Cruz v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad
Plaintiff: John Cruz
Defendant: Metro-North Commuter Railroad
Case Number: 1:2023cv04208
Filed: May 20, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Robert W Lehrburger
Referring Judge: J Paul Oetken
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
July 12, 2023 Filing 7 WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. Metro-North Commuter Railroad waiver sent on 5/29/2023, answer due 7/28/2023. Document filed by John Cruz..(Dinhofer, Philip)
May 23, 2023 Filing 6 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Metro-North Commuter Railroad. (vf)
May 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER REFERRING CASE TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE. Order that case be referred to the Clerk of Court for assignment to a Magistrate Judge for General Pretrial (includes scheduling, discovery, non-dispositive pretrial motions, and settlement). Referred to Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger. (Signed by Judge J. Paul Oetken on 5/22/2023) (ate)
May 22, 2023 Filing 4 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Dinhofer, Philip)
May 22, 2023 Filing 3 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Metro-North Commuter Railroad, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by John Cruz..(Dinhofer, Philip)
May 22, 2023 Case Designated ECF. (vf)
May 22, 2023 Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (vf)
May 22, 2023 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to Attorney Philip J. Dinhofer. Attorney must electronically file the Civil Cover Sheet. Use the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents. (vf)
May 22, 2023 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Philip J. Dinhofer to RE-FILE Document No. #2 Request for Issuance of Summons. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the issuance of summons is not correct. Attach the Summons Form only. The Civil Cover Sheet is filed as its own individual ECF event. Re-file the document using the event type Request for Issuance of Summons found under the event list Service of Process - select the correct filer/filers - and attach the correct summons form PDF. (vf)
May 22, 2023 CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge J. Paul Oetken. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(vf)
May 20, 2023 Filing 2 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT- SUMMONS REQUEST - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Metro-North Commuter Railroad, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by John Cruz. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet).(Dinhofer, Philip) Modified on 5/22/2023 (vf).
May 20, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Metro-North Commuter Railroad. (Filing Fee $ 402.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-27766537)Document filed by John Cruz..(Dinhofer, Philip)

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