Joseph Mullarkey Distributors, Inc. et al v. Diageo Beer Company USA
Plaintiff: Kloss Distributing Co., Inc., TOWN & COUNTRY DISTRIBUTORS, INC. and Joseph Mullarkey Distributors, Inc.
Defendant: Diageo Beer Company USA
Case Number: 1:2018cv04938
Filed: July 19, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Office: Chicago Office
County: Cook
Presiding Judge: Ruben Castillo
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 14, 2018 Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole: The parties are directed to conference call the courtroom deputy at 312-408-5178 by 9/20/2018 to set a settlement conference date. The parties are directed to contact their respective clients in advance of the conference call to procure 3 or 4 dates that they and the principals are available for a settlement conference between 10/4/2018 and 11/15/2018.Mailed notice (jms, )
September 14, 2018 Filing 17 Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Jeffrey Cole for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: settlement conference.(rao, )
September 5, 2018 Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Ruben Castillo: Motion hearing held on 9/5/2018. Defendant's motion for reassignment based on relatedness #13 is granted. The parties are directed to file a joint status report by 10/15/2018. The Court will hold a status hearing in open court on 10/17/2018 at 9:45 a.m. (rao, )
September 4, 2018 Filing 15 ANSWER to amended complaint by Diageo Beer Company USA(Gering, Charles)
August 24, 2018 Filing 14 NOTICE of Motion by Charles M. Gering for presentment of motion to reassign case #13 before Honorable Ruben Castillo on 9/5/2018 at 09:45 AM. (Gering, Charles)
August 24, 2018 Filing 13 MOTION by Defendant Diageo Beer Company USA to reassign case 18-cv-5644 based on relatedness (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A)(Gering, Charles)
August 20, 2018 Filing 12 AMENDED complaint by Kloss Distributing Co., Inc., Town & Country Distributors, Inc., Joseph Mullarkey Distributors, Inc. against All Defendants (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing and Certificate of Service)(Farkas, Earl)
July 31, 2018 Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Ruben Castillo: After a careful review of this recently removed state court complaint, said complaint is dismissed without prejudice to the filing of a timely motion to remand or the filing of an amended federal complaint. The parties are requested to exhaust any settlement possibilities prior to filing any further pleadings. (rao, )
July 26, 2018 Filing 10 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Diageo Beer Company USA (Gering, Charles)
July 26, 2018 Filing 9 ANSWER to Complaint by Diageo Beer Company USA(Gering, Charles)
July 20, 2018 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Joseph Mullarkey Distributors, Inc., Kloss Distributing Co., Inc., Town & Country Distributors, Inc. by Steven Hesser Leech (Leech, Steven)
July 20, 2018 Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Joseph Mullarkey Distributors, Inc., Kloss Distributing Co., Inc., Town & Country Distributors, Inc. by Earl Edward Farkas (Farkas, Earl)
July 20, 2018 Filing 6 NOTICE TO THE PARTIES - The Court is participating in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP). The key features and deadlines are set forth in this Notice which includes a link to the (MIDP) Standing Order and a Checklist for use by the parties. In cases subject to the pilot, all parties must respond to the mandatory initial discovery requests set forth in the Standing Order before initiating any further discovery in this case. Please note: The discovery obligations in the Standing Order supersede the disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1). Any party seeking affirmative relief must serve a copy of the following documents (Notice of Mandatory Initial Discovery and the Standing Order) on each new party when the Complaint, Counterclaim, Crossclaim, or Third-Party Complaint is served. (eaa, )
July 20, 2018 Filing 5 MAILED Notice of Removal letter to counsel of record. (eaa, )
July 19, 2018 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Diageo Beer Company USA by Matthew J. Schmidt (Schmidt, Matthew)
July 19, 2018 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Diageo Beer Company USA by Charles M. Gering (Gering, Charles)
July 19, 2018 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Gering, Charles)
July 19, 2018 Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, case number (2018 CH 07883) filed by Diageo Beer Company USA Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-14721411. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Summons, #2 Exhibit Complaint, #3 Exhibit Order-7-19-18)(Gering, Charles)
July 19, 2018 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Ruben Castillo. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. (pj, )

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Plaintiff: Kloss Distributing Co., Inc.
Represented By: Steven Hesser Leech
Represented By: Earl Edward Farkas
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Plaintiff: TOWN & COUNTRY DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
Represented By: Steven Hesser Leech
Represented By: Earl Edward Farkas
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Defendant: Diageo Beer Company USA
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Represented By: Charles M. Gering
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