Bass v. Sgt. A. Dakuras et al
Plaintiff: Jeanette Bass
Defendant: Sgt. A. Dakuras and The City of Chicago
Petitioner: Gregory E. Kulis & Associates, Ltd.
Case Number: 1:2019cv07557
Filed: November 15, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John F Kness
Referring Judge: John Z Lee
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 127 SEALED EXHIBIT by Defendant Sgt. A. Dakuras regarding Rule 56 statement, #116 (exr, )
July 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 126 AMENDED Rule 56 statement, #116 (Romelfanger, Allison)
July 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 125 SEALED DOCUMENT by Defendants Sgt. A. Dakuras, The City of Chicago Exhibit I (Romelfanger, Allison)
July 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 124 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Defendants' Motion to seal Exhibit H & I to their Rule 56.1Statement of Undisputed Material Facts #118 is granted. Defendants' Unopposed Motion to amend/correct their Rule 56.1Statement of Undisputed Material Facts, instanter #123 is granted. Mailed notice (ef, )
July 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 123 MOTION by Defendants Sgt. A. Dakuras, The City of Chicago to amend/correct Rule 56 statement, #116 instanter, Unopposed (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Romelfanger, Allison)
June 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 121 DIGITAL EXHIBIT submitted by Sgt. A. Dakuras, The City of Chicago regarding #116 For more information, please visit https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/ExhibitDrop. If you wish to download a digital exhibit, please send your request to the Certified Copy Desk (CCD) inbox at CCD_ILND@ilnd.uscourts.gov. You will be provided with an invoice and charged according to the Fee Schedule. Once your payment has been processed, you will receive a URL via email to download the exhibit. (emc, )
June 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 119 DIGITAL EXHIBIT submitted by Jeanette Bass regarding #113 For more information, please visit https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/ExhibitDrop. If you wish to download a digital exhibit, please send your request to the Certified Copy Desk (CCD) inbox at CCD_ILND@ilnd.uscourts.gov. You will be provided with an invoice and charged according to the Fee Schedule. Once your payment has been processed, you will receive a URL via email to download the exhibit. (emc, )
June 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 118 MOTION by Defendants Sgt. A. Dakuras, The City of Chicago to seal document Rule 56 statement, #116 Exhibit H & I (116-8 and 116-9) (Romelfanger, Allison)
June 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 117 MEMORANDUM by Sgt. A. Dakuras, The City of Chicago in support of motion for summary judgment #115 (Romelfanger, Allison)
June 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 116 RULE 56 (a)(3) Statement by Sgt. A. Dakuras, The City of Chicago regarding motion for summary judgment #115 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit, #9 Exhibit)(Romelfanger, Allison)
June 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 115 MOTION by Defendants The City of Chicago, Sgt. A. Dakuras for summary judgment (Romelfanger, Allison)
June 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 114 MEMORANDUM by Jeanette Bass in support of motion for partial summary judgment #112 (Gizzi, Gianna)
June 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 113 RULE 56.1 Statement by Jeanette Bass regarding motion for partial summary judgment #112 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7)(Gizzi, Gianna)
June 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 112 MOTION by Plaintiff Jeanette Bass for partial summary judgment (Gizzi, Gianna)
June 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 111 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Defendants' Agreed Motion for extension of time #110 is granted. Any dispositive motions must be filed on or before 6/29/2022; any responses must be filed on or before 7/29/2022; any replies must be filed on or before 8/19/2022. Mailed notice (ef, )
June 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 110 MOTION by Defendants Sgt. A. Dakuras, The City of Chicago for extension of time to extend Dispositive Motion Deadline, Agreed (Romelfanger, Allison)
April 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 109 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: In their joint status report #108 , the parties explain that they anticipate "filing motion(s) for summary judgment either in whole or in part, prior to trial." Because the proposed schedule appears reasonable, the Court adopts the parties' briefing schedule: dispositive motions must be filed on or before 6/24/2022; any responses must be filed on or before 7/25/2022; any replies must be filed on or before 8/15/22. The status hearing set for 5/6/2022 is stricken and reset to 9/23/2022 at 09:30 AM. The parties shall use the same call-in information #88 . Mailed notice (ef, )
April 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 108 STATUS Report (Joint) by Jeanette Bass (Gizzi, Gianna)
April 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 107 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: As Magistrate Judge Harjani has reported #106 , the parties did not reach a settlement; as a result, Judge Harjani has terminated the settlement referral. The Court thanks Judge Harjani, the parties, and counsel for their efforts to reach a settlement. On or before 4/25/2022, the parties must submit a brief, joint status report describing their views of the status of the case and stating whether they seek a schedule for the filing and briefing of dispositive motions. If dispositive motions are anticipated, the parties must propose a schedule. A status hearing is set for 5/6/2022 at 10:50 AM. The parties must use the same call-in information #88 . Mailed notice (ef, )
