Miller et al v. INTL FCStone Financial, Inc.
Plaintiff: Lin Song, Charles Miller, Klaus Geithner, Suvir Bhatia, Erik Kandler, George Rast and Tao Tao
Defendant: INTL FCStone Financial Inc.
Case Number: 1:2019cv07753
Filed: November 25, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Joan H Lefkow
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes: Arbitration
Cause of Action: 02 U.S.C. § 431
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 15, 2020 Filing 28 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Motion to appear pro hac vice #26 is granted. Attorney John Chapman is added as counsel for plaintiffs. Mailed notice (ags, )
January 14, 2020 Filing 27 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Suvir Bhatia, Klaus Geithner, Erik Kandler, Charles Miller, George Rast, Lin Song, Tao Tao by John Chapman (Chapman, John)
January 14, 2020 Filing 26 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16615093. (Chapman, John)
January 14, 2020 Filing 25 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Status hearing held. Cross motions regarding the appropriateness of arbitration are due by 2/4/2020; responses by 2/18/2020; replies by 2/25/2020. Mailed notice (ags)
January 7, 2020 Filing 24 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Case called for status hearing, but due to technical difficulties the phone conference could not be completed. Status hearing is reset for 1/14/2020 at 11:15 a.m. Mailed notice (ags, )
December 17, 2019 Filing 23 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Status hearing is set for 1/7/2020 at 11:15 a.m. Mailed notice (ags, )
December 12, 2019 Filing 22 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant INTL FCStone Financial Inc. by Thomas Paul Krebs Amended Attorney Appearance Form (Krebs, Thomas)
December 12, 2019 Filing 21 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant INTL FCStone Financial Inc. by Thomas Paul Krebs (Krebs, Thomas)
December 12, 2019 Filing 20 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant INTL FCStone Financial Inc. by Stephen Patrick Bedell (Bedell, Stephen)
December 12, 2019 Filing 19 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant INTL FCStone Financial Inc. by Peter James O'meara (O'meara, Peter)
November 25, 2019 Filing 18 MAILED Rule 83.15 Letter to counsel of record. (nsf, )
November 25, 2019 Filing 17 RECEIVED from Georgia Northern; Case Number 1:19-cv-00717 [las]
November 22, 2019 Civil Case Terminated. (jpa) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
November 22, 2019 Case transferred electronically to the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. (jpa) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
November 21, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER DENYING #5 Motion to Dismiss; GRANTING #5 Motion to Transfer Case. The Court TRANSFERS this case to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. Signed by Judge Eleanor L. Ross on 11/21/19. (jpa) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
April 29, 2019 Submission of #5 MOTION to Dismiss / Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or Transfer Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(3) and 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), or in the Alternative, to Dismiss Pursuant to the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens and/or Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)< MOTION to Transfer Case, to District Judge Eleanor L. Ross. (jpa) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
April 26, 2019 Filing 15 REPLY to Response to Motion re #5 MOTION to Dismiss / Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or Transfer Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(3) and 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), or in the Alternative, to Dismiss Pursuant to the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens and/or Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)< MOTION to Transfer Case filed by INTL FCStone Financial, Inc.. (King, Michael) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
April 18, 2019 Clerk's Certificate of Mailing to Attorney Todd E. Pentecost as to INTL FCStone Financial, Inc. regarding Order on Application for Admission PHV. (mlb) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
April 18, 2019 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER (by docket entry only) GRANTING #12 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Todd E. Pentecost. Approved by District Judge Eleanor L. Ross on 4/18/19. If the applicant does not have CM/ECF access in the Northern District of Georgia already, they must request access at http://pacer.gov. If they have electronically filed in this district in a previous case, please omit this step.(mlb) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
April 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER extending time through 4/26/19 for Defendant Intl FCStone Financial Inc. to file a reply brief in support of its #5 MOTION to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Eleanor L. Ross on 4/17/19. (jpa) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
April 17, 2019 Filing 13 First JOINT PRELIMINARY REPORT AND DISCOVERY PLAN filed by Suvir Bhatia, Klaus Geithner, Erik Kandler, Charles Miller, George Rast, Lin Song, Tao Tao. (Rubenfield, Adam) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
April 17, 2019 APPROVAL by Clerks Office re: #12 APPLICATION for Admission of Todd E. Pentecost Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number AGANDC-8594158). Attorney Michael James King added appearing on behalf of INTL FCStone Financial, Inc. (jkm) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
April 16, 2019 Filing 12 APPLICATION for Admission of Todd E. Pentecost Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number AGANDC-8594158)by INTL FCStone Financial, Inc.. (King, Michael) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
April 16, 2019 Filing 11 PROPOSED CONSENT ORDER for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief re: #5 MOTION to Dismiss / Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or Transfer Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(3) and 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), or in the Alternative, to Dismiss Pursuant to the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens and/or Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)< MOTION to Transfer Case. (King, Michael) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
April 5, 2019 Filing 10 RESPONSE in Opposition re #5 MOTION to Dismiss / Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or Transfer Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(3) and 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), or in the Alternative, to Dismiss Pursuant to the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens and/or Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)< MOTION to Transfer Case filed by Suvir Bhatia, Klaus Geithner, Erik Kandler, Charles Miller, George Rast, Lin Song, Tao Tao. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B)(Rubenfield, Adam) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
