Bruce v. University of Tennessee
Plaintiff: Robert Bruce
Defendant: University of Tennessee
Case Number: 2:2023cv02785
Filed: December 19, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Presiding Judge: Annie T Christoff
Referring Judge: Sheryl H Lipman
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331 Fed. Question: Employment Discrimination
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 15, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANT'S #9 MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME AND DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE PROOF OF SERVICE. Signed by Chief Judge Sheryl H. Lipman on 2/15/2024. (shl)
February 15, 2024 Filing 10 COURTESY NOTICE: Pursuant to Rule 5 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, document #9 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to Plaintiff's Complaint filed by University of Tennessee has been filed. For future reference, please note : Filer failed to indicate in docket text "Proposed Order Submitted" as required by local rules. If no order previously emailed to chambers, please do so upon receipt of this notice. Please refer to the #ECF User Manual and #ECF Policies and Procedures. Filer is not required to resubmit document. (jae)
February 15, 2024 Filing 9 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to Plaintiff's Complaint by University of Tennessee. (Pinkley, T.)
February 7, 2024 Filing 8 SETTING LETTER: A SCHEDULING CONFERENCE pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure has been SET for TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. (CDT) before Chief Judge Sheryl H. Lipman. The conference will be held via Microsoft Teams Video. A link to the video conference will be emailed to the attorneys prior to the setting.If the parties consent to have the case heard by the magistrate, please file your consent and this conference will be cancelled.Counsel should be prepared to discuss all pending motions.PLEASE REVIEW THE ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS. The public may also access the video proceeding. If the public and/or media wish to attend in the video proceeding, please click on the following link to request access information: #https://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/videohearings The access information will be delivered via email to the email address from which the request originated.Parties should consult the instructions for #Joining a Meeting in Teams or #Joining a Meeting Without a Teams Account. Please email Joseph Warren at joseph_warren@tnwd.uscourts.gov if you have any questions. (jpw)
February 7, 2024 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by T. Harold Pinkley on behalf of University of Tennessee (Pinkley, T.)
December 19, 2023 Filing 6 Summons Issued as to University of Tennessee. 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)
December 19, 2023 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 (agj)
December 19, 2023 Filing 4 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 (agj)
December 19, 2023 Filing 3 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 (agj)
December 19, 2023 Filing 2 Chief Judge Sheryl H. Lipman and Magistrate Judge Annie T. Christoff added. (agj)
December 19, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against University of Tennessee (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATNWDC-4304692), filed by Robert Bruce. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons Proposed Summons to be issued)(Burks, Chris)

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