Blackstone et al v. Dearborn Life Insurance Company
| Nicholas Perry, Cheryl Sikora, Darcy Celeste, Betty Roberge-Haskell and Nicole Blackstone |
| Dearborn Life Insurance Company |
| 1:2021cv01201 |
| March 3, 2021 |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Mary M Rowland |
| Labor: Fair Standards |
| 29 U.S.C. § 201 Fair Labor Standards Act |
| Plaintiff |
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Filing 103
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Telephonic motion hearing held. As stated on the record, the motion to appoint expert #101 is denied as moot. Mailed notice (ags)
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Filing 102
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Hearing on Plaintiffs' motion to appoint expert #101 is set for 9/7/23 at 9:30 am. The hearing will be held telephonically. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code 3751971. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 101
MOTION by Plaintiff Nicole Blackstone to appoint expert (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of David Lee)(Tran, Trang)
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Filing 100
RESPONSE by Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company to Rule 56 statement #91 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 (30b6 Depo Transcript Excerpts), #2 Exhibit 2 (Daley Depo Transcript Excerpts), #3 Exhibit 3 (Durant Depo Transcript Excerpts))(Temple, Mark)
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Filing 99
REPLY by Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company to motion for summary judgment #76 , sealed document #79 , statement in support,,,,,,,,,, #78 , memorandum in support of motion #77 (Temple, Mark)
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Filing 98
REPLY by Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company to motion for miscellaneous relief #80 , memorandum in support of motion,, #81 for Decertification of Collective Action (Temple, Mark)
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Filing 97
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiffs' unopposed motion for leave to exceed page limit #95 is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 96
REPLY by Plaintiffs Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora to motion to certify class,,,,,,,,, #71 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 3 - Amanda Staples Depo Transcript, #2 Exhibit 5 - Kim Durant Depo Transcript, #3 Exhibit 8 - Alan Roy Depo Transcript, #4 Exhibit 9 - Todd Daley Depo Transcript, #5 Exhibit 22 - Akossiwa Alognon Depo Transcript, #6 Exhibit 28 - Andrea Hodenburg Depo Transcript, #7 Exhibit 31 - Declaration of Chad Beckwith)(Tran, Trang)
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Filing 95
MOTION by Plaintiffs Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora for leave to file excess pages in Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification (Tran, Trang)
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Filing 94
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiffs' unopposed motion for leave to exceed page limit #90 is granted. Plaintiffs are permitted to file their response to Defendant's motion for summary judgment containing no more than thirty (30) pages. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 93
RULE 56 56.1(b)(2) Statement by Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora regarding motion for summary judgment #76 Statement of Material Facts (Tran, Trang)
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Filing 92
RESPONSE by Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikorain Opposition to MOTION by Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company for summary judgment #76 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit List, #2 Exhibit 3 - 30B6 Depo Transcript, #3 Exhibit 4 - Luis Perez-Valentin Depo Transcript, #4 Exhibit 5 - Kim Durant Depo Transcript, #5 Exhibit 6 - Cynthia Lajeunesse Depo Transcript, #6 Exhibit 7 - Victoria Pelletier Depo Transcript, #7 Exhibit 8 - Alan Roy Depo Transcript, #8 Exhibit 9 - Todd Daley Depo Transcript, #9 Exhibit 22 - Akossiwa Alognon Depo Transcript, #10 Exhibit 23 - Jason Worthing Depo Transcript, #11 Exhibit 24 - Jennie Stockman Depo Transcript, #12 Exhibit 25 - Lindsay Webber Depo Transcript, #13 Exhibit 26 - Monica MacVane Depo Transcript, #14 Exhibit 27 - Teresa Kennedy Depo Transcript, #15 Exhibit 28 - Andrea Hodenberg Depo Transcript, #16 Exhibit 36 - Angela Emery Depo Transcript, #17 Exhibit 37 - Angela Belmonte Depo Transcript)(Tran, Trang)
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Filing 91
RULE 56 56.1(a)(2) Statement by Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora regarding motion for summary judgment #76 (Tran, Trang)
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Filing 90
MOTION by Plaintiffs Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora for leave to file excess pages (Tran, Trang)
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Filing 89
