Martin v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Plaintiff: Henry W Martin
Defendant: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Case Number: 1:2019cv02509
Filed: April 12, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Edmond E Chang
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Federal Employer's Liability
Cause of Action: 45 U.S.C. ยง 51
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 28, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 17 NOTICE by Henry W Martin Mandatory Initial Discovery (Foley, James)
June 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 16 NOTICE by Union Pacific Railroad Company Response to the Mandatory Initial Discovery Requests (Dawson, Brody)
June 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Status hearing held. Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project disclosures due by 06/21/2019. The first round of written discovery requests must be issued by 07/19/2019, to fill gaps in the MID disclosures. Fact discovery, including treating physicians (Rule 26(a)(2)(C) disclosures for any treaters are due no later than 60 days before the close of fact discovery), shall close by 02/28/2020. Any other Rule 26(a)(2) expert disclosures (whether retained or not) are due 30 days after the close of fact discovery, and the 30-day deadline is adjusted automatically if the close of fact discovery is adjusted. No summary judgment motions may be filed before the close of discovery without leave of Court. The parties may start issuing non-party subpoenas immediately, especially for medical records. Non-party subpoenas must be served no later than 11/18/2019 (approval must be obtained, supported by good cause (e.g., genuine surprise), to serve subpoenas after the deadline). The parties shall work promptly on an agreed HIPAA order and discovery confidentiality order. Status hearing set for 09/12/2019 at 9:30 a.m. The parties are strongly encouraged to start settlement negotiations when sufficient discovery has been obtained. Plaintiff has been reinstated through the Union grievance process, but a decision is still pending as to back pay. Emailed notice (slb, )
June 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Due to the unavailability of the court, the status hearing of 06/07/2019 is reset to 06/12/2019 at 9 a.m.Emailed notice (slb, )
June 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: On the Court's own initiative, the status hearing at 9 a.m. is reset to 9:45 a.m on the same date, 06/07/2019.Emailed notice (slb, )
June 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 STATUS Report Joint Initial Status Report by Henry W Martin (Foley, James)
May 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ANSWER to Complaint and Affirmative Defenses by Union Pacific Railroad Company(Dawson, Brody)
May 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Disclosure STATEMENT by Union Pacific Railroad Company (Dawson, Brody)
May 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company by Sarah-Joel Martine Privert (Privert, Sarah-Joel)
May 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company by Thomas A. P. Hayden (Hayden, Thomas)
May 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company by Brody Elizabeth Dawson (Dawson, Brody)
May 2, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Henry W Martin. Union Pacific Railroad Company waiver sent on 4/17/2019, answer due 6/17/2019. (Foley, James)
April 16, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Status hearing set for 06/07/2019 at 9:00 a.m. The parties must file a joint initial status report with the content described in the attached status report requirements at least 3 business days before the initial status hearing. Plaintiff must still file the report even if not all Defendants have been served or have responded to requests to craft a joint report. Because the Procedures are occasionally revised, counsel must read them anew even if counsel has appeared before Judge Chang in other cases.Emailed notice (Attachments: #1 Status Report Requirements) (slb, )
April 15, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE TO THE PARTIES - The Court is participating in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP). The key features and deadlines are set forth in this Notice which includes a link to the (MIDP) Standing Order and a Checklist for use by the parties. In cases subject to the pilot, all parties must respond to the mandatory initial discovery requests set forth in the Standing Order before initiating any further discovery in this case. Please note: The discovery obligations in the Standing Order supersede the disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1). Any party seeking affirmative relief must serve a copy of the following documents (Notice of Mandatory Initial Discovery and the Standing Order) on each new party when the Complaint, Counterclaim, Crossclaim, or Third-Party Complaint is served. (nsf, )
April 15, 2019 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sheila M. Finnegan. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jjr, )
April 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Henry W Martin by James T. Foley (Foley, James)
April 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Foley, James)
April 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Henry W Martin; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-15713369.(Foley, James)

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Defendant: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Represented By: Thomas A. P. Hayden
Represented By: Sarah-Joel Martine Privert
Represented By: Brody Elizabeth Dawson
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Plaintiff: Henry W Martin
Represented By: James T. Foley
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