The Belt Railway Company of Chicago v. Weglarz Hotel III, L.L.C. et al
Plaintiff: The Belt Railway Company of Chicago
Defendant: U-Jung Choe, Weglarz Hotel IV, L.L.C., Katie Papadimitriu, Cynthia Santos, Weglarz Hotel V, L.L.C., Carrie Zalewski, Weglarz Hotel III, L.L.C. and Brenda Carter
Case Number: 1:2018cv07361
Filed: November 5, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Jorge L Alonso
Referring Judge: Young B Kim
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Jury Demanded By: None
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Date Filed Document Text
December 20, 2018 Filing 19 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Young B. Kim: Because Defendants have until January 7, 2019, to file their answers or otherwise plead, the court adopts the parties proposed discovery schedule in the joint status report with some modification. However, given the nature of this action, the discovery schedule in this order is firm. Parties are ordered to adhere to the following discovery schedule: (1) exchange MIDP disclosures by February 7, 2019; (2) serve written discovery requests by February 15, 2019; (3) serve answers to written discovery requests by March 8, 2019; (4) confer about the adequacy of the discovery responses by March 15, 2019 (the court will not consider general objections to written discovery requests if the court must address and rule on written discovery disputes); (5) file a joint status report identifying each side's written discovery issues, if any, along with the relevant written discovery responses as exhibits by March 22, 2019; (6) appear for a status hearing on March 27, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. in courtroom 1019 to discuss the written discovery issues identified; (7) complete all fact discovery by May 1, 2019 (given this schedule, the parties should schedule the necessary depositions for the month of April as soon as possible and cancel them later if not needed); (8) Plaintiff to serve its Rule 26(a)(2) report on Defendants by June 3, 2019; (9) Defendants to depose Plaintiff's experts by June 28, 2019; (10) Defendants to serve their Rule 26(a)(2) reports by July 15, 2019; and (11) Plaintiff to depose Defendants' experts by August 15, 2019.Mailed notice (lxs, )
December 19, 2018 Filing 18 Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Young B. Kim for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: discovery supervision and settlement conference. (ntf, ) Notices mailed by judge's staff
December 19, 2018 Filing 17 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Status hearing held and continued to 3/12/19 at 9:30 a.m. All fact discovery shall be noticed in time to be completed by 3/1/19. This case is referred to the magistrate judge for discovery supervision, with authority to extend deadlines, and a settlement conference. Notices mailed by judge's staff (ntf, )
December 14, 2018 Filing 16 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Weglarz Hotel III, L.L.C., Weglarz Hotel IV, L.L.C., Weglarz Hotel V, L.L.C. by Charles Alan Spitulnik (Spitulnik, Charles)
December 14, 2018 Filing 15 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Weglarz Hotel III, L.L.C., Weglarz Hotel IV, L.L.C., Weglarz Hotel V, L.L.C. by Allison Ishihara Fultz (Fultz, Allison)
December 14, 2018 Filing 14 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Weglarz Hotel III, L.L.C., Weglarz Hotel IV, L.L.C., Weglarz Hotel V, L.L.C. by Charles Alan Spitulnik (Spitulnik, Charles)
December 14, 2018 Filing 13 Rule 26(f) Report for Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP) , filed by Plaintiff The Belt Railway Company of Chicago. (Helenhouse, James)
December 6, 2018 Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Weglarz Hotel III, L.L.C., Weglarz Hotel IV, L.L.C., Weglarz Hotel V, L.L.C. by Donald S. Rothschild (Rothschild, Donald)
December 5, 2018 Filing 11 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by The Belt Railway Company of Chicago. All Defendants. (Thompson, Brandon)
December 5, 2018 Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Brenda Carter, U-Jung Choe, Katie Papadimitriu, Cynthia Santos, Carrie Zalewski by Sarah Hughes Newman (Newman, Sarah)
December 4, 2018 Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Brenda Carter, U-Jung Choe, Katie Papadimitriu, Cynthia Santos, Carrie Zalewski by Thomas A. Ioppolo (Ioppolo, Thomas)
November 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Initial status hearing set for 12/19/18 at 9:30 a.m. Parties shall review and comply with Judge Alonso's Standing Order on The Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project on his website. Notice mailed by judge's staff (ntf, )
November 7, 2018 Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff The Belt Railway Company of Chicago by Thomas John Litwiler (Litwiler, Thomas)
November 7, 2018 Filing 6 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by The Belt Railway Company of Chicago (Helenhouse, James)
November 6, 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. (aee, )
November 5, 2018 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff The Belt Railway Company of Chicago by Brandon M Thompson (Thompson, Brandon)
November 5, 2018 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff The Belt Railway Company of Chicago by James Daniel Helenhouse (Helenhouse, James)
November 5, 2018 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Helenhouse, James)
November 5, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by The Belt Railway Company of Chicago; Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-15147026. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-3/24/10 Memorandum, #2 Exhibit B-Weglarz Hotels Complaint)(Helenhouse, James)
November 5, 2018 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Young B. Kim. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jjr, )

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Defendant: U-Jung Choe
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Defendant: Weglarz Hotel IV, L.L.C.
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Defendant: Weglarz Hotel III, L.L.C.
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Plaintiff: The Belt Railway Company of Chicago
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