March 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER granting #8 Motion for Extension of Time through 4/5/19 for Plaintiffs to respond to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or Transfer, or in the alternative, to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Eleanor L. Ross on 3/25/19. (jpa) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
March 25, 2019 APPROVAL by Clerks Office re: #7 APPLICATION for Admission of Jeffry M. Henderson Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number 113E-8529631). Attorney Michael James King added appearing on behalf of INTL FCStone Financial, Inc. (jkm) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
March 25, 2019 Clerk's Certificate of Mailing to Attorney Jeffry M. Henderson as to INTL FCStone Financial, Inc. regarding Order on Application for Admission PHV. (mlb) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
March 25, 2019 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER (by docket entry only) GRANTING #7 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Jeffry M. Henderson. Approved by Judge Eleanor L. Ross on 3/25/19. (mlb) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
March 22, 2019 Filing 8 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time Deadline for Plaintiffs to Respond to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or Transfer re: #5 MOTION to Dismiss / Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or Transfer Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(3) and 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), or in the Alternative, to Dismiss Pursuant to the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens and/or Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)< MOTION to Transfer Case by Suvir Bhatia, Klaus Geithner, Erik Kandler, Charles Miller, George Rast, Lin Song, Tao Tao. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order Granting Motion)(Rubenfield, Adam) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
March 21, 2019 Filing 7 APPLICATION for Admission of Jeffry M. Henderson Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number 113E-8529631)by INTL FCStone Financial, Inc.. (King, Michael) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
March 19, 2019 Filing 6 Notice for Leave of Absence for the dates of 4/1/19-4/2/19, 5/20/19, 5/28/19-5/31/19, 6/3/19-6/7/19, 7/3/19-7/5/19, 8/22/19-8/23/19, 8/26/19-8/27/19, 9/13/19, 9/27/19, 10/11/19, 10/25/19, 11/8/19, 11/25/19-11/29/19 by David J. Hungeling. (Hungeling, David) Modified on 3/20/2019 to add dates (jpa). [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
March 19, 2019 Clerks Notation re #6 Leave of Absence. Attorney David J. Hungeling is relieved from personally having to attend any proceedings or trials in this matter on the following dates: April 1-2, 2019; May 20, 2019; May 28-31, 2019; June 3-7, 2019; July 3-5, 2019; August 22-23, 2019; August 26-27, 2019; September 13, 2019; September 27, 2019; October 11, 2019; October 25, 2019; November 8, 2019 and November 25-29, 2019. This leave of absence will not affect the processing of this case including the scheduling of motions, hearings, trials or other events before this Court. (mlb) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
March 18, 2019 Submission of #1 Petition for Arbitration, to District Judge Eleanor L. Ross. (jpa) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
March 13, 2019 Notification of Docket Correction re #5 MOTION to Dismiss / Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or Transfer Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(3) and 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), or in the Alternative, to Dismiss Pursuant to the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens and/or Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). Two part motion docketed as one. Added MOTION to Transfer Case. (jpa) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
March 12, 2019 Filing 5 MOTION to Dismiss or MOTION to Transfer Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(3) and 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), or in the Alternative, to Dismiss Pursuant to the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens and/or Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) with Brief In Support by INTL FCStone Financial, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Brief, #2 Exhibit A - Declaration of Sandra McCarthy, #3 Tab 1 to Declaration of Sandra McCarthy, #4 Tab 2 to Declaration of Sandra McCarthy, #5 Tab 3 to Declaration of Sandra McCarthy, #6 Tab 4 to Declaration of Sandra McCarthy, #7 Tab 5 to Declaration of Sandra McCarthy, #8 Tab 6 to Declaration of Sandra McCarthy, #9 Tab 7 to Declaration of Sandra McCarthy, #10 Tab 8 to Declaration of Sandra McCarthy, #11 Tab 9 to Declaration of Sandra McCarthy, #12 Tab 10 to Declaration of Sandra McCarthy)(King, Michael) . Added MOTION to Transfer Case on 3/13/2019 (jpa). [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
February 25, 2019 Filing 4 Return of Service Executed by Suvir Bhatia, Klaus Geithner, Erik Kandler, Charles Miller, George Rast, Lin Song, Tao Tao. INTL FCStone Financial, Inc. served on 2/19/2019, answer due 3/12/2019. (Rubenfield, Adam) Modified on 2/26/2019 to edit event text. (cmd) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
February 19, 2019 Filing 3 NOTICE FROM THE COURT: INSTRUCTIONS FOR CIVIL CASES ASSIGNED TO THE HONORABLE ELEANOR L. ROSS. (mlb) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
February 12, 2019 Filing 2 Electronic Summons Issued as to INTL FCStone Financial, Inc.. (eop) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]
February 11, 2019 Filing 1 PETITION to Compel Arbitration Award filed by Charles Miller, Suvir Bhatia, Klaus Geithner, Tao Tao, Lin Song, George Rast and Erik Kandler. (Filing fee $400.00, receipt number 113E-8443796) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit -1 - Arbitration Agreement, #2 Exhibit -2 - List of Qualified Arbitrators, #3 Exhibit -3 - AAA Consumer Rules (excerpts), #4 Exhibit -4 - 1/10/19 Letter from AAA, #5 Exhibit -5 - 1/10/19 Letter (signed), #6 Exhibit -6 -1/24/18 Letter from Defendant to AAA, #7 Civil Cover Sheet)(eop) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/commonly-used-forms to obtain Pretrial Instructions and Pretrial Associated Forms which includes the Consent To Proceed Before U.S. Magistrate form. Modified filed date on 2/14/2019 (eop). [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 11/25/2019.]

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Plaintiff: Lin Song
Represented By: Adam Scott Rubenfield
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Represented By: John Chapman
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Plaintiff: Charles Miller
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Plaintiff: Klaus Geithner
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Plaintiff: George Rast
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Plaintiff: Tao Tao
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Defendant: INTL FCStone Financial Inc.
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