Weatherspoon v. Empie et al
Plaintiff: Blythenia Weatherspoon and Blythenia Nichole Weatherspoon
Defendant: Joshua Kenneth Empie, Schneider National, Inc., Old Republic Insurance Company, John Doe Corporations 1-3 and Schneider National Carriers, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2021cv04558
Filed: November 4, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Presiding Judge: William M Ray
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1446 Notice of Removal - Motor Vehicle
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 23, 2023 Filing 64 NOTICE to Take Deposition of John E. Kocke, R.N., M.S.N. filed by Blythenia Nichole Weatherspoon (Saxton, Daniel)
January 12, 2023 Filing 63 NOTICE to Take Deposition of David J. Gower, M.D. filed by Blythenia Nichole Weatherspoon (Saxton, Daniel)
January 5, 2023 Filing 62 Amended NOTICE to Take Deposition of V. K. Puppala, M.D. filed by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc. (Pate, William)
January 5, 2023 Filing 61 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Discovery by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc..(Pate, William)
January 5, 2023 Filing 60 AFFIDAVIT of Private Process Server - Dr. V.K. Puppala by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc.. (Pate, William)
January 5, 2023 Filing 59 AFFIDAVIT of Private Process Server - Comprehensive Spine & Pain by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc.. (Pate, William)
January 4, 2023 Filing 58 Notice for Leave of Absence for the following date(s): May 22, 2023 through June 9, 2023, by John D. Dixon. (Dixon, John)
December 7, 2022 Filing 57 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Discovery by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Schneider National Carriers, Inc..(Pate, William)
December 7, 2022 Filing 56 Notice for Leave of Absence for the following date(s): March 6, 2023 through March 24, 2023, by John D. Dixon. (Dixon, John)
November 30, 2022 Filing 55 Supplemental Initial Disclosures by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Pate, William)
November 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 54 ORDER GRANTING #53 Motion to Reopen Case; GRANTING #53 Motion to Substitute Party. Blythenia Nichole Weatherspoon added. Blythenia Weatherspoon terminated. Signed by Judge William M. Ray, II on 11/7/2022. (tas)
October 20, 2022 Filing 53 MOTION to Reopen Case & Substitute Party by Blythenia Weatherspoon. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A - Temp Letter of Guardianship, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B - Order Appointing Administrator)(Saxton, Daniel) . Added MOTION to Substitute Party on 10/21/2022 (bgt).
September 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 52 ORDER TERMINATING #50 Motion to Substitute Party and administratively closing this case. If and when Blythenia Nichole Weatherspoon is appointed as the administrator or representative of the estate of Blythenia Weatherspoon, she can move to reopen the case. Signed by Judge William M. Ray, II on 9/20/2022. (tas)
September 20, 2022 Civil Case Terminated. (tas)
August 31, 2022 Filing 51 RESPONSE in Opposition re #50 First MOTION to Substitute Party Blythenia Weatherspoon filed by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc.. (Pate, William)
August 26, 2022 Filing 50 First MOTION to Substitute Party Blythenia Weatherspoonby Blythenia Weatherspoon. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A)(Saxton, Daniel)
August 18, 2022 Filing 49 Notice for Leave of Absence for the following date(s): October 3, 2022 - October 13, 2022, November 21, 2022 - November 30, 2022, December 26, 2022 - January 10, 2023, by John D. Dixon. (Dixon, John)
June 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 48 ORDER GRANTING #46 Motion to Stay. All discovery deadlines are stayed pending substitution of an administrator for the Estate of Blythenia Weatherspoon. Signed by Judge William M. Ray, II on 6/8/2022. (tas)
June 8, 2022 Filing 47 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Discovery by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc..(Pate, William)
June 8, 2022 Submission of #46 Joint MOTION to Stay Discovery, to District Judge William M. Ray II. (tas)
June 7, 2022 Filing 46 Joint MOTION to Stay Discovery with Brief In Support by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Pate, William)
June 1, 2022 Filing 45 SUGGESTION OF DEATH Upon the Record by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc.. (Dixon, John)
June 1, 2022 Filing 44 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Discovery by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc.(Pate, William) Modified on 6/1/2022 to edit filers (rlh).
