Smith v. Lucas et al
Plaintiff: Victoria Smith
Defendant: William Lucas, Fred H. Smith LLC, Diana Lucas and William R. Lucas
Case Number: 1:2018cv06578
Filed: September 27, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John Z Lee
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 21, 2018 Filing 20 Rule 26(f) Report for Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP) , filed by Plaintiff Victoria Smith. (Foley, William)
November 16, 2018 Filing 19 EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Victoria Smith Exhibit 8 (redacted) regarding complaint, #1 (Foley, William)
November 16, 2018 Filing 18 EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Victoria Smith Exhibit 7 (redacted) regarding complaint, #1 (Foley, William)
November 13, 2018 Filing 17 NOTICE by Fred H. Smith LLC Corporate Disclosure Statement (Buterman, Carla)
November 13, 2018 Filing 16 CERTIFICATE Attorney for MIDP (Buterman, Carla)
November 13, 2018 Filing 15 Defendants' ANSWER to Complaint by Fred H. Smith LLC(Buterman, Carla)
November 9, 2018 Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:The Court grants in part and denies in part Defendant Fred H Smith LLC's motion to seal #12 . The motion is denied to the extent that it seeks to seal the entire Complaint. The motion is granted to the extent that it requests to seal exhibits that include social security and taxpayer identification numbers, such as Exhibits 7 and 8 to the Complaint. Defendant shall file a redacted version of both exhibits redacting only social-security and taxpayer-identification numbers by Friday, November 16, 2018. Mailed notice (air, )
November 8, 2018 Filing 13 NOTICE of Motion by Carla Elizabeth Buterman for presentment of motion to seal document #12 before Honorable John Z. Lee on 11/13/2018 at 09:00 AM. (Buterman, Carla)
November 8, 2018 Filing 12 MOTION by Defendant Fred H. Smith LLC to seal document complaint, #1 (Buterman, Carla)
October 30, 2018 Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Defendants' motion for extension of time until November 13, 2018 to answer or otherwise plead #9 is granted. The status hearing set for 11/13/18 is reset to 11/28/18 at 9:00 a.m. The parties are directed to file a joint initial status report four business days prior to the initial status hearing. No appearance is required on the motion.Mailed notice (ca, )
October 29, 2018 Filing 10 NOTICE of Motion by Carla Elizabeth Buterman for presentment of extension of time #9 before Honorable John Z. Lee on 11/1/2018 at 09:00 AM. (Buterman, Carla)
October 29, 2018 Filing 9 MOTION by Defendant Fred H. Smith LLC for extension of time to answer or otherwise plead (Buterman, Carla)
October 29, 2018 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Fred H. Smith LLC, Diana Lucas, William R. Lucas by Carla Elizabeth Buterman (Buterman, Carla)
October 24, 2018 Filing 7 Certification by Attorney Regarding Discovery Obligations Under MIDP by Victoria Smith (Foley, William)
September 28, 2018 Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Initial status hearing set for 11/13/18 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, )
September 28, 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. (kp, )
September 28, 2018 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Fred H. Smith LLC, Diana Lucas, William R. Lucas (lma, )
September 27, 2018 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Victoria Smith by William P Foley (Foley, William)
September 27, 2018 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Victoria Smith by Karl W Roth (Roth, Karl)
September 27, 2018 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Roth, Karl)
September 27, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Victoria Smith ; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-14999039. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10, #11 Exhibit 11)(Roth, Karl)
September 27, 2018 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Z. Lee. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. (jjr, )

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Plaintiff: Victoria Smith
Represented By: Karl W Roth
Represented By: William P Foley
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Represented By: Carla Elizabeth Buterman
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