RESPONSE by Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikorain Opposition to MOTION by Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company for Decertification of Collective Action #80 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit List, #2 Exhibit 3 - 30B6 Depo Transcript, #3 Exhibit 4 - Luis Perez-Valentin Depo Transcript, #4 Exhibit 5 - Kim Durant Depo Transcript, #5 Exhibit 6 - Cynthia Lajeunesse Depo Transcript, #6 Exhibit 7 - Victoria Pelletier Depo Transcript, #7 Exhibit 8 - Alan Roy Depo Transcript, #8 Exhibit 9 - Todd Daley Depo Transcript, #9 Exhibit 22 - Akossiwa Alognon Depo Transcript, #10 Exhibit 23 - Jason Worthing Depo Transcript, #11 Exhibit 24 - Jennie Stockman Depo Transcript, #12 Exhibit 25 - Lindsay Webber Depo Transcript, #13 Exhibit 26 - Monica MacVane Depo Transcript, #14 Exhibit 27 - Teresa Kennedy Depo Transcript, #15 Exhibit 28 - Andrea Hodenberg Depo Transcript, #16 Exhibit 31 - Sandra Trufant Davies Depo Transcript, #17 Exhibit 32 - Betty RobergeHaskell Depo Transcript)(Tran, Trang)
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Filing 88
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiffs' unopposed motion for leave to file Plaintiffs' exhibits under seal #87 is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 87
MOTION by Plaintiffs Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora for leave to file Exhibits Under Seal (Tran, Trang)
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Filing 86
RESPONSE by Dearborn Life Insurance Companyin Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora to certify class Pursuant to Rule 23 #71 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Declaration of A. Staples, #2 Exhibit 2 - Deposition of A. Staples)(Temple, Mark)
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Filing 85
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Telephonic status hearing held. Counsel appeared telephonically. Briefing schedules on motion to certify class and motion for decertification at Dkts #73 and #83 to stand. Summary Judgment briefing is set as follows: Response due 8/4/23. Reply due 8/25/23. Plaintiffs' unopposed motion for leave to exceed page limit #82 is granted. The court will review defendant's summary judgment pleadings to determine whether it should be ruled upon prior to motion for class certification/motion for decertification. If not, the court will allow cross motions for summary judgment. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 84
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Telephonic status hearing set for 7/7/23 at 9:30 am to discuss whether summary judgment briefing is warranted at this time. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code 3751971. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 83
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Response to Defendant's motion for decertification of collective action #80 due 8/2/23.Reply due 8/23/23. The court will rule by mail. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 82
MOTION by Plaintiffs Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora for leave to file excess pages (Tran, Trang)
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Filing 81
MEMORANDUM by Dearborn Life Insurance Company in support of motion for miscellaneous relief #80 Motion for Decertification of Collective Action (Attachments: #1 Exhibit List, #2 Exhibit 1 - Belmonte Dep., #3 Exhibit 2 - Blackstone Dep., #4 Exhibit 3 - Celeste Dep., #5 Exhibit 4 - Davies Dep., #6 Exhibit 5 - Emery Dep., #7 Exhibit 6 - Hodenberg Dep., #8 Exhibit 7 - Kennedy Dep., #9 Exhibit 8 - Pelletier Dep., #10 Exhibit 9 - Roberge-Haskell Dep., #11 Exhibit 10 - Worthing Dep.)(Temple, Mark)
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Filing 80
MOTION by Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company for Decertification of Collective Action (Temple, Mark)
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Filing 79
SEALED DOCUMENT by Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company Exhibit In Support of its Motion for Summary Judgment (Temple, Mark)
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Filing 78
STATEMENT by Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Companyin Support of MOTION by Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company for summary judgment #76 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit List, #2 Exhibit 1 - Staples Decl., #3 Exhibit 1-A - Job Descriptions, #4 Exhibit 1-B (FILED UNDER SEAL), #5 Exhibit 1-C - Aceto 2020 Perf. Plan, #6 Exhibit 1-D- Aceto 2019 Perf. Plan, #7 Exhibit 1-E - Emery Offer Letter, #8 Exhibit 1-F - Emery Exit Interview, #9 Exhibit 1-G - Hodenberg 2019 Perf. Plan, #10 Exhibit 1-H - Kennedy 2021 Perf. Plan, #11 Exhibit 1-I - LaJeunesse 2021 Perf. Plan, #12 Exhibit 1-J - LaJeunesse 2020 Perf. Plan, #13 Exhibit 1-K - MacKay 2020 Perf. Plan, #14 Exhibit 1-L - MacKay 2019 Perf. Plan, #15 Exhibit 1-M - MacVane 2019 Perf. Plan, #16 Exhibit 1-N - Roberge 2019 Perf. Plan, #17 Exhibit 1-O - Roy 2021 Interim