William Riehm v. Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: William Riehm
Defendant: Jeffrey Park, Atul Kavthekar, Brian T. Griffin and Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.
Petitioner: Arsany Girgis
Case Number: 1:2019cv02631
Filed: April 18, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Virginia M Kendall
Referring Judge: John F Kness
2 Judge: Joan H Lefkow
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 7, 2022 Filing 44 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: The following minute order will be entered simultaneously on the dockets of consolidated cases 19-cv-02631 and 19-cv-02635, related to the order entered on the docket of case 19-cv-01735. On 6/6/2022, a telephonic motion hearing was held on Lead Plaintiff's motions for final approval of class action settlement and plan of allocation and to award attorneys' fees and expenses. As explained in the final approval order, which is being entered separately, the Court finds that the settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate, and that the FRCP 23 requirements to certify the class are met. Accordingly, the Court grants the motion for fees and grants final approval to the settlement. Enter final approval order, which will serve as a separate final judgment order under FRCP 58. Enter separate orders approving plan of allocation and awarding attorneys' fees. Civil cases 19-cv-02631 and 19-cv-02635 terminated. Mailed notice (ef, )
December 9, 2021 Filing 43 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Telephonic status hearing held on 12/9/2021. Mailed notice (ef, )
October 26, 2021 Filing 42 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Counsel for the lead Plaintiff, in an email sent today to Court staff and other counsel of record, informed the Court that "the parties have reached an agreement on a settlement" and are currently "preparing settlement papers to submit to the Court." Counsel also asked, on behalf of all parties, that "the Court stay further proceedings in this case [meaning case 19-cv-01735]." Based on counsel's report, any existing deadlines in this and all related cases are stricken, and all related cases are stayed pending the filing of a stipulation of dismissal. See Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 41(a)(1)(A). A status hearing is set for 12/9/2021 at 09:30 AM; that hearing will be stricken if a stipulation of dismissal is filed in advance. The parties are to use the following call-in number: 888-684-8852, conference code 3796759. The public and media representatives may have access to the hearing via the same number. Audio recording of the hearing is not permitted; violations of this prohibition may result in sanctions. Participants are directed to keep their device muted when they are not speaking. Mailed notice (ef, )
July 15, 2020 Filing 41 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Motion by counsel to withdraw as attorney #40 is granted. Attorney Reed R Kathrein is withdrawn as counsel of record Movant Arsany Girgis. Mailed notice (ef, )
July 10, 2020 Filing 40 MOTION by Attorney Reed R. Kathrein to withdraw as attorney for Arsany Girgis. (Kathrein, Reed)
July 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 39 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. (Clerk5, Docket)
May 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 38 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. (docket6, )
April 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER : STANDING ORDER REGARDING CIVIL CASES. Signed by the Honorable John F. Kness on 4/30/2020: Mailed notice. (docket4, )
April 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 36 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. (docket5, )
March 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 35 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. (docket6, )
March 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 34 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 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER : STANDING ORDER REGARDING REASSIGNED CIVIL CASES: This Standing Order applies to all civil cases reassigned as of February 28, 2020 to the calendar of District Judge John F. Kness. Unless otherwise ordered: (1) all previously-set status or motion hearing dates are vacated; (2) any trials or evidentiary hearings scheduled between March 9, 2020 and May 1, 2020 are continued and will be re-set by the Court at a future hearing; and (3) all other previously-set deadlines and schedules (other than hearing dates) shall remain in effect. See Order for details. Signed by the Honorable John F. Kness on 3/9/2020: Mailed notice. (tg, )
March 3, 2020 Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Due to case being reassigned to Judge Kness, all hearings set before Judge Kendall are stricken. Mailed notice (lk, )
February 28, 2020 Filing 31 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: GENERAL ORDER 20-0008 - Pursuant that to the Executive Committee Order entered on February 24, 2020 the civil cases on the attached list have been selected for reassignment to form the initial calendar of the Honorable John F. Kness; therefore IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the attached list of 313 cases be reassigned to the Honorable John F. Kness; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all parties affected by this Order must review the Honorable John F. Kness' webpage on the Court's website for the purpose of reviewing instructions regarding scheduling and case management procedures; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any civil case that has been reassigned pursuant to this Order will not be randomly reassigned to create the initial calendar of a new district judge for twelve months from the date of this Order; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to add the Honorable John F. Kness to the Court's civil case assignment system during the next business day, so that he shall receive a full share of such cases. Case reassigned to the Honorable John F. Kness for all further proceedings. Honorable Virginia M. Kendall no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 2/28/2020.(sm, )
May 17, 2019 Filing 30 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: This case was reassigned to Judge Kendall. The motion hearing and status hearing before Judge Lefkow on 5/22/2019 are stricken. Mailed notice (ags, )
May 3, 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. (ew, )
May 3, 2019 Filing 28 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: Case reassigned to the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall for all further proceedings. Honorable Joan H. Lefkow no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Executive Committee on 5/3/2019.(ew, )
April 29, 2019 Filing 27 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Status hearing is set for 5/22/2019 at 9:30 a.m. Mailed notice (ags, )
April 25, 2019 Filing 26 ATTORNEY Appearance for Movant Arsany Girgis by Reed R Kathrein (Kathrein, Reed)
