Willis v. Calumet River Fleeting, Inc.
Plaintiff: Luther Willis
Defendant: Calumet River Fleeting, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2019cv07262
Filed: November 4, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Steven C Seeger
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Marine
Cause of Action: 46 U.S.C. ยง 688
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 27, 2019 Filing 17 CERTIFICATE Notice of Service of Mandatory Initial Discovery Disclosures (Cullinan, Patrick)
December 27, 2019 Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: An initial status hearing is set for January 28, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. Counsel must read the Standing Order entitled "Initial Status Conferences and Joint Initial Status Report" on the Court's website. At least two weeks before the hearing, the parties must discuss settlement in good faith, and make a serious attempt to resolve this case amicably. The parties also must confer as required by Rule 26(f) about the nature, scope, and duration of discovery. The parties must submit two documents to the Court before the initial status hearing. First, the parties must file the Joint Initial Status Report under Rule 26(f) by January 23, 2020. A Word version of the Joint Initial Status Report is available on the Court's website. Second, the parties must submit a Word version of a proposed Scheduling Order under Rule 16(b) to the Court's proposed order inbox. Please note that the parties must file the Joint Initial Status Report on the Court's docket, but must email (i.e., not file on the docket) the proposed Scheduling Order to the Court's proposed order inbox. The initial status hearing will be the scheduling conference contemplated by Rule 16(b). Lead counsel for the parties must participate in the initial status conference. Counsel must be prepared to discuss the status of settlement, as well as the proposed discovery plan. Plaintiff must serve this Order on all other parties. If the defendant has not been served with process by one week before the initial status hearing, plaintiff's counsel must contact the Courtroom Deputy at jessica_j_ramos@ilnd.uscourts.gov to reschedule the initial status hearing. Plaintiff should not file the Joint Initial Status Report before the defendant(s) has been served with process. Mailed notice. (jjr, )
December 12, 2019 Filing 15 CERTIFICATE of Service Notice of Service of Mandatory Initial Discovery by Dennis M. O'Bryan on behalf of Luther Willis (O'Bryan, Dennis)
December 3, 2019 Filing 14 ANSWER to amended complaint by Calumet River Fleeting, Inc.(Cullinan, Patrick)
November 27, 2019 Filing 13 First AMENDED complaint by Luther Willis against Calumet River Fleeting, Inc. (O'Bryan, Dennis)
November 12, 2019 Filing 12 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Calumet River Fleeting, Inc.(Cullinan, Patrick)
November 6, 2019 Filing 11 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Calumet River Fleeting, Inc. by Patrick Joseph Cullinan (Cullinan, Patrick)
November 6, 2019 Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Calumet River Fleeting, Inc. by John Andrew O'Donnell (O'Donnell, John)
November 6, 2019 Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Calumet River Fleeting, Inc. by Steven Brian Belgrade (Belgrade, Steven)
November 6, 2019 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Luther Willis by Sean Joseph O'bryan (O'bryan, Sean)
November 6, 2019 Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: The motion for leave to appear pro hac vice #4 is granted. Mailed notice. (jjr, )
November 5, 2019 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. (las, )
November 5, 2019 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Calumet River Fleeting, Inc. (acm, )
November 4, 2019 Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Luther Willis by Frederic A. Mendelsohn (Mendelsohn, Frederic)
November 4, 2019 Filing 4 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16404937. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(O'Bryan, Dennis)
November 4, 2019 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Luther Willis by Dennis M. O'Bryan (O'Bryan, Dennis)
November 4, 2019 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (O'Bryan, Dennis)
November 4, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT and Demand for Trial by Jury filed by Luther Willis; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16404592.(O'Bryan, Dennis)
November 4, 2019 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Steven C. Seeger. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani. Case assignment: Random assignment. (yt)

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Defendant: Calumet River Fleeting, Inc.
Represented By: Steven Brian Belgrade
Represented By: Patrick Joseph Cullinan
Represented By: John Andrew O'Donnell
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Plaintiff: Luther Willis
Represented By: Dennis M. O'Bryan
Represented By: Frederic A. Mendelsohn
Represented By: Sean Joseph O'bryan
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