Perf. Plan, #18 Exhibit 1-P - Sinclair 2019 Perf. Plan, #19 Exhibit 1-Q - Worthing 2019 Perf. Plan, #20 Exhibit 2 - Aceto Dep., #21 Exhibit 2-A - Aceto Resume, #22 Exhibit 3 - Alognon Dep., #23 Exhibit 3-A - Alognon Resume, #24 Exhibit 4 - Belmonte Dep., #25 Exhibit 4-A - Belmonte Resume, #26 Exhibit 5 - Blackstone Dep., #27 Exhibit 5-A - Blackstone Resume, #28 Exhibit 6 - Celeste Dep., #29 Exhibit 6-A - Celeste Resume, #30 Exhibit 6-B - Celeste LinkedIn, #31 Exhibit 7 - Davies Dep., #32 Exhibit 7-A - Davies Resume, #33 Exhibit 8 - Emery Dep., #34 Exhibit 8-A - Emery Resume, #35 Exhibit 9 - Hodenberg Dep., #36 Exhibit 9-A - Hodenberg Resume, #37 Exhibit 10 - Kennedy Dep., #38 Exhibit 10-A - Kennedy LinkedIn, #39 Exhibit 11 - LaJeunesse Dep., #40 Exhibit 12 - MacKay Dep., #41 Exhibit 12-A - MacKay Resume, #42 Exhibit 13 - MacVane Dep., #43 Exhibit 13-A - MacVane Resume, #44 Exhibit 14 - Mitchell Dep., #45 Exhibit 14-A - Mitchell Resume, #46 Exhibit 15 - Pelletier Dep., #47 Exhibit 16 - Roberge Dep., #48 Exhibit 17 - Roberge-Haskell Dep., #49 Exhibit 17-A - Roberge-Haskell Resume, #50 Exhibit 18 - Roy Dep., #51 Exhibit 19 - Sikora Dep., #52 Exhibit 19-A - Sikora Resume, #53 Exhibit 20 - Sinclair Dep., #54 Exhibit 21 - Stockman Dep., #55 Exhibit 21-A - Stockman Resume, #56 Exhibit 22 - Webber Dep., #57 Exhibit 22-A - Webber Resume, #58 Exhibit 22-B - Webber LinkedIn, #59 Exhibit 23 - Worthing Dep., #60 Exhibit 23-A - Worthing Resume, #61 Exhibit 24 - Staples Dep., #62 Exhibit 25 - Perez-Valentin Dep., #63 Exhibit 26 - Durant Dep., #64 Exhibit 27 - Daley Dep.)(Temple, Mark)
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Filing 77
MEMORANDUM by Dearborn Life Insurance Company in support of motion for summary judgment #76 (Temple, Mark)
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Filing 76
MOTION by Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company for summary judgment (Temple, Mark)
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Filing 75
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Defendant's unopposed motion for leave to file exhibit to its motion for summary judgment under seal #74 is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 74
MOTION by Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company for leave to file Exhibits to its Motion for Summary Judgment Under Seal (Temple, Mark)
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Filing 73
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Response to Plaintiffs' motion for class certification for maine wage and hour law claims pursuant to rule 23 due 7/28/23. Reply due 8/18/23. The court will rule by mail. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 72
SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiffs Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora Exhibits in Support of Motion for Class Certification (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 11 - LTD Flow Chart, #2 Exhibit 12.1 - How To_Uploading a Document_Disability Claim System, #3 Exhibit 12.2 - How to - OWL Reports, #4 Exhibit 12.3 - How to - Evaluate and Manage STD Claim, #5 Exhibit 12.4 - Pay Disability Benefit Manual, #6 Exhibit 15.1 - STD Claim Denial Manual, #7 Exhibit 15.2 - LTD Claim Denial Manual, #8 Exhibit 15.3 - Group Disability Claims STD to LTD Manual, #9 Exhibit 16.1 - Email Template_STD Claim_Employer Statement, #10 Exhibit 16.2 - Email Template_Referral from STD to HHC, #11 Exhibit 16.3 - Email Template_STD to LTD_Setup New Claim, #12 Exhibit 16.4 - Email Template_STD Claim_Data Collection, #13 Exhibit 16.5 - Email Template_STD Referral, #14 Exhibit 18.1 - Sample Letter to Claimant RE Denied STD Claim_Disability Date, #15 Exhibit 18.2 - Sample Letter to Claimant RE Data Collection for STD Claim, #16 Exhibit 18.3 - Sample Letter to Claimant RE Data Collection for STD Claim, #17 Exhibit 18.4 - Sample Letter to Claimant RE Child Support Lien, #18 Exhibit 18.5 - Sample Letter to Claimant RE Approved Claim STD Benefits, #19 Exhibit 19.1 - Sample Collection Letter, #20 Exhibit 19.2 - Sample Letter_Catastrophic Disability, #21 Exhibit 19.3 - Sample Status Letter_LTD, #22 Exhibit 19.4 - Sample Letter_Underpayment_LTD, #23 Exhibit 19.5 - Sample Letter_Extended Benefits_LTD, #24 Exhibit 20.1 - Assessment, #25 Exhibit 20.2 - Initial Claim Review, #26 Exhibit 20.3 - Headache Questionnaire, #27 Exhibit 21 - Withdrawn)(Tran, Trang)
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Filing 71
