Dotson v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P.
Plaintiff: Rock Dotson
Defendant: Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P.
Case Number: 6:2023cv00197
Filed: November 2, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Presiding Judge: Karen K Caldwell
Referring Judge: Hanly A Ingram
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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November 30, 2023 Filing 12 NOTICE by Rock Dotson OF SERVICE OF INITIAL DISCLOSURES (Shultz, Tanner)
November 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER: TELEPHONE CONFERENCE set for 3/8/2024 at 11:30 AM in LONDON before Magistrate Judge Hanly A. Ingram, to discuss the progress of discovery. The call will be off the record and for counsel only. Chambers will circulate dial-in instructions prior to the call. Signed by Magistrate Judge Hanly A. Ingram on 11/20/2023.(JMB)cc: COR
November 16, 2023 Set/Reset Hearings: TELEPHONIC PRETRIAL CONFERENCE set for 4/10/2025 at 03:00 PM in LEXINGTON before Judge Karen K. Caldwell. (JMB)
November 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 PRETRIAL ORDER: 1. NLT 21 DAYS BEFORE PT CONF., counsel shall file the following: see items a-d. 2. NLT 14 DAYS BEFORE THE PT CONF., the parties shall file: see items a-c. 3. At the PT Conf., counsel shall be prepared to: see items a-e. 4. The PT Conf. shall be attended by all attorneys who will be trying the case. Signed by Judge Karen K. Caldwell on 11/16/2023.(JCP)cc: COR
November 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER: 1. The following deadlines shall be observed in this action: a. Information required by Rule 26(a)(1) by NOV. 30, 2023. b. Motions to join additional parties or amended pleadings by APRIL 30, 2024. c. Supplementation of disclosures and responses as required by Rule 26(e). d. Rule 26(a)(2) reports from expert trial witnesses are due: (i) From Plaintiff by June 28, 2024; (ii) From Defendant by August 30, 2024. e. Fact discovery completed by JUNE 28, 2024. Expert discovery by SEPT 30, 2024. f. Dispositive and Daubert motions NLT OCT. 31, 2024. 2. No motions to compel, nor any other motions relating to a discovery dispute, shall be filed unless all counsel involved have first conferred. 3. By virtue of the December 1, 2000 amendment of Fed.R.Civ.P. 5(d), the parties shall observe the following directives regarding the filing of discovery materials in this case unless the court otherwise specifically so orders: see a-b. 4. No extensions of the deadlines set in this order, or separate pretrial order, shall be granted unless appropriate motion is filed. 5. TELE. PRETRIAL CONF. set on APR. 10, 2025, AT 3:00 PM, IN LEXINGTON, KY. 6. JURY TRIAL set for APRIL 28, 2025, AT 9:00 AM, IN LONDON, KY. Counsel present at 8:30 am. Length of trial is 3 days. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A), this matter is referred Magistrate Judge Hanley A. Ingram for purposes of managing all discovery and pretrial scheduling issues, including resolving all discovery disputes and revising any dates and deadlines established in the Court's Scheduling Order, except for the dispositive motion deadline. Signed by Judge Karen K. Caldwell on 11/16/2023.(JCP)cc: COR,Lex CD, Lon CD, Lon JC
November 16, 2023 ***FILE SUBMITTED TO CHAMBERS of Karen K. Caldwell for review: #8 Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting (JMB)
November 15, 2023 Filing 8 JOINT REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Waldrop, Joshua)
November 7, 2023 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua Francesco Waldrop on behalf of Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. (Waldrop, Joshua)
November 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER FOR MEETING AND REPORT: 1. Within 21 days from the date of service of this order, counsel for the parties shall conduct the meeting required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) to discuss the nature and basis of their claims and defenses and the possibilities for a prompt settlement or resolution of the case; to make or arrange for the disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1); and to develop a proposed discovery plan. 2. No later than 14 days after the meeting, counsel shall file a written joint report containing: see items a-h. Signed by Judge Karen K. Caldwell on 11/2/2023.(JMB)cc: COR
November 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER OF RECUSAL: Judge Claria Horn Boom RECUSES from this matter. The Court hereby DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to reassign the case by random draw to another Judge accepting cases on the London docket pursuant to the General Order governing case assignment. Signed by Judge Claria Horn Boom on 11/02/2023.(JCP)cc: COR
November 2, 2023 Filing 2 FRCP 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. identifying Corporate Parent Wal-Mart Inc., Other Affiliate WSE Investment, LLC, Other Affiliate WSE Investment, LLC, Other Affiliate Wal-Mart Stores East, LLC for Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P... (JCP)
November 2, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Whitley Circuit Court, case number 23-CI-303. ( Filing fee $402; receipt number AKYEDC-5688190), filed by Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A. Interrogatory Answers, #3 Exhibit B. State Court Record)(JCP)
November 2, 2023 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P..- Filed in State Court Record- See DE #1 (JCP)
November 2, 2023 Conflict Check run. (JCP)
November 2, 2023 Judge Karen K. Caldwell added. Judge Claria Horn Boom no longer assigned to case. (JCP)

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Plaintiff: Rock Dotson
Represented By: Tanner H. Shultz
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Defendant: Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P.
Represented By: Jennifer Kincaid Adams
Represented By: Joshua Francesco Waldrop
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