Sughayer v. Fifth Third Bank, N.A.
Plaintiff: Manal Sughayer
Defendant: Fifth Third Bank, N.A. and MB Financial Bank N.A.
Case Number: 1:2020cv06327
Filed: October 26, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John Robert Blakey
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Federal Question
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 53 NOTICE by David A Moore of Change of Address (Moore, David)
December 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 52 ANNUAL REMINDER: Pursuant to #Local Rule 3.2 (Notification of Affiliates)#, any nongovernmental party, other than an individual or sole proprietorship, must file a statement identifying all its affiliates known to the party after diligent review or, if the party has identified no affiliates, then a statement reflecting that fact must be filed. An affiliate is defined as follows: any entity or individual owning, directly or indirectly (through ownership of one or more other entities), 5% or more of a party. The statement is to be electronically filed as a PDF in conjunction with entering the affiliates in CM/ECF as prompted. As a reminder to counsel, parties must supplement their statements of affiliates within thirty (30) days of any change in the information previously reported. This minute order is being issued to all counsel of record to remind counsel of their obligation to provide updated information as to additional affiliates if such updating is necessary. If counsel has any questions regarding this process, this #LINK# will provide additional information. Signed by the Executive Committee on 12/29/2022: Mailed notice. (tg, )
October 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 51 RESPONSE by Fifth Third Bank, N.A.in Opposition to MOTION by Defendant Fifth Third Bank, N.A. for summary judgment #41 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit GG: Affidavit)(Moore, David)
October 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 50 REPLY by Defendant Fifth Third Bank, N.A. to motion for summary judgment #41 (Moore, David)
October 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 49 NOTICE by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. re amended document #48 (Amended Ex EE to Dkt 43) (Moore, David)
October 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 48 AMENDED Rule 56 statement,,,,, #43 AMENDED EXHIBIT EE ONLY (Moore, David)
October 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 47 RULE 56.1(b)(3) Statement of Undisputed Facts (Kowalczyk, Ronald)
October 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 46 MEMORANDUM by Manal Sughayer in Opposition to motion for summary judgment #41 (Kowalczyk, Ronald)
October 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 45 RESPONSE by Plaintiff Manal Sughayer to Rule 56 statement,,,,, #43 (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing)(Kowalczyk, Ronald)
October 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 44 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Oral agreed motion for extension of time to file response/reply to Defendant's motion for summary judgment is granted and Plaintiff's response shall be filed on or before 10/17/2022; and Defendant's reply shall be filed on or before 10/31/2022. Mailed notice (gel, )
September 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 43 RULE 56.1(D) Statement by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. regarding motion for summary judgment #41 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex. A Plaintiff's Deposition, #2 Exhibit Ex. B IDHR Charge, #3 Exhibit Ex. C Job Description, #4 Exhibit Ex. D Policies, #5 Exhibit Ex. E Handbook, #6 Exhibit Ex. F Harassment Policy, #7 Exhibit Ex. G EEO Policy, #8 Exhibit Ex. H Turnover Email, #9 Exhibit Ex. I Drinan Affidavit, #10 Exhibit Ex. J Huber Affidavit, #11 Exhibit Ex. K Kilian Final Warning, #12 Exhibit Ex. L Kilian Termination, #13 Exhibit Ex. M Witness Interview Notes, #14 Exhibit Ex. N Witness Interview Notes, #15 Exhibit Ex. O Ortiz Warning, #16 Exhibit Ex. P Monthly Coaching Forms, #17 Exhibit Ex. Q Nerko Promotion Memo, #18 Exhibit Ex. R Bornack Promotion Memo, #19 Exhibit Ex. S Email Announcing Promotions, #20 Exhibit Ex. T Plaintiff's Complaint, #21 Exhibit Ex. U Ball Email, #22 Exhibit Ex. V Text Message, #23 Exhibit Ex. W Huber Forward of Ball Email to HR, #24 Exhibit Ex. X Ball Warning, #25 Exhibit Ex. Y Resignation, #26 Exhibit Ex. Z Bye Bye Summer Contest Documents, #27 Exhibit Ex. AA Bye Bye Summer Contest Email, #28 Exhibit Ex. BB CD and Savings Promo Spreadsheet, #29 Exhibit Ex. CC Year End 2018 Business Banking Email, #30 Exhibit Ex. DD Coworker Email, #31 Exhibit Ex. EE Hollivay Affidavit, #32 Exhibit Ex. FF P. Dep Ex. 33 Ball 2017 Email)(Moore, David)
September 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 42 MEMORANDUM by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. in support of motion for summary judgment #41 (Moore, David)
September 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 41 MOTION by Defendant Fifth Third Bank, N.A. for summary judgment (Moore, David)
September 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 40 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Fifth Third Bank, N.A. by Clifford Raymond Perry, III (Perry, Clifford)
July 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 39 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Based upon the representations in the parties' 7/7/22 status report #38 , the Court sets additional case management dates as follows: Defendant shall file any summary judgment motion by 9/8/22, Plaintiff shall respond by 10/10/22, and Defendant shall file any reply by 10/24/22. Mailed notice (gel, )
July 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 38 STATUS Report (Joint Updated) by Manal Sughayer (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing)(Kowalczyk, Ronald)
