Thomas v. Ford Motor Company
Plaintiff: Craig Thomas
Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Case Number: 2:2017cv14210
Filed: December 28, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Office: Ann Arbor Office
County: Oakland
Presiding Judge: Avern Cohn
Referring Judge: John Corbett O'Meara
2 Judge: Anthony P Patti
Nature of Suit: Labor: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 2000 e Job Discrimination (Employment)
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Date Filed Document Text
March 25, 2019 Filing 41 COSTS TAXED in the amount of $1,244.42 against plaintiff (DPer)
March 25, 2019 Filing 40 BILL OF COSTS by Ford Motor Company (Baumhart, Julia)
March 5, 2019 Filing 39 JUDGMENT Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (MVer)
March 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER granting #24 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (MVer)
February 26, 2019 Minute Entry for proceedings before District Judge Avern Cohn: Motion Hearing held on 2/26/2019 re #24 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Ford Motor Company Disposition: Motion taken under advisement (Court Reporter: Sheri Ward) (MVer)
February 22, 2019 Filing 37 NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth P. Hardy on behalf of Ford Motor Company. (Hardy, Elizabeth)
February 11, 2019 Filing 36 NOTICE OF HEARING on #24 MOTION for Summary Judgment . Motion Hearing IS RESCHEDULED for 2/26/2019 11:00 AM before District Judge Avern Cohn (MVer)
February 5, 2019 Filing 35 NOTICE OF HEARING on #24 MOTION for Summary Judgment . Motion Hearing is rescheduled for 2/12/2019 02:00 PM before District Judge Avern Cohn (MVer)
January 29, 2019 TEXT-ONLY NOTICE: Hearing on 1/30/2019 is Cancelled re #31 Notice of Hearing on Motion (MVer)
January 28, 2019 Filing 34 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: David A. Hardesty appearing on behalf of Craig Thomas (Hardesty, David)
December 27, 2018 TEXT-ONLY NOTICE: FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE on 1/29/2019 is Cancelled re #19 Scheduling Order. IT WILL BE RESCHEDULED IF NECESSARY AFTER ALL MOTIONS HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. (MVer)
December 12, 2018 Filing 33 REPLY to Response re #24 MOTION for Summary Judgment [Defendant Ford Motor Company's Reply To Plaintiff's Counter-Statement of Facts) filed by All Defendants. (Baumhart, Julia)
December 12, 2018 Filing 32 REPLY to Response re #24 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits Index, #2 Exhibit 11 - Supplemental Declaration of Mario Spadafora, #3 Exhibit 12 - Declaration of Leslie Harris, #4 Exhibit 13- Supplemental Declaration of Joseph Closurdo, #5 Exhibit 14 - Supplemental Declaration of Joseph Closurdo/Johnson, #6 Exhibit 15 - Equal Employment Opportunity Comm v. Autozone) (Baumhart, Julia)
December 12, 2018 Filing 31 NOTICE OF HEARING on #24 MOTION for Summary Judgment . Motion Hearing set for 1/30/2019 10:00 AM before District Judge Avern Cohn (MVer)
December 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 30 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT AND DISMISS COUNTERCLAIMS (Doc. 20). Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (MVer)
November 28, 2018 Filing 29 RESPONSE to #24 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Craig Thomas. (Braun, Maia)
November 26, 2018 Filing 28 STIPULATION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR PLAINTIFF TO RESPOND TO DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (MVer)
November 20, 2018 Filing 27 NOTICE OF HEARING on #20 MOTION to Set Aside #17 Clerks Entry of Judgment by Default and Dismiss Counterclaims. Motion Hearing IS RESCHEDULED for 12/17/2018 10:00 AM before District Judge Avern Cohn (MVer)
October 31, 2018 Filing 26 STATEMENT of Defendant's Statement of Facts For Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment by Ford Motor Company (Baumhart, Julia)
October 31, 2018 Filing 25 EXHIBIT (continued) for Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment by Ford Motor Company (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 3 - Declaration of David Scruggs, #2 Exhibit 4 - Declaration of John Watson (Part 1 of 2), #3 Exhibit 4 Dec. of John Watson (Part 2 of 2), #4 Exhibit 5 - Declaration of Mario Spadafora, #5 Exhibit 6 - Lanell Branch Declaration, #6 Exhibit 7 Declaration of Motisola Washington, #7 Exhibit 8 - Joseph Closurdo Declaration, #8 Exhibit 9 - James Glass Declaration, #9 Exhibit 10 - EEOC v. Rocket) (Baumhart, Julia)
October 31, 2018 Filing 24 MOTION for Summary Judgment by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits Index, #2 Exhibit 1 - Deposition Transcript of Craig Thomas (Part 1 of 3), #3 Exhibit 1 - Dep. of Craig Thomas (Part 2 of 3), #4 Exhibit 1 - Dep. of Craig Thomas (Part 3 of 3), #5 Exhibit 2 - Declaration of Joseph Closurdo) (Baumhart, Julia)
October 10, 2018 Filing 23 NOTICE OF HEARING on #20 MOTION to Set Aside #17 Clerks Entry of Judgment by Default and Dismiss Counterclaims. Motion Hearing set for 11/28/2018 02:00 PM before District Judge Avern Cohn (MVer)
October 5, 2018 Filing 22 RESPONSE to #20 MOTION to Set Aside #17 Clerks Entry of Judgment by Default and Dismiss Counterclaims (Defendant's Brief in Response to Motion to Dismiss Counterclaims) filed by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits Index, #2 Exhibit A - Excerpts from Craig Thomas Deposition Transcript, #3 Exhibit B - Unpublished Cases) (Baumhart, Julia)
