Davis v. Sapphire Cartage, LLC et al
Plaintiff: Erica N Davis
Defendant: Sapphire Cartage, LLC and Franklin Scott Smith
Case Number: 3:2024cv00178
Filed: January 25, 2024
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: J Phil Gilbert
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Auto Negligence
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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March 20, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 14 SCHEDULING AND DISCOVERY ORDER: The Joint Report of Parties is approved and entered. The Final Pretrial Conference is scheduled for 3/11/2025 at 9:00 AM with a Jury Trial date of 3/24/2025 at 9:00 AM in Benton Courthouse before Judge J. Phil Gilbert. Discovery due by 10/22/2024. Dispositive Motions due by 11/21/2024. Stipulation Selecting Mediator to be filed by 4/17/2024. Mandatory Mediation Session to be completed by 9/20/2024. Mandatory Mediation Program Completion due by 11/6/2024. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 3/20/2024. (Attachments: #1 Joint Report)(tag)
February 16, 2024 Filing 13 CJRA TRACK B assigned: The Final Pretrial Conference is scheduled for 3/11/2025 at 9:00 AM with a Jury Trial date of 3/24/2025 at 9:00 AM in Benton Courthouse before Judge J. Phil Gilbert. Parties are to submit a Joint Report regarding Proposed Scheduling and Discovery Order within 28 days of the entry of this filing. Scheduling/Discovery and Settlement Conferences will NOT be set for hearing unless requested by the parties or deemed necessary by the Court. Joint Proposed Discovery due by 3/15/2024.(tag)
February 16, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER REFERRING CASE TO MEDIATION. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 2/16/2024. (tag)
February 15, 2024 Filing 11 NOTICE TERMINATING JUDGE ASSIGNMENT: Pursuant to Administrative Order Nos. 347 and 367, and a request for reassignment having been received, this case, in its entirety, is hereby reassigned to Judge J. Phil Gilbert for further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Beatty no longer assigned to the case. All future documents must bear case number 24-cv-00178-JPG. (aca)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
February 14, 2024 Filing 10 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (Farina, David)
February 1, 2024 Filing 9 ANSWER to Complaint by Sapphire Cartage, LLC, Franklin Scott Smith.(Farina, David)
January 30, 2024 Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Erica N Davis. Sapphire Cartage, LLC served on 1/11/2024, answer due 2/1/2024. (Wendler, Brian)
January 30, 2024 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Brian M. Wendler on behalf of Erica N Davis (Wendler, Brian)
January 30, 2024 Filing 6 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (Wendler, Brian)
January 30, 2024 Filing 5 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 Disclosure Statement by Erica N Davis. (Wendler, Brian)
January 26, 2024 Filing 4 NOTICE OF INITIAL ASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE: This case has been randomly assigned to United States Magistrate Judge Mark A. Beatty pursuant to Administrative Orders 347 and 367. 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. 347 and 367, 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: Erica N Davis, Sapphire Cartage, LLC, Franklin Scott Smith. 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 24-178-MAB. Refer to Civil/Removal Case Processing Requirements, found on the ILSD website, for further service information. Consent due by 2/16/2024 (kdw)
January 25, 2024 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by David J. Farina on behalf of Sapphire Cartage, LLC, Franklin Scott Smith (Farina, David)
January 25, 2024 Filing 2 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 Disclosure Statement by Sapphire Cartage, LLC, Franklin Scott Smith. (Farina, David)
January 25, 2024 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Circuit Court for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit St. Clair County, IL, case number 23LA1182 ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AILSDC-5293227), filed by Sapphire Cartage, LLC, Franklin Scott Smith. (Attachments: #1 State Court Complaint Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Farina, David)

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Plaintiff: Erica N Davis
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