Blackburn v. BNSF Railway
Plaintiff: Robert Blackburn
Defendant: BNSF Railway
Case Number: 1:2021cv01853
Filed: April 7, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Marvin E Aspen
Referring Judge: Sharon Johnson Coleman
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman: Defendant's agreed motion for extension of time to answer or otherwise plead #12 is granted. Responsive pleading to be filed by 8/2/2021. Telephone status hearing set for 6/7/2021 is stricken and reset to 8/4/2021 at 9:45 AM. The call-in number is (877)336-1829 and the access code is 5205245. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Mailed notice. (ym, )
June 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION by Defendant BNSF Railway for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint #1 Defendant's Agreed Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Plead in Response to Plaintiff's Complaint (Troester, Susan)
June 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant BNSF Railway by Susan Marie Troester (Troester, Susan)
June 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant BNSF Railway by Martin K. LaPointe (LaPointe, Martin)
April 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Robert Blackburn as to BNSF Railway on 4/14/2021, answer due 5/5/2021. (ph, )
April 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman: Because pro se plaintiff filed the $402 filing fee, he is responsible for filing service and summons on defendant. Mailed notice. (ym, )
April 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman: This case has been assigned to the calendar of Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman. Telephone status hearing is set for 6/7/2021 at 10:45 AM. The call-in number is (877)336-1829 and the access code is 5205245. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Plaintiff is directed to advise the defendant of the status hearing forthwith. The parties are directed to meet and discuss the status of the case. The parties are to file a joint status report in the format described on the court's website at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov at least 3 days prior to the status. The parties are directed to discuss settlement, and whether they consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge. The court encourages the parties to review this court's website for its standing orders prior to contacting chambers. Mailed notice. (ym, )
April 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: Case reassigned to the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman for all further proceedings. Honorable Marvin E. Aspen no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Executive Committee on 4/8/2021. (bg, )
April 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant BNSF Railway (bg, )
April 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 PRO SE Appearance by Plaintiff Robert Blackburn (bg, )
April 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (bg, )
April 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Robert Blackburn (Exhibit) (bg, )

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Represented By: Martin K. LaPointe
Represented By: Susan Marie Troester
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