Allen v. Ford Motor Company
| Helen Allen |
| Ford Motor Company |
| 1:2021cv00962 |
| February 9, 2021 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Mary M Rowland |
| Contract: Insurance |
| 28 U.S.C. § 451 Employment Discrimination |
| Both |
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| Filing 127 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff has appealed this court's ruling granting judgment in favor of defendant. Following judgment defendant filed a bill of costs (but did not request fees). #120 . Any objection to the bill of costs was due on 10/30/23. On October 30, 2023 Plaintiff filed a motion to dispute legal fees #125 and a motion to stay judgment pending appeal #126 . Plaintiff's motions are granted in part as follows: This court will stay defendant's request for bill of costs. No response is due until after the court of appeal rules on the appeal. This Court does not stay the judgment. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 126 MOTION by Plaintiff Helen Allen to stay judgment pending appeal (nsf, ) |
| Filing 125 MOTION by Plaintiff Helen Allen to dispute legal fee's. (nsf, ) |
| Filing 124 ACKNOWLEDGMENT of receipt of short record on appeal regarding notice of appeal #119 ; USCA Case No. 23-2969. (jh, ) |
| Filing 123 TRANSMITTED to the 7th Circuit the short record on notice of appeal #119 . Notified counsel. (jn, ) |
| Filing 122 NOTICE of Appeal Due letter sent to counsel of record regarding notice of appeal #119 . (jn, ) |
| Filing 121 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff has until 10/31/23 to file any objections to Defendant's motion for bill of costs #120 . Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 120 BILL of Costs (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Affidavit of Katherine V.A. Smith, #2 Exhibit Ex. A, #3 Exhibit Ex. B)(Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 119 NOTICE of appeal by Helen Allen regarding orders #117 . Notice. (jn, ) |
| Filing 118 PAYMENT by Helen Allen of Filing fee $ 505, receipt number AILNDC-21175033. (Allen, Helen) |
| Filing 117 ENTERED JUDGMENT. Signed by the Clerk on 9/8/2023. Mailed notice (ber, ) |
Filing 116
ORDER: For the reasons stated in the attached Order, Defendant's motion for summary judgment #79 is granted. Civil case terminated. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 9/8/2023. Mailed notice(ber, )
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| Filing 115 TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS held on 11/17/22 before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland. Telephonic status hearing. Order Number: 46193. Court Reporter Contact Information: Laura Renke, OfficialTranscript@gmail.com, 312.435.6053. IMPORTANT: The transcript may be viewed at the court's public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through the Court Reporter/Transcriber or PACER. For further information on the redaction process, see the Court's web site at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov under Quick Links select Policy Regarding the Availability of Transcripts of Court Proceedings. Redaction Request due 7/26/2023. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 8/7/2023. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 10/3/2023. (Renke, Laura) |
| Filing 114 NOTICE by Helen Allen of Change of Address /s/Helen Allen (Allen, Helen) |
| Filing 113 RESPONSE by Defendant Ford Motor Company to Plaintiff's Statement of Additional Material Facts (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Allen SMF)(Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 112 REPLY by Ford Motor Company to MOTION by Defendant Ford Motor Company for summary judgment #79 (Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 111 SEALED Exhibit -X by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 110 SEALED Exhibit Z 19 by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 109 SEALED Exhibit Y-6 by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 108 SEALED Exhibit Y-5 by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 107 SEALED Exhibit Y-3 Y-4 by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 106 SEALED Exhibit Z-16 by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 105 SEALED Exhibit Z-10 thru Z-15 by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 104 SEALED Exhibit Z-9 by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 103 SEALED Exhibit Z-7 thru Z-8 by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 102 SEALED Exhibit Z-1 thru Z-6 by Plaintiff Helen Allen (dm, ) |
| Filing 101 SEALED Exhibit Z-16 by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 100 SEALED Exhibit Z-10 thru Z-15 by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 99 SEALED Exhibit Z-9 by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 98 SEALED Exhibit Z-7 thru Z-8 by Plaintiff Helen Allen (dm, ) |
