Merhaut v. Franklin Credit Management Corporation et al
Plaintiff: Frank T. Merhaut
Defendant: Franklin Credit Management Corporation and Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA
Case Number: 1:2020cv03165
Filed: May 28, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John F Kness
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 1692
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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July 24, 2020 Filing 17 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Defendants' Motion for extension of time to answer #16 is granted. Defendants shall answer or otherwise plead to Plaintiff's complaint on or before July 28, 2020. Mailed notice (ef, )
July 21, 2020 Filing 16 MOTION by Defendants Franklin Credit Management Corporation, Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint #1 (Unopposed) (Kern, Joseph)
July 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 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. (Clerk10, Docket)
July 2, 2020 Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: For the telephonic initial status hearing on August 11, 2020, counsel are to use the following call-in number: 888-684-8852, conference code 3796759. The public and media representatives may have access to the hearing via the same number. Audio recording of the hearing is not permitted; violations of this prohibition may result in sanctions. Participants are directed to keep their device muted when they are not speaking. Mailed notice (ef, )
July 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER signed by the Honorable John F. Kness on 7/2/2020: Telephonic initial status hearing set for August 11, 2020 at 9:30 AM. Consistent with Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties are directed to meet and conduct a planning conference in advance of the initial status hearing. No later than three business days before the status hearing, the parties shall jointly complete and file on the docket a report that provides the information required by the Court's model Joint Initial Status Report, which can be found at https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge-info.aspx?Iu9/vqz23r5X7AkWx/nLtg== (see link entitled "Joint Initial Status Report"). If all Defendants have not yet been served or have not yet responded to requests to draft the required Joint Initial Status Report, Plaintiff must file the report on its own and must inform the Court of that circumstance. Mailed notice(ef, )
June 25, 2020 Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John F. Kness: Defendants' Motion for extension of time to answer #11 is granted. Defendants shall answer or otherwise by 7/21/2020. Mailed notice (ef, )
June 24, 2020 Filing 11 MOTION by Defendants Franklin Credit Management Corporation, Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint #1 (Unopposed) (Kern, Joseph)
June 23, 2020 Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Franklin Credit Management Corporation, Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA by Joseph D Kern (Kern, Joseph)
June 23, 2020 Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Franklin Credit Management Corporation, Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA by David M Schultz (Schultz, David)
June 11, 2020 Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Frank T. Merhaut as to Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA on 6/9/2020, answer due 6/30/2020. (Davidson, Joseph)
June 5, 2020 Filing 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Frank T. Merhaut as to Franklin Credit Management Corporation on 6/3/2020, answer due 6/24/2020. (Davidson, Joseph)
June 2, 2020 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Franklin Credit Management Corporation, Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA. (ng, )
May 29, 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. (lma, )
May 29, 2020 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John F. Kness. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes. Case assignment: Random assignment. (txl, )
May 28, 2020 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Frank T. Merhaut by Victor Thomas Metroff (Metroff, Victor)
May 28, 2020 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Frank T. Merhaut by Mohammed Omar Badwan (Badwan, Mohammed)
May 28, 2020 Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Frank T. Merhaut by Joseph Scott Davidson (Davidson, Joseph)
May 28, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Frank T. Merhaut; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-17063266. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Davidson, Joseph)

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Defendant: Franklin Credit Management Corporation
Represented By: Joseph D Kern
Represented By: David M Schultz
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Defendant: Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA
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Plaintiff: Frank T. Merhaut
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