Littell et al v. OXY USA, Inc.
Plaintiff: Opal Littell, Cherry Rider and Bonnie Beelman
Defendant: OXY USA, Inc.
Interested Party: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Case Number: 6:2023cv01103
Filed: May 26, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of Kansas
Presiding Judge: Teresa J James
Referring Judge: Holly L Teeter
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER SETTING STATUS CONFERENCE: In light of the pending #11 motion to remand, the Court will not set a Rule 16 Scheduling Conference or require the parties to participate in a Rule 26(f) planning conference or submit initial disclosures or a proposed scheduling order at this time. Instead, a Status Conference is set for 8/31/2023 at 11:00 AM (central time) by telephone before Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James. Participants must dial CONFERENCE LINE 1-888-363-4749 and enter ACCESS CODE 4901386 to join he conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 7/18/2023. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (byk)
July 17, 2023 Filing 16 RESPONSE by Interested Party Merit Energy Company, LLC re #11 Motion to Remand to State Court (Attachments: #1 Exhibit List, #2 Exhibit 1)(Wohlford, Will)
July 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER granting #14 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. Signed by District Judge Holly L. Teeter on 7/13/2023. Merit's Response to Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (Doc. 11) is limited to 20 pages from case caption to signature block. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (md)
July 12, 2023 Filing 14 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages (to Exceed Page Limit) by Interested Party Merit Energy Company, LLC (Wohlford, Will)
July 12, 2023 MOTION REFERRAL to Magistrate Judge REMOVED as to: #14 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to Exceed Page Limit re Response to Motion to Remand. The motion will be resolved by the District Judge.(byk)
July 11, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #12 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of James V. Leito, IV for Merit Energy Company, LLC pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 83.5.4 for purposes of this case only. Entered by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 07/11/2023. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (nao)
July 11, 2023 Filing 12 MOTION for attorney James V. Leito IV to appear pro hac vice (Pro hac vice fee $50, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-6102804.) by Interested Party Merit Energy Company, LLC. (Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James.) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Affidavit and ECF Reg. Form)(Wohlford, Will)
June 26, 2023 Filing 11 MOTION to Remand to State Court by Plaintiffs Bonnie Beelman, Opal Littell, Cherry Rider (Seely, David)
June 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER granting #9 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Daniel M. McClure,Francisco Escobar-Calderon for Merit Energy Company, LLC pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 83.5.4 for purposes of this case only. Signed by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 6/13/2023. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (sz)
June 12, 2023 Filing 9 MOTION for attorney Daniel M. McClure, Francisco J. Escobar-Calderon to appear pro hac vice (Pro hac vice fee $100, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-6082592.) by Interested Party Merit Energy Company, LLC. (Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex. A - Affidavit Escobar, #2 Exhibit Ex. B - Affidavit McClure, #3 ECF Registration Form Escobar, #4 ECF Registration Form McClure) (Wohlford, Will)
June 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER granting #7 Motion for Relief from D. Kan. Rule 81.2. Removing party Merit Energy Company, LLC has shown good cause for its request to be relieved of the requirement to file a copy of all state court records, as required by D. Kan. Rule 81.2, based upon the reported large volume of the state court records, most of which are not currently in an electronic or digital format. The Court will therefore excuse Merit from filing the state court records at this time but, if warranted, may require the filing of such records, or portions thereof, in the future. Signed by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 6/8/2023. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (byk)
June 7, 2023 Filing 7 MOTION for Relief from D. Kan. Rule 81.2 by Interested Party Merit Energy Company, LLC. (Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James.) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Case Summary)(Coykendall, Robert)
May 26, 2023 Filing 6 Letter from District of Kansas Office of the Clerk to attorney James C. T. Hardwick, counsel of record for Defendant OXY USA, Inc. in District Court of Stevens County, Kansas, Case Number 1998-CV-000051. (jsh)
May 26, 2023 Filing 5 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE by Interested Party Merit Energy Company, LLC. (Wohlford, Will)
May 26, 2023 Filing 4 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Merit Energy Company, LLC identifying None as corporate parent. (Wohlford, Will)
May 26, 2023 Filing 3 DESIGNATION OF PLACE OF TRIAL filed by Interested Party Merit Energy Company, LLC - trial to be held in Wichita. (Wohlford, Will)
May 26, 2023 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET by Interested Party Merit Energy Company, LLC. (Wohlford, Will)
May 26, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from District Court of Stevens County, Kansas, Case Number 1998-CV-000051, trial location of Wichita (Filing fee $402, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-6070834.), filed by Merit Energy Company, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C) (Wohlford, Will)
May 26, 2023 NOTICE OF JUDGE ASSIGNMENT: Case assigned to District Judge Holly L. Teeter and Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James for all proceedings. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) NOTICE OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE AVAILABILITY: A United States magistrate judge is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action if all parties voluntarily consent. Information & consent forms are available at http://www.uscourts.gov/forms/civil-forms/notice-consent-and-reference-civil-action-magistrate-judge (jsh)

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Plaintiff: Opal Littell
Represented By: David G. Seely
Represented By: Emily K. Arida
Represented By: Erick E. Nordling
Represented By: Ryan K. Meyer
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Plaintiff: Cherry Rider
Represented By: Ryan K. Meyer
Represented By: David G. Seely
Represented By: Emily K. Arida
Represented By: Erick E. Nordling
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Plaintiff: Bonnie Beelman
Represented By: Erick E. Nordling
Represented By: David G. Seely
Represented By: Emily K. Arida
Represented By: Ryan K. Meyer
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Defendant: OXY USA, Inc.
Represented By: Kerry E. McQueen
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Interested party: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Represented By: Jonathan A. Schlatter
Represented By: Robert W. Coykendall
Represented By: Will B. Wohlford
Represented By: Francisco Escobar-Calderon
Represented By: Daniel M. McClure
Represented By: James V. Leito, IV
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