Sonderling v Skywest Inflight Association
Plaintiff: Keith E Sonderling
Defendant: Skywest Inflight Association
Counter-Claimant: Skywest Inflight Association
Counter-Defendant: US Department of Labor and Keith E Sonderling
Case Number: 2:2026cv00366
Filed: May 1, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Presiding Judge: Howard C Nielson
Referring Judge: Dustin B Pead
Nature of Suit: Labor: Other
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. § 0401 Labor Management Disclosure Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 21, 2026 Filing 17 ANSWER to #14 Counterclaim filed by Keith E Sonderling, US Department of Labor. Attorney Anne E. Rice added to party US Department of Labor(pty:cd)(Rice, Anne)
September 9, 2026 Filing 16 SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL Leah Trahan replacing Sarah Elizabeth Jenkins Dewey as counsel on behalf of Skywest Inflight Association. Counsel selected to remove notice on this case as to the terminated attorney... (Trahan, Leah)
August 12, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER granting #13 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Gregg M. Formella for Skywest Inflight Association. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must register to efile and receive electronic notification of case activity in the District of Utah at #https://www.pacer.uscourts.gov/cmecf/dcbk.html. Instructions are available at #https://www.utd.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions#PHV.A Pro Hac Vice Attorney who fails to register for CM/ECF access will not receive notifications of electronic filings.Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice may download a copy of the District of Utah's local rules from the court's web site at #https://www.utd.uscourts.gov/rules-practice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead on 8/12/26 (alt)
August 12, 2026 Modification of Docket re #12 Answer to Complaint. Error: Filer did not complete the prompts to correctly file an actual counterclaim in this case and instead incorrectly added ineffective text to the entry. Correction: The document has been re-filed as #14 Counterclaim so there is an actual counterclaim in this case. Incorrectly added text has been removed from the #12 entry so it is clear that the document was only e-filed as an Answer to Complaint. (alt)
August 11, 2026 Filing 13 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Gregg M. Formella , Registration fee $ 50, receipt number AUTDC-5879793,Attorneys awaiting Pro Hac Vice admission should immediately register to efile and receive electronic notification of case activity in the District of Utah at #https://www.pacer.uscourts.gov/cmecf/dcbk.html.Registration requests will not be approved until the court has granted the pro hac vice motion. Instructions are available on the court's website at #https://www.utd.uscourts.gov/cmecf-electronic-case-filing. filed by Defendant Skywest Inflight Association. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Pro Hac Vice Application, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Jenkins Dewey, Sarah)
July 23, 2026 Filing 14 COUNTERCLAIM against Keith E Sonderling, US Department of Labor filed by Skywest Inflight Association (filer added a non-plaintiff party as a new counterdefendant) (alt)
July 23, 2026 Filing 12 ANSWER to Complaint filed by Skywest Inflight Association.(Jenkins Dewey, Sarah) Modified on 8/12/2026: corrected entry text to removed entry text that was incorrectly and ineffectively added by filer (alt)
July 17, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER granting #10 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint. Answer due 7/23/2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead on 7/17/2026. (dle)
July 16, 2026 Filing 10 Stipulated MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint and Memorandum in Support filed by Defendant Skywest Inflight Association. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) Motions referred to Dustin B. Pead.(Jenkins Dewey, Sarah)
June 26, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER granting #8 Stipulated Motion for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint. Answer due 7/17/2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead on 6/26/2026. (dle)
June 25, 2026 Filing 8 Stipulated MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint and Memorandum in Support filed by Defendant Skywest Inflight Association. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) Motions referred to Dustin B. Pead. Attorney Sarah Elizabeth Jenkins Dewey added to party Skywest Inflight Association(pty:dft)(Jenkins Dewey, Sarah)
June 15, 2026 Filing 7 NOTICE OF NON-CONSENT Consent to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge under DUCivR 72-3 has not been obtained. Case randomly assigned to Judge Howard C. Nielson, Jr and Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead. Magistrate Judge is automatically referred under 28 U.S.C636(b)(1)(A). Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead no longer assigned as the presiding judge to the case. (mh)
June 2, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER TO PROPOSE SCHEDULE - See order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead on 06/02/2026. (sg)
June 1, 2026 Filing 5 RECEIVED Consent/Reassignment Form from Plaintiff Keith E Sonderling. (mh)
May 22, 2026 Filing 4 NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. For the benefit of the public and the bar, the District of Utah offers judicial settlement conference as an alternative for dispute resolution assistance in all civil cases and bankruptcy adversary proceedings. The court offers this alternative because, when compared with litigation, it can resolve a dispute faster, at less expense, and with solutions that are better able to meet the parties' needs and interests. Parties may file a stipulated motion for judicial settlement conference. A form #motion is available on the court's website. Notice e-mailed or mailed to Defendant Skywest Inflight Association, Plaintiff Keith E Sonderling. (mh)
May 22, 2026 Filing 3 NOTICE OF PRESIDING MAGISTRATE JUDGE ASSIGNMENT - This case is assigned to a magistrate judge. Under 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. 73, and DUCivR 72-3, you are hereby notified that a magistrate judge for the District of Utah may conduct any or all proceedings in this case, including a jury or bench trial and entry of a final judgment. Exercise of this jurisdiction by the magistrate judge is permitted only if all parties voluntarily sign and return the form. To consent, return the Consent Form to the clerk's office within 21 days via email at [email protected] or mail to the address on the form. Please do not efile the Consent Form in the case. Notice emailed or mailed to Defendant Skywest Inflight Association, Plaintiff Keith E Sonderling. Form due by 6/12/2026. (mh)
May 21, 2026 Filing 2 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Keith E Sonderling. Waiver received from SkyWest InFlight Association on 05/06/2026. (Rice, Anne)
May 1, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Skywest Inflight Association No Fee Required - US Government filed by Keith E Sonderling. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Rice, Anne)
May 1, 2026 Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead added. Case number will now read 2:26-cv-00366-DBP. Please make changes to document captions accordingly. (kop)

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Plaintiff: Keith E Sonderling
Represented By: Anne E. Rice
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Defendant: Skywest Inflight Association
Represented By: Christina M. Jepson
Represented By: Leah Trahan
Represented By: Gregg M. Formella
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Counter-claimant: Skywest Inflight Association
Represented By: Leah Trahan
Represented By: Gregg M. Formella
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