Fifth Third Bank, N.A. v. Susan Fredman Design Group Ltd. et al
Plaintiff: Fifth Third Bank, N.A. as successor to MB Financial Bank, N.A. and Fifth Third Bank, N.A.
Defendant: Susan Fredman, Terri Crittenden and Susan Fredman Design Group Ltd.
Case Number: 1:2019cv08000
Filed: December 6, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John Z Lee
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 54 JUDGMENT ORDER: Judgment is hereby entered in favor of Plaintiff, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., and against defendants Susan Fredman Design Group Ltd. and Terri Crittenden, joint and severally, in the amount of $648,496.50 ((1) a principal sum of $589,621.51; (2) accrued interest of $49,240.90; (3) late fees of $25.00; and (4) attorneys' fees and court costs totaling $9,609.09).Post-judgment interest accrues on that amount at the rate provided by law from the date of this judgment.This action was decided by Judge John Z. Lee on a Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by the Honorable John Z. Lee on 9/30/21.(ca, )
August 31, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 53 ORDER : For the reasons stated in the order. Plaintiff Fifth Third Bank, N.A.'s ("Fifth Third") motion for summary judgment against Defendants Susan Fredman Design Group, Ltd. ("Susan Fredman Design Group") and Terri Crittenden is granted. Civil case terminated. Signed by the Honorable John Z. Lee on 8/31/21. (ca, )
July 12, 2021 Filing 52 MOTION by Plaintiff Fifth Third Bank, N.A. to supplement Motion for summary judgement (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Wright, Alexander)
July 9, 2021 Filing 51 MOTION by Plaintiff Fifth Third Bank, N.A. for summary judgment (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Wright, Alexander)
April 5, 2021 Filing 50 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: Pursuant to the stipulation of dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) #49 , Defendant Susan Fredman is dismissed with prejudice, with each party to bear its own fees and costs. Mailed notice (sxw)
April 2, 2021 Filing 49 STIPULATION of Dismissal Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) (Wright, Alexander)
December 31, 2020 Filing 48 REPLY by Plaintiff Fifth Third Bank, N.A. to motion for summary judgment #42 (Wright, Alexander)
December 1, 2020 Filing 47 STATUS Report Joint Status Report by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. (Wright, Alexander)
November 10, 2020 Filing 46 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: Defendants' response to Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment #42 is due by 12/11/20; Plaintiff's reply by 12/31/20. No appearance is required on the motion. Mailed notice (ca, )
November 9, 2020 Filing 45 NOTICE by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. re statement #44 , MOTION by Plaintiff Fifth Third Bank, N.A. for summary judgment #42 , other #43 (Wright, Alexander)
November 9, 2020 Filing 44 Rule 56.1 STATEMENT by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. of Undisputed Facts in Support of Its Motion for Summary Judgment (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 2)(Wright, Alexander)
November 9, 2020 Filing 43 Memorandum of Law by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. in Support of Its Motion for Summary Judgment (Wright, Alexander)
November 9, 2020 Filing 42 MOTION by Plaintiff Fifth Third Bank, N.A. for summary judgment (Wright, Alexander)
September 21, 2020 Filing 41 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:The Court has reviewed the status report. The Court orders the parties to file a joint written status report by 12/2/20. The report, which shall be as concise as possible, shall set forth: (1) the current deadlines imposed by the Court and whether the matter has been referred to the Magistrate Judge in any fashion (e,g., for discovery supervision; for resolution of a motion; for settlement; etc.); (2) the progress of discovery, if discovery is ongoing; (3) the status of briefing on unresolved motions, if any; (4) whether the parties have engaged or are engaging in settlement discussions and the status of those discussions; (5) for cases without any future court dates, an agreed proposed schedule; (6) for cases that have future court dates and if the parties believe there is good cause to extend the current deadlines, a proposed amended schedule and the basis for the request; (7) a request for any agreed action that the Court can take without a hearing; (8) and whether the parties believe a telephonic hearing or in-person hearing is necessary within the next 60 days, and, if so, the issue(s) that warrants discussion and the parties' respective positions. Mailed notice (ca, )
September 17, 2020 Filing 40 STATUS Report JOINT by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. (Wright, Alexander)
August 31, 2020 Filing 39 CERTIFICATE of Service of Discovery Documents by Alexander Nicholas Wright on behalf of Fifth Third Bank, N.A. (Wright, Alexander)
July 31, 2020 Filing 38 CERTIFICATE of Service by Alexander Nicholas Wright on behalf of Fifth Third Bank, N.A. (Wright, Alexander)
July 17, 2020 Filing 37 CERTIFICATE of Service by Alexander Nicholas Wright on behalf of Fifth Third Bank, N.A. (Wright, Alexander)
July 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 36 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. (Clerk7, Docket)
June 18, 2020 Filing 35 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: Status hearing held on 6/18/20. Plaintiff's amended Rule 55 motion for entry of default #30 is granted. An order of default is entered as to Susan Friedman Design Group Ltd. and Terri Crittenden. Plaintiff's Rule 55 motion for default #21 is stricken as moot. Plaintiff's motion to strike jury demand by Susan Friedman #34 is granted without objection. The remaining partiesPlaintiff and Defendant Friedmanare to exchange Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures by 7/17/20; initial written discovery requests are to be served by 7/31/20; the deadline to amend the pleadings and join parties is 9/11/20. Fact discovery shall close on 12/4/20. The parties are directed to file a joint status report by 9/18/20. The Court orders the parties to file a joint written status report by 9/18/20. The report, which shall be as concise as possible, shall set forth: (1) the current deadlines imposed by the Court and whether the matter has been referred to the Magistrate Judge in any fashion (e,g., for discovery supervision; for resolution of a motion; for settlement; etc.); (2) the progress of discovery, if discovery is ongoing; (3) the status of briefing on unresolved motions, if any; (4) whether the parties have engaged or are engaging in settlement discussions and the status of those discussions; (5) for cases without any future court dates, an agreed proposed schedule; (6) for cases that have future court dates and if the parties believe there is good cause to extend the current deadlines, a proposed amended schedule and the basis for the request; (7) a request for any agreed action that the Court can take without a hearing; (8) and whether the parties believe a telephonic hearing or in-person hearing is necessary within the next 60 days, and, if so, the issue(s) that warrants discussion and the parties' respective positions. Mailed notice (ca, )
