Taber et al v. Ford Motor Company of Delaware
Plaintiff: Taber, Steven W Taber and Rene Taber
Defendant: Ford Motor Company of Delaware
Case Number: 4:2016cv00162
Filed: February 26, 2016
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Office: Kansas City Office
County: Ray
Presiding Judge: Sarah W Hays
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Both
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September 21, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 200 AMENDED ORDER Amending doc. #198 to clarify that documents #49-17 and #113 shall remain under seal. Signed on September 21, 2018 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. (Clinton, Erica)
September 18, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 199 Clerk's ORDER OF DISMISSAL. (Chorny, Traci)
September 18, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 198 ORDER- Defendant Ford Motor Company's Motion to Seal Certain Materials (doc. #122) and Ford Motor Company's Motion to Permanently Seal Certain Documents (doc. #195) are GRANTED in part, and DENIED in part. It is further ORDERED that Defendant Ford Motor Company's Motion to Temporarily Seal Exhibit (doc. #189) is DENIED. (See order for documents that are to remain under seal). It is further ORDERED that all remaining documents which were the subject of Ford's motions (docs. 49, 51, 75, 78, 84, 85 and 113) should be unsealed. Signed on September 18, 2018 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. (Chorny, Traci)
June 8, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 197 SUGGESTIONS in opposition re #195 MOTION to seal document to Permanently Seal CertainDocuments filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. Reply suggestions due by 6/22/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Related document(s) #195 ) (DeFeo, Daniel)
June 4, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 196 SUGGESTIONS in support re #195 MOTION to seal document to Permanently Seal CertainDocuments filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware. (Related document(s) #195 ) (Rozell, Sherry)
June 4, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 195 MOTION to seal document to Permanently Seal CertainDocuments filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 6/18/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Rozell, Sherry)
May 3, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 194 STIPULATION of dismissal by Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. (DeFeo, Daniel)
February 21, 2018 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF HEARING CANCELLATION - The Oral Arguments scheduled for March 8 & 9, 2018; the Pretrial Conference scheduled for April 19, 2018 and the Jury Trial scheduled to start on May 7, 2018 have been cancelled. The Court has been advised that the parties have settled and this matter will be dismissed. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. (Chorny, Traci)
February 16, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 193 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT of DISCOVERY CONFERENCE held February 12, 2018 before Judge Sarah W. Hays. Court Reporter: Lissa Whittaker, 816-914-3613, rapidtranscript@gmail.com. Number of pages: 19. NOTICE RE: REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: Within 7 calendar days of this filing, each party shall inform the Court, by filing a Notice of Redaction, of the parties' intent to redact personal data identifiers from the electronic transcript of the court proceeding. The policy is located on our website at www.mow.uscourts.gov. Please read this policy carefully. NOTICE: Attorneys must contact the court reporter for copies during this 90 day period. Notice of Intent to File Redaction of Transcripts due by 2/23/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 5/14/2018.(Whittaker, Lissa)
February 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 192 SUGGESTIONS in opposition to motion for summary judgment re #174 MOTION for summary judgment filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. Reply suggestions due by 2/27/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit B, #2 Exhibit C, #3 Exhibit D, #4 Exhibit E, #5 Exhibit F, #6 Exhibit H, #7 Exhibit I, #8 Exhibit J, #9 Exhibit K, #10 Exhibit L, #11 Exhibit M, #12 Exhibit N, #13 Exhibit O, #14 Exhibit P, #15 Exhibit Q)(Related document(s) #174 ) (DeFeo, Daniel)
February 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 191 SUGGESTIONS in opposition re #171 MOTION in limine to Exclude Reliable Opinion Testimony of Chris Caruso filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. Reply suggestions due by 2/27/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Exhibit G)(Related document(s) #171 ) (DeFeo, Daniel)
February 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 190 SUGGESTIONS in support re #189 MOTION to seal document filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware. (Related document(s) #189 ) (Rozell, Sherry)
February 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 189 MOTION to seal document filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 2/26/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Rozell, Sherry)
February 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 188 SUGGESTIONS in opposition re #180 MOTION for sanctions Ford Motor Company Response in Opposition to Ps Fourth Motion for Sanctions filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Reply suggestions due by 2/23/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 Estep, #2 Exhibit 2 FMC Resp to Ps First RFP, #3 Exhibit 3 L ist, #4 Exhibit 4 Ltr of Nov 30 2016, #5 Exhibit 5 Ltr of Nov 21 2017, #6 Exhibit 6 depo of Ram Krishnaswami, #7 Exhibit 7 Krishnaswami Depo Ex 116, #8 Exhibit 8 Declaration of R Krishnaswami, #9 Exhibit 9 Caruso report Nov 1 2016, #10 Exhibit 10 Caruso Report 12-11-17, #11 Exhibit 11 Email 2-2-18, #12 Exhibit 12 Ltr to Court 2-6-18)(Related document(s) #180 ) (Rozell, Sherry) (Attachment 1 replaced on 2/12/2018 at the request of counsel) (Houston, Kiambu).
February 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 187 SUGGESTIONS in support re #186 MOTION in limine to Exclude Unreliable Opinion Testimony of Sheryl Bunch filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A Life Care Plan, #2 Exhibit B Depo of Sheryl Bunce, #3 Exhibit C Madonna Invoice, #4 Exhibit D Rehab Institute of KC, #5 Exhibit E Truman, #6 Exhibit F Answers to Interrogatories)(Related document(s) #186 ) (Rozell, Sherry)
February 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 186 MOTION in limine to Exclude Unreliable Opinion Testimony of Sheryl Bunch filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 2/23/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Rozell, Sherry)
February 8, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 185 ORAL ORDER Telephone Conference set for 2/12/2018 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. Signed on February 8, 2018 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. (Clinton, Erica)
February 7, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 184 MOTION to strike #180 MOTION for sanctions filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 2/21/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - 2-5-18 ltr, #2 Exhibit 2 2-6-18 ltr)(Related document(s) #180 ) (Rozell, Sherry)
February 7, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 183 REPLY SUGGESTIONS to motion re #160 Second MOTION for sanctions filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-ES-FOB-14A686-AA, #2 Exhibit 2-ES-F65B-14A121-AA, #3 Exhibit 3-ES-F4ZF-14B215-AA, #4 Exhibit 4-Krishnaswami 2-7-17, #5 Exhibit 5-Hearing 11-10-16, #6 Exhibit 49-10, #7 Exhibit 20, #8 Exhibit 21)(Related document(s) #160 ) (DeFeo, Daniel)
January 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 182 SUGGESTIONS in opposition re #160 Second MOTION for sanctions filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Reply suggestions due by 2/9/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-R. Krishnaswami 1-4-18 Depo Excerpts, #2 Exhibit 2-Borninski Depo Excerpts, #3 Exhibit 3-1-23-18 Depo Excerpts R. Krishnaswami, #4 Exhibit 4-1-19-18 Livern, #5 Exhibit 5-12-21-17 Caruso Depo Excerpts, #6 Exhibit 6-1-19-18 Email, #7 Exhibit 7-10-28-16 Ltr, #8 Exhibit 8-1-26-18 emails)(Related document(s) #160 ) (Rozell, Sherry)
January 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 181 SUGGESTIONS in support re #180 MOTION for sanctions filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Related document(s) #180 ) (DeFeo, Daniel)
January 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 180 MOTION for sanctions filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of All Plaintiffs. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 2/9/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (DeFeo, Daniel)
January 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 179 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF INITIAL RULE 26 DISCLOSURES Supplement to Disclosures filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Rozell, Sherry)
January 25, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 178 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ford Motor Company of Delaware filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Rozell, Sherry)
