Wrench v. North American Lighting Inc
Plaintiff: Edward P Wrench
Defendant: North American Lighting Inc
Case Number: 2:2023cv02282
Filed: December 11, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Colin Stirling Bruce
Referring Judge: Eric I Long
Nature of Suit: Labor: Fair Standards
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. ยง 201 Fair Labor Standards Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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February 7, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER: CONSENT to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge. Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long Entered by Judge Colin Stirling Bruce on 2/7/2024. (AEM)
February 7, 2024 Filing 14 PROPOSED ORDER: CONSENT to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge. (Kondras, Robert)
February 7, 2024 Filing 13 PROPOSED ORDER: CONSENT to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge. (Maule, Stephen)
February 2, 2024 Filing 12 Remark: Consent to Magistrate form (FDS)
February 2, 2024 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 2/2/2024. The court hereby vacates the Rule 16 Scheduling Conference set for 2/8/24. The court adopts the deadlines in the Parties' Agreed Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting #11 . The following deadlines are set: initial disclosures due 4/12/24, amended pleadings and joinder of parties due 5/12/24, close of class discovery is 8/6/24, motion(s) for class & collective certification due 9/6/24, opposition to motion(s) for class & collective certification due 10/7/24, fact/merit discovery commences 12/6/24, Plaintiff's deadline to disclose experts is 1/27/25, Plaintiff's deadline to provide expert reports is 2/10/25, Plaintiff shall make experts available for deposition by 5/9/25, Defendant's deadline to disclose experts is 3/10/25, Defendant's deadline to provide expert reports is 3/24/25, Defendant shall make experts available for deposition by 6/23/25, discovery closes 6/23/25, case dispositive motions due 8/25/25, motions for decertification of class/collective due 8/25/25, opposition to motions for decertification of class/collective due 9/25/25. Final Pretrial Conference set for 1/26/26 at 10:30 AM, before Judge Colin S. Bruce, Courtroom A, Urbana. Jury Trial set for 2/10/26 at 9:00 AM, before Judge Colin S. Bruce, Courtroom A, Urbana. The court stresses the importance of adhering to the schedule and procedures for requests to extend the schedule. The parties are reminded of option of Court sponsored mediation/Settlement Conference. The Court directs the Clerk to provide the parties with a copy of the Court's consent to magistrate judge form. A telephone status conference is set for 7/24/24 at 10:00 AM, before Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long. The call-in number is 551-285-1373, then enter meeting ID 160 924 96574.(FDS)
February 2, 2024 Set/Reset Deadlines: Plaintiff`s Expert Disclosure due by 1/27/2025. (FDS)
January 31, 2024 Filing 11 DISCOVERY PLAN - PROPOSED/Report of Rule 26(f)Planning Meeting by Edward P Wrench. (Kondras, Robert)
January 26, 2024 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Rex Fennessey on behalf of North American Lighting Inc (Fennessey, Rex)
January 3, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER Entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 1/3/2024. This matter is scheduled for a Rule 16 Scheduling Conference by personal appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on February 8, 2024, at 9:45 a.m., Courtroom B, U.S. Courthouse, 201 South Vine Street, Urbana, Illinois. Primary trial counsel for each party shall attend and be prepared to discuss all issues listed in FED. R. CIV. P. 16 and 26. Attorneys shall timely comply with FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(1). A certificate of compliance should be filed, but the disclosures are NOT to be filed. [CDIL-LR 26.3 (A)]. A meeting pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 26(f) shall occur at least twenty-one (21) days before the scheduling conference is held. The parties shall fully comply with the requirements of Rule 26(f).The parties shall develop a proposed discovery plan which shall be submitted to the Court not less than seven days prior to the Scheduling Conference. If an agreed discovery plan pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 26(f)(3) is filed seven days before the hearing, the Court will adopt the schedule and vacate the Rule 16 Scheduling Conference. If applicable, the plan should include provisions for discovery or disclosure of electronically stored information and any agreement with respect to inadvertently disclosed work product or privileged information, using the Sedona Principles (2d Ed. 2007) as a guide; a copy of these Principles follows the signature of this Order. Failure to timely submit a discovery plan may result in the cancellation of the discovery conference and assessment of costs. (See Full Order) (AEM)
January 2, 2024 Filing 8 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 Disclosure Statement by North American Lighting Inc. (Maule, Stephen)
January 2, 2024 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Stephen Maule on behalf of North American Lighting Inc (Maule, Stephen)
January 2, 2024 Filing 6 ANSWER to #1 Complaint AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES by North American Lighting Inc.(Maule, Stephen)
December 15, 2023 Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Edward P Wrench. North American Lighting Inc served on 12/15/2023, answer due 1/5/2024. (Kondras, Robert)
December 11, 2023 Filing 4 Summons Issued as to North American Lighting Inc. Copies returned to plaintiff's counsel for service. (BMG)
December 11, 2023 Filing 3 Exhibit re #1 Complaint Consent to Join Pursuant to 29 USC 216(b) by EDWARD P. WRENCH. (Kondras, Robert)
December 11, 2023 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Robert P Kondras, Jr on behalf of EDWARD P. WRENCH (Kondras, Robert)
December 11, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTING, INC. ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AILCDC-4359612.), filed by EDWARD P. WRENCH. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Proposed Summons)(Kondras, Robert)

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Plaintiff: Edward P Wrench
Represented By: Robert P Kondras, Jr
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Defendant: North American Lighting Inc
Represented By: Stephen Maule
Represented By: Rex Fennessey
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