September 28, 2018 Filing 21 RESPONSE to #20 MOTION to Set Aside #17 Clerks Entry of Judgment by Default and Dismiss Counterclaims filed by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits Index, #2 Exhibit A - Excerpts from Thomas Deposition, #3 Exhibit B - Swartout v. Edgewater Grill) (Baumhart, Julia)
September 14, 2018 Filing 20 MOTION to Set Aside #17 Clerks Entry of Judgment by Default and Dismiss Counterclaims by Craig Thomas. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1) (Braun, Maia)
August 23, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 19 SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery due by 9/30/2018 Dispositive Motion Cut-off set for 10/31/2018 Final Pretrial Conference set for 1/29/2019 02:00 PM before District Judge Avern Cohn Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (Refer to image for additional dates) (MVer)
August 23, 2018 Minute Entry for proceedings before District Judge Avern Cohn: Status Conference held on 8/23/2018 (MVer)
August 1, 2018 Filing 18 NOTICE TO APPEAR: Status Conference set for 8/23/2018 02:00 PM before District Judge Avern Cohn (MVer)
July 16, 2018 Text-Only Order of reassignment from District Judge John Corbett O'Meara in Ann Arbor to District Judge Avern Cohn in Detroit pursuant to Administrative Order 18-AO-023. (NAhm)
July 6, 2018 Filing 17 CLERK'S ENTRY OF JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT as to Craig Thomas (SOso)
July 6, 2018 Filing 16 REQUEST for Clerk's Entry of Judgment by Default with Affidavit of Sum Certain as to Craig Thomas in the amount of $ 42,876.50 by Ford Motor Company. (Baumhart, Julia)
July 5, 2018 Filing 15 NOTICE OF DENIAL of Clerk's Entry of Default JUDGMENT as to *Craig Thomas*. Reason: *Damages cannot be granted by the Clerk's Office* (SOso)
July 3, 2018 Filing 14 REQUEST for Clerk's Entry of Judgment by Default with Affidavit of Sum Certain as to Craig Thomas in the amount of $ 128,629.50 - Request For Clerk's Entry Of Default Judgment by Ford Motor Company. (Baumhart, Julia)
July 3, 2018 Filing 13 CLERK'S ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to *Craig Thomas* (LGra)
July 3, 2018 Filing 12 REQUEST FOR CLERK'S ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to Craig Thomas by Ford Motor Company. (Baumhart, Julia)
May 22, 2018 Filing 11 Plaintiff's WITNESS LIST by Craig Thomas (Braun, Maia)
May 22, 2018 Filing 10 WITNESS LIST by Ford Motor Company (Baumhart, Julia)
February 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 9 SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery due by 9/4/2018 Dispositive Motion Cut-off set for 10/4/2018 Final Pretrial Conference set for 2/6/2019 09:30 AM before District Judge John Corbett O'Meara Trailing Trial Docket set for 3/5/2019 Signed by District Judge John Corbett O'Meara. (Refer to image for additional dates) (WBar)
February 26, 2018 TEXT-ONLY NOTICE: Scheduling Conference on 3/1/18 is Cancelled re #6 Notice to Appear (WBar)
February 23, 2018 Filing 8 DISCOVERY plan jointly filed pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(f) (Johnson, Maia)
February 16, 2018 Filing 7 AMENDED ANSWER to Complaint #1 Complaint,, with Affirmative Defenses - Amended Answer And Affirmative Defenses To Plaintiff's Complaint And Jury Demand, Adding Counterclaim, COUNTERCLAIM filed by Ford Motor Company against Craig Thomas by Ford Motor Company. (Baumhart, Julia)
January 29, 2018 Filing 6 NOTICE TO APPEAR: Scheduling Conference set for 3/1/2018 09:00 AM before District Judge John Corbett O'Meara, or file Rule 26(f) Plan. (WBar)
January 29, 2018 Filing 5 STATEMENT of DISCLOSURE of CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS and FINANCIAL INTEREST by Ford Motor Company (Baumhart, Julia)
January 29, 2018 Filing 4 ANSWER to Complaint with Affirmative Defenses by Ford Motor Company. (Baumhart, Julia)
January 11, 2018 Filing 3 CERTIFICATE of Service/Summons Returned Executed. Ford Motor Company served on 1/8/2018, answer due 1/29/2018. (Johnson, Maia)
January 3, 2018 Filing 2 SUMMONS Issued for *Ford Motor Company* (DAll)
January 3, 2018 A United States Magistrate Judge of this Court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636c and FRCP 73. The Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form is available for download at #http://www.mied.uscourts.gov (DAll)
December 28, 2017 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Craig Thomas against Ford Motor Company with Jury Demand. Plaintiff requests summons issued. Receipt No: 0645-6534258 - Fee: $ 400. County of 1st Plaintiff: Oakland - County Where Action Arose: Wayne - County of 1st Defendant: Wayne. [Previously dismissed case: No] [Possible companion case(s): None] (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1) (Johnson, Maia)

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Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Represented By: Julia T. Baumhart
Represented By: Elizabeth P. Hardy
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Plaintiff: Craig Thomas
Represented By: Maia Johnson Braun
Represented By: Maia E. Johnson
Represented By: David A. Hardesty
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