March 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 106 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Virtual settlement conference held. The parties did not reach a settlement. All matters related to the referral are concluded and the referral is closed. Mailed notice (lxs, )
February 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 105 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Virtual settlement conference is set for 3/28/2022 at 9:30 a.m. The Court does not permit the use of cell phones for the videoconference. Further details will follow from the Courtroom Deputy. Mailed notice (lxs, )
February 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 104 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Plaintiff's oral request to reset the 2/8/2022 settlement conference due to illness is granted. New date to follow. Mailed notice (lxs, )
February 7, 2022 Opinion or Order ORAL MOTION by Plaintiff Jeanette Bass to reset (lxs, )
January 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 103 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Virtual settlement conference is set for 2/8/2022 at 9:30 a.m. The Court does not permit the use of cell phones for the videoconference. Additional details to follow from the Courtroom Deputy. Mailed notice (lxs, )
January 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 102 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Preliminary settlement discussion held jointly and privately with both parties. The Court will hold a virtual settlement conference in this case. The parties shall email the Courtroom Deputy jointly with three proposed dates for a settlement conference to the settlement correspondence email box by 1/24/22. Details shall follow. Mailed notice (lxs, )
January 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 101 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant The City of Chicago by Marion Claire Moore (Moore, Marion)
January 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 100 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant The City of Chicago by Mitchell Reid Paglia (Paglia, Mitchell)
January 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 99 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Preliminary settlement discussion set for 1/7/21 is stricken and reset to 1/21/22 at 11:00 a.m. by telephone, at the request of counsel. Dial-in information remains the same. Mailed notice (cc, )
December 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 98 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: In the light of the upcoming settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Harjani #97 , the status hearing scheduled before Judge Kness on 12/22/21 is stricken. Mailed notice (ef, )
December 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 97 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Preliminary settlement discussion held jointly and separately with each counsel, and continued to 1/7/22 at 10:00 a.m. by telephone. The Court provided additional thoughts to the parties, and defendant City in particular needs time to discuss further with their client representatives. Lead counsel is instructed to promptly call into the Court's conference call-in number at (888) 684-8852, and use Access Code 7354516. Mailed notice (lxs, )
November 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 96 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Preliminary settlement discussion continued to 12/13/2021 is stricken and reset to 12/3/2021 at 2:00 p.m. Dial-in information remains the same #95 . Mailed notice (lxs, )
November 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 95 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Preliminary settlement discussion held and continued to 12/13/2021 at 10:15 a.m. by telephone. Lead counsel is instructed to promptly call into the Court's conference call-in number at (888) 684-8852, and use Access Code 7354516. Mailed notice (lxs, )
October 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 94 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Motion by counsel to withdraw as attorney #93 is granted. Attorney Stephanie Amanda Sotomayor is withdrawn as counsel of record. Mailed notice (ef, )
October 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 93 MOTION by Attorney Stephanie Sotomayor to withdraw as attorney for The City of Chicago. No party information provided (Sotomayor, Stephanie)
October 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 92 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Preliminary settlement discussion held and continued to 11/23/21 at 10:00 a.m. Plaintiff's settlement letter is due 11/4/21 and Defendants' settlement letter is due 11/18/21. Parties are reminded that Magistrate Judge Harjani requires compliance with his Standing Order for Settlement Conference, which is available on the Court's website at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. Lead counsel is instructed to promptly call into the Court's conference call-in number at (888) 684-8852, and use Access Code 7354516. Mailed notice (lxs, )
October 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 91 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Preliminary settlement discussion with lead counsel is set for 10/20/21 at 10:30 a.m. by telephone. Lead counsel are instructed to promptly call into the Court's conference call-in number at (888) 684-8852, and use Access Code 7354516. Mailed notice (lxs, )
October 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 90 Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Sunil R. Harjani for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: settlement conference. (ef, ) Mailed notice.
