Case details

Court: alnd
Docket #: 3:00-cv-00097
Case Name: Beckwith v. Bellsouth Telcom, et al
PACER case #: 74577
Date filed: 2000-01-12
Date terminated: 2001-02-16
Assigned to: Senior Judge Inge P Johnson
Case Cause: 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Race)
Nature of Suit: 442 Civil Rights: Jobs
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Lula T Beckwith
Plaintiff
 
Lula T Beckwith
804 Gusmus Avenue
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
256-381-2110
PRO SE

Curtis Michael Simpson
P O Box 2053
214 West Alabama Street
Florence, AL 35630
256-764-1054
Fax: 256-764-1055
Email: SimpsonCurtis@comcast.net
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Kenneth Lee Cleveland
CLEVELAND & CLEVELAND PC
2330 Highland Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35205
205-322-1811
Fax: 205-322-1848
Email: clevelandatty@hotmail.com
TERMINATED: 07/27/2000
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Mariellen Morrison
P O Box 36783
Birmingham, AL 35236-6783
205-982-8515
Fax: 205-982-8525
Email: mari@marimorrison.com
TERMINATED: 07/13/2000
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Bellsouth Telcommunication
Defendant
 
D Owen Blake , Jr
PO Box 141
Mentone, AL 35984
1-256-634-3002
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Kemper National Services, Inc.
Defendant
 
