United States Gypsum Company v. Ameriform LLC et al
Plaintiff: United States Gypsum Company
Defendant: Ameriform LLC and Ectek International, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2019cv00596
Filed: January 29, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Edmond E Chang
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 1125
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Date Filed Document Text
March 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 18 NOTICE of Motion by Thomas G. Griffin for presentment of motion to dismiss #17 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 4/2/2019 at 08:45 AM. (Griffin, Thomas)
March 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MOTION by Defendant Ectek International, Inc. to dismiss OR, ALTERNATIVELY, FOR MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT AND MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT (Griffin, Thomas)
March 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 16 NOTICE of Motion by Mark E. Wiemelt for presentment of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim,, motion for more definite statement, #15 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 4/2/2019 at 08:30 AM. (Wiemelt, Mark)
March 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Ameriform LLC , and in the Alternative, MOTION by Defendant Ameriform LLCfor more definite statement , and Memorandum (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Summons and Complaint as served)(Wiemelt, Mark)
March 19, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Status hearing held. Defendants' answers to the Complaint are due 03/25/2019. Any counterclaims shall be filed by 05/06/2019. Defendants reported that they are still contemplating a motion to reassign as related to case number 19 C 592. Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project disclosures due by 04/24/2019. ESI discovery shall be disclosed by 05/06/2019. The first-round of written discovery requests must be issued by 05/27/2019, to fill gaps in the MID disclosures. Fact discovery shall close by 01/31/2020. Any Rule 26(a)(2) expert disclosures (whether retained or not) are due 30 days after the close of fact discovery, and the 30-day deadline is adjusted automatically if the close of fact discovery is adjusted. No summary judgment motions may be filed before the close of discovery without leave of Court. The parties are not yet ready for a settlement referral. Status hearing set for 06/06/2019 at 9:30 a.m.Emailed notice (slb, )
March 15, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 13 STATUS Report (Joint Initial) by United States Gypsum Company (Renfro, Timothy)
March 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Ectek International, Inc. by David E. Walker (Walker, David)
March 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Ectek International, Inc. by Matthew W Casey (Casey, Matthew)
March 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Ectek International, Inc. by Kevin Robert O'Neill (O'Neill, Kevin)
March 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Ectek International, Inc. by Thomas G. Griffin (Griffin, Thomas)
March 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Ameriform LLC by Mark E. Wiemelt (Wiemelt, Mark)
February 8, 2019 Opinion or Order SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Ameriform LLC (pj, )
February 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Initial status hearing set for 03/19/2019 at 8:45 a.m. The parties must file a joint initial status report with the content described in the attached status report requirements at least 3 business days before the initial status hearing. Plaintiff must still file the report even if not all Defendants have been served or have responded to requests to craft a joint report. Because the Procedures are occasionally revised, counsel must read them anew even if counsel has appeared before Judge Chang in other cases. Emailed notice (Attachments: #1 Status Report Requirements) (slb, )
February 4, 2019 Opinion or Order SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Ectek International, Inc. (dal, )
February 1, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 MAILED trademark report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA. (smm, )
January 31, 2019 Opinion or Order 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. (smm, )
January 31, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 MAILED Trademark request letter to Attorney Peter G. Skiko. (smm, )
January 29, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff United States Gypsum Company by Timothy A Renfro, Jr (Renfro, Timothy)
January 29, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff United States Gypsum Company by Peter G. Skiko (Skiko, Peter)
January 29, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by United States Gypsum Company; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-15427776. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(Skiko, Peter)
January 29, 2019 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Michael T. Mason. Case assignment: Random assignment. (rc, )

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Plaintiff: United States Gypsum Company
Represented By: Peter G. Skiko
Represented By: Timothy A Renfro, Jr
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Defendant: Ameriform LLC
Represented By: Mark E. Wiemelt
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Defendant: Ectek International, Inc.
Represented By: Kevin Robert O'Neill
Represented By: Thomas G. Griffin
Represented By: David E. Walker
Represented By: Matthew W Casey
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