October 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 89 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: In an email communication to Court staff, counsel for all parties have requested a referral to the assigned Magistrate Judge for a settlement conference. Accordingly, this case will be referred to Magistrate Judge Harjani for the purposes of a settlement conference. This case is stayed until the next status hearing to permit ongoing settlement discussions to continue. Status hearing set for 10/19/2021 is stricken and reset for 12/22/2021 at 09:40 AM; the parties must use the same call-in information #88 . Mailed notice (ef, )
September 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 88 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Telephonic Status hearing set for 10/19/2021 at 10:30 AM. The parties are to use the following call-in number: 888-684-8852, access code 3796759. The public and media representatives may have access to the hearing via the same number. Audio recording of the hearing is not permitted; violations of this prohibition may result in sanctions. Participants are directed to keep their device muted when they are not speaking. Mailed notice (ef, )
August 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 87 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Sgt. A. Dakuras by Nicholas John Perrone (Perrone, Nicholas)
July 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 86 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Status hearing held. Parties reported on the status of the case and discovery. Discovery has been completed and no additional discovery is required. Both parties have opted to discuss settlement without the Court's involvement. For the reason stated on the record, all matters relating to the referral having been concluded, the referral is closed, and the case is returned to the assigned judge. Mailed notice (lxs, )
July 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 85 ORDER signed by the Honorable John F. Kness on 7/9/2021: Plaintiff's motion for leave to file a "First Amended Complaint" (Dkt. 69) is denied. See accompanying Statement for details.
July 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 84 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: For the reasons stated in the motion, and without objection, Defendants' motion for an extension of time #83 to produce the disciplinary records to Plaintiff is granted and time is extended to 7/14/21. All other fact discovery remains closed as reflected in the Court's prior order. Mailed notice (lxs, )
June 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 83 MOTION by Defendant Sgt. A. Dakuras for extension of time to complete discovery Unopposed (Romelfanger, Allison)
June 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 82 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Status hearing set for 6/30/2021 at 9:15 a.m. is stricken and reset to 7/30/21 at 9:15 a.m. The remote access information remains the same as in entry #72 . The Court has reviewed the parties' latest Joint Status Report #81 . Fact discovery closes on 6/30/2021 with the exception any motion for discovery related to the proposed amendments to the complaint should the district court allow amendment of the complaint #69 . Defendant Dakuras shall produce the outstanding supplemental material related to his disciplinary filed by 6/30/2021. The parties previously indicated that they do not intend to use retained experts. Doc. 70 at 2. The Court will regroup with the parties regarding settlement after the district judge rules on the pending motion to amend complaint and once it becomes clear whether a Monell claim will be added to the complaint. Mailed notice (lxs, )
June 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 81 STATUS Report Joint by Jeanette Bass (Gizzi, Gianna)
June 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 80 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Motions by counsel to withdraw as attorney #78 #79 are granted. Attorneys Iris Y. Chavira and Emily Elizabeth Dory are withdrawn as counsel of record. Mailed notice (ef, )
June 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 79 MOTION by Attorney Iris Y. Chavira to withdraw as attorney for The City of Chicago. No party information provided (Chavira, Iris)
June 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 78 MOTION by Attorney Emily Dory to withdraw as attorney for Sgt. A. Dakuras. No party information provided (Dory, Emily)
June 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 77 REPLY by Jeanette Bass to response in opposition to motion #76 (Gizzi, Gianna)
June 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 76 RESPONSE by Sgt. A. Dakuras, The City of Chicagoin Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiff Jeanette Bass for leave to file First Amended Complaint #69 (Kabacinski, Bret)
May 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 75 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: For the reasons stated in the motion, plaintiff's joint motion to extend discovery cut-off #73 is granted. Fact discovery shall now close on 6/30/21. Mailed notice (lxs, )
May 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 74 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: By agreement of the parties, the Court sets the following briefing schedule on Plaintiff's motion for leave amended complaint #69 : Defendants must respond on or before 6/3/2021 and Plaintiff must reply on or before 6/10/2021. Within one week of filing, each side must provide two paper courtesy copies of their respective briefs to chambers via U.S. Mail or reliable commercial delivery service. Mailed notice (ef, )
May 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 73 MOTION by Plaintiff Jeanette Bass for extension of time to complete discovery Joint Motion to Extend Discovery (Kulis, Gregory)
