Paul v. Western Express, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Judy M. Paul
Defendant: Roger Dale Hiatt
3Rd Party Plaintiff: Ervin Joseph Worthy and Western Express, Inc.
3Rd Party Defendant: Andre G.H. Le Doux, V, Felix Erickson Company, Inc. and Randall Emerick
Case Number: 6:2020cv00051
Filed: August 10, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Presiding Judge: Robert S Ballou
Referring Judge: Norman K Moon
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 39 NOTICE OF TELEPHONIC HEARING on Motions: #14 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM of Direct Negligence & #16 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM of Punitive Damages (CR) (No Interpreter requested) - Telephonic Motion Hearing set for November 4, 2020 at 2:00 PM in Lynchburg before Senior Judge Norman K. Moon. (Parties will receive dial-in information by email prior to the hearing.)(ca)
October 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 38 Oral ORDER granting #37 Motion for Extension of Time to File Document. The parties shall have until October 16, 2020, to file their written discovery plan. All remaining provisions of the Pre-Trial Order shall remain unchanged. Entered by Magistrate Judge Robert S. Ballou on October 7, 2020. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached.(ca)
October 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 37 First MOTION for Extension of Time to File 26 (f) Discovery Plan and Pretrial Order by Judy M. Paul. Motions referred to Judge Robert S. Ballou. (Huff, Stephen)
October 5, 2020 Opinion or Order IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Western District of Virginia will be going live on NextGen CM/ECF Tuesday, October 13, 2020. The VAWD CM/ECF system will be unavailable from 8:00 am, October 10, 2020, through 8:00 am on Tuesday October 13, 2020. Preparing for NextGen CM/ECF is a two-step process. Step one was to upgrade your PACER account. Each attorney should have their own individual #Upgraded PACER account at this time. Step two will be to link your upgraded PACER account to your VAWD CM/ECF account after the Court goes live on NextGen CM/ECF October 13, 2020. Instructions for linking you r account can be found by clicking #here. Remember you cannot link your accounts until on or after the court goes live on NextGe n October 13, 2020. If you have any additional questions please call the VAWD Clerks Office at 540-857-5100 or email ecf@vawd.uscourts.gov. (ADI) (mzc)
October 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 36 NOTICE of Hearing: (CR) (No Interpreter requested) - Jury Trial set for October 25 - 29 & November 1 - 5, 2021 at 9:30 AM in Lynchburg before Senior Judge Norman K. Moon. Counsel must contact the Clerk's Office no later than five (5) business days before the scheduled trial date for your technology needs. (ca)
October 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 35 REPLY to Response to Motion re #14 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM of Direct Negligence . filed by Western Express, Inc.. (Miller, Jeffrey)
October 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 34 REPLY to Response to Motion re #16 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM of Punitive Damages . filed by Ervin Joseph Worthy. (Miller, Jeffrey)
September 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 33 Electronic Summons Issued as to Randall Emerick and Felix Erickson Company, Inc. NOTICE TO COUNSEL: Please print copies of the electronically issued summons for each defendant as necessary to effectuate service under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4. (Attachments: #1 Summons Issued - Electronic Summons issued to Felix Erickson Company, Inc.)(al)
September 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 32 Proposed Summons for Felix Erickson Company, Inc. by Western Express, Inc. (Winsky, Ashley)
September 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 31 Proposed Summons for Emerick by Western Express, Inc. (Winsky, Ashley)
September 29, 2020 Opinion or Order IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Western District of Virginia will be going live on NextGen CM/ECF Tuesday, October 13, 2020. This is a Two-Step process. In Step one each attorney was to make sure they had an upgraded individual PACER account. Now in preparation for Step Two please make sure you know your VAWD CM/ECF username and password. Please manually log in to the VAWD CM/ECF system at #ht tps://ecf.vawd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl to make sure you know your current VAWD CM/ECF username and password. (do not rely on the auto-populating in your browser, because you will have to manually enter your CM/ECF username and password during the linking process after we go live on NextGen.) If you do not know your username or password please email ecf@vawd.uscourts.gov and include your bar# and contact phone#. (ADI) (mzc)
September 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 30 AMENDED THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT against Third Party Defendants LeDoux and Emerick as restated, and adding Felix Erickson Company, Inc. as additional Third Party Defendant, filed by Western Express, Inc. and Ervin Joseph Worthy. (ssm) Modified on 9/28/2020 - Docket text was modified to reflect this document is an AMENDED Third Party Complaint. (ca)
September 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER granting #26 Motion to Amend Third Party Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert S. Ballou on 09/28/2020. (ssm)
September 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 28 First Brief / Memorandum in Opposition re #14 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM of Direct Negligence, #15 Brief / Memorandum in Support . filed by Judy M. Paul. (Huff, Stephen)
September 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 27 First Brief / Memorandum in Opposition re #16 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM of Punitive Damages, #17 Brief / Memorandum in Support . filed by Judy M. Paul. (Huff, Stephen)
September 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 MOTION to Amend/Correct #19 Third Party Complaint by Western Express, Inc., Ervin Joseph Worthy. Motions referred to Judge Robert S. Ballou. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Amended Third Party Complaint, #2 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Miller, Jeffrey)
