Ewing-Lofton v. Bloomin Brands, Inc.
Plaintiff: Laura Ewing-Lofton
Defendant: Bloomin Brands, Inc. and Bloomin Brands, Inc. doing business as Outback Steakhouse
Case Number: 1:2020cv01193
Filed: December 11, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Presiding Judge: Sally J Berens
Referring Judge: Robert J Jonker
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 19, 2021 Filing 14 NOTICE rescheduling hearing that was previously set for 2/1/21; Rule 16 scheduling conference is set for 2/22/2021 at 02:00 PM at 699 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker; (Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker, sdb)
January 8, 2021 Filing 13 JOINT STATUS REPORT (Burnstein, Stephanie)
January 4, 2021 Filing 12 ANSWER to affirmative defenses by plaintiff Laura Ewing-Lofton re #6 (Norton, Thomas)
December 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER setting Rule 16 scheduling conference: Rule 16 scheduling conference is set for 2/1/2021 at 03:30 PM at 699 Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI before Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker; status report due by 1/25/2021 ; signed by Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker (Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker, ymc)
December 16, 2020 Filing 10 STATE COURT FILE received from Kent County Circuit Court (State Court Docket Sheet) (Attachments: #1 Copy of Notice of Removal) (pjw)
December 15, 2020 Filing 9 NOTICE to attorney Stephanie Burnstein regarding recent filing #6 (pjw)
December 14, 2020 Filing 8 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by defendant Bloomin Brands, Inc. re Notice of Removal, #1 (Burnstein, Stephanie)
December 14, 2020 Filing 7 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Bloomin Brands, Inc. (Burnstein, Stephanie)
December 14, 2020 Filing 6 ANSWER to complaint #1 with affirmative defenses and jury demand by Bloomin Brands, Inc. (Burnstein, Stephanie)
December 14, 2020 Filing 5 NOTICE of receipt of case (pjw)
December 14, 2020 (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Eric Paul Conn on behalf of defendant Bloomin Brands, Inc. (Conn, Eric)
December 14, 2020 (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of David J. Yates on behalf of defendant Bloomin Brands, Inc. (Yates, David)
December 14, 2020 (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Stephanie Brooke Burnstein on behalf of defendant Bloomin Brands, Inc. (Burnstein, Stephanie)
December 11, 2020 Filing 4 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from Michigan Eastern, their case number 3:20-cv-13214; the documents listed above were electronically transferred to the Western District of Michigan (jlg)
December 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to the Western District of Michigan. Signed by District Judge Robert H. Cleland. (DPer) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 12/11/2020.]
December 9, 2020 Filing 2 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Thomas F. Norton appearing on behalf of Laura Ewing-Lofton (Norton, Thomas) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 12/11/2020.]
December 8, 2020 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 www.mied.uscourts.gov (LGra) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 12/11/2020.]
December 7, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Bloomin Brands, Inc. from Kent County Circuit Court, case number 20-08192-no. Receipt No: AMIEDC-8205302 - Fee: $ 402 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Complaint, #2 Exhibit Affidavit) (Burnstein, Stephanie) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 12/11/2020.]

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Plaintiff: Laura Ewing-Lofton
Represented By: Thomas F. Norton
Represented By: Christopher James Trainor
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Defendant: Bloomin Brands, Inc.
Represented By: Stephanie Brooke Burnstein
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Defendant: Bloomin Brands, Inc. doing business as Outback Steakhouse
Represented By: Stephanie Brooke Burnstein
Represented By: Eric Paul Conn
Represented By: David J. Yates
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