Sluder v. Advent Health
| Kansas District Court | |
| Judge: | Eric F Melgren |
| Referred: | Rachel E Schwartz |
| Case #: | 2:25-cv-02729 |
| Nature of Suit | 445 Civil Rights - Amer w/Disabilities-Employment |
| Cause | 42:1983 Civil Rights (Employment Discrimination) |
| Case Filed: | Dec 09, 2025 |
| Last checked: Sunday Jun 07, 2026 2:36 AM CDT |
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Defendant
Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc.
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Represented By
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Plaintiff
Jeffrey Sluder
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Represented By
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| TERMINATED PARTIES | |
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Defendant
Advent Health
Terminated: 02/03/2026
Serve Reg Agt: Kathryn Wiltse 9119 W. 74th Street Suite 260
Merriam, KS 66204 |
Represented By
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| Docket last updated: 08/11/2026 11:59 PM CDT |
| Tuesday, July 14, 2026 | ||
| 47 | 47
order
Order ~Util - Terminate Deadlines and Hearings
Tue 07/14 8:35 AM
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. The parties notified the Magistrate Judge's chambers by email on July 13, 2026, that the parties have settled this matter. Accordingly, the Court directs the parties to file dismissal papers, referring to the appropriate section(s) of Fed. R. Civ. P. 41, and signed by all parties, on or before August 14, 2026. The Court suspends all other remaining deadlines and hearings, including the final pretrial conference scheduled for August 25, 2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rachel E. Schwartz on 7/14/2026. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.)(bh) |
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| Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | ||
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order
Order on Motion for Discovery Hearing
Tue 06/23 10:57 AM
ORDER denying without prejudice Plaintiff's Renewed Motion for a Discovery Conference, ECF No. 45. The Court denies the request for a discovery conference for the reasons stated in greater detail in an email dated June 23, 2026. On or before June 26, 2026, Defendant shall serve amended responses to Plaintiff's Interrogatories and Requests for Production consistent with the additional guidance provided in the Court's email. On or before June 30, 2026, the parties are directed to meet and confer by videoconference. If any discovery dispute remains after the parties have exhausted those meet-and-confer efforts, any party may renew a request for a discovery conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rachel E. Schwartz on June 23, 2026. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (drk) |
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motion
Discovery Hearing
Tue 06/23 10:55 AM
Plaintiff's Renewed Motion for a Discovery Conference. On June 18, 2026, counsel for Plaintiff Jeffrey Sluder emailed the Magistrate Judge's chambers to request a discovery conference for a second time. For clarity of the record, the renewed request is docketed as a motion. (drk) |
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| Monday, June 22, 2026 | ||
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misc
Certificate of Service
Mon 06/22 4:14 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Fourth Set of Requests for Production of Documents to Plaintiff by Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc.. (Tran, Claudia) |
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adr
ADR Report
Mon 06/22 11:05 AM
ADR REPORT by Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc.. ADR session held on: 06/09/2026 and conducted by Dave Vogel. Results of ADR: Case did not settle. Status of litigation at time of ADR: Partial Discovery(Tran, Claudia) |
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| Friday, June 12, 2026 | ||
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notice
Notice of Intent to Issue Subpoena
Fri 06/12 4:45 PM
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE SUBPOENA by Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc. Subpoena to be issued to: Social Security Administration (Tran, Claudia) |
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notice
Notice of Intent to Issue Subpoena
Fri 06/12 4:43 PM
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE SUBPOENA by Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc. Subpoena to be issued to: Indiana University Health, Inc. (Tran, Claudia) |
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misc
Certificate of Service
Fri 06/12 4:03 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Plaintiff's Second Set of Requests for Production to Defendant Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc. and Plaintiff's Second Set of Interrogatories to Defendant Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc. by Jeffrey Sluder. (Corl, Brandon) |
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| Thursday, June 11, 2026 | ||
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misc
Certificate of Service
Thu 06/11 4:17 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Second Supplemental Disclosures by Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc.. (Tran, Claudia) |
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misc
Certificate of Service
Thu 06/11 3:27 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Plaintiff's First Supplemental Disclosures Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a) by Jeffrey Sluder. (Corl, Brandon) |
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| Monday, June 08, 2026 | ||
