Carnes v. Consolidated Grain and Barge Co.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ROCK ISLAND DIVISION PAUL CARNES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 1:24-cv-01445-SLD-RLH ) CONSOLIDATED GRAIN AND BARGE ) CO., ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER Before the Court is Defendant Consolidated Grain and Barge Co.’s (“CGB”) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint (“Motion to Dismiss”), ECF No. 13, and Plaintiff Paul Carnes’s Agreed Motion to Withdraw His Request for a Declaratory Judgment Action (“Consent Motion”), ECF No. 17. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS CGB’s Motion to Dismiss and GRANTS Carnes’s Consent Motion. BACKGROUND1…