January 25, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 177 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by All Plaintiffs filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
January 25, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 176 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT of DISCOVERY CONFERENCE held January 22, 2018 before Judge Sarah W. Hays. Court Reporter: Lissa Whittaker, 816-914-3613, rapidtranscript@gmail.com. Number of pages: 32. NOTICE RE: REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: Within 7 calendar days of this filing, each party shall inform the Court, by filing a Notice of Redaction, of the parties' intent to redact personal data identifiers from the electronic transcript of the court proceeding. The policy is located on our website at www.mow.uscourts.gov. Please read this policy carefully. NOTICE: Attorneys must contact the court reporter for copies during this 90 day period. Notice of Intent to File Redaction of Transcripts due by 2/1/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 4/23/2018.(Whittaker, Lissa)
January 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 175 SUGGESTIONS in support re #174 MOTION for summary judgment filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 First Amended Complaint, #2 Exhibit 2 Caruso Nov 1 2016 Forensic Report, #3 Exhibit 3 Photo, #4 Exhibit 4 Caruso Nov 22 2016 depo excerpts, #5 Exhibit 5 Caruso Dec 21 2017 depo excerpts, #6 Exhibit 6 Caruso Dec 11 2017 Supplemental Forensic Report, #7 Exhibit 7 T Livernois Supplement Report Jan 12 2018)(Related document(s) #174 ) (Rozell, Sherry)
January 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 174 MOTION for summary judgment filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 2/14/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Rozell, Sherry)
January 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 173 SUGGESTIONS in support re #171 MOTION in limine to Exclude Reliable Opinion Testimony of Chris Caruso filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-First Am. Complaint, #2 Exhibit 2-1-10-17 Livernoise Report, #3 Exhibit 3-Airbag Trouble Shooter's Guide, #4 Exhibit 4-Caruso 11-1-16 Forensic Report, #5 Exhibit 5-Caruso 11-22-16 Depo excerpts, #6 Exhibit 6-12-21-16-Caruso Depo Excerpts, #7 Exhibit 7-12-11-17 Caruso Supp Report, #8 Exhibit 8-2-9-17 Livernois Depo Excerpts, #9 Exhibit 9-Photo, #10 Exhibit 10-Livernoise 1-19-18 rough draft dep excerpts, #11 Exhibit Livernoise Supp Report 1-12-18)(Related document(s) #171 ) (Rozell, Sherry)
January 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 172 SUGGESTIONS in support re #171 MOTION in limine to Exclude Reliable Opinion Testimony of Chris Caruso filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1-1st Am. Complaint, # 2 Exhibit 2-1-10-17 Livernois Report, # 3 Exhibit 3-Airbag Trouble Shoorter's Guide, # 4 Exhibit 4-Caruso 1-11-16 Forensic Report, # 5 Exhibit 5-Caruso 11-22-16 depo excerpts, # 6 Exhibit 6-12-21-17 Caruso Depo Excerpts, # 7 Exhibit 7-12-11-17 Caruso Supp Report, # 8 Exhibit 8-2-9-17 Livernoise Dep Excerpts, # 9 Exhibit 9- Photo, # 10 Exhibit 10-Livernoise 1-19-18 rough draft depo excerpts, # 11 Exhibit 11-Livernoise Supp Report 1-12-18)(Related document(s) #171 ) (Rozell, Sherry) Modified on 1/25/2018: All documents deleted. All documents in Doc. 172 were subsequently refiled as Doc. #173 with a complete main document. NEF regenerated. (Melvin, Greg)
January 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 171 MOTION in limine to Exclude Reliable Opinion Testimony of Chris Caruso filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 2/7/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Rozell, Sherry)
January 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 170 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by All Plaintiffs filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
January 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 169 SUGGESTIONS in opposition re #167 MOTION to strike #160 Second MOTION for sanctions filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. Reply suggestions due by 2/7/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit B, #2 Exhibit C, #3 Exhibit D, #4 Exhibit E, #5 Exhibit F, #6 Exhibit G)(Related document(s) #167 ) (DeFeo, Daniel)
January 22, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 168 Minute Entry for TELEPHONE CONFERENCE Proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays on 1/22/2018. Parties appear by telephone to discuss additional testing needed by defendant's experts on the wiring in the airbag system in order to test plaintiff's expert's theory. Discussions held regarding whether further testing needs to be completed. Upon further discussion, the Court will not rule on this request at this time. Mr. Ward will discuss with his client whether additional testing does truly need to be made and will advise the Court the same. Preliminary discussions held regarding Plaintiff's motions for sanctions filed on 1/12/2018 and Defendants motion to strike Plaintiff's motions for sanctions filed on 1/22/2018. Plaintiff has until 2/5/2018 to respond. To order a transcript of this hearing please contact Traci Chorny, 816-512-5789. (Chorny, Traci)
January 22, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 167 MOTION to strike #160 Second MOTION for sanctions filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 2/5/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - 1-19-18 Email)(Related document(s) #160 ) (Rozell, Sherry)
January 18, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 166 Amended NOTICE to take deposition of Ram Krishnaswami filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
January 17, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 165 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ford Motor Company of Delaware Responses to Ps' 4th Requests for Admissions filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Rozell, Sherry)
January 15, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 164 NOTICE of change of address by Daniel T. DeFeo (DeFeo, Daniel)
January 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 163 ORAL ORDER Telephone Conference set for 1/22/2018 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. Call-in instructions will be emailed prior to the date of the conference. Signed on January 12, 2018 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. (Clinton, Erica)
January 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 162 NOTICE to take deposition of Ram Krishnaswami filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
January 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 161 NOTICE to take deposition of Thomas Livernois filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
January 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 160 Second MOTION for sanctions filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of All Plaintiffs. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 1/26/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10)(DeFeo, Daniel)
January 11, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 159 ORAL ORDER denying as moot #150 Plaintiffs' Motion to Shorten Time. Signed on January 11, 2018 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached.(Clinton, Erica)
January 11, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 158 RESPONSE to motion re #150 MOTION to expedite Response To Plaintiffs 4th Request for Admissions filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Reply suggestions due by 1/25/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-1-5-18 Email)(Rozell, Sherry)
January 8, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 157 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ford Motor Company of Delaware Responses to Plaintiff's Second Requests for Admissions filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Rozell, Sherry)
January 5, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 156 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ford Motor Company of Delaware 2nd Request for Production to Plaintiffs filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Rozell, Sherry)
January 2, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 155 REPLY SUGGESTIONS to motion re #122 MOTION to seal document Certain Materials filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware. (Related document(s) #122 ) (Rozell, Sherry) Modified on 1/3/2018: Docket text corrected to match filing event. NEF regenerated. (Melvin, Greg)
December 29, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 154 NOTICE of filing Response by Ford Motor Company of Delaware re #149 Notice to Take Deposition (Rozell, Sherry)
December 29, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 153 Amended NOTICE to take deposition of Thaer Daifallah, D.D.S. filed by Brian Tadtman on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(Tadtman, Brian)
December 29, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 152 NOTICE to take deposition of Thaer Daifallah, D.D.S. filed by Brian Tadtman on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(Tadtman, Brian)
December 28, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 151 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by All Plaintiffs filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
