HAMMOND v. BILLING TRANSPORT LTD. et al
Plaintiff: BOBBI HAMMOND
Defendant: BILLING TRANSPORT LTD. and AMRITPAL SINGH
Case Number: 4:2023cv00129
Filed: July 31, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Presiding Judge: Sarah Evans Barker
Referring Judge: Kellie M Barr
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1446 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 25, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MARGINAL ENTRY on #14 Jurisdictional Statement - In response to the Court's prior Order, #10 , the Parties have now filed a Joint Jurisdictional Statement, #14 , that sets forth sufficient details to establish a basis for this Court's jurisdiction over the claims in this action at this time. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kellie M. Barr on 9/25/2023.(JRB)
September 21, 2023 Filing 14 Jurisdictional Statement (Joint), re #10 Pretrial Conference - InitialSet Hearings by BILLING TRANSPORT LTD., AMRITPAL SINGH. (Cavanaugh, Corban)
September 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 SCHEDULING ORDER: This cause is hereby ASSIGNED for a final pretrial conference on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 216 of the United States Courthouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, and a trial by jury on Monday, February 3, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 200 of the United States Courthouse in New Albany, Indiana. PLEASE NOTE THE INDIANAPOLIS LOCATION OF THE FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. Signed by Judge Sarah Evans Barker on 9/14/2023.(JRB)
September 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY DISPUTES: Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(a)(1) and S.D. Ind. L.R. 37-1(a), counsel must confer in good faith to resolve a discovery dispute before involving the Court in the dispute. If counsel have exhausted those efforts without resolving the dispute they must seek a discovery conference with the Magistrate Judge before the filing of a formal motion to compel or contested motion for protective order in the manner set forth below. See Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kellie M. Barr on 9/8/2023. (LF)
September 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ENTRY AND ORDER FROM INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE - The Parties, by counsel, appeared for an Initial Pretrial Conference on September 7, 2023, with Magistrate Judge Kellie M. Barr. The Case Management Plan submitted in this case is APPROVED as amended and will be entered as a separate order. Counsel and the undersigned Magistrate Judge discussed the necessity for the Court to confirm it has diversity jurisdiction in this case, which is unclear given that representations regarding Defendant Billing Transport Ltd. ("Billing Transport") are ambiguous regarding whether it should be analyzed as a corporation or a limited entity. Given this, counsel for the Parties are ORDERED to meet and confer and within fourteen (14) days, file a Joint Jurisdictional Statement. SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. This matter is set for a Telephonic Status Conference on December 4, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. (Eastern), with Magistrate Judge Kellie M. Barr. The Court will contact counsel through the Court's electronic filing system with the call-in information to be used to participate in the conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kellie M. Barr. (AKW)
September 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER: CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN APPROVED AS AMENDED. PARTIES APPEARED BY COUNSEL ON September 7, 2023, FOR AN INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. Dispositive Motions due by 7/31/2024. Discovery due by 5/31/2024. See Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kellie M. Barr on 9/7/2023. (LF)
August 31, 2023 Filing 9 CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN TENDERED, filed by Defendants BILLING TRANSPORT LTD., AMRITPAL SINGH . (Cavanaugh, Corban)
August 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULING ORDER - An Initial Pretrial Conference by Zoom is set for 9/7/2023 at 9:00 AM (Eastern Time) before United States Magistrate Judge Kellie M. Barr. The Court will contact counsel by separate email with information to be used to participate in the conference. Read this entire order carefully; it sets out the Court's expectations for the conference. (See Order.) Signed by Magistrate Judge Kellie M. Barr on 8/3/2023. (JSR)
August 2, 2023 Filing 7 ANSWER to Complaint , filed by AMRITPAL SINGH.(Cavanaugh, Corban)
August 2, 2023 Filing 6 Rule 7.1 Disclosure Statement by BILLING TRANSPORT LTD., AMRITPAL SINGH. (Cavanaugh, Corban)
August 1, 2023 Filing 5 Notice to File Rule 7.1 Disclosure Statement. (RAGS) (LBT)
August 1, 2023 Filing 4 MAGISTRATE JUDGE's NOTICE of Availability to Exercise Jurisdiction issued. (LBT)
July 31, 2023 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Renee J. Mortimer on behalf of Defendants BILLING TRANSPORT LTD., AMRITPAL SINGH. (Mortimer, Renee)
July 31, 2023 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Corban Joseph Cavanaugh on behalf of Defendants BILLING TRANSPORT LTD., AMRITPAL SINGH. (Cavanaugh, Corban)
July 31, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Harrison Circuit Court, case number 31C01-2301-CT-000002, filed by BILLING TRANSPORT LTD., AMRITPAL SINGH. (Filing fee $402, receipt number AINSDC-7742423) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - State Court Record (Docket Sheet, Complaint, Appearance, Summons to Billing Transport, Summons to Amritpal Singh, Certificate of Service, Appearance of Renee Mortimer, Appearance of Corban Cavanaugh, Defendant Billing Transport Motion, Order dated 4.6.2023, Defendant Billing Transport Motion, Order dated 5.2.2023, Defendant Billing Transport Answer to Complaint, Notice of Service of Plaintiff's Discovery, Appearance of Renee Mortimer, Appearance of Corban Cavanaugh, #2 Exhibit B - Operative Complaint, #3 Exhibit C - Plaintiff's Summons and Certificate of Trial Rule 4 Service, #4 Exhibit D - Billing Transport's Answer to Plaintiff's Complaint, #5 Exhibit E - Acceptance of Service Correspondence, #6 Exhibit F - Billing Transport's Ontario Business Registry Report, #7 Civil Cover Sheet)(Cavanaugh, Corban)

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Plaintiff: BOBBI HAMMOND
Represented By: Nicholas George Alexiou
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Defendant: BILLING TRANSPORT LTD.
Represented By: Renee J. Mortimer
Represented By: Corban Joseph Cavanaugh
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Defendant: AMRITPAL SINGH
Represented By: Corban Joseph Cavanaugh
Represented By: Renee J. Mortimer
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