Barrs v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Plaintiff: Kimberly Barrs
Defendant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company and H & M International Transportation, Inc.
Not Classified By Court: Temiika Gipson
Case Number: 2:2021cv02535
Filed: August 19, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Presiding Judge: Annie T Christoff
Referring Judge: Thomas L Parker
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 15, 2021 Filing 21 NOTICE by Kimberly Barrs Plaintiff's Notice of Service of Rule 26 Initial Disclosures (Smith, W.)
October 15, 2021 Filing 20 NOTICE by Kimberly Barrs Plaintiff's Notice of Service of Rule 26 Initial Disclosures (Smith, W.)
October 15, 2021 Filing 19 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Norfolk Southern Railway Company of Initial Disclosures (Bennett, John)
October 12, 2021 Filing 18 SETTING LETTER - Notice of Setting: Proposed Pretrial Order due 12/29/22; Pretrial Conference set for 1/6/2023 at 9:30 AM; and the Civil Trial set for 1/17/2023 at 9:30 AM, and it is expected to last about three days. (mlk)
October 8, 2021 Filing 17 NOTICE by Kimberly Barrs Correspondence to Judge Parker re Telephonic Scheduling Conference (Smith, W.)
October 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 SCHEDULING ORDER. Signed by Judge Thomas L. Parker on 10/8/2021. (Parker, Thomas)
October 8, 2021 Filing 15 Minute Entry for Telephonic Scheduling Conference held before Judge Thomas L. Parker on 10/8/2021. W. Bryan Smith appeared for Plaintiff. John Bennett appeared for Defendant Norfolk Southern Railway Company. And Albert McLean appeared for Defendant H & M International Transportation, Inc. The conference began with Plaintiff recounting the case's facts and providing the Court with an update on Plaintiff's injuries and employment status. As the parties began to discuss their proposed scheduling order, the Court expressed concern over the extended timeline and then suggested alternative deadlines. Of note, the ADR deadline is moved to January 14, 2022; the joint proposed pretrial order is due December 29, 2022; the pretrial conference is set for January 6, 2023; and the trial date is January 17, 2023, and it is expected to last about three days. (Court Reporter Catherine Phillips.) (aah)
October 1, 2021 Filing 14 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting . (Bennett, John)
September 29, 2021 Filing 13 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Kimberly Barrs as to H & M International Transportation, Inc.. (Smith, W.)
September 28, 2021 Filing 12 Summons Issued as to H & M International Transportation, Inc.. The filer has been notified electronically that the summons has been issued, and the new docket entry reflects this. Upon notification of the new docket entry, the filer is to print the issued summons in order to effect service. (agj)
September 28, 2021 Entered in error.
September 27, 2021 Filing 11 NOTICE of Summons by W. Bryan Smith on behalf of Kimberly Barrs. (Smith, W.)
September 15, 2021 Filing 10 SETTING LETTER - TEXT ONLY, NO IMAGE ATTACHED Telephonic Scheduling Conference set for 10/8/2021 at 10:30 AM before Judge Thomas L. Parker. Please call 877-336-1839 to dial into the conference call. The access code is 6517215.(mlk). (Main Document 10 replaced on 9/28/2021) (mlk). Modified on 9/28/2021 (Parker, Thomas).
September 3, 2021 Filing 9 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Norfolk Southern Railway Company identifying Corporate Parent Norfolk Southern Corporation for Norfolk Southern Railway Company.. (Bennett, John)
September 3, 2021 Filing 8 Corporate Disclosure Statement by H & M International Transportation, Inc.. (McLean, Albert)
August 27, 2021 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Albert G. McLean on behalf of H & M International Transportation, Inc. (McLean, Albert)
August 26, 2021 Filing 6 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Norfolk Southern Railway Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Reifers, Stephanie)
August 19, 2021 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 (jae)
August 19, 2021 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 (jae)
August 19, 2021 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 (jae)
August 19, 2021 Filing 2 Judge Thomas L. Parker and Magistrate Judge Annie T. Christoff added. (jae)
August 19, 2021 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Norfolk Southern Railway Company from Circuit Court of Shelby County TN, case number CT-2815-21 (Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ATNWDC-3682037), filed by Norfolk Southern Railway Company. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit)(Bennett, John)

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Plaintiff: Kimberly Barrs
Represented By: W. Bryan Smith
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Defendant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Represented By: John Jennings Bennett
Represented By: Stephanie Camille Reifers
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Defendant: H & M International Transportation, Inc.
Represented By: Albert G. McLean
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