H Guys, LLC v. The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc.
| The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. and H Guys, LLC |
| Steven Chong and Megan Chong |
| Vincent Tan |
| 1:2019cv04974 |
| July 24, 2019 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Robert M Dow |
| Contract: Other |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Federal Question |
| None |
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Filing 93
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole: In light of Judge Dow's Order #92 , in dismissing the case with prejudice, the telephonic status for 12/2/20 is stricken and the referral is closed. Mailed notice (yt)
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Filing 92
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Pursuant to the stipulation of dismissal #91 filed on 11/20/2020, this case is dismissed with prejudice pursuant to FRCP 41(a)(1)(A)(i), with each side to bear its own costs. All pending deadlines are stricken. Civil case terminated. Emailed notice (cdh, )
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Filing 91
STIPULATION of Dismissal (Andrichik, William)
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Filing 90
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole: The Joint Motion to Continue Court and Status Dates for 11/2/20 and 11/4/20 #89 is granted. The joint request is made to enable the parties to continue working to finalize settlement discussions and document preparation #89 . Accordingly, the 11/2/20 telephonic status conference and the 11/4/20 status report dates are cancelled. The next telephone status conference is set for 12/2/20 at 11:30am, and counsel should call (888) 684-8852, access code 5618926.#. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Counsel should contact the Court should any difficulties arise during depositions. I can be reached by a call to my courtroom deputy, Yulonda Thomas, at 312-408-5178, and she will arrange for me to participate in the phone call. Mailed notice (yt)
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Filing 89
MOTION by Counter Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, H Guys, LLC, Vincent Tan, Third Party Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Vincent Tan, Plaintiff H Guys, LLC to continue (Heist, Robert)
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Filing 88
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Parties have advised the Court via email that they have reached an agreement and need 30 days to execute the necessary documents. The telephone conference set for 11/9/2020 before Judge Dow is cancelled and reset to 12/9/2020 at 9:00 a.m. Emailed notice (cdh, )
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Filing 87
ATTORNEY Appearance for Counter Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, H Guys, LLC, Vincent Tan, Third Party Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Vincent Tan, Plaintiff H Guys, LLC by Robert C. Heist (Heist, Robert)
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Filing 86
ORDER: Motion hearing held by telephone. Plaintiff and counterdefendant H Guys, LLC and third-party defendants, Steven Chong, Megan Chong, and Vincent Tan motion to withdraw attorneys Carmen D. Caruso, William B. Whitner, and James C. Stevens, Jr. (current and former members of Carmen D. Caruso Law Firm) #83 is granted without objection. The corporate Plaintiff H Guys, LLC is cautioned that, under Supreme Court precedent, corporate entities may appear in federal court only through licensed counsel. Plaintiff is given until 11/9/2020 to obtain replacement counsel and he or she is to participate by telephone at the next status hearing set for 11/9/2020 at 9:00 a.m. The call-in information is as follows: Court's toll-free call-in number 877- 336-1829, passcode is 6963747. When you are connected to the conference system, please keep your phone on mute until your case is called. There may be other people in other cases speaking in the conference when you join the conference and before your case is called. When your case is called, please unmute your phone and remember to say your name each and every time you speak. This is a Court proceeding and the only persons to speak are counsel of record, pre-trial officer and the Defendant. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the court. Signed by the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr on 9/2/2020. Mailed notice (pj, )
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MAILED a copy of the Order dated 8/31/2020 to Steven Chong. (pj, )
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Filing 85
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Joint motion to extend discovery deadlines by 90 days #82 is granted. Motion by counsel for Plaintiff to withdraw as counsel #83 will be heard telephonically on 9/2/2020 at 9:15 a.m. Participants should use the Court's toll-free call-in number 877-336-1829, conference access code is 6963747. Plaintiff is cautioned that, as an limited liability company, it must be represented by licensed counsel at all times in this litigation. The Clerk is directed to mail a copy of this order to Steven Chong, 400 South Cedarcrest Drive, Schaumburg, Illinois, 60193 and moving counsel are directed to communicate to their clients the call-in information for the motion hearing. Mailed notice (cdh, )
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Filing 84
NOTICE of Motion by Carmen David Caruso for presentment of motion to withdraw as attorney, #83 before Honorable Robert M. Dow Jr. on 9/2/2020 at 09:15 AM. (Caruso, Carmen)
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Filing 83
MOTION by Attorney Carmen D. Caruso, James C. Stevens, Jr., William B. Whitner to withdraw as attorney for Megan Chong, Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Steven Chong, H Guys, LLC, H Guys, LLC, Vincent Tan, Vincent Tan. New address information: Steven Chong, 400 South Cedarcrest Drive, Schaumburg, Illinois, 60193 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Caruso, Carmen)