June 15, 2020 Filing 34 MOTION by Plaintiff Fifth Third Bank, N.A. to strike Jury Demand (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Wright, Alexander)
June 10, 2020 Filing 33 CERTIFICATE of Service by Alexander Nicholas Wright on behalf of Fifth Third Bank, N.A. regarding terminate hearings,, set/reset hearings, #32 (Wright, Alexander)
June 9, 2020 Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: The Telephone Conference set for 8/24/20 is reset to 6/18/20 at 9:15 a.m. Plaintiff is ordered to send a copy of this order to all of the Defendants and/or their registered agents. The conference call dial in number remains the same.Mailed notice (ca, )
June 8, 2020 Filing 31 NOTICE by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. re MOTION by Plaintiff Fifth Third Bank, N.A. for entry of default AMENDED #30 (Wright, Alexander)
June 8, 2020 Filing 30 MOTION by Plaintiff Fifth Third Bank, N.A. for entry of default AMENDED (Wright, Alexander)
June 3, 2020 Filing 29 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: A telephonic initial status hearing is set for 8/24/20 at 9:15 a.m. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related General Orders, the Court finds that it is necessary to conduct the status hearing via telephone conference. The call-in number is 888-273-3658 and the access code is 1637578. Counsel of record will receive a separate email at least 12 hours prior to the start of the telephonic hearing with instructions on how to join the call. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. All persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in court-imposed sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. All participants should review the Court's standing order regarding telephone conferences that is on Judge Lee's website, which can be found at: https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge-info.aspx?4Qf5zc8loCI5U7rfMP9DHw== In the event that any party has any objections to this order, an objection must be filed no later than five (5) business days prior to the telephone conference. The parties are directed to file a joint initial status report seven business days before the hearing in accordance with the standing order regarding the "Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project" available on the Court's website. Mailed notice (ca, )
June 2, 2020 Filing 28 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Susan Fredman (Attachments: #1 Supplement)(Wolf, John)
June 2, 2020 Filing 27 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Susan Fredman by John Burke Wolf (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(Wolf, John)
May 27, 2020 Filing 26 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:The Court orders the parties to file a joint status report by July 21, 2020. The report, which shall be as concise as possible, shall address: (1) the progress of discovery; (2) the status of briefing on any unresolved motions; (3) for cases without any future court dates, an agreed proposed schedule for the next 60 days; (4) for cases that have future court dates, an agreed revised schedule if the current schedule needs revision; (5) a request for any agreed action that the Court can take without a hearing; (6) whether the parties believe a telephonic hearing or in-person hearing is necessary in the immediate future, and, if so, the issue(s) that warrants discussion.Mailed notice (ca, )
May 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 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, )
April 28, 2020 Filing 24 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Pursuant to the Third Amended General Order 20-0012, In re: Coronovirus COVID-19 Public Emergency (dated April. 24, 2020), the motion hearing set for 5/7/20 is stricken is hereby stricken. The Court will issue an order scheduling a status hearing at a future date. Mailed notice (ca, )
April 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 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 8, 2020 Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:The Court has received Plaintiff's motion for default judgment #21 . The General Orders addressing Covid19 extend the deadlines set by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(a)(1) by 49 days. The motion is therefore entered and continued until 5/7/20, the date by which all Defendants should have filed responsive pleadings. Mailed notice (ca, )
April 7, 2020 Filing 21 MOTION by Plaintiff Fifth Third Bank, N.A. for entry of default (Wright, Alexander)
April 6, 2020 Filing 20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: Pursuant to the Second Amended General Order 20-0012, In re: Coronovirus COVID-19 Public Emergency (dated Mar. 30, 2020), the status hearing set for 4/28/20 is hereby stricken. The Court will issue an order scheduling a status hearing at a future date. Mailed notice (ca, )
March 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 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 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on March 16, 2020. All open cases are impacted by this Amended General Order. See attached Order for guidance.Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 3/16/2020: Mailed notice. (ecw, )
March 11, 2020 Filing 17 ALIAS SUMMONS Returned Executed by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. as to Susan Fredman on 2/27/2020, answer due 3/19/2020. served on Susan Fredman on 2/27/2020 (Wright, Alexander) (Docket text modified by Clerk's Office) Modified on 3/12/2020 (bg, ).
