Kyles v. Hoosier Papa LLC et al
Plaintiff: Preston Kyles
Defendant: Papa John's International, Inc. and Hoosier Papa LLC
Case Number: 1:2020cv07146
Filed: December 3, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John Robert Blakey
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Tort/Non-Motor Vehicle
Jury Demanded By: Both
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Date Filed Document Text
March 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 60 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable John Robert Blakey on 3/30/2023. Mailed notice(gel, )
March 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 59 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: For the reasons explained in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Court denies Defendant Papa John's motion to dismiss #40 . Defendant Papa Johns shall file an answer to the Amended Complaint on or before 4/28/23 and the parties shall file a joint status report by 5/12/23 proposing reasonable case management dates, including fact discovery and (if needed) expert discovery deadlines. Although, to date, the parties have not indicated an interest in settlement, they should call chambers if they jointly believe that a settlement conference with the assigned Magistrate Judge could be helpful, and the Court will enter an appropriate referral order. Mailed notice (gel, )
March 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 58 NOTICE by Erin Bolan Hines of Change of Address (Hines, Erin)
March 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 57 NOTICE by Melissa Anne Siebert of Change of Address (Siebert, Melissa)
February 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 56 Notice of Supplemental Authority re: Tims Decision by Preston Kyles (Attachments: #1 Ex A - Tims Decision)(Kayes, Tom)
December 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 55 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, )
August 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 54 REPLY by Papa John's International, Inc. to Response #53 (Hines, Erin)
August 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 53 RESPONSE by Plaintiff Preston Kyles to other #52 Plaintiff's response to PJI's second notice of supplemental authority (Larry, J.)
August 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 52 Second Notice of Supplemental Authority by Papa John's International, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Hines, Erin)
August 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 51 NOTICE by J. Dominick Larry of Change of Address (Larry, J.)
June 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 50 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff's motion for entry of default against Defendant Hoosier Papa LLC is granted and default is hereby entered as to this Defendant. Mailed notice (gel, )
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 49 MOTION by Plaintiff Preston Kyles for entry of default against Defendant Hoosier Papa LLC (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Thomas R. Kayes)(Kayes, Tom)
April 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 48 RESPONSE by Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. to other #47 (Hines, Erin)
April 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 47 Notice of Recent Decision by Preston Kyles (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Ronquillo Opinion)(Larry, J.)
April 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 46 Notice of Supplemental Authority by Papa John's International, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Hines, Erin)
March 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 45 REPLY by Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. to Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #40 Defendant Papa John's International, Inc.'s Reply in Support of its Revised Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Amended Class Action Complaint (Hutchinson, Elisabeth)
March 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 44 RESPONSE by Preston Kylesin Opposition to MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. Defendant Papa John's International, Inc.'s Revised Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Amended Class Action Complaint #40 (Larry, J.)
March 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 43 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The Court grants the parties' joint motion for entry of a confidentiality order #42 . Enter Order. Mailed notice (gel, )
March 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 42 MOTION by Plaintiff Preston Kyles for protective order Joint Motion for Entry of Confidentiality Order (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order [Clean], #2 Text of Proposed Order [Redline])(Larry, J.)
March 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 41 MEMORANDUM Papa John's International, Inc.'s Memorandum in Support of Its Revised Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Amended Class Action Complaint (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-F)(Hines, Erin)
March 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 40 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. Defendant Papa John's International, Inc.'s Revised Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Amended Class Action Complaint (Hines, Erin)
March 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. by Elisabeth Ann Hutchinson (Hutchinson, Elisabeth)
February 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 38 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Defendant previously moved to dismiss, #26 , and the parties briefed the motion, see 28], #33 . Thereafter, Plaintiff submitted additional authority, see #35 . In response, Defendant now seeks leave to file a substantive response to Plaintiff's authority, #36 , and the parties agree that Plaintiff should then have an opportunity to reply to Defendant's response: in other words, the parties propose a full round of briefing on an already-fully-briefed motion. Rather than allowing piecemeal briefing, the Court denies without prejudice Defendant's prior motion to dismiss #26 , and sets revised briefing dates as follows: Defendant may file a revised motion to dismiss (including any and all arguments it wishes to make in support of dismissal) by 3/10/22; Plaintiff shall respond by 3/24/22, and Defendant shall file any reply by 3/31/22. The 2/24/22 Notice of Motion date is stricken. The Court grants Defendant's motion #36 to this extent. Mailed notice (gel, )
February 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 37 NOTICE of Motion by Erin Bolan Hines for presentment of motion for leave to file #36 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 2/24/2022 at 11:00 AM. (Hines, Erin)
February 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 36 MOTION by Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. for leave to file motion to include argument (UNOPPOSED) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Hines, Erin)
February 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 Notice of Recent Decision in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss STATEMENT by Preston Kyles (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - McDonald v. Symphony Bronzeville Park Opinion)(Larry, J.)
