Lowery v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Plaintiff: William Lowery
Defendant: National Railroad Passenger Corporation and/or its/their unknown business entity and/or subsidiary, a foreign corporation doing business as Amtrack
Case Number: 3:2025cv00864
Filed: May 21, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Presiding Judge: Youlee Yim You
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1346 Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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October 27, 2025 Filing 12 60-DAY ORDER OF DISMISSAL: The Court having been informed by counsel for the parties that this action has been settled, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to LR 41-1, this action is dismissed with prejudice and without costs and with leave, upon good cause shown within sixty (60) days, to have this order of dismissal set aside and the action reinstated if the settlement is not consummated. Pending motions, if any, are denied as moot. All pretrial deadlines and any trial date are stricken. By Clerk of Court Melissa Aubin. (pvh)
August 19, 2025 Filing 11 MINUTES of Proceedings: Telephonic Rule 16 Conference held. Fact discovery shall be completed by February 27, 2026. The parties shall simultaneously exchange initial expert reports by March 27, 2026, and rebuttal expert reports by April 24, 2026. Expert discovery shall be completed by May 15, 2026. Dispositive motions, if any, shall be filed by May 29, 2026. For information regarding the role of magistrate judges and consenting to magistrate judge jurisdiction, see https://ord.uscourts.gov/consent. Any discovery matters will be handled on an informal basis. Unless otherwise ordered, in the event a discovery motion is filed, no written response to the motion will be required. Judge You does not require a paper judge's copy pursuant to LR 5-10 for filings that are submitted to her for consideration. If a party uses artificial intelligence to perform legal research or analysis for any document filed with the court, the party must independently verify the existence and accuracy of any cited cases. James A. Cleary present as counsel for plaintiff. James L. Hiller present as counsel for defendant. Magistrate Judge Youlee Yim You presiding. (pvh)
July 29, 2025 Filing 10 Declination of Individual Party Consent to Jurisdiction by U.S. Magistrate Judge.
July 8, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 9 SCHEDULING ORDER: RESETTING the Telephonic Rule 16 Conference from August 6, 2025, to Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Youlee Yim You. Local Rules 16-2 and 26-1 require that counsel confer prior to the conference. At the conference, counsel should be prepared to discuss the status of the case, relevant dates and deadlines, and any other significant issues. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Youlee Yim You. (pvh)
July 7, 2025 Filing 8 Notice of Implied Consent to Jurisdiction by a Magistrate Judge and Declination of Consent Form. Parties who do not return the form by the deadline will be deemed to have knowingly and voluntarily consented to proceed before a U.S. Magistrate Judge. Declination of Consent to Jurisdiction by a Magistrate Judge, if any, is to be filed by August 6, 2025. (pjg)
July 7, 2025 Filing 7 Notice of Case Reassignment: This case has been reassigned from Judge Marco A Hernandez to Magistrate Judge Youlee Yim You. (cw)
June 30, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 6 SCHEDULING ORDER:A Rule 16 Conference is set for 8/6/2025 at 11:00AM in Portland by telephone before Judge Marco A Hernandez. Counsel are required to confer prior to the conference. At the conference, counsel should be prepared to discuss the status of the case, relevant dates and deadlines, and any other significant issues. The Court directs the parties to file a jointly proposed schedule no later than Noon two business days before the hearing (keeping in mind that Judge Hernandez expects civil cases to be tried within 18 months of the date of filing). The parties shall call into the Court's conference line (the phone number will be provided via separate notice) five minutes prior to the scheduled conference time. Ordered by Judge Marco A Hernandez. (ecp)
June 25, 2025 Filing 5 Answer to Complaint following a Notice of Removal (Related Doc. #1 ) with Jury Demand . Filed by National Railroad Passenger Corporation. (Hiller, James)
June 23, 2025 Filing 4 Affidavit of Service upon National Railroad Passenger Corporation served on 5/20/2025, answer due on 6/10/2025 Filed by William Lowery. (Cleary, James)
May 21, 2025 Filing 3 Civil Cover Sheet regarding Notice of Removal, #1 . Filed by All Defendants. (Hiller, James)
May 21, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Notice of Case Assignment to Judge Marco A Hernandez and Discovery and Pretrial Scheduling Order. Discovery is to be completed by 9/18/2025. Joint Alternate Dispute Resolution Report is due by 10/20/2025. Pretrial Order is due by 10/20/2025. Ordered by Judge Marco A Hernandez. (rks)
May 21, 2025 Filing 1 Notice of Removal of Case Number 25CV26429 from Multnomah County Circuit Court. Filing Fee in amount of $405 collected. Agency Tracking ID: AORDC-9854823 issued.. Filed by National Railroad Passenger Corporation d/b/a AMTRAK (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B). (Hiller, James)

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