Cheatham v. National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO

Federal Civil Lawsuit Oklahoma Northern District Court, Case No. 4:16-cv-00704
District Judge Gregory K Frizzell, presiding
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Parties
No Logo Bruce Cheatham, Plaintiff

Represented by James Leon Edgar

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Bruce Neal Powers +1 918 663 8300 +1 918 663 8308 powersthatbe@tulsalawyer.net
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY Bruce Neal Powers +1 918 663 8300 +1 918 663 8308 powersthatbe@tulsalawyer.net

Represented by Steidley & Neal, PLLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Richard Warren Wassall +1 918 664 4612 +1 918 664 4133 rww@steidley-neal.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, TERMINATED: 12/14/2016, LEAD ATTORNEY Richard Warren Wassall +1 918 664 4612 +1 918 664 4133 rww@steidley-neal.com
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Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration, Defendant
No Logo Jason Perkins, Defendant

Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Marguerite L Graf
Space Steven R. Hickman
Space William Walter Osborne, Jr. +1 202 955 3800 +1 202 955 3807

Represented by Frasier Frasier & Hickman

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY Frank W Frasier, III +1 918 584 4724 +1 918 583 5637 frasier@tulsa.com

Represented by natcadc.org Law Firm Placeholder

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY Marguerite L Graf +1 202 220 9828 +1 202 628 5767 mgraf@natcadc.org

Represented by OSBORNE LAW OFFICES, P.C.

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY William W. Osborne, Jr. +1 202 243 3200 +1 202 243 3207 b.osborne@osbornelaw.com
No Logo National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO, Defendant

Represented by Frasier Frasier & Hickman

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Frank W Frasier, III +1 918 584 4724 +1 918 583 5637 frasier@tulsa.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY Frank W Frasier, III +1 918 584 4724 +1 918 583 5637 frasier@tulsa.com

Represented by natcadc.org Law Firm Placeholder

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY Marguerite L Graf +1 202 220 9828 +1 202 628 5767 mgraf@natcadc.org
Space Marguerite L Graf +1 202 220 9828 +1 202 628 5767 mgraf@natcadc.org

Represented by OSBORNE LAW OFFICES, P.C.

