Case: Allen v. Thorn Americas Inc.

COMPLAINT w/JS44 ( 0 Summons(es) issued) Receipt #136022 $150.00 paid (Bonnie Rowland) (Entered: 08/15/1997)

Notice of Voluntary Track Assignment (Early Assessment Program) (Bonnie Rowland) (Entered: 08/15/1997)

ANSWER by defendant Thorn Americas Inc (Court Employee) (Entered: 10/15/1997)

MINUTE ENTRY as to plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward, defendant Thorn Americas Inc of Scheduling Conference. Judge Scott O. Wright presiding Court Reporter: April Mason (Court Employee) (Entered: 10/22/1997)

ORDER: by Judge Scott O. Wright ;discovery ddl set 8/1/98 ;witness list ddl set 10/1/98 ;exhibit list ddl set 10/1/98 (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 10/22/1997)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of First Requests for Production to Plt Lester Allen; First Requests for Production to Plt Earl Ward; Dft's First Requests for Production to Plaintiff Lonnie Snow; Dft's First Requests for Produciton to Plaintiff Jeff Granville; Dft's First Requests for Production to Plt Marcella Lee; Dft's First Interrogatories to Plt Lester Allen; Dft's First Interrogatories to Plt Earl Ward; Dft's First Interrogatories to Lonnie Snow; Dft's First Interrogatories to Plt Jeff Granville; Dft's First Interrogatories to Plt Marcella Lee (Court Employee) (Entered: 10/31/1997)

MOTION by defendant Thorn Americas Inc for modification or clarification of the scheduling order of 10/22/97 (Court Employee) (Entered: 11/07/1997)

Suggestions by defendant Thorn Americas Inc in support of motion for modification or clarification of the scheduling order of 10/22/97 [8−1] (Court Employee) (Entered: 11/07/1997)

NOTICE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward of taking depo of authorized representative of defendant on Monday; 12/15/97 (Court Employee) (Entered: 11/10/1997)

NOTICE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward of taking depo of authorized representative of dft on Tuesday; 12/16/97 (Court Employee) (Entered: 11/10/1997)

NOTICE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward of taking depo of Douglas D. Anderson on Friday; 12/19/97 (Court Employee) (Entered: 11/10/1997)

NOTICE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward of taking depo of authorized representatives of defendant on Thursday; 12/18/97 (Court Employee) (Entered: 11/10/1997)

NOTICE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward of taking depo of authorized representatives of defendant on Wednesday; 12/17/97 (Court Employee) (Entered: 11/10/1997)

CERTIFICATE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward of service of plt's first request for prod/documents; plt Allen's first interrogatories; Plt Ward's first interrogatories; Plt Snow's first interrogatories; Plt Lee's first interrogatories; Plt Granville's first interrogatories (Court Employee) (Entered: 11/10/1997)

Suggestions by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward in opposition to motion for modification or clarification of the scheduling order of 10/22/97 [8−1] (Court Employee) (Entered: 11/12/1997)

ORDER by Judge Scott O. Wright denying defendant's motion for modification or clarification of the scheduling order of 10/22/97 [8−1] (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 11/14/1997)

CERTIFICATE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward of service of Rule 26(A)(1) Disclosures (Georgia Kee) (Entered: 11/18/1997)

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Judge Scott O. Wright; pursuant to the agreement and stipulation of the parties (contained in order), and for good cause shown, including the protection of certain confidential or proprietary information or documents ("Confidential Material"); see order for details : (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 11/24/1997)

CERTIFICATE by plaintiff Lonnie Snow of service of 2nd interrogatories (Court Employee) (Entered: 11/24/1997)

CERTIFICATE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward of service of plt Allens's objs/to dfts 1st interrogatories; plt Granvilles' obj/to dft's 1st interrogatories; plt Lee's obj/to dft's 1st interrogatories; plt Snow's obj/dft 1st interrogatories; plt Ward's obj/to dft/1st interrogatories; plt Allens' obj/dft/1st req/prod/doc; plt Granville's obj/dft/1st req/prod/doc; plt Lee's obj/dft/1st req/prod/doc; plt's Snow's obj/dfts/1st req/prod/doc; plt Ward's obj/dfts/1st req/pro/doc (Court Employee) (Entered: 12/08/1997)