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misc
Certificate of Service
Mon 06/08 5:02 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of First Requests for Admission and Third Set of Requests for Production of Documents to Plaintiff by Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc.. (Sheffield, Robert) |
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| Monday, June 01, 2026 | ||
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misc
Certificate of Service
Mon 06/01 3:30 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Defendant's Second Set of Interrogatories to Plaintiff and Defendant's Second Set of Requests for Production of Documents to Plaintiff by Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc.. (Sheffield, Robert) |
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| Friday, May 29, 2026 | ||
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notice
Notice of Intent to Issue Subpoena
Fri 05/29 5:21 PM
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE SUBPOENA by Jeffrey Sluder Subpoena to be issued to: Life Insurance Company of North America(Corl, Brandon) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit - Redacted 1
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order
Order on Motion for Extension of Time
Fri 05/29 4:46 PM
ORDER granting33 Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Request a Pre-Motion Discovery Conference. This is the second request to extend the deadline by which the parties must request a discovery conference. The Court grants the Motion as unopposed insofar as the Court extends the deadline up to and including June 12, 2026, for Defendant to request a pre-motion discovery conference with the assigned Magistrate Judge pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 37.1(a) regarding the discovery specified in the Motion. If a motion to compel becomes necessary, the Court will set a briefing schedule at the discovery conference. The parties are reminded that if a discovery dispute ultimately arises, the Court may still evaluate the diligence in attempting to resolve any dispute, consistent with D. Kan. Rule 37.1(c). Signed by Magistrate Judge Rachel E. Schwartz on May 29, 2026. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (drk) |
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motion
Extension of Time
Fri 05/29 4:09 PM
Unopposed MOTION for extension of time to Request a Pre-motion Discovery Conference by Plaintiff Jeffrey Sluder (Corl, Brandon) |
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| Thursday, May 21, 2026 | ||
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misc
Certificate of Service
Thu 05/21 4:10 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Defendant's First Supplemental Disclosures by Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc.. (Tran, Claudia) |
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| Monday, May 18, 2026 | ||
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order
Order on Motion for Extension of Time
Mon 05/18 12:42 PM
ORDER granting29 Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion to Compel Discovery. The Court grants the Motion as unopposed insofar as the Court extends the deadline up to and including June 2, 2026, for Defendant to request a pre-motion discovery conference with the assigned Magistrate Judge pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 37.1(a) regarding the discovery specified in the Motion. The parties are reminded that they must exhaust their meet-and-confer obligations pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 37.2 prior to requesting a discovery conference. If a motion to compel becomes necessary, the Court will set a briefing schedule at the discovery conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rachel E. Schwartz on May 18, 2026. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (drk) |
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| Friday, May 15, 2026 | ||
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misc
Certificate of Service
Fri 05/15 5:23 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Disclosure of Expert Witnesses by Jeffrey Sluder. (Corl, Brandon) |
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motion
Extension of Time
Fri 05/15 4:29 PM
UNOPPOSED MOTION for Extension of Time to File Motion to Compel Discovery by Plaintiff Jeffrey Sluder. (Motion referred to Magistrate Judge Rachel E. Schwartz.) (Corl, Brandon) |
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| Thursday, May 14, 2026 | ||
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notice
Notice of Intent to Issue Subpoena
Thu 05/14 12:54 PM
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE SUBPOENA by Jeffrey Sluder Subpoena to be issued to: New York Life Insurance Company(Corl, Brandon) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit - Redacted 1
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| Tuesday, May 05, 2026 | ||
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discov
Notice to Take Deposition
Tue 05/05 3:42 PM
NOTICE by Defendant Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc. of taking deposition of Jeffrey Sluder on 05/28/2026 at 9:00 a.m. (Tran, Claudia) |
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| Friday, April 17, 2026 | ||
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misc
Certificate of Service
Fri 04/17 1:21 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Defendant's Answers to First Set of Interrogatories and Responses to First Set of Requests for Production by Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc.. (Tran, Claudia) |
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| Monday, April 06, 2026 | ||
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misc