| Filing 97 SEALED Exhibit Z-1 thru Z-6 by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 96 SEALED Exhibit Y-7 thru Y-8 by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 95 SEALED Exhibit Y-9 thru Y-20 by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 94 SEALED Exhibit Y-1 thru Y-2 (2) by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 93 SEALED Exhibit Y-3 thru Y-6 by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 92 SEALED Exhibit Y-1 thru Y-2 by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 91 SEALED RESPONSE by Plaintiff Helen Allen. (dm, ) |
| Filing 90 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's motion for permission to file sealed document electronically #89 is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 89 MOTION by Plaintiff Helen Allen to seal document /s/ Helen Allen (Allen, Helen) |
| Filing 88 MEMORANDUM by Helen Allen in Opposition to motion for summary judgment #79 /s/ Helen Allen (Allen, Helen) |
| Filing 87 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's motion for leave to file additional pages and additional paragraphs for Plaintiff's statement of material facts #86 is granted. Plaintiff is granted leave to file brief of up to 25 pages and 120 paragraphs for her statement of material facts. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 86 MOTION by Plaintiff Helen Allen for summary judgment Additional Pages and paragraphs (Allen, Helen) |
| Filing 85 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Defendant's motion for leave to file under seal #82 is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 84 Notice to Pro Se Litigant Opposing Motion for Summary Judgment by Ford Motor Company (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit)(Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 83 SEALED DOCUMENT by Defendant Ford Motor Company Sealed Exhibits (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exs. to Decl. B - Part 1, #2 Exhibit Exs. to Decl. B - Part 2)(Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 82 MOTION by Defendant Ford Motor Company to seal Exhibits to Statement of Undisputed Material Facts (Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 81 RULE 56 Statement Of Undisputed Material Facts Statement by Ford Motor Company regarding motion for summary judgment #79 (Attachments: #1 Appendix, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit)(Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 80 MEMORANDUM by Ford Motor Company in support of motion for summary judgment #79 (Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 79 MOTION by Defendant Ford Motor Company for summary judgment (Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 78 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Defendant's motion for additional pages for Defendant's motion for summary judgment and additional paragraphs for Defendant's statement of material facts #77 is granted. Ford is permitted an additional ten (10) pages, if needed, for its motion for summary judgment, and an additional forty (40) paragraphs, if needed, for its statement of material facts. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 77 MOTION by Defendant Ford Motor Company for leave to file excess pages in Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and excess paragraphs in Defendant's Statement of Material Facts (Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 76 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, ) |
| Filing 75 Answer by Ford Motor Company to Plaintiff's Third Amended Complaint (Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 74 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Telephonic status hearing held. Pro se Plaintiff Allen and defense counsel appeared telephonically. Plaintiff is to file the amended complaint as a separate entry on the docket today. Defendant's response remains due 11/23/22. Fact discovery is closed. Defendant plans to move for summary judgment. Motion for summary judgment is due 2/3/23. Plaintiff's response is due 3/17/23; Defendant's reply is due 4/17/23. The court will rule by mail. Both parties reserve the right proceed with expert discovery regarding damages, if appropriate. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 73 THIRD Amended Complaint by Plaintiff Helen Allen /s/ (Allen, Helen) Modified on 11/18/2022 (dm, ). |
| Filing 72 TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS held on 9/30/21 before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland. Telephonic status hearing. Order Number: 44380. Court Reporter Contact Information: Laura Renke, OfficialTranscript@gmail.com, 312.435.6053. IMPORTANT: The transcript may be viewed at the court's public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through the Court Reporter/Transcriber or PACER. For further information on the redaction process, see the Court's web site at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov under Quick Links select Policy Regarding the Availability of Transcripts of Court Proceedings. Redaction Request due 11/22/2022. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 12/2/2022. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 1/30/2023. (Renke, Laura) |
