Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. BNSF Railway Company
Plaintiff: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Defendant: BNSF Railway Company
Case Number: 1:2024cv01158
Filed: February 9, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Sunil R Harjani
Referring Judge: Franklin U Valderrama
Nature of Suit: Labor: Railway Labor Act
Cause of Action: 45 U.S.C. § 151 Railway Labor Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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April 2, 2024 Filing 18 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: GENERAL ORDER 24-0008: IT APPEARING THAT, the civil cases on the attached list have been selected for reassignment to form the initial calendar of the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani; therefore IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the attached list of 290 cases be reassigned to the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all parties affected by this Order must review the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani's webpage on the Court's website for the purpose of reviewing instructions regarding scheduling and case management procedures; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any civil case that has been reassigned pursuant to this Order will not be randomly reassigned to create the initial calendar of a new district judge for twelve months from the date of this Order; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to add the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani to the Court's civil case assignment system during the next business day, so that he shall receive a full share of such cases; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to add the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani to the Court's criminal case assignment system ninety (90) days so that Judge Harjani shall thereafter receive a full share of such cases. Case reassigned to the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani for all further proceedings. Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 4/02/2024.(tg, )
March 29, 2024 Filing 17 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: The Court grants the Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time for Plaintiff's Response to Motion to Dismiss #16 . On or before 05/13/2024, Plaintiff shall file a response. On or before 05/28/2024, Defendant shall file a reply. Emailed notice (axc).
March 28, 2024 Filing 16 MOTION by Plaintiff Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters for extension of time FOR PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO MOTION TO DISMISS (Newport, Pamela)
March 25, 2024 Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: The Court sets the following briefing schedule on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss #13 as follows: Plaintiff's response due on or before 04/15/2024; Defendant's reply due on or before 04/29/2024. Emailed notice (axc).
March 22, 2024 Filing 14 MEMORANDUM by BNSF Railway Company in support of motion to dismiss/lack of jurisdiction #13 (Attachments: #1 Declaration Rogers, #2 Declaration Heenan, #3 Declaration McKibbon, #4 Declaration Hamilton, #5 Declaration N. Shepard, #6 Declaration Hansen, #7 Declaration Mills, #8 Declaration Ashe, #9 Declaration Marino, #10 Declaration J. Shepard, #11 Declaration Lyne, #12 Declaration LaMie, #13 Declaration Fluck, #14 Declaration Boyer, #15 Declaration Schuland, #16 Declaration Sprattler, #17 Exhibit Arbitration Award, #18 Exhibit Arbitration Award)(Munro, Donald)
March 22, 2024 Filing 13 MOTION by Defendant BNSF Railway Company to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction (Munro, Donald)
February 27, 2024 Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: The Court grants the Unopposed Motion for an Extension of Time for Defendant's Responsive pleading #10 . On or before 03/22/2024, Defendant shall file either an answer or other responsive pleading. Emailed notice (axc).
February 26, 2024 Filing 11 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Newport, Pamela)
February 23, 2024 Filing 10 MOTION by Defendant BNSF Railway Company for extension of time Unopposed (Munro, Donald)
February 23, 2024 Filing 9 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by BNSF Railway Company (Munro, Donald)
February 23, 2024 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant BNSF Railway Company by Jacob Aleknavicius (Aleknavicius, Jacob)
February 23, 2024 Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant BNSF Railway Company by Donald J. Munro (Munro, Donald)
February 16, 2024 Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters as to BNSF Railway Company on 2/15/2024, answer due 3/7/2024. (Newport, Pamela)
February 12, 2024 Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: On or before 04/24/2024 the parties shall file a joint initial status report. A template for the Joint Initial Status Report, setting forth the information required, may be found at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Judges.aspx by clicking on Judge Valderrama's name and then again on the link entitled 'Joint Initial Status Report. Plaintiff must serve this Minute Entry on all other parties. If the defendant(s) has not been served with process by that date, plaintiff's counsel is instructed to file an individual status report indicating the status of service of process by the same deadline. The parties are further ordered to review all of Judge Valderrama's standing orders and the information available on his webpage. Any nongovernmental corporate party that qualifies under the Rules is reminded of the requirement to file a disclosure statement under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1/N.D. Ill. Local Rule 3.2. Mailed notice (ags)
February 12, 2024 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant BNSF Railway Company (khg, )
February 9, 2024 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters by Rachel Rae Rekowski (Rekowski, Rachel)
February 9, 2024 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters by Pamela Marie Newport (Newport, Pamela)
February 9, 2024 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Newport, Pamela)
February 9, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE AND DECLARATORY RELIEF filed by Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-21625734. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - CBA, #2 Exhibit B - Heenan Letter, #3 Exhibit C - Emails between BMWED and Carrier)(Newport, Pamela)
February 9, 2024 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable M. David Weisman. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (sxh, )
February 9, 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. (sxh, )

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Plaintiff: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Represented By: Rachel Rae Rekowski
Represented By: Pamela Marie Newport
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Represented By: Donald J. Munro
Represented By: Jacob Aleknavicius
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