Orndorff v. Ford Motor Company
Plaintiff: Victor M. Orndorff
Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Case Number: 1:2020cv02095
Filed: April 2, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Office: Chicago Office
Presiding Judge: Robert M Dow
Referring Judge: Matthew F Kennelly
Nature of Suit: Prop. Damage Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Motor Vehicle Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 23, 2020 Filing 40 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Consistent with the Court's consolidation order entered today in O'Connor v. Ford Motor Co., No. 19-cv-5045, this case is consolidated with three other related cases and all further filings shall be made in Docket No. 19-cv-5045. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice (cdh, )
July 10, 2020 Filing 39 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: Case reassigned to the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr for all further proceedings pursuant to Local Rule 40.4. Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Executive Committee on 7/10/20. (aee, )
July 10, 2020 Filing 38 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Due to the pending reassignment to the Honorable Robert M. Dow, all hearings and deadlines before Judge Kennelly are vacated. Mailed notice. (mma, )
July 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER Fifth Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on July 10, 2020. This Order does not extend or modify any deadlines set in civil cases. No motions may be noticed for in-person presentment; the presiding judge will notify parties of the need, if any, for a hearing by electronic means or in-court proceeding. See attached Order. Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 7/10/2020: Mailed notice. (Clerk9, Docket)
July 8, 2020 Filing 36 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Motions to appear pro hac vice [32 ] #34 are granted. Motion for extension of time is granted in part. Deadline for response to complaint is extended to 8/3/2020. The Court also advises that it does not intend to hold off starting discovery until after a ruling on the anticipated motion to dismiss, so they should be prepared to set a discovery schedule at the status hearing set for 7/16/2020. (mk)
July 7, 2020 Filing 35 NOTICE of Motion by Hector Torres for presentment of motion to appear pro hac vice #34 before Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 7/15/2020 at 09:30 AM. (Torres, Hector)
July 7, 2020 Filing 34 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-17180421. (Torres, Hector)
July 7, 2020 Filing 33 NOTICE of Motion by Cindy Caranella Kelly for presentment of motion to appear pro hac vice #32 before Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 7/15/2020 at 09:30 AM. (Kelly, Cindy)
July 7, 2020 Filing 32 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-17180329. (Kelly, Cindy)
July 7, 2020 Filing 31 MOTION by Defendant Ford Motor Company for extension of time to file response/reply Uncontested (Boyle, Mark)
July 3, 2020 Filing 30 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: The Court declines to enter the general stay requested in this case and directs defendant to file its response to the complaint by no later than 7/14/2020. Service of Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures and discovery are stayed pending the status hearing set for 7/16/2020. (mk)
July 2, 2020 Filing 29 STATUS Report by Ford Motor Company (Boyle, Mark)
June 19, 2020 Filing 28 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Ford Motor Company by Mason William Kienzle (Kienzle, Mason)
June 10, 2020 Filing 27 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: At the Court's instance, the status hearing set for 7/22/2020 and the status report deadline of 7/13/2020 are vacated. Mailed notice. (mma, )
June 10, 2020 Filing 26 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: By no later than 7/2/2020, the parties (or, if no defendant has yet appeared, the plaintiff(s)) are to file a joint status report that includes the following information: (1) the status of service of process upon each defendant; (2) a description of each party's claims and defenses; (3) details regarding any discussions concerning settlement, whether before or after the filing of the lawsuit; (4) a proposed discovery and pretrial schedule; and (5) any other matters that any party wishes to bring to the Court's attention. The case is set for a case management conference under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16 (a "status hearing," in local parlance) on 7/16/2020 at 9:15 a.m. The case management conference will be conducted by telephone, using the following call-in number: 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. Plaintiff's counsel is directed to provide a copy of this order to any defendant that has not yet appeared by counsel via regular mail at the address at which the defendant has been or is to be served with process. (mk)
June 5, 2020 Filing 25 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: The request for an indefinite stay of the Rule 26(a)(1) disclosure deadline, which should have been made by way of a motion but instead was made by letter, is granted, but only in part. The deadline is extended to 7/1/2020. (mk)
June 4, 2020 Filing 24 Letter by Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company's Letter Requesting Extension (Boyle, Mark)
May 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER ORDER Fourth Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on May 26, 2020. This Order does not extend or modify any deadlines set in civil cases. For non-emergency motions, no motion may be noticed for presentment on a date earlier than July 15, 2020. See attached Order. Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 5/26/2020: Mailed notice. (docket10, )
May 19, 2020 Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: The Court has reviewed the parties' joint status report. If they wish to effectuate a reassignment and consolidation of this case with the other cases they cite, they should file a motion under Local Rule 40.4 before the judge assigned to the lowest-numbered case seeking a finding of relatedness. In the meantime, the parties are directed to serve Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures by 6/17/2020. The case is set for a status hearing on 7/22/2020 at 9:30 AM. A further joint status report setting out a proposed discovery and pretrial schedule is to be filed by 7/13/2020. (mk)
May 19, 2020 Filing 21 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Ford Motor Company by Mark Howard Boyle (Boyle, Mark)
May 18, 2020 Filing 20 STATUS Report by Ford Motor Company (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Boyle, Mark)
April 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER Third Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on April 24, 2020. All open cases are impacted by this Third Amended General Order. Parties are must carefully review all obligations under this Order, including the requirement listed in paragraph number 5 to file a joint written status report in most civil cases. See attached Order. Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 4/24/2020: Mailed notice. (docket9, )
April 2, 2020 Filing 17 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Victor M. Orndorff by Gregory F Coleman (Coleman, Gregory)
April 2, 2020 Filing 16 MAILED Rule 83.15 Letter to all counsel of record. (bg, )
April 2, 2020 Filing 15 RECEIVED from Pennsylvania Eastern; Case Number 2:20-cv-00247 (bg)
March 31, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER THAT THE JOINT MOTION TO TRANSFER TO THE UNITED STATES DISTIRCT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C.1404 (a); ETC.. SIGNED BY HONORABLE KAREN S. MARSTON ON 3/31/20. 3/31/20 ENTERED AND E-MAILED. (JL) [Transferred from Pennsylvania Eastern on 4/2/2020.]
