Shanmugavelandy v. University of Texas M.D.
Plaintiff: Sriram Saravanan Shanmugavelandy
Defendant: University of Texas M.D.
Case Number: 4:2018cv04645
Filed: December 10, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Lee H Rosenthal
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1981
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 5, 2019 Filing 39 Unopposed MOTION to Substitute Attorney Yvonne D. Bennett in place of Christine Smith by University of Texas M.D., filed. Motion Docket Date 2/26/2019. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Bennett, Yvonne)
January 23, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER granting #37 Motion for Extension of Time; Motion-related deadline set re: #36 MOTION to Dismiss #1 Complaint . Responses due by 2/23/2019..(Signed by Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified.(gkelner, 4)
January 23, 2019 Filing 37 PLAINTIFF'S REQUESTING MORE TIME TO RESPONDING TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS, filed. Motion Docket Date 2/13/2019. (aveliz, 5)
January 9, 2019 Filing 36 MOTION to Dismiss #1 Complaint by University of Texas M.D., filed. Motion Docket Date 1/30/2019. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Proposed Order)(Smith, Christine)
January 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER granting #32 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Christine Hervey Smith will replace Jeneah Park as counsel of record..(Signed by Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified.(leddins, 4) Modified on 1/4/2019 (leddins, 4).
January 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER granting #33 Motion for Extension of Time Responses due by 1/9/2019.(Signed by Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified.(kpicota, 4)
December 19, 2018 Filing 33 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Responsive Pleading by University of Texas M.D., filed. Motion Docket Date 1/9/2019. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Smith, Christine)
December 19, 2018 Filing 32 MOTION for Jeanah Park and Jonathan Reinisch to Withdraw as Attorney by University of Texas M.D., filed. Motion Docket Date 1/9/2019. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Smith, Christine)
December 13, 2018 Filing 31 NOTICE of Appearance by Christine Smith on behalf of University of Texas M.D., filed. (Smith, Christine)
December 10, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT CASES entered regarding Initial Discovery Protocols.(Signed by Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal) (Attachments: #1 Judge's Procedures) Parties notified.(leddins, 4)
December 10, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER Scheduling Rule 16 Conference With the Court and Setting Out the Requirements for Initial Pretrial Work. Initial Conference set for 3/25/2019 at 02:30 PM in Courtroom 11B before Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal(Signed by Chief Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified.(mmapps, 4)
December 10, 2018 Filing 28 Case transferred in from Illinois Northern. Case Number 1:18-cv-05859; certified copy of transfer order, certified docket sheet, and transfer letter received
December 7, 2018 Filing 27 TRANSFERRED to the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division the electronic record. (ek, )
December 6, 2018 Filing 26 ENTERED JUDGMENT. (ek, )
December 6, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER signed by the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. For the reasons stated in the Order, the motion #16 to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction is granted. To effectuate the dismissal, the Court forthwith transfers this case to the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. Status hearing of 12/07/2018 is vacated. Emailed notice(slb, )
December 5, 2018 Filing 24 DECLARATION of Michael E. Kupferman, M.D. Supplemental (Park, Jeanah)
December 5, 2018 Filing 23 REPLY by University of Texas M.D. to response to motion #22 (Park, Jeanah)
November 26, 2018 Filing 22 RESPONSE by Sriram Saravanan Shanmugavelandy to MOTION by Defendant University of Texas M.D. to dismiss #16 (Exhibit) (sxb, )
November 2, 2018 Filing 21 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: As predicted, see R. 13 at 2-3, Defendant has filed a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction #16 . Plaintiff's response to that motion is due by 11/26/2018. The defense reply is due by 12/05/2018. Defendant's #19 motion to defer MIDP response is granted, in light of the challenge to personal jurisdiction. The motion hearings of 11/07/2018 are vacated; the 12/07/2018 status hearing remains in place. As previously suggested by the Court, R. 13 at 3, if Plaintiff concedes that this is not the proper venue for the case, then he may ask for a transfer of the case to the Southern District of Texas (rather than dismiss it and then require a new filing fee). Emailed notice (Chang, Edmond)