MOTION by Plaintiffs Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora to certify class Pursuant to Rule 23 (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Exhibit 1 - STD Claims Analyst, #3 Exhibit 2 - LTD Claims Analyst, #4 Exhibit 3 - Corp Rep Depo Transcript, #5 Exhibit 4 - Perez-Valentin Depo Transcript, #6 Exhibit 5 - Durant Depo Transcript, #7 Exhibit 6 - Lajuanesse Depo Transcript, #8 Exhibit 7 - Pelletier Depo Transcript, #9 Exhibit 8 - Roy Depo Transcript, #10 Exhibit 9 - Daley Depo Transcript, #11 Exhibit 10-FILED UNDER SEAL, #12 Exhibit 11-FILED UNDER SEAL, #13 Exhibit 12.1-FILED UNDER SEAL, #14 Exhibit 12.2-FILED UNDER SEAL, #15 Exhibit 12.3-FILED UNDER SEAL, #16 Exhibit 12.4-FILED UNDER SEAL, #17 Exhibit 13 - Proposed Notice, #18 Exhibit 14.1 - Policy Sample, #19 Exhibit 14.2 - Policy Sample, #20 Exhibit 15.1-FILED UNDER SEAL, #21 Exhibit 15.2-FILED UNDER SEAL, #22 Exhibit 15.3-FILED UNDER SEAL, #23 Exhibit 16.1-FILED UNDER SEAL, #24 Exhibit 16.2-FILED UNDER SEAL, #25 Exhibit 16.3-FILED UNDER SEAL, #26 Exhibit 16.4-FILED UNDER SEAL, #27 Exhibit 16.5-FILED UNDER SEAL, #28 Exhibit 17.1 - LTD Email Template, #29 Exhibit 17.2 - LTD Email Template, #30 Exhibit 18.1-FILED UNDER SEAL, #31 Exhibit 18.2-FILED UNDER SEAL, #32 Exhibit 18.3-FILED UNDER SEAL, #33 Exhibit 18.4-FILED UNDER SEAL, #34 Exhibit 18.5-FILED UNDER SEAL, #35 Exhibit 19.1-FILED UNDER SEAL, #36 Exhibit 19.2-FILED UNDER SEAL, #37 Exhibit 19.3-FILED UNDER SEAL, #38 Exhibit 19.4-FILED UNDER SEAL, #39 Exhibit 19.5-FILED UNDER SEAL, #40 Exhibit 20.1-FILED UNDER SEAL, #41 Exhibit 20.2-FILED UNDER SEAL, #42 Exhibit 20.3-FILED UNDER SEAL, #43 Exhibit 21-FILED UNDER SEAL, #44 Exhibit 22 - Alognon Depo Transcript, #45 Exhibit 23 - Worthing Depo Transcript, #46 Exhibit 24 - Stockman Depo Transcript, #47 Exhibit 25 - Webber Depo Transcript, #48 Exhibit 26 - MacVane Depo Transcript, #49 Exhibit 27 - Kennedy Depo Transcript, #50 Exhibit 28 - Hodenberg Depo Transcript, #51 Exhibit 29 - Declaration of Trang Tran, #52 Exhibit 30 - Declaration of Jack Siegel)(Tran, Trang)
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Filing 70
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiffs' unopposed motion for leave to file Plaintiffs' exhibits under seal #69 is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 69
MOTION by Plaintiff Nicole Blackstone for leave to file Exhibits Under Seal (Tran, Trang)
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Filing 68
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiffs' unopposed motion for leave to exceed page limit #67 is granted. Plaintiffs are granted leave to file memorandum of law in support of their anticipated motion to certify class containing no more than thirty (30) pages. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 67
MOTION by Plaintiff Nicole Blackstone for leave to file excess pages (Tran, Trang)
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Filing 66
NOTICE by Nicole Blackstone for Ruth Briggs, ConnieLynn Higgins, Page Lindquist, Erin Mussenden, and Trudie Provost's Withdrawals of Consents (Tran, Trang)
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Filing 65
ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company by Peter J. Stuhldreher (Stuhldreher, Peter)
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Filing 64
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Telephonic status hearing held. Counsel appeared telephonically. Parties are on track to complete fact discovery by 4/28/23. Deadline to file a motion for class certification under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23, to add new parties or to amend pleadings remains due June 30, 2023; Deadline for any motion for decertification of any collective action or class action in this case remains due June 30, 2023. The court will set briefing after motions have been filed. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 63
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: In light of Defendant withdrawing its motion for protective order #62 , the motion for protective order is denied as moot. The scheduling order entered on February 22, 2023 #59 remains set. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 62
Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company's Notice of Withdrawal of its Motion for Protective Order [Doc. 60] by Dearborn Life Insurance Company (Temple, Mark)
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Filing 61
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Video motion hearing on Defendant's motion for protective order #60 is set for 3/8/23 at 11:00AM. Counsel of record will receive an email with a link to join the video conference prior to the hearing. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. The call-in number is 650-479-3207 and the call-in ID is 1801732451. 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, )
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Filing 60
MOTION by Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company for protective order as to Plaintiffs' Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition Topics (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D)(Temple, Mark)
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Filing 59