March 31, 2020 Filing 13 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER THAT THE JOINT MOTION TO TRANSFER TO THE UNITED STATES DISTIRCT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C.1404 (a); ETC.. SIGNED BY HONORABLE KAREN S. MARSTON ON 3/31/20. 3/31/20 ENTERED AND E-MAILED.(jl, ) [Transferred from Pennsylvania Eastern on 4/2/2020.]
March 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER THAT THE PRETRIAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR 3/31/20 AT 4:00 P.M. IS CANCELLED; ETC.. SIGNED BY HONORABLE KAREN S. MARSTON ON 3/30/20. 3/30/20 ENTERED AND E-MAILED.(jl, ) [Transferred from Pennsylvania Eastern on 4/2/2020.]
March 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER THAT THE LETTERS REQUEST OF WHICH ARE ATTACHED HERETO. SUCH OBLIGATIONS ARE STAYED PENDING THIS COURT'S RULING ON THE JOINT MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE; ETC.. SIGNED BY HONORABLE KAREN S. MARSTON ON 3/24/20. 3/24/20 ENTERED AND E-MAILED.(jl, ) [Transferred from Pennsylvania Eastern on 4/2/2020.]
March 16, 2020 Filing 10 Joint MOTION to Transfer Venue Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1404(a) filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.Memorandum, Declaration, Certification, Certificate of Service. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law, #2 Declaration of Katherine A. Wang, #3 Exhibit A to Declaration - Stipulation, #4 Certification of Uncontested Motion, #5 Certificate of Service)(WANG, KATHERINE) [Transferred from Pennsylvania Eastern on 4/2/2020.]
March 16, 2020 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by KATHERINE A. WANG on behalf of FORD MOTOR COMPANY with Certificate of Service(WANG, KATHERINE) [Transferred from Pennsylvania Eastern on 4/2/2020.]
March 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF LISA A. WHITE IS DENIED; ETC.. SIGNED BY HONORABLE KAREN S. MARSTON ON 3/9/20.3/9/20 ENTERED AND E-MAILED, MAILED TO UNREP.(jl, ) [Transferred from Pennsylvania Eastern on 4/2/2020.]
February 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER THAT THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED FROM HONORABLE MITCHELL S. GOLDBERG TO HONORABLE KAREN S. MARSTON FOR ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS,. SIGNED BY CLERK OF COURT KATE BARKMAN, CLERK OF COURT ON 02/26/2020. 02/26/2020 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED TO UNREP AND E-MAILED.(nd, ) [Transferred from Pennsylvania Eastern on 4/2/2020.]
January 31, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER THAT THE APPLICATION OF GREGORY COLEMAN TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE IS GRANTED; ETC.. SIGNED BY HONORABLE MITCHELL S. GOLDBERG ON 1/31/20. 1/31/20 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED AND E-MAILED.(jl, ) [Transferred from Pennsylvania Eastern on 4/2/2020.]
January 29, 2020 Filing 5 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice of Lisa A. White ( Filing fee $ 40 receipt number 0313-14076646.) filed by VICTOR M. ORNDORFF.Certificate of Service. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Court Admissions of Lisa A White)(STOCK, ARTHUR) [Transferred from Pennsylvania Eastern on 4/2/2020.]
January 29, 2020 Filing 4 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice of Gregory F. Coleman ( Filing fee $ 40 receipt number 0313-14076600.) filed by VICTOR M. ORNDORFF.Certificate of Service. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Court Admissions of Gregory F Coleman)(STOCK, ARTHUR) [Transferred from Pennsylvania Eastern on 4/2/2020.]
January 28, 2020 Filing 3 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by VICTOR M. ORNDORFF. FORD MOTOR COMPANY waiver sent on 1/21/2020, answer due 3/23/2020. (STOCK, ARTHUR) [Transferred from Pennsylvania Eastern on 4/2/2020.]
January 21, 2020 Filing 2 12(b) PROCEDURAL ORDER (sl, ) [Transferred from Pennsylvania Eastern on 4/2/2020.]
January 14, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against FORD MOTOR COMPANY ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 209788.), filed by VICTOR M. ORNDORFF.(fdc, ) Modified on 1/16/2020 (fb). (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/17/2020: #1 Designation Form) (fdc, ). [Transferred from Pennsylvania Eastern on 4/2/2020.]
January 14, 2020 One (1) Summons Issued as to FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Forwarded To: Arthur Stock on 1/15/20 (fdc) [Transferred from Pennsylvania Eastern on 4/2/2020.]
January 14, 2020 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by VICTOR M. ORNDORFF. (fdc, ) [Transferred from Pennsylvania Eastern on 4/2/2020.]

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Plaintiff: Victor M. Orndorff
Represented By: Gregory F Coleman
Represented By: ARTHUR STOCK
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Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Represented By: KATHERINE A. WANG
Represented By: Mark Howard Boyle
Represented By: Cindy Caranella Kelly
Represented By: Hector Torres
Represented By: Mason William Kienzle
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