Ortiz v. Target Corporation
Plaintiff: Melissa Ortiz
Defendant: Target Corporation
Case Number: 2:2026cv00674
Filed: August 10, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Rodney Gilstrap
Referring Judge: Roy S Payne
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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August 10, 2026 Filing 10 Case transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 1:26-cv-09295. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. Pursuant to LR CV-7(j), other than in a prisoner case, any motion pending in the transferor district is considered moot, has been terminated, and must be re-urged to be considered in this district.
August 7, 2026 Filing 9 TRANSFERRED to the USDC Eastern District of Texas the electronic record. (rc, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/10/2026.]
August 7, 2026 Filing 8 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER from MDL Panel transferring case to USDC Eastern District of Texas. Signed by the Unassigned on 8/7/2026: Mailed notice. (rc, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/10/2026.]
August 7, 2026 Civil Case Terminated pursuant to MDL 3190 Conditional Transfer Order filed 08/07/2026. (rc, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/10/2026.]
August 5, 2026 Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Executive Committee: Case reassigned to the Honorable Manish S. Shah for all further proceedings pursuant to IOP 13(f)(1). Mailed notice. (Attachments: #1 Request for Reassignment) (rc, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/10/2026.]
August 5, 2026 Filing 6 MAILED Notice of Removal letter to counsel of record. (rc, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/10/2026.]
August 4, 2026 Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Target Corporation by Richard W. Lenkov (Lenkov, Richard) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/10/2026.]
August 4, 2026 Filing 4 JURY Demand (Puckelwartz, Christopher) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/10/2026.]
August 4, 2026 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Target Corporation by Christopher M. Puckelwartz (Puckelwartz, Christopher) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/10/2026.]
August 4, 2026 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Puckelwartz, Christopher) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/10/2026.]
August 4, 2026 Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from Clerk of the Circuit Court of DuPage County, case number (2026LA000803) filed by Target Corporation Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25481554. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Puckelwartz, Christopher) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/10/2026.]
August 4, 2026 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (ee, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 8/10/2026.]

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