May 27, 2022 Filing 43 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 2nd Set of Discovery to Def SNC by Blythenia Weatherspoon.(Saxton, Daniel)
May 19, 2022 Filing 42 NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew William Hughes on behalf of Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc. (Hughes, Andrew)
May 19, 2022 Filing 41 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Notice to Take Deposition, Notice to Produce and Subpoena for Depo , as to State Farm Mutual Insurance Company. (Pate, William)
May 17, 2022 Filing 40 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Discovery by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc..(Pate, William)
May 9, 2022 Filing 39 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Notice to Take Deposition, Notice to Produce and Subpoena for Depo , as to The Center for Pain Management / Dr. Kamal Kabakibou. (Pate, William)
May 6, 2022 Filing 38 NOTICE to Take Deposition of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company filed by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc. (Pate, William)
May 6, 2022 Filing 37 NOTICE to Take Deposition of The Center for Pain Management filed by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc. (Pate, William)
April 26, 2022 Filing 36 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Discovery by Schneider National Carriers, Inc..(Pate, William)
April 12, 2022 Filing 35 ANSWER to #29 Amended Complaint by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc..(Pate, William) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions.
March 25, 2022 Filing 34 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Discovery by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc..(Pate, William)
March 25, 2022 Filing 33 Electronic Summons Issued as to Schneider National Carriers, Inc.. (abm)
March 23, 2022 Filing 32 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Discovery to Def SNC by Blythenia Weatherspoon.(Saxton, Daniel)
March 23, 2022 Filing 31 PROPOSED SUMMONS filed by Blythenia Weatherspoon (Saxton, Daniel)
March 22, 2022 Filing 30 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Discovery by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc..(Pate, William)
March 18, 2022 Filing 29 FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT against Joshua Kenneth Empie, John Doe Corporations 1-3, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National Carriers, Inc. filed by Blythenia Weatherspoon.(vs) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/commonly-used-forms to obtain Pretrial Instructions and Pretrial Associated Forms which includes the Consent To Proceed Before U.S. Magistrate form.
March 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER granting #27 Motion to Dismiss; granting #27 Motion to Amend. Schneider National Carriers, Inc. is hereby added as a Defendant and Schneider National, Inc. is hereby dismissed without prejudice. Defendants Joshua Kenneth Empie, Scheider National Carriers, Inc., and Old Republic Insurance Company shall file their Answers to the First Amended Complaint within 21 days ofservice of the Summons and First Amended Complaint or within 14 days of the filing of their acknowledgments of service of the Summons and First Amended Complaint. The clerk is directed to file the First Amended Complaint that was attached as Exhibit A to the joint motion and to note that Schneider National Carriers, Inc. is hereby substituted for Schneider National, Inc. The caption is hereby amended to reflect this substitution. Signed by Judge William M. Ray, II on 3/18/2022. (vs)
March 17, 2022 Filing 27 Joint MOTION to Dismiss with Brief In Support by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Brief, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B)(Pate, William) Modified on 3/17/2022 to edit docket (cavc). Added MOTION to Amend the Complaint on 3/18/2022 (cavc).
March 3, 2022 Filing 26 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Discovery by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National, Inc..(Pate, William)
February 25, 2022 Filing 25 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Discovery by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National, Inc..(Pate, William)
February 24, 2022 Filing 24 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Plt 1st Supp Response to Def Discovery by Blythenia Weatherspoon.(Saxton, Daniel)
February 16, 2022 Filing 23 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Discovery by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National, Inc..(Pate, William)
February 10, 2022 Filing 22 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Discovery by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company.(Pate, William)
February 4, 2022 Filing 21 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Discovery by Schneider National, Inc..(Pate, William)
February 3, 2022 Filing 20 Second STIPULATION Extending Time to Respond to Discovery by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company. (Pate, William) Modified on 2/3/2022 to edit docket text (abm).
