORRIS USA INC et al
Plaintiff: Michael Bobzien
Defendant: PHILIP MORRIS USA INC and RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
Case Number: 5:2020cv00328
Filed: December 9, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: MICHAEL J FRANK
Referring Judge: ROBERT L HINKLE
2 Judge: T KENT WETHERELL
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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January 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 SCHEDULING AND MEDIATION ORDER Re: #12 Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting :( Discovery due by 10/22/2021., Dispositive Motions to be filed by 10/29/2021., Jury Trial set for 2/14/2022 08:15 AM in U.S. Courthouse Tallahassee before JUDGE ROBERT L HINKLE., Mediation Report due by 11/19/2021.), Case referred to mediation. Signed by JUDGE ROBERT L HINKLE on 1/28/2021. (jcw)
January 28, 2021 Filing 15 DISCOVERY ADVISORY: Re #13 Rule 26 Disclosures filed by RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY. Counsel's attention is directed to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5(d), which prohibits the filing of discovery materials (including notices of deposition, deposition transcripts, interrogatories and interrogatory responses and notices thereof, production requests and responses and notices thereof, and admissions requests and responses and notices thereof) and disclosures under Rules 26(a)(1) and 26(a)(2), unless and until needed for consideration of pending motions by the court. This advisory serves as notice that no further discovery materials should be filed and all discovery posting options have been removed from CMECF. (jcw)
January 28, 2021 Filing 14 DOCKET ANNOTATION BY COURT TO ALL COUNSEL: Counsel is advised that for all future pleadings, for this case and any future cases assigned to Judge Hinkle, any exhibit attached to a document filing should be properly identified. (Example: Deposition of John Doe rather than Exhibit A.) (jcw)
January 27, 2021 Filing 13 RULE 26 Disclosures by RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY. (BEALL, CHARLES)
January 27, 2021 Filing 12 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (BEALL, CHARLES)
January 11, 2021 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by CHARLES FRANKLIN BEALL, JR on behalf of RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY (BEALL, CHARLES)
December 28, 2020 Filing 10 Corporate Disclosure Statement/Certificate of Interested Persons by PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. (NEASE, CHRISTOPHER)
December 23, 2020 Filing 9 Corporate Disclosure Statement/Certificate of Interested Persons by RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY identifying Corporate Parent BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC for RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY.. (BEALL, CHARLES)
December 11, 2020 Set Deadlines re #8 INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER. Jury Trial set for 11/15/2021 , before JUDGE ROBERT L HINKLE. (mb)
December 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER: Fed.R.Civ.P. 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement Deadline set for 12/28/2020. Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 1/27/2021. Discovery due by 8/11/2021. Signed by JUDGE ROBERT L HINKLE on 12/11/2020. (mb)
December 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Pursuant to Canon 3(C)(1)(c) of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges, I recuse myself from this case. The Clerk shall randomly reassign this case to another district judge. JUDGE T KENT WETHERELL II recused. Case reassigned to JUDGE ROBERT L HINKLE for all further proceedings. Signed by JUDGE T KENT WETHERELL II on 12/10/2020. (mb)
December 10, 2020 Filing 6 DOCKET ANNOTATION BY COURT: The parties in the above-referenced case were added to the docket incorrectly and will be corrected by the clerk. Party names are to be entered in all caps and without punctuation. For future reference: Please review the procedure for adding/creating new parties in the "Style Guide for Electronic Case Filing" and/or chapter 10 of the "CM/ECF Attorney User's Guide," available at www.flnd.uscourts.gov. (mb)
December 10, 2020 ACTION REQUIRED BY DISTRICT JUDGE: Chambers of JUDGE ROBERT L HINKLE notified that action is needed Re: #1 Notice of Removal, #7 Order of Recusal. (mb)
December 9, 2020 Filing 5 ANSWER to Complaint by RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY. (BEALL, CHARLES)
December 9, 2020 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by CHARLES FRANKLIN BEALL, JR on behalf of RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY (BEALL, CHARLES)
December 9, 2020 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by THOMAS LARRY HILL on behalf of RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY (HILL, THOMAS)
December 9, 2020 Filing 2 ANSWER to Complaint by PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. (NEASE, CHRISTOPHER)
December 9, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by PHILIP MORRIS USA INC, RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY from Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, case number 20-118-CA. ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number AFLNDC-5822864.), filed by PHILIP MORRIS USA INC, RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B, #3 Civil Cover Sheet) (NEASE, CHRISTOPHER)

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Plaintiff: Michael Bobzien
Represented By: NICHOLAS VAUGHN
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Defendant: PHILIP MORRIS USA INC
Represented By: CHRISTOPHER PAUL NEASE
Represented By: FRANK CRUZ-ALVAREZ
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Defendant: RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
Represented By: THOMAS LARRY HILL
Represented By: CHARLES FRANKLIN BEALL, JR.
Represented By: URSULA MARIE HENNINGER
Represented By: JACQUELINE M PASEK
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