Mansfield v. The Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc.

Filing 20

RECOMMENDATION re 1 Complaint filed by Joseph F. Mansfield. The Plaintiff has recently experienced pain in his neck and has been recommended for immediate surgery to see if the neck issues can be resolved. Because of low platelets the Plaintiff&# 039;s scheduled neck surgery has been postponed from this Friday to a later date. The Magistrate Judge recommends that this case be rescheduled for trial after the first part of October 2014. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joe Brown on 9/12/13. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(la)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
JOSEPH F. MANSFIELD,
Plaintiff
v.
THE HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC.,
Defendant
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No. 3:13-0228
Judge Campbell/Brown
Jury Demand

THE HONORABLE TODD J. CAMPBELL
RECOMMENDATION
A telephone conference was held with the parties at their

request to discuss the scheduling order (Docket Entry 16). The
Plaintiff has recently experienced pain in his neck and has been
recommended for immediate surgery to see if the neck issues can be
resolved. Because of low platelets the Plaintiff’s scheduled neck
surgery has been postponed from this Friday to a later date. The
Plaintiff believes that his neck injuries are related to the
shoulder injury that he alleges occurred at Home Depot. Because of
this

anticipated

surgery

the

parties

are

unable

to

properly

evaluate the Plaintiff’s damage claim. At the present time this
case is scheduled for trial on May 20, 2014 (Docket Entry 13).
The

Magistrate

Judge

recommends

that

this

case

be

rescheduled for trial after the first part of October 2014. If this
recommendation is granted, the parties are directed to advise the
Magistrate Judge as soon as the Plaintiff has his surgery so the
Magistrate Judge may appropriately extend the pending discovery
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deadlines to allow for the Plaintiff’s recovery and the parties to
determine to what extent, if any, the neck injuries are related to
the shoulder injuries.
ENTER this 12th day of September, 2013.
/s/ Joe B. Brown
JOE B. BROWN
United States Magistrate Judge

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