Nelson v. Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc
Plaintiff: George Nelson
Defendant: Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc
Case Number: 1:2018cv07400
Filed: November 7, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Sara L Ellis
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
September 15, 2020 Filing 63 FINAL ORDER AND JUDGMENT GRANTING FINAL APPROVAL OF THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. Civil case terminated. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 9/15/2020. Mailed notice(rj, )
August 25, 2020 Filing 62 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Final approval hearing held via telephone con 8/25/2020. Plaintiff's motion for final approval of class action settlement #58 is granted. Plaintiff's motion for attorneys' fees, costs, and expenses and service award #59 is granted. [Enter Final Order and Judgment granting Final Approval of the Class Action Settlement] Mailed notice (rj, )
August 18, 2020 Filing 61 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Final Approval hearing set for 8/18/2020 is stricken and reset to 8/25/2020 at 9:30 AM. Parties to appear via telephone. Throughout the telephonic hearing, each speaker will be expected to identify themselves for the record before speaking. Please note that the conference call-in will be used by all cases that are on the court's calendar for the said date, therefore counsel must be in a quiet area while on the line and must have the telephone muted until your case is called. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. The call-in number is (866) 434-5269 and the access code is 8087837. Counsel of record will receive an email the morning of the telephonic hearing with instructions to join the call. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Mailed notice (rj, )
August 17, 2020 Filing 60 NOTICE by George Nelson re MOTION by Plaintiff George Nelson for settlement Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement #58 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A: Supplemental Declaration of Cameron R. Azari, Esq. on Settlement Notice Plan)(Yanchunis, John)
July 17, 2020 Filing 59 MOTION by Plaintiff George Nelson for attorney fees Uncontested Motion for Final Approval of Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Expenses, and Service Award (Attachments: #1 Supplement Memorandum in Support of Motion for Attorney Fees, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2)(Yanchunis, John)
July 17, 2020 Filing 58 MOTION by Plaintiff George Nelson for settlement Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement (Attachments: #1 Supplement Memorandum in Support of Motion for Final Approval, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2)(Yanchunis, John)
July 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 57 ORDER Fifth Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on July 10, 2020. This Order does not extend or modify any deadlines set in civil cases. No motions may be noticed for in-person presentment; the presiding judge will notify parties of the need, if any, for a hearing by electronic means or in-court proceeding. See attached Order. Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 7/10/2020: Mailed notice. (Clerk4, Docket)
May 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 56 ORDER ORDER Fourth Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on May 26, 2020. This Order does not extend or modify any deadlines set in civil cases. For non-emergency motions, no motion may be noticed for presentment on a date earlier than July 15, 2020. See attached Order. Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 5/26/2020: Mailed notice. (docket5, )
May 14, 2020 Filing 55 Notice Regarding Compliance with 28 USC 1715 by Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Keefe, Kiley)
May 13, 2020 Filing 54 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court orders the parties to submit a report on any changes to the take rate by 8/7/2020. The final approval hearing remains set for 8/18/2020 at 9:30 am. Mailed notice (rj, )
May 6, 2020 Filing 53 STATUS Report [Joint] by George Nelson (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Yanchunis, John)
April 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 52 ORDER Third Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on April 24, 2020. All open cases are impacted by this Third Amended General Order. Parties are must carefully review all obligations under this Order, including the requirement listed in paragraph number 5 to file a joint written status report in most civil cases. See attached Order. Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 4/24/2020: Mailed notice. (docket4, )
March 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 51 ORDER Seconded Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on March 30, 2020. All open cases are impacted by this Second Amended General Order. Amended General Order 20-0012, entered on March 17, 2020, and General Order 20-0014, entered on March 20, 2020, are vacated and superseded by this Second Amended General. See attached Order for guidance.Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 3/30/2020: Mailed notice. (docket2, )
March 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 50 ORDER Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on March 16, 2020. All open cases are impacted by this Amended General Order. See attached Order for guidance.Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 3/16/2020: Mailed notice. (td, )
