Benson et al v. Newell Brands Inc., et al.,
Plaintiff: Lisa Caparellil and Shelly Benson
Defendant: Nuk USA, LLC and Newell Brands, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2019cv06836
Filed: October 16, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Ronald A Guzman
Referring Judge: Young B Kim
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 27 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Young B. Kim: A status hearing is scheduled for December 23, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. in courtroom 1019 to discuss deadlines for fact discovery. Mailed notice (ma,)
December 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 26 Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Young B. Kim for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: Discovery supervision and all discovery motions including protective orders without authority to extend discovery deadlines. (is, ) Mailed notice.
December 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman: Initial status hearing held on 12/11/2019. All discovery ordered closed by 7/13/2020. NO EXTENSIONS. Status hearing set for 6/30/2020 at 09:30 AM. to set expert discovery schedule. Parties to exchange proposed discovery schedule as stated on the record. Discovery supervision and all discovery motions including protective orders without authority to extend discovery deadlines is being referred to the designated magistrate judge. Mailed notice (is, )
December 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Newell Brands, Inc., Nuk USA, LLC by Mir Y. Ali (Ali, Mir)
December 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MOTION by Defendants Newell Brands, Inc., Nuk USA, LLC to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction , MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants Newell Brands, Inc., Nuk USA, LLC , MOTION by Defendants Newell Brands, Inc., Nuk USA, LLC to strike nationwide class allegations (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Strike, #2 Declaration of Steven E. Swaney in Support of Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Strike, #3 Exhibit A to Declaration of Steven E. Swaney, #4 Exhibit B to Declaration of Steven E. Swaney, #5 Exhibit C to Declaration of Steven E. Swaney, #6 Exhibit D to Declaration of Steven E. Swaney, #7 Exhibit E to Declaration of Steven E. Swaney, #8 Exhibit F to Declaration of Steven E. Swaney)(Swaney, Steven)
December 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 22 STATUS Report re: Initial Joint Status Report by Shelly Benson, Lisa Caparellil (Carroll, Katrina)
December 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 21 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman: Defendants' unopposed motion for leave to file an oversized memorandum of law in support of motion to dismiss #19 is granted in part. Defendants may file a memorandum of up to 25 pages. The memorandum need not include a table of contents or table of authorities. Motion hearing noticed for 12/5/2019 is stricken and no appearance is necessary. Mailed notice (is, )
December 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 20 NOTICE of Motion by Jeffrey Maxwell Heckendorn for presentment of motion for leave to file excess pages #19 before Honorable Ronald A. Guzman on 12/5/2019 at 09:30 AM. (Heckendorn, Jeffrey)
December 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MOTION by Defendants Newell Brands, Inc., Nuk USA, LLC for leave to file excess pages (Heckendorn, Jeffrey)
December 2, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman: Attorney Steven E. Swaney's motion for leave to appear pro hac vice #17 on behalf of the defendants is granted. Mailed notice (is, )
November 26, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16477072. (Swaney, Steven)
November 21, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Shelly Benson, Lisa Caparellil by Melissa Susan Weiner (Weiner, Melissa)
November 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman: The parties' request to continue initial status hearing is granted. Initial status hearing set for 11/20/2019 is stricken and reset to 12/11/2019 at 9:30 a.m. at the parties' request. No further extensions. Mailed notice (mw, )
November 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman: Defendants' unopposed motion for an extension of time until 12/10/2019 to answer or otherwise plead to the complaint #12 is granted. The parties' agreed motion to set a briefing schedule on defendants' anticipated motion to dismiss #12 is granted. Plaintiffs shall respond to the motion by 1/10/2020 and defendants shall reply by 1/24/2020. The 11/12/2019 motion hearing is stricken and no appearance is necessary. The initial status hearing set for 11/20/2019 shall stand. Mailed notice (mw, )
November 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 13 NOTICE of Motion by Joseph J. Krasovec, III for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer #12 before Honorable Ronald A. Guzman on 11/12/2019 at 09:30 AM. (Krasovec, Joseph)
November 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION by Defendants Newell Brands, Inc., Nuk USA, LLC for extension of time to file answer (Krasovec, Joseph)
November 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Newell Brands, Inc., Nuk USA, LLC by Joseph J. Krasovec, III (Krasovec, Joseph)
November 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Newell Brands, Inc., Nuk USA, LLC by Jeffrey Maxwell Heckendorn (Heckendorn, Jeffrey)
November 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Shelly Benson, Lisa Caparellil by R. Bruce Carlson (Carlson, R. Bruce)
November 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman: The Court orders the parties to appear for an initial status hearing. All parties shall refer to and comply with Judge Guzman's requirements for the initial appearance as outlined in Judge Guzman's case management procedures, which can be found at: www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. Initial status hearing set for 11/20/2019 at 9:30 a.m. Mailed notice (mw, )
October 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Shelly Benson, Lisa Caparellil by Edwin Kilpela, Jr (Kilpela, Edwin)
October 29, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Shelly Benson, Lisa Caparellil by Joseph Charles Bourne (Bourne, Joseph)
October 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Shelly Benson, Lisa Caparellil as to Nuk USA, LLC on 10/21/2019, answer due 11/12/2019. (Carroll, Katrina)
October 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Shelly Benson, Lisa Caparellil as to Newell Brands, Inc. on 10/21/2019, answer due 11/12/2019. (Carroll, Katrina)
October 18, 2019 Opinion or Order SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Newell Brands, Inc., Nuk USA, LLC (jg, )
October 16, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Shelly Benson, Lisa Caparellil by Katrina Carroll (Carroll, Katrina)
October 16, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Carroll, Katrina)
October 16, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Shelly Benson, Lisa Caparellil; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16341316.(Carroll, Katrina)
October 16, 2019 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Young B. Kim. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jg, )

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Defendant: Nuk USA, LLC
Represented By: Jeffrey Maxwell Heckendorn
Represented By: Steven Edward Swaney
Represented By: Mir Y. Ali
Represented By: Joseph J. Krasovec, III
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Defendant: Newell Brands, Inc.
Represented By: Jeffrey Maxwell Heckendorn
Represented By: Steven Edward Swaney
Represented By: Mir Y. Ali
Represented By: Joseph J. Krasovec, III
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Plaintiff: Lisa Caparellil
Represented By: Katrina Carroll
Represented By: Joseph Charles Bourne
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