Blalock v. Kirkland's Stores, Inc.
Plaintiff: Presha Blalock
Defendant: Kirkland's Stores, Inc.
Case Number: 3:2024cv00112
Filed: February 16, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Presiding Judge: Robert E Payne
Referring Judge: Summer L Speight
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441 Notice of Removal-Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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April 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER SETTING PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. Initial Pretrial Conference set for 4/22/2024 at 02:30 PM in Richmond Judges Chamber before Magistrate Judge Summer L. Speight. See Order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Summer L. Speight on 4/12/24. (jsau, )
April 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER. Having considered the CONSENTS TO PROCEED BEFORE A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE (ECF Nos. #9 and #10 ) executed by counsel of record, and upon consent of the parties, it is hereby ORDERED that this action shall be REASSIGNED to Magistrate Judge Summer L. Speight for all purposes except settlement negotiations, which are hereby referred to Magistrate Judge Mark R. Colombell. It is further ORDERED that the Initial Pretrial Conference scheduled on the undersigned's docket for 11:30 a.m. April 17, 2024 is cancelled. It is so ORDERED. Signed by District Judge Robert E. Payne on 4/9/2024. (nbrow)
April 9, 2024 Case REASSIGNED to Magistrate Judge Summer L. Speight for all purposes except settlement, which are referred to Magistrate Judge Mark R. Colombell. District Judge Robert E. Payne no longer assigned to the case. (nbrow)
April 8, 2024 Filing 10 Consent to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge by Presha Blalock. (Konvicka, Thomas)
April 2, 2024 Filing 9 Consent to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge by Kirkland's Stores, Inc.. (Lonas, Carl)
April 1, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER that counsel shall confer with their respective clients and with each other to determine whether the parties will consent to assignment of the case to a Magistrate Judge as the presiding judicial officer. To that end, counsel for the plaintiff shall assure that the foregoing conferences occur not later than April 10, 2024, and that the Court is informed not later than 5:00 p.m. April 11, 2024 whether such consents (by all parties) have been given; and, to avoid confusion, counsel for each party shall file, not later than 5:00 p.m. on April 11, 2024, a Statement Respecting Consent wherein the position of the party (whether consenting or not) shall be clearly set forth. It is so ORDERED. Signed by District Judge Robert E. Payne on 4/1/2024. (jenjones, )
March 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 7 SCHEDULING ORDER. See for complete details. It is so ORDERED. Signed by Nikki Brown with the permission of District Judge Robert E. Payne on 3/29/2024. (nbrow)
March 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER SETTING PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: Initial Pretrial Conference set for 4/17/2024 at 11:30 AM in Richmond Judges Chamber before District Judge Robert E. Payne. See for complete details. Issued at the direction of the Court. Signed by Nikki Brown with the permission of District Judge Robert E. Payne on 3/29/2024. (nbrow)
March 4, 2024 Filing 5 Joint Discovery Plan by Kirkland's Stores, Inc..(Lonas, Carl)
February 16, 2024 Filing 4 Kirkland's Stores, Inc.'s ANSWER to Complaint by Kirkland's Stores, Inc..(Lonas, Carl)
February 16, 2024 Filing 3 Citizenship Disclosure Form (Local Rule 7.1) by Kirkland's Stores, Inc. (Lonas, Carl). Clerk replaced Citizenship Disclosure Form to include Civil Action Number on 2/16/2024. Modified on 2/16/2024. (sbea)
February 16, 2024 Filing 2 Financial Interest Disclosure Statement (Local Rule 7.1) by Kirkland's Stores, Inc. (Lonas, Carl). Clerk replaced Financial Disclosure Statment to include Civil Action Number on 2/16/2024. Modified on 2/16/2024. (sbea)
February 16, 2024 Filing 1 Notice of Removal (Filing Fee: $405, Receipt Number: AVAEDC-9368057), filed by Kirkland's Stores, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B)(Lonas, Carl). Clerk replaced Notice of Removal to include Civil Action Number on 2/16/2024. Modified on 2/16/2024. (sbea)
February 16, 2024 Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Robert E. Payne. (sbea)
February 16, 2024 Notice of Correction re: #1 Notice of Removal, #2 Financial Disclosure Statement, #3 Citizenship Disclosure Form; Clerk changed Cause to Notice of Removal - Personal Injury rather than Diversity - Personal Injury. Clerk also added the Civil Action Number to the Notice of Removal, Financial Disclosure Statement, and the Citizenship Disclosure Form. No further action is required. (sbea)

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Plaintiff: Presha Blalock
Represented By: Thomas Michael Konvicka
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Defendant: Kirkland's Stores, Inc.
Represented By: Carl Dewayne Lonas
Represented By: Rebecca A. Roberts
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