Usler et al v. Vital Farms, Inc.
Plaintiff: Nicholas A. Usler, Jon Evans, Andrew Andrada, Hannah Vossen, Noah Tanz, Kenny Kiernan, Charles Sankowich, Burcu Karaca and Kara Gozde
Defendant: Vital Farms, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2022cv01271
Filed: December 5, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Robert Pitman
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 4, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER re #33 Notice of Withdrawal of Motion to Quash Subpoena and Voluntary Dismissal without Prejudice against Respondents. As nothing remains to resolve, IT IS ORDERED that this action is closed. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (jv2)
January 3, 2023 Filing 33 NOTICE of Withdrawal of Motion to Quash or, in the Alternative, for Protective Order Against Plaintiffs' Subpoena to Market Track, LLC and Voluntary Dismissal without Prejudice against Respondents by Vital Farms, Inc. re #1 (Francis, Dwight)
December 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER GRANTING #30 Amended Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Alyssa Sones for Vital Farms, Inc.. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (jv2)
December 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER GRANTING #29 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney P. Craig Cardon for Vital Farms, Inc.. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (jv2)
December 22, 2022 Filing 30 Amended MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Alyssa Sones on behalf of Vital Farms, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order on Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Alyssa Sones))(Francis, Dwight) Modified on 12/28/2022 (jv2).
December 22, 2022 Filing 29 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Dwight M. Francis (on behalf of P. Craig Cardon) ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-16894171) by on behalf of Vital Farms, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order on Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice (P. Craig Cardon))(Francis, Dwight)
December 22, 2022 Filing 28 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Dwight M. Francis on behalf of Vital Farms, Inc.. Attorney Dwight M. Francis added to party Vital Farms, Inc.(pty:dft) (Francis, Dwight)
December 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER GRANTING #22 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Asher Smith on behalf of the Plaintiffs. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (jv2)
December 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #25 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Mark Lane. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ah)
December 16, 2022 Filing 26 Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by Andrew Andrada, Jon Evans, Kara Gozde, Burcu Karaca, Kenny Kiernan, Charles Sankowich, Noah Tanz, Nicholas A. Usler, Hannah Vossen, re #1 filed by Vital Farms, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I)(Weiss, Jesse) (Additional attachment(s) added on 12/20/2022: #11 Sealed Exhibits B, C, D, E and I) (dm).
December 16, 2022 Filing 25 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document (Attachments: #1 Exhibit SEALED DOCUMENT, #2 Exhibit SEALED DOCUMENT, #3 Exhibit SEALED DOCUMENT, #4 Exhibit SEALED DOCUMENT, #5 Exhibit SEALED DOCUMENT, #6 Exhibit SEALED DOCUMENT, #7 Affidavit SEALED DOCUMENT, #8 Proposed Order Proposed Order) (Weiss, Jesse)
December 15, 2022 Filing 24 DEFICIENCY NOTICE to Dwight M. Francies: re #23 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Dwight M. Francis for Alyssa Sones ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-16858872). The pleading is not signed. Please see page 13, item 14 a of the Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, Western District of Texas. This pleading must be re-filed as an Amended Motion with a valid signature. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO PAY THE PRO HAC FEE AGAIN. (klw)
December 14, 2022 Filing 23 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Dwight M. Francis for Alyssa Sones ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-16858872) by on behalf of Vital Farms, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order on Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Alyssa Sones))(Francis, Dwight)
December 13, 2022 Filing 22 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Jesse Zachary Weiss for Asher Smith ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-16851618) by on behalf of Andrew Andrada, Jon Evans, Kara Gozde, Burcu Karaca, Kenny Kiernan, Charles Sankowich, Noah Tanz, Nicholas A. Usler, Hannah Vossen. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Weiss, Jesse) Modified on 12/13/2022 (jv2).
