Hawkins v. Menard, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION BARBARA HAWKINS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) Civil Case No. 23-cv-1363 ) MENARD INC. d/b/a MENARDS, ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER AND OPINION Plaintiff Barbara Hawkins initially filed this case against Defendant Menard Inc. d/b/a Menards (“Menards”) in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court McLean County, Illinois, seeking damages for injuries she sustained after tripping over a pallet at a Menards store in Normal, Illinois. (D. 1-1).1 Menards removed the matter to this Court under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. (D. 1). Presently before the Court…