January 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 34 NOTICE by Tom Kayes of Change of Address Law Firm Name Change (Kayes, Tom)
November 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 33 REPLY by Papa John's International, Inc. to MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. to dismiss Plaintiff's Amended Class Action Complaint #26 (Hines, Erin)
November 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The Court grants Defendant's motion to extend time #30 and strikes the 11/23/21 Notice of Motion date. Defendant shall file its reply in support of its motion to dismiss by 11/30/21. Mailed notice (gel, )
November 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 31 NOTICE of Motion by Erin Bolan Hines for presentment of motion for extension of time to file response/reply #30 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 11/23/2021 at 11:00 AM. (Hines, Erin)
November 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 30 MOTION by Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. for extension of time to file response/reply as to memorandum in support of motion #27 (Unopposed) (Hines, Erin)
November 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 29 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: If Defendant Papa John's International wishes to file a reply in support of its motion to dismiss #26 , it must do so by 11/23/21. Mailed notice (gel, )
November 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 28 MEMORANDUM by Preston Kyles in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #26 (Larry, J.)
October 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 27 MEMORANDUM by Papa John's International, Inc. in support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #26 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Hines, Erin)
October 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 26 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. to dismiss Plaintiff's Amended Class Action Complaint (Hines, Erin)
July 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The Court grants Defendant's motion to extend the stay #23 and hereby extends the stay entered 3/4/21, see #22 . Defendant shall answer or otherwise respond to the complaint either by 11/5/21 or within 28 days of a ruling in any of the cases cited in Defendant's motion, whichever comes first. The Court advises Defendant that it likely will not extend this stay. At some point Plaintiff's interest in a just and speedy resolution of his claim outweighs the benefits that the anticipated definitive rulings may afford. The 8/26/21 Notice of Motion date is stricken. Mailed notice (gel, )
July 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 NOTICE of Motion by Erin Bolan Hines for presentment of motion to stay, #23 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 8/26/2021 at 11:00 AM. (Hines, Erin)
July 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MOTION by Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. to stay extend stay of all proceedings (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit L, #13 Exhibit M, #14 Exhibit N, #15 Exhibit O, #16 Exhibit P, #17 Exhibit Q, #18 Exhibit R)(Hines, Erin)
March 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: In light of Plaintiff's amended complaint #17 , the Court denies without prejudice Defendant's motion to dismiss #12 . The Court denies Defendant's motion for leave to file a reply #19 , but grants Defendant's motion to stay #14 . The Court agrees that definitive rulings from the Seventh Circuit and/or the Illinois Supreme Court likely will help streamline the issues in this case and therefore stays the case for five months or until the courts provide clarity on the points at issue, whichever comes first. Defendant shall answer or otherwise respond to the complaint either by 8/4/21 or within 28 days of a ruling in any of the cases cited in Defendant's motion, whichever comes first. Mailed notice (gel, )
March 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 RESPONSE by Preston Kylesin Opposition to MOTION by Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. for leave to file reply brief #19 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Brandenberg v. Meridian Opinion)(Larry, J.)
March 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 NOTICE of Motion by Erin Bolan Hines for presentment of motion for leave to file #19 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 3/11/2021 at 11:00 AM. (Hines, Erin)
March 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MOTION by Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. for leave to file reply brief (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Proposed Reply)(Hines, Erin)
February 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 RESPONSE by Preston Kylesin Opposition to MOTION by Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. to stay proceedings #14 (Kayes, Tom)
February 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 AMENDED complaint by Preston Kyles against All Defendants (Kayes, Tom)
February 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Defendant's motion to stay #14 provides no indication of whether Plaintiff opposes the motion, or whether Defendant even discussed the motion with Plaintiff prior to filing it. If Plaintiff opposes the motion, he must file his response by 2/25/21. If Plaintiff does not file a response, the Court will assume Plaintiff does not oppose the motion. Mailed notice (gel, )
February 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The Court is in receipt of Defendant's motion to dismiss #12 . 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 2/23/2021 or (2) a response to the motion to dismiss by 3/2/2021. If Plaintiff files a response, Defendant shall file a reply by 3/9/2021. 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, )
January 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MOTION by Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. to stay proceedings (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit L, #13 Exhibit M, #14 Exhibit N, #15 Exhibit O, #16 Exhibit P, #17 Exhibit Q, #18 Exhibit R)(Hines, Erin)
January 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MEMORANDUM by Papa John's International, Inc. in support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #12 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Hines, Erin)
January 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. (Hines, Erin)
January 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting by Preston Kyles (Kayes, Tom)
December 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Defendant's motion for extension of time to file answer #6 is granted and any answer shall be filed on or before 1/29/2021. Mailed notice (gel, )
December 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Preston Kyles as to Hoosier Papa LLC on 12/11/2020, answer due 1/1/2021. (Kayes, Tom)
December 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. by Melissa Anne Siebert (Siebert, Melissa)
December 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Papa John's International, Inc. (Hines, Erin)
December 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 MOTION by Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. for extension of time to file answer (Hines, Erin)
December 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Papa John's International, Inc. by Erin Bolan Hines (Hines, Erin)
December 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Preston Kyles by J. Dominick Larry (Larry, J.)
December 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 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 1/25/2021, 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, )
December 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Kayes, Tom)
December 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Preston Kyles; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-17703462.(Kayes, Tom)
December 3, 2020 Opinion or Order SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Hoosier Papa LLC, Papa John's International, Inc. (cp, )
December 3, 2020 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey I. Cummings. Case assignment: Random assignment. (lxk, )

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