MG Management CO., LLC et al v. Sears Authorized Hometown Stores, LLC
Plaintiff: Matthew Goforth, Malinda's Sugar & Spice, LLC and Malinda Goforth
Petitioner: MG Management CO., LLC
Respondent: Sears Authorized Hometown Stores, LLC
Case Number: 1:2021cv00746
Filed: February 9, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Matthew F Kennelly
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes: Arbitration
Cause of Action: 9 U.S.C. § 9
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 31, 2021 Filing 19 RESPONSE by Sears Authorized Hometown Stores, LLCin Support of MOTION by Respondent Sears Authorized Hometown Stores, LLC to dismiss SAHS's Motion to Dismiss or Stay Petition #10 SAHS's Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss or Stay (Goodarzi, Tara)
March 25, 2021 Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: This order corrects docket entry #16 . Telephonic status hearing held on 3/23/2021. The telephonic case management conference set for 4/1/2021 is vacated. The Court will set a future status hearing, if needed, once it rules on the pending motions. Mailed notice. (mma, )
March 24, 2021 Filing 17 STATUS Report Joint Status Report by Malinda Goforth, Matthew Goforth, MG Management CO., LLC, Malinda's Sugar & Spice, LLC (Riddell, William)
March 23, 2021 Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Telephonic status hearing held on 3/23/2021. The Court will set a future status hearing, if needed, once it rules on the pending motions. Mailed notice. (mma, )
March 22, 2021 Filing 15 Designation of Local Counsel by Malinda Goforth, Matthew Goforth, MG Management CO., LLC, Malinda's Sugar & Spice, LLC (Riddell, William)
March 20, 2021 Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Petitioners' motion to correct docket entry 11 is denied; the Court has authority to require a statement report as directed for case management purposes irrespective of whether Rule 16 applies. The Court also notes that petitioners' counsel is not in compliance with Local Rule 83.15, which requires designation of local counsel. Petitioners are directed to correct this prior to the initial status hearing set for 4/1/2021. (mk)
March 19, 2021 Filing 13 MOTION by Petitioners Malinda Goforth, Matthew Goforth, MG Management CO., LLC, Malinda's Sugar & Spice, LLC to Correct Docket Entry No. 11 (Riddell, William)
March 19, 2021 Filing 12 REPLY by Malinda Goforth, Matthew Goforth, MG Management CO., LLC, Malinda's Sugar & Spice, LLC to response in opposition to motion, #9 , MOTION by Respondent Sears Authorized Hometown Stores, LLC to dismiss SAHS's Motion to Dismiss or Stay Petition #10 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 01)(Riddell, William)
March 10, 2021 Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Response to motion to dismiss or stay is to be filed by 3/24/2021. Reply to response is to be filed by 3/31/2021. By no later than 3/25/2021, the parties (or, if no defendant has yet appeared, the plaintiff(s)) are to file a joint status report that includes the following information: (1) the status of service of process upon each defendant; (2) a description of each party's claims and defenses; (3) details regarding any discussions concerning settlement, whether before or after the filing of the lawsuit; (4) a proposed discovery and pretrial schedule; and (5) any other matters that any party wishes to bring to the Court's attention. The case is set for a case management conference under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16 (a "status hearing," in local parlance) on 4/1/2021 at 9:50 a.m. The case management conference will be conducted by telephone, using the following call-in number: 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. Plaintiff's counsel is directed to provide a copy of this order to any defendant that has not yet appeared by counsel via regular mail at the address at which the defendant has been or is to be served with process. (mk)
March 5, 2021 Filing 10 MOTION by Respondent Sears Authorized Hometown Stores, LLC to dismiss SAHS's Motion to Dismiss or Stay Petition (Goodarzi, Tara)
March 5, 2021 Filing 9 RESPONSE by Sears Authorized Hometown Stores, LLCin Opposition to MOTION by Petitioners Malinda Goforth, Matthew Goforth, MG Management CO., LLC, Malinda's Sugar & Spice, LLCConfirm Final Arbitration Award #3 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit)(Goodarzi, Tara)
March 5, 2021 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Respondent Sears Authorized Hometown Stores, LLC by Tara Goodarzi (Goodarzi, Tara)
March 5, 2021 Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Respondent Sears Authorized Hometown Stores, LLC by Allison Renee Grow (Grow, Allison)
February 12, 2021 Filing 6 CERTIFICATE of Service of Docket Entry 5 (Riddell, William)
February 12, 2021 Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Any objection to plaintiff's motion to confirm arbitration award #3 is to be filed by 3/5/2021. Plaintiff's reply to any objection is to be filed by 3/19/2021. Telephonic status hearing is set for 3/23/2021 at 9:30 AM, using call-in number 888-684-8852, conference code 746-1053. Counsel should wait for the case to be called before announcing themselves. Plaintiff's counsel is directed to immediately serve a copy of this order upon defendant via both its registered agent and its counsel as identified in the previously-filed certificate of service and is to confirm compliance with this directive by a filing on the docket by no later than 2/16/2021. (mk)
February 11, 2021 Filing 4 CERTIFICATE Service (Riddell, William)
February 11, 2021 Filing 3 MOTION by Petitioners Malinda Goforth, Matthew Goforth, MG Management CO., LLC, Malinda's Sugar & Spice, LLCConfirm Final Arbitration Award (Riddell, William)
February 10, 2021 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani. Case assignment: Random assignment. (dxb, )
February 9, 2021 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Riddell, William)
February 9, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award filed by Malinda's Sugar & Spice, LLC, MG Management CO., LLC, Malinda Goforth, Matthew Goforth; Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-17913698. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 01, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 02, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 03)(Riddell, William)

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