Battle v. Wilkie
Plaintiff: Dwavon Battle
Defendant: Robert L. Wilkie, Jr.
Case Number: 1:2020cv05761
Filed: September 28, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Jeffrey Cole
Referring Judge: Franklin U Valderrama
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 2000 e
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on July 14, 2021. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
July 14, 2021 Filing 20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: Attorney Nathan C. Volheim's unopposed motion to withdraw as counsel for Plaintiff Dwavon Battle #19 is granted. Mailed notice (axc).
July 13, 2021 Filing 19 MOTION by Attorney Nathan C. Volheim to withdraw as attorney for Dwavon Battle. No party information provided (Volheim, Nathan)
June 14, 2021 Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole: Telephone status conference held on 6/14/21. Counsel for the parties, Nigel Cooney and Nathan Volheim are attempting to work towards a settlement in this case, if possible. They are to be congratulated for their approach to this case and for their willingness to actually discuss with each other a framework for settlement. The next telephone status conference is set for 8/17/21 at 9:30am. Counsel should call (888) 684-8852, access code 5618926.#. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. 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 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. Mailed notice (yt)
June 11, 2021 Filing 17 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Dwavon Battle by Nathan Charles Volheim (Volheim, Nathan)
June 7, 2021 Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole:At the Court's instance, the telephone status conference set for 6/10/21 is RESCHEDULED to 6/14/21 at 10:30am. Counsel should call (888) 684-8852, access code 5618926.#. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. 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 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. Should any difficulties arise during depositions, counsel should contact the Court. I can be reached by a call to my courtroom deputy, Yulonda Thomas, at 312-408-5178, and she will arrange for me to participate in the phone call. Mailed notice (yt)
May 24, 2021 Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole: The Defendant's unopposed Motion To Reschedule Status Hearing on 5/25/21 #14 is granted. The telephone status conference set for 5/25/21 is stricken and RESCHEDULED to 6/10/21 at 9:30am. Counsel should call (888) 684-8852, access code 5618926.#. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. 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 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. Should any difficulties arise during depositions, counsel should contact the Court. I can be reached by a call to my courtroom deputy, Yulonda Thomas, at 312-408-5178, and she will arrange for me to participate in the phone call. Mailed notice (yt)
May 24, 2021 Filing 14 MOTION by Defendant Robert L. Wilkie, Jr to reset May 24 Status Conference (unopposed) (Cooney, Nigel)
February 3, 2021 Filing 13 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cole: Judge Valderrama has referred the case here for discovery supervision, including setting all deadlines, and settlement matters. #12 . The Court adopts the Joint Initial Status Report which includes the discovery schedule #10 with the exception of the amendment of pleadings and dispositive motions in which the District Judge will have to decide. The schedule is as follows: Initial Discovery Responses by 4/30/21; Completion of Fact Discovery by 9/30/21; Disclosure of Plaintiff's Expert Report(s) by 10/15/21; Deposition of Plaintiff's Expert by 12/10/21; Disclosure of Defendant's Expert Report(s) by 1/7/22; Deposition of Defendant's Expert by 2/28/22. Telephone Status Conference is set for 5/25/21 at 9:00am to discuss the progress of discovery. Counsel should call (888) 684-8852, access code 5618926.#. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. 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 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. Should any difficulties arise during depositions, counsel should contact the Court. I can be reached by a call to my courtroom deputy, Yulonda Thomas, at 312-408-5178, and she will arrange for me to participate in the phone call. Mailed notice (yt)
February 2, 2021 Filing 12 Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Jeffrey Cole for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: discovery supervision, including setting all deadlines, and settlement matters. (axc) Mailed notice.
February 2, 2021 Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: The Court refers discovery supervision, including setting all deadlines, and settlement matters to Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole. Mailed notice (axc).
February 1, 2021 Filing 10 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting by Robert L. Wilkie, Jr (Cooney, Nigel)
January 20, 2021 Filing 9 ANSWER to Complaint by Robert L. Wilkie, Jr(Cooney, Nigel)
December 21, 2020 Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: Parties' joint motion for extension of time to file joint initial status report and for defendant to file an answer or otherwise respond to plaintiff's complaint #7 is granted. Defendant's responsive pleading due on or before 1/20/2021. Parties' joint status report due by 2/1/2021. Mailed notice (axc).
December 18, 2020 Filing 7 MOTION by Defendant Robert L. Wilkie, Jr for extension of time to file answer and to submit joint status report (Joint) (Cooney, Nigel)
December 18, 2020 Filing 6 DESIGNATION of Nigel B Cooney as U.S. Attorney for Defendant Robert L. Wilkie, Jr (Cooney, Nigel)
December 4, 2020 Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: On or before 12/30/2020, the parties shall file a joint initial status report. A template for the Joint Initial Status Report, setting forth the information required, may be found at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Judges.aspx by clicking on Judge Valderrama's name and then again on the link entitled 'Joint Initial Status Report.' The court will enter a scheduling order in response. Plaintiff must serve this Minute Entry on all other parties. If the defendant(s) has not been served with process, plaintiff's counsel must contact the Courtroom Deputy at analeah_charles@ilnd.uscourts.gov to reschedule the Joint Initial Status Report deadline. Plaintiff should not file the Joint Initial Status Report before the defendant(s) has been served with process. The parties are further ordered to review all of Judge Valderrama's standing orders and the information available on his webpage. Mailed notice (Attachments: #1 Joint Status Report) (axc)
November 6, 2020 Filing 4 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Dwavon Battle as to Robert L. Wilkie, Jr served on 10/30/2020, answer due 12/29/2020 (Pietrucha, Cynthia)
October 20, 2020 SUMMONS Issued as to Robert L. Wilkie, Jr, U.S. Attorney, and U.S. Attorney General (mp, )
September 29, 2020 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. Case assignment: Random assignment. (cm, )
September 28, 2020 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Dwavon Battle by Cynthia Nicole Pietrucha (Pietrucha, Cynthia)
September 28, 2020 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Pietrucha, Cynthia)
September 28, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT of Employment Discrimination filed by Dwavon Battle; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-17481712. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, Employment Discrimination Complaints, #2 Exhibit B, FAD and Right to Sue)(Pietrucha, Cynthia)

Access additional case information on PACER

Use the links below to access additional information about this case on the US Court's PACER system. A subscription to PACER is required.

Access this case on the Illinois Northern District Court's Electronic Court Filings (ECF) System

Search for this case: Battle v. Wilkie
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Robert L. Wilkie, Jr.
Represented By: Nigel B Cooney
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Dwavon Battle
Represented By: Cynthia Nicole Pietrucha
Represented By: Nathan Charles Volheim
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]

Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


Why Is My Information Online?