MINUTE ENTRY as to plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward, defendant Thorn Americas Inc Judge Scott O. Wright presiding; plt's letter dated 12/2/97 re: scheduling is discussed; Court Reporter: C. Reed (Court Employee) (Entered: 12/11/1997)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of dft obj/plt Granville's opening interrogatories; dft/obj to plt Allen's opening interrogatories; dfts obj to plt Lee's opening interrogatories; dfts obj to plt Snow's opening interrogatories; dft's obj to plt's 1st req/prod of doc; dft obj to plts notice to take depo (Court Employee) (Entered: 12/09/1997)

FURTHER SCHEDULING ORDER: by Judge Scott O. Wright; ordered issued previously on 10/22/97; all deadlines set on that date except deadlines for objections to written discovery (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 12/15/1997)

MOTION by defendant Thorn Americas Inc for protective order to prevent deposition (Court Employee) (Entered: 12/16/1997)

Suggestions by defendant Thorn Americas Inc in support of motion for protective order to prevent deposition [26−1] (Court Employee) (Entered: 12/16/1997)

AFFIDAVIT of John K Henderson Jr regarding motion for protective order to prevent deposition [26−1] (Court Employee) (Entered: 12/16/1997)

MOTION by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward for leave to file amended complaint (Court Employee) (Entered: 12/16/1997)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of dft's obj to plt Ward's opening interrogatories (Court Employee) (Entered: 12/18/1997)

MINUTE ENTRY as to plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward, defendant Thorn Americas Inc Judge Scott O. Wright presiding Court Reporter: S. Brogan Motion #26 for protective order is discussed (Court Employee) (Entered: 12/22/1997)

ORDER by Judge Scott O. Wright denying dft's motion for protective order to prevent deposition [26−1] (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 12/22/1997)

Suggestions by defendant Thorn Americas Inc in opposition to plt's motion to file amended complpaint (Court Employee) (Entered: 12/24/1997)

Objections by defendant Thorn Americas Inc to plt Snow's second interrogatories (Court Employee) (Entered: 12/24/1997)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of dft's objections to plts Snow's 2nd Interrogatories (Court Employee) (Entered: 12/24/1997)

Suggestions by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward in opposition to dft's motion for protective order to prevent deposition of Douglas Anderson (doc 26; previously ruled on 12/22/97) (Court Employee) Modified on 12/24/1997 (Entered: 12/24/1997)

MOTION by defendant Thorn Americas Inc for protective order , and for reconsideration (Georgia Kee) (Entered: 12/31/1997)

Suggestions by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward in opposition to motion for reconsideration [38−2] (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/06/1998)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of dft's initial discl (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/06/1998)

Reply suggestions by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward to plt's motion for leave to file first amended complaint (doc 29) (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/06/1998)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of dft's responses to plt's 1st req/ porduction of documents and things and privilege log (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/07/1998)

CERTIFICATE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward of service of plt Lonnie Snow's responses to Dft's 1st interrogatories; plt Jeff Granville's responses to dft's 1st interrogatories; plt Lester Allen's responses to dft's 1st interrogatories; plt Earl Ward's responses to dft's 1st interrogatories (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/07/1998)

Reply suggestions by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward to motion for reconsideration [38−2] (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/08/1998)

MINUTE ENTRY as to plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward, defendant Thorn Americas Inc Judge Scott O. Wright presiding Court Reporter: C. Reed; Discovery dispute re deposition of dft's C.E.O. discussed (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/13/1998)

ORDER by Judge Scott O. Wright denying dft's motion for protective order [38−1] (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/09/1998)

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Judge Scott O. Wright :protective order issued to expedite the flow of discovery material, facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes over confidentiality, provide adequate protection for material entitled to be kept confidential, on the joint motion and stipulation of the parties; see order for details (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/09/1998)

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT Number of summon(s): 0 (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/22/1998)

