Neufeld et al v. Village of Bradley
Plaintiff: Jeremy Neufeld, John Bush, Landon Despot, Audis Edwards, Chad Elder, Gracie Hir, Kayla Karraker, Daniel Meier, Lucas Schejbal, Tyler Smaga, Katelyn Surane and Drew Walters
Defendant: Village of Bradley
Counter-Claimant: Village of Bradley
Counter-Defendant: John Bush, Landon Despot, Chad Elder, Gracie Hir, Daniel Meier, Lucas Schejbal and Katelyn Surane
Case Number: 2:2025cv02158
Filed: May 30, 2025
Court: U.S. 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. § 201 Fair Labor Standards Act
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on October 21, 2025. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
October 21, 2025 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER Entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 10/21/2025. The parties shall file another status report by 12/19/25.(AEJ)
October 20, 2025 Filing 18 STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by John Bush, Landon Despot, Audis Edwards, Chad Elder, Gracie Hir, Kayla Karraker, Daniel Meier, Jeremy Neufeld, Lucas Schejbal, Tyler Smaga, Katelyn Surane, Drew Walters. (Pierce, Matthew)
August 26, 2025 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 8/26/2025. Because this case is stayed, the Rule 16 Scheduling Conference set for 8/27/25 is VACATED. The conference will be reset, if necessary, once the stay is lifted. (DW)
August 20, 2025 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 8/20/2025. The Joint Motion to Stay #17 is GRANTED. This case is stayed pending further order. The parties are directed to file a status report within 60 days. (DW)
August 19, 2025 Filing 17 Joint MOTION to Stay All Proceedings Pending Mediation by Plaintiff Jeremy Neufeld. Responses due by 9/2/2025 (Pierce, Matthew)
August 19, 2025 Filing 16 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM (Motion to Dismiss Counterclaims) by Counter Defendants John Bush, Landon Despot, Chad Elder, Gracie Hir, Daniel Meier, Lucas Schejbal, Katelyn Surane. Responses due by 9/2/2025 (Pierce, Matthew)
August 19, 2025 Filing 15 MOTION for Leave to File First Amended Complaint by Plaintiff Jeremy Neufeld. Responses due by 9/2/2025 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Proposed 1st Amended Complaint)(Pierce, Matthew)
July 30, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER Entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 7/30/2025. This matter is scheduled for a Rule 16 Scheduling Conference by personal appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on August 27, 2025, at 9:45 a.m., Courtroom B, U.S. Courthouse, 201 South Vine Street, Urbana, Illinois. 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. See full written Order. (DW)
July 29, 2025 Filing 13 DEFENDANT'S ANSWER to #1 Complaint, AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES , COUNTERCLAIM against John Bush, Landon Despot, Chad Elder, Gracie Hir, Daniel Meier, Lucas Schejbal, Katelyn Surane by Village of Bradley. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A to Defendant's Answer to Plaintiff's Complaint, #2 Certificate of Service)(Taylor, Jeffrey)
July 8, 2025 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Michael R Stiff on behalf of Village of Bradley (Stiff, Michael)
June 10, 2025 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Michael Santschi on behalf of Village of Bradley (Santschi, Michael)
June 10, 2025 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Haley G Peters on behalf of Village of Bradley (Peters, Haley)
June 10, 2025 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Jeffrey S Taylor on behalf of Village of Bradley (Taylor, Jeffrey)
June 5, 2025 Filing 8 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Jeremy Neufeld. All Defendants. (Pierce, Matthew)
May 30, 2025 Filing 7 Case transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 1:25-cv-04685. .
May 30, 2025 Filing 6 TRANSFERRED to the USDC Central District of Illinois the electronic record. (rc, )
May 13, 2025 Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: This case is to be transferred to the Central District of Illinois because that is where the Village of Bradley is located. All currently pending deadlines before this Court are stricken. Mailed notice. (ecw, )
April 30, 2025 Filing 4 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: By 7/9/2025, the parties are to file a joint status report. The parties may refer to the format detailed on the Court's website under New and Reassigned cases. Mailed notice. (ecw, )
April 30, 2025 CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (dec, )
April 30, 2025 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Heather K. McShain. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3). (dec, )
April 29, 2025 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs John Bush, Landon Despot, Audis Edwards, Chad Elder, Gracie Hir, Kayla Karraker, Daniel Meier, Jeremy Neufeld, Lucas Schejbal, Tyler Smaga, Katelyn Surane, Drew Walters by Alex Behn (Behn, Alex)
April 29, 2025 Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs John Bush, Landon Despot, Audis Edwards, Chad Elder, Gracie Hir, Kayla Karraker, Daniel Meier, Jeremy Neufeld, Lucas Schejbal, Tyler Smaga, Katelyn Surane, Drew Walters by Matthew Pierce (Pierce, Matthew)
April 29, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Gracie Hir, Katelyn Surane, Landon Despot, Kayla Karraker, Lucas Schejbal, Drew Walters, John Bush, Daniel Meier, Audis Edwards, Jeremy Neufeld, Tyler Smaga, Chad Elder; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23414920. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Pierce, Matthew)

Access additional case information on PACER

Use the links below to access additional information about this case on the U.S. Court's PACER system. A subscription to PACER is required.

Access this case on the Illinois Central District Court's Electronic Court Filings (ECF) System

Search for this case: Neufeld et al v. Village of Bradley
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Jeremy Neufeld
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: John Bush
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Landon Despot
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Audis Edwards
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Chad Elder
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Gracie Hir
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Kayla Karraker
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Daniel Meier
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Lucas Schejbal
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Tyler Smaga
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Katelyn Surane
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Drew Walters
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Village of Bradley
Represented By: Michael R Stiff
Represented By: Michael Santschi
Represented By: Haley G Peters
Represented By: Jeffrey S Taylor
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Counter-claimant: Village of Bradley
Represented By: Michael R Stiff
Represented By: Michael Santschi
Represented By: Haley G Peters
Represented By: Jeffrey S Taylor
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Counter-defendant: John Bush
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Counter-defendant: Landon Despot
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Counter-defendant: Chad Elder
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Counter-defendant: Gracie Hir
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Counter-defendant: Daniel Meier
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Counter-defendant: Lucas Schejbal
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Counter-defendant: Katelyn Surane
Represented By: Matthew Joseph Pierce
Represented By: Alex Behn
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]

Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


Why Is My Information Online?