Carlisle Banquets Inc. et al v. Auto-Owners Insurance
Plaintiff: Carlisle Banquets Inc., New Meridian Banquets Inc., d/b/a Meridian Banquets and New Meridian Banquets Inc doing business as Meridian Banquets
Defendant: Auto-Owners Insurance and Owners Insurance Company
Case Number: 1:2021cv00517
Filed: January 29, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John Robert Blakey
Nature of Suit: Contract: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The parties shall brief Defendant's motion to dismiss #16 as follows: Plaintiff shall respond by 4/9/21, and Defendant shall file any reply by 4/16/21. In light of the amended complaint #12 , the Court denies without prejudice Defendant's motion to dismiss the initial complaint #7 . The 3/30/21 Notice of Motion date is stricken. Mailed notice (gel, )
March 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 NOTICE of Motion by Harry N. Arger for presentment of motion to dismiss #16 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 3/30/2021 at 11:00 AM. (Arger, Harry)
March 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MEMORANDUM by Owners Insurance Company in support of motion to dismiss #16 (Arger, Harry)
March 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MOTION by Defendant Owners Insurance Company to dismiss (Arger, Harry)
March 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 First AMENDED complaint by Carlisle Banquets Inc., New Meridian Banquets Inc against Auto-Owners Insurance (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Carlisle Policy, #2 Exhibit Meridian Policy, #3 Exhibit Meridian Denial Letter)(Finneke, Evan)
March 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs New Meridian Banquets Inc, Carlisle Banquets Inc. by George G. Argionis (Argionis, George)
March 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Carlisle Banquets Inc. by Evan J Finneke (Finneke, Evan)
February 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 AMENDED Complaint at Law (Finneke, Evan)
February 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: In light of the Court's 2/9/21 order #10 , the 2/16/21 Notice of Motion date is stricken, and the parties need not appear. Mailed notice (gel, )
February 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The Court is in receipt of Defendant's motion to dismiss #7 . 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 2/26/2021 or (2) a response to the motion to dismiss by 3/5/2021. If Plaintiff files a response, Defendant shall file a reply by 3/19/2021. 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, )
February 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Auto-Owners Insurance by Lori Mcallister (Mcallister, Lori)
February 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 NOTICE of Motion by Harry N. Arger for presentment of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #7 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 2/16/2021 at 11:00 AM. (Arger, Harry)
February 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Auto-Owners Insurance (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-K)(Arger, Harry)
February 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 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 3/16/2021, 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, )
January 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Corporate Disclosure by Auto-Owners Insurance (Arger, Harry)
January 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 SUPPLEMENT to notice of removal #1 Exhibit A - Summons, Complaint, Docket (Arger, Harry)
January 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Auto-Owners Insurance by Harry N. Arger (Arger, Harry)
January 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Arger, Harry)
January 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from Cook, case number (2020ch07386) filed by Auto-Owners Insurance Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-17877264. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A - Summons, Complaint, Docket)(Arger, Harry)
January 29, 2021 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jmk, )

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Represented By: Evan J Finneke
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