Thomas et al v. Chambers et al
Plaintiff: Kierra Thomas, Antoine Clark and Shirley Harris
Defendant: Randall Chambers, God's Way Trucking, LLC and Canal Insurance Company
Case Number: 2:2018cv04373
Filed: April 27, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Office: New Orleans Office
County: Out of State
Presiding Judge: Karen Wells Roby
Presiding Judge: Sarah S. Vance
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: Defendant

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December 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 230 ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 227 . Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that plaintiffs' counsel pay McNabb a travel expense of $155.61 for roundtrip mileage from Lafayette to New Orleans, and a rate of $300.00 per hour fo r two hours of travel time. FURTHER ORDERED that defense counsel shall bear the remaining $600.00 expense. FURTHER ORDERED that McNabb's deposition rate is $600.00 per hour, and that plaintiffs' counsel shall pay McNabb that rate, prorated in quarter-hour increments for any testimony beyond one hour, as reflected by the stop time indicated in the deposition transcript. Signed by Judge Sarah S. Vance on 12/8/2021.(sbs)
September 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 226 ORDER AND REASONS granting 224 MOTION for Partial Lift of Stay Order. The 179 motion to set expert fees is hereby REOPENED. The Court requests that Magistrate Judge Roby consider the motion forthwith. All other aspects of the litigation shall remain stayed, pursuant to the Court's 2019 220 stay order for the reasons stated herein. Signed by Judge Sarah S. Vance on 9/21/2021.(mm) (NEF: MJ)
May 28, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 217 ORDER AND REASONS: For the foregoing reasons set forth in the document, the Magistrate Judge's 147 order denying defendants' 33 motion for leave to file a supplemental and amending answer is set aside, and defendants' 33 motion for leave to file a supplemental and amending answer is GRANTED. Plaintiffs' 208 and 210 motions are DENIED. Signed by Judge Sarah S. Vance on 5/28/2019. (mm) (NEF: MAG 4)
May 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 196 ORDER AND REASONS: For the foregoing reasons set forth in the document, plaintiffs' 154 motion to exclude certain lay testimony is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Defendants' 53 motion to exclude evidence of settlements in other matters is DENIED. Plaintiffs' 56 motion to exclude video surveillance evidence is DENIED. Defendants' 57 motion to exclude evidence of Chambers's past convictions is DENIED. And defendants' 52 motion to exclude portions of the accident report and testimony of Officer Sengha is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Signed by Judge Sarah S. Vance on 5/6/2019. (mm)
April 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 168 ORDER AND REASONS: For the foregoing reasons, defendants' 58 motion to exclude the expert testimony of James Pittman is GRANTED. Gods Way's 36 motion for partial summary judgment on plaintiffs' claims for negligent entrustment an d negligent hiring, training, and supervising is also GRANTED. Those claims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Plaintiffs' 55 motion to exclude the expert testimony of Dr. Torrence Welch is DENIED IN PART and GRANTED IN PART. Dr. Welch cannot offer at trial any medical causation opinion. Signed by Judge Sarah S. Vance on 4/17/2019. (mm)
April 9, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 151 ORDER: IT IS ORDERED that the 38 Motion to Quash and for Protective Order is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as explained herein. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that MedPort and Alfortish shall file a motion to fix attorney fees into the record by April 10, 2019, along with the information listed herein. Any oppoition shall be filed no later than April 16, 2019. This motion shall be set for hearing on April 17, 2019, to be heard without oral argument. Signed by Magistrate Judge Karen Wells Roby. (mp)
February 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER AND REASONS denying 21 Motion to Alter Judgment and Motion for Reconsideration ; denying 22 Motion for Leave to File Supplemental and Amending Counterclaim. Signed by Judge Sarah S. Vance on 2/7/2019. (cg)
October 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER AND REASONS granting 14 Motion to Dismiss. For the foregoing reasons, plaintiffs' motion to dismiss defendants' counterclaim is GRANTED. Defendants' counterclaim is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Plaintiffs' motion for sanctions is DENIED. Signed by Judge Sarah S. Vance on 10/24/2018. (cg)
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Plaintiff: Kierra Thomas
Represented By: Jason M. Baer
Represented By: Casey Czajka DeReus
Represented By: Vanessa Motta
Represented By: Rajan Pandit
Represented By: Joshua A Stein
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Plaintiff: Antoine Clark
Represented By: Jason M. Baer
Represented By: Casey Czajka DeReus
Represented By: Vanessa Motta
Represented By: Rajan Pandit
Represented By: Joshua A Stein
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Plaintiff: Shirley Harris
Represented By: Jason M. Baer
Represented By: Casey Czajka DeReus
Represented By: Vanessa Motta
Represented By: Rajan Pandit
Represented By: Joshua A Stein
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Defendant: Randall Chambers
Represented By: Guy D. Perrier
Represented By: Dustin L. Poche
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Defendant: God's Way Trucking, LLC
Represented By: Guy D. Perrier
Represented By: Dustin L. Poche
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Defendant: Canal Insurance Company
Represented By: Guy D. Perrier
Represented By: Dustin L. Poche
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