Timothy Freehan, et al v. Cynthia Berg, et al
Plaintiff: TIMOTHY FREEHAN, JOSEPH GRODY and FULL PULL WINES, LLC
Defendant: CYNTHIA BERG, Commissioner and Chairman of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, THOMAS GIBBONS, Commissioner of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, PATRICIA PULIDO SANCHEZ, Commissioner of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, MELODY SPANN COOPER, Commissioner of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, JULIETA LAMALFA, Commissioner of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, DONALD G. O'CONNELL, Commissioner of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission and STEVEN POWELL, Commissioner of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission
Intervenor: WINE & SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS
Case Number: 25-2967
Filed: November 3, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Nature of Suit: Constitutionality of State Statutes
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 9, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER issued GRANTING motion to extend time to file appellees' briefs. [ # 14 ] Appellees' briefs due on or before 05/15/2026 for Cynthia Berg, Melody Spann Cooper, Thomas Gibbons, Julieta Lamalfa, Donald G. O'Connell, Steven Powell, Patricia Pulido Sanchez and Wine & Spirits Distributors of Illinois. Appellants' reply brief, if any, is due on or before 06/05/2026 for Appellants Timothy Freehan, Full Pull Wines, LLC and Joseph Grody. CDH [15] [7516540] [25-2967] (CG) [Entered: 04/09/2026 09:58 AM]
April 8, 2026 Filing 14 Motion filed by Appellees Cynthia Berg, Melody Spann Cooper, Thomas Gibbons, Julieta Lamalfa, Donald G. O'Connell, Steven Powell and Patricia Pulido Sanchez to extend time to file appellee brief. [14] [7516436] [25-2967] (Horan, R. Sam) [Entered: 04/08/2026 03:43 PM]
March 9, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Order issued GRANTING motion to extend time to file appellees' briefs. [ # 12 ] Appellees' briefs are due on or before 04/15/2026 for Cynthia Berg, Melody Spann Cooper, Thomas Gibbons, Julieta Lamalfa, Donald G. O'Connell, Steven Powell, Patricia Pulido Sanchez and Wine & Spirits Distributors of Illinois. Appellants' reply brief, if any, is due on or before 05/06/2026 for Appellants Timothy Freehan, Full Pull Wines, LLC and Joseph Grody. CDH [13] [7509664] [25-2967] (FP) [Entered: 03/09/2026 02:13 PM]
March 9, 2026 Filing 12 Motion filed by Appellees Cynthia Berg, Melody Spann Cooper, Thomas Gibbons, Julieta Lamalfa, Donald G. O'Connell, Steven Powell and Patricia Pulido Sanchez to extend time to file appellee brief. [12] [7509535] [25-2967] (Horan, R. Sam) [Entered: 03/09/2026 10:01 AM]
February 6, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Order issued GRANTING motion to extend time to file appellees' briefs. [ # 10 ] Appellees' briefs are due on or before 03/16/2026 for Cynthia Berg, Melody Spann Cooper, Thomas Gibbons, Julieta Lamalfa, Donald G. O'Connell, Steven Powell, Patricia Pulido Sanchez and Wine & Spirits Distributors of Illinois. Appellants' reply brief, if any, is due on or before 04/06/2026 for Appellants Timothy Freehan, Full Pull Wines, LLC and Joseph Grody. CDH [11] [7503225] [25-2967] (FP) [Entered: 02/06/2026 03:08 PM]
February 6, 2026 Filing 10 Motion filed by Appellees Cynthia Berg, Melody Spann Cooper and Thomas Gibbons to extend time to file appellee brief. [10] [7503111] [25-2967] (Horan, R. Sam) [Entered: 02/06/2026 10:26 AM]
January 20, 2026 Filing 9 Paper copies of appellant brief filed by Appellants Timothy Freehan, Full Pull Wines, LLC and Joseph Grody. [9] [7499260] [25-2967] (NHV) [Entered: 01/20/2026 02:53 PM]
January 14, 2026 Filing 8 Appellant's brief filed by Appellants Timothy Freehan, Full Pull Wines, LLC and Joseph Grody. Paper copies due on 01/21/2026. REMINDER: If a case is designated to proceed to oral argument, hearing notices will be mailed shortly before the date of oral argument. Please note that counsel's unavailability for oral argument must be submitted by letter, filed electronically with the Clerk's Office, and should be made by no later than seven days after the filing of the appellee's brief. See Cir. R. 34(b)(3), (4). The court's calendar is located at https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/cal/argcalendar.pdf. Once scheduled, oral argument is rescheduled only in extraordinary circumstances. See Cir. R. 34(b)(4), (e). [8] [7498520] [25-2967] (GW) [Entered: 01/14/2026 04:30 PM]
January 14, 2026 Filing 7 Submitted appellant brief by James A. Tanford for Appellants Timothy Freehan, Full Pull Wines, LLC and Joseph Grody. [7] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7498519] [25-2967] (Tanford, James) [Entered: 01/14/2026 04:23 PM]
November 17, 2025 Filing 6 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Michael T. Layden for Appellee Wine & Spirits Distributors of Illinois. [6] [7487496] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [25-2967] (Layden, Michael) [Entered: 11/17/2025 02:48 PM]
November 12, 2025 Filing 5 Appearance form filed by Attorney R. Sam Horan for Appellees Cynthia Berg, Thomas Gibbons, Patricia Pulido Sanchez, Melody Spann Cooper, Julieta Lamalfa, Donald G. O'Connell and Steven Powell. [5] [7486560] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-Yes) [25-2967]-[Edited 11/12/2025 by VG - to reflect termination and addition of counsel] (Horan, R. Sam) [Entered: 11/12/2025 01:50 PM]
November 12, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER issued GRANTING motion to extend time to file appellants' brief. [ # 2 ] Appellants' brief due on or before 01/14/2026 for Timothy Freehan, Full Pull Wines, LLC and Joseph Grody. Appellees' briefs due on or before 02/13/2026 for Cynthia Berg, Melody Spann Cooper, Thomas Gibbons, Julieta Lamalfa, Donald G. O'Connell, Steven Powell, Patricia Pulido Sanchez and Wine & Spirits Distributors of Illinois. Appellants' reply brief, if any, is due on or before 03/06/2026 for Appellants Timothy Freehan, Full Pull Wines, LLC and Joseph Grody. CDH [4] [7486467] [25-2967] (CG) [Entered: 11/12/2025 10:50 AM]
November 10, 2025 Filing 3 Filed Seventh Circuit Transcript Information Sheet by Appellants Timothy Freehan, Full Pull Wines, LLC and Joseph Grody. [3] [7486055] [25-2967] (JR) [Entered: 11/10/2025 09:05 AM]
November 9, 2025 Filing 2 Motion filed by Appellants Timothy Freehan, Full Pull Wines, LLC and Joseph Grody to extend time to file appellant brief. [2] [7486023] [25-2967] (Tanford, James) [Entered: 11/09/2025 01:21 PM]
October 31, 2025 Filing 1 Private civil case docketed. Fee paid. Docketing statement filed. Transcript information sheet due by 11/17/2025. Appellant's brief due on or before 12/15/2025 for Timothy Freehan, Full Pull Wines, LLC and Joseph Grody. [1] [7484648] [25-2967] (AD) [Entered: 11/03/2025 01:55 PM]

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Plaintiff: TIMOTHY FREEHAN
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Defendant: CYNTHIA BERG, Commissioner and Chairman of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission
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Intervenor: WINE & SPIRITS DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS
Represented By: Michael T. Layden
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