NOTICE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward of taking videotaped depo of Douglas D. Anderson on 2/6/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/20/1998)

AMENDED NOTICE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward of taking depo of Douglas D. Anderson on 2/6/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/21/1998)

CERTIFICATE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward of service of plt's discovery (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/22/1998)

CERTIFICATE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward of service of plt's disc response (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/22/1998)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of production of additional documents responsive to plt's requests for production and plt's were served with dft's 1st supplemental privilege log (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/28/1998)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of dft's answers to plt Allen's, Wards', Snow's, Granville's, Lee's opening interrogatories and Snow's 2nd Interrogatories (Court Employee) (Entered: 01/29/1998)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of additional response to plas' req f/ prod and dft's second supplemental privilege log (Court Employee) (Entered: 02/03/1998)

NOTICE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of taking depo of Allen Floyd on 2/20/98, Godfrey Panama, on 3/9/98 and Richard Cargo on 3/10/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 02/17/1998)

TRANSCRIPT of Telephone Conference held on 1/8/98 before Judge Scott O. Wright as to plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward, defendant Thorn Americas Inc (Court Employee) (Entered: 02/19/1998)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of objections to 2nd request for production of documents and things (Court Employee) (Entered: 02/19/1998)

NOTICE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward of taking depo of Jim Turner on 3/16/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 02/25/1998)

NOTICE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward of taking depo of Tom Wright on 3/20/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 02/25/1998)

NOTICE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward of taking depo of Jim Weinrich on 3/19/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 02/25/1998)

NOTICE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward of taking depo of Greg Green on 3/18/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 02/25/1998)

NOTICE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward, defendant Thorn Americas Inc of taking depo of Marvin Fitzpatrick on 3/17/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 02/25/1998)

AMENDED NOTICE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of taking depo of Godfrey Panama on 3/9/98 (Sealed Case User) (Entered: 03/06/1998)

NOTICE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of taking depo of Barrett Lee on 3/11/98 and Adresie Dace on 3/13/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/09/1998)

NOTICE by plaintiffs of taking depo of Marvin Fitzpatrick on 3/16/98 (Kelly McIlvain) (Entered: 03/09/1998)

NOTICE by plaintiff of taking depo of Jim Turner on 3/17/98 (Kelly McIlvain) (Entered: 03/09/1998)

CERTIFICATE by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Earl Ward of service of 3rd request for production of documents (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/10/1998)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of suppl disclosures (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/11/1998)

NOTICE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of taking depo of Mike Bouknight on 3/13/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/12/1998)

MINUTE ENTRY of Teleconference Judge Scott O. Wright presiding Court Reporter: April Mason; Dispute re deposition questions discussed (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/16/1998)

CERTIFICATE by plaintiff of service of st supplmental Rule 26 disclosure (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/18/1998)

NOTICE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of taking depo of Godfrey Panama on 3/23/98 and Richard Cargo on 3/23/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/20/1998)

NOTICE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of taking depo of Adresie Dace on 3/30/98, Barrett Lee on 3/31/98, Micheal Bouknight on 4/1/98, Ken Roberson on 4/2/98 and Terry Randle on 4/3/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/20/1998)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of 26(1)(2) Disclosures (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/24/1998)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of 4th suppl Privilege Log (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/30/1998)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of addtl documents responsive to plt's request for production and 3rd suppl privilege log (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/30/1998)

CERTIFICATE of transmission of deposition of Jim Turner taken on 3/17/98 on behalf of plaintiff Costs: $571.00 paid by plts and $156.60 paid by dft (Court Employee) (Entered: 03/31/1998)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of 2nd request for Production of Documents (Court Employee) (Entered: 04/02/1998)

NOTICE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of taking depo of Michael Bouknight on 4/10/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 04/07/1998)

Status report by plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward concerning settlement &proposed case management plan (Georgia Kee) (Entered: 04/20/1998)

CERTIFICATE by plaintiff of service of response to dft's 2nd request for Production of Documents (Court Employee) (Entered: 04/21/1998)

