Knopik v. BNSF Railway Company
Plaintiff: Jason Knopik
Defendant: BNSF Railway Company
Case Number: 1:2021cv00104
Filed: May 10, 2021
Court: US District Court for the District of North Dakota
Presiding Judge: Clare R Hochhalter
Referring Judge: Daniel M Traynor
Nature of Suit: Federal Employer's Liability
Cause of Action: 45 U.S.C. ยง 51
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER: Mid-Discovery Status Conference set for 12/17/2021 at 9:00 AM by telephone before Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter. By Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter. (BG)
July 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER: Final Pretrial Conference set for 4/18/2023 at 9:00 AM by telephone before Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter. By Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter. (BG)
July 6, 2021 Filing 19 NOTICE of Hearing: Jury Trial set for 5/1/2023 at 9:00 AM in Bismarck Courtroom 1 before Judge Daniel M. Traynor (5 days) (BG)
July 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 SCHEDULING ORDER by Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter. Discovery due by 3/25/2022. Discovery Motions due by 4/15/2022. Plaintiff(s) Expert Witness Disclosures and Reports due by 5/27/2022. Defendant(s) Expert Witness Disclosures and Reports due by 7/15/2022. Discovery Depositions of Expert Witnesses due by 8/26/2022. Join Additional Parties due by 9/24/2021. Amended Pleadings due by 9/24/2021. Nondispositive Motions due by 9/30/2022. Dispositive Motions due by 10/28/2022. (BG)
July 6, 2021 Filing 17 (Text Only) Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter: Scheduling Conference held on 7/6/2021. (BG)
June 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 (Text Only) ORDER: Scheduling Conference REset for 7/6/2021 at 11:30 AM by telephone before Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter. To participate in the conference, the parties should use the call in instructions previously provided. By Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter (conference previously set for 6/28/2021) (BG)
June 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 (Text Only) ORDER REASSIGNING CASE to Judge Daniel M. Traynor, as presiding judge, and Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter, as referral judge, for all further proceedings by Chief Judge Peter D. Welte. Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter no longer assigned as presiding judge.(mf)
June 7, 2021 Filing 14 CONSENT/REASSIGNMENT FORM by BNSF Railway Company. (mf)
June 7, 2021 Filing 13 NOTICE of Direct Assignment as to BNSF Railway Company. Consent/Reassignment Form due by 6/21/2021. (jb)
June 7, 2021 Filing 12 SECOND NOTICE of Direct Assignment as to Jason Knopik. Consent/Reassignment Form due by 6/14/2021. (jb)
June 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 (Text Only) ORDER by Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter granting #10 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Christopher H. Leach. (mf)
June 2, 2021 Filing 10 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice Attorney Christopher H. Leach (Filing fee $150, receipt number ANDDC-2189563) by Jason Knopik. (Leach, Christopher) (Main Document 10 replaced on 6/2/2021 to remove fill-able PDF) Modified on 6/2/2021 to add receipt number. Regenerated NEF (mf)
May 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 AMENDED ORDER: Scheduling Conference REset for 6/28/2021 at 1:30 PM by telephone before Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter. By Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter (Previously set for 6/29/2021) (BG)
May 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER: Scheduling Conference set for 6/29/2021 at 9:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter. By Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter. (BG)
May 27, 2021 Filing 7 Corporate Disclosure Statement by BNSF Railway Company. Identifying Corporate Parent Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC, and National Indemnity Company and Berkshire Hathaway Inc as other affiliates for BNSF Railway Company (Wells, Roland) Modified on 5/28/2021 to add Corporate Parent and other affiliates (mf).
May 27, 2021 Filing 6 ANSWER to #1 Complaint with Jury Demand by BNSF Railway Company.(Wells, Roland)
May 14, 2021 DOCKET CORRECTION re: #4 Certificate of Service. Wrong event selected. Clerk's office restricted access to document and re-filed as Summons Return Executed at #5 . (jb)
May 13, 2021 Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Jason Knopik. BNSF Railway Company served on 5/11/2021, answer due 6/1/2021 (jb)
May 13, 2021 Filing 4 *RESTRICTED - WRONG EVENT SELECTED* CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Jason Knopik upon BNSF (Sayler, Joseph) Modified on 5/14/2021 to restrict access. (jb)
May 10, 2021 Filing 3 NOTICE of Direct Assignment as to Jason Knopik. Consent/Reassignment Form due by 5/24/2021. (jb)
May 10, 2021 Filing 2 Summons Issued as to BNSF Railway Company. (jb)
May 10, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against BNSF Railway Company (Filing fee $402, receipt number 121000615) filed by Jason Knopik. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(jb)

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Defendant: BNSF Railway Company
Represented By: Roland John Wells, III
Represented By: Daniel A. Haws
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Plaintiff: Jason Knopik
Represented By: Joseph M. Sayler
Represented By: Christopher Leach
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