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY William W. Osborne, Jr. +1 202 243 3200 +1 202 243 3207 b.osborne@osbornelaw.com
Space William W. Osborne, Jr. +1 202 243 3200 +1 202 243 3207 b.osborne@osbornelaw.com
Attributes
Citation Section 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Nature of Suit 720 - Labor: Labor/Management Relations
Jurisdiction Federal Question
Case Status closed
Jury Demand Plaintiff
Timeline
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required)  Filed: 3/31/2017, Entered: None Unknown Document Type
***Civil Case Terminated (see document number 30 ) (srt, Dpty Clk)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 31 Filed: 4/3/2017, Entered: 4/3/2017
MINUTE ORDER by Court Clerk re: remand (srt, Dpty Clk)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 30 Filed: 3/31/2017, Entered: 3/31/2017 Court Filing
JUDGMENT by Chief Judge Gregory K Frizzell (Judgment of Remand), entering judgment (terminates case) (kjp, Dpty Clk)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 29 Filed: 3/31/2017, Entered: 3/31/2017 Court Filing
ORDER by Chief Judge Gregory K Frizzell ; remanding case (terminates case) ; granting 22 Motion to Remand (Documents Terminated: 14 MOTION to Dismiss and Supporting Memorandum of Law ) (kjp, Dpty Clk)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 28 Filed: 2/9/2017, Entered: 2/9/2017 Court Filing
MINUTE ORDER by Court Clerk at the direction of Magistrate Judge Paul J. Cleary, randomly reassigning the Magistrate Judge in this case, reassigning case to Magistrate Judge T Lane Wilson, Magistrate Judge Paul J Cleary no longer assigned to case, changing case number to 16-CV-704-GKF-TLW (This entry is the Official Order of the Court. No document is attached.) (sdc, Dpty Clk)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 27 Filed: 1/10/2017, Entered: 1/10/2017
RESPONSE in Opposition to Motion to Remand to State Court (Re: 22 MOTION to Remand ) by National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO, Jason Perkins ; (Hickman, Steven)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 26 Filed: 1/10/2017, Entered: 1/10/2017
REPLY to Response to Motion (Re: 14 MOTION to Dismiss and Supporting Memorandum of Law ) by National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO, Jason Perkins ; (Hickman, Steven)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 25 Filed: 1/10/2017, Entered: 1/10/2017
ATTORNEY APPEARANCE by Marguerite L Graf on behalf of National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO, Jason Perkins (Graf, Marguerite)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 24 Filed: 1/3/2017, Entered: 1/3/2017 Court Filing
MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge Gregory K Frizzell Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 16(b)(2), the Court finds good cause for delay in issuing a scheduling order in this case, as defendants have filed a Motion to Dismiss [Dkt. # 14 and Plaintiff has filed a Motion to Remand [Dkt. # 22 which should first be resolved. (This entry is the Official Order of the Court. No document is attached.) (kjp, Dpty Clk)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 23 Filed: 12/29/2016, Entered: 12/29/2016
First RESPONSE in Opposition to Motion (Re: 14 MOTION to Dismiss and Supporting Memorandum of Law ) by Bruce Cheatham ; (Powers, Bruce)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 22 Filed: 12/22/2016, Entered: 12/22/2016
MOTION to Remand by Bruce Cheatham (Powers, Bruce)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required)  Filed: 12/15/2016, Entered: None Unknown Document Type
***Remark: mailed copy of 18 and 19 to: Bruce N. Powers, Esq., 4845 South Sheridan Road, Suite 501, Tulsa, OK 74145-5719 (Re: 18 Minute Order,,, Ruling on Motion to Withdraw Attorney(s),, 19 Minute Order,,, Ruling on Motion to Withdraw Attorney(s),, ) (sac, Dpty Clk)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 21 Filed: 12/15/2016, Entered: 12/15/2016
ATTORNEY APPEARANCE by Bruce Neal Powers on behalf of Bruce Cheatham [Note: Attorney Bruce Neal Powers added to party Bruce Cheatham(pty:pla).] (kjp, Dpty Clk)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 20 Filed: 12/15/2016, Entered: 12/15/2016
ATTORNEY APPEARANCE by William Walter Osborne, Jr on behalf of National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO, Jason Perkins (Osborne, William)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 19 Filed: 12/14/2016, Entered: 12/14/2016 Court Filing
MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge Gregory K Frizzell The "Supplement to Motion to Withdraw as Counsel," erroneously docketed as a supplemental motion to withdraw, is granted. The Court Clerk is hereby mail a copy of this minute order to Bruce N. Powers, Esq., 4845 S. Sheridan Road, Suite 501, Tulsa, OK 74145-5719. Mr. Powers erroneously entered an appearance on the state court docket on December 8, 2016, after removal of the case to this court ; granting 17 Motion to Withdraw Attorney(s) (This entry is the Official Order of the Court. No document is attached.) (GKFJ, Judge)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 18 Filed: 12/14/2016, Entered: 12/14/2016 Court Filing
MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge Gregory K Frizzell Mr. Wassall's Motion to Withdraw as counsel for plaintiff is granted. The Court Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this order to Bruce N. Powers, Esq., 4845 South Sheridan Road, Suite 501, Tulsa, OK 74145-5719, who entered an appearance on the state court docket in this removed case on December 8, 2016 ; granting 7 Motion to Withdraw Attorney(s) (This entry is the Official Order of the Court. No document is attached.) (GKFJ, Judge)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 17 Filed: 12/14/2016, Entered: 12/14/2016
