Echols, Jr. v. Niznik et al
Plaintiff: Andre L. Echols, Jr.
Defendant: Fraternal Order Of Police Chicago Lodge No 7, Eddie Johnson, City of Chicago, a municipal corporation, Erik Albright, Peter Niznik, City of Chicago and Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge Number 7
Case Number: 1:2020cv02226
Filed: April 10, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John J Tharp
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 29, 2020 Filing 29 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:Defendants Albright and Niznik's motion to dismiss #21 and defendants Johnson and City of Chicago's motion to dismiss #26 are both taken under advisement. No appearances on the motions are required. The plaintiff's responses to the motions are due on or before 6/26/20. The defendants' replies are due on or before 7/10/20. The Court will rule by CM/ECF. Defendant Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge Number 7's motion for extension of time #24 is granted. No appearance on the motion is required. The defendant's responsive pleading is now due 6/25/20. Mailed notice (air, )
May 28, 2020 Filing 28 ANSWER to amended complaint by City of Chicago(Mowatt, Raoul)
May 28, 2020 Filing 27 NOTICE of Motion by Raoul Vertick Mowatt for presentment of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #26 before Honorable John J. Tharp Jr. on 7/16/2020 at 09:00 AM. (Mowatt, Raoul)
May 28, 2020 Filing 26 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants City of Chicago, Eddie Johnson (partial) (Mowatt, Raoul)
May 28, 2020 Filing 25 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Eddie Johnson by Raoul Vertick Mowatt (Mowatt, Raoul)
May 28, 2020 Filing 24 MOTION by Defendant Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge Number 7 for extension of time to file answer regarding amended complaint #16 , MOTION by Defendant Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge Number 7 for extension of time to file response/reply (Finnegan, Laura)
May 28, 2020 Filing 23 ANSWER to amended complaint with affirmative defenses, and jury demand by Erik Albright, Peter Niznik(Shine, Nathan)
May 28, 2020 Filing 22 NOTICE of Motion by Nathan A. Shine for presentment of motion to dismiss #21 before Honorable John J. Tharp Jr. on 7/16/2020 at 09:00 AM. (Shine, Nathan)
May 28, 2020 Filing 21 MOTION by Defendants Erik Albright, Peter Niznik to dismiss Count IX from Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint (Shine, Nathan)
May 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 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. (docket10, )
May 19, 2020 Filing 19 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: On the Court's own motion, the status hearing set for 5/27/20 is stricken. The parties are directed to review the procedures for initial status reports, located at [https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge-info.aspx?79eF+7uiX7ewBj/ITKrjoA==] and to submit an initial status report by 6/22/20. The report should include a proposed case management schedule reflecting any disputes between the parties as to the proposed schedule. Mailed notice (air, )
May 11, 2020 Filing 18 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant City of Chicago by Caroline Jane Fronczak (Fronczak, Caroline)
April 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 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. (docket9, )
April 16, 2020 Filing 16 Second AMENDED complaint by Andre L. Echols, Jr. against All Defendants (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(Redmond, Lawrence)
April 15, 2020 Filing 15 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Erik Albright, Peter Niznik by Nathan A. Shine (Shine, Nathan)
April 15, 2020 Filing 14 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Erik Albright, Peter Niznik by Scott A. Cohen (Cohen, Scott)
April 15, 2020 Filing 13 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr:The plaintiff's motion to amend the complaint #12 is granted. No appearance on the motion is required. The plaintiff is directed to file the second amended complaint on the docket as a separate entry. Mailed notice (air, )
April 14, 2020 Filing 12 NOTICE of Motion by Lawrence Craig Redmond for presentment of motion to amend/correct #11 before Honorable John J. Tharp Jr. on 5/27/2020 at 09:00 AM. (Redmond, Lawrence)
April 14, 2020 Filing 11 MOTION by Plaintiff Andre L. Echols, Jr. to amend/correct notice of removal, #1 Exhibit 1, Plaintiff's first amended complaint (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Redmond, Lawrence)
April 13, 2020 Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr: This case is set for status on 5/27/20 at 9 a.m. (air, )
April 13, 2020 Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge Number 7 by Brian C. Hlavin (Hlavin, Brian)
April 13, 2020 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge Number 7 by Patrick N. Ryan (Ryan, Patrick)
April 13, 2020 Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge Number 7 by Pasquale Angelo Fioretto (Fioretto, Pasquale)
April 13, 2020 Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge Number 7 by Laura M. Finnegan (Finnegan, Laura)
April 13, 2020 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. (pj, )
April 13, 2020 Filing 4 MAILED Notice of Removal Letter to counsel of record (pj, )
April 10, 2020 Filing 3 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Mowatt, Raoul)
April 10, 2020 Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant City of Chicago, a municipal corporation by Raoul Vertick Mowatt (Mowatt, Raoul)
April 10, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from Cook County Circuit Court of Illinois, case number (2019M1016930) filed by City of Chicago, a municipal corporation Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16924983. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A (Amended Complaint), #2 Exhibit B (Pleadings), #3 Exhibit C (Orders))(Mowatt, Raoul)
April 10, 2020 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Susan E. Cox. Case assignment: Random assignment. (acm, )

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