City Of Chicago v. Smollett Featured Case
Plaintiff: City Of Chicago
Defendant: Jussie Smollett
Case Number: 1:2019cv04547
Filed: July 3, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Virginia M Kendall
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 26, 2019 Filing 21 RESPONSE by City Of Chicagoin Opposition to MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Jussie Smollett #14 (Zenner, Elie)
August 20, 2019 Filing 20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Initial Status hearing held on 8/20/2019. End of Fact Discovery ordered closed by 2/14/2019. End of Fact Discovery Status hearing is set for 2/18/2019 at 9:00 AM. Theparties shall be prepared to report to the court whether a dispositive motion will be filed and whether expert discovery is necessary. Parties are directed to contact the courtroom deputy by 11/1/2019 to inform the Court if they are requesting a referral to the Magistrate Judge for the purpose of a settlement conference.SMailed notice (lk, )
August 15, 2019 Filing 19 STATUS Report Joint Initial Status Report by City Of Chicago (Zenner, Elie)
August 15, 2019 Filing 18 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff City Of Chicago by Renai Scherri Rodney (Rodney, Renai)
August 12, 2019 Filing 17 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Briefing schedule set as to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss #14 . Response due by 8/26/2019. Reply due by 9/3/2019. Status Hearing set for 10/22/2019 at 9:00 AM. Initial Status hearing set for 8/20/2019 at 9:00 AM stands. Motion hearing set for 8/13/2019 is stricken. Mailed notice (lk, )
August 5, 2019 Filing 16 NOTICE of Motion by David Edward Hutchinson for presentment of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #14 , Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #15 before Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 8/13/2019 at 09:00 AM. (Hutchinson, David)
August 5, 2019 Filing 15 MEMORANDUM by Defendant Jussie Smollett in support of his motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint under Fed.R.Civ. P. 12(b)(6) (Hutchinson, David) Modified on 8/6/2019 (las, ).
August 5, 2019 Filing 14 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Jussie Smollett (Hutchinson, David)
July 24, 2019 Filing 13 NOTICE OF EMAIL NOTIFICATION FAILURE, for document #12 sent to Attorney Mark A. Flessner returned as: Unknown address error. Mailed to attorney Mark A. Flessner a letter re: bounce back email and a Notification of Change of Address form. Notices have been set to No. Counsel must email the Clerk's Office at Docketing_ILND@ilnd.uscourts.gov when a Notification of Change of Address has been filed to ensure electronic notification is reset. (mc, )
July 17, 2019 Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff City Of Chicago by Elie Thomas Zenner (Zenner, Elie)
July 12, 2019 Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Defendant's Motion for extension of time to answer #10 is granted. Answer shall be filed by 8/5/2019. Joint Status Report due by 8/15/2019. Initial Status hearing reset for 8/20/2019 at 9:00 AM. Motion hearing set for 7/15/2019 is stricken. Mailed notice (lk, )
July 10, 2019 Filing 10 MOTION by Defendant Jussie Smollett for extension of time UNOPPOSED (Hutchinson, David)
July 10, 2019 Filing 9 NOTICE of Motion by David Edward Hutchinson for presentment of before Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 7/15/2019 at 09:00 AM. (Hutchinson, David)
July 8, 2019 Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Initial status hearing set for 7/25/2019 at 9:00 a.m. Joint Status Report due by 7/22/2019. The parties are directed to Judge Kendall's web page found at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov for information about the Initial Status Report and for information regarding all standing orders for cases on Judge Kendall's docket. The parties shall follow all of the standing orders for Judge Kendall and all Local Rules which can be found at the same web page. For the Initial Status Report, the parties are to report on the following: (1) Possibility of settlement in the case; (2) if no possibility of settlement exists, the nature and length of discovery necessary (with specific dates) to get the case ready for trial; 3) whether the parties jointly consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge. At the Initial Status Hearing, the Parties shall be prepared to inform the Court about the extent of monetary damages in order for the Court to address the proportionality of discovery as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26. Lead counsel is directed to appear at this status hearing. Mailed notice (lk, )
July 8, 2019 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. (nsf, )
July 8, 2019 Filing 6 MAILED Notice of Removal letter to counsel of record. (nsf, )
July 3, 2019 Filing 5 CERTIFICATE of Service re Docket numbers 1-4 on the City of Chicago (Quinlan, William)
July 3, 2019 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Jussie Smollett by David Edward Hutchinson (Hutchinson, David)
July 3, 2019 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Jussie Smollett by William John Quinlan (Quinlan, William)
July 3, 2019 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Quinlan, William)
July 3, 2019 Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from Circuit Court Cook County, case number (2019L003898) filed by Jussie Smollett Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-15999451. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Quinlan, William)
July 3, 2019 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani. Case assignment: Random assignment. (daj, )

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Plaintiff: City Of Chicago
Represented By: Edward N Siskel
Represented By: Mark A. Flessner
Represented By: Renai Scherri Rodney
Represented By: Elie Thomas Zenner
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Defendant: Jussie Smollett
Represented By: David Edward Hutchinson
Represented By: William John Quinlan
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