D Owen Blake , Jr
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

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2000-01-12 1 0 ORDER by Chief Judge U W. Clemon that the application is treated as a complaint and deemed filed on 1/10/00 pla is to amend the complaint w/i 30 days, failing which the court will dismiss the case; appl to proceed ifp is granted; appl for appointment of counsel is granted (referred to Magistrate Judge John E. Ott for appointment of counsel) cm (ASL) Modified on 01/12/2000 (Entered: 01/12/2000)
2000-01-12 2 0 Application treated as COMPLAINT deemed filed 1/10/00 (ASL) (Entered: 01/12/2000)
2000-01-14 3 0 ORDER in accordance with the order of 1/12/00 Mariellen Morrison is APPOINTED as counsel for the plaintiff Beckwith filed ( by Magistrate-Judge John E. Ott ) cm (KAM) (Entered: 01/14/2000)
2000-02-28 4 0 NOTICE of appearance for plaintiff Lula T Beckwith by Mari Morrison filed (ASL) (Entered: 02/29/2000)
2000-03-13 5 0 AMENDED complaint filed by plaintiff Lula T Beckwith [2-1]; jury demand filed cs (ASL) (Entered: 03/14/2000)
2000-04-28 6 0 SUMMONS (waiver) and complaint returned executed: upon defendant Bellsouth Telcom on 4/7/00 filed (ASL) (Entered: 05/01/2000)
2000-05-12 7 0 ANSWER to amended complaint by defendant Bellsouth Telcom w/appear by atty(s) D Owen Blake Jr filed cs (ASL) (Entered: 05/12/2000)
2000-06-05 8 0 ORDER setting trial ; Pretrial Conf set for 10:00 2/6/01 in Florence, AL; Jury trial set for 9:00 2/26/01 in Florence, AL ; parties are ordered to submit report of parties' planning in accordance w/trial date filed ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) cm (ASL) (Entered: 06/05/2000)
2000-06-20 9 0 Report of Parties (form 35) of compliance with FRCP 26 filed (ASL) (Entered: 06/20/2000)
2000-06-20 10 0 NOTICE of appearance for plaintiff Lula T Beckwith by K Lee Cleveland filed w/i motion to amend complaint doc #10 cs (ASL) (Entered: 06/20/2000)
2000-06-21 11 0 ORDER scheduling discovery cutoff 12/15/00; dispositive motion deadline 1/10/01; pre-trial conf set 10:00 2/2/01 in Florence, AL; jury trial set 9:00 2/26/01 in Florence, AL and other time limits as set out in this order w/exh A att by Judge Inge P. Johnson entered cm (ASL) (Entered: 06/21/2000)
2000-06-21 12 0 10 - ORDER granting motion to amend complaint and add dft Kemper National Services, Inc. [10-1] ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) entered cm (ASL) (Entered: 06/21/2000)
2000-06-21 13 0 AMENDED complaint filed by plaintiff Lula T Beckwith [2-1]; adding dft Kemper National Svcs filed cs (ASL) (Entered: 06/21/2000)
2000-06-27 14 0 MOTION by plaintiff Lula T Beckwith to consolidate case cases CV-00-B-98-NW & CV-00-J-97-NW filed cs (ASL) (Entered: 06/27/2000)
2000-06-29 15 0 ORDER denying motion to consolidate case cases CV-00-B-98-NW & CV-00-J-97-NW [14-1] filed ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) cm (ASL) (Entered: 06/29/2000)
2000-07-06 16 0 MOTION by pla Lula T Beckwith to withdraw attorney Mari Morrison filed cs (DWC) (Entered: 07/07/2000)
2000-07-07 17 0 ANSWER by dft Bellsouth Telcom to amendment to [amended] complaint filed cs (DWC) (Entered: 07/07/2000)
2000-07-13 18 0 ORDER granting motion to withdraw attorney Mari Morrison [16-1]; pla should inform court w/i 30 days re new counsel filed ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) cm (ASL) (Entered: 07/13/2000)
2000-07-26 19 0 MOTION by plaintiff Lula T Beckwith to withdraw attorney Kenneth Lee Cleveland filed cs (ASL) (Entered: 07/26/2000)
2000-07-27 20 0 ORDER granting motion to withdraw attorney Kenneth Lee Cleveland [19-1] filed ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) cm (ASL) (Entered: 07/27/2000)
2000-08-08 21 0 MOTION by plaintiff Lula T Beckwith to stay case for 60 days to allow opportunity to acquire new counsel filed (ASL) (Entered: 08/08/2000)
2000-08-09 22 0 ORDER granting motion to stay case for 60 days to allow opportunity to acquire new counsel [21-1]; pla has 60 days to notify this court regarding new counsel filed ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) cm (ASL) (Entered: 08/09/2000)
2000-08-21 23 0 ANSWER by defendant Kemper National Svcs w/appear by atty(s) D Owen Blake Jr filed cs (ASL) (Entered: 08/21/2000)
2000-10-10 24 0 MOTION by plaintiff Lula T Beckwith to amend complaint filed cs (ASL) (Entered: 10/12/2000)
2000-10-16 25 0 MOTION by plaintiff Lula T Beckwith to change venue filed cs (ASL) (Entered: 10/16/2000)
2000-10-16 26 0 ORDER denying motion to amend complaint [24-1] filed ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) cm (ASL) (Entered: 10/16/2000)
2000-10-18 27 0 ORDER that dft respond w/i 10 days to pla's motion for change of venue filed ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) cm (ASL) (Entered: 10/18/2000)
2000-10-26 28 0 OPPOSITION by defendant Bellsouth Telcom, defendant Kemper National Svcs to motion to change venue [25-1] filed cs (ASL) (Entered: 10/26/2000)
2000-10-30 29 0 ORDER denying motion to change venue [25-1] filed ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) cm (ASL) (Entered: 10/30/2000)
2000-11-13 30 0 MOTION by plaintiff Lula T Beckwith for reconsideration for a change of venue filed cs (ASL) (Entered: 11/14/2000)
2000-11-15 31 0 30 - ORDER denying motion for reconsideration for a change of venue [30-1] ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) entered cm (DWC) (Entered: 11/16/2000)
2000-12-06 32 0 MOTION by plaintiff Lula T Beckwith to amend complaint filed cs (ASL) (Entered: 12/07/2000)
