Hernandez v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Plaintiff: Jorge A. Hernandez, Jr.
Defendant: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Case Number: 4:2023cv03212
Filed: November 8, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of Nebraska
Presiding Judge: John M Gerrard
Referring Judge: Cheryl R Zwart
Nature of Suit: Federal Employer's Liability
Cause of Action: 45 U.S.C. ยง 51 Railways: Fed. Employer's Liability Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 3, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER: Defendant's Motion to Transfer (Filing No. 9), is granted and this case shall be immediately transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. (ADB)
January 3, 2024 Case transferred to Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. Original electronic file sent. (ADB)
January 2, 2024 Filing 16 NOTICE of regarding MOTION to Change Venue #9 Notice of Confession of Union Pacific Railroad Company's Motion to Transfer Venue by Attorney Jeffrey E. Chod on behalf of Plaintiff Jorge A. Hernandez, Jr. (Chod, Jeffrey)
December 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 TEXT ORDER granting #14 Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion to Extend. Plaintiff's response to the pending motion to transfer (Filing No. 9) is now due on or before January 8, 2023. Any reply shall be filed in accordance with the local rules. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. (CEW)
December 19, 2023 Filing 14 UNOPPOSED MOTION for Extension of Time to File a Responsive Pleading to Union Pacific Railroad Company's Motion to Transfer by Attorney Jeffrey E. Chod on behalf of Plaintiff Jorge A. Hernandez, Jr..(Chod, Jeffrey) Modified on 12/20/2023 to correct event type (CEW).
December 12, 2023 Filing 13 TEXT NOTICE REGARDING CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Deputy Clerk as to Defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1, non-governmental corporate parties are required to file Corporate Disclosure Statements (Statements). The parties shall use the form Corporate Disclosure Statement, available on the Web site of the court at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/. If you have not filed your Statement, you must do so within 15 days of the date of this notice. If you have already filed your Statement in this case, you are reminded to file a Supplemental Statement within a reasonable time of any change in the information that the statement requires. (KMM)
December 12, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 TEXT ORDER granting #11 Motion for Extension of Time to File a Responsive Pleading. Defendant shall answer or respond to Plaintiff's Complaint within 14 days after the ruling on the motion for transfer. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. (Zwart, Cheryl)
December 11, 2023 Filing 11 UNOPPOSED MOTION for Extension of Time to File a Responsive Pleading by Attorney Jonathon R. Sommerfeld on behalf of Defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company.(Sommerfeld, Jonathon)
December 11, 2023 Filing 10 BRIEF in support of MOTION to Change Venue #9 by Attorney Jonathon R. Sommerfeld on behalf of Defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Sommerfeld, Jonathon)
December 11, 2023 Filing 9 MOTION to Change Venue by Attorney Jonathon R. Sommerfeld on behalf of Defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company.(Sommerfeld, Jonathon)
December 5, 2023 Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Attorney Jonathon R. Sommerfeld on behalf of Defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company (Sommerfeld, Jonathon)
December 5, 2023 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Attorney Michael E. Kujawa on behalf of Defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company (Kujawa, Michael)
November 22, 2023 Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed upon defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company on 11/20/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Proof of Service of Process as to UPRR)(Chod, Jeffrey)
November 8, 2023 Filing 5 Summons Issued as to defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company. YOU MUST PRINT YOUR ISSUED SUMMONS, WHICH ARE ATTACHED TO THIS DOCUMENT. PAPER COPIES WILL NOT BE MAILED. (LRM)
November 8, 2023 Filing 4 TEXT NOTICE OF JUDGES ASSIGNED: Senior Judge John M. Gerrard and Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart assigned. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636(c)(2), the parties are notified that, if all parties consent, a magistrate judge may conduct a civil action or proceeding, including a jury or nonjury trial, subject to the courts rules and policies governing the assignment of judges in civil cases. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 73; NEGenR 1.4. (LRM)
November 8, 2023 Filing 3 Summons Requested as to regarding Complaint #1 . (Chod, Jeffrey)
November 8, 2023 Filing 2 NOTICE of Plaintiff's Designation of Place of Trial as Lincoln by Attorney Jeffrey E. Chod on behalf of Plaintiff Jorge A. Hernandez, Jr. (Chod, Jeffrey)
November 8, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT with jury demand against Union Pacific Railroad Company ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number ANEDC-4972456), by Attorney Jeffrey E. Chod on behalf of Jorge A. Hernandez, Jr.(Chod, Jeffrey)

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Plaintiff: Jorge A. Hernandez, Jr.
Represented By: Jeffrey E. Chod
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Defendant: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Represented By: Michael E. Kujawa
Represented By: Jonathon R. Sommerfeld
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