Pomerantz v. International Hotel Company, LLC et al
Plaintiff: Michael S Pomerantz
Defendant: International Hotel Company, LLC, Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. and Hard Rock Cafe Franchise Group, LLC
Case Number: 1:2018cv05470
Filed: August 10, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Office: Chicago Office
County: Cook
Presiding Judge: Sidney I Schenkier
Referring Judge: Manish S Shah
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 3, 2018 Filing 34 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sidney I. Schenkier: The Court, sua sponte, sets the matter for a status hearing before the magistrate judge on 10/11/18 at 9:00 a.m. Mailed notice. (jj, )
October 2, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER REASSIGNING: Case reassigned to the Honorable Sidney I. Schenkier, pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(C) for all further proceedings. Honorable Manish S. Shah no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Honorable Manish S. Shah on 10/02/2018. (bg, )
October 2, 2018 Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: This case has been submitted to the Executive Committee for reassignment. No appearance on 10/3/18 before Judge Shah is necessary, and the hearings are stricken. Notices mailed. (psm, )
October 2, 2018 Filing 31 JOINT CONSENT to Exercise of Jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge (McVey, Donald)
September 28, 2018 Filing 30 STATUS Report by Michael S Pomerantz (Howard, David)
September 26, 2018 Filing 29 MOTION by Attorney Matthew R Heimlich to withdraw as attorney for International Hotel Company, LLC. No party information provided (Heimlich, Matthew)
September 26, 2018 Filing 28 NOTICE of Motion by Matthew R Heimlich for presentment of before Honorable Manish S. Shah on 10/3/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Heimlich, Matthew)
September 26, 2018 Filing 27 AMENDED NOTICE of Motion by Krysten S Mansfield for presentment of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #25 before Honorable Manish S. Shah on 10/3/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Mansfield, Krysten)
September 26, 2018 Filing 26 Amended NOTICE of Motion by Starr M Rayford for presentment of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #23 before Honorable Manish S. Shah on 10/3/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Rayford, Starr)
September 25, 2018 Filing 25 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant International Hotel Company, LLC (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing Notice of Motion to Dismiss, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Plaintiff Complaint at Law, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - IHC Motion to Dismiss, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Plaintiff Motion to Amend, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Plaintiff Amended Complaint)(Mansfield, Krysten)
September 25, 2018 Filing 24 NOTICE of Motion by Starr M Rayford for presentment of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #23 before Honorable Sidney I. Schenkier on 10/3/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Rayford, Starr)
September 25, 2018 Filing 23 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants Hard Rock Cafe Franchise Group, LLC, Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Affidavit of Brian Alexander)(Rayford, Starr)
September 25, 2018 Filing 22 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing)(Rayford, Starr)
September 25, 2018 Filing 21 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Hard Rock Cafe Franchise Group, LLC (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing)(Rayford, Starr)
September 25, 2018 Filing 20 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Hard Rock Cafe Franchise Group, LLC, Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. by Thomas John Pontikis (Pontikis, Thomas)
September 7, 2018 Filing 19 WITHDRAWING Matthew R. Heimlich as counsel for Defendant International Hotel Company, LLC and substituting Krysten S Mansfield as counsel of record (Mansfield, Krysten)
September 4, 2018 Filing 18 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Howard, David)
September 4, 2018 Filing 17 AMENDED complaint by Michael S Pomerantz against All Defendants (Howard, David)
August 31, 2018 Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: The motion for leave to file amended complaint #14 is granted. Plaintiff is directed to file the amended complaint as a separate entry on the court's docket. The motion for extension of time to answer #10 is granted. All defendants must respond to the complaint by 9/25/18. No appearance on 9/4/18 is necessary. The parties are reminded that the citizenship of an LLC is the citizenship of each of its members, and to establish diversity jurisdiction, the party asserting jurisdiction must identify the citizenship of each of the LLC's members (and if those members have members, the citizenship of those members as well). See Thomas v. Guardsmark, LLC, 487 F.3d 531, 534 (7th Cir. 2007). A status hearing is set for 10/3/18 at 9:30 a.m. with an initial status report due three days prior. Notices mailed. (psm, )
August 31, 2018 Filing 15 NOTICE of Motion by Michael J. Lotus for presentment of motion for leave to file #14 before Honorable Manish S. Shah on 9/4/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Lotus, Michael)
August 31, 2018 Filing 14 MOTION by Plaintiff Michael S Pomerantz for leave to file Amended Complaint (Lotus, Michael)
August 29, 2018 Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Michael S Pomerantz by Michael J. Lotus (Lotus, Michael)
August 29, 2018 Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Michael S Pomerantz by David A. Howard (Howard, David)
August 28, 2018 Filing 11 NOTICE of Motion by Starr M Rayford, Femal for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer #10 before Honorable Manish S. Shah on 9/4/2018 at 09:45 AM. (Rayford, Starr)
August 28, 2018 Filing 10 MOTION by Defendants Hard Rock Cafe Franchise Group, LLC, Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. for extension of time to file answer to plaintiff's amended complaint (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Rayford, Starr)
August 24, 2018 Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Hard Rock Cafe Franchise Group, LLC, Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. by Starr M Rayford, Femal (Rayford, Starr)
August 24, 2018 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Hard Rock Cafe Franchise Group, LLC, Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. by Jeffrey H. Lipe (Lipe, Jeffrey)
August 22, 2018 Filing 7 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by International Hotel Company, LLC (Heimlich, Matthew) (Docket text modified by Clerk's Office)
August 13, 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. (bg, )
August 13, 2018 Filing 5 MAILED Notice of Removal letter to counsel of record. (bg, )
August 10, 2018 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant International Hotel Company, LLC by Donald Timothy McVey (McVey, Donald)
August 10, 2018 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant International Hotel Company, LLC by Matthew Russell Heimlich (Heimlich, Matthew)
August 10, 2018 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Heimlich, Matthew)
August 10, 2018 Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from Circuit Court of Cook County, case number (2018L003120) filed by International Hotel Company, LLC Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-14811129. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit)(Heimlich, Matthew)
August 10, 2018 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Manish S. Shah. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sidney I. Schenkier. (jn, )

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Plaintiff: Michael S Pomerantz
Represented By: Michael S. Pomerantz
Represented By: David A. Howard
Represented By: Michael J. Lotus
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Defendant: International Hotel Company, LLC
Represented By: Donald Timothy McVey
Represented By: Matthew Russell Heimlich
Represented By: Krysten S Mansfield
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Defendant: Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc.
Represented By: Thomas John Pontikis
Represented By: Starr M Rayford
Represented By: Jeffrey H. Lipe
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