Prince Manufacturing Corporation v. Vactor Manufacturing, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Prince Manufacturing Corporation
Defendant: Westech Vac Systems, Ltd., FS Depot, Inc. and Vactor Manufacturing, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2019cv02236
Filed: April 2, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Jorge L Alonso
Referring Judge: John Robert Blakey
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
May 10, 2019 Filing 40 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: On the Court's own motion, the status hearing previously set for 6/18/2019 is reset for 8/8/2019 at 9:45 a.m. in Courtroom 1203. Status will be stricken if parties file dismissal documents prior to the next status. Mailed notice (gel, )
April 19, 2019 Filing 39 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Prince Manufacturing Corporation by Thomas Daniel Warman (Warman, Thomas)
April 19, 2019 Filing 38 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Prince Manufacturing Corporation by Peter A. Silverman (Silverman, Peter)
April 15, 2019 Filing 37 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff's motion for leave to file additional appearances #35 is granted. Motion hearing set for 4/30/2019, is stricken. Mailed notice (gel, )
April 15, 2019 Filing 36 NOTICE of Motion by Peter A. Silverman for presentment of motion for leave to file #35 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 4/30/2019 at 09:45 AM. (Silverman, Peter)
April 15, 2019 Filing 35 MOTION by Plaintiff Prince Manufacturing Corporation for leave to file Motion for Leave to File Additional Appearances for Plaintiff (Silverman, Peter)
April 12, 2019 Filing 34 NOTICE of Correction regarding document #33 (dal, )
April 9, 2019 Filing 33 Entered in Error (jjr, ) Modified on 4/12/2019 (dal, ).
April 8, 2019 Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Status hearing set for 6/18/2019 at 9:45 a.m.in Courtroom 1203. Mailed notice (gel, )
April 4, 2019 Filing 31 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: Case reassigned to the Honorable John Robert Blakey for all further proceedings pursuant to Local Rule 40.4 of this court. Honorable Jorge L. Alonso no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Executive Committee on 4/4/2019. (nsf, )
April 2, 2019 Filing 30 MAILED Rule 83.15 Letter to all Counsel of Record. (ek, )
April 2, 2019 Filing 29 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. (ek, )
April 2, 2019 Filing 28 RECEIVED from South Dakota; Case Number 4:18-cv-04078 (ek)
March 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER granting #12 Motion to Transfer to the Northern District of Illinois. Signed by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier on 03/27/2019. (KLE) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
September 27, 2018 Filing 26 AFFIDAVIT in Support re #12 MOTION to DISMISS for Lack of Jurisdiction or, Alternatively, to Transfer [Michael Blakemore] filed by FS Depot, Inc., Vactor Manufacturing, Inc., Westech Vac Systems, Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - 2004 Global Supplier Warranty Recovery Agreement) (Sanford, Steven) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
September 27, 2018 Filing 25 AFFIDAVIT in Support re #12 MOTION to DISMISS for Lack of Jurisdiction or, Alternatively, to Transfer [Declaration of James Malmassari] filed by FS Depot, Inc., Vactor Manufacturing, Inc., Westech Vac Systems, Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Exclusivity Agreement dated 4/22/14) (Sanford, Steven) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
September 27, 2018 Filing 24 REPLY to Motion Response re #12 MOTION to DISMISS for Lack of Jurisdiction or, Alternatively, to Transfer filed by FS Depot, Inc., Vactor Manufacturing, Inc., Westech Vac Systems, Ltd.. (Sanford, Steven) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
September 13, 2018 Filing 23 AFFIDAVIT of Dan Van Eldik re #18 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Custom Cylinder Data Sheets and corresponding design prints, #2 Exhibit Prince's May 25, 2010 quote, #3 Exhibit Exemplar purchase order from Westech Vac Systems, #4 Exhibit Exemplar Order Acknowledgement, #5 Exhibit Exemplar Order Acknowledgement, #6 Exhibit Quotes from 2010 through 2017, #7 Exhibit February 21, 2018 email from James Malmassari, #8 Exhibit April 11, 2018 correspondence from Dan DuPre, #9 Exhibit April 26, 2018 correspondence to Dan DuPre, #10 Exhibit May 8, 2018 correspondence from Dan DuPre, #11 Exhibit May 22, 2018 correspondence to Dan DuPre, #12 Exhibit June 15, 2018 email to James Malmassari and Samuel Miceli, #13 Exhibit June 21, 2018 correspondence from Dan DuPre, #14 Exhibit July 5, 2018 email from Samuel Miceli) (Hinton, Melissa) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
September 13, 2018 Filing 22 AFFIDAVIT of Daniel E. DeKoter re #18 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion . (Hinton, Melissa) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
September 13, 2018 Filing 21 AFFIDAVIT of Richard Sindt re #18 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Spreadsheet summarizing the sales history for cylinders) (Hinton, Melissa) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
September 13, 2018 Filing 20 AFFIDAVIT of Joel Nelson re #18 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit January 6, 2017 email from Kyle Moore, #2 Exhibit Business cards of Kevin Ensign and Andy Current, #3 Exhibit March 27, 2018 email from Joel Nelson) (Hinton, Melissa) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
September 13, 2018 Filing 19 AFFIDAVIT of John F. Roost re #18 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion . (Hinton, Melissa) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
