Reed et al v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
Plaintiff: Symantha Reed, Charles Goetz, James Spaulding, Gary Crawford, Wendy Wharton and Michelle Whitehead
Defendant: Tyson Foods, Inc.
Not Classified By Court: Chancery Clerk Steve Walker
Case Number: 1:2021cv01155
Filed: October 15, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Presiding Judge: S Thomas Anderson
Referring Judge: Jon A York
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 27 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Verified Complaint by Tyson Foods, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Verified Complaint)(Grisham, J.)
November 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER GRANTING #24 DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF PAGE LIMIT FOR MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS' AMENDED VERIFIED COMPLAINT. Signed by Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson on 11/24/21. (cdi)
November 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER GRANTING #23 DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFFS' AMENDED VERIFIED COMPLAINT. Responses due by 12/9/2021. Signed by Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson on 11/24/21. (cdi)
November 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages proposed order submitted by Tyson Foods, Inc.. (Grisham, J.)
November 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply proposed order submitted by Tyson Foods, Inc.. (Grisham, J.)
November 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER DENYING #17 MOTION TO DISMISS AS MOOT. Signed by Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson on 11/22/21. (cdi)
November 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants All Defendants., filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Affidavit Verification Reed, #6 Affidavit Verification Goetz, #7 Affidavit Verification Spaulding, #8 Affidavit Verification Crawford, #9 Affidavit Verification Wharton) (Barnes, Robert)
November 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' #9 MOTION TO REMAND. Signed by Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson on 11/3/2021. (mbm)
October 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson: IN PERSON Motion Hearing held on 10/29/2021 re #9 Emergency MOTION to Remand. Opening statements. Arguments by Parties. Responses by Parties. Closing statements. Court to issue Order. Present: Robert Barnes, Brennan Brooks (via phone) for Plaintiffs. Gregory Grisham for Defendant. (Court Reporter Kristi Heasley.) (mbb)
October 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER GRANTING #14 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE as to Robert E. Barnes. Signed by Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson on 10/29/21. (cdi)
October 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MOTION to Dismiss by Tyson Foods, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss)(Grisham, J.)
October 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 RESPONSE in Opposition re #6 Emergency MOTION to Remand to State Court and Ex Parte Application For This Court To Hear And Rule On Plaintiffs' Motion To Remand (proposed order submitted) filed by All Defendants. (Grisham, J.)
October 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 RESPONSE in Opposition re #6 Emergency MOTION to Remand to State Court and Ex Parte Application For This Court To Hear And Rule On Plaintiffs' Motion To Remand (proposed order submitted) filed by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Barbara Masters Declaration Opposition to Motion to Remand)(Grisham, J.)
October 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Fee paid as part of previous filing) by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 proposed order, #2 Cert of good standing, #3 Cert of good standing, #4 Cert of good standing, #5 Cert of good standing)(Barnes, Robert)
October 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER DENYING #12 MOTION TO PROCEED PRO HAC VICE WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson on 10/28/2021. (mbm)
October 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $ 150 receipt number ATNWDC-3736586) by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Barnes, Robert)
October 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 SETTING LETTER: Re: #9 Emergency MOTION to Remand. IN PERSON Motion Hearing set for 10/29/2021 02:00 PM in Jackson Courtroom 1 before Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson. (mbb)
October 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S EMERGENCY MOTION TO REMAND TO STATE COURT. Signed by Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson on 10/22/2021. (mbm)
October 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Emergency MOTION to Remand , proposed order submitted, by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum, #2 Supplement - Plaintiffs Ex Parte Application For This Court To Hear And Rule On Plaintiffs Motion To Remand Action To State Court, #3 Exhibit 1 - Plaintiffs' Chancery Court Complaint, #4 Affidavit - Declaration of Robert E. Barnes, Esq.)(Brooks, Brennan)
October 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Brennan Tyler Brooks on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Brooks, Brennan)