May 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 72 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Status hearing set for 5/25/2021 is stricken and reset to 6/30/2021 at 9:15 a.m. by telephone. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing but will be placed on mute. The call-in number is (888) 684-8852 and the access code is 7354516. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. By 6/25/2021, the parties shall file a joint status report with an update on fact discovery and any settlement discussions. The Court has reviewed the latest Joint Status Report #70 which indicates that party depositions have been taken as well as depositions of several other witnesses, including other Chicago Police Officers. The fact discovery deadline of 5/31/2021 stands (with the exception of any motion for discovery related to the proposed amendments to the complaint should the district court allow amendment of the complaint) #64 . Mailed notice (lxs, )
May 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 71 Agreed Proposed Briefing Schedule: Motion to Amend Complaint by Jeanette Bass (Gizzi, Gianna)
May 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 70 STATUS Report Joint by Jeanette Bass (Gizzi, Gianna)
May 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 69 MOTION by Plaintiff Jeanette Bass for leave to file First Amended Complaint (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Gizzi, Gianna)
April 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 68 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Motion by counsel to withdraw as attorney #67 is granted. Attorney Laniya Moore is withdrawn as counsel of record. Mailed notice (ef, )
April 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 67 MOTION by Attorney Laniya Moore to withdraw as attorney for Sgt. A. Dakuras. No party information provided (Moore, Laniya)
April 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 66 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Status hearing set for 4/28/2021 is stricken and reset to 5/25/2021 at 9:15 a.m. by telephone. By 5/20/2021, the parties shall file a joint status report which includes an update on fact discovery, a proposed expert discovery schedule if the parties intend to use retained experts, and a statement indicating whether the parties are interested in a settlement conference after the completion of fact discovery. The Court has reviewed the latest Joint Status Report #65 which indicates that the parties are on track to meet the 5/31/2021 fact discovery deadline. There are no outstanding written discovery requests and only three or four medical provider depositions remain to be taken. Mailed notice (lxs, )
April 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 65 STATUS Report Joint by Jeanette Bass (Gizzi, Gianna)
March 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 64 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: For the reasons stated in the motion, and without objection, Defendants' unopposed motion for an extension of time #63 is granted. Fact discovery shall now close on 5/31/21. Mailed notice (lxs, )
March 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 63 MOTION by Defendants Sgt. A. Dakuras, The City of Chicago for extension of time to complete discovery UNOPPOSED (Moore, Laniya)
March 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 62 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Status hearing set for 3/24/21 is reset to 4/28/21 at 9:15 a.m. Status report that was due 3/19/21 is now due 4/24/21. Mailed notice (lxs, )
January 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 61 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant The City of Chicago by Bret Anthony Kabacinski (Kabacinski, Bret)
January 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 60 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Status hearing set for 1/11/21 is stricken and reset to 3/24/21 at 9:15 a.m. By 3/19/21, the parties shall file a joint status report with updates on discovery and settlement discussions. For the reasons stated in the motion, parties' agreed motion to extend fact discovery deadline to 3/30/21 #55 is granted. The Court sets the following interim deadlines: (1) to the extent any written discovery remains, it shall be served by 1/13/21 and no further written discovery shall be served after this date without leave of Court; (2) all depositions notices with agreed upon dates shall issue by 1/18/21; (3) all depositions shall be completed by 3/30/21. Mailed notice (lxs, )
December 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 59 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Telephonic initial status and motion hearing as to defendants' agreed motion to extend fact discovery #55 is set for 1/11/2021 at 10:30 a.m. The call-in number is (888) 684-8852 and the access code is 7354516. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Mailed notice (lxs, )
December 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 58 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: Case referred to the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani pursuant to Local Rule 72.1 regarding Agreed motion to extend fact discovery #55 . Signed by Executive Committee on 12/21/2020. (jh, )
December 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 57 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Telephonic status hearing held. For the reasons provided in open court, this case will be referred to Magistrate Judge Harjani for supervision of discovery and resolution of the parties' agreed motion to extend fact discovery #55 . Magistrate Judge Harjani shall have full authority to set and amend (as needed) all discovery deadlines. Mailed notice (ef, )
December 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 56 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Telephonic motion hearing on the motion for extension of time to complete discovery set for 12/21/2020 at 10:30 AM. The parties shall use the same call-in information #49 . Mailed notice (ef, )
December 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 55 MOTION by Defendant Sgt. A. Dakuras for extension of time to complete discovery AGREED (Moore, Laniya)
November 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 54 NOTICE by Iris Y. Chavira of Change of Address (Chavira, Iris)
November 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 53 NOTICE by Emily Elizabeth Dory of Change of Address (Attachments: #1 Appendix)(Dory, Emily)
