Wright v. Big Lots Stores, Inc.
Plaintiff: Tawanna Wright
Defendant: Big Lots Stores, Inc.
Case Number: 7:2019cv00115
Filed: December 9, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Presiding Judge: Edward B Atkins
Referring Judge: Robert E Wier
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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January 21, 2020 Filing 15 NOTICE TO ATTORNEY Katherine B. Capito by Clerk re: L.R. 83- Attorney Admission procedure w/ a copy of L.R. 83 and Attorney Admission Application. (Attachments: #1 Attorney Data Form) (TDA)
January 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 SCHEDULING ORDER: 1. parties exchange Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures by January 17, 2020. 2. parties file any motion to join parties or amend pleadings by February 3, 2020. 3. NLT July 27, 2020, pla disclose expert witnesses. Dft nlt August 31, 2020. 4. NLT September 4, 2020, parties complete all pretrial fact discovery. Expert discovery nlt September 28, 2020. 5. parties have to October 28, 2020, to file dispositive motions and Daubert motions. 6. Should parties desire settlement conference, contact Chambers. 7. Telephonic mid-discovery conference assigned on May 22, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., shall be ON THE RECORD, from PIKEVILLE. Counsel access by calling AT&T Teleconferencing. 8. Requests to modify dates or deadlines be submitted upon motion prior to expiration. See LR 7.1(b). Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins on 1/21/2020.(TDA)cc: COR
January 17, 2020 Filing 13 INITIAL DISCLOSURES Rule 26(A)(1) by Tawanna Wright.(Hissam, Michael)
January 17, 2020 Filing 12 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Hissam, Michael)
January 17, 2020 Attorney Update. Attorney Katherine B. Capito for Tawanna Wright added, per DE #12. (TDA)
January 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER: Stevens and Clark's motions to appear pro hac vice (R. #8 - #9 ) are GRANTED and they are permitted to serve as counsel for Big Lots Stores, Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins on 1/13/2020. (TDA)cc: COR; Stevens & Clark via US Mail with Mandatory ECF Information
January 13, 2020 Filing 10 NOTICE TO ATTORNEY Ryan Donovan by Clerk re: L.R. 83- Attorney Admission procedure w/ a copy of L.R. 83 and Attorney Admission Application. (Attachments: #1 Attorney Data Form)(TDA)
January 13, 2020 ***MOTION SUBMITTED TO CHAMBERS of Judge Atkins for review: re #8 MOTION for George L. Stevens to Appear Pro Hac Vice, and #9 MOTION for Daniel J. Clark to Appear Pro Hac Vice, by Big Lots Stores, Inc. (TDA)
January 13, 2020 BAR STATUS Check completed re #9 MOTION for Daniel J. Clark to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Big Lots Stores, Inc. ( Filing fee $125; receipt number 0643-4565882). (TDA)
January 13, 2020 BAR STATUS Check completed re #8 MOTION for George L. Stevens to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Big Lots Stores, Inc. ( Filing fee $125; receipt number 0643-4565877). (TDA)
January 10, 2020 Filing 9 MOTION for Daniel J. Clark to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Big Lots Stores, Inc. ( Filing fee $125; receipt number 0643-4565882)Motions referred to Edward B. Atkins. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Proposed Order)(Miles, Amy)
January 10, 2020 Filing 8 MOTION for George L. Stevens to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Big Lots Stores, Inc. ( Filing fee $125; receipt number 0643-4565877)Motions referred to Edward B. Atkins. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Proposed Order)(Miles, Amy)
January 8, 2020 Filing 7 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE for Plaintiff's First Set of Discovery Requests to Defendant by Tawanna Wright.(Hissam, Michael)
December 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER FOR MEETING AND REPORT: 1. Within 21 days, parties shall meet to consider topics Rule 26(f)(2) mandates. 2. Within 14 days, parties file joint status report containing: see items a-d. Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins on 12/13/2019. (TDA) cc: COR Modified text on 12/17/2019 (TDA).
December 12, 2019 Filing 5 ANSWER to Complaint by Big Lots Stores, Inc..(Calabrese, Jeffrey)
December 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 STANDING CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL ORDER: 1. At the outset, the Court reminds the parties that, under Rule 1, they share with the Court the duty to construe, administer, and employ the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of this action; 2. Pursuant to 28:636(b)(1) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72, the Court refers this case to the appropriate United States Magistrate Judge for this Division; 3. Unless otherwise ordered, the Court retains for decision any motion dispositive of a claim or defense (as well as motions regulating the trial proof, including Daubert and motions in limine); 4. Concurrent with the filing of any Rule 12 motion, the moving party may file, as a separate motion, any request for a discovery stay pending resolution. The Court refers consideration of any such motion to the assigned Magistrate Judge; 5. Discovery Disputes shall be resolved as defined within this order; The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to enter this Standing Order in the undersigned's civil cases excepting Social Security, pro se, and prisoner post-conviction matters at case opening (or as the Court otherwise directs). Signed by Judge Robert E. Wier. (TDA) cc: COR
December 10, 2019 Conflict Check run. (TDA)
December 9, 2019 Filing 3 FRCP 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT identifying Corporate Parent Big Lots, Inc. for Big Lots Stores, Inc. (TDA)
December 9, 2019 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Pike Circuit Court, case number 19-CI-1124. (Filing fee $400; receipt number 0643-4540581), filed by Big Lots Stores, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - State Court Record, #2 Exhibit B - Demand Letter, #3 Exhibit C - Notice of Filing Notice of Removal, #4 Civil Cover Sheet) (TDA)

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Plaintiff: Tawanna Wright
Represented By: Michael Brian Hissam
Represented By: Ryan McCune Donovan
Represented By: Katherine B. Capito
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Defendant: Big Lots Stores, Inc.
Represented By: Jeffrey A. Calabrese
Represented By: Daniel J. Clark
Represented By: Amy L. Dorsch
Represented By: George L. Stevens
Represented By: Amy L. Miles
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