| Filing 71 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: On October 18, 2022 the Court allowed Plaintiff to file a Third Amended Complaint by 10/28/22. #62 She now files a motion for leave to file that amended complaint because she filed it a day late due to a power outage. #70 . Plaintiff's motion is granted. Plaintiff must file the Third Amended Complaint as a separate docket entry by 11/3/22. Defendant shall answer by 11/23/22. Telephonic status remains set for 11/17/22 at 10:00am. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 70 MOTION by Plaintiff Helen Allen to amend/correct (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Allen, Helen) |
| Filing 69 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's motion for subpoenas #67 is denied. Allen is to confer with defense counsel about who she wishes to depose. If the witness is "controlled" by defendant (usually that means the person is a current employee) defense counsel will work with plaintiff to set a date for the deposition. If the person is not "controlled" by defendant, Plaintiff can serve a subpoena on the person. Plaintiff can consult Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. More information for People without Lawyers can be found on the court's website at https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Pages.aspx?/2+UWDbtVzCDq3Lu8BusuQ==. Parties are reminded discovery closes on 11/16/22. Status hearing for 11/17/22 remains set. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 68 RESPONSE by Ford Motor Companyin Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiff Helen Allen Motion for Subpoenas for Deposition /s/ #67 (Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 67 MOTION by Plaintiff Helen Allen Motion for Subpoenas for Deposition /s/ (Allen, Helen) |
| Filing 66 NOTICE of request for sealed transcript by Helen Allen (gw, ) Modified on 10/20/2022 (gw, ). |
| Filing 65 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's motion for sealed transcripts #63 is denied. Plaintiff seeks transcripts from another case pending in this district, Van et al., v. Ford, 14-CV-8708. That case is pending before another judge in this district. Plaintiff will need to file any request for transcripts from that case in that case. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 64 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: On the court's own motion, status hearing set for 11/16/22 is stricken and reset to 11/17/22 at 10:00am. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code is 3751971. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 63 MOTION by Plaintiff Helen Allen Access to sealed transcripts /s/ (Allen, Helen) |
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Filing 62
ORDER: Plaintiff's motion #53 is granted in part and denied in part. The Court will allow Plaintiff to file a third amended complaint that adds only the assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress counts. Plaintiff is not permitted to add Count 5 (religious discrimination and harassment), Count 8 (Title VII retaliation) or Count 9 (Title VII religious discrimination). Plaintiff shall file the third amended complaint on or before October 28, 2022. Telephonic status hearing set for 11/16/22 remains set. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 10/18/2022. (See attached Order for further detail.) Mailed notice. (dm, )
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| Filing 61 RESPONSE by Helen Allenin Support of MOTION by Plaintiff Helen Allen to amend/correct to file Third Amended Complaint #53 (Allen, Helen) |
| Filing 60 RESPONSE by Ford Motor Companyin Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiff Helen Allen to amend/correct to file Third Amended Complaint #53 Partial Opposition to Motion to file Third Amended Complaint (Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 58 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Telephonic motion hearing held. Plaintiff's counsel, Plaintiff Allen and defense counsel appeared telephonically. For the reasons stated on the record, Attorney Cass Casper and Disparti Law Group's motion for leave to withdraw as counsel of record for Plaintiff #55 is granted. The court reminds Ms. Allen misconduct will not be tolerated. Defendant opposes Plaintiff's motion for leave to file third amended complaint. Briefing schedule remains set #54 . Fact discovery to proceed on current complaint. Fact discovery to close on 11/16/22. Telephonic status hearing set for 11/16/22 at 10:00am. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code is 3751971. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 57 RESPONSE by Ford Motor Company to MOTION by Attorney Cass Thomas Casper and Disparti Law Group, P.A. to withdraw as attorney for Helen Allen. New address information: Helen Allen, 28 Township Road 1370, Proctorville, Ohio 45669; (202) 270-2338; wintresssssa@gmail.com #55 (Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 56 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Motion by Cass Thomas Casper and Disparti Law Group for leave to withdraw as counsel of record for Plaintiff #55 is set for 9/28/22 at 9:45 AM. CST. Ms. Allen is required to appear telephonically on 9/28/22. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code is 3751971. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Plaintiff's counsel is directed to provide Plaintiff with a copy of this order. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 55 MOTION by Attorney Cass Thomas Casper and Disparti Law Group, P.A. to withdraw as attorney for Helen Allen. New address information: Helen Allen, 28 Township Road 1370, Proctorville, Ohio 45669; (202) 270-2338; wintresssssa@gmail.com (Attachments: #1 Supplement)(Casper, Cass) |
