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BENTON – In 22 days, a highway crash generated two suits against Hirschbach Motor Lines and a sealed emergency motion for a deep and wide discovery order.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Reona Daly blocked the blitz, finding no authority in statute, rule or case law for such an order.
She asked for a reason to seal the motion and when she didn’t get an answer, she unsealed it.
It would have required defendants and others to preserve 20 kinds of evidence including social media data of Hirschbach driver Eric Campbell for six years.
The accident occurred on Dec. 13, around 6:30 a.m., on southbound Interstate 57 at West Frankfort in Franklin County.
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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by
Leron Lewis against
Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc. on Dec. 21. Complaint Against All Defendants, Filed By All Plaintiffs. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(levinson, Kenneth) $402 Filing Fee Paid Receipt # 0754-4361277 Notice Of Appearance By Kenneth H. Levinson On Behalf Of Leron Lewis, Jr (levinson, Kenneth) Notice Of Appearance By Danylo Y. Terleckyj On Behalf Of Leron Lewis, Jr (terleckyj, Danylo) Notice Of Appearance By John A. Stefani On Behalf Of Leron Lewis, Jr (stefani, John) Notice Of Initial Assignment To A U.s. Magistrate Judge: This Case Has Been Randomly Assigned To United States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly Pursuant To Administrative Order No. 257. The Parties Are Advised That Their Consent Is Required If The Assigned Magistrate Judge Is To Conduct All Further Proceedings In The Case, Incl