Collins v. The Long Island Railroad Company
Plaintiff: Kevin Collins
Defendant: The Long Island Railroad Company
Case Number: 2:2020cv05451
Filed: November 10, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Denis R Hurley
Referring Judge: Steven Tiscione
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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January 4, 2021 Filing 8 Minute Entry for Initial Conference Hearing held on 1/4/2021 before Magistrate Judge Steven Tiscione: Vogt for Plaintiff; Blumenschein for Defendant. The Court sets the following discovery deadlines: Deadline for completion of Rule 26(a) initial disclosures - 2/3/21; Completion of Phase I discovery - 3/5/21; Deadline for motions to join new parties or amend pleadings - 4/5/21; First requests for production of documents and interrogatories due by - 4/20/21; All fact discovery to be completed by 7/20/21; Exchange of expert reports - 8/19/21; Expert depositions completed by - 9/20/21; All discovery completed by - 10/4/21; Final date to take first step in dispositive motion practice - 11/3/21. An in-person settlement conference will be held on March 19, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Parties are to submit their respective settlement positions via ex parte electronic filing no later than March 16, 2021. A MOTION TO FILE EX PARTE IS NOT NECESSARY. Counsel are to refer to the Settlement Section of this Court's Individual Rules in preparation for the conference. (Vasquez, Lea)
December 30, 2020 Filing 7 Proposed Scheduling Order by Kevin Collins (Vogt, Philip)
December 18, 2020 Opinion or Order ORDER: The in-person initial conference scheduled for January 4th will instead be held by phone with all parties. Counsel shall connect to the conference through dial-in number 888-557-8511 with access code 3152145. THE PARTIES ARE REMINDED that audio or video recording of proceedings by any party other than the Court, is strictly prohibited by Local Civil Rule 1.8. Violation of this rule may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed appropriate by the Court. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Steven Tiscione on 12/18/2020. (Vasquez, Lea)
November 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 SCHEDULING ORDER: An in-person initial conference will be held at 12:00 p.m. on January 4, 2021 before the undersigned in Courtroom 910 of the Central Islip Courthouse. Counsel for all parties must attend. The attached Discovery Plan Worksheet is to be completed and electronically filed with the Court no later than January 2nd. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Steven Tiscione on 11/23/2020. (Vasquez, Lea)
November 19, 2020 Filing 5 ANSWER to #1 Complaint by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Rule 7.1.(a)) (Blumenschein, William)
November 12, 2020 Filing 4 Summons Issued as to The Long Island Railroad Company. (Flanagan, Doreen)
November 12, 2020 Filing 3 In accordance with Rule 73 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 73.1, the parties are notified that if all parties consent a United States magistrate judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action including a (jury or nonjury) trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. Attached to the Notice is a blank copy of the consent form that should be filled out, signed and filed electronically only if all parties wish to consent. The form may also be accessed at the following link: #http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/FormsAndFees/Forms/AO085.pdf. You may withhold your consent without adverse substantive consequences. Do NOT return or file the consent unless all parties have signed the consent. (Flanagan, Doreen)
November 12, 2020 Filing 2 This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made. (Flanagan, Doreen)
November 12, 2020 Case Assigned to Judge Denis R. Hurley and Magistrate Judge Steven Tiscione. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our #website. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (Flanagan, Doreen)
November 12, 2020 Incorrect Case/Document Entry Information. Deleted Document Entry No. 1 (Complaint, Civil Cover Sheet and Proposed Summons), initially filed as against Plaintiff, and re-entered as against Defendant. (Flanagan, Doreen)
November 10, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against The Long Island Railroad Company Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -No,, filed by Kevin Collins. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Proposed Summons) (Flanagan, Doreen)
November 10, 2020 FILING FEE: $ 400.00, receipt number ANYEDC-13662254 (Flanagan, Doreen)

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Defendant: The Long Island Railroad Company
Represented By: William J. Blumenschein
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Represented By: Philip John Vogt
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