Rear v. DG Retail LLC
Plaintiff: Anna Rear
Defendant: DG Retail LLC doing business as Dollar General
Case Number: 2:2026cv02155
Filed: May 22, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Ronald L Hanna
Referring Judge: Jonathan E Hawley
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000 e Job Discrimination (Employment)
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on June 18, 2026. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
June 18, 2026 Filing 10 Supplemental 7.1 Disclosure Statement by DG Retail LLC. (Ni, Chen)
June 18, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 9 TEXT ORDER: The parties' #8 Agreed Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Proceedings is GRANTED. The parties explain that the claims in this case are encompassed by an arbitration agreement that Plaintiff signed when she began her employment with Defendant. They have therefore agreed to stay this litigation in favor of arbitration. Accordingly, Plaintiff's claims are hereby referred to binding arbitration under the FAA. This matter is STAYED pending resolution of the parties' arbitration. See Volkswagen of Am., Inc. v. Suds of Peoria, Inc., 474 F.3d 966, 971 (7th Cir. 2007) ("For arbitrable issues, a 3 [of the Federal Arbitration Act] stay is mandatory."). The parties also stipulate to the following: "For purposes of any applicable statute of limitations or doctrine of laches, the date on which this action was commenced--May 22, 2026--shall control, provided that Plaintiff commences a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association and asserts her claims in arbitration within sixty (60) days of the entry of this Order. Finally, the parties are ORDERED to submit a status report on or by December 18, 2026, or within two weeks of the arbitration's conclusion, whichever is earlier. Entered by Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Hanna on June 18, 2026. (NL)
June 17, 2026 Filing 8 MOTION to Compel [AGREED MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION AND STAY PROCEEDINGS] by Defendant DG Retail LLC. Responses due by 7/1/2026 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Arbitration Agreement, #2 Text of Proposed Order of Agreed Order Compelling Arbitration and Staying Proceedings)(Ni, Chen)
June 17, 2026 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Chen George Ni on behalf of DG Retail LLC (Ni, Chen)
June 3, 2026 Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Anna Rear. DG Retail LLC served on 6/2/2026, answer due 6/23/2026. (Elagha, Yasmeen)
May 22, 2026 Filing 5 Summons Issued as to DG Retail LLC. Returned to counsel to effect service. (RES)
May 22, 2026 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Kelly Dean Pearce on behalf of Anna Rear (Pearce, Kelly)
May 22, 2026 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Mohammed Omar Badwan on behalf of Anna Rear (Badwan, Mohammed)
May 22, 2026 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Yasmeen Elagha on behalf of Anna Rear (Elagha, Yasmeen)
May 22, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against DG Retail LLC ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AILCDC-4997426.), filed by Anna Rear. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Summons)(Elagha, Yasmeen)

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: Rear v. DG Retail LLC
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Anna Rear
Represented By: Yasmeen Elagha
Represented By: Mohammed Omar Badwan
Represented By: Kelly Dean Pearce
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: DG Retail LLC doing business as Dollar General
Represented By: Chen George Ni
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?