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Parties have submitted a proposed amended scheduling order. The Court adopts the Parties' proposed Amended Scheduling Order and hereby sets the following case management deadlines for this lawsuit: Fact discovery to close on April 28, 2023; Deadline to file a motion for class certification under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23, to add new parties or to amend pleadings by June 30, 2023; Deadline for any motion for decertification of any collective action or class action in this case by June 30, 2023; Plaintiffs' deadline to designate experts on damages and attorneys' fees and serve the materials required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B) by August 30, 2023; Dearborn's deadline to designate experts on damages and attorneys' fees and serve the materials required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B) by September 29, 2023; Deadline to designate any rebuttal experts on damages and attorneys' fees by October 13, 2023; Deadline to file any Daubert/Kumho motions or other objections to any party's proposed expert testimony on damages and attorneys' fees by January 2, 2024; Expert discovery on damages and attorneys' fees to close on January 2, 2024. These dates will not be extended again.A telephonic status conference is set for 4/13/23 at 9:30am. Parties should confer and be prepared to report whether a settlement conference would be productive. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code 3751971. #58 The Court will set deadlines for dispositive motions and any other pre-trial deadlines at a later date. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 58
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Telephonic status hearing held. Counsel appeared telephonically. Joint motion to extend case management deadlines #57 is granted. Fact discovery is extended to 4/28/23. Parties shall send a proposed scheduling order to the court's proposed order mailbox at [email protected] by 2/21/23. See Dkt. 26.Telephonic status set for 4/13/23 at 9:30am. Parties should confer and be prepared to report whether a settlement conference would be productive. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code 3751971. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 57
MOTION by Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company for extension of time of Case Management Deadlines (Joint) (Knettel, Paul)
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Filing 56
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiffs have contacted the court to report the issue with respect to Plaintiffs' motion to compel has been resolved. As a result, Plaintiffs' motion to compel #52 is denied as moot and the motion hearing set for 2/1/23 is stricken. Telephonic status remains set for 2/13/23 at 9:30am. #47 Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 55
RESPONSE by Dearborn Life Insurance Companyin Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiff Nicole Blackstone to compel Deposition #52 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Temple, Mark)
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Filing 54
NOTICE by Nicole Blackstone for Melanie Brazier Withdrawal of Consent (Tran, Trang)
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Filing 53
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The court has reviewed the motion and set it for 2/1/23 at 10:00 AM. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code 3751971. Defendant is entitled to be heard on this matter. However, as a general rule there is no basis to withhold one side's witness until the other side's witnesses are all deposed. If the hearing proceeds, costs will be awarded to the prevailing party, per the Rules. If the parties resolve the matter, they should notify the court so we can strike the date. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 52
MOTION by Plaintiff Nicole Blackstone to compel Deposition (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Proposed Depo Notice, #2 Exhibit 2 - 2022_11_02_Letter, #3 Exhibit 3 - 2022_11_30_Email, #4 Exhibit 4 - 2022_12_28_Email, #5 Exhibit 5 - 2022_12_29_Email, #6 Exhibit 6 - Plaintiff's 30(b)(6) Deposition Notice)(Tran, Trang)
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Filing 51
ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company by Amber Lea Buckheister (Buckheister, Amber)
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Filing 50
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, )
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Filing 49
NOTICE by Nicole Blackstone for David Mata Withdrawal of Consent (Tran, Trang)
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Filing 48
NOTICE by Nicholas Perry of Withdrawal of Consent to Join Collective Action (Tran, Trang)
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Filing 47
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Joint motion to extend case management deadlines #46 is granted. Case management deadlines are extended as follows: fact discovery to close on February 14, 2023; parties to file any Daubert/Kumho motions or other objections to any party's proposed expert testimony by March 15, 2023; and file a motion for class certification under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23, any motion for decertification of the collective action, and any motion for summary judgment by March 15, 2023. Telephonic status set for 11/17/22 is reset to 2/13/23 at 9:30am. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code 3751971. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 46
