McSwain v. First Transit, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Jeanie A. McSwain
Defendant: First Transit, Inc. and Marian R. Byrd
Case Number: 1:2022cv05400
Filed: October 3, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John F Kness
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Motor Vehicle
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Auto Negligence
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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November 3, 2022 Filing 9 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: On 11/02/2022, parties filed a joint status report 19 , which included a proposed discovery schedule. Upon review of the schedule recommended by the parties, the Court finds the schedule to be reasonable and thus adopts the parties' recommendations. In accordance with the Court's standing order, the parties must submit a Word version of a proposed scheduling order under Rule 16(b) to the Court's proposed order mailbox, Proposed_Order_Kness@ilnd.uscourts.gov. The template for the proposed scheduling order is available at https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_documents/_forms/_judges/Kness/FRCP 16 Scheduling Order Template.2022.docx. The parties are cautioned that the fact discovery cutoff date is a governing deadline and that no extensions of this deadline will be granted absent a showing of good cause, especially given the ample time allowed (at the parties' request) for discovery to be completed. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4). Due to the adoption of the proposed schedule, the status hearing set for 11/07/2022 at 10:10 A.M. is stricken and reset to 3/2/2023 at 09:50 AM. The parties are to use the following call-in number: 888-684-8852, conference code 3796759. The public and media representatives may have access to the hearing via the same number. Audio recording of the hearing is not permitted; violations of this prohibition may result in sanctions. Participants are directed to keep their device muted when they are not speaking. Mailed notice (ef, )
November 2, 2022 Filing 8 STATUS Report Initial Status Report by Jeanie A. McSwain (Watkins, Daniel)
October 26, 2022 Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jeanie A. McSwain by Daniel Watkins, II (Watkins, Daniel)
October 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER signed by the Honorable John F. Kness on 10/18/2022: Telephonic initial status hearing is set for 11/7/2022 at 10:10 AM. Consistent with Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties are directed to meet and conduct a planning conference in advance of the initial status hearing. No later than ten days before the status hearing, the parties shall jointly complete and file on the docket a report that provides the information required by the Court's model Joint Initial Status Report, which can be found at https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge-info.aspx?Iu9/vqz23r5X7AkWx/nLtg== (see link entitled "Joint Initial Status Report"). If all Defendants have not yet been served or have not yet responded to requests to draft the required Joint Initial Status Report, Plaintiff must file the report on its own and must inform the Court of that circumstance. The parties are to use the following call-in number: 888-684-8852, conference code 3796759. The public and media representatives may have access to the hearing via the same number. Audio recording of the hearing is not permitted; violations of this prohibition may result in sanctions. Participants are directed to keep their device muted when they are not speaking. Mailed notice(ef, )
October 10, 2022 Filing 5 ANSWER to Complaint by Marian R. Byrd, First Transit, Inc.(Bart-Plange, Jayne)
October 4, 2022 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jeanie A. McSwain by John K. Kennedy (Kennedy, John)
October 4, 2022 Filing 3 MAILED Notice of Removal letter to counsel of record. (aee, )
October 4, 2022 Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Marian R. Byrd, First Transit, Inc. by Jayne Bart-Plange (Bart-Plange, Jayne)
October 4, 2022 CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (aee, )
October 3, 2022 Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from The Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, case number (2022 L 007660) filed by Marian R. Byrd, First Transit, Inc. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AILNDC-19904140. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B, #3 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(Bart-Plange, Jayne)
October 3, 2022 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John F. Kness. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Susan E. Cox. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jb, )

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Plaintiff: Jeanie A. McSwain
Represented By: Daniel Watkins, II
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