Merta v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP
Plaintiff: DONNA MERTA
Defendant: WAL-MART STORES EAST, LP
Case Number: 2:2024cv00046
Filed: February 6, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Presiding Judge: Joseph S Van Bokkelen
Referring Judge: Andrew P Rodovich
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 8, 2024 Filing 17 TELEPHONIC RULE 16 PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL CONFERENCE held on 3/8/2024 before Magistrate Judge Andrew P Rodovich. Pla appeared by atty Rudy M Longman. Dft appeared by atty James P Balog. The Report filed as #16 is APPROVED. Initial Disclosures to be exchanged by 5/7/2024. Discovery deadline is 6/6/2025. Plaintiff expert witness disclosures and reports to be delivered to the defendant by 12/6/2024; with deposition by 01/15/2025; Defendant expert witness disclosures and reports to be delivered to the plaintiff by 3/1/2025; with deposition by 04/30/2025. Expert Discovery deadline is 6/1/2025. Any amendments to the pleadings to be filed by 08/02/2024 for the plaintiff; 9/6/2024 for the defendant. Parties indicate case should be ready for jury trial by August 4, 2025. Magistrate Consent forms due by 3/29/2024. All other dates/dds to be set by presiding judge at a later time. (jdb)
February 27, 2024 Filing 16 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Guzman, Alejandra)
February 23, 2024 Filing 15 MAGISTRATE JUDGE CONSENT FORMS sent to all parties. (jdb)
February 23, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER AND NOTICE OF HEARING: Telephonic Rule 16 Preliminary Pretrial Conference set for 3/8/2024 11:00 AM Central Time before Magistrate Judge Andrew P Rodovich. Parties are instructed to dial 833-568-8864, enter Meeting ID 161 6723 3388 and passcode 649671 when prompted to join the conference. A proposed Discovery Plan under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) to be filed no later than five (5) business days prior to the pretrial conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andrew P Rodovich on 02/23/2024. (jdb)
February 23, 2024 Filing 13 ANSWER to Complaint by Wal-Mart Stores East, LP.(Guzman, Alejandra)
February 15, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 12 AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER granting #9 Motion for Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andrew P Rodovich on 2/15/24. (nal)
February 15, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 11 QUALIFIED PROTECTIVE ORDER PURSUANT TO HIPAA re #10 Motion for Qualified Protective Order Pursuant to HIPAA by Defendant Wal-Mart Stores East, LP. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andrew P Rodovich on 2/15/2024. (mrm)
February 14, 2024 Filing 10 MOTION for Protective Order Pursuant to HIPAA by Defendant Wal-Mart Stores East, LP. (Guzman, Alejandra)
February 14, 2024 Filing 9 MOTION for Protective Order by Defendant Wal-Mart Stores East, LP. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Guzman, Alejandra)
February 8, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MINUTE ORDER: Each party and each attorney in this case shall take reasonable steps to preserve electronically stored information (ESI) that is relevant to any claim or defense in this case, whether or not the information is admissible at trial. This requirement relates back to the point in time when the party or attorney reasonably anticipated litigation about these matters. Text entry order. By Magistrate Judge Andrew P Rodovich on 02/08/2024. (jdb)
February 8, 2024 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Mandy J Grace on behalf of Donna Merta (Grace, Mandy)
February 8, 2024 Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Rudy M Longman on behalf of Donna Merta (Longman, Rudy)
February 7, 2024 **NEW CASE** Judge Joseph S Van Bokkelen and Magistrate Judge Andrew P Rodovich added. (sej)
February 6, 2024 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by James P Balog on behalf of WAL-MART STORES EAST, LP (Balog, James)
February 6, 2024 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Alejandra M Guzman on behalf of WAL-MART STORES EAST, LP (Guzman, Alejandra)
February 6, 2024 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AINNDC-5484174.) from Lake Superior Court, Cause No. 45D02-2312-CT-001456, filed by WAL-MART STORES EAST, LP. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit State court Record)(Guzman, Alejandra)

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Plaintiff: DONNA MERTA
Represented By: Mandy J Grace
Represented By: Rudy M Longman
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Defendant: WAL-MART STORES EAST, LP
Represented By: James P Balog
Represented By: Alejandra M Guzman
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