Cazares v. Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, Inc.
Plaintiff: Luz Cazares
Defendant: Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, Inc.
Case Number: 5:2023cv00059
Filed: February 7, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Presiding Judge: Louise Wood Flanagan
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
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Date Filed Document Text
March 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 INITIAL ORDER REGARDING PLANNING AND SCHEDULING - Discovery Plan due by 4/21/23. Counsel should read attached order in its entirety for critical information and deadlines. Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 3/17/2023. (Collins, S.)
March 2, 2023 Filing 9 Financial Disclosure Statement by Luz Cazares (Eagles, Benjamin)
March 2, 2023 Filing 8 Notice of Appearance filed by Benjamin Logan Eagles on behalf of Luz Cazares. (Eagles, Benjamin)
March 2, 2023 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER - Ordinarily at this juncture the court would trigger the parties' scheduling conference activities, and deadline for provision of their joint report and plan through issuance of initial order regarding planning and scheduling. However, upon review of the record in this matter, the court on its own initiative has identified this case as one that may be suitable for early alternative dispute resolution. If agreed, the parties are DIRECTED to report on the docket within 14 days of the date of this order 1) their determination to undertake early settlement activities; 2) what the structure and time frame shall be of those activities; and 3) to identify any limited discovery deemed necessary in preface to their submission to some identified alternative dispute resolution technique. If 14 days elapses and no report is made, the court's initial order regarding planning and scheduling shall issue. Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 2/2/2023. (Collins, S.)
March 2, 2023 Case Selected for Mediation - A printable list of certified mediators for the Eastern District of North Carolina is available on the court's Website, http://www.nced.uscourts.gov/attorney/mediators.aspx. Please serve this list on all parties. (Collins, S.)
February 23, 2023 Filing 7 Notice to Parties Regarding Removal of Case to the Eastern District of North Carolina sent to plaintiff's counsel Ben L. Eagles at Narron & Holdford, PA, P O Drawer 279, Wilson, NC 27894-0279. (Collins, S.)
February 13, 2023 Filing 6 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, Inc.. (Litrenta, Michael)
February 13, 2023 Filing 5 Financial Disclosure Statement by Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Family Dollars Stores of North Carolina for Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, Inc.. (Litrenta, Michael)
February 13, 2023 Filing 4 Notice of Appearance filed by Michael S. Litrenta on behalf of Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, Inc.. (Litrenta, Michael)
February 13, 2023 Filing 3 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, Inc. from Wilson County Superior Court, case number 22-CVS-1635. ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ANCEDC-6941900) (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A - State Court Pleadings, #3 Exhibit B - State Court Notice of Removal, #4 Supplemental Removal Cover Sheet) (Litrenta, Michael) Modified on 3/2/2023 (Collins, S.). Modified on 3/2/2023 to identify exhibits. (Collins, S.).
February 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Order Redesignating Division to Western Division. The Honorable Louise Wood Flanagan, United States District Judge, will remain the presiding judge. All future filings should reflect the new case number of 5:23-CV-59-FL. No further filing shall be made in 4:23-CV-16-FL.Signed by Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court on 2/9/2023. (McNally, Kimberly)
February 9, 2023 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY - Failure to File Financial Disclosure Statement as to Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, Inc. Pursuant to 7.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Civil Rule 7.3, all parties shall file a financial disclosure statement. A negative statement is required if a party has no disclosures to make. The disclosure statement must be on a form provided by the clerk. This form is available at the clerk's office and on the court's website. (Rudd, D.)
February 9, 2023 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY regarding #1 Notice of Removal. Filing is not text searchable. Local Civil Rule 5.1 requires that all documents submitted for filing be in a text searchable format. (Rudd, D.)
February 9, 2023 Notice to Counsel - Counsel should file a Notice of Appearance pursuant to Local Civil Rule 5.2(a). (Rudd, D.)
February 9, 2023 Notice to Counsel regarding: [1-1] Civil Cover Sheet, [1-3] Supplemental Removal Cover Sheet. Counsel is reminded that the filing user must lock or flatten the PDF document. Failure to flatten documents may result in the clerks office issuing a notice of deficiency. Counsel should "flatten" (the civil cover sheet, the supplemental removal cover sheet) prior to attaching it in accordance with Section IV.B of the CM/ECF Policies and Procedures Manual. No further action is needed. (Rudd, D.)
February 9, 2023 Notice to Counsel - This case should have been filed in the Western division. The Clerk will enter a reassignment order correcting the error. (Rudd, D.)
February 9, 2023 Case transferred in from Eastern Division on 02/09/2023. Former Case No.: 4:23-cv-16-FL. (McNally, Kimberly)
February 8, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, Inc. from Wilson County, case number 22-CVS-1635. ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ANCEDC-6934573) (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Signature page, #3 Supplemental Removal Cover Sheet) (Litrenta, Michael) Modified on 2/9/2023 to clarify and describe attachments. (Rudd, D.)

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Plaintiff: Luz Cazares
Represented By: Benjamin Logan Eagles
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Defendant: Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, Inc.
Represented By: Michael S. Litrenta
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