Force Partners, LLC v. KSA Lighting & Controls, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Force Partners, LLC
Defendant: KSA Lighting & Controls, Inc., Jim Williams, Ashley Williams and Acuity Brands, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2019cv07776
Filed: November 25, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Mary M Rowland
Nature of Suit: Anti-Trust
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 1
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Date Filed Document Text
January 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: In light of the joint initial status report filed on 1/23/20 (Dkt. 15), parties are no longer required to file a joint initial status report as stated in (Dkt. 20) Mailed notice. (dm, )
January 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: In light of defendants' answer due on 2/10/20, initial status set for 1/30/20 is stricken and re-set to 2/19/20 at 9:30am. No later than five business days before the status hearing, the parties shall file a joint initial status report. A template for the Initial Status Report, setting forth the information required, may be found at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Judges.aspx by clicking on Judge Rowland's name and then again on the link entitled 'Initial Status Conference.' The litigants are further ordered to review all of Judge Rowland's standing orders and the information available on her webpage. Mailed notice. (dm, )
January 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 Acuity Brands, Inc.'s Rule 7.1 Disclosure STATEMENT by Acuity Brands, Inc. (Poll-Klaessy, Susan)
January 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16647301. (Attachments: #1 List of Court Eligible to Practice)(Howell, Roberta)
January 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16647251. (Dryden, Benjamin)
January 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Acuity Brands, Inc. by Susan L. Poll-Klaessy (Poll-Klaessy, Susan)
January 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 STATUS Report Joint Initial Status Report by Force Partners, LLC (Marmor, Sarah)
January 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants KSA Lighting & Controls, Inc., Ashley Williams, Jim Williams by Michael Paul Toomey (Toomey, Michael)
January 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants KSA Lighting & Controls, Inc., Ashley Williams, Jim Williams by Michael P Mayer (Mayer, Michael)
January 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants KSA Lighting & Controls, Inc., Ashley Williams, Jim Williams by James Franklin Herbison (Herbison, James)
January 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Force Partners, LLC (Marmor, Sarah)
January 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Force Partners, LLC. Acuity Brands, Inc. waiver sent on 12/11/2019, answer due 2/10/2020. (Marmor, Sarah)
December 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 9 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Force Partners, LLC. KSA Lighting & Controls, Inc. waiver sent on 12/11/2019, answer due 2/10/2020. (Sax, George)
December 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 8 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Force Partners, LLC. Jim Williams waiver sent on 12/11/2019, answer due 2/10/2020. (Sax, George)
December 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Force Partners, LLC. Ashley Williams waiver sent on 12/11/2019, answer due 2/10/2020. (Sax, George)
December 9, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Initial status hearing is set for 1/30/20 at 9:30 a.m. No later than five business days before the status hearing, the parties shall file a joint initial status report. A template for the Initial Status Report, setting forth the information required, may be found at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Judges.aspx by clicking on Judge Rowland's name and then again on the link entitled 'Initial Status Conference.' The litigants are further ordered to review all of Judge Rowland's standing orders and the information available on her webpage. Mailed notice. (dm, )
November 26, 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. (kp, )
November 26, 2019 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Mary M. Rowland. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey T. Gilbert. Case assignment: Random assignment. (lw, )
November 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Force Partners, LLC by Theodore L. Banks (Banks, Theodore)
November 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Force Partners, LLC by George D Sax (Sax, George)
November 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Force Partners, LLC by Sarah R. Marmor (Marmor, Sarah)
November 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Force Partners, LLC; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16475020.(Marmor, Sarah)

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Defendant: KSA Lighting & Controls, Inc.
Represented By: Michael P Mayer
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