2000-12-07 33 0 32 - ORDER denying motion to amend complaint [32-1] ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) entered cm (ASL) (Entered: 12/07/2000)
2000-12-14 34 0 MOTION by plaintiff Lula T Beckwith to amend notice to take deposition of dfts filed cs (ASL) (Entered: 12/18/2000)
2000-12-14 35 0 MOTION by plaintiff Lula T Beckwith to extend discovery filed cs (ASL) (Entered: 12/18/2000)
2000-12-19 36 0 OBJECTIONS by defendants to pla's notice to the court (motion to extend discovery) [35-1] filed cs (ASL) (Entered: 12/19/2000)
2000-12-20 37 0 35 - ORDER granting motion to extend discovery [35-1] ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) entered cm (ASL) (Entered: 12/20/2000)
2000-12-20 38 0 34 - ORDER approving/noting motion to amend notice to take deposition of dfts [34-1] ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) entered cm (ASL) (Entered: 12/20/2000)
2001-01-04 39 0 MOTION by defendant Bellsouth Telcom, defendant Kemper National Svcs to extend time until 1/17/01 for filing dispositive motions filed cs (ASL) (Entered: 01/04/2001)
2001-01-04 40 0 39 - ORDER granting motion to extend time until 1/17/01 for filing dispositive motions [39-1] ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) entered cm (ASL) (Entered: 01/04/2001)
2001-01-09 41 0 MOTION by plaintiff Lula T Beckwith to extend time for final list of trial witnesses & exhibits filed cs (ASL) (Entered: 01/10/2001)
2001-01-09 42 0 MOTION by plaintiff Lula T Beckwith to compel answers to interrogatories & request for production filed w/exh att cs (ASL) (Entered: 01/10/2001)
2001-01-11 43 0 42 - ORDER denying motion to compel answers to interrogatories & request for production [42-1] ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) entered cm (DWC) (Entered: 01/12/2001)
2001-01-11 44 0 41 - ORDER denying motion to extend time for final list of trial witnesses & exhibits [41-1] ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) entered cm (DWC) (Entered: 01/12/2001)
2001-01-12 45 0 MOTION by dfts' to dismiss pla's claims w/exhs atta filed cs [doc large-filed in expandable folder] (DWC) (Entered: 01/12/2001)
2001-01-12 46 0 EXHIBIT & Witness list by dfts filed cs (DWC) (Entered: 01/12/2001)
2001-01-12 47 0 ORDER on court's own motion ; Pretrial Conf set for 2/6/01 will be held in BIRMINGHAM, AL filed ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) cm (ASL) (Entered: 01/12/2001)
2001-01-16 48 0 ORDER that dft's motion to dismiss [doc 45] should be treated as a motion for sumjgm; parties are to comply w/sumjgm scheduling Order entered 6/21/00 as Exh A filed ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) cm (DWC) (Entered: 01/16/2001)
2001-01-17 49 0 MOTION by defendants for summary judgment filed w/exh att cs (ASL) (Entered: 01/17/2001)
2001-01-17 50 0 DEPOSITION of Lula T. Beckwith taken on behalf of dft filed in support of dfts' motion for summary judgment (ASL) (Entered: 01/17/2001)
2001-01-26 51 0 DEPOSITION (Original Errata Sheet) of Lula T. Beckwith filed in support of dfts' motion for summary judgment (ASL) (Entered: 01/26/2001)
2001-01-30 52 0 NOTICE of appearance for pla Lula T Beckwith by Curtis M Simpson filed cs (DWC) (Entered: 01/30/2001)
2001-01-30 53 0 AFFIDAVIT of Lula Beckwith filed [w/o notary signature & seal] (DWC) (Entered: 01/30/2001)
2001-02-07 54 0 ORDER that a joint pretrial order will be submitted to the undersigned by 2/13/01 and other deadlines as set out in this order ; Cs Mgmt ddl 2/13/01 filed ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) cm (ASL) (Entered: 02/07/2001)
2001-02-15 55 0 MOTION by plaintiff Lula T Beckwith to continue trial filed cs (ASL) (Entered: 02/15/2001)
2001-02-16 56 0 MOTION by defendant to strike afdt of pla Lula Beckwith filed w/exh att cs (ASL) (Entered: 02/16/2001)
2001-02-16 57 0 55 - ORDER finding the motion to continue trial [55-1] moot ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) entered cm (ASL) (Entered: 02/16/2001)
2001-02-16 58 0 56 - ORDER granting motion to strike afdt of pla Lula Beckwith [56-1] ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) entered cm (ASL) (Entered: 02/16/2001)
2001-02-16 59 0 MEMORANDUM opinion filed ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) cm (ASL) (Entered: 02/16/2001)
2001-02-16 60 0 ORDER in accordance with memorandum opinion granting dfts' motion to dismiss pla's claims [45-1] dismissing case on all counts of all of the pla's complaints, jgm entered in favor of dfts & against the pla, each party to bear own costs filed ( by Judge Inge P. Johnson ) cm (ASL) (Entered: 02/16/2001)
2001-02-26 61 0 NOTICE of appeal by plaintiff Lula T Beckwith from District Court decision [60-2] ; notice of appeal, order appealed from and court copy of docket entries w/transmittal letter mailed cm (ASL) Modified on 07/03/2001 (Entered: 02/28/2001)
2001-06-05 62 0 CERTIFIED copy of Appellate Court order: dismissing the appeal [61-1] for want of prosecution because appellant failed to file a corrected brief & record excerpts filed (ASL) (Entered: 06/05/2001)
2001-07-02 63 0 CERTIFIED copy of Appellate Court order: appellant's motion to reinstate appeal is GRANTED filed [Before Tjoflat & Black, Circuit Judges] (DWC) (Entered: 07/03/2001)
2002-05-15 64 0 CERTIFIED copy of Appellate Court order: affirming the decision of the District Court [61-1] issued as mandate 5/14/02 filed non-published per curiam opinion att (ASL) (Entered: 05/15/2002)