Smith v. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. et al
Plaintiff: Sequoia Smith
Defendant: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. and Its Employee John Doe
Case Number: 1:2024cv01001
Filed: February 5, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Joan B Gottschall
Nature of Suit: Airplane
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 27, 2024 Filing 17 REPLY by Sequoia Smith to MOTION by Plaintiff Sequoia Smith to remand this case back to Circuit Court of Cook County #11 , response to motion, #15 (O'Donnell, Hugh)
March 15, 2024 Filing 16 AFFIDAVIT of Donald G. Machalinski SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.'S ATTORNEY AFFIDAVIT (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing)(Machalinski, Donald)
March 15, 2024 Filing 15 RESPONSE by Southwest Airlines Co. to MOTION by Plaintiff Sequoia Smith to remand this case back to Circuit Court of Cook County #11 DEFENDANT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, CO.'S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF SMITH'S MOTION TO REMAND, WITH INCORPORATED MEMOARNDUM OF LAW (Machalinski, Donald)
March 7, 2024 Filing 14 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Sequoia Smith by Hugh C. O'Donnell (O'Donnell, Hugh)
March 7, 2024 Filing 13 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Counsel for plaintiff is reminded that Local Rule 83.16 requires each attorney to file a separate notice of appearance form. All notices of appearance required by Local Rule 83.16 must be filed on or before 3/13/2024. Mailed notice (mjc, )
March 7, 2024 Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Plaintiff's motion #11 to remand this case to the state court from which it was removed is briefed as follows: response due: 3/20/2024; reply due: 3/27/2024. Because plaintiff's challenge to subject matter jurisdiction must be resolved before the court can proceed to the merits, the deadline of 3/13/2024 to file a joint initial status report is stricken. The court will rule by mail on the motion to remand and set a further date, if necessary, when it rules. Mailed notice (mjc, )
March 5, 2024 Filing 11 MOTION by Plaintiff Sequoia Smith to remand this case back to Circuit Court of Cook County (O'Connor, Bryan)
February 12, 2024 Filing 10 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO COMPLAINT AT LAW by Southwest Airlines Co. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing)(Machalinski, Donald)
February 8, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER: An initial status report is due on or before March 13, 2024. Counsel and parties are directed to familiarize themselves with the pretrial procedures in Judge Gottschall's case management packet, which is available from the court's website at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. Please pay particular attention to the requirement to exchange initial disclosures within 14 days of the parties' initial discovery planning conference and the court's requirement that the parties are to explore settlement opportunities and identify areas of agreement prior to the filing of the first status report. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(C) and 26(f)(2). If, by the due date of the scheduled status report, defendants have not been served, plaintiff should send an email to the chambers email account, chambers_gottschall@ilnd.uscourts.gov, to reset the status date. Counsel in cases removed from another court should follow these procedures to the extent applicable. See the order and Judge Gottschall's case management packet for further details. Signed by the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 2/8/2024.Mailed notice(mjc, )
February 6, 2024 Filing 8 MAILED Notice of Removal Letter to Plaintiff's Counsel, Hugh C. O'Donnell. (jh, )
February 5, 2024 Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. by Carter Ryan Frambes (Frambes, Carter)
February 5, 2024 Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. by Linda J. Schneider (Schneider, Linda)
February 5, 2024 Filing 5 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 7.1 AND LOCAL RULE 3.2 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT OF SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. (Machalinski, Donald)
February 5, 2024 Filing 4 NOTICE by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. Notice of Filing (Machalinski, Donald)
February 5, 2024 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. by Donald G. Machalinski (Machalinski, Donald)
February 5, 2024 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Machalinski, Donald)
February 5, 2024 Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from Circuit Court of Cook County, IL, case number (2024L000344) filed by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-21605786. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Machalinski, Donald)
February 5, 2024 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. (ksr, )
February 5, 2024 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable M. David Weisman. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3). (ksr, )

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Plaintiff: Sequoia Smith
Represented By: Hugh C. O'Donnell
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Defendant: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
Represented By: Donald G. Machalinski
Represented By: Linda J. Schneider
Represented By: Carter Ryan Frambes
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