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Filing 82
MOTION by Plaintiff H Guys, LLC for extension of time to complete discovery (Joint Motion to Extend Deadlines) (Whitner, William)
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Filing 81
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)
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Filing 80
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole: Telephone status conference held on 7/7/20. Parties expressed the view that they believed they would need 90 days to complete discovery and they agreed to file a Joint Motion for an extension of time to complete discovery. Counsel should contact the Court should any difficulties arise once depositions have started. I can be reached by a call to my courtroom deputy, Yulonda Thomas, at 312-408-5178, and she will arrange for me to participate in the phone call. The next telephonic status is set for 11/2/20 at 9:00am. Counsel should call 1-888-684-8852, access code 5618926. Mailed notice (yt)
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Filing 79
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole: Because of the pandemic and the various general orders issued by the court, the Motion to Seal Documents #62 was overlooked. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused counsel and the motion is granted. Mailed notice (yt)
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Filing 78
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole: As a supplement to Order #75 , Counsel should call (888) 684-8852, access code 5618926, for the telephone status scheduled on 7/7/20 at 9:15am. Mailed notice (yt)
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Filing 77
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER: Signed by the Honorable Jeffrey Cole on 7/1/20. Mailed notice (yt)
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Filing 76
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole: For the reasons discussed in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion and Order entered contemporaneously with this minute order, the plaintiff's Motion to Compel is granted in part and denied in part. It is also denied as to the request for costs and attorneys' fees. #47 . Enter Memorandum Opinion and Order. Mailed notice (yt)
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Filing 75
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole: Opinions on the motions that are pending before me [47, 50, 53, 62] will be issued in the next few days. Their delay has been caused by court access during the pandemic. The discovery and dispositive motion schedule proposed by the parties #72 is approved. [72 at 4, para. E]. In light of the above, there will be no need to have a telephonic status conference on 6/23/20. The telephone status conference is cancelled and reset to 7/7/20 at 9:15am. Mailed notice (yt)
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Filing 74
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole: In light of finalization of the June schedule #69 , the new date for the telephonic status conference is set for 6/23/20 at 10:30am. Counsel should call (888) 684-8852, access code 5618926. Mailed notice (yt)
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Filing 73
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Upon review of the joint status report #72 filed on 5/29/2020, the status hearing before Judge Dow scheduled for 6/3/2020 is stricken and will be reset at a later date, probably when Judge Cole closes the referral at the end of the discovery process. Judge Dow will defer setting a dispositive motion schedule until the close of fact discovery. All other deadlines will be set by Judge Cole. Mailed notice (cdh, )
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Filing 72
STATUS Report Joint Status Report by Megan Chong, Steven Chong, H Guys, LLC, Vincent Tan, The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. (Andrichik, William)
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Filing 71
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. (docket7, )
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Filing 70
STATUS Report (Joint Status Report) by H Guys, LLC (Whitner, William)
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Filing 69
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole: In light of the Third Amended General Order 20-0012 and the present situation, the 5/19/2020 status hearing is stricken. We are awaiting finalization of the June schedule and upon receipt of that schedule, a new status date will be set by order of the court and reflected on the docket. Mailed notice (yt)
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Filing 68
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, )
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Filing 67
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole: In compliance with the U.S. District Court's Second Amended General Order 20-0012, dated 3/30/20, which can be found on the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Illinois' website, the status set for 4/20/20 is stricken and reset for 5/19/20 at 9:00 a.m. Mailed notice (yt)
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Filing 66
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. (docket2, )
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Filing 65
TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS held on 3/12/2020 before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. Order Number: 38327. Court Reporter Contact Information: Kathleen_Fennell@ilnd.uscourts.gov. |
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Filing 64
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, )
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Filing 63
NOTICE of Motion by William B. Whitner for presentment of motion to seal document, #62 before Honorable Jeffrey Cole on 3/12/2020 at 08:30 AM. (Whitner, William)
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Filing 62
