Gibbons Ford, LP v. Gray Television, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Gibbons Ford, LP
Defendant: Tegna Inc., Tribune Media Company, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Gray Television, Inc., Hearst Communications and Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2018cv05555
Filed: August 14, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Office: Chicago Office
County: Cook
Presiding Judge: John Z Lee
Nature of Suit: Anti-Trust
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 1
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 11, 2018 Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Motion to appear pro hac vice by Michelle Looby #31 is granted. Mailed notice (ca, )
September 10, 2018 Filing 31 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-14927932. (Looby, Michelle)
September 6, 2018 Filing 30 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Tribune Media Company by Gerald P Meyer as Local Counsel (Meyer, Gerald)
September 5, 2018 Filing 29 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Motions to appear pro hac vice by Jay Cohen #25 , William Michael #26 , and Daniel Levi #27 are granted. Mailed notice (ca, )
September 4, 2018 Filing 28 Corporate Disclosure STATEMENT by Tribune Media Company (Cohen, Jay)
September 4, 2018 Filing 27 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-14906660. (Levi, Daniel)
September 4, 2018 Filing 26 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-14906630. (Michael, William)
September 4, 2018 Filing 25 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-14906606. (Cohen, Jay)
September 4, 2018 Filing 24 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Gibbons Ford, LP as to Tegna Inc. on 8/17/2018, answer due 9/7/2018. (Wexler, Kenneth)
September 4, 2018 Filing 23 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:The Court grants in part and denies in part Defendants' motion for extension of time to answer or otherwise respond and adjourn the initial status hearing and related deadlines #18 . Defendants represent that the MDL Panel will hold a hearing on the motion to conditionally transfer this case to MDL on September 28, 2018. In the event that the MDL Panel denies the motion to conditionally transfer this case to MDL 2867, Defendants shall answer or otherwise plead within 20 days of the MDL Panel's denial. The initial status hearing set for October 16, 2018, is stricken and reset to November 6, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. The parties' joint initial status report is due October 31, 2018. Mailed notice (ca, )
August 31, 2018 Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: Attorneys Eliot A. Adelson and Jerome S. Fortinsky's motions to appear pro hac vice #15 , #20 are granted. Mailed notice. (ym, )
August 30, 2018 Filing 21 Corporate Disclosure STATEMENT by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Fortinsky, Jerome)
August 30, 2018 Filing 20 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-14896962. (Fortinsky, Jerome)
August 30, 2018 Filing 19 NOTICE of Motion by James H. Mutchnik for presentment of extension of time #18 before Honorable John Z. Lee on 9/6/2018 at 09:00 AM. (Mutchnik, James)
August 30, 2018 Filing 18 MOTION by Defendant Nexstar Media Group, Inc. for extension of time First Unopposed Motion to Extend Time to Answer, Adjourn Deadlines (Mutchnik, James)
August 30, 2018 Filing 17 Corporate Disclosure STATEMENT by Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Mutchnik, James)
August 30, 2018 Filing 16 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Tegna Inc. (Bricker, Ross)
August 30, 2018 Filing 15 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-14893255. (Adelson, Eliot)
August 30, 2018 Filing 14 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Nexstar Media Group, Inc. by James H. Mutchnik (Mutchnik, James)
August 27, 2018 Filing 13 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Gibbons Ford, LP as to Gray Television, Inc. on 8/21/2018, answer due 9/11/2018. (Wexler, Kenneth)
August 27, 2018 Filing 12 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Gibbons Ford, LP as to Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. on 8/17/2018, answer due 9/7/2018. (Wexler, Kenneth)
August 27, 2018 Filing 11 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Gibbons Ford, LP as to Hearst Communications on 8/16/2018, answer due 9/6/2018. (Wexler, Kenneth)
August 27, 2018 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Gibbons Ford, LP as to Nexstar Media Group, Inc. on 8/16/2018, answer due 9/6/2018. (Wexler, Kenneth)
August 27, 2018 Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Gibbons Ford, LP as to Tribune Media Company on 8/21/2018, answer due 9/11/2018. (Wexler, Kenneth)
August 23, 2018 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Tegna Inc. by Ross Benjamin Bricker (Bricker, Ross)
August 23, 2018 Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Tegna Inc. by Sally Kristen Sears Coder (Sears Coder, Sally)
August 17, 2018 Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Initial status hearing set for 10/16/18 at 9:00 a.m. Judge Lee participates in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project ("Project"). The Project applies to all cases filed on or after June 1, 2017, excluding the following: (1) cases exempted by Rule 26(a)(1)(B), (2) actions brought by a person in the custody of the United States, a state, or a state subdivision, regardless of whether an attorney is recruited, (3) actions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, (4) patent cases governed by the Local Patent Rules, and (5) cases transferred for consolidated administration in the District by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("Exempt Cases").For all cases to which the Project applies, Judge Lee requires (1) each attorney appearing on behalf of Plaintiff(s) to file a "Certification by Attorney Regarding Discovery Obligations Under Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project" form within 28 days after the filing of the Complaint and (2) each attorney appearing on behalf of Defendant(s) to file the certification form with the Answer. The parties are directed to file a joint initial status report four business days prior to the initial status hearing. The certification form and initial status report requirements are set forth in Judge Lee's standing order regarding the "Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project" available on the Courts website. For all Exempt Cases, the parties are directed to file a joint initial status report four business days prior to the initial status hearing in accordance with the standing order governing "Initial Status Report in Cases Exempt from the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project" also available on the Court's website. Mailed notice (ca, )
August 15, 2018 Filing 5 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. (lf, )
August 15, 2018 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Gray Television, Inc., Hearst Communications, Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Tegna Inc., Tribune Media Company (jn, )
August 14, 2018 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Gibbons Ford, LP by Bethany R. Turke (Turke, Bethany)
August 14, 2018 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Gibbons Ford, LP by Justin Nicholas Boley (Boley, Justin)
August 14, 2018 Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Gibbons Ford, LP by Kenneth A. Wexler (Wexler, Kenneth)
August 14, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Gibbons Ford, LP; Jury Demand. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Wexler, Kenneth) Receipt number 0752-14824099 (Docket modified by Clerk's Office)
August 14, 2018 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Z. Lee. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey T. Gilbert. (jjr, )

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Defendant: Tegna Inc.
Represented By: Ross Benjamin Bricker
Represented By: Sally Kristen Sears Coder
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Defendant: Tribune Media Company
Represented By: Jay Cohen
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Defendant: Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
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