February 26, 2020 Filing 16 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiff Fifth Third Bank, N.A. regarding Summons and Complaint served on Susan Fredman Design Group Ltd on 12/16/2019 (Wright, Alexander)
February 25, 2020 Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Motion hearing held on 2/25/20. Motion for alternative service of process #12 is granted. Plaintiff should provide a copy of the summons and complaint to the doorman at the Defendant's residence or post a copy to the door of Defendant's unit (if possible), send a copy via first class mail, and send a copy by Federal Express overnight with signature waived. The status hearing set for 3/5/20 is reset to 4/28/20 at 9:00 a.m. Mailed notice (ca, )
February 21, 2020 Filing 14 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiff Fifth Third Bank, N.A. regarding Alias Summons and Complaint served on Terri Crittenden on 1/28/2020 (Wright, Alexander)
February 14, 2020 Filing 13 NOTICE of Motion by Alexander Nicholas Wright for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief #12 before Honorable John Z. Lee on 2/25/2020 at 09:30 AM. (Wright, Alexander)
February 14, 2020 Filing 12 MOTION by Plaintiff Fifth Third Bank, N.A.for Alternative Services of Process (Wright, Alexander)
January 28, 2020 Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Motion to reset the initial status hearing and the status report deadline #9 is granted. The status hearing set for 1/29/20 is reset to 3/5/20 at 9:00 a.m.The parties are directed to file a joint initial status report four business days prior to the initial status hearing. No appearance is required on the motion.Mailed notice (ca, )
January 23, 2020 Filing 10 NOTICE of Motion by Alexander Nicholas Wright for presentment of motion to reset #9 before Honorable John Z. Lee on 1/29/2020 at 09:00 AM. (Wright, Alexander)
January 23, 2020 Filing 9 MOTION by Plaintiff Fifth Third Bank, N.A. to reset Initial Status Conference and Joint Status Report Deadline (Wright, Alexander)
January 17, 2020 ALIAS Summons Issued as to Defendants Terri Crittenden, and Susan Fredman. (acm, )
January 13, 2020 Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Motion to appoint a special process server #5 is granted. No appearance is required on the motion.Mailed notice (ca, )
January 7, 2020 Filing 7 AMENDED NOTICE of Motion by Alexander Nicholas Wright for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief #5 before Honorable John Z. Lee on 1/15/2020 at 09:00 AM. (Wright, Alexander)
December 31, 2019 Filing 6 NOTICE of Motion by Alexander Nicholas Wright for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief #5 before Honorable John Z. Lee on 1/14/2020 at 09:00 AM. (Wright, Alexander)
December 31, 2019 Filing 5 MOTION by Plaintiff Fifth Third Bank, N.A.to Appoint Special Process Server (Wright, Alexander)
December 16, 2019 Filing 4 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Initial status hearing set for 1/29/20 at 9:00 a.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, )
December 9, 2019 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. (bg, )
December 9, 2019 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Terri Crittenden, Susan Fredman, Susan Fredman Design Group Ltd. (jp, )
December 6, 2019 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Wright, Alexander)
December 6, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. as successor to MB Financial Bank, N.A.; Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16506081. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F)(Wright, Alexander)
December 6, 2019 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Z. Lee. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani. Case assignment: Random assignment. (axc, )

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