March 13, 2020 Filing 49 TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS held on 02/11/20 before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis. Order Number: 37822. Court Reporter Contact Information: Patrick Mullen, (312) 435-5565, patrick_mullen@ilnd.uscourts.gov. IMPORTANT: The transcript may be viewed at the court's public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through the Court Reporter/Transcriber or PACER. For further information on the redaction process, see the Court's web site at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov under Quick Links select Policy Regarding the Availability of Transcripts of Court Proceedings. Redaction Request due 4/3/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 4/13/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 6/11/2020. (Mullen, Patrick)
February 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 48 ORDER Granting Motion to Notice Class. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 2/26/2020. Mailed notice (aee, )
February 18, 2020 Filing 47 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Final approval hearing set for 5/14/2020 is stricken and reset to 8/18/2020 at 9:30 AM by request of the parties. Mailed notice (rj, )
February 11, 2020 Filing 46 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Status hearing held on 2/11/2020. Motion for leave to withdraw as counsel #42 is granted. Attorney Jonathan Betten Cohen terminated. Plaintiff's notice of motion and motion for notice to class #43 is granted. Parties to submit to this Court's proposed order email the preliminary approval order as stated on the record. Parties should provide status report from class administrator about take rate by 4/30/2020. Final approval hearing set for 5/14/2020 at 1:30 PM. Mailed notice (rj, )
February 4, 2020 Filing 45 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff George Nelson by John A. Yanchunis (Yanchunis, John)
February 3, 2020 Filing 44 MEMORANDUM by George Nelson in support of motion for settlement #43 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1. Settlement Agreement, #2 Exhibit A to Settlement Agreement, #3 Exhibit B to Settlement Agreement, #4 Exhibit C to Settlement Agreement, #5 Exhibit D to Settlement Agreement, #6 Exhibit E to Settlement Agreement, #7 Exhibit 2. Declaration of Cameron R. Azari, #8 Exhibit 3. Declaration of John A. Yanchunis)(Yanchunis, John)
February 3, 2020 Filing 43 MOTION by Plaintiff George Nelson for settlement Motion to Notice Class (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Yanchunis, John)
January 24, 2020 Filing 42 MOTION by Attorney Jonathan B. Cohen to withdraw as attorney for George Nelson. No party information provided (Cohen, Jonathan)
January 16, 2020 Filing 41 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court grants Plaintiff's motion for extension of time to file his petition for settlement approval #39 . Plaintiff should submit his petition for settlement approval by 2/3/20. The Court strikes the status date set for 1/21/20 and resets it to 2/11/20 at 9:30 a.m. Mailed notice (rj, )
January 10, 2020 Filing 40 NOTICE of Motion by John A. Yanchunis for presentment of extension of time #39 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 1/16/2020 at 01:45 PM. (Yanchunis, John)
January 10, 2020 Filing 39 MOTION by Plaintiff George Nelson for extension of time to Submit Petition for Settlement Approval and for Continuance of Status Hearing on January 21, 2020 (Yanchunis, John)
November 8, 2019 Filing 38 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Plaintiff's unopposed motion for enlargement of time to submit petition for settlement approval and for continuance of status hearing on November 12, 2019 #36 is granted. Parties should submit petition for settlement approval by 1/13/2020. Status hearing set for 11/12/2019 is stricken and reset to 1/21/2020 at 9:30 AM. Mailed notice (rj, )
November 5, 2019 Filing 37 NOTICE of Motion by John A. Yanchunis for presentment of extension of time #36 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 11/12/2019 at 09:45 AM. (Yanchunis, John)
October 31, 2019 Filing 36 MOTION by Plaintiff George Nelson for extension of time to Submit Petition for Settlement Approval and for Continuance of Status Conference Hearing on November 12, 2019 (Cohen, Jonathan)
September 3, 2019 Filing 35 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Defendant's unopposed motion for extension time to submit petition for settlement approval and for continuance of status hearing #33 is granted. Parties should submit petition for settlement approval by 11/4/19. The Court strikes the hearing date set for 9/10/19 and resets it to 11/12/19 at 9:30 a.m. Mailed notice (rj, )
August 21, 2019 Filing 34 NOTICE of Motion by George James Tzanetopoulos for presentment of extension of time #33 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 9/4/2019 at 09:45 AM. (Tzanetopoulos, George)
August 21, 2019 Filing 33 MOTION by Defendant Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc for extension of time to Submit Petition for Settlement Approval and for Continuance of Status Hearing on September 10, 2019 (Unopposed) (Tzanetopoulos, George)
August 7, 2019 Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court grants Plaintiff's unopposed motion for extension of time #30 . The parties should submit petition for settlement approval by 9/3/19. The Court strikes the status date set for 8/8/19 and resets it to 9/10/19 at 9:30 a.m. Mailed notice (rj, )
July 31, 2019 Filing 31 NOTICE of Motion by Jonathan Betten Cohen for presentment of extension of time #30 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 8/8/2019 at 01:30 PM. (Cohen, Jonathan)
July 30, 2019 Filing 30 MOTION by Plaintiff George Nelson for extension of time (Cohen, Jonathan)
July 9, 2019 Filing 29 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Unopposed motion for extension of time to submit petition for settlement approval and for continuance of status hearing on July 10, 2019 #28 is granted. The Court strikes the status hearing set for 7/10/19 and resets it to 8/8/19 at 1:30 p.m. Plaintiff should submit petition for settlement approval by 8/2/19. The Court reminds Plaintiff to notice motions for presentment. Mailed notice (mw, )
