Bell v. The Knapheide Manufacturing Company
Plaintiff: Michael Bell
Defendant: The Knapheide Manufacturing Company doing business as Knapheide
Case Number: 3:2026cv03102
Filed: March 26, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Colleen R Lawless
Referring Judge: Douglas J Quivey
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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May 15, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Douglas J Quivey on 5/15/26. This matter is scheduled for a Rule 16 Scheduling Conference by personal appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas J. Quivey on June 18, 2026, at 9:45 a.m., Courtroom 3, U.S. Courthouse, 600 Monroe, Springfield, 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. Failure to timely submit a discovery plan may result in the cancellation of the discovery conference and assessment of costs. An approved format is at Attachment A. See full written Order. (MSH)
May 15, 2026 Filing 11 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES by The Knapheide Manufacturing Company.(Alamuddin, Sari)
May 9, 2026 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Robert E. Morelli, III on behalf of Michael Bell (Morelli, Robert)
April 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 9 TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Douglas J. Quivey on 4/20/2026: Before the Court is Defendant's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Class and Collective Action Complaint. (Doc. #6 ). For the reasons stated, the unopposed Motion is GRANTED. Defendant has until May 17, 2026, to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint. (KLC)
April 17, 2026 Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Sari M Alamuddin on behalf of The Knapheide Manufacturing Company (Alamuddin, Sari)
April 17, 2026 Filing 7 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 Disclosure Statement by The Knapheide Manufacturing Company. (Alamuddin, Sari)
April 17, 2026 Filing 6 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply (Unopposed) by Defendant The Knapheide Manufacturing Company. Responses due by 5/1/2026 (Alamuddin, Sari)
April 7, 2026 Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Michael Bell. The Knapheide Manufacturing Company served on 4/1/2026, answer due 4/22/2026. (Pena, Analyse)
March 30, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 4 TEXT ORDER OF REASSIGNMENT entered by Chief Judge Colin Stirling Bruce on 3/30/2026. This case and the corresponding hearings are reassigned to Judge Colleen R. Lawless for further proceedings. (LN)
March 30, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 3 TEXT ORDER entered by Chief Judge Colin Stirling Bruce on 3/30/2026. When opening this case, Attorney Analyse Guadalupe Pena classified it as seeking to bar or mandate statewide or nationwide enforcement of a state or federal law and, accordingly, it was put into a district-wide assignment pool per Civil Local Rule 40.1(E)(4)(b). But this case does not seek such relief, so it is not subject to district-wide assignment. The Clerk is directed to reassign the case accordingly. (LN)
March 27, 2026 Filing 2 Summons Issued as to The Knapheide Manufacturing Company. Original returned to Plaintiff's attorney. (KLC)
March 26, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Class and Collective Wage and Hour Claims against The Knapheide Manufacturing Company d/b/a Knapheide ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AILCDC-4955202.), filed by Michael Bell. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Consent to Join Collective Action, #2 Supplement Request for Summons, #3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Pena, Analyse)

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Plaintiff: Michael Bell
Represented By: Analyse Guadalupe Pena
Represented By: Robert E. Morelli, III
Represented By: Ori Edelstein
Represented By: Katherine D. Krebs
Represented By: Carolyn H. Cottrell
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Defendant: The Knapheide Manufacturing Company doing business as Knapheide
Represented By: Sari M Alamuddin
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