Singla v. The University of Chicago
| Dipesh Singla |
| The University of Chicago |
| 3:2026cv03174 |
| May 21, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois |
| Sue E Myerscough |
| Douglas J Quivey |
| Civil Rights: Other |
| 29 U.S.C. ยง 754 Discrimination |
| Plaintiff |
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Filing 5
TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Douglas J. Quivey on 5/26/2026: Before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion for Waiver of Pacer Electronic Access Fees et. al. (Doc. #4 ). As the case was transferred to the Northern District of Illinois, (May 22, 2026 Order), Plaintiff's Motion is DENIED. If Plaintiff wants to file a similar motion, he must do so in the Northern District of Illinois. (JPL) Modified on 5/28/2026 to include date entered of 5/26/2026 (JPL).
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| Remark: Case transferred from Illinois Central has been opened in Northern District of Illinois - CM/ECF NextGen 1.9 (rev. 1.9) as case 1:26-cv-06156, filed 05/26/2026. (MJC) |
| Filing 4 MOTION for Waiver of Pacer Electronic Access Fees, Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, E-Filing Access, Email Delivery of all Court Communications, and Access to Lexis Nexis and Westlaw by Plaintiff Dipesh Singla. Responses due by 6/8/2026. (JPL) |
| Filing 3 TEXT ORDER by U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough on 5/22/2026. Before this Court is Plaintiff Dipesh Singla's Complaint (d/e #1 ).Under 28 U.S.C. ' 1391(b), "a civil action may be brought in(1) a judicial district in which any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in which the district is located; (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of property that is the subject of the action is situated; or (3) if there is no district in which an action may otherwise be brought as provided in this section, any judicial district in which any defendant is subject to the court's personal jurisdiction with respect to such action." Id. Plaintiff alleges in his Complaint that venue in the Central District of Illinois is appropriate in this case because a "substantial part of the events giving rise to Plaintiff's claimsincluding his enrollment, employment, disability accommodations requests, complaints of discrimination, and retaliatory termination/expulsion-occurred in Illinois." d/e #1 , p. 2.Based on Plaintiffs Complaint, his enrollment, employment, disability accommodations requests, complaints of discrimination, and alleged retaliatory termination/expulsion all occurred at the University of Chicago. See id. at pp. 4-7. Plaintiff states in his Complaint that the University of Chicago is located at 5801 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. See id. at p. 3. Chicago, Illinois is located within Cook County, Illinois, which is located within the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. See Eastern Division (For Chicago, IL), U.S. DIST. COURT N. DIST. OF ILL. (May 22, 2026, 10:54 AM), https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Pages.aspx?page=PlaceinHolding.Plaintiff's Complaint does not allege that any defendant resides in the Central District of Illinois, that a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred in the Central District of Illinois, or that there is no district in which this action may otherwise be brought as provided in 28 U.S.C. ' 1391(b). Therefore, Plaintiff does not establish that venue is appropriate in the Central District of Illinois as required by 28 U.S.C. ' 1391(b). Accordingly, this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, which includes Chicago, Illinois. (GL) |
| Case electronically transferred to Illinois Northern District. (GL) |
| Filing 2 Exhibit re #1 Complaint by Dipesh Singla. (JPL) Modified to correct party name on 5/26/2026 (GL). |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against The University of Chicago (Filing fee $ 405.), filed by Dipesh Singla. (JPL) Modified on 5/22/2026 to correct parties' names (MJC). |
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