November 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 52 NOTICE by Allison Lynn Romelfanger of Change of Address (Attachments: #1 Appendix)(Romelfanger, Allison)
November 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 51 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Telephonic motion hearing held. With the extensions granted under the various iterations of General Order 20-0012, the fact discovery completion deadline is 12/16/2020. For the reasons stated on the record, Plaintiff's agreed motion to extend fact discovery #50 is denied without prejudice. Mailed notice (ef, )
November 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 50 MOTION by Plaintiff Jeanette Bass for extension of time to complete discovery -- Agreed Motion (Gizzi, Gianna)
November 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 49 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Telephone status hearing set for 11/9/2020 at 10:45 AM. Counsel are to use the following call-in number: 888-684-8852, access code 3796759. The public and media representatives may have access to the hearing via the same number. Audio recording of the hearing is not permitted; violations of this prohibition may result in sanctions. Participants are directed to keep their device muted when they are not speaking. Mailed notice (ef, )
July 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 48 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. (Clerk6, Docket)
May 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 47 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. (docket8, )
May 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 46 AMENDED Answer by Sgt. A. Dakuras to Plaintiff's Complaint (Dory, Emily)
May 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 45 QUALIFIED HIPAA AND MHDDCA PROTECTIVE ORDER signed by the Honorable John F. Kness on 5/11/2020. Mailed notice(ef, )
May 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 44 AGREED CONFIDENTIALITY PROTECTIVE ORDER signed by the Honorable John F. Kness on 5/11/2020. Mailed notice(ef, )
May 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 43 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Defendants' unopposed motion for leave to amend their answer #38 is granted. Defendants amended answer shall be filed within 24 hours. Defendants' motion for entry of agreed confidentiality order #41 is granted. Defendants' unopposed motion for entry of Qualified HIPAA and MHDDCA protective order #42 is granted. Enter Orders. Mailed notice (ef, )
May 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 42 MOTION by Defendant Sgt. A. Dakuras for protective order UNOPPOSED HIPPA/MHDDCA ORDER (Moore, Laniya)
May 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 41 MOTION by Defendant Sgt. A. Dakuras for protective order AGREED (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Redline Confidentiality Order)(Moore, Laniya)
April 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 40 ORDER : STANDING ORDER REGARDING CIVIL CASES. Signed by the Honorable John F. Kness on 4/30/2020: Mailed notice. (docket4, )
April 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 39 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. (docket7, )
April 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 38 MOTION by Defendant Sgt. A. Dakuras for leave to file an Amended Answer, Unopposed (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A)(Dory, Emily)
March 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 37 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. (docket6, )
March 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 36 STATUS Report Joint Status Report by All Parties by Sgt. A. Dakuras (Dory, Emily)
March 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 35 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Motion to withdraw as attorney #34 is granted. Attorney Brian M Orozco is terminated as counsel for plaintiff. Mailed notice (ags)
March 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 34 MOTION by Attorney Brian Orozco to withdraw as attorney for Jeanette Bass. No party information provided (Orozco, Brian)
March 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER : STANDING ORDER REGARDING REASSIGNED CIVIL CASES: This Standing Order applies to all civil cases reassigned as of February 28, 2020 to the calendar of District Judge John F. Kness. Unless otherwise ordered: (1) all previously-set status or motion hearing dates are vacated; (2) any trials or evidentiary hearings scheduled between March 9, 2020 and May 1, 2020 are continued and will be re-set by the Court at a future hearing; and (3) all other previously-set deadlines and schedules (other than hearing dates) shall remain in effect. See Order for details. Signed by the Honorable John F. Kness on 3/9/2020: Mailed notice. (tg, )
March 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 32 NOTICE of Service of Responses to Mandatory Initial Discovery (MIDP) , filed by Defendant The City of Chicago. (Kabacinski, Bret)
March 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Sgt. A. Dakuras by Laniya Monique Moore (Moore, Laniya)
March 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 30 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:This case has been reassigned, the status hearing set for 5/14/20 is stricken.Mailed notice (ca, )
February 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 29 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: GENERAL ORDER 20-0008 - Pursuant that to the Executive Committee Order entered on February 24, 2020 the civil cases on the attached list have been selected for reassignment to form the initial calendar of the Honorable John F. Kness; therefore IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the attached list of 313 cases be reassigned to the Honorable John F. Kness; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all parties affected by this Order must review the Honorable John F. Kness' webpage on the Court's website for the purpose of reviewing instructions regarding scheduling and case management procedures; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any civil case that has been reassigned pursuant to this Order will not be randomly reassigned to create the initial calendar of a new district judge for twelve months from the date of this Order; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to add the Honorable John F. Kness to the Court's civil case assignment system during the next business day, so that he shall receive a full share of such cases. Case reassigned to the Honorable John F. Kness for all further proceedings. Honorable John Z. Lee no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 2/28/2020.(tg, )
