Novo Advisors et al v. Varilease Finance, Inc.
| Novo Advisors, Piedmont Railway, LLC, Hoosier State Train, LLC, San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad, Inc., Austin & Northwestern Railroad Company Inc., Saratoga and North Creek Railway, LLC, Pacific Travel Partners, Inc., Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railway Company, Chicago Terminal Railroad Company, Rusk, Palestine & Pacific Railroad, LLC, West Texas and Lubbock Railroad Company, Inc., The Pullman Sleeping Car Company, LLC, Isla Largo, LLC, Mt. Hood Railroad Company and Permian Basin Railways, Inc., |
| Varilease Finance, Inc. and Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC |
| 1:2019cv07729 |
| November 22, 2019 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Thomas M Durkin |
| John Z Lee |
| Other Fraud |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1332 |
| None |
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| Filing 26 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin:Plaintiff's unopposed motion to dismiss this action #23 is granted. This action is hereby dismissed without prejudice. Plaintiff's motion to stay #19 is moot. Motion hearing held on 3/10/2020. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice (srn, ) |
| Filing 25 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin:Any party that would like to participate telephonically at the 3/10/2020 motion hearing should call 877-402-9757, access code 4410831. Mailed notice (srn, ) |
| Filing 24 NOTICE of Motion by Terence G. Banich for presentment of motion to dismiss #23 before Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 3/10/2020 at 09:00 AM. (Banich, Terence) |
| Filing 23 MOTION by Plaintiff Novo Advisors to dismiss civil action (unopposed) (Banich, Terence) |
| Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin:Plaintiff's motion to stay #19 is entered and continued. Motion hearing held on 2/25/2020. Status hearing set for 3/10/2020 at 09:00 AM.Mailed notice (srn, ) |
| Filing 21 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin:Any party that would like to participate telephonically at the 2/25/2020 status hearing should call 877-402-9757, access code 4410831. Mailed notice (srn, ) |
| Filing 20 NOTICE of Motion by Terence G. Banich for presentment of motion to stay #19 before Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 2/25/2020 at 09:00 AM. (Banich, Terence) |
| Filing 19 MOTION by Plaintiff Novo Advisors to stay Civil Action (Banich, Terence) |
| Filing 18 NOTICE of Service of Responses to Mandatory Initial Discovery (MIDP) Requests, filed by Defendant Varilease Finance, Inc.. (Evans, Bret) |
| Filing 17 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Varilease Finance, Inc. (Aramburu, Troy) |
| Filing 16 ANSWER to Complaint , COUNTERCLAIM filed by Varilease Finance, Inc. against Austin & Northwestern Railroad Company Inc., Chicago Terminal Railroad Company, Hoosier State Train, LLC, Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC, Isla Largo, LLC, Mt. Hood Railroad Company, Novo Advisors, Pacific Travel Partners, Inc., Permian Basin Railways, Inc.,, Piedmont Railway, LLC, Rusk, Palestine & Pacific Railroad, LLC, San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad, Inc., Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railway Company, Saratoga and North Creek Railway, LLC, The Pullman Sleeping Car Company, LLC, West Texas and Lubbock Railroad Company, Inc. . by Varilease Finance, Inc.(Aramburu, Troy) |
| Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin:Motion to appear pro hac vice #14 is granted; Mailed notice (srn, ) |
| Filing 14 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16529730. (Aramburu, Troy) |
| Filing 13 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin:Motion to appear pro hac vice #12 is granted; Attorney Bret R. Evans for Varilease Finance, Inc. added. Mailed notice (srn, ) |
| Filing 12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16527111. (Evans, Bret) |
| Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin:Defendant's agreed motion for extension of time to 1/10/2020 to answer or otherwise plead #9 is granted. No appearance is required on 12/16/2019. Mailed notice (srn, ) |
| Filing 10 NOTICE of Motion by Neil Gerard Nandi for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer #9 before Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 12/16/2019 at 09:00 AM. (Nandi, Neil) |
| Filing 9 MOTION by Defendant Varilease Finance, Inc. for extension of time to file answer AGREED (Nandi, Neil) |
| Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Varilease Finance, Inc. by Neil Gerard Nandi (Nandi, Neil) Modified on 12/12/2019 (smm, ). |
| Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Varilease Finance, Inc. by Laura K McNally (McNally, Laura) Modified on 12/12/2019 (smm, ). |
| Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Novo Advisors by Terence G. Banich (Banich, Terence) |
| Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Novo Advisors as to Varilease Finance, Inc. on 11/25/2019, answer due 12/16/2019. (Banich, Terence) |
| Filing 4 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: Case reassigned to the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin for all further proceedings. Honorable John Z. Lee no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Executive Committee on 11/26/19. (kp, ) |
| Filing 3 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. (kp, ) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Banich, Terence) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Novo Advisors; Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16469931. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 [Receiver Order], #2 Exhibit 2 [Amended Receiver Order], #3 Exhibit 3 [Master Lease Agreement], #4 Exhibit 4 [Equipment Schedule], #5 Exhibit 5 [Guaranty Agreements], #6 Exhibit 6 [LC Draw-Down], #7 Exhibit 7 [Consent Judgment], #8 Exhibit 8 [Forbearance Agreement])(Banich, Terence) |
| SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Varilease Finance, Inc. (txl, ) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Z. Lee. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. Case assignment: Random assignment. (txl, ) |
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