MOTION by Counter Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, H Guys, LLC, Vincent Tan, Third Party Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Vincent Tan, Plaintiff H Guys, LLC to seal document sealed document, #61 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Whitner, William)
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Filing 61
SEALED DOCUMENT by Counter Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, H Guys, LLC, Vincent Tan, Third Party Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Vincent Tan, Plaintiff H Guys, LLC EXHIBITS 10-14 TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO COMPEL FILED UNDER SEAL (Whitner, William)
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Filing 60
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole: The Motion to Compel #47 appears to have been fully briefed; see #50 and #53 . The matter is taken under advisement. Ruling will be by mail. The parties are requested to immediately file tabbed courtesy copies in Chambers as required by Local Rule 5.2. Status hearing is set for 4/20/2020 at 9:00 AM. Mailed notice (yt)
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Filing 59
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: Case referred to the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. Signed by the Executive Committee on 2/28/2020. (sxb, )
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Filing 58
ORDER: Upon review of (1) Plaintiff's fully briefed motion to compel #47 , (2) the unopposed motion to extend deadlines #55 , and (3) the parties' joint status report, the Court orders as follows: The motion to extend deadlines #55 is granted and final disclosures will be made by 5/7/2020, fact discovery will close on 6/7/2020, and dispositive motions will be due by 7/7/2020. The motion to compel #47 is referred to Magistrate Judge Cole for disposition, along with all other discovery supervision and a settlement conference, if requested. The status hearing before Judge Dow set for 3/4/2020 is stricken and reset to 6/3/2020 at 9:00 a.m. Signed by the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr on 2/28/2020. Mailed notice. (sxb, )
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Filing 57
STATUS Report JOINT STATUS REPORT by H Guys, LLC (Whitner, William)
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Filing 56
NOTICE of Motion by William B. Whitner for presentment of motion for extension of time to complete discovery, #55 before Honorable Robert M. Dow Jr. on 3/4/2020 at 09:15 AM. (Whitner, William)
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Filing 55
MOTION by Counter Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, H Guys, LLC, Vincent Tan, Third Party Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Vincent Tan, Plaintiff H Guys, LLC for extension of time to complete discovery UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND DEADLINES (Whitner, William)
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Filing 54
ATTORNEY Appearance for Counter Claimant The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. by Mikiko Akemi Thelwell (Thelwell, Mikiko)
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Filing 53
REPLY by Counter Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, H Guys, LLC, Vincent Tan, Third Party Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Vincent Tan, Plaintiff H Guys, LLC to motion to compel, #47 , memorandum in opposition to motion #50 (Plaintiff's Reply in Support of Motion to Compel) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 15)(Caruso, Carmen)
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Filing 52
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Counter Defendants' motion to compel discovery #47 is taken under advisement. Given that a response brief #50 has already been filed, Counter Defendants are given until 2/6/2020 to file a reply. The Court will either issue a ruling by mail, set the matter for argument and oral ruling, or refer the motion to the assigned Magistrate Judge for disposition after reviewing the briefs. Notice of motion date of 1/30/2020 is stricken and no appearances are necessary on that date. Mailed notice. notice (cdh, )
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Filing 51
ATTORNEY Appearance for Counter Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, H Guys, LLC, Vincent Tan, Third Party Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Vincent Tan, Plaintiff H Guys, LLC by James C. Stevens, Jr (Stevens, James)
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Filing 50
MEMORANDUM by The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. in Opposition to motion to compel, #47 (Shelley, Kevin)
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Filing 49
AFFIDAVIT by ThirdParty Plaintiff The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Counter Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, H Guys, LLC, Vincent Tan, Third Party Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Vincent Tan, Plaintiff H Guys, LLC to compel (Motion to Compel Discovery) #47 (Shelley, Kevin)
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Filing 48
NOTICE of Motion by Carmen David Caruso for presentment of motion to compel, #47 before Honorable Robert M. Dow Jr. on 1/30/2020 at 09:15 AM. (Caruso, Carmen)
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Filing 47
MOTION by Counter Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, H Guys, LLC, Vincent Tan, Third Party Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Vincent Tan, Plaintiff H Guys, LLC to compel (Motion to Compel Discovery) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10-14)(Caruso, Carmen)
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Filing 46
AGREED CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER Signed by the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr on 1/3/2020. Mailed notice(cdh, )
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Filing 45
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Agree motion for confidentiality order #43 is granted. Notice of motion date of 1/9/2020 is stricken and no appearances are necessary on that date. Mailed notice (cdh, )