MOTION by Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company for extension of time of Case Management Deadlines (Joint) (Knettel, Paul)
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Filing 45
ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company by Paul Michael Knettel (Knettel, Paul)
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Filing 44
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: On the Court's own motion, telephonic status hearing set for 11/15/22 is stricken and re-set to 11/17/22 at 9:30am. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code 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, )
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Filing 43
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiffs' motion to withdraw Douglas M. Werman and Maureen A. Salas as counsel for Plaintiffs #42 is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 42
MOTION by Attorney Douglas M. Werman and Maureen A. Salas to withdraw as attorney for Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Nicholas Perry, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora. No party information provided (Werman, Douglas)
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Filing 41
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Trang Tran has filed an appearance form indicating he is not a member of the general bar or the trial bar but will act as lead trial attorney if the case proceeds to trial. [39-40] Counsel should review LR 83.12(b) and 83.12(d) and other pertinent Local Rules to be sure he is in compliance with the rules if the case involves testimonial proceedings. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 40
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Nicholas Perry, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora by Trang Q Tran (Tran, Trang)
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Filing 39
Lead Attorney MOTION by Plaintiff Nicole Blackstone for leave to appear as Lead Attorney (Tran, Trang)
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Filing 38
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Joint motion to extend case management deadlines #37 is granted. Case management deadlines are extended as follows: to add new parties, or to amend pleadings by August 15, 2022; to designate any rebuttal witnesses by September 1, 2022; fact discovery to close on November 16, 2022; to file any Daubert/Kumho motions or other objections to any party's proposed expert testimony by December 15, 2022; and to file a motion for class certification under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 and any motion for decertification of the collective action by December 15, 2022. Telephonic status hearing set for 8/17/22 is stricken and re-set to 11/15/22 at 9:00am. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code 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, )
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Filing 37
MOTION by Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company for extension of time of Case Management Deadlines (Knettel, Paul)
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Filing 36
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: On the Court's own motion, telephonic status hearing set for 6/15/22 is stricken and reset to 8/17/22 at 9:30am. Counsel shall call 866-434-5269; access code 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, )
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Filing 35
NOTICE by Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Nicholas Perry, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora of Filing Additional Consent (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Consent)(Thomsen, Stacy)
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Filing 34
AGREED CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 3/24/2022. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 33
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Joint motion to extend case management deadlines #32 is granted. Case management deadlines are extended as follows: motion for class certification under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23, to add new parties, or to amend pleadings due July 16, 2022; to designate any rebuttal witnesses by August 2, 2022; fact discovery to close on October 17, 2022; to file any Daubert/Kumho motions or other objections to any party's proposed expert testimony by November 15, 2022; and to file any motion for decertification of any collective action or class action by November 15, 2022. Telephonic status hearing set for 4/18/22 is stricken and reset to 6/15/22 at 9:30am. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code 3751971. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 32
