Coherent Economics, LLC v. Verition Partners Master Fund, Ltd. et al
| Coherent Economics, LLC |
| Verition Partners Master Fund, Ltd. and Verition Multi-Strategy Master Fund, Ltd. |
| 1:2018cv08376 |
| December 20, 2018 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| John Robert Blakey |
| Contract: Other |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1332 |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 21 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiffs' unopposed motion to consolidate #19 is granted. The Court finds that this case and case no. 18-cv-8377 are related within the meaning of LR 40.4 in that they arise out of the same transaction or occurrence and all involve the same issues of fact and law. Additionally, LR 40.4's conditions for reassignment are satisfied. The Court therefore requests that case no. 18-cv-8377 be referred to the Executive Committee for reassignment as related, so that these two cases may be litigated in a consolidated fashion. The 2/19/19 Notice of Motion date is stricken, and the parties need not appear. Mailed notice (gel, ) |
| Filing 20 NOTICE of Motion by Norman T. Finkel for presentment of motion to consolidate cases #19 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 2/19/2019 at 09:45 AM. (Finkel, Norman) |
| Filing 19 MOTION by Plaintiff Coherent Economics, LLC to consolidate cases (Attachments: #1 Appendix Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in Support of their Motion to Consolidate, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2)(Finkel, Norman) |
| Filing 18 MEMORANDUM by Coherent Economics, LLC regarding Diversity Jurisdiction (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Tyrrell, Matthew) |
| Filing 17 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Verition Multi-Strategy Master Fund, Ltd., Verition Partners Master Fund, Ltd. by Vera M. Kachnowski (Kachnowski, Vera) |
| Filing 16 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Verition Multi-Strategy Master Fund, Ltd., Verition Partners Master Fund, Ltd. by Erik S. Groothuis (Groothuis, Erik) |
| Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Erik Groothuis and Vera Kachnowski's motions for leave to appear pro hac vice #11 and #12 are granted. Mailed notice (gel, ) |
| Filing 14 STIPULATION (Finkel, Norman) |
| Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Verition Multi-Strategy Master Fund, Ltd., Verition Partners Master Fund, Ltd. by Dylan D. Smith (Smith, Dylan) |
| Filing 12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-15461374. (Kachnowski, Vera) |
| Filing 11 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-15460968. (Groothuis, Erik) |
| SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Verition Multi-Strategy Master Fund, Ltd., Verition Partners Master Fund, Ltd. (jjr, ) |
| Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: On or before 2/15/19, Plaintiff should file a supplemental brief not to exceed 5 pages addressing whether diversity jurisdiction exists in this action. Plaintiff should identify the domicile of all parties, and, for Defendants in particular, each one of its members and each member's state(s) of citizenship. See Belleville Catering Co. v. Champaign Market Place, LLC, 350 F.3d 691, 692-93 (7th Cir. 2003) (explaining that, for purposes of diversity jurisdiction, limited liability companies are citizens of every state of which any member is a citizen). Additionally, based upon the representations in Plaintiff's initial status report #9 , the initial status conference previously set for 1/31/19 is stricken and reset for 3/28/19 at 9:45 a.m. in Courtroom 1203. Mailed notice (gel, ) |
| Filing 9 STATUS Report Plaintiff's Initial Status Report by Coherent Economics, LLC (Finkel, Norman) |
| Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: This case has been assigned to the calendar of the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Pursuant to General Order 17-0005, this case falls within the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP) Project, and the "Standing Order in MIDP Cases" now governs the conduct of the litigants in this matter. Under the MIDP, this Court shall enforce the MIDP Standing Order via the Court's inherent authority (including the contempt of court power) and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Consequently, both the parties and their attorneys are hereby ordered to review and fully comply with the MIDP Standing Order, which is available on the Court's homepage: http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_documents/MIDP%20Standing%20Order.pdf. The parties are further advised that in light of the MIDPs intended goal of reducing the traditional cost and delay of federal civil litigation, this Court will not grant routine motions for extensions of time to meet the deadlines imposed by the MIDP Standing Order (even agreed motions made jointly by the parties). During the course of the litigation, the attorneys must also appear at all hearing dates set by the Court or noticed by the parties. If an attorney has a conflict with a set court date, the attorney must notify Judge Blakey's Courtroom Deputy, Gloria Lewis, at (312)818-6699. If appropriate, the Court will then reset the matter. Advising opposing counsel of a scheduling conflict is not a substitute for communicating directly with the Court. The litigants are further ordered to review and fully comply with all of this Court's own standing orders, which are available on Judge Blakey's information page on the Courts official website: http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/. An initial status conference is hereby set for 1/31/2019 at 9:45 a.m. in Courtroom 1203. At the status conference, the Court will discuss the MIDP and ask the parties questions to verify that they have reviewed and complied with the MIDP Standing Order. Without exception, the parties must also file a status report no later than 1/21/2019, using the model template set forth in this Court's standing order regarding Initial (or Reassignment) Status Conferences. Failure by any party to file the status report by the requisite deadline (either jointly or, if necessary, individually with an explanation as to why a joint report could not be filed) may result in a summary dismissal of the case for failure to prosecute, or an entry of default against any served defendant(s) failing to comply with this order. Mailed notice (gel, ) |
| Filing 7 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. (sxb, ) |
| Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Coherent Economics, LLC by Matthew Patrick Tyrrell (Tyrrell, Matthew) |
| Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Coherent Economics, LLC by William R. Klein (Klein, William) |
| Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Coherent Economics, LLC by Richard Marc Goldwasser (Goldwasser, Richard) |
| Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Coherent Economics, LLC by Norman T. Finkel (Finkel, Norman) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Finkel, Norman) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Coherent Economics, LLC; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-15304213. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit Exhibit D)(Finkel, Norman) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Michael T. Mason. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jn, ) |
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