April 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 37 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Based upon the parties' 3/30/22 status report #36 , the Court hereby extends fact discovery to 6/27/22. The parties shall file an updated status report by 7/8/22 confirming that discovery is complete and proposing trial dates in the first half of 2023, along with an estimate of the duration of the trial. The parties shall also indicate whether they have had any settlement discussions; at a minimum, before filing the next status report, Plaintiff must make a demand and Defendant must respond. If at any time the parties agree that a settlement conference with the assigned Magistrate Judge could be productive, they should call chambers to so advise, and the Court will enter an appropriate referral order. Mailed notice (gel, )
March 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 36 STATUS Report (Joint) by Manal Sughayer (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing)(Kowalczyk, Ronald)
March 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 AGREED CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER Signed by the Honorable John Robert Blakey on 3/28/2022. Mailed notice(gel, )
March 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 34 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The Court grants the parties' joint motion for entry of an agreed confidentiality order #33 . Enter order. Mailed notice (gel, )
March 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 MOTION by Plaintiff Manal Sughayer for protective order (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Kowalczyk, Ronald)
November 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Samuel Weyers' motion to withdraw as attorney for Manal Sughayer #31 is granted. Mailed notice (gel, )
November 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 31 MOTION by Attorney Samuel J.H. Weyers to withdraw as attorney for Manal Sughayer. No party information provided (Weyers, Samuel)
October 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 30 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Based upon the representations in the parties' status report #28 , the Court sets case management dates as follows: the parties shall exchange Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures by 11/26/21, issue written discovery by 12/10/21, amend their pleadings (to add claims, parties, etc.) by 1/20/22, and complete fact discovery by 4/26/22; the parties shall file an updated status report by 4/1/22 confirming that they are on track to meet this schedule, confirming that they do not require expert discovery, indicating whether either party will in fact seek summary judgment and, if so, proposing a reasonable schedule for any such motions. The Court appreciates that the parties are not interested in a settlement conference at this time but nonetheless encourages the parties to exhaust all possibility of settlement before spending time and money briefing summary judgment or going to trial. Mailed notice (gel, )
October 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 29 NOTICE by Samuel John Henry Weyers of Change of Address (Weyers, Samuel)
October 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 28 STATUS Report (Joint) by Manal Sughayer (Kowalczyk, Ronald)
October 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ANSWER to Complaint and Affirmative Defenses by Fifth Third Bank, N.A.(Moore, David)
August 31, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 26 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable John Robert Blakey on 8/31/2021. Mailed notice(gel, )
August 31, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: For the reasons explained in the accompanying memorandum opinion and order, the Court grants in part, and denies in part, Defendant's motion to dismiss #16 . Count IX (Plaintiff's constructive discharge claim) is dismissed due to Plaintiff's failure to exhaust her administrative remedies, while Plaintiff's retaliation claims in Counts XI and XII stand. In addition, this Court dismisses without prejudice Count XII, but grants Plaintiff's request for leave to amend that count. Plaintiff shall file any amendment by 9/21/21, and Defendant shall respond to the amendment by 10/12/21. In addition, the parties shall file a status report by 10/26/21 proposing reasonable case management dates for the life cycle of the case. Mailed notice (gel, )
February 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 RESPONSE by Fifth Third Bank, N.A.in Support of MOTION by Defendant Fifth Third Bank, N.A. to dismiss Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Counts IX-XII of Plaintiff's Complaint with Prejudice #16 (Moore, David)
January 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 RESPONSE by Manal Sughayer to MOTION by Defendant Fifth Third Bank, N.A. to dismiss Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Counts IX-XII of Plaintiff's Complaint with Prejudice #16 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Notice of Filing)(Kowalczyk, Ronald)
January 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Oral agreed motion to extend filing deadlines is granted. Plaintiff's response to Defendant's motion to dismiss shall be filed on or before 1/18/2021; reply shall be filed on or before 2/5/2021. Mailed notice (gel, )
December 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 STATUS Report Joint Status Report by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. (Moore, David)
December 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Motion hearing previously set for 12/22/2020 is stricken. Mailed notice (gel, )
December 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The Court is in receipt of Defendant's motion to dismiss #16 . Plaintiff is advised to review the Court's Standing Order on Motions to Dismiss, which is available on the Court's homepage at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. Consistent with the purpose of the Federal Rules "to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding," Fed. R. Civ. P. 1, this Court's Standing Order requires Plaintiff to make an election as to whether Plaintiff will amend the complaint under Rule 15(a)(1), or stand on the current complaint and proceed with briefing on the motion to dismiss. To this end, Plaintiff shall file either: (1) an amended complaint within the time limit set forth in Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1)(B) (by 12/31/2020 or (2) a response to the motion to dismiss by 1/7/2021 If Plaintiff files a response, Defendant shall file a reply by 1/21/2021. If Plaintiff elects to amend its pleading in response to the motion to dismiss, then Defendant shall file within 21 days of the amended pleading either: (1) an answer; or (2) a revised motion to dismiss. Mailed notice (gel, )