April 25, 2019 Filing 25 NOTICE of Motion by Reed R Kathrein for presentment of motion to consolidate cases #22 before Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 5/22/2019 at 09:30 AM. (Kathrein, Reed)
April 25, 2019 Filing 24 DECLARATION of Reed R. Kathrein regarding motion to consolidate cases #22 , appoint lead plaintiff and approve selection of counsel (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Certification, #2 Exhibit B - Loss Chart, #3 Exhibit C - Notice of Pendency, #4 Exhibit D - Resume)(Kathrein, Reed)
April 25, 2019 Filing 23 MEMORANDUM by Arsany Girgis in support of motion to consolidate cases #22 appoint lead plaintiff and approve selection of counsel (Kathrein, Reed)
April 25, 2019 Filing 22 MOTION by Movant Arsany Girgis to consolidate cases , appoint lead plaintiff and approve selection of counsel (Kathrein, Reed)
April 18, 2019 Filing 21 MAILED Rule 83.15 letter to all counsel of record. (ek, )
April 18, 2019 Filing 20 RECEIVED from California Central; Case Number 2:19-cv-01369 (ek)
April 18, 2019 Filing 19 MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) - RULING ON MOTION TO TRANSFER CASE TO U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS #13 by Judge George H. Wu. Based on the foregoing discussion, and because Plaintiffs consent, the Court GRANTS the Motions to Transfer,1 and forthwith orders the clerk to transfer this case to the United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois. (See document for detail). Case electronically transmitted on 4/18/2019. MD JS-6. Case Terminated. (mrgo) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
April 16, 2019 Filing 18 NOTICE of Parties' Agreement to Waive Oral Argument filed by defendants Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc., Brian T. Griffin, Atul Kavthekar, Jeffrey Park. (Lopez, Jodi) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
April 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' UNOPPOSED EX PARTE APPLICATION by Judge George H. Wu re: #14 EX PARTE APPLICATION to Shorten Time for Hearing. The Motion to Transfer shall be heard on April 22, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. (mrgo) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
April 4, 2019 Filing 16 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Defendant Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. (Lopez, Jodi) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
April 4, 2019 Filing 15 CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc., Brian T. Griffin, Atul Kavthekar, Jeffrey Park, identifying Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh (AIG), Starr Indemnity and Liability Co., Great American Insurance Group, XL Specialty Insurance Company, Beazley Insurance Company, Old Republic Insurance Company, Navigator's Insurance Company, ANV Global Services (Lloyd's of London), Canopius Insurance Services (Lloyd's of London). (Lopez, Jodi) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
April 4, 2019 Filing 14 EX PARTE APPLICATION to Shorten Time for Hearing on re NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois #13 to 4/22/19 filed by Defendant Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc., Brian T. Griffin, Atul Kavthekar, Jeffrey Park. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of James W. Ducayet, #2 Proposed Order) (Lopez, Jodi) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
April 4, 2019 Filing 13 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois filed by Defendant Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc., Brian T. Griffin, Atul Kavthekar, Jeffrey Park. Motion set for hearing on 4/22/2019 at 08:30 AM before Judge George H. Wu. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Atul Kavthekar, #2 Declaration of Jodi E. Lopez, #3 Exhibit A, #4 Exhibit B, #5 Exhibit C, #6 Exhibit D, #7 Exhibit E, #8 Proposed Order) (Attorney Jodi E Lopez added to party Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Jodi E Lopez added to party Brian T. Griffin(pty:dft), Attorney Jodi E Lopez added to party Atul Kavthekar(pty:dft), Attorney Jodi E Lopez added to party Jeffrey Park(pty:dft)) (Lopez, Jodi) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
March 8, 2019 Filing 12 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Plaintiff William Riehm. upon Atul Kavthekar waiver sent by Plaintiff on 3/5/2019, answer due 5/6/2019. Waiver of Service signed by Jim Ducayet. (Rosen, Laurence) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
March 8, 2019 Filing 11 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Plaintiff William Riehm. upon Jeffrey Park waiver sent by Plaintiff on 3/5/2019, answer due 5/6/2019. Waiver of Service signed by Jim Ducayet. (Rosen, Laurence) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
March 8, 2019 Filing 10 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Plaintiff William Riehm. upon Brian T. Griffin waiver sent by Plaintiff on 3/5/2019, answer due 5/6/2019. Waiver of Service signed by Jim Ducayet. (Rosen, Laurence) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
March 8, 2019 Filing 9 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Plaintiff William Riehm. upon Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. waiver sent by Plaintiff on 3/5/2019, answer due 5/6/2019. Waiver of Service signed by Jim Ducayet. (Rosen, Laurence) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
February 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Standing Order Re Final Pre-Trial Conferences for Civil Jury Trials Before Judge George H. Wu by Judge George H. Wu. (See document for details) (mrgo) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
February 25, 2019 Filing 7 21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 as to Defendants Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc., Brian T. Griffin, Atul Kavthekar, Jeffrey Park. (lh) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
February 25, 2019 Filing 6 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (lh) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
February 25, 2019 Filing 5 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge George H. Wu and Magistrate Judge Suzanne H. Segal. (lh) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
February 24, 2019 Filing 4 Certification and Notice of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff William Riehm, (Rosen, Laurence) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
February 24, 2019 Filing 3 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff William Riehm. (Rosen, Laurence) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
February 24, 2019 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiff William Riehm. (Rosen, Laurence) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]
February 24, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Receipt No: 0973-23263692 - Fee: $400, filed by Plaintiff William Riehm. (Attachments: #1 PSLRA Certification) (Attorney Laurence M Rosen added to party William Riehm(pty:pla))(Rosen, Laurence) [Transferred from California Central on 4/18/2019.]

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