December 28, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 150 MOTION to expedite Response To Plaintiffs 4th Request for Admissions filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of All Plaintiffs. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 1/11/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(DeFeo, Daniel)
December 27, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 149 NOTICE to take deposition of Ford 30(b)(6) witness Ram Krishnaswami filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
December 27, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 148 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ford Motor Company of Delaware Ford Motor Company's Second Discovery Requests to Plaintiffs filed by Steven E. Ward on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Ward, Steven)
December 26, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 147 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ford Motor Company of Delaware of Ford Motor Company's Amended Initial Disclosure to No. 4 Pursuant to FRCP 26(a)(1)(A) filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Rozell, Sherry)
December 22, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 146 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Rene Taber, Steven W Taber Plaintiffs' Third Requests for Admission to Ford Motor Company filed by Brian Tadtman on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(Tadtman, Brian)
December 20, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 145 OBJECTIONS (non motions) by Rene Taber, Steven W Taber re #141 Notice to Take Deposition of William Blessing. Related document: #141 Notice to Take Deposition filed by Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(DeFeo, Daniel)
December 20, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 144 OBJECTIONS (non motions) by Rene Taber, Steven W Taber re #142 Notice to Take Deposition of Chris Caruso. Related document: #142 Notice to Take Deposition filed by Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(DeFeo, Daniel)
December 18, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 143 SUGGESTIONS in opposition re #122 MOTION to seal document Certain Materials filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. Reply suggestions due by 1/2/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5)(Related document(s) #122 ) (DeFeo, Daniel) Modified on 12/18/2017: Attachment 5 replaced. The original PDF was more than 100 megabytes in size. It was saved as a reduced size PDF and then replaced. The document itself is unchanged. NEF regenerated. (Melvin, Greg)
December 15, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 142 Amended NOTICE to take deposition of Chris Caruso filed by Steven E. Ward on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Ward, Steven)
December 14, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 141 Second NOTICE to take deposition of William Blessing filed by Rodney E. Loomer on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Loomer, Rodney)
December 14, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 140 NOTICE to take deposition of Morgan T. LaHolt, MD filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
December 13, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 139 NOTICE OF HEARING - This is the official notice for this hearing. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. Oral Argument/Daubert Hearing set for 3/8/2018 and 3/9/2018 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. (Clinton, Erica)
December 13, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 138 ORAL ORDER Any motion to exclude opinion testimony by an expert (Daubert motion) shall be filed on or before February 9, 2018. Within 14 days after a Daubert motion is filed, the party opposing the motion must file suggestions opposing the motion. The Court will hold oral argument on any dispositive motions and, if necessary, a Daubert hearing on March 8 & 9, 2018. A week prior to the hearing, the parties are to confer amongst each other and inform the Court as to how long they believe the hearing will take, the issues to be taken up and the scheduling needs of witnesses. Signed on December 13, 2017 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. (Clinton, Erica)
December 7, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 137 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by All Plaintiffs Second Request for Admissions to Ford Motor Co. filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
December 5, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 136 ORDER referring the matter to Jill Morris, Director of the Mediation and Assessment Program, for purposes of conducting a settlement conference. Signed on December 5, 2017 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. (Clinton, Erica)
December 5, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 135 SECOND REVISED SCHEDULING AND TRIAL ORDER: Pretrial Conference set for 4/19/2018 01:30 PM Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. Jury Trial set for 5/7/2018 09:00 AM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. *Please note this trial is expected to last approx 10 days* Proposed Jury Instructions due by 4/4/2018. Proposed Voir Dire due by 4/4/2018., Proposed Exhibit and Witness Lists due by 4/4/2018. Signed on December 5, 2017 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. (Chorny, Traci)
November 29, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 134 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT of DISCOVERY CONFERENCE held November 22, 2017 before Judge Sarah W. Hays. Court Reporter: Lissa Whittaker, 816-914-3613, rapidtranscript@gmail.com. Number of pages: 19. NOTICE RE: REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: Within 7 calendar days of this filing, each party shall inform the Court, by filing a Notice of Redaction, of the parties' intent to redact personal data identifiers from the electronic transcript of the court proceeding. The policy is located on our website at www.mow.uscourts.gov. Please read this policy carefully. NOTICE: Attorneys must contact the court reporter for copies during this 90 day period. Notice of Intent to File Redaction of Transcripts due by 12/6/2017 unless otherwise directed by the court. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 2/26/2018.(Whittaker, Lissa)
November 22, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 133 Minute Entry for TELEPHONE CONFERENCE Proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays on 11/22/2017. Parties appear by telephone to discuss 30(b)(6) deposition issues. Discussions held regarding the topics listed in Ford's letter to parties dated November 21, 2017 which included a summary of the disputed issues regarding Plaintiffs' Fifth Amended 30(b)(6) Notice.Parties are in agreement that topic items 1 and 5 have been resolved. Topic items 4 and 6 will be stipulated to their authenticity, and topic items 2 and 3 are premature in its request.The Court will also grant doc. 131, filed November 22, 2017 (Plaintiffs' consent motion for extension of time to file their response to Ford Motor Company's Motion to Seal). Plaintiff will have until December 22, 2017 to respond to the motion, defendant's reply will be due January 15, 2018. Court adjourned. The Court will request a transcript. Time in court: 10:13am to 10:44am. To order a transcript of this hearing please contact Traci Chorny, 816-512-5789. (Chorny, Traci)
November 22, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 131 Consent MOTION for extension of time to File Their Response to Ford Motor Company's Motion to Seal filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of All Plaintiffs. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 12/6/2017 unless otherwise directed by the court. (DeFeo, Daniel)
November 17, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 130 Amended NOTICE to take deposition of Ford Motor Company filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Trial Brief on OSI)(DeFeo, Daniel)
November 16, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 129 NOTICE OF HEARING - This is the official notice for this hearing. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. Telephone Conference set for 11/22/2017 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. Call-in instructions will be sent closer to the date of the hearing. (Clinton, Erica)
November 16, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 128 TRIAL BRIEF For the Admissibility of OSI Evidence by Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. (DeFeo, Daniel)
November 15, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 127 NOTICE to take deposition of William Blessing filed by Rodney E. Loomer on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Loomer, Rodney)
November 14, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 126 OBJECTIONS (non motions) by Rene Taber, Steven W Taber re #125 Notice to Take Deposition of Ben Railsback. Related document: #125 Notice to Take Deposition filed by Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(DeFeo, Daniel)
November 13, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 125 Second NOTICE to take deposition of Ben Railsback filed by Rodney E. Loomer on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Loomer, Rodney)