December 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 NOTICE of Motion by David A Moore for presentment of motion to dismiss #16 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 12/22/2020 at 11:00 AM. (Moore, David)
December 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MEMORANDUM by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. in support of motion to dismiss #16 Defendant's Memorandum of Law in Support of Its Motion to Dismiss Counts IX-XII of Plaintiff's Complaint with Prejudice (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3)(Moore, David)
December 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MOTION by Defendant Fifth Third Bank, N.A. to dismiss Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Counts IX-XII of Plaintiff's Complaint with Prejudice (Moore, David)
November 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 REFUND PROCESSED re REQUEST for Clerk of Court to refund filing fee in the amount of 400.00, receipt no. 0752-17577788, regarding notice of removal, #1 (Moore, David) #8 (sm, )
November 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Oral agreed motion for an extension of time to file answer or otherwise plead is granted and shall be filed on or before 12/10/2020. Mailed notice (gel, )
October 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Manal Sughayer by Samuel John Henry Weyers (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing)(Weyers, Samuel)
October 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Manal Sughayer by Ronald Kowalczyk (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing)(Kowalczyk, Ronald)
October 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: This case has been assigned to the calendar of the Honorable John Robert Blakey. The litigants are ordered to review and fully comply with all of this Court's standing orders, which are available on Judge Blakey's information page on the Court's official website: http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/. In addition, the parties must file a status report no later than 12/14/2020, using the model template set forth in this Court's standing order regarding Initial (or Reassignment) Status Conferences. Failure by any party to file the status report by the requisite deadline (either jointly or, if necessary, individually with an explanation as to why a joint report could not be filed) may result in a summary dismissal of the case for failure to prosecute, or an entry of default against any served defendant(s) failing to comply with this order. During the litigation, the attorneys must also appear at all hearing dates set by the Court or noticed by the parties. If an attorney has a conflict with a set court date, the attorney must notify Judge Blakey's Courtroom Deputy, Gloria Lewis, at (312) 818-6699. If appropriate, the Court will then reset the matter. Advising opposing counsel of a scheduling conflict is not a substitute for communicating directly with the Court. Mailed notice (gel, )
October 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MAILED Notice of Removal letter to counsel of record.(mc, )
October 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 NOTICE by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. Notice of Filing with Circuit Court of Notice of Removal (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Notice to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Removal of Action)(Moore, David)
October 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 REQUEST for Clerk of Court to refund filing fee in the amount of 400.00, receipt no. 0752-17577789, regarding notice of removal, #1 (Moore, David)
October 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 NOTICE by All Defendants (Correction to Docket #3) Notice to Plaintiff of Removal of Action (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Notice of Removal filed with District Court)(Moore, David) Docket Text Modified by Clerk's Office on 10/26/2020 (ph, ).
October 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 NOTICE of Removal from Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division, case number (2020L010266) filed by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-17577988. Defendant's Notice of Removal to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Complaint, #2 Exhibit Waiver of Service, #3 Exhibit Affidavit in Support of Notice of Removal)(Moore, David)
October 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Corporate Disclosure Statement STATEMENT by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. (Moore, David)
October 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Fifth Third Bank, N.A. by David A Moore (Moore, David)
October 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. Notice to Plaintiff of Removal of Action (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Notice of Removal filed with District Court)(Moore, David)
October 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Moore, David)
October 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division, case number (2020L010266) filed by Fifth Third Bank, N.A. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-17577789. Defendant's Notice of Removal to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Moore, David)
October 26, 2020 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. Case assignment: Random assignment. (gw, )

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Defendant: Fifth Third Bank, N.A.
Represented By: David A Moore
Represented By: Clifford Raymond Perry, III
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