| Filing 54 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Defendant shall file a short response, limited to 5 pages, to Plaintiff's motion to file a third amended complaint. If Defendant has no objection to Plaintiff's motion, Defendant can file a short statement stating such. Response due 10/3/22; reply, if any, due 10/11/22 and is also limited to 5 pages. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 53 MOTION by Plaintiff Helen Allen to amend/correct to file Third Amended Complaint (Attachments: #1 Supplement, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit)(Casper, Cass) |
| Filing 51 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The court has reviewed the joint status report. Parties report on the status of discovery. The Parties do not believe a settlement conference would be productive at this time. Fact discovery is set to close on 11/16/22. Further joint status report is due by 11/30/22. Parties shall file an updated status report updating the court on the status of discovery and whether a settlement conference would be productive. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 50 STATUS Report Joint Status Report by Ford Motor Company (Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 48 AGREED CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 7/6/2022. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 45 ANSWER to amended complaint by Ford Motor Company(Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 43 SECOND AMENDED complaint by Helen Allen against Ford Motor Company (correcting Dkt. 42 containing document misnamed FAC) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Charge and RTS Letter)(Casper, Cass) |
| Filing 42 FIRST AMENDED complaint by Helen Allen against Ford Motor Company (Attachments: #1 Exhibit EEOC Charge and RTS Letter)(Casper, Cass) |
| Filing 41 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiffs motion to extend time to pay sanctions instanter by 14 days, to and including 5/10/22 #40 is granted. The time for Plaintiff to begin paying this Court's sanction is extended to 5/10/22. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 40 MOTION by Plaintiff Helen Allen for extension of time instanter to pay sanctions up to and including May 10, 2022 (Casper, Cass) |
| Filing 39 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The court has reviewed the initial status report. The court adopts the parties' proposed discovery schedule as follows: Plaintiff to file a Second Amended Complaint by April 28, 2022. Defendant's answer/response due by May 19, 2022. Service of Rule 26(a) disclosures by June 24, 2022. Service of written discovery by July 22, 2022. Close of fact discovery on November 16, 2022. On or before 8/25/22 parties shall file a updated status report updating the court on the status of discovery and whether a settlement conference would be productive. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 38 STATUS Report (Initial) by Ford Motor Company (Millman, Timothy) |
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Filing 37
ORDER Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 4/7/2022. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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| Filing 36 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Defendant's motion for case-terminating sanctions #22 is denied. See Order. The court lifts the stay on litigation. The current complaint was filed pro se. #8 . By 4/15/22, parties should file an initial status report and Plaintiff should indicate whether she will file an amended complaint or rely on the pro se complaint. Parties should also indicate a date for Ford to respond to the Complaint. Finally, the court understands a tremendous amount of discovery has already taken place in this case. With that in mind, the parties should propose discovery deadlines. A template for the Initial Status Report, setting forth the information required, may be found at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Judges.aspx by clicking on Judge Rowland's name and then again on the link entitled 'Initial Status Conference.' Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 35 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Attorney Rebecca McMahon's motion to withdraw #34 is granted. The court thanks her for her service and for her participation in the Settlement Assistance Program. Mailed notice (gel, ) |
