Shimkus v. Cook Incorporated et al
Plaintiff: THOMAS SHIMKUS
Defendant: Cook Medical, LLC, Cook Incorporated, Cook Medical Incorporated and Cook Group Incorporated
Case Number: 1:2020cv06968
Filed: November 24, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John Z Lee
Nature of Suit: Real Property: Tort Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 6, 2021 ELECTRONIC Acknowledgement of case transferred to the Southern District of Indiana as case 1:21-cv-06313, filed 01/06/2021. (bg, )
January 5, 2021 Filing 11 TRANSFERRED to the District Court for the Southern District of Indiana the electronic record.(ec, )
January 5, 2021 Filing 10 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER from MDL Panel transferring case to the District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Mailed notice (ec, )
January 5, 2021 Civil Case Terminated pursuant to MDL 2570 Conditional Transfer Order filed 1/5/2021. (ec, )
December 30, 2020 Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Thomas Shimkus as to Cook Group Incorporated on 12/2/2020, answer due 12/23/2020. (Flowers, Peter)
December 30, 2020 Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Thomas Shimkus as to Cook Incorporated on 12/2/2020, answer due 12/23/2020. (Flowers, Peter)
December 30, 2020 Filing 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Thomas Shimkus as to Cook Medical Incorporated on 12/2/2020, answer due 12/23/2020. (Flowers, Peter)
December 30, 2020 Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Thomas Shimkus as to Cook Medical, LLC on 12/2/2020, answer due 12/23/2020. (Flowers, Peter)
December 3, 2020 Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Plaintiff's counsel has notified the Court that this case will be transferred to MDL 2570 in the Southern District of Indiana shortly. Accordingly, the status report due date is stricken. Mailed notice (ca, )
December 3, 2020 Filing 4 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:The Court orders the parties to file a joint written status report by 12/17/20. 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, )
November 24, 2020 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff THOMAS SHIMKUS by Craig Daniel Brown (Brown, Craig)
November 24, 2020 Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff THOMAS SHIMKUS by Gladys Proa Santana (Santana, Gladys)
November 24, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by THOMAS SHIMKUS; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-17679379. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Flowers, Peter)
November 24, 2020 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Cook Group Incorporated, Cook Incorporated, Cook Medical Incorporated, Cook Medical, LLC (jg, )
November 24, 2020 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Z. Lee. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sheila M. Finnegan. Case assignment: Random assignment. (cm, )

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