Lara v. BNSF Railway Company
Plaintiff: Mark Lara
Defendant: BNSF Railway Company
Case Number: 0:2021cv00066
Filed: April 9, 2021
Court: US District Court for the District of Wyoming
Presiding Judge: Alan B Johnson
Referring Judge: Kelly H Rankin
Nature of Suit: Federal Employer's Liability
Cause of Action: 45 U.S.C. ยง 51
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 2, 2021 Filing 20 DISREGARD. Filing error. To be refiled by local counsel. MOTION REFERRED TO Judge Kelly H Rankin. MOTION for Jaclyn S. LaFerriere to appear pro hac vice; Check not tendered; filed by Defendant BNSF Railway Company. (Laferriere, Jaclyn) Modified on 6/2/2021 (Court Staff, sbh).
June 1, 2021 Filing 19 Notice of Pro Hac Vice Attorney Appearance by Lynn R. Kuznitz on behalf of BNSF Railway Company (Kuznitz, Lynn)
May 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER REQUIRING JOINT REPORT of Meeting and Proposed Joint Discovery and Case Management Plan and Setting Initial Pretrial Conference by the Honorable Alan B Johnson. Initial Pretrial Conference reset for 6/17/2021 at 9:30 AM BY TELEPHONE before Honorable Alan B Johnson. All parties should appear by telephone through the Courts conference call system. Guests call: Toll Free 866-434-5269 | Access code 1316504# | Join as guest Press # | Security code 1001# (Court Staff, ssw)
May 18, 2021 Filing 17 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY MOTIONS AND DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS INCLUDING MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND ANALOGOUS MOTIONS TO DISMISS IN CIVIL CASES by the Honorable Alan B Johnson. (Court Staff, ssw)
May 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE by the Honorable Scott W Skavdahl. Case reassigned to the Honorable Alan B Johnson as Presiding Judge with the Honorable Kelly H Rankin as Referral Judge for all further proceedings. (Court Staff, sjlg)
May 12, 2021 Filing 15 (TEXT-ONLY) NOTICE OF INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: BY TELEPHONE - All parties shall appear by telephone through the Courts conference call system. Guests call: Toll Free 1-888-398-2342| Access code 3107456. | Join as guest Press # |Security code 1001#. Parties should have their calendars on hand for scheduling. Initial Pretrial Conference set for 6/21/2021 09:00 AM before Honorable Kelly H Rankin. (Court Staff, smxb)
May 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER GRANTING ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF LYNN R. KUZNITZ AS COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY by the Honorable Kelly H Rankin. Granting #13 Motion to appear pro hac vice (Court Staff, smxb) (Main Document 14 replaced on 5/13/2021) (Court Staff, smxb).
May 6, 2021 Filing 13 MOTION for Lynn R. Kuznitz to appear pro hac vice; Check not tendered; filed by Defendant BNSF Railway Company. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 Proposed Order)(Goman, Keith)
May 6, 2021 PAYMENT ENTRY: Pro Hac Vice fee paid on behalf of Lynn R. Kuznitz, $ 100, receipt number AWYDC-1931705 re #13 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Goman, Keith)
May 4, 2021 Filing 12 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE filed by BNSF Railway Company, identifying Other Affiliate Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, Other Affiliate National Indemnity Company, Other Affiliate Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Other Affiliate OBH LLC for BNSF Railway Company. (Goman, Keith)
May 4, 2021 Filing 11 ANSWER to #1 Complaint with Jury Demand by BNSF Railway Company. (Goman, Keith) Deleted repetitive text on 5/7/2021 (Court Staff, sjlg).
April 30, 2021 Filing 10 Notice of Pro Hac Vice Attorney Appearance by Paul Anthony Banker on behalf of Mark Lara (Banker, Paul)
April 30, 2021 Filing 9 Notice of Pro Hac Vice Attorney Appearance by Randal W LeNeave on behalf of Mark Lara (LeNeave, Randal)
April 23, 2021 FINANCIAL ENTRY: Payment of $200 received for pro hac vice fees for Randal W Leneave and Paul Banker. Receipt CHY034626. (Court Staff, sjk)
April 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER GRANTING ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF RANDAL W. LENEAVE AND PAUL BANKER AS COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF MARK LARA by the Honorable Kelly H Rankin. Granting #6 Motion to appear pro hac vice; granting #7 Motion to appear pro hac vice. (Court Staff, smxb)
April 20, 2021 Filing 7 MOTION for PAUL BANKER to appear pro hac vice; Check not tendered; filed by Plaintiff Mark Lara. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 Proposed Order)(Fitzgerald, James)
April 20, 2021 Filing 6 MOTION for RANDAL W. LENEAVE to appear pro hac vice; Check not tendered; filed by Plaintiff Mark Lara. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 Proposed Order)(Fitzgerald, James)
April 14, 2021 Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Mark Lara. BNSF Railway Company served on 4/13/2021, answer due on 5/4/2021 (Fitzgerald, James)
April 9, 2021 Filing 4 NOTICE of complexity by Plaintiff Mark Lara: this case is non-complex. (Court Staff, stmo)
April 9, 2021 Filing 3 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Michael James Fitzgerald on behalf of Mark Lara (Court Staff, stmo)
April 9, 2021 Filing 2 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by James E Fitzgerald on behalf of Mark Lara (Court Staff, stmo)
April 9, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT with Jury Demand filed by Mark Lara (1 summons issued) (Filing fee $402 receipt #CHY034564) (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 MJ Consent) (Court Staff, stmo) (Attachment 2 replaced on 4/13/2021) (Court Staff, stmo).

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Plaintiff: Mark Lara
Represented By: Michael James Fitzgerald
Represented By: James E Fitzgerald
Represented By: Randal W LeNeave
Represented By: Paul Anthony Banker
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Defendant: BNSF Railway Company
Represented By: Lynn R. Kuznitz
Represented By: Keith M Goman
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