Supplemental MOTION to Withdraw Attorney(s) by Bruce Cheatham (Wassall, Richard)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 16 Filed: 12/14/2016, Entered: 12/14/2016 Court Filing
MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge Gregory K Frizzell Granting Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice as to Marguerite L. Graf ; finding as moot 13 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice; granting 15 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice (This entry is the Official Order of the Court. No document is attached.) (kjp, Dpty Clk)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 15 Filed: 12/14/2016, Entered: 12/14/2016
MOTION for Attorney(s) Marguerite L. Graf to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice Amended by National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO, Jason Perkins (With attachments) (Hickman, Steven) Modified on 12/14/2016 edited docket text to remove waiver language (jln, Dpty Clk).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 14 Filed: 12/13/2016, Entered: 12/13/2016
MOTION to Dismiss and Supporting Memorandum of Law by National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO, Jason Perkins (Hickman, Steven)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 13 Filed: 12/13/2016, Entered: 12/13/2016
MOTION for Attorney(s) Marguerite F. Graf to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice (paid $75 PHV fee; receipt number 1085-1682856) by National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO (With attachments) (Hickman, Steven)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 12 Filed: 12/2/2016, Entered: 12/2/2016 Court Filing
MINUTE ORDER by Chief Judge Gregory K Frizzell (re William W. Osborne Jr) ; granting 11 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice (This entry is the Official Order of the Court. No document is attached.) (kjp, Dpty Clk)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 11 Filed: 12/2/2016, Entered: 12/2/2016
MOTION for Attorney(s) William W. Osborne, Jr. to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice (paid $75 PHV fee; receipt number 1085-1679169) by National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO, Jason Perkins (With attachments) (Hickman, Steven)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 10 Filed: 11/29/2016, Entered: 11/29/2016
STATUS REPORT on Removed Action by National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO (Hickman, Steven)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 9 Filed: 11/29/2016, Entered: 11/29/2016
CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO (Hickman, Steven)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 8 Filed: 11/28/2016, Entered: 11/28/2016
NOTICE of Docket Entry Modification; Error: wrong PDF attached; Correction: attached correct PDF (Re: 1 Civil Cover Sheet ) (sc, Dpty Clk)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 7 Filed: 11/28/2016, Entered: 11/28/2016
MOTION to Withdraw Attorney(s) by Bruce Cheatham (Wassall, Richard)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 6 Filed: 11/27/2016, Entered: 11/27/2016
MINUTE ORDER by Court Clerk , directing William Osborne Jr. and Marguerite Graf to file by December 19, 2016 a Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice per Local Civil Rule 83.2. Additionally, if you intend to practice in this district in the future and want to become a member of this district, please submit an application for attorney admission. (This entry is the Official Order of the Court. No document is attached.) (lal, Dpty Clk)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 5 Filed: 11/23/2016, Entered: 11/23/2016
MINUTE ORDER by Court Clerk , : Pursuant to Local Rule 81.2, the removing party(ies) shall file a Status Report on Removed Action within five (5) days of the filing of the notice of removal in the U.S. District Court. The form is available on the Court's website. (This entry is the Official Order of the Court. No document is attached.) (sc, Dpty Clk)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 4 Filed: 11/23/2016, Entered: 11/23/2016
MINUTE ORDER by Court Clerk , directing National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO to file a Corporate Disclosure Statement pursuant to FRCvP 7.1 within seven (7) days of this order, if they have not already done so. The parties shall use the form entitled Corporate Disclosure Statement available on the Courts website (please do not refile if already filed on non-court form unless directed to do so). If you have already filed your Corporate Disclosure Statement in this case, you are reminded to file a Supplemental Corporate Disclosure Statement within a reasonable time of any change in the information that the statement requires. (This entry is the Official Order of the Court. No document is attached.) (sc, Dpty Clk)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 3 Filed: 11/22/2016, Entered: 11/23/2016
FILING FEES Paid in Full by National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO, Jason Perkins (sc, Dpty Clk)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 2 Filed: 11/22/2016, Entered: 11/23/2016
NOTICE of Removal from Tulsa County District Court, case number CJ-2016-3776 by National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO, Jason Perkins (sc, Dpty Clk)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 1 Filed: 11/22/2016, Entered: 11/23/2016
CIVIL COVER SHEET by National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO, Jason Perkins (sc, Dpty Clk) (Main Document 1 replaced on 11/28/2016: attached correct PDF) (sc, Dpty Clk).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required)  Filed: 10/18/2016, Entered: None Unknown Document Type
PETITION/COMPLAINT with Jury Demand filed in State Court against National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO by Bruce Cheatham (sc, Dpty Clk)
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