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Filing 44
NOTICE of Motion by William Robert Andrichik for presentment of motion for protective order #43 before Honorable Robert M. Dow Jr. on 1/9/2020 at 09:15 AM. (Andrichik, William)
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Filing 43
MOTION by Counter Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Vincent Tan, Plaintiff H Guys, LLC, ThirdParty Plaintiff The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. for protective order (JOINT) (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Andrichik, William)
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Filing 42
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: The parties' joint motion to proceed with discovery #40 is granted, and the Court adopts the following discovery schedule. The parties will exchange the first set of written discovery requests by October 8, 2019. The parties will provide updated disclosure statements on a timely basis as they learn new information. Final disclosures shall be provided no later than February 7, 2020. The parties shall complete fact discovery by March 9, 2020. Any dispositive motions shall be filed by April 8, 2020. The case is set for further status hearing on March 4, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Mailed notice (cdh, )
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Filing 41
(Joint Motion to Proceed with Discovery) NOTICE of Motion by William B. Whitner for presentment of motion for discovery #40 before Honorable Robert M. Dow Jr. on 10/8/2019 at 09:15 AM. (Whitner, William)
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Filing 40
MOTION by Counter Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, H Guys, LLC, Vincent Tan, Third Party Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Vincent Tan, Plaintiff H Guys, LLC for discovery (Joint Motion to Proceed with Discovery) (Whitner, William)
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| Filing 39 NOTICE of Service of Responses to Mandatory Initial Discovery (MIDP) , filed by Counter Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, H Guys, LLC, Vincent Tan, Third Party Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Vincent Tan, Plaintiff H Guys, LLC. (Caruso, Carmen) |
| Filing 38 ANSWER to counterclaim , ANSWER to Third Party Complaint by Megan Chong, Steven Chong, H Guys, LLC, Vincent Tan(Caruso, Carmen) |
| Filing 37 CERTIFICATE of Service of Mandatory Initial Disclosure to Plaintiffs and Counterclaim/ Third Party Plaintiff by William Robert Andrichik on behalf of The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. (Andrichik, William) |
| Filing 36 ATTORNEY Appearance for ThirdParty Plaintiff The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. by DANIEL GILDIN (GILDIN, DANIEL) |
| Filing 35 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr:Motion by Daniel Gildin for leave to appear pro hac vice #34 is granted. Mailed notice (cdh, ) |
| Filing 34 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16228759. (GILDIN, DANIEL) |
| Filing 33 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Unopposed motion for extension of time to answer #31 is granted. Notice of motion date of 9/12/2019 is stricken and no appearances are necessary on that date. Mailed notice (cdh, ) |
| Filing 32 NOTICE of Motion by Carmen David Caruso for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer #31 before Honorable Robert M. Dow Jr. on 9/12/2019 at 09:15 AM. (Caruso, Carmen) |
| Filing 31 MOTION by Counter Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, H Guys, LLC, Vincent Tan, Third Party Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Vincent Tan, Plaintiff H Guys, LLC for extension of time to file answer Unopposed (Caruso, Carmen) |
| Filing 30 ATTORNEY Appearance for Counter Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Vincent Tan, Third Party Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Vincent Tan by William B. Whitner (Whitner, William) |
| Filing 29 ATTORNEY Appearance for Counter Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, H Guys, LLC, Vincent Tan, Third Party Defendants Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Vincent Tan, Plaintiff H Guys, LLC by Carmen David Caruso (Caruso, Carmen) |
| Filing 28 STATUS Report (Joint) by Megan Chong, Steven Chong, H Guys, LLC, Vincent Tan, The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. (Andrichik, William) |
| Filing 27 ATTORNEY Appearance for ThirdParty Plaintiff The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. by Kevin M Shelley (Shelley, Kevin) |
| Filing 26 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Kevin M. Shelley, Esq.'s motion for leave to appear pro hac vice on behalf of The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. #24 is granted. Mailed notice (cdh, ) |
| Filing 25 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of Service of Answer, Counterclaim, and Third Party Complaint served on Steven Chong, Megan Chong, Vincent Tan on August 26, 2019, filed by ThirdParty Plaintiff The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc.. (Andrichik, William) |
| Filing 24 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16179228. (Shelley, Kevin) |
| Filing 22 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff H Guys, LLC, Counter Defendant H Guys, LLC by William B. Whitner (Whitner, William) |
| Filing 21 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff H Guys, LLC, Counter Defendant H Guys, LLC by Carmen David Caruso (Caruso, Carmen) |
| Filing 20 Answer to Complaint and COUNTERCLAIM filed by The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. against H Guys, LLC, Megan Chong, Steven Chong, Vincent Tan ., THIRD party complaint by The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. against Megan Chong, Steven Chong .(Andrichik, William) |
| Filing 19 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. by David J. Kaufmann (Kaufmann, David) |
| Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Motion of David J. Kaufmann to appear pro hac vice on behalf of The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. #17 is granted. Mailed notice (cdh, ) |
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Filing 23
ORDER: Motion hearing held. Motion by Plaintiff H Guys, LLC to substitute attorney #15 is granted. Carmen D. Caruso and William B. Whitner to substitute as counsel for H Guys, LLC and attorneys Bleiman and Fishbein are withdraw. As discussed on the record, by no later than 8/30/2019, parties shall file a joint status report. Signed by the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr on 8/14/2019. Mailed notice. (sxb, )
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| Filing 17 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16136762. (Kaufmann, David) |
| Filing 16 NOTICE of Motion by Carmen David Caruso for presentment of motion to substitute attorney #15 before Honorable Robert M. Dow Jr. on 8/14/2019 at 09:15 AM. (Caruso, Carmen) |
| Filing 15 MOTION by Plaintiff H Guys, LLC to substitute attorney (Caruso, Carmen) |
| Filing 14 STATUS Report by H Guys, LLC, The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. (Fishbein, Mark) |
| Filing 13 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Signed by the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr. on July 25, 2019. This matter is before the Court on the motion for a temporary restraining order ("TRO") and preliminary injunction #3 filed by Plaintiff H Guys LLC ("Plaintiff"). For the reasons stated below, Plaintiff's motion for a temporary restraining order #3 is denied. Counsel are directed to confer and file by 7/31/2019 a joint status report advising the Court as to the following: (1) whether Plaintiff wishes to pursue a preliminary injunction; (2) if so, what expedited discovery will be necessary in advance of a hearing on a motion for preliminary injunction and when that discovery will be completed; (3) a proposed briefing schedule on the motion for preliminary injunction; and (4) whether the parties anticipate that the motion can be resolved on the paper or will require live testimony and/or oral argument and, if either live testimony or oral argument are requested, how many hours of in-court time are anticipated. In the event that in-court time is requested, the Courtroom Deputy will contact counsel to schedule a date and time. Mailed notice(cdh, ) |
| Filing 12 SUPPLEMENT to Declaration of Justin M. Klein in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1 to Supplemental Declaration of JMK, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 2 to Supplemental Declaration of JMK, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 3 to Supplemental Declaration of JMK, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 4 to Supplemental Declaration of JMK)(Fishbein, Mark) |
| Filing 11 RESPONSE by Plaintiff The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. to motion for temporary restraining order,,, motion for preliminary injunction,, #3 , response to motion, #8 (Andrichik, William) |
| Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Motion hearing held on Plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order #3 with counsel for Plaintiff present in court and counsel for Defendants appearing by telephone from New York. Documents tendered in open court by Plaintiff's counsel as noted on the record. Defendants' counsel is directed to file on the docket on morning of 7/25/2019 inspection reports as discussed on the record. The Court will issue a ruling by mail on the TRO motion. Mailed notice (cdh, ) |
| Filing 9 SUPPLEMENT to Declaration of Steven Chong in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1 to Supplemental Declaration of Steven Chong, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 2 to Supplemental Declaration of Steven Chong, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 3 to Supplemental Declaration of Steven Chong)(Fishbein, Mark) |
| Filing 8 RESPONSE by The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. to MOTION by Plaintiff H GUYS, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company for temporary restraining order MOTION by Plaintiff H GUYS, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company for preliminary injunction #3 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I)(Andrichik, William) |
| Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff The Halal Guys Franchise, Inc. by William Robert Andrichik (Andrichik, William) |
| Filing 6 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 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff H GUYS, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company by Mark Ian Fishbein (Fishbein, Mark) |
| Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff H GUYS, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company by Andrew Bleiman (Fishbein, Mark) (Docket Text Modified by Clerk's Office) (sxb, ). |
| Filing 3 MOTION by Plaintiff H GUYS, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company for temporary restraining order , MOTION by Plaintiff H GUYS, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company for preliminary injunction (Attachments: #1 Plaintiff's Memo in Support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction, #2 Declaration Declaration of Steven Chong in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 1 to Declaration of Steven Chong, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 2 to Declaration of Steven Chong, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 3 to Declaration of Steven Chong, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 4 to Declaration of Steven Chong)(Fishbein, Mark) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Fishbein, Mark) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by H GUYS, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company; Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16065000.(Fishbein, Mark) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jjr, ) |
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