| Filing 34 MOTION by Attorney Rebecca McMahon to withdraw as attorney for Helen Allen. No party information provided (McMahon, Rebecca) |
| Filing 33 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Telephonic status hearing held. Plaintiff's counsel, Ms. Allen, and defense counsel appeared telephonically. Defense counsel updated the court on the status of the case. Plaintiff's deposition as it related to class discovery has been completed. For the reasons stated on the record, Plaintiff's motion for leave to file sealed supplemental response to motion under seal #32 is granted. Defendant's sealed motion #22 is taken under advisement. Plaintiff's pro se motion to unseal #23 is denied and her motion for access to sealed document #17 is denied as moot now that she has counsel. The matter is stayed pending resolution of Defendant's motion. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 32 MOTION by Plaintiff Helen Allen to supplement To File, Under Seal, 3-page Supplemental Response to Dkt. 22 (Casper, Cass) |
| Filing 31 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's motion for counsel to access sealed documents #30 is granted. Counsel will have access to the document for attorney's eyes only. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 30 MOTION by Plaintiff Helen AllenPlaintiff's Counsel Access to Sealed Documents with Attorney's Eyes Only Condition , specifically Dkt. Nos.16-28 those documents referenced as sealed or pending sealing (Casper, Cass) |
| Filing 29 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Helen Allen by Cass Thomas Casper (Casper, Cass) |
| Filing 28 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Defendant Ford Motor Company's emergency motion to seal response by Helen Allen #27 is granted. The Clerk of Court is directed to seal Response (Dkt. 26) as well as Document 26-5 (erroneously titled "Exhibit 7"), Document 26-6 and Document 26-7 (erroneously both titled "Exhibit 8"). Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 27 MOTION by Defendant Ford Motor Company to seal Emergency Motion to Seal Response by Plaintiff Allen (Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 26 RESPONSE by Helen Allenin Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiff Helen Allen to seal document #23 , MOTION by Plaintiff Helen AllenAccess to sealed transcripts #17 , SEALED MOTION by Defendant Ford Motor Company #22 UNSEAL (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit, #9 Exhibit)(Allen, Helen) |
| Filing 25 REPLY by Defendant Ford Motor Company to Sealed motion #22 (Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 24 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Defendant's motion for leave to file under seal #21 is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 23 MOTION by Plaintiff Helen Allen to seal document (Allen, Helen) |
| Filing 22 SEALED MOTION by Defendant Ford Motor Company (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3)(Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 21 MOTION by Defendant Ford Motor Company to seal Motion for Leave to File Motion Under Seal (Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 20 RESPONSE by Defendant Ford Motor Company to motion for miscellaneous relief #17 (Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 19 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: In light of Judge Cummings' order #16 , the court sets a telephonic status hearing for 9/30/21 at 9:30am. Parties shall call 866-434-5269 and the access code is 3751971. The deadline of 9/30/21 for parties to file a status report on settlement discussions #14 is stricken. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 18 RESPONSE by Ford Motor Company to MOTION by Plaintiff Helen AllenAccess to sealed transcripts #17 (Interim Response) (Nemechek, Kathleen) |
| Filing 17 MOTION by Plaintiff Helen AllenAccess to sealed transcripts (Allen, Helen) |
| Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cummings: Remote video settlement conference held on 8/320/21. The parties were unable to reach an agreement to settle this case. All matters related to this referral having been concluded, the referral is closed and the case is returned to the assigned District Judge. Magistrate Judge Cummings no longer assigned to the case. Mailed notice. (jj, ) |
| Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cummings: By agreement of the parties, remote settlement conference for set for 8/30/21 at 1:00 p.m. In advance of the settlement conference, counsel for the parties will receive the instructions for participation in the remote settlement conference and for participation in a brief pre-settlement conference practice session with the Court's staff. Plaintiff's settlement demand letter in conformance with the Court's Standing Order on Settlement Conferences is due on 7/26/21 and defendant's conforming settlement offer letter is due on 8/9/21. Each party shall email a copy of its letter to Judge Cummings' chambers on the same day that it is provided to opposing counsel. The settlement letters shall be submitted to the Court by e-mail to the Court's settlement correspondence e-mail address (Settlement_Correspondence_Cummings@ilnd.uscourts.gov). Mailed notice (cc, ) |
| Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The court has reviewed the joint status report regarding settlement discussions. Parties' request a further stay of this action in order to schedule settlement conference is granted. Parties shall file a status report updating the court on the status of settlement discussions on or before 9/30/21. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 13 STATUS Report Joint Status Report by Ford Motor Company (Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cummings: The Court has reviewed the parties joint status report regarding settlement. The parties are ordered to submit a joint status report to the Court's settlement correspondence mailbox, (Settlement_Correspondence_Cummings@ilnd.uscourts.gov), on or before 4/30/2021 regarding their settlement negotiations. Mailed notice (cc, ) |
| Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeffrey Cummings: The District Court has appointed settlement assistance counsel and granted the parties' request to stay deadlines pending settlement negotiations #10 . By 4/23/21, the parties shall submit a joint status report confirming if they are prepared to schedule a settlement conference, and if so, their mutually available dates in June and July 2021 for a remote conference. The status report can be submitted to the Court's settlement correspondence settlement inbox, settlement_correspondence_cummings@ilnd.uscourts.gov. Mailed notice (cc, ) |
| Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Defendant's motion for stay of deadlines in of settlement referral #9 is granted. In light of the settlement referral, Ford's deadline to answer or respond to Plaintiff's complaint, and the deadline for the parties' joint initial status report are stayed. Parties shall file a status report updating the court on the status of settlement discussions on or before 6/30/21. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 9 MOTION by Defendant Ford Motor Company to stay deadlines (Smith, Katherine) |
| Filing 8 AMENDED Complaint by Helen Allen. (jh, ) |
| Filing 7 LIMITED APPEARANCE FOR SETTLEMENT by Rebecca Kate McMahon for Plaintiff Helen Allen (McMahon, Rebecca) |
| Filing 6 LIMITED Assignment of Settlement Assistance Program Counsel appointing Rebecca Kate McMahon for Helen Allen. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 3/24/2021. Mailed notice (jh, ) |
| Filing 5 Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Jeffrey Cummings for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: settlement conference. (dm, )Mailed notice. |
| Filing 4 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The court has been notified that the parties are interested in pursuing settlement discussions with the magistrate judge and Plaintiff is interested in having the assistance of counsel through the Settlement Assistance Program. The court refers the case to the magistrate judge for settlement and stays the deadline for plaintiff to file an amended complaint. The Court will request the services of the Settlement Assistance Program on behalf of Ms. Allen. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 3 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Telephonic status hearing held. Pro se Plaintiff and Defense counsel appeared telephonically. Defendant reported on the status of this case. Defendant has not issued a settlement offer to Ms. Allen and believes a settlement conference would not be productive. Plaintiff has severed the relationship with her class counsel and her claims were severed. As discussed on the record, plaintiff is to file new complaint by 3/29/21. Defendant shall answer or otherwise plead by 4/28/21. On or before 5/7/21, the parties shall file a joint initial status report. A template for the Initial Status Report, setting forth the information required, may be found at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Judges.aspx by clicking on Judge Rowland's name and then again on the link entitled 'Initial Status Conference.' The litigants are further ordered to review all of Judge Rowland's standing orders and the information available on her webpage. The court will enter a scheduling order in response. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 2 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Telephonic status set for Monday, March 8, 2021 at 9:15 AM. Parties are to call 866-434-5269; access code 3751971. Mailed notice. (dm, ) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Helen Allen; (Attachments: #1 Exhibits Part 1, #2 Exhibits Part 2, #3 Exhibits Part 3, #4 Exhibits Part 4, #5 Exhibits Part 5, #6 Exhibits Part 6, #7 Exhibits Part 7) (rc, ) (Additional attachment(s) added on 2/22/2021: #8 14cv8708 Judge Pacold Order) (rc, ). |
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