Clark v. Kohn Law Firm, S.C.
Plaintiff: John G Clark
Defendant: Kohn Law Firm, S.C.
Case Number: 1:2023cv01432
Filed: November 28, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Jonathan E Hawley
Referring Judge: Joe Billy McDade
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 20, 2023 Remark: Case transferred from Illinois Central has been opened in Northern District of Illinois - CM/ECF NextGen 1.7.1.1 as case 1:23-cv-16951, filed 12/20/2023. (TK)
December 19, 2023 Case transferred to the Northern District of Illinois. (VH)
December 15, 2023 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER transferring this action to the Northern District of Illinois. Plaintiff only alleges Defendant, a Wisconsin corporation, transacts business in the Northern District of Illinois and has failed to file a Response to Show Cause Order demonstrating why this case should not be transferred. Entered by Judge Joe Billy McDade on 12/15/2023. (LH)
December 4, 2023 Set Deadline: Show Cause Response due by 12/14/2023. (VH)
November 30, 2023 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER: Plaintiff indicated in his #1 Complaint an address of residence located in Montgomery, Illinois, within Kendall County. He additionally states Defendant is a Wisconsin corporation transacting business within Montgomery, Illinois. Kendall County is within the Northern District of Illinois, not the Central District of Illinois. Generally, venue is proper in the judicial district in which any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in which the district is located, or in the judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred. 28 U.S.C. 1391(b). Plaintiff does state "a substantial part of the events, omissions, or conduct giving rise to Plaintiff['s] claim occurred in this judicial district," referring to the Central District of Illinois. Thus, Plaintiff is ordered to SHOW CAUSE in writing within 14 days of the date of this order why this case should not be transferred to the Northern District of Illinois. Entered by Judge Joe Billy McDade on 11/30/2023. (LH)
November 28, 2023 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Plaintiff John G Clark. Responses due by 12/12/2023 (VH)
November 28, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Kohn Law Firm, S.C., filed by John G Clark. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons)(VH)

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