November 11, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 124 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT of SCHEDULING CONFERENCE held November 3, 2017 before Judge Sarah W. Hays. Court Reporter: Lissa Whittaker, 816-914-3613, rapidtranscript@gmail.com. Number of pages: 22. NOTICE RE: REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: Within 7 calendar days of this filing, each party shall inform the Court, by filing a Notice of Redaction, of the parties' intent to redact personal data identifiers from the electronic transcript of the court proceeding. The policy is located on our website at www.mow.uscourts.gov. Please read this policy carefully. NOTICE: Attorneys must contact the court reporter for copies during this 90 day period. Notice of Intent to File Redaction of Transcripts due by 11/20/2017 unless otherwise directed by the court. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 2/6/2018.(Whittaker, Lissa)
November 9, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 123 SUGGESTIONS in support re #122 MOTION to seal document Certain Materials filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-Depo Excerpts E. Adkins, #2 Exhibit 2-Jackson Executed Stipulated PO, #3 Exhibit 3-Declaration of Anne Brown)(Related document(s) #122 ) (Rozell, Sherry)
November 9, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 122 MOTION to seal document Certain Materials filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 11/24/2017 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Rozell, Sherry)
November 8, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 121 Amended NOTICE to take deposition of Autoliv ASP, Inc. filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
November 3, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 120 Minute Entry for TELEPHONE CONFERENCE Proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays on 11/3/2017, Parties appear by telephone to discuss scheduling issues and other housekeeping matters. Parties are to meet and confer next week regarding 30(b)(6) deposition scheduling issues. If parties cannot agree on the issues that need to be resolved, they are to email the Court the issues and a telephone conference will be scheduled the week of November 13, 2017.Further discussions held regarding amending the scheduling order. This case will take more than one week to try. Current proposed trial dates will be the weeks of May 7 and May 14, 2018. Parties are reminded that though there aren't any current motions filed, Daubert hearings are currently scheduled for January 4 and 5, 2018. Court adjourned. The Court will request a transcript. Time in court: 11:30am to 12:05pm. To order a transcript of this hearing please contact Traci Chorny, 816-512-5789. (Chorny, Traci)
November 1, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 119 NOTICE of change of address by Sherry A. Rozell (Rozell, Sherry)
November 1, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 118 ORAL ORDER granting #117 Defendant Ford Motor Company's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File its Motion to Seal. Defendant's motion is due on or before November 9, 2017. Signed on November 1, 2017 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached.(Clinton, Erica)
October 30, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 117 MOTION for extension of time to file its Motion to Seal (Unopposed) filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 11/13/2017 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Rozell, Sherry)
October 27, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 116 ORAL ORDER Telephone Conference set for 11/3/2017 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. Call in instructions will be provided prior to the date of the hearing. Signed on October 27, 2017 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. (Clinton, Erica)
October 18, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 114 Second NOTICE to take deposition of Autoliv filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit C)(DeFeo, Daniel)
October 5, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 111 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT of SCHEDULING CONFERENCE held October 3, 2017 before Judge Sarah W. Hays. Court Reporter: Lissa Whittaker, 816-914-3613, rapidtranscript@gmail.com. Number of pages: 17. NOTICE RE: REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: Within 7 calendar days of this filing, each party shall inform the Court, by filing a Notice of Redaction, of the parties' intent to redact personal data identifiers from the electronic transcript of the court proceeding. The policy is located on our website at www.mow.uscourts.gov. Please read this policy carefully. NOTICE: Attorneys must contact the court reporter for copies during this 90 day period. Notice of Intent to File Redaction of Transcripts due by 10/12/2017 unless otherwise directed by the court. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 1/2/2018.(Whittaker, Lissa)
October 4, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 110 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by All Plaintiffs Responses to Ford Opening Discovery filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
October 3, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 113 DISCOVERY DOCUMENT by Ford Motor Company of Delaware. The contents of this letter will remain in the Court Clerk's office under seal. Said items include a thumb drive and an additional letter of correspondence not used in the Courts ruling. (Chorny, Traci) *Modified on 9/18/2018 to unseal the document per the order entered 9/18/2018 as doc. 198* (Chorny, Traci).
October 3, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 112 Minute Entry for TELEPHONE CONFERENCE Proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays on 10/3/2017. Parties appear by telephone to discuss scheduling issues and other housekeeping matters. Defendant provided a thumb drive to the Court for in camera review. They asked for that thumb drive to be returned upon completion of the Courts review. The Court advises that they will retain the thumb drive and place it in the Court file under seal as part of the record.The Court also made note of a letter attached to the thumb drive that included additional argument. Upon discussion, this letter will be included with the thumb drive in the Court's file, however the Court did not rely on its contents as it had not been provided to Plaintiff. Discussions were held regarding the documents that are currently under seal. The Court asked parties to review their pleadings and their attachments. If there is anything that should remain under seal, they are to file a motion setting forth the reasons. The other side will have a chance to respond.Parties are waiting for the District Court to rule on the Autoliv issues. Upon that ruling, parties will revisit the scheduling order. Time in court: 3:30pm to 3:56pm. To order a transcript of this hearing please contact Traci Chorny, 816-512-5789. (Chorny, Traci)
September 29, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 109 ORDER granting in part and denying in part #48 motion to compel Signed on September 29, 2017 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. (Clinton, Erica)
September 26, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 108 NOTICE OF HEARING - This is the official notice for this hearing. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. Telephone Conference set for 10/3/2017 at 03:30 PM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. Call-in instructions will be sent closer to the date of the hearing. (Clinton, Erica)
August 31, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 107 NOTICE to take deposition of Brandon Peet filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Exhibit Attachment Subpoena)(DeFeo, Daniel)
August 31, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 106 Amended NOTICE to take deposition of Margie Orozco filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
August 28, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 105 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ford Motor Company of Delaware OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFFS filed by Steven E. Ward on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Ward, Steven)
August 28, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 104 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ford Motor Company of Delaware of FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES TO PLAINTIFF filed by Steven E. Ward on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Ward, Steven)
August 22, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 103 Amended NOTICE to take deposition of Margie Orozco filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
August 11, 2017 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF HEARING CANCELLATION - The Telephone Conference scheduled for Monday, August 14, 2017 at 2:00pm has been cancelled. The hearing will be rescheduled at a time convenient to the parties. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. (Chorny, Traci)
August 8, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 102 NOTICE OF HEARING - This is the official notice for this hearing. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. Telephone Conference set for 8/14/2017 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. The Court will provide call-in instructions closer to the date of the hearing. (Clinton, Erica)