November 2, 2018 Filing 20 NOTICE of Motion by Jonathon Philip Reinisch for presentment of Motion to Defer Initial Discovery Response Deadline #19 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 11/7/2018 at 08:30 AM. (Reinisch, Jonathon)
November 2, 2018 Filing 19 MOTION to Defer Initial Discovery Response Deadline (MIDP) (Reinisch, Jonathon)
November 2, 2018 Filing 18 NOTICE of Motion by Jeanah Park for presentment of motion to dismiss/lack of jurisdiction #16 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 11/7/2018 at 08:30 AM. (Park, Jeanah)
November 2, 2018 Filing 17 MEMORANDUM by University of Texas M.D. in support of motion to dismiss/lack of jurisdiction #16 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4)(Park, Jeanah)
November 2, 2018 Filing 16 MOTION by Defendant University of Texas M.D. to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction (Park, Jeanah)
November 2, 2018 Filing 15 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant University of Texas M.D. by Jonathon Philip Reinisch (Reinisch, Jonathon)
November 2, 2018 Filing 14 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant University of Texas M.D. by Jeanah Park (Park, Jeanah)
October 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER signed by the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. For the reasons stated in the Order, the motion #3 #4 for attorney representation is denied. Plaintiff shall begin service of process efforts, as described in the Order. The time for service is extended from 11/26/2018 to 12/07/2018, and the status hearing of that date remains in place.Emailed notice(slb, )
October 9, 2018 Filing 12 PRO SE Appearance by Plaintiff Sriram Saravanan Shanmugavelandy. (mma, )
October 5, 2018 Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: On the Court's own initiative, the status hearing of 10/09/2018 is reset to 12/07/2018 at 9:00 a.m., because no return of service has been filed, the motion #4 for attorney representation is pending, and the Court is reviewing what appears to a venue problem with the complaint. Mailed notice (slb, )
October 3, 2018 Filing 10 INITIAL STATUS Report by Sriram Saravanan Shanmugavelandy (mma, )
August 29, 2018 Filing 9 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang:Initial status hearing set for 10/09/2018 at 10:45 a.m. The parties must file a joint initial status report with the content described in the attached status report requirements at least 3 business days before the initial status hearing. Plaintiff must still file the report even if not all Defendants have been served or have responded to requests to craft a joint report. Because the Procedures are occasionally revised, counsel must read them anew even if counsel has appeared before Judge Chang in other cases. Emailed notice (Attachments: #1 Status Report Requirements) (slb, )
August 28, 2018 Filing 8 NOTICE TO THE PARTIES - The Court is participating in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP). The key features and deadlines are set forth in this Notice which includes a link to the (MIDP) Standing Order and a Checklist for use by the parties. In cases subject to the pilot, all parties must respond to the mandatory initial discovery requests set forth in the Standing Order before initiating any further discovery in this case. Please note: The discovery obligations in the Standing Order supersede the disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1). Any party seeking affirmative relief must serve a copy of the following documents (Notice of Mandatory Initial Discovery and the Standing Order) on each new party when the Complaint, Counterclaim, Crossclaim, or Third-Party Complaint is served. (yap, )
August 27, 2018 Filing 7 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant University of Texas M.D. (yap, ).
August 27, 2018 Filing 6 PAYMENT of Filing fee $ 400; receipt #462209271. (yap, ).
August 27, 2018 Filing 5 PRO SE Appearance by Plaintiff Sriram Saravanan Shanmugavelandy. (yap, )
August 27, 2018 Filing 4 MOTION by Plaintiff Sriram Saravanan Shanmugavelandy for attorney representation. (yap, )
August 27, 2018 Filing 3 APPLICATION by Plaintiff Sriram Saravanan Shanmugavelandy for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (yap, )
August 27, 2018 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet. (yap, )
August 27, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Sriram Saravanan Shanmugavelandy (Attachments). (yap, )

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Represented By: Jeanah Park
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