January 18, 2022 Filing 19 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Discovery by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National, Inc..(Pate, William)
January 10, 2022 Filing 18 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Discovery by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National, Inc..(Pate, William)
January 6, 2022 Filing 17 STIPULATION Extending Time to Respond to Discovery by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National, Inc.. (Pate, William)
January 6, 2022 Filing 16 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SERVICE Executed filed by Joshua Kenneth Empie. (Pate, William)
January 6, 2022 Filing 15 NOTICE to Take Deposition of Joshua Kenneth Empie on March 18, 2022 via Zoom filed by Blythenia Weatherspoon (Saxton, Daniel) Modified on 1/7/2022 to edit docket text (abm).
January 6, 2022 Filing 14 NOTICE to Take Deposition of Blythenia Weatherspoon on March 22, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom filed by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National, Inc. (Pate, William) Modified on 1/6/2022 to edit docket text (abm).
December 27, 2021 Filing 13 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Plt Response to Def Discovery by Blythenia Weatherspoon.(Saxton, Daniel)
December 23, 2021 Filing 12 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Blythenia Weatherspoon.(Saxton, Daniel)
December 6, 2021 Filing 11 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Discovery by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National, Inc..(Pate, William)
November 30, 2021 Filing 10 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Discovery by Schneider National, Inc..(Pate, William)
November 24, 2021 Filing 9 First Initial Disclosures by Blythenia Weatherspoon.(Saxton, Daniel)
November 23, 2021 Filing 8 Supplemental Initial Disclosures by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-Declarations Page)(Dixon, John)
November 23, 2021 Filing 7 Certificate of Interested Persons by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Declarations Page)(Dixon, John)
November 23, 2021 Filing 6 Initial Disclosures by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National, Inc..(Dixon, John)
November 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 SCHEDULING ORDER re #4 Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan. Discovery ends on 8/4/2022. Motions for Summary Judgment due by 9/4/2022. If no motions for summary judgment are filed, the Proposed Pretrial Order is due 9/4/2022. The Clerk is directed to submit this action on 9/5/2022, if the parties have not filed a Motion for Summary Judgment or Proposed Pretrial Order. Signed by Judge William M. Ray, II on 11/22/2021. (bgt)
November 9, 2021 Filing 4 JOINT PRELIMINARY REPORT AND DISCOVERY PLAN filed by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company, Schneider National, Inc.. (Pate, William)
November 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 STANDING ORDER REGARDING CIVIL LITIGATION. Signed by Judge William M. Ray, II on 11/8/2021. (rjc)
November 4, 2021 Filing 2 ANSWER to #1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL with Jury Demand by Joshua Kenneth Empie, Old Republic Insurance Company and Schneider National, Inc.. Discovery ends on 4/4/2022. (Filed 11/3/21 in State Court and included with Notice of Removal) (eop) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions.
November 4, 2021 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL with COMPLAINT filed by Schneider National, Inc., Joshua Kenneth Empie and Old Republic Insurance Company. (Filing fee $ 402.00 receipt number AGANDC-11372261) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit -A -Summons & Complaint, #2 Exhibit -B -Defendants Answer, #3 Exhibit -C -Secretary of State Record- Schneider, #4 exhibit -D -Secretary of State Record -Old Republic, #5 Civil Cover Sheet)(eop) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/commonly-used-forms to obtain Pretrial Instructions and Pretrial Associated Forms which includes the Consent To Proceed Before U.S. Magistrate form. Modified text on 11/5/2021 (eop).

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Plaintiff: Blythenia Weatherspoon
Represented By: Daniel Jay Saxton
Represented By: Donte B. Grant
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Plaintiff: Blythenia Nichole Weatherspoon
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Defendant: Joshua Kenneth Empie
Represented By: John D. Dixon
Represented By: William B. Pate
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Defendant: Old Republic Insurance Company
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