July 2, 2019 Filing 28 MOTION by Plaintiff George Nelson for extension of time to Submit Petition for Settlement Approval and for Continuance of Status Hearing on July 10, 2019 (Cohen, Jonathan)
May 29, 2019 Filing 27 NOTICE by Melissa M Hewitt of Change of Address (Hewitt, Melissa)
May 28, 2019 Filing 26 NOTICE by Kiley C Keefe of Change of Address (Keefe, Kiley)
May 22, 2019 Filing 25 NOTICE by George James Tzanetopoulos of Change of Address (Tzanetopoulos, George)
May 21, 2019 Filing 24 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Status hearing held on 5/21/2019. Parties report that settlement has been reached. Parties to submit petition for settlement approval by 7/3/2019. Status hearing set for 7/10/2019 at 9:30 AM for approval of settlement. Mailed notice (rj, )
April 30, 2019 Filing 23 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Status hearing held on 4/30/2019. Status hearing set for 5/21/2019 at 9:30 AM to report on settlement. Mailed notice (rj, )
April 17, 2019 Filing 22 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc by Melissa M Hewitt (Hewitt, Melissa)
April 10, 2019 Filing 21 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Status hearing held on 4/10/2019. Defendant's motion to dismiss #18 is withdrawn without prejudice. Status hearing set for 4/30/2019 at 9:30 AM to report on settlement and set briefing schedule on motion to dismiss or fee petition if not settled. Mailed notice (rj, )
April 5, 2019 Filing 20 NOTICE of Motion by George James Tzanetopoulos for presentment of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #18 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 4/10/2019 at 09:30 AM. (Tzanetopoulos, George)
April 5, 2019 Filing 19 MEMORANDUM by Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc in support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #18 (Tzanetopoulos, George)
April 5, 2019 Filing 18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc (Tzanetopoulos, George)
February 20, 2019 Filing 17 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Defendant's unopposed motion for extension of time to answer or otherwise plead #15 is granted. Defendant's responsive pleading is due by 4/8/19. The Court strikes the status date set for 3/12/19 and resets it to 4/10/19 at 9:30 a.m. Mailed notice (rj, )
February 15, 2019 Filing 16 (Agreed) NOTICE of Motion by Kiley C Keefe for presentment of extension of time #15 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 2/20/2019 at 09:45 AM. (Keefe, Kiley)
February 15, 2019 Filing 15 MOTION by Defendant Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc for extension of time to Answer or Otherwise Plead (Agreed) (Keefe, Kiley)
January 15, 2019 Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Defendant's unopposed motion for extension of time to answer or otherwise plead #10 is granted. Defendant's responsive pleading is due by 3/8/19. The Court strikes the status date set for 1/17/19 and resets it to 3/12/19 at 9:30 a.m. Mailed notice (rj, )
January 14, 2019 Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc by Paul G. Karlsgodt (Karlsgodt, Paul)
January 11, 2019 Filing 12 STATUS Report Joint Initial Status Report by George Nelson (Cohen, Jonathan)
January 3, 2019 Filing 11 NOTICE of Motion by Kiley C Keefe for presentment of extension of time #10 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 1/15/2019 at 09:45 AM. (Keefe, Kiley)
January 3, 2019 Filing 10 MOTION by Defendant Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc for extension of time to Answer or Otherwise Plead (Keefe, Kiley)
December 19, 2018 Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc by Kiley C Keefe (Keefe, Kiley)
December 19, 2018 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc by George James Tzanetopoulos (Tzanetopoulos, George)
November 27, 2018 Filing 7 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by George Nelson. George Nelson waiver sent on 11/8/2018, answer due 1/7/2019. (McNulty, Shannon)
November 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER: Motion by Jonathan B. Cohen for leave to appear pro hac vice #4 is granted. The initial status conference in this matter is set for 1/17/2019 at 1:30 PM. The parties are directed to review the procedures and requirements for this conference on Judge Ellis' web site and to submit the required Initial Status Report by 1/10/2019. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 11/19/2018.Mailed notice (aee, )
November 8, 2018 Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff George Nelson by Robert A. Clifford (Clifford, Robert)
November 8, 2018 Filing 4 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-15162303. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing for Jonathan B. Cohen)(Cohen, Jonathan)
November 8, 2018 Filing 3 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 7, 2018 Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff George Nelson by Shannon Marie McNulty (McNulty, Shannon)
November 7, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Class Action Complaint filed by George Nelson; JURY DEMAND. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-15156811. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(McNulty, Shannon)
November 7, 2018 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Sara L. Ellis. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. Case assignment: Random assignment. (yt)

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Plaintiff: George Nelson
Represented By: Shannon Marie McNulty
Represented By: Jonathan Betten Cohen
Represented By: Robert A. Clifford
Represented By: John A. Yanchunis
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Defendant: Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc
Represented By: Kiley C Keefe
Represented By: George James Tzanetopoulos
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Represented By: Melissa M Hewitt
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