Certificate of Service
Mon 04/06 7:35 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Plaintiff's Objections and Responses to Defendant's First Set of Requests for Production to Plaintiff and Plaintiff's Answers and Objections to Defendant's First Set of Interrogatories to Plaintiff by Jeffrey Sluder. (Corl, Brandon) |
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| Monday, March 23, 2026 | ||
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order
Order on Motion to Amend Scheduling Order
Mon 03/23 11:48 AM
ORDER granting ECF No. 23 Joint Motion to Extend the Mediation Deadline. Mediation is ordered to occur no later than June 9, 2026. Defense counsel must file an ADR report within 14 days after any scheduled ADR process, using the form on the court's website: http://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/adr-report/. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rachel E. Schwartz on March 23, 2026. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (drk) |
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motion
Amend Scheduling Order
Mon 03/23 11:46 AM
Joint Motion to Extend the Mediation Deadline. The parties emailed the Magistrate Judge's chambers regarding their Confidential Settlement Reports on March 16, 2026. The Court construes these communications, along with the22 Joint Mediation Notice filed on March 19, 2026, as a request for an extension of time up to and including June 9, 2026, to conduct a mediation. For the clarity of the docket, the Court will treat this request as a joint motion. (drk) |
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| Thursday, March 19, 2026 | ||
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notice
Joint Mediation Notice
Thu 03/19 9:47 AM
JOINT MEDIATION NOTICE - Mediation to be held June 9, 2026 by Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc. (Tran, Claudia) |
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| Wednesday, February 25, 2026 | ||
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service
Return of Service of Summons EXECUTED
Wed 02/25 1:47 PM
SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED -- Personal Service by Jeffrey Sluder upon Advent Health served on 12/15/2025, answer due 1/19/2026 (Corl, Brandon) |
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| Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | ||
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misc
Certificate of Service
Wed 02/18 10:28 AM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Plaintiff's First Set of Requests for Production to Defendant Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc. and Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories to Defendant Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc. by Jeffrey Sluder. (Corl, Brandon) |
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| Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | ||
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answer
Answer to Amended Complaint
Tue 02/17 4:07 PM
ANSWER to13 Amended Complaint, by Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc..(Sheffield, Robert) |
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| Monday, February 16, 2026 | ||
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service
Return of Service of Summons EXECUTED
Mon 02/16 4:55 PM
SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED -- Service by Email to Counsel for Defendant by Jeffrey Sluder upon Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc. served on 2/8/2026, answer due 3/2/2026 (Corl, Brandon) |
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| Thursday, February 12, 2026 | ||
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order
Order on Motion for Protective Order
Thu 02/12 11:36 AM
ORDER granting the Parties' Joint Motion for a Protective Order, ECF No. 16. The Court grants the Motion and enters the parties' proposed protective order with minor changes that were communicated to the parties via email on February 11, 2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rachel E. Schwartz on February 12, 2026. (drk) |
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motion
Protective Order
Thu 02/12 11:34 AM
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| Monday, February 09, 2026 | ||
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misc
Certificate of Service
Mon 02/09 4:01 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Defendant's First Set of Interrogatories to Plaintiff and Defendant's First Set of Requests for Production of Documents to Plaintiff by Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc.. (Sheffield, Robert) |
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| Wednesday, February 04, 2026 | ||
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order
Scheduling Order
Wed 02/04 10:06 AM
SCHEDULING ORDER: Mediation Notice or Confidential Settlement Report Due to Magistrate Judge on 3/13/2026. Mediation deadline 4/24/2026. Discovery deadline 7/24/2026. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 7/31/2026. Final Pretrial Conference set for August 25, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. by telephone (CONFERENCE LINE 785-337-8299; CONFERENCE ID 673 598 390) before Magistrate Judge Rachel E. Schwartz. Dispositive motion deadline 9/28/2026. The parties expect the jury trial of this case to take approximately 4-5 trial days. The court will subsequently set this case for trial. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rachel E. Schwartz on February 4, 2026. (drk) |
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| Tuesday, February 03, 2026 | ||
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cmp
Amended Complaint
Tue 02/03 12:03 PM
