Byers v. Simmons et al
Plaintiff: James Byers
Defendant: Hykeem A. Simmons and Western Express, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2021cv00918
Filed: October 29, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Presiding Judge: Ray Kent
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1446
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER OF REFERENCE pursuant to consent of parties to dispositive jurisdiction by a US Magistrate Judge; case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Ray Kent; signed by District Judge Paul L. Maloney (Judge Paul L. Maloney, acr)
December 16, 2021 Filing 9 JOINT STATUS REPORT (Swartz, Matthew)
November 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER setting Rule 16 scheduling conference by telephone: telephone Rule 16 scheduling conference set for 12/30/2021 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Ray Kent; status report due by 12/17/2021; signed by Magistrate Judge Ray Kent (fhw)
November 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER acknowledging jurisdiction; signed by District Judge Paul L. Maloney (Judge Paul L. Maloney, cmc)
November 18, 2021 Filing 6 RESPONSE by defendants Hykeem A. Simmons, Western Express, Inc. to Order to Show Cause (Deadline) #5 (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A - Plaintiff's October 19, 2021 Initial Disclosures, #3 Exhibit B - 49 C.F.R. 387.9, #4 Exhibit C - FMCSA Insurance History, #5 Exhibit D - Nuclear Verdicts in Trucking Cases; Fox News June 24, 2020, #6 Exhibit E - Excerpt from Understanding The Impact of Nuclear Verdicts in the Trucking Industry, American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) June 20, 2020, pp. 1-2, 5, 18-19, 23, 32) (Tauscher, Michael)
November 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Defendants to show cause by 11/18/2021; ; signed by District Judge Paul L. Maloney (Judge Paul L. Maloney, cmc)
November 4, 2021 Filing 4 ANSWER to complaint with affirmative defenses and jury demand by Hykeem A. Simmons, Western Express, Inc. (Tauscher, Michael)
November 2, 2021 Filing 3 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Western Express, Inc. (Tauscher, Michael)
November 2, 2021 Filing 2 NOTICE that this case has been assigned Paul L. Maloney ; with NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY re filing fee re corporate disclosure statement (pjw)
November 2, 2021 FILING FEE PAID re #1 by defendants Hykeem A. Simmons, Western Express, Inc. in the amount of $402, receipt number AMIWDC-6585081 (Tauscher, Michael)
October 29, 2021 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 14th Circuit Court for the County of Muskegon case number 21-003984-NI filed by Western Express, Inc., Hykeem A. Simmons (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 Summons and Complaint, #2 Civil Cover Sheet, #3 Notice of Filing Notice of Removal) (Tauscher, Michael)

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Plaintiff: James Byers
Represented By: Matthew Gregory Swartz
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Defendant: Hykeem A. Simmons
Represented By: Michael J. Tauscher
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Represented By: Michael J. Tauscher
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