Smith v. Health Care Service Corporation et al
Plaintiff: Pamela Smith
Defendant: Health Care Service Corporation and MCG Health, LLC
Case Number: 1:2019cv07162
Filed: October 31, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John Z Lee
Nature of Suit: Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. § 1132
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 17, 2019 Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Motion to appear pro hac vice by Ravi Sitwala #30 is granted.Mailed notice (ca, )
December 16, 2019 Filing 31 STATUS Report by Pamela Smith (Smith, Marcus)
December 16, 2019 Filing 30 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16534068. (Sitwala, Ravi)
December 11, 2019 Filing 29 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:The initial status hearing set for 1/17/20 is reset to 1/21/20 at 9:00 a.m.Mailed notice (ca, )
November 22, 2019 Filing 28 CERTIFICATION BY ATTORNEY REGARDING DISCOVERY OBLIGATIONS UNDER MANDATORY INITIAL DISCOVERY PILOT PROJECT by Pamela Smith (Bendat, Meiram)
November 22, 2019 Filing 27 CERTIFICATION BY ATTORNEY REGARDING DISCOVERY OBLIGATIONS UNDER MANDATORY INITIAL DISCOVERY PILOT PROJECT by Pamela Smith (Smith, Marcus)
November 22, 2019 Filing 26 CERTIFICATION BY ATTORNEY REGARDING DISCOVERY OBLIGATIONS UNDER MANDATORY INITIAL DISCOVERY PILOT PROJECT by Pamela Smith (Reynolds, Caroline)
November 22, 2019 Filing 25 CERTIFICATION BY ATTORNEY REGARDING DISCOVERY OBLIGATIONS UNDER MANDATORY INITIAL DISCOVERY PILOT PROJECT by Pamela Smith (Cowart, Jason)
November 22, 2019 Filing 24 CERTIFICATION BY ATTORNEY REGARDING DISCOVERY OBLIGATIONS UNDER MANDATORY INITIAL DISCOVERY PILOT PROJECT by Pamela Smith (Hufford, D.)
November 20, 2019 Filing 23 CERTIFICATION BY ATTORNEY REGARDING DISCOVERY OBLIGATIONS UNDER MANDATORY INITIAL DISCOVERY PILOT PROJECT by Pamela Smith (Galland, George)
November 20, 2019 Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Agreed motion for extension of time until January 10, 2020 to answer #20 is granted. No appearance is required on the motion.Mailed notice (ca, )
November 19, 2019 Filing 21 NOTICE of Motion by Richard Lee Fenton for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer #20 before Honorable John Z. Lee on 11/26/2019 at 09:00 AM. (Fenton, Richard)
November 19, 2019 Filing 20 MOTION by Defendant MCG Health, LLC for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint #1 (Agreed Motion for Extension of Time to Answer, Move, or Otherwise Plead) (Fenton, Richard)
November 19, 2019 Filing 19 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant MCG Health, LLC by Michael K Sciaccotta, First (Sciaccotta, Michael)
November 19, 2019 Filing 18 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant MCG Health, LLC by Leah Rachel Bruno (Bruno, Leah)
November 19, 2019 Filing 17 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant MCG Health, LLC by Richard Lee Fenton (Fenton, Richard)
November 15, 2019 Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Motion for leave to appear pro hac vice by Marcus Smith #15 is granted.Mailed notice (ca, )
November 14, 2019 Filing 15 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16440195. (Smith, Marcus)
November 13, 2019 Filing 14 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Pamela Smith. Health Care Service Corporation waiver sent on 11/11/2019, answer due 1/10/2020. (Reynolds, Caroline)
November 13, 2019 Filing 13 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Pamela Smith (Galland, George)
November 13, 2019 Filing 12 SUMMONS Returned Unexecuted by Pamela Smith as to Health Care Service Corporation. (Galland, George)
November 6, 2019 Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Initial status hearing set for 1/17/20 at 2:00 p.m. Judge Lee participates in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project ("Project"). The Project applies to all cases filed on or after June 1, 2017, excluding the following: (1) cases exempted by Rule 26(a)(1)(B), (2) actions brought by a person in the custody of the United States, a state, or a state subdivision, regardless of whether an attorney is recruited, (3) actions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, (4) patent cases governed by the Local Patent Rules, and (5) cases transferred for consolidated administration in the District by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("Exempt Cases").For all cases to which the Project applies, Judge Lee requires (1) each attorney appearing on behalf of Plaintiff(s) to file a "Certification by Attorney Regarding Discovery Obligations Under Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project" form within 28 days after the filing of the Complaint and (2) each attorney appearing on behalf of Defendant(s) to file the certification form with the Answer. The parties are directed to file a joint initial status report four business days prior to the initial status hearing. The certification form and initial status report requirements are set forth in Judge Lee's standing order regarding the "Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project" available on the Courts website. For all Exempt Cases, the parties are directed to file a joint initial status report four business days prior to the initial status hearing in accordance with the standing order governing "Initial Status Report in Cases Exempt from the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project" also available on the Court's website. Mailed notice (ca, )
November 1, 2019 Filing 10 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. (gcy, )
November 1, 2019 Filing 9 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Motions to appear pro hac vice by Caroline Reynolds #3 , Jason Cowart #4 , D. Brian Hufford #5 and Meiram Bendat #6 are granted.Mailed notice (ca, )
October 31, 2019 Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Pamela Smith as to MCG Health, LLC on 10/31/2019, answer due 11/21/2019. (Galland, George)
October 31, 2019 Filing 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Pamela Smith as to Health Care Service Corporation on 10/31/2019, answer due 11/21/2019. (Galland, George)
October 31, 2019 Filing 6 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16394680. (Bendat, Meiram)
October 31, 2019 Filing 5 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16393909. (Hufford, D.)
October 31, 2019 Filing 4 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16393870. (Cowart, Jason)
October 31, 2019 Filing 3 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16393796. (Reynolds, Caroline)
October 31, 2019 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Galland, George)
October 31, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Pamela Smith; Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16393165.(Galland, George)
October 31, 2019 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Health Care Service Corporation, MCG Health, LLC (yt)
October 31, 2019 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Z. Lee. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Susan E. Cox. Case assignment: Random assignment. (acm, )

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Plaintiff: Pamela Smith
Represented By: George Freeman Galland, Jr.
Represented By: Jason S. Cowart
Represented By: D. Brian Hufford
Represented By: Marcus Powell Smith
Represented By: Caroline Elizabeth Reynolds
Represented By: Meiram Bendat
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Defendant: Health Care Service Corporation
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Defendant: MCG Health, LLC
Represented By: Richard Lee Fenton
Represented By: Ravi V. Sitwala
Represented By: Michael K Sciaccotta, First
Represented By: Leah Rachel Bruno
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