September 13, 2018 Filing 18 MEMORANDUM in Opposition re #12 MOTION to DISMISS for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Prince Manufacturing Corporation. (Hinton, Melissa) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
September 13, 2018 Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by Ryan W.W. Redd on behalf of Prince Manufacturing Corporation. (Redd, Ryan) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
August 23, 2018 Filing 16 AFFIDAVIT in Support of Samuel E. Miceli re #12 MOTION to DISMISS OR, ALTERNATIVELY, TO TRANSFER filed by FS Depot, Inc., Vactor Manufacturing, Inc., Westech Vac Systems, Ltd.. (Sanford, Steven) Modified text on 8/23/2018 (SST). [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
August 23, 2018 Filing 15 AFFIDAVIT in Support of Daniel A. Dupre' re #12 MOTION to DISMISS OR, ALTERNATIVELY, TO TRANSFER filed by FS Depot, Inc., Vactor Manufacturing, Inc., Westech Vac Systems, Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit D - 4/11/18 email letter to Van Eldik, #2 Exhibit E - 4/26/18 letter from Van Eldik, #3 Exhibit F - 5/8/18 letter to Van Eldik, #4 Exhibit G - Tolling Agreement, #5 Exhibit H - Agreement to Negotiate, #6 Exhibit I - 6/29/18 email exchange with DeKoter, #7 Exhibit J - 7/3/18 email from DeKoter, #8 Exhibit K - 7/9/18 letter from Hinton) (Sanford, Steven) Modified text on 8/23/2018 (SST). [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
August 23, 2018 Filing 14 AFFIDAVIT in Support of James Malmassari re #12 MOTION to DISMISS OR, ALTERNATIVELY, TO TRANSFER filed by FS Depot, Inc., Vactor Manufacturing, Inc., Westech Vac Systems, Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - example of Vactor purchase order sent to Prince in 2011, #2 Exhibit B - example of terms and conditions accompanying Vactor purchase orders in 2000 time frame, #3 Exhibit C - example of FSD purchase order to Prince with terms and conditions) (Sanford, Steven) Modified text on 8/23/2018 (SST). [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
August 23, 2018 Filing 13 MEMORANDUM in Support re #12 MOTION to DISMISS OR, ALTERNATIVELY, TO TRANSFER filed by FS Depot, Inc., Vactor Manufacturing, Inc., Westech Vac Systems, Ltd.. (Sanford, Steven) Modified text on 8/23/2018 (SST). [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
August 23, 2018 Filing 12 MOTION to DISMISS , or Alternatively MOTION to Transfer by FS Depot, Inc., Vactor Manufacturing, Inc., Westech Vac Systems, Ltd. (Sanford, Steven). Added MOTION on 8/28/2018 (SST). [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
August 23, 2018 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Alex M. Hagen on behalf of FS Depot, Inc., Vactor Manufacturing, Inc., Westech Vac Systems, Ltd.. (Hagen, Alex) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
July 26, 2018 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Steven W. Sanford on behalf of FS Depot, Inc., Vactor Manufacturing, Inc., Westech Vac Systems, Ltd.. (Sanford, Steven) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
July 26, 2018 Filing 9 NOTICE of Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond by FS Depot, Inc., Vactor Manufacturing, Inc., Westech Vac Systems, Ltd. [Unopposed - Under D.S.D. Civ. L.R. 12]. (Sanford, Steven) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
July 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER granting #7 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Daniel E. DeKoter for Prince Manufacturing Corporation. Signed by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier on 7/12/18. (JLS) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
July 11, 2018 Filing 7 MOTION for Attorney Daniel E. DeKoter to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice (paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number 0869-2827092) by Prince Manufacturing Corporation. (Hinton, Melissa) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
July 11, 2018 Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Edwin E. Evans on behalf of Prince Manufacturing Corporation. (Evans, Edwin) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
July 6, 2018 Filing 5 Summons Issued as to FS Depot, Inc., Vactor Manufacturing, Inc., Westech Vac Systems, Ltd. Three original summons, four A085 forms, and one Rule 73 memo handed to Plaintiff's counsel (DJP) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
July 6, 2018 Filing 4 CORPORATE Disclosure Statement by Prince Manufacturing Corporation (SLW) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
July 6, 2018 Filing 3 Filing Fee Received from Prince Manufacturing Corporation. Fee Amount: $400, Receipt No.: #SDX400047380. (SLW) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
July 6, 2018 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET. (SLW) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]
July 6, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT with Jury Demand filed by Prince Manufacturing Corporation. (SLW) [Transferred from South Dakota on 4/2/2019.]

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Plaintiff: Prince Manufacturing Corporation
Represented By: Daniel E. DeKoter
Represented By: Edwin E. Evans
Represented By: Melissa C. Hinton
Represented By: Ryan W.W. Redd
Represented By: Peter A. Silverman
Represented By: Thomas Daniel Warman
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Defendant: Westech Vac Systems, Ltd.
Represented By: Alex M. Hagen
Represented By: Steven W. Sanford
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Defendant: FS Depot, Inc.
Represented By: Alex M. Hagen
Represented By: Steven W. Sanford
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Defendant: Vactor Manufacturing, Inc.
Represented By: Alex M. Hagen
Represented By: Steven W. Sanford
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