August 1, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 101 Amended NOTICE to take deposition of Autoliv filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
July 27, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 100 ORDER granting #99 motion to withdraw as attorney. Attorney Ty Zackery Harden terminated. Signed on July 27, 2017 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached.(Clinton, Erica)
July 26, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 99 MOTION to withdraw as attorney as to Ty Z. Harden only filed by Ty Zackery Harden on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 8/9/2017 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Harden, Ty)
July 5, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 98 REVISED SCHEDULING and TRIAL ORDER: Pretrial Conference set for 2/12/2018 01:30 PM Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. Jury Trial set for 3/12/2018 09:00 AM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. *Please note this trial is expected to last approx 10 days*. Proposed Witness List and Proposed Exhibit List due by 1/22/2018. Proposed Jury Instructions due by 1/22/2018. Proposed Voir Dire due by 1/22/2018. Daubert Hearing set for 1/4/2018 and 1/5/2018 at 09:30AM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. A week prior to the hearing, the parties are to confer amongst each other and inform the Court as to how long they believe the hearing will take, the issues to be taken up and the scheduling needs of witnesses. Signed on July 5, 2017 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. (Chorny, Traci)
June 26, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 97 SUGGESTIONS in opposition (SEALED) re #48 MOTION to compel (Ford's Sur-Reply) filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Reply suggestions due by 7/10/2017 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A)(Related document(s) #48 ) (Rozell, Sherry)
June 23, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 96 SEALED TRANSCRIPT of STATUS CONFERENCE held June 15, 2017 before Judge Sarah W. Hays. Court Reporter: Lissa Whittaker, 816-914-3613, rapidtranscript@gmail.com. Number of pages: 43.(Whittaker, Lissa)
June 15, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 95 MINUTE ENTRY (SEALED) for Status Conference Proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays on June 15, 2017. Parties appear by telephone for continued discussion regarding Plaintiff's motion to compel filed January 18, 2017, as doc. 48 and to discuss amending the scheduling order.Defendants are to produce by June 26, 2017 the documents for the Courts "in camera" review. Also on or before that June 26, 2017, Defendant will file their sur-reply to Plaintiff's reply suggestions to motion that was filed by Plaintiff of June 8, 2017 as doc. 94. Parties also discussed dates in which to hold Daubert hearings for expert witnesses. Parties are to confer with their experts and advise the Court by June 23, 2017 of an appropriate date for that hearing sometime in January, 2018. Once that information is given to the Court, a final scheduling order will be entered. Parties agreed that the trial will be set on March 12, 2018. Time in court: 9:35am to 10:45am. To order a transcript of this hearing please contact Traci Chorny, 816-512-5789. (Chorny, Traci)
June 8, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 94 REPLY SUGGESTIONS to motion (Sealed) re #48 MOTION to compel filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 50, #2 Exhibit 51, #3 Exhibit 52)(Related document(s) #48 ) (DeFeo, Daniel)
June 7, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 93 NOTICE of appearance by Brian Tadtman on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Attorney Brian Tadtman added to party Rene Taber(pty:pla), Attorney Brian Tadtman added to party Steven W Taber(pty:pla))(Tadtman, Brian)
June 1, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 92 SUGGESTIONS in opposition re #48 MOTION to compel Directed to Plaintiffs' Supplemental Motion to Compel filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Reply suggestions due by 6/15/2017 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Related document(s) #48 ) (Rozell, Sherry) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/18/2018: #1 unreadacted SUGGESTIONS in opposition) (Chorny, Traci). (Main Document 92 replaced on 9/18/2018 with redactions per the order entered 9/18/2018. The unredacted motion is attached and will remain sealed.) (Chorny, Traci).
May 25, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 91 ORAL ORDER staying briefing with respect to #90 Plaintiff's Further Suggestions in Support of their Motion for Sanctions. As stated in this Court's prior order (doc. #87 ), once the court rules on the motion to compel, a briefing schedule with respect to whether sanctions should be ordered will be developed if needed. Signed on May 25, 2017 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. (Clinton, Erica)
May 24, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 90 SUGGESTIONS in support re #48 MOTION to compel Motion for Sanctions filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 49)(Related document(s) #48 ) (DeFeo, Daniel)
May 19, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 89 NOTICE of filing Plaintiff's Supplemental Motion to Compel Filed Under Seal received in the Clerks Office 5/19/17 forwarded to Chambers Attn: Traci Chorny. (Ellis, Lindsey)
May 18, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 88 SUGGESTIONS in support re #48 MOTION to compel Supplemental filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 40, #2 Exhibit 41, #3 Exhibit 42, #4 Exhibit 43, #5 Exhibit 44, #6 Exhibit 45, #7 Exhibit 46, #8 Exhibit 47, #9 Exhibit 48)(Related document(s) #48 ) (DeFeo, Daniel) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/18/2018: #10 unredacted (sealed) SUGGESTIONS in support) (Chorny, Traci). (Main Document 88 replaced on 9/18/2018 with redactions per the order entered 9/18/2018. Exhibit attachments 40-42 will remain sealed. The unredacted motion is attached and will remain sealed.) (Chorny, Traci).
May 11, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 87 ORDER- Pursuant to the discussion with the parties at the April 12, 2017 hearing, the following time scheduled is established with respect to plaintiffs' Motion to Compel (doc. #48): 1. Supplemental motion to compel shall be file not later than May 18, 2017. 2. Opposition to the supplemental motion to compel shall be filed by June 1, 2017. 3. Suggestions in reply shall be filed by June 8, 2017. 4. A hearing on the supplemental motion to compel as well as to finalize any remaining discovery issues will be held on 6/15/2017 09:30 AM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. Signed on May 11, 2017 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. (Chorny, Traci)
April 17, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 85 TRANSCRIPT of STATUS CONFERENCE held April 12, 2017 before Judge Sarah W. Hays. Court Reporter: Lissa Whittaker, 816-914-3613, rapidtranscript@gmail.com. Number of pages: 88.(Whittaker, Lissa) *Modified on 9/18/2018 to unseal the document per the order entered 9/18/2018 as doc. 198* (Chorny, Traci).
April 12, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 86 MINUTE ENTRY Status Conference Proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays on 4/12/2017. Parties appear by in person to discuss Plaintiff's motion to compel filed January 18, 2017, as doc. 48 and to discuss amending the scheduling order. Parties are in agreement that on or before Friday, April 28, 2017, all other similar incidents will be produced. Plaintiff shall file a supplemental motion to compel on or before May 18, 2017. Defendant's response to the supplemental motion is due by June 1, 2017, and plaintiff's reply brief is due by June 8, 2017. A hearing on the motion to compel and any remaining issues will be held on June 15, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. Parties also discussed dates in which to amend the scheduling order. Parties will confer with their calendars and notify the Court of any issues with the discussed dates. Further discussions held regarding discovery documents. Plaintiff offers for the record Exhibit 4, Dunwoody v. Ford- photographs, and Exhibit 5 (*which was not filed in ECF, but is retained under seal with the Court*)- Global Information Standard 1 (GIS1) V.2.0: Management and Retention of Company Records. Defendant is to produce GIS1 to the Court. The Court will request a transcript. Court adjourned. Time in court: 9:35am to 11:45am. To order a transcript of this hearing please contact Traci Chorny, 816-512-5789. (Chorny, Traci) (Main Document 86 replaced on 5/12/2017. The NEF will be regenerated.) (Chorny, Traci). Modified on 9/18/2018 Per the order entered 9/18/2018, to edit the docket text regarding Exhibit 5, also the minute sheet will be unsealed. (Chorny, Traci).
April 11, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 84 SUGGESTIONS in support re #48 MOTION to compel filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 29, #2 Exhibit 30, #3 Exhibit 31, #4 Exhibit 32, #5 Exhibit 33, #6 Exhibit 34, #7 Exhibit 35, #8 Exhibit 36, #9 Exhibit 37, #10 Exhibit 38, #11 Exhibit 39)(Related document(s) #48 ) (DeFeo, Daniel) *Modified on 9/18/2018 to unseal the document per the order entered 9/18/2018 as doc. 198* (Chorny, Traci).
