Lowe v. Illinois Central Railroad Company
Plaintiff: Donald L. Lowe, Jr.
Defendant: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Case Number: 3:2023cv00823
Filed: March 9, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: David W Dugan
Referring Judge: Gilbert C Sison
Nature of Suit: Federal Employer's Liability
Cause of Action: 45 U.S.C. ยง 51 Railways: Fed. Employer's Liability Act
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER REFERRING CASE TO MEDIATION. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 5/5/2023. (dmw2)
May 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER. Scheduling Conference set for 6/7/2023 at 3:30 PM via Zoom video conference before Judge David W. Dugan. The Parties will receive the appropriate Zoom invitation via email from the Court. The Joint Report of the Parties is due on or before 5/31/2023 and shall be submitted via email to DWDpd@ilsd.uscourts.gov. The Parties are instructed to use the correct form for the Joint Report of the Parties which can be found attached to this Order. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 5/5/2023. (Attachments: #1 JROP)(dmw2)
May 5, 2023 Filing 16 CJRA TRACK C assigned: Final Pretrial Conference set for 10/10/2024 at 10:00 AM and Jury Trial set for 10/21/2024 at 9:00 AM both in the East St. Louis Courthouse before Judge David W. Dugan. Signed by Judge David W. Dugan on 5/5/2023. (dmw2)
April 14, 2023 Filing 15 ANSWER TO AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES re #11 Plaintiff's Response To Defendant's Affirmative Defenses by Donald L. Lowe, Jr. (Tobin, Benjamin)
April 13, 2023 Filing 14 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (Reitz, Kurt)
April 13, 2023 Filing 13 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 Disclosure Statement by Illinois Central Railroad Company identifying Corporate Parent Canadian National Railway Company, Corporate Parent Illinois Central Corporation, Corporate Parent Grand Trunk Corporation, Corporate Parent CN Financial Services VIII LLC, Corporate Parent North American Railways, Inc. for Illinois Central Railroad Company. (Reitz, Kurt)
April 13, 2023 Filing 12 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Illinois Central Railroad Company. (Reitz, Kurt)
April 13, 2023 Filing 11 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, by Illinois Central Railroad Company.(Reitz, Kurt)
April 13, 2023 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Kurt E. Reitz on behalf of Illinois Central Railroad Company (Reitz, Kurt)
March 31, 2023 Filing 9 NOTICE TERMINATING JUDGE ASSIGNMENT: Pursuant to Administrative Order Nos. 257 and 341, and a request for reassignment having been received, this case, in its entirety, is hereby reassigned to Judge David W. Dugan for further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Gilbert C. Sison no longer assigned to the case. All future documents must bear case number 3:23-cv-00823-DWD. (bmc)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
March 31, 2023 Filing 8 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (Tobin, Benjamin)
March 31, 2023 Filing 7 NOTICE: Donald L. Lowe, Jr. was directed to file the attached form regarding consenting or declining to consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction. The time for doing so has now passed, and the Court has not received the form. As required by Administrative Order Nos. 257 and 341, Donald L. Lowe, Jr. shall return the form within 7 days or face possible sanctions. Consent due by 4/7/2023 (bmc)
March 27, 2023 Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Donald L. Lowe, Jr. Illinois Central Railroad Company served on 3/22/2023, answer due 4/12/2023. (Tobin, Benjamin)
March 9, 2023 Filing 5 Summons Issued as to Illinois Central Railroad Company. Original mailed to Attorney Tobin. (bmc)
March 9, 2023 Filing 4 NOTICE OF INITIAL ASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE: This case has been randomly assigned to United States Magistrate Judge Gilbert C. Sison pursuant to Administrative Orders 257 and 341. The parties are advised that their consent is required if the assigned Magistrate Judge is to conduct all further proceedings in this case, including trial and final entry of judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 73. As set forth in Administrative Order Nos. 257 and 341, each party will be required to file a Notice and Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction form indicating consent or non-consent to the jurisdiction of the assigned Magistrate Judge. If all parties do not consent to the Magistrate Judge's jurisdiction, the case will be randomly assigned to a district judge for all further proceedings and the parties cannot later consent to reassignment of the case to a magistrate judge. The parties are further advised that they are free to withhold consent without adverse substantive consequences. Within 21 days of this Notice, the following party or parties must file the attached form indicating consent to proceed before the assigned Magistrate Judge or an affirmative declination to consent: Donald L. Lowe, Jr. A link regarding the magistrate judges in this district is attached for your convenience: #https://www.ilsd.uscourts.gov/documents/BenefitsofConsent.pdf. All future documents must bear case number 3:23-cv-00823-GCS. Consent due by 3/30/2023 (bmc)
March 9, 2023 Filing 3 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Donald L. Lowe, Jr. (Tobin, Benjamin)
March 9, 2023 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Benjamin P. Tobin on behalf of Donald L. Lowe, Jr (Tobin, Benjamin)
March 9, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Complaint against Illinois Central Railroad Company a/k/a Canadian National/Illinois Central Railroad ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number AILSDC-5021673.), filed by Donald L. Lowe, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons Summons)(Tobin, Benjamin)

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Plaintiff: Donald L. Lowe, Jr.
Represented By: Benjamin P. Tobin
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Defendant: Illinois Central Railroad Company
Represented By: Kurt E. Reitz
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