Tapia, et al. v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, et al.
Plaintiff: Javier Tapia and Jennifer Welborn
Defendant: Union Pacific Railroad Company and Union Pacific Corporation
Case Number: 4:2023cv00042
Filed: January 6, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Sim Lake
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Wrongful Death
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 23 REPLY in Support of #17 MOTION for Summary Judgment , filed by Union Pacific Railroad Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 8)(Knox, Kristopher)
February 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 22 RESPONSE to #17 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Javier Tapia, Jennifer Welborn. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Plaintiffs Original Petition, #2 Exhibit Interior Facing Train Video, #3 Exhibit Exterior Facing Train Video, #4 Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Demuren, Samantha)
February 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER - Plaintiffs and Defendants filed a #20 Joint Stipulation of Dismissal stipulating to the dismissal of this action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) as to all claims asserted against Defendant, Union Pacific Corporation, only. Accordingly, this Court accepts the stipulation and this action is hereby DISMISSED without prejudice as to all claims asserted against Defendant, Union Pacific Corporation, only. Each party will bear its own costs...*** Union Pacific Corporation terminated..*** Attorney Daniel John Gibson and Kristopher B. Knox terminated. (Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified.(sanderson, 4)
February 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 20 STIPULATION of Dismissal by Javier Tapia, Jennifer Welborn, filed.(Demuren, Samantha)
February 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER - Pending before the court is Union Pacific Corporation's #7 Motion to Dismiss. Because the motion relies in part on an Affidavit that is outside the Plaintiff's Original Petition, Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(d) requires that the motion be treated as a motion for summary judgment. Accordingly, the parties are advised that ten business days from the date of entry of this Order the court will consider Defendant's Motion to Dismiss as a motion for summary judgment. (Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified.(sanderson, 4)
February 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 18 EXHIBITS 3 and 4 re: #17 MOTION for Summary Judgment by Union Pacific Railroad Company, submitted on Compact Disc., filed.(jdav, 4)
January 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MOTION for Summary Judgment by Union Pacific Railroad Company, filed. Motion Docket Date 2/21/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7)(Knox, Kristopher)
January 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 16 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Javier Tapia, Jennifer Welborn, filed.(Demuren, Samantha)
January 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 DOCKET CONTROL ORDER: Amended Pleadings due by 4/7/2023. Joinder of Parties due by 4/7/2023. Pltf Expert Witness List/Reports due by 5/12/2023. Deft Expert Witness List/Reports due by 6/16/2023. Discovery due by 10/20/2023. Pretrial Motions/Motions in Limine due by 11/3/2023. Joint Pretrial Order due by 12/1/2023...*** Docket Call set for 12/8/2023 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 9B before Judge Sim Lake. (Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified.(sanderson, 4)
January 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 CLERKS NOTICE OF CANCELLATION - Initial Conference set for 2/3/2023 at 3:00 PM before Judge Sim Lake is CANCELED. Parties notified, filed. (sanderson, 4)
January 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by Javier Tapia, Jennifer Welborn, filed.(Demuren, Samantha)
January 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Kristopher B. Knox on behalf of Union Pacific Corporation, Union Pacific Railroad Company, filed. (Knox, Kristopher)
January 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER - Granting #8 Motion for Kristopher B. Knox to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Union Pacific Railroad Company, Union Pacific Corporation Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here. (Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified.(sanderson, 4)
January 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE IN A REMOVED ACTION by Union Pacific Railroad Company, filed.(Gibson, Daniel)
January 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Union Pacific Railroad Company, filed.(Gibson, Daniel)
January 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MOTION for Kristopher B. Knox to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Union Pacific Railroad Company, filed. Motion Docket Date 2/8/2023. (Gibson, Daniel)
January 12, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Union Pacific Corporation, filed. Motion Docket Date 2/2/2023. (Attachments: #1 Brief In Support of Motion to Dismiss Union Pacific Corp., #2 Exhibit Ex. 1 - ISO MTD)(Gibson, Daniel)
January 12, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Union Pacific Railroad Company, filed.(Gibson, Daniel)
January 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 2/3/2023 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 9B before Judge Sim Lake. (Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified.(sanderson, 4)
January 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing fee received 1/6/2023: $402.00, receipt number ATXSDC-29285442, filed. (knguyen, 4)
January 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Amended CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Union Pacific Railroad Company, filed.(Gibson, Daniel)
January 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Union Pacific Railroad Company, filed.(Gibson, Daniel)
January 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Union Pacific Railroad Company identifying Union Pacific Corporation as Corporate Parent, filed.(Gibson, Daniel)
January 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Harris County District Court, 215th Judicial District, case number 2022-80508 () filed by Union Pacific Railroad Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex. 1 - Process, #2 Exhibit Ex. 2 - Petition, #3 Exhibit Ex. 3 - Docket, #4 Exhibit List of Counsel)(Gibson, Daniel)

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Defendant: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Represented By: Daniel John Gibson
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Plaintiff: Javier Tapia
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