March 24, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 83 SEALED TRANSCRIPT of STATUS CONFERENCE held March 16, 2017 before Judge Sarah W. Hays. Court Reporter: Lissa Whittaker, 816-914-3613, rapidtranscript@gmail.com. Number of pages: 94.(Whittaker, Lissa)
March 22, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 82 NOTICE OF HEARING- Motion Hearing set for 4/12/2017 09:30 AM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. (Chorny, Traci)
March 22, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 81 NOTICE of filing OBJECTIONS TO PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION DUCES TECUM OF ROBERT PETER FUCETOLA PHD, ABPP by Ford Motor Company of Delaware (Ward, Steven)
March 20, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 80 MINUTE ENTRY (SEALED) for STATUS CONFERENCE Proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays on 3/16/2017- Parties appear by in person to discuss Plaintiff's motion to compel filed January 18, 2017, as doc. 48. Parties are still in disagreement concerning discovery issues. More specifically, database issues, a listing of other similar incidents, the quality of the pictures, and concerns about the suspension orders being produced. Database issues are causing confusion between the parties. The Court directs each party to have the individuals who are coordinating the databases to discuss the problems and get them resolved. Plaintiff also advises the Court that some of the pictures provided by Defendant are in question. Plaintiff offers Exhibit 1- Affidavit of Jane Rocha de Gandara- counsel to Rod Forsythe in Forsythe vs. Ford Motor Company pending in the District Court of Sandoval County, New Mexico case number D1329-CV-2011-02720, which includes pictures of the photos showing the discrepancies. Plaintiff offers Exhibit 2, titled Plaintiff's requests for production Numbers 8, 10 and 11, which shows the items Plaintiff is requesting, including factual information of other similar incidents (OSI) of non-deployment of airbags in moderate to severe frontal crashes. Plaintiff offers Exhibit 3, titled Ford Production of In Suit OSI's- Hearing exhibit 7. Defendant offers Exhibit 1, Power point presentation of summary of case.The Court advises Counsel that until the outstanding issues get resolved, we are not able to move forward in this case. The Court advises counsel that we will reconvene on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 9:30am and set aside the entire day. Parties are to contact the Courtroom Deputy to advise if that date does not work. Parties are encouraged to work out these issues without Court involvement. Due to the number of outstanding issues, the Court does not believe that this case will be ready for trial on September 25, 2017. Parties are advised to discuss amending the scheduling order to include the appropriate dates for deadlines for close of discovery and filing dispositive motions. Parties should also note if they believe this case will be ready for trial on September 25, 2017. The Court will request a transcript. Court adjourned. Time in court: 10:00am-11:30am to 11:50am-12:30pm. To order a transcript of this hearing please contact Traci Chorny, 816-512-5789. (Chorny, Traci)
March 20, 2017 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF DOCKET MODIFICATION. A modification has been made to the document filed on 3/20/2017 as Document No. 79, Minute Entry for Status Conference. The document has been deleted as the incorrect event was used when filing the document. The Court has properly filed the document as doc. #80 . Please note, the correct entry is sealed. This is a text entry only - no document is attached. (Chorny, Traci)
March 16, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 79 *DELETED- wrong event used. See doc. 80 for corrected entry* Minute Entry for STATUS CONFERENCE Proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays on 3/16/2017. (Chorny, Traci) Modified on 3/20/2017 (Chorny, Traci).
March 8, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 78 REPLY SUGGESTIONS to motion re #48 MOTION to compel filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 13, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 14, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 15, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 16, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 17, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 18, #7 Exhibit Exhibit 19, #8 Exhibit Exhibit 20, #9 Exhibit Exhibit 21, #10 Exhibit Exhibit 22, #11 Exhibit Exhibit 23, #12 Exhibit Exhibit 24, #13 Exhibit Exhibit 25, #14 Exhibit Exhibit 26, #15 Exhibit Exhibit 27, #16 Exhibit Exhibit 28)(Related document(s) #48 ) (DeFeo, Daniel) *Modified on 9/18/2018 to unseal the document per the order entered 9/18/2018 as doc. 198* (Chorny, Traci).
February 28, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 77 SUGGESTIONS in support re #76 MOTION for extension of time of Deadlines for Close of Discovery and Filing Dispositive Motions filed by Ty Zackery Harden on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware. (Related document(s) #76 ) (Harden, Ty)
February 28, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 76 MOTION for extension of time of Deadlines for Close of Discovery and Filing Dispositive Motions filed by Ty Zackery Harden on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 3/14/2017 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Harden, Ty)
February 20, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 75 SUGGESTIONS in opposition re #48 MOTION to compel Responses to Plaintiffs' Request for Production and Plaintiffs' Rule 30(b)(6) Topics and Motion for Protective Order (filed Under Seal Pursuant to Court's Order of 1/19/17) filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Reply suggestions due by 3/6/2017 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit Exhibit L, #13 Exhibit Exhibit M, #14 Exhibit Exhibit N, #15 Exhibit Exhibit O, #16 Exhibit Exhibit P)(Related document(s) #48 ) (Rozell, Sherry) *Modified on 9/18/2018 to unseal the document per the order entered 9/18/2018 as doc. 198* (Chorny, Traci).
February 16, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 74 ORAL ORDER granting #65 Ford Motor Company's Uncontested Motion to Seal Transcript. The January 12, 2017 transcript shall be temporarily sealed until the hearing on the motion to compel (currently scheduled for March 16, 2017), at which time the Court will rule on whether the transcript, or portions of the transcript, shall remain sealed. Signed on February 15, 2017 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached.(Clinton, Erica)
February 16, 2017 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF DOCKET MODIFICATION. A modification has been made to the document filed on 1/12/2017 as Document No. 51, ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT of TELEPHONE CONFERENCE held January 12, 2017. Per the Order entered 2/16/17 as doc. 74, the transcript shall be temporarily sealed until the hearing on the motion to compel (currently scheduled for March 16, 2017), at which time the Court will rule on whether the transcript, or portions of the transcript, shall remain sealed. This is a text entry only - no document is attached. (Chorny, Traci)
February 8, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 73 Reply NOTICE to take deposition of Thomas Livernois filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Rozell, Sherry)
February 6, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 72 Reply NOTICE to take deposition of Ram Krishnaswami filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Rozell, Sherry)
January 31, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 69 Amended NOTICE to take deposition of Thomas Livernois filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
January 31, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 68 Amended NOTICE to take deposition of Ram Krishnaswami filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
January 30, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 67 Reply NOTICE to take deposition of STEPHEN FENTON filed by Steven E. Ward on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Ward, Steven)
January 27, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 66 SUGGESTIONS in support re #65 MOTION to seal document (transcript) filed by Rodney E. Loomer on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware. (Related document(s) #65 ) (Loomer, Rodney)
January 27, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 65 MOTION to seal document (transcript) filed by Rodney E. Loomer on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 2/10/2017 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachment(s) #1 Exhibit Proposed Order) (Loomer, Rodney)
January 27, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 64 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by All Plaintiffs filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
January 20, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 51 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT of TELEPHONE CONFERENCE held January 12, 2017 before Judge Sarah W. Hays. Court Reporter: Lissa Whittaker, 816-914-3613, rapidtranscript@gmail.com. Number of pages: 35. NOTICE RE: REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: Within 7 calendar days of this filing, each party shall inform the Court, by filing a Notice of Redaction, of the parties' intent to redact personal data identifiers from the electronic transcript of the court proceeding. The policy is located on our website at www.mow.uscourts.gov. Please read this policy carefully. NOTICE: Attorneys must contact the court reporter for copies during this 90 day period. Notice of Intent to File Redaction of Transcripts due by 1/27/2017 unless otherwise directed by the court. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 4/17/2017.(Whittaker, Lissa) *Modified on 9/18/2018 to unseal the document per the order entered 9/18/2018 as doc. 198* (Chorny, Traci).