MOTION by Plaintiffs Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Nicholas Perry, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora for extension of time to Case Management Deadlines (Thomsen, Stacy)
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Filing 31
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Telephonic status hearing held. Counsel appeared telephonically. Parties reported on the status of discovery. Defendant's written discovery responses due next week. Telephonic status hearing set for 4/18/22 at 8:45am. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code 3751971. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 30
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The court has reviewed the joint status report. Plaintiffs written discovery is due by 12/23/21. Fact discovery closes on 6/17/22. Telephonic status set for 2/18/22 at 9:30 AM to discuss class certification briefing and whether that is being done pursuant to FLSA or Rule 23. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code 3751971. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 29
STATUS Report Joint - December 7, 2021 by Dearborn Life Insurance Company (Temple, Mark)
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Filing 28
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Motion to appear pro hac vice by Stacy W. Thomsen #27 is granted. Counsel is reminded to become familiar with this court's local rules (including the rules requiring local counsel and describing this court's trial bar). Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 27
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-18888756. (Attachments: #1 List of Admissions)(Thomsen, Stacy)
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Filing 26
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The court has reviewed the joint status report. The opt-in period for the collective action closed on September 3, 2021 and there are 29 plaintiffs. The court adopts the parties' proposed discovery plan as follows: Dearborn served its Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures on May 28, 2021. Plaintiffs will serve their Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures by September 30, 2021. Dearborn served its first set of written discovery requests to each of the plaintiffs on September 7, 2021. Fact discovery to close June 17, 2022. Plaintiffs' deadline to designate experts and serve the materials required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B) by February 4, 2022. Dearborn's deadline to designate experts and serve the materials required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B) by March 4, 2022. Deadline to designate any rebuttal experts by April 4, 2022. Deadline to file any Daubert/Kumho motions or other objections to any party's proposed expert testimony by July 18, 2022. Deadline for motion for class certification under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23, to add new parties, or to amend pleadings by March 18, 2022. Deadline for any motion for decertification of any collective action or class action in this case by July 18, 2022. On or before 12/7/21, parties shall file a joint status report updating the court on the status of discovery including whether a settlement conference would be productive. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 25
STATUS Report by Dearborn Life Insurance Company (Temple, Mark)
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Filing 24
NOTICE by Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Nicholas Perry, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora of Filing Additional Consent (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Consent)(Hedgpeth, Travis)
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Filing 23
NOTICE by Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Nicholas Perry, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora of Filing Additional Consents (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Hedgpeth, Travis)
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Filing 22
NOTICE by Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Nicholas Perry, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora of Filing Additional Consent (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Hedgpeth, Travis)
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Filing 21
NOTICE by Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Nicholas Perry, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora of Filing Additional Consents (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A- Consents)(Hedgpeth, Travis)
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Filing 20
NOTICE by Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Nicholas Perry, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora of Filing Additional Consents (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A- Consents)(Hedgpeth, Travis)
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Filing 19
ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION AND MOTION FOR CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION AND COURT-AUTHORIZED NOTICE Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 6/22/2021. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 18
