Opinion
Master Docket No. 13-0784 (RBK/KMW) Civil No. 13-3350 (Everingham) Civil No. 13-3935 (Clark) Civil No. 13-4322 (Kennedy) Civil No. 13-4709 (Daniels) Civil No. 13-7410 (Smith) Civil No. 14-0043 (DePietro) Civil No. 14-7356 (Abate)
12-16-2015
IN RE: PAULSBORO DERAILMENT CASES
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
(Doc. Nos. 975, 171, 101, 101, 93, 151, 80, & 70)
OPINION
KUGLER, United States District Judge:
This matter comes before the Court on Consolidated Rail Corporation ("Conrail"), Norfolk Southern Railway Company, and CSX Transportation Inc.'s (collectively, "Defendants") Motion for Summary Judgment as to Certain Plaintiffs (Civil No. 13-0784, Doc. No. 975) pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. Defendants move for summary judgment against the following Plaintiffs: Brian J. Hauss; John Hamilton; Thomas B. Atkinson; Kenneth Villanova, Jr.; Douglas A. Daniels; William H. Tappin, Jr.; John Carrara, Jr.; John J. Milligan, Jr.; Vincent Jackson; John C. McMahon, Jr.; Dylan Fitzgerald; Jeffrey Bustard, Sr.; Andrew P. Carson; Cody Moore; Christopher McGuire; Kimberly D. MacMullin; Raymond Kennedy; Kevin Villanova; Melissa Gaughan; and Michael Heslin. Defs.' Br. at 1; Defs.' Statement of Material Facts ("DSOMF") at 1. For the following reasons, Defendants' Motion is DENIED.
The Court notes that although Defendants filed their Motion in Clark v. Conrail (Civil No. 13-3935, Doc. No. 101) and in DePietro v. Conrail (Civil No. 14-0043, Doc. No. 80), they do not actually mention any plaintiff in those two cases anywhere in their Motion. See Defs.' Br. at 1; DSOMF at 1. Defendants' Motion, insofar as it was intended to apply against Plaintiff Len Clark, is therefore denied. On October 30, 2015, this Court denied Defendants' Motion in DePietro v. Conrail (Civil No. 14-0043, Doc. No. 80) and in Daniels v. Conrail (Civil No. 13-4709, Doc. No. 93).
Defendants move for summary judgment in Everingham v. Conrail (Civil No. 13-3350, Doc. No. 171) against the following Plaintiffs: Vincent Jackson; John J. Milligan, Jr.; and John C. McMahon, Jr. This Court dismissed the Everingham Complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction as to those plaintiffs on October 30, 2015 (Civil No. 13-3350, Doc. No. 184). Defendants' Motion as to those plaintiffs is denied as moot.
Defendants move for summary judgment in Kennedy v. Conrail (Civil No. 13-4322, Doc. No. 101) against Plaintiff Raymond Kennedy. Because he settled his claim on October 14, 2015 (Civil No. 13-4322, Doc. No. 103), Defendants' Motion is denied as moot as to Plaintiff Raymond Kennedy.
Defendants move for summary judgment in Smith v. Conrail (Civil No. 13-7410, Doc. No. 151) against the following Plaintiffs: William H. Tappin, Jr.; Thomas B. Atkinson; John Hamilton; John Carrara, Jr.; and Kenneth Villanova, Jr. This Court dismissed the Smith Complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction as to Plaintiffs William H. Tappin, Jr., Thomas B. Atkinson, John Hamilton, and John Carrara Jr. on October 30, 2015 (Civil No. 13-7410, Doc. No. 164) and as to Plaintiff Kenneth Villanova, Jr. on November 19, 2015 (Civil No. 13-7410, Doc. No. 170). Defendants' Motion as to these plaintiffs is denied as moot.
Defendants move for summary judgment in Abate v. Conrail (Civil No. 14-7356, Doc. No. 70) against the following Plaintiffs: Jeffrey Bustard, Sr.; Andrew P. Carson; Dylan Fitzgerald; Melissa Gaughan; Brian J. Hauss; Michael Heslin; Kimberly MacMullin; Christopher McGuire; Cody Moore; and Kevin Villanova. Because Plaintiff Brian J. Hauss settled his claim on October 13, 2015 (Civil No. 14-7356, Doc. No. 77) and Plaintiff Christopher McGuire settled his claim on October 14, 2015 (Civil No. 14-7356, Doc. No. 79), Defendants' Motion is denied as moot as to these plaintiffs. On October 30, 2015, this Court dismissed the Abate Complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction as to Plaintiffs Jeffrey Bustard, Sr., Andrew P. Carson, Dylan Fitzgerald, Melissa Gaughan, Michael Heslin, Kimberly MacMullin, Cody Moore, and Kevin Villanova (Civil No. 14-7356, Doc. No. 84). Defendants' Motion is also denied as moot as to these plaintiffs. Dated: 12/16/2015
s/ Robert B. Kugler
ROBERT B. KUGLER
United States District Judge