Sanders et al v. Beach et al
Plaintiff: Taheera Sanders and David Miller
Defendant: Deontaye Beach and Organics Distribution LLC
Case Number: 3:2025cv02049
Filed: November 10, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Reona J Daly
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 12, 2026 Filing 20 Acknowledgement Letter from St. Clair County State Court (csb)
February 11, 2026 Filing 19 Letter to St. Clair County State Court regarding Order Remanding Case. (csb)
February 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER GRANTING #12 Motion to Remand to State Court. This case is REMANDED to the Circuit Court of the 20th Judicial Circuit, St. Clair County, Illinois. Signed by Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly on 2/10/2026. (lmo)
January 6, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER: Plaintiffs' counsel has provided a sufficient explanation for failing to file a consent or affirmative declination of consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction by the Court's previously imposed deadlines (Docs. 6, 8, 10) and therefore the Show Cause Order (Doc. 10) is discharged. Signed by Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly on 1/6/2026. (lmo)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
December 23, 2025 Filing 16 NOTICE: All parties have consented to have a United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case. Accordingly, Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly is ASSIGNED to conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial and final entry of judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 636(c) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 73. All future documents must bear case number 25-cv-2049-RJD. Any District Judge previously assigned will no longer be assigned to this case. (csb)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
December 22, 2025 Filing 15 FINAL CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (Smith, Gregory) (Main Document 15 replaced on 12/23/2025) (jle).
December 18, 2025 Filing 14 NOTICE STRIKING ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOCUMENTS striking #11 Consent/Non-Consent to US Magistrate Judge. No signatures for the parties listed. Document to be refiled. (csb)
December 17, 2025 Filing 13 AFFIDAVIT of Gregory E.H. Smith by Taheera Sanders. (Smith, Gregory)
December 17, 2025 Filing 12 MOTION to Remand to State Court by Taheera Sanders. (Smith, Gregory)
December 17, 2025 Filing 11 STRICKEN CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (Smith, Gregory) Modified on 12/18/2025 (csb). (Main Document 11 replaced on 12/23/2025) (jle).
December 15, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Consistent with Administrative Order No. 408, Plaintiffs were previously directed to file their consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge or an affirmative declination to consent. Doc. 6. The time for doing so has long passed, and in spite of a warning and additional time to do so (Doc. 8), Plaintiffs continue to ignore the Court's directive by not filing the form. Thus, Plaintiffs and/or Counsel of Record is ordered to SHOW CAUSE why sanctions should not be imposed for failure to file the required form. Signed by Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly on 12/15/2025. (lmo)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
December 4, 2025 Filing 9 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (Baker-Seal, Denise) (Main Document 9 replaced on 12/23/2025) (jle).
December 4, 2025 Filing 8 NOTICE: All Parties 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 No. 408, All Parties shall return the form within 7 days or face possible sanctions. Consent due by 12/11/2025 (csb)
November 13, 2025 Filing 7 ANSWER to Complaint and Affirmative Defenses by All Defendants.(Baker-Seal, Denise)
November 12, 2025 Filing 6 NOTICE OF INITIAL ASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE: This case has been randomly assigned to United States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly pursuant to Administrative Order 408. 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 No. 408, 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: All Parties. A link regarding the magistrate judges in this district is attached for your convenience: #https://www.ilsd.uscourts.gov/sites/ilsd/files/BenefitsofConsent.pdf. All future documents must bear case number 25-cv-2049-RJD. Consent due by 12/3/2025 (csb)
November 10, 2025 Filing 5 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 Disclosure Statement by Organics Distribution LLC identifying Corporate Parent PTG Holdings, Inc. for Organics Distribution LLC. (Baker-Seal, Denise)
November 10, 2025 Filing 4 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 Disclosure Statement by Deontaye Beach. (Baker-Seal, Denise)
November 10, 2025 Filing 3 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by All Defendants. (Baker-Seal, Denise)
November 10, 2025 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Denise E. Baker-Seal on behalf of All Defendants (Baker-Seal, Denise)
November 10, 2025 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from St. Clair County, case number 2025LA001110 ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AILSDC-5785862), filed by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2)(Baker-Seal, Denise)

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Plaintiff: Taheera Sanders
Represented By: Gregory E.H. Smith
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