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The court has reviewed the stipulation and motion for conditional certification. #17 The Court approves the proposed notice and notice process and schedule. Order to follow. By 9/17/21 parties are to file a joint status report containing a proposed case management plan including whether a settlement conference would be productive. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 17
STIPULATION and Motion for Conditional Certification and Court-Authorized Notice (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Hedgpeth, Travis)
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Filing 16
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Nicholas Perry, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora by Travis Hedgpeth (Hedgpeth, Travis)
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Filing 15
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Joint motion for extension of time to submit a proposed briefing schedule on conditional certification #14 is granted. The Court extends the deadline to submit either (1) their proposed stipulation to conditional certification and notice; or (2) their proposed briefing schedule, until June 18, 2021. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 14
MOTION by Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company for extension of time to Submit a Proposed Briefing Schedule on Conditional Certification (Temple, Mark)
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Filing 13
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The court has reviewed the joint initial status report. The parties will exchange their Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures by May 28, 2021. By 6/4/21 parties should submit a proposed briefing schedule for plaintiffs' motion to approve conditional certification. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 12
STATUS Report (Joint Initial Status Report) by Dearborn Life Insurance Company (Temple, Mark)
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Filing 11
NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Dearborn Life Insurance Company and Corporate Disclosure Statement (Temple, Mark)
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Filing 10
ANSWER to Complaint by Dearborn Life Insurance Company(Temple, Mark)
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Filing 9
NOTICE by Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Nicholas Perry, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora of Filing Notice of Consent of Victoria Pelletier (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Werman, Douglas)
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Filing 8
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: On or before 5/17/21, 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, )
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Filing 7
NOTICE by All Plaintiffs of Filing Notice of Consent of Angela Belmonte, David Mata and Lindsay Webber (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Consents to Join)(Werman, Douglas)
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Filing 6
NOTICE by All Plaintiffs of Filing Notice of Consent of Andrea Hodenberg and Rosa Roberge (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Werman, Douglas)
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SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Dearborn Life Insurance Company (mp, )
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Filing 5
NOTICE by All Plaintiffs of Filing Notice of Consent of Akossiwa Alognon, Heather MacKay, Jason Worthing and Sandy Trufant (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Werman, Douglas)
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Filing 4
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Nicholas Perry, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora by Maureen Ann Salas (Salas, Maureen)
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Filing 3
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Nicole Blackstone, Darcy Celeste, Nicholas Perry, Betty Roberge-Haskell, Cheryl Sikora by Douglas M. Werman (Werman, Douglas)
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Filing 2
CIVIL Cover Sheet (Werman, Douglas)
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Filing 1
COMPLAINT (Original Class and Collective Action Complaint) filed by Betty Roberge-Haskell, Nicole Blackstone, Nicholas Perry, Darcy Celeste, Cheryl Sikora; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-17983826. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Werman, Douglas)
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CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Mary M. Rowland. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cummings. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jg, )
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