ORDER by Judge Scott O. Wright that dft respond to plt's case management plan within ten days of the date of this order [83−1] (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 04/22/1998)

Proposed Case Managment Plan and Response by defendant Thorn Americas Inc to order of 4/22/98 [85−1] (Court Employee) (Entered: 05/01/1998)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of 5th Supplemental Privilege Log (Georgia Kee) (Entered: 05/06/1998)

NOTICE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of taking depo of Richard Cargo on 5/8/98 at 9:00am, of Godfrey Panama on 5/8/98 at 10:00am and of Joe Fulson on

NOTICE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of taking depo of Barrett Lee on 5/12/98, Adresie Dace on 5/13/98, Ken Roberson on 5/13/98, Terry Randle on 5/15/98, Ron Gillins on 5/15/98 and Rodney Johnson on 5/18/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 05/08/1998)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of subpoena's (Court Employee) (Entered: 05/08/1998)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of 6th Suppl Privilege Log (Court Employee) (Entered: 05/13/1998)

NOTICE by plaintiff Lester Allen of taking depo of John M Klamann on 5/29/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 05/20/1998)

MOTION by plaintiff Lester Allen to amend scheduling order to extend expert deadlines (Court Employee) (Entered: 06/02/1998)

Suggestions by defendant Thorn Americas Inc in opposition to motion to amend scheduling order to extend expert deadlines [94−1] (Court Employee) (Entered: 06/04/1998)

MINUTE ENTRY:Teleconference as to plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward, defendant Thorn Americas Judge Scott O. Wright presiding; #94 plf's motion to amend the schedule discussed; Court Reporter: A. Mason (Georgia Kee) (Entered: 06/05/1998)

ORDER by Judge Scott O. Wright granting plt's motion to amend scheduling order to extend expert deadlines [94−1] The parties shall meet on 6/8/98 to conduct discovery on the dft's computer; plts shall disclose their expert by 6/22/98; dft shall disclose its expert by 7/13/98 ; discovery due on or before 8/1/98 (cc: all counsel) (Court Employee) (Entered: 06/09/1998)

CERTIFICATE of transmission of deposition of Marvin Fitzpatrick taken on 5/29/98 on behalf of plaintiff Lester Allen, plaintiff Marcella Lee, plaintiff Lonnie Snow, plaintiff Jeffrey T Granville, plaintiff Earl Ward Costs: $382.60 pd by plfs'; $127.80 pd by dft (Georgia Kee) (Entered: 06/10/1998)

NOTICE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of taking depo of Joe Fulson on 6/18/98, Fatena Dahdal on 6/19/98 &Adreise Dace on 6/19/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 06/12/1998)

NOTICE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of taking depo of Chad Ryerson on 6/22/98, Rita Hollins 6/26/98, John "Brad" Costa and Tom Shadid on 7/2/98, Ken Roerson 7/6/98, Mikde Saxton 7/8/98, Keith Pittman 7/10/98, Tim White 7/14/98, Terry Randle 7/16/98, Rodney Johnson 7/20/98, Ron Gillins on 7/21/98 and Barrett Lee on 7/22/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 06/17/1998)

CERTIFICATE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of service of Subpoenas (Court Employee) (Entered: 06/17/1998)

NOTICE by defendant Thorn Americas Inc of taking depo of Marques Wilson on 7/15/98 at 9:00am (Court Employee) (Entered: 06/18/1998)

TRANSCRIPT of telephone conference held on 6/4/98 before Judge Scott O. Wright as to defendant Thorn Americas Inc (Court Employee) (Entered: 07/02/1998)

DESIGNATION by plaintiffs' of Experts (Court Employee) (Entered: 06/23/1998)

NOTICE by plaintiffs of taking depo of Linda Adams on 7/17/98, Russ Barber on 7/16/98, Rober Walker 7/16/98, Tim Steelman on 7/20/98, JR Rich 7/21/98, Phil Schottel 7/21/98 (Court Employee) (Entered: 06/24/1998)

NOTICE by plaintiffs Lester Allen of taking depo of Kim Martin on 7/30/98 at 9:00 (Court Employee) (Entered: 06/24/1998)