January 19, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 50 ORAL ORDER Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Ford's Responses to Plaintiffs' Request for Production and Plaintiffs' Rule 30(b)(6) Topics (doc. #48 ), the accompanying memorandum in support, and the accompanying exhibits shall be temporarily sealed. All briefing related to doc. #48 shall be temporarily filed under seal. The Court will rule on whether the documents shall remain sealed at the March 16, 2017 hearing. Signed on January 19, 2017 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. (Clinton, Erica)
January 18, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 49 SUGGESTIONS in support re #48 MOTION to compel filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Chris Caruso Affidavit, #2 Exhibit Request for Production to Ford, #3 Exhibit 1/11/17 Letter, #4 Exhibit Ex 3A, #5 Exhibit Ex 3B, #6 Exhibit Ex 3C, #7 Exhibit Ex 3D, #8 Exhibit Ex 3E, #9 Exhibit Ex 3F, #10 Exhibit Ex 3G, #11 Exhibit Ex 3H, #12 Exhibit Ex 3I, #13 Exhibit Ex 3J, #14 Exhibit Ex 3K, #15 Exhibit 11/30/16 Letter, #16 Exhibit 12/21/16 Letter, #17 Exhibit Under Seal, #18 Exhibit List of Lawsuits, #19 Exhibit List of Not in Suit Matters, #20 Exhibit Slater Deposition, #21 Exhibit NOVD, #22 Exhibit Third Amended NOVD, #23 Exhibit Kemnitz Deposition)(Related document(s) #48 ) (DeFeo, Daniel) Modified on 1/19/2017 to show the document is sealed per Judge Hays' direction. The NEF will not be regenerated.(Chorny, Traci). *Modified on 9/18/2018 to unseal the document per the order entered 9/18/2018 as doc. 198* (Chorny, Traci).
January 18, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 48 MOTION to compel filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of All Plaintiffs. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 2/1/2017 unless otherwise directed by the court. (DeFeo, Daniel) Modified on 1/19/2017 to show the document is sealed per Judge Hays' direction. The NEF will not be regenerated. (Chorny, Traci).
January 12, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 47 Minute Entry for TELEPHONE CONFERENCE Proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays held on 1/12/2017- Parties appear by telephone to discuss issues with discovery. Parties are unable to resolve their issues and Plaintiff will file a motion to compel on or before Friday, January 20, 2017. Defendant has 30 days (February 20, 2017) to respond, and Plaintiff's reply brief will bedue by March 8, 2017. The Court will have hearings on the motion on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 10:00am. The Court will request a transcript. Court adjourned. Time in court: 2:45pm to 3:40pm. To order a transcript of this hearing please contact Traci Chorny, 816-512-5789. (Chorny, Traci)
January 10, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 46 NOTICE OF HEARING - This is the official notice for this hearing. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. Telephone Conference set for 1/12/2017 at 02:30 PM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. The Court will provide call-in instructions closer to the date of the hearing. (Clinton, Erica)
December 19, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 45 Defendant Ford Motor Company's ANSWER to #43 Amended Complaint on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Harden, Ty)
November 18, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 43 AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of All Plaintiffs.(DeFeo, Daniel)
November 18, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 42 Amended NOTICE to take deposition of Chris Caruso filed by Ty Zackery Harden on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Harden, Ty)
November 17, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 41 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT of DISCOVERY CONFERENCE held November 10, 2016 before Judge Sarah W. Hays. Court Reporter: Lissa Whittaker, 816-914-3613, rapidtranscript@gmail.com. Number of pages: 43. NOTICE RE: REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: Within 7 calendar days of this filing, each party shall inform the Court, by filing a Notice of Redaction, of the parties' intent to redact personal data identifiers from the electronic transcript of the court proceeding. The policy is located on our website at www.mow.uscourts.gov. Please read this policy carefully. NOTICE: Attorneys must contact the court reporter for copies during this 90 day period. Notice of Intent to File Redaction of Transcripts due by 11/25/2016. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 2/16/2017.(Whittaker, Lissa)
November 10, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 40 ORAL ORDER granting #28 Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint. Rule 15 mandates that leave to amend shall be freely given when justice so requires. This case is at the early stages of discovery. Defendants did not oppose the motion, and the time for doing so has expired. Therefore, leave to amend is granted. Plaintiff is given five days from the date of this Order to electronically file the amended complaint. It is further ordered that defendant is given thirty days from the date on which the amended complaint is filed within which to file responsive pleadings. Signed on November 10, 2016 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached.(Clinton, Erica)
November 10, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 39 Minute Entry for TELEPHONE CONFERENCE Proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays on 11/10/2016- Parties appear by telephone to discuss issues with discovery. Items discussed were 1. the 2 second delay document; 2. Ford's records of other similar incidents; 3. alternative design information; 4. failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA); 5. and suspension order 859981. Items 1-4 will be reviewed by Ford Motor Company of Delaware and on or about November 30, 2016 will give a status of those documents to Plaintiff advising if those items can be produced and if so when they will be produced. If at the end of the review, there are still issues with obtaining these documents, Plaintiff will advise the Court and provide a list of those items that are still in question. The Court will then have the parties get together by telephone to discuss. Item 5, Ford Motor Company of Delaware advises that that is protected under attorney/client privilege. The Court advises that briefing will need to be conducted on that topic. Upon completion of that briefing, the Court will make a ruling. The Court will request a transcript. Court adjourned. To order a transcript of this hearing please contact Traci Chorny, 816-512-5789. (Chorny, Traci)
November 2, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 38 NOTICE to take deposition of William Blessing filed by Rodney E. Loomer on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Loomer, Rodney)
November 2, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 37 NOTICE to take deposition of Sheryl Bunce filed by Rodney E. Loomer on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Loomer, Rodney)
November 2, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 36 NOTICE to take deposition of Chris Caruso filed by Rodney E. Loomer on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Loomer, Rodney)
November 2, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 35 NOTICE to take deposition of Paul Lewis, Jr. filed by Rodney E. Loomer on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Loomer, Rodney)
November 2, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 34 NOTICE to take deposition of Brooke Liggett filed by Rodney E. Loomer on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Loomer, Rodney)
November 2, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 33 NOTICE to take deposition of Ben Railsback filed by Rodney E. Loomer on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Loomer, Rodney)
October 21, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 32 NOTICE OF HEARING - This is the official notice for this hearing. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. Telephone Conference with attorneys set for 11/10/2016 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. (Clinton, Erica)
October 20, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 31 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by All Plaintiffs filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
October 17, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 30 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ford Motor Company of Delaware re Ford Motor Company's Responses to Plaintiffs' First Request for Admissions and Ford Motor Company's Responses to Plaintiffs' First Request for Production of Documents filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Rozell, Sherry)
October 14, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 29 SUGGESTIONS in support re #28 MOTION for leave to file First Amended Petition filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A-First Amended Complaint)(Related document(s) #28 ) (DeFeo, Daniel)
October 14, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 28 MOTION for leave to file First Amended Petition filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of All Plaintiffs. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 10/31/2016 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Proposed Order)(DeFeo, Daniel)