December 13, 2022 Filing 21 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jesse Zachary Weiss on behalf of Andrew Andrada, Jon Evans, Kara Gozde, Burcu Karaca, Kenny Kiernan, Charles Sankowich, Noah Tanz, Nicholas A. Usler, Hannah Vossen. Attorney Jesse Zachary Weiss added to party Andrew Andrada(pty:pla), Attorney Jesse Zachary Weiss added to party Jon Evans(pty:pla), Attorney Jesse Zachary Weiss added to party Kara Gozde(pty:pla), Attorney Jesse Zachary Weiss added to party Burcu Karaca(pty:pla), Attorney Jesse Zachary Weiss added to party Kenny Kiernan(pty:pla), Attorney Jesse Zachary Weiss added to party Charles Sankowich(pty:pla), Attorney Jesse Zachary Weiss added to party Noah Tanz(pty:pla), Attorney Jesse Zachary Weiss added to party Nicholas A. Usler(pty:pla), Attorney Jesse Zachary Weiss added to party Hannah Vossen(pty:pla) (Weiss, Jesse)
December 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 Order Directing Brandon Stein to File a Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice within 14 days. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (rn)
December 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 Order Directing A. Sones, D. Poell, C. Cardon to File a Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice within 14 days. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (rn)
December 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER, Plaintiffs shall file their response to Defendants Motion to Quash (Dkt. #1) by December 16, 2022. Signed by Judge Mark Lane. (dm)
December 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Order Directing Asher Smith to File a Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice within 14 days. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (rn)
December 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order REFERRING #1 Motion to Quash entered by Judge Robert Pitman. IT IS ORDERED that the motion to quash is REFERRED to United States Magistrate Judge Mark Lane for disposition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A), Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72, and Rule 1(c) of Appendix C of the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (sh)
December 5, 2022 If ordered by the court, all referrals and consents in this case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Lane (rn)
December 5, 2022 Case assigned to Judge Robert Pitman. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (rn)
December 5, 2022 Filing 16 Case electronically transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 1:22-cv-06568.
December 2, 2022 Filing 15 TRANSFERRED to the Western District of Texas the electronic record. (ph, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]
November 30, 2022 Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Young B. Kim: Status hearing held. Parties' agreed motion to transfer #11 is granted. In light of the transfer, the motion to appear pro hac vice #13 is denied as moot. The Clerk of the Court is directed to transfer this matter forthwith to the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. All matters relating to the referral of this action having been concluded, the referral is closed and the case is returned to the assigned District Judge. Civil case transferred. Mailed notice (ec) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]
November 30, 2022 Filing 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-20090351. (Smith, Asher) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]
November 29, 2022 Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Andrew Andrada, Jon Evans, Kara Gozde, Burcu Karaca, Kenny Kiernan, Charles Sankowich, Noah Tanz, Nicholas A. Usler, Hannah Vossen by Brandon S. Stein (Stein, Brandon) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]
November 29, 2022 Filing 11 MOTION by Defendant Vital Farms, Inc. to transfer case or, in the alternative, MOTION by Defendant Vital Farms, Inc. to set a briefing schedule (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Sones, Alyssa) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]
November 28, 2022 Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman: Attorneys Alyssa Sones #8 and Phillip Craig Cardon's #9 motions for leave to appear pro hac vice on behalf of Vital Farms, Inc. Mailed notice (cn). [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]
November 28, 2022 Filing 9 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-20081789. (Cardon, Phillip) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]
November 28, 2022 Filing 8 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-20081685. (Sones, Alyssa) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]
November 27, 2022 Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Young B. Kim: A status hearing is scheduled for November 30, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. by phone. The conference call number for the status hearing is (877) 336-1839 and the passcode is 4333213. Mailed notice (Kim, Young)[Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]
November 23, 2022 Filing 6 Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Young B. Kim for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: discovery, including Vital Farms, Inc.'s Motion To Quash Or, In The Alternative, For Protective Order Against Plaintiffs' Subpoena To Market Track, LLC #1 . (cn) Mailed notice. [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]
November 23, 2022 Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman: The court refers Vital Farms, Inc.'s motion to quash or, in the alternative, for protective order #1 to the Magistrate Judge. Mailed notice (cn). [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]
November 23, 2022 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Young B. Kim. Case assignment: Random assignment. (kra, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]
November 23, 2022 CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (kra, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]
November 22, 2022 ***Civil Case Terminated. (ph, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]
November 22, 2022 Filing 4 FRCP 7.1 and Local Rule 3.2 Disclosure by Vital Farms, Inc. (Poell, David) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]
November 22, 2022 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Vital Farms, Inc. by David Mitchell Poell (Poell, David) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]
November 22, 2022 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Poell, David) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]
November 22, 2022 Filing 1 MISCELLANEOUS CASE by Vital Farms, Inc. Motion to Quash Subpoena to Market Track, LLC Filing fee $ 49, receipt number AILNDC-20075294. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law in Support, #2 Declaration of Alyssa Sones, #3 Exhibit A, #4 Exhibit B, #5 Exhibit C, #6 Exhibit D, #7 Exhibit E, #8 Exhibit F, #9 Exhibit G, #10 Exhibit H)(Poell, David) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 12/5/2022.]

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Plaintiff: Nicholas A. Usler
Represented By: Asher Smith
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Plaintiff: Burcu Karaca
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Defendant: Vital Farms, Inc.
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