September 22, 2020 Opinion or Order IMPORTANT NOTICE: The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (WDVA) will be going live on the Next Generation of CM/ECF (NextGen CM/ECF) Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Preparing for NextGen CM/ECF is a two-step process. Step One is that each attorney must upgrade their individual PACER account, no shared accounts within firms will be allowed. Check and see if your PACER account is an "Upgraded" PACER account. Many PACER accounts have already been upgraded. If any of the following is true, you have an upgraded PACER account and no action is required until after the VAWD NextGen CM/ECF upgrade on October 13, 2020: 1) You have an upgraded PACER account for another NextGen Court or 2) Your PACER account was created after August 10, 2014. If none of these are true, you must upgrade your legacy PACER account before you will be able to link your PACER account to your VAWD CM/ECF account for your new NextGen CM/ECF account. Click #here to learn how to upgrade your PACER Account. If you still have questions regarding your PACER account, please contact the PACER Service Center 800- 676-6856. Complete information regarding the WDVA NextGen CM/ECF implementation can be found at #NextGen Information. (mzc) (ADI)
September 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 Electronic Summons Issued as to Randall Emerick NOTICE TO COUNSEL: Please print copies of the electronically issued summons for each defendant as necessary to effectuate service under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4.(al)
September 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 Proposed Summons for Randall Emerick by Western Express, Inc., Ervin Joseph Worthy (Miller, Jeffrey)
September 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 NOTICE of Appearance by Ashley Thistlethwaite Hart on behalf of Roger Dale Hiatt (Hart, Ashley)
September 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 Negative Corporate Disclosure Statement by Western Express, Inc. (Miller, Jeffrey)
September 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Ashley Walker Winsky on behalf of Western Express, Inc., Ervin Joseph Worthy (Winsky, Ashley)
September 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 PRETRIAL ORDER, (CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Robert S. Ballou as set forth herein). Signed by Senior Judge Norman K. Moon on 9/10/2020. (al)
September 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT against Randall Emerick, Andre G.H. Le Doux, V, filed by Ervin Joseph Worthy, Western Express, Inc..(Miller, Jeffrey)
September 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ANSWER to Complaint #1 Complaint with JURY DEMAND by Western Express, Inc., Ervin Joseph Worthy.(Miller, Jeffrey)
September 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Brief / Memorandum in Support re #16 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM of Punitive Damages . filed by Ervin Joseph Worthy. (Miller, Jeffrey)
September 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM of Punitive Damages by Ervin Joseph Worthy. (Miller, Jeffrey)
September 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Brief / Memorandum in Support re #14 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM of Direct Negligence . filed by Western Express, Inc.. (Miller, Jeffrey)
September 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM of Direct Negligence by Western Express, Inc.. (Miller, Jeffrey)
September 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ANSWER to Complaint #1 Complaint by Roger Dale Hiatt.(Fitch, Daniel)
August 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons and Complaint served on Daniel Fitch, legal counsel designated by law to accept service of process on behalf of Roger Dale Hiatt on 8/19/20, filed by Judy M. Paul.(Huff, Stephen)
August 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons and Complaint served on Ervin Joseph Worthy on 08/20/2020, filed by Judy M. Paul.(Huff, Stephen)
August 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Electronic Summons Issued as to Ervin Joseph Worthy and Roger Dale Hiatt NOTICE TO COUNSEL: Please print copies of the electronically issued summons for each defendant as necessary to effectuate service under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4. (Attachments: #1 Electronic Summons issued to Ervin Joseph Worthy, #2 Electronic Summons issued to Ervin Joseph Worthy, #3Electronic Summons issued to Roger Dale Hiatt)(al)
August 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Proposed Summons for Roger Dale Hiatt by Judy M. Paul (Huff, Stephen)
August 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Proposed Summons for Ervin Joseph Worthy by Judy M. Paul (Huff, Stephen)
August 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Proposed Summons for Ervin Joseph Worthy by Judy M. Paul (Huff, Stephen)
August 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Proposed Summons for Ervin Joseph Worthy by Judy M. Paul (Huff, Stephen)
August 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Electronic Summons Issued as to Western Express, Inc., Ervin Joseph Worthy and Roger Dale Hiatt NOTICE TO COUNSEL: Please print copies of the electronically issued summons for each defendant as necessary to effectuate service under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4. (Attachments: #1 Electronic Summons Issued to Ervin Joseph Worthy, #2 Electronic Summons Issued to Roger Dale Hiatt)(al)
August 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Proposed Summons for Ervin Joseph Worthy by Judy M. Paul (Huff, Stephen)
August 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Proposed Summons for Western Express, Inc. by Judy M. Paul (Huff, Stephen)
August 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Proposed Summons for Roger Dale Hiatt by Judy M. Paul (Huff, Stephen)
August 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Western Express, Inc., Ervin Joseph Worthy, and Roger Dale Hiatt, filed by Judy M. Paul. (Filing & Administrative fee $400, Receipt # 0423-3457975) (Attachment: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(al)

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Plaintiff: Judy M. Paul
Represented By: Stephen Christopher Huff
Represented By: Gregory Lee Lyons
Represented By: John Eric Lichtenstein
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3rd party plaintiff: Ervin Joseph Worthy
Represented By: Ashley Walker Winsky
Represented By: Jeffrey Paul Miller
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3rd party plaintiff: Western Express, Inc.
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Defendant: Roger Dale Hiatt
Represented By: Daniel Leroy Fitch
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3rd party defendant: Andre G.H. Le Doux, V
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3rd party defendant: Felix Erickson Company, Inc.
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