AMENDED COMPLAINT (First) against Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc., filed by Jeffrey Sluder.(Corl, Brandon) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit - Redacted A - Charge of Discrimination,
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Att: 2
Exhibit - Redacted B - Amended Charge of Discrimination,
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Att: 3
Exhibit - Redacted C - Notice of Right to Sue
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service
Summons Issued
Tue 02/03 1:23 PM
SUMMONS ISSUED as to Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Inc. (issued to Attorney for service) Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge Form provided to counsel for service with complaint. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (nac) |
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| Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | ||
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minutes
Scheduling Conference
Wed 01/28 2:52 PM
MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Rachel E. Schwartz: SCHEDULING CONFERENCE held on 1/28/2026. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (drk) |
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| Tuesday, January 20, 2026 | ||
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misc
Corporate Disclosure Statement
Tue 01/20 5:18 PM
CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Advent Health identifying Adventist Health System Sunbelt Health Corporation as corporate parent . (Sheffield, Robert) |
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answer
Answer to Complaint
Tue 01/20 5:17 PM
ANSWER to Complaint by Advent Health.(Sheffield, Robert) |
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| Friday, January 16, 2026 | ||
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misc
Certificate of Service
Fri 01/16 6:45 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Plaintiff's Initial Disclosures Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a) by Jeffrey Sluder. (Corl, Brandon) |
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misc
Certificate of Service
Fri 01/16 4:02 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Rule 26 Disclosures by Advent Health. (Tran, Claudia) |
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| Monday, December 29, 2025 | ||
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misc
Entry of Appearance
Mon 12/29 2:48 PM
ENTRY OF APPEARANCE by Brandon L. Corl on behalf of Jeffrey Sluder. (Corl, Brandon) |
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| Tuesday, December 23, 2025 | ||
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order
Initial Order Regarding Planning and Scheduling
Tue 12/23 10:49 AM
INITIAL ORDER REGARDING PLANNING AND SCHEDULING: Scheduling Conference set for January 28, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. by telephone (CONFERENCE LINE 785-337-8299; CONFERENCE ID 673 598 390) before Magistrate Judge Rachel E. Schwartz. Rule 26 Planning Conference Deadline 1/9/2026. Rule 26 Initial Disclosures Deadline set for 1/16/2026. Proposed Scheduling Order Deadline 1/16/2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rachel E. Schwartz on December 23, 2025. (drk) |
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| Friday, December 19, 2025 | ||
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order
Clerks Order Extending Time to Answer
Fri 12/19 2:29 PM
CLERKS ORDER EXTENDING TIME until 1/19/2026 for Defendant Advent Health to answer or otherwise plead. Signed by deputy clerk on 12/19/2025. (jk) |
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misc
Entry of Appearance
Fri 12/19 2:15 PM
ENTRY OF APPEARANCE by Claudia My Tran on behalf of Advent Health. (Tran, Claudia) |
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misc
Entry of Appearance
Fri 12/19 2:09 PM
ENTRY OF APPEARANCE by Robert A. Sheffield on behalf of Advent Health. (Sheffield, Robert) |
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| Thursday, December 11, 2025 | ||
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service
Summons Issued
Thu 12/11 10:35 AM
SUMMONS ISSUED as to Advent Health. (issued to Attorney for service) Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge Form provided to counsel for service with complaint. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry) (smh) |
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| Tuesday, December 09, 2025 | ||
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misc
Civil Cover Sheet
Tue 12/09 4:16 PM
CIVIL COVER SHEET by Plaintiff Jeffrey Sluder. (Schiavone, Anne) |
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cmp
Complaint (attorney)
Tue 12/09 4:15 PM
COMPLAINT with trial location of Kansas City ( Filing fee $405, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-6846068.), filed by Jeffrey Sluder.(Schiavone, Anne) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit - Redacted A,
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Att: 2
Exhibit - Redacted B,
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Att: 3
Exhibit - Redacted C
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notice
Notice of Judge Assignment
Tue 12/09 4:54 PM
NOTICE OF JUDGE ASSIGNMENT: Case assigned to District Judge Eric F. Melgren and Magistrate Judge Rachel E. Schwartz for all proceedings. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) NOTICE OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE AVAILABILITY: A United States magistrate judge is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action if all parties voluntarily consent. Information & consent forms are available at https://www.uscourts.gov/file/459/download (nac) |
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