February 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 28 NOTICE of Service of Responses to Mandatory Initial Discovery (MIDP) , filed by Defendant Sgt. A. Dakuras. (Dory, Emily)
February 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 27 CERTIFICATE of Service pursuant to MIDP by Gregory E. Kulis on behalf of Jeanette Bass (Kulis, Gregory)
February 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Status hearing held on 2/6/20. For the reasons stated on the record, Defendant's motion to dismiss #20 is granted without prejudice as to the Monell claim; the motion to dismiss the indemnification claim is denied. Initial written discovery requests are to be served by 3/6/20; the deadline to amend the pleadings and join parties is 6/30/20. Fact discovery shall close on 9/30/20. Status hearing set for 5/14/20 at 9:00 a.m. Mailed notice (ca, )
February 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Status hearing held on 2/4/20. Plaintiff's counsel is not present. The status hearing is reset to 2/6/20 at 9:00 a.m. Plaintiff's counsel is ordered to attend.Mailed notice (ca, )
January 31, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 STATUS Report Joint Initial by Jeanette Bass (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing)(Kulis, Gregory)
January 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Plaintiff's response to the City of Chicago's motion to dismiss #15 is due on 2/21/20; the City's reply is due on 3/13/20. No appearance necessary for the motion.Mailed notice (ca, )
January 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 DEFENDANT CITY OF CHICAGO'S ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by The City of Chicago(Sotomayor, Stephanie)
January 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 NOTICE of Motion by Stephanie Amanda Sotomayor for presentment of motion to dismiss #20 before Honorable John Z. Lee on 1/22/2020 at 09:00 AM. (Sotomayor, Stephanie)
January 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MOTION by Defendant The City of Chicago to dismiss Counts IV and V of Plaintiff's Complaint (Sotomayor, Stephanie)
January 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand and Affirmative Defenses by Sgt. A. Dakuras(Dory, Emily)
December 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Sgt. A. Dakuras by Allison Lynn Romelfanger (Romelfanger, Allison)
December 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 17 WITHDRAWING Mary Katherine McClelland as counsel for Defendant The City of Chicago and substituting Iris Chavira as counsel of record (Chavira, Iris)
December 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant The City of Chicago by Stephanie Amanda Sotomayor (Sotomayor, Stephanie)
December 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Sgt. A. Dakuras by Emily Elizabeth Dory (Dory, Emily)
December 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:The status hearing set for 1/31/20 is reset to 2/4/20 at 9:00 a.m.Mailed notice (ca, )
December 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Motion for extension of time until 1/15/20 to answer #11 is granted. No appearance is required on the motion.Mailed notice (ca, )
December 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 NOTICE of Motion by Mary Katherine Mcclelland for presentment of extension of time #11 before Honorable John Z. Lee on 12/18/2019 at 09:00 AM. (Mcclelland, Mary)
December 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION by Defendant The City of Chicago for extension of time to answer or otherwise plead (Mcclelland, Mary)
December 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant The City of Chicago by Mary Katherine Mcclelland (Mcclelland, Mary)
December 9, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Certification by Attorney Regarding Discovery Obligations Under MIDPP by Jeanette Bass (Gizzi, Gianna)
December 9, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Certification by Attorney Regarding Discovery Obligations Under MIDPP by Jeanette Bass (Kulis, Gregory)
November 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Initial status hearing set for 1/31/20 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 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jeanette Bass by Gianna Gizzi (Gizzi, Gianna)
November 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 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, )
November 15, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jeanette Bass by Brian M Orozco (Orozco, Brian)
November 15, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Attorneys' Lien by Gregory E. Kulis & Associates, Ltd. (Kulis, Gregory)
November 15, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jeanette Bass by Gregory E. Kulis (Kulis, Gregory)
November 15, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Jeanette Bass; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16444491. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Kulis, Gregory)
November 15, 2019 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Z. Lee. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Lam, Tina)

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Defendant: Sgt. A. Dakuras
Represented By: Emily Elizabeth Dory
Represented By: Allison Lynn Romelfanger
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Defendant: The City of Chicago
Represented By: Mary Katherine Mcclelland
Represented By: Stephanie Amanda Sotomayor
Represented By: Iris Chavira
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Petitioner: Gregory E. Kulis & Associates, Ltd.
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