United States Bridge Federation v. Bertens
Petitioner: United States Bridge Federation
Respondent: Huub Bertens
Case Number: 1:2021cv01334
Filed: March 10, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John Z Lee
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes: Arbitration
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 6, 2021 Filing 25 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Status hearing held on 5/6/21. For the reasons stated, the Court does not believe that discovery is necessary in this case. Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is due by 6/4/21; response due by 7/2/21; reply due by 7/23/21; ruling will be by mail. (ca, )
April 30, 2021 Filing 24 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Huub Bertens (Attachments: #1 Exhibit CAS Appeal, #2 Exhibit WBF By-Laws, #3 Exhibit WBF Disciplinary Code, #4 Exhibit WBF Statutes, #5 Exhibit USBF Guidelines)(Compton, Dane)
April 30, 2021 Filing 23 STATUS Report Parties' Joint Initial Status Report by United States Bridge Federation (Borozan, Kevin)
April 26, 2021 Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Motion to appear pro hac vice by Maciej Klis #15 is granted. (ca, )
April 26, 2021 Filing 21 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: Attorney Duane Musfelt's motion to appear pro hac vice on behalf of United States Bridge Federation #20 is granted. (ca, )
April 23, 2021 Filing 20 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-18168554. (Attachments: #1 Appendix Addendum)(Musfelt, Duane)
April 6, 2021 Filing 19 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: The Clerk of Court is directed to correct the title of docket entry #16 to indicate that it is a motion by Defendant for an extension of time to answer or otherwise plead. Defendant's motion #16 is granted. Defendant's answer or other responsive pleading is due by 5/1/21. Attorney Dane Compton's motion for leave to appear pro hac vice #17 is granted. Attorney Maciej Klis's motion to appear pro hac vice #15 is entered and continued to 5/6/21 at 9:00 a.m. Attorney Klis and Defendant's local counsel are directed to appear telephonically on 5/6/21 at 9:00 a.m. local time to address the pro hac vice motion #15 . The call-in number is 888-273-3658 and the access code is 1637578. Counsel of record will receive a separate email at least 12 hours prior to the start of the telephonic hearing with instructions on how to join the call. All 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 court-imposed 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. All participants should review the Court's standing order regarding telephone conferences that is on Judge Lee's website, which can be found at: https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge-info.aspx?4Qf5zc8loCI5U7rfMP9DHw==. Mailed notice (sxw)
April 2, 2021 Filing 18 REPLY by Petitioner United States Bridge Federation to Response #16 Opposition to Motion to Defer Responsive Pleading Deadline (Smigielski, Mary)
April 2, 2021 Filing 17 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-18084308. Bertens (Compton, Dane)
April 2, 2021 Filing 16 MOTION by Defendant for an extension of time to answer or otherwise plead. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Waiver of Service Notice)(Fortney, Charles) (Docket text modified on 4/7/2021 by Clerk's Office ).
April 2, 2021 Filing 15 MOTION by Respondent Huub Bertens to amend/correct order on motion to appear pro hac vice,, text entry, #11 properly filled out form (Klis, Maciej)
April 1, 2021 Filing 14 ATTORNEY Appearance for Petitioner United States Bridge Federation by Stephen L. Sitley AMENDED #8 (Sitley, Stephen)
April 1, 2021 Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Petitioner United States Bridge Federation by Mary A. Smigielski AMENDED #6 (Smigielski, Mary)
April 1, 2021 Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Petitioner United States Bridge Federation by Michael James Roman AMENDED #7 (Roman, Michael)
April 1, 2021 Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: Attorney Maciej Klis's motion to appear pro hac vice #9 is denied because t he document filed as ECF No. 9 is blank. The denial is without prejudice to the filing of an amended motion that is properly filled out. Mailed notice (cn).
March 31, 2021 Filing 10 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Huub Bertens. (Fortney, Charles)
March 31, 2021 Filing 9 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-18074521. (Klis, Maciej)
March 29, 2021 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Respondent Huub Bertens by Stephen L. Sitley (Sitley, Stephen)
March 29, 2021 Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Respondent Huub Bertens by Michael James Roman (Roman, Michael)
March 29, 2021 Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Respondent Huub Bertens by Mary A. Smigielski (Smigielski, Mary)
March 27, 2021 Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Respondent Huub Bertens by Charles William Fortney (Fortney, Charles)
March 16, 2021 Filing 4 SUMMONS Returned Executed by United States Bridge Federation as to Huub Bertens on 3/12/2021, answer due 4/2/2021. (Friedlander, Mark)
March 12, 2021 Filing 3 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: A Rule 16 initial status hearing is set for 5/6/21 at 9:00 a.m. The parties are directed to file a joint initial status report by 4/30/21. The report should comply with the requirements for initial joint status reports set forth in the Initial Status Conference standing order, which can be found on the Court's website. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related General Orders, the Court finds that it is necessary to conduct the status hearing via telephone conference. The call-in number is 888-273-3658 and the access code is 1637578. Counsel of record will receive a separate email at least 12 hours prior to the start of the telephonic hearing with instructions on how to join the call. All 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 court-imposed 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. All participants should review the Court's standing order regarding telephone conferences that is on Judge Lee's website, which can be found at: https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge-info.aspx?4Qf5zc8loCI5U7rfMP9DHw== (ca, )
March 11, 2021 SUMMONS Issued as to Respondent Huub Bertens (mp, )
March 10, 2021 Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Petitioner United States Bridge Federation by Mark C Friedlander (Friedlander, Mark)
March 10, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Petition to Compel Arbitration and Enjoin Prosecution of Foreign Parallel Proceedings filed by United States Bridge Federation; Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-18008763. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Text of Proposed Order, #7 Civil Cover Sheet)(Friedlander, Mark)
March 10, 2021 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Z. Lee. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey T. Gilbert. Case assignment: Random assignment. (as, )

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Respondent: Huub Bertens
Represented By: Charles William Fortney
Represented By: Dane C. Compton
Represented By: Maciej Klis
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Petitioner: United States Bridge Federation
Represented By: Mark C Friedlander
Represented By: Duane Clark Musfelt
Represented By: Stephen L. Sitley
Represented By: Mary A. Smigielski
Represented By: Michael James Roman
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