October 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 DEFICIENCY NOTICE: Pursuant to Rule 5 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, document #6 Emergency MOTION to Remand to State Court and Ex Parte Application For This Court To Hear And Rule On Plaintiffs' Motion To Remand (proposed order submitted) filed by Wendy Wharton, Charles Goetz, James Spaulding, Steve Walker, Michelle Whitehead, Gary Crawford, Symantha Reed has been filed. However, the following deficiency has been found: 1)You were granted filing privileges to the Western District of Tennessee for purposes of filing a Motion for Pro Hac Vice ONLY. Instead, you filed an Emergency Motion to Remand. As you have not been admitted to practice in the Western District of Tennessee, your Emergency Motion is being terminated without prejudice. If you need assistance with filing the Pro Hac Vice Motion, you may contact the Attorney Admissions Clerk whom your office spoke to yesterday. Pro Hac Vice Admission only allows you to file in this specific case and is subject to the $150 Pro Hac Vice fee per attorney per case. Any additional cases that you may have would require you to follow the same Pro Hac Vice Admission process in order to participate in that case. 2) Your document titled PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO REMAND ACTION TO STATE COURT contains what appears to be an ink signature. Signatures MUST COMPLY with amended LR 11.1. Please see our website for further information. 3) Your attachment titled PLAINTIFFS' EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR THIS COURT TO HEAR AND RULE ON PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO REMAND ACTION TO STATE COURT contains the application/memo, a declaration and exhibits as one continuous document. Each document should have been attached as separate documents and each described in the Description box (Ex. Application/Memorandum; Exhibit 1 to Application/Memo-Declaration of.....; Exhibit 2 to Application/Memo- Policy 1234; Exhibit 2 to Application/Memo- Letter from John Doe, etc... ). ***Please complete either the Full Bar Admission process or the Pro Hac Vice Admission process. After the Judge has granted your admission to this Court, you may re-file your motion to remand with the corrections listed above. ***Please refer to the #ECF User Manual and #ECF Policies and Procedures. The filer has one business day to correct the deficiency. (cdi)
October 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Emergency MOTION to Remand to State Court and Ex Parte Application For This Court To Hear And Rule On Plaintiffs' Motion To Remand (proposed order submitted) by Gary Crawford, Charles Goetz, Symantha Reed, James Spaulding, Steve Walker, Wendy Wharton, Michelle Whitehead. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum Ex Parte Application)(Barnes, Robert)
October 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CONSENT TO THE EXERCISE OF CIVIL JURISDICTION BY A MAGISTRATE JUDGE Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Fed.R.Civ.P.73, and Local Rule 72.1, this Court has designated the Magistrate Judges of this District to conduct trials and otherwise dispose of any civil case that is filed in this Court. Your decision to consent, or not consent, to the referral of your case to a United States Magistrate Judge for trial and entry of a final judgment must be entirely voluntary. The judge or magistrate judge to whom the case has been assigned will not be informed of your decision unless all parties agree that the case may be referred to a magistrate judge for these specific purposes. A less than unanimous decision will not be communicated by this office to either the judge or magistrate judge. The consent form is available on the courts website at https://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/forms-and-applications.php (mbm)
October 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE TO COMPLY WITH PLAN FOR ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR): Pursuant to Section to 2.1 of the ADR Plan, all civil cases filed on or after Sept. 1, 2014, shall be referred automatically for ADR. For compliance requirements, refer to the ADR Plan at: http://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/pdf/content/ADRPlan.pdf (mbm)
October 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE OF CASE TRACKING ASSIGNMENT PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 16.2: Pursuant to Local Rule 16.2, this case has been assigned to the Standard track. http://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/pdf/content/LocalRules.pdf (mbm)
October 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Chief Judge S. Thomas Anderson and Magistrate Judge Jon A. York added. (mbm)
October 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Tyson Foods, Inc. from Chancery Court for Dyer County, case number 21-cv-512 (Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ATNWDC-3726324), filed by Tyson Foods, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Complaint, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Summons, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Declaration of Elizabeth Chappelear, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Declaration of Carl Imhof, #5 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(Grisham, J.)

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Plaintiff: Symantha Reed
Represented By: Robert E. Barnes
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Plaintiff: Charles Goetz
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Plaintiff: James Spaulding
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Plaintiff: Wendy Wharton
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Plaintiff: Michelle Whitehead
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Defendant: Tyson Foods, Inc.
Represented By: J. Gregory Grisham
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