October 13, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER granting #26 motion to appear pro hac vice entered by Clerk of Court. Attorney Jenny L Zavadil for Ford Motor Company of Delaware allowed to appear pro hac vice. This entry will serve as authorization for the pro hac participation by the attorney. Western District of Missouri Local Rule 5.1 requires documents to be filed electronically. If pro hac vice counsel has not already done so, counsel is directed to immediately register for a CM/ECF account. This will enable counsel to electronically file documents and receive electronic notification of filings. Please return the original completed #ECF Registration Form to 400 E. 9th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached.(Martin, Jan)
October 13, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 26 Motion to allow Jenny L. Zavadil to appear pro hac vice (Pro Hac fee $50 receipt number 0866-5023708) filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware. (Rozell, Sherry)
October 3, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 25 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF INITIAL RULE 26 DISCLOSURES (Amended) filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Rozell, Sherry)
September 28, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 24 Reply NOTICE to take deposition of Ford filed by Rodney E. Loomer on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Loomer, Rodney)
August 22, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 23 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by All Plaintiffs filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
August 17, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 22 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by All Plaintiffs filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
August 16, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 21 SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery due by 3/15/2017. Pretrial Conference set for 8/28/2017 01:30 PM Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. Jury Trial set for 9/25/2017 09:00 AM in Courtroom 6E, Kansas City (SWH) before Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. Proposed Voir Dire due by 8/4/2017. Proposed Witness List due by 8/4/2017. Proposed Exhibit List due by 8/4/2017. Proposed Jury Instructions due by 8/4/2017. Dispositive Motions due by 3/14/2017. See Order for additional deadlines. Signed on August 16, 2016 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. (Chorny, Traci)
August 15, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORAL ORDER granting #19 motion to continue. The MAP mediation in this matter shall be completed by September 29, 2016. Signed on August 15, 2016 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached.(Clinton, Erica)
August 12, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MOTION to continue mediation filed by Rodney E. Loomer on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 8/29/2016 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Loomer, Rodney)
July 15, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 18 STIPULATED SHARING AND NON-SHARING PROTECTIVE ORDER- (SEALED) Signed on July 15, 2016 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. (Chorny, Traci)
July 14, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 17 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF INITIAL RULE 26 DISCLOSURES filed by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Rozell, Sherry)
July 14, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 16 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF INITIAL RULE 26 DISCLOSURES filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of Plaintiffs Rene Taber, Steven W Taber.(DeFeo, Daniel)
July 7, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 15 NOTICE to take deposition of Steven Taber and Rene Taber filed by Rodney E. Loomer on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Loomer, Rodney)
July 6, 2016 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF DOCKET MODIFICATION. A modification has been made to the document filed on 7/5/2016 as Document No. 14-1, Exhibit A: STIPULATED SHARING AND NON-SHARING PROTECTIVE ORDER. The proposed order has been deleted. Per Administrative Procedures any proposed orders are to be emailed to the Courtroom Deputy in Word format. In addition, the proposed Order should not contain a Judge's signature line. This is a text entry only - no document is attached. (Martin, Jan)
July 5, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 14 PROPOSED SCHEDULING ORDER by Plaintiffs and by Ford Motor Company of Delaware. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Harden, Ty)
June 29, 2016 Opinion or Order NOTICE of filing: Mediation and Assessment Program Reminder: Your post-mediation status report is due within 10 calendar days after the mediation. See MAP FAQs on Court's website for specifics and submit report(s) to: map@mow.uscourts.gov. (ADI, MAP)
June 23, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 13 DESIGNATION OF MEDIATOR naming Steven White(DeFeo, Daniel)
April 6, 2016 Opinion or Order NOTICE of filing: Mediation and Assessment Program Reminder: Your Designation of Mediator is due soon (filed as an ADR event in CM/ECF). See Notice of Inclusion and MAP General Order for specifics. (ADI, MAP)
April 5, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 12 Rule 16 Notice. The parties shall meet to discuss settlement, make or arrange for the disclosures required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) and develop a proposed discovery plan as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f). This meeting shall take place 14 days before the Proposed Scheduling Order is due. Discovery shall commence immediately thereafter. Proposed scheduling order due by 7/5/2016. Signed on April 5, 2016 by Magistrate Judge Sarah W. Hays. (Chorny, Traci)
April 4, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 11 NOTICE of Magistrate Assignment Returned by Ford Motor Company of Delaware, Rene Taber, Steven W Taber. Jurisdiction by magistrate accepted. ALL PARTIES HAVE CONSENTED. (Martin, Jan)
March 31, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 10 DESIGNATION of Lead Attorney by Ford Motor Company of Delaware. (Loomer, Rodney)
March 31, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 9 NOTICE of appearance by Rodney E. Loomer on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware (Attorney Rodney E. Loomer added to party Ford Motor Company of Delaware(pty:dft))(Loomer, Rodney)
March 31, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 8 NOTICE of appearance by Sherry A. Rozell on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware (Attorney Sherry A. Rozell added to party Ford Motor Company of Delaware(pty:dft))(Rozell, Sherry)
March 31, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 7 NOTICE of appearance by Steven E. Ward on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware (Attorney Steven E. Ward added to party Ford Motor Company of Delaware(pty:dft))(Ward, Steven)
March 31, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 6 DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE INTERESTS filed by Ty Zackery Harden on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Harden, Ty)
March 31, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Defendant Ford Motor Company's ANSWER to #1 Complaint with Jury Demand on behalf of Ford Motor Company of Delaware.(Attorney Ty Zackery Harden added to party Ford Motor Company of Delaware(pty:dft))(Harden, Ty)
March 23, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE OF DOCKET MODIFICATION. A modification has been made to the document filed on 3/23/2016 as Document No. 4, Consent to Exercise Jurisdiction. The document has been deleted. The clerk's office will file this document when dft's counsel has made an entry of appearance in this case. This is a text entry only - no document is attached. Modified on 3/24/2016 (Martin, Jan).
March 23, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 3 RETURN OF SERVICE of complaint executed by All Plaintiffs. Ford Motor Company of Delaware served on 3/10/2015, answer due 3/31/2015. (DeFeo, Daniel)
February 29, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 2 NOTICE OF INCLUSION FOR MEDIATION AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (MAP). REVIEW NOTICE AND MAP GENERAL ORDER CAREFULLY FOR IMPORTANT CHANGES, DEADLINES AND REQUIREMENTS.Notice of MAP assignment to an outside mediator. (Attachments: #1 MAP General Order)(Martin, Jan)
February 29, 2016 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF MAGISTRATE ASSIGNMENT emailed to plaintiffs' counsel. This is a docket entry only. No document is attached. Magistrate Return due by 3/24/2016 (Martin, Jan)
February 29, 2016 Opinion or Order SUMMONS ISSUED as to Ford Motor Company of Delaware. (Carr, Lori)
February 26, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by Daniel T. DeFeo on behalf of All Plaintiffs. Filing fee $400, receipt number 0866-4725973. Service due by 5/31/2016. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(DeFeo, Daniel)

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Defendant: Ford Motor Company of Delaware
Represented By: Rodney E. Loomer
Represented By: Sherry A. Rozell
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Represented By: Jenny L Zavadil
Represented By: Ty Harden
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Plaintiff: Steven W Taber
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