Sonrai Systems, LLC v. Waste Connections, Inc.
| Sonrai Systems, LLC |
| Waste Connections US, Inc., Waste Connections, Inc. and Waste Connections of Canada, Inc. |
| 1:2021cv02575 |
| May 12, 2021 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| John Robert Blakey |
| Other Statutory Actions |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Federal Question |
| Both |
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Filing 80
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The Court grants Cameron Friedman's motion for leave to appear pro hac vice #79 . Emailed notice (cdh, )
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Filing 79
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-20580020. (Friedman, Cameron)
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Filing 78
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Having reviewed the parties' most recent status report, the Court sets additional case management dates as follows: the parties shall exchange Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures by 4/28/23, issue written discovery by 5/17/23, and complete all fact discovery (including any international discovery) by 2/13/24. The parties shall file an updated status report by 2/29/24 confirming that fact discovery is complete, confirming that they require expert discovery, and proposing reasonable case management dates. The Court encourages the parties to exhaust all possibility of settlement before spending time and money on expert discovery or dispositive motions; to this end, Plaintiff shall make a formal written demand by 2/19/24, Defendant shall respond by 2/26/24, and the parties shall confirm compliance in their 2/29/24 status report. If at any time the parties agree that a settlement conference with Magistrate Judge Finnegan could be helpful, they should email Judge Blakey's Courtroom Deputy at Gloria_Lewis@ilnd.uscourts.gov, and the Court will enter an appropriate referral order. Mailed notice (mjc, )
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Filing 77
STATUS Report Joint by Sonrai Systems, LLC (Humphrey, J)
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Filing 76
ANSWER to amended complaint by Waste Connections of Canada, Inc.(Buzzetta, Danilo (Daniel))
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Filing 75
MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable John Robert Blakey on 2/28/2023. Mailed notice(gel, )
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Filing 74
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: For the reasons explained in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Court partially grants and partially denies Defendant's motion to dismiss, #62 . Defendant shall file an answer to the Complaint on or before 03/28/23 and the parties shall file a joint status report by 04/7/23 proposing reasonable case management dates, including fact discovery and (if needed) expert discovery deadlines. Although, to date, the parties have not indicated an interest in settlement, they should call chambers if they jointly believe that a settlement conference with the assigned Magistrate Judge could be helpful, and the Court will enter an appropriate referral order. Mailed notice (gel, )
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Filing 73
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 72
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Attorney Joshua M. Fliegel's motion to withdraw as attorney #71 is granted. Mailed notice (gel, )
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Filing 71
MOTION by Attorney Joshua M. Fliegel to withdraw as attorney for Waste Connections of Canada, Inc.. No party information provided (Fliegel, Joshua)
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Filing 70
REPLY by Waste Connections of Canada, Inc. to response to motion #69 , MOTION by Defendant Waste Connections of Canada, Inc. to dismiss #62 (Fliegel, Joshua)
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Filing 69
RESPONSE by Sonrai Systems, LLC to MOTION by Defendant Waste Connections of Canada, Inc. to dismiss #62 (Humphrey, J)
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Filing 68
STATUS Report - Joint Status Report by Sonrai Systems, LLC (Humphrey, J)
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Filing 67
ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Waste Connections of Canada, Inc. by David Michael Friebus (Friebus, David)
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Filing 66
ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Waste Connections of Canada, Inc. by Danilo (Daniel) Buzzetta (Buzzetta, Danilo (Daniel))
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Filing 65
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The parties shall brief Defendant Waste Connections of Canada, Inc.'s motion to dismiss #62 as follows: Plaintiff shall respond by 5/2/22, and Defendant shall file any reply by 5/16/22. The Court will rule on the motion in due course and set additional case management dates as necessary in a future order. The 4/12/22 Notice of Motion date is stricken. Mailed notice (vcf, )
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Filing 64
NOTICE of Motion by Joshua Michael Fliegel for presentment of motion to dismiss #62 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 4/12/2022 at 11:00 AM. (Fliegel, Joshua)
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Filing 63
MEMORANDUM by Waste Connections of Canada, Inc. in support of motion to dismiss #62 (Attachments: #1 Declaration)(Fliegel, Joshua)
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Filing 62
MOTION by Defendant Waste Connections of Canada, Inc. to dismiss (Fliegel, Joshua)
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Filing 61
WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Sonrai Systems, LLC. Waste Connections of Canada, Inc. waiver sent on 3/7/2022, answer due 5/6/2022. (Roth, Samantha)
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Filing 60
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The Court grants Defendant's unopposed motion to extend time #58 . Defendant shall respond to the amended complaint by 4/4/22, and the parties shall file their updated joint status report by 4/15/22. The 3/10/22 Notice of Motion date is stricken. Mailed notice (gel, )
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Filing 59
NOTICE of Motion by Joshua Michael Fliegel for presentment of extension of time #58 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 3/10/2022 at 11:00 AM. (Fliegel, Joshua)
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Filing 58
MOTION by Defendant Waste Connections of Canada, Inc. for extension of time Defendant's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time (Fliegel, Joshua)
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Filing 57
NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Waste Connections of Canada, Inc. (Fliegel, Joshua)
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Filing 56
ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Waste Connections of Canada, Inc. by Joshua Michael Fliegel (Fliegel, Joshua)
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Filing 55
CIVIL Cover Sheet (Humphrey, J)
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Filing 54
SECOND AMENDED complaint by Sonrai Systems, LLC against Waste Connections of Canada, Inc. and terminating Waste Connections, Inc. (Humphrey, J)
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Filing 53
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The Court grants Plaintiff's motion for leave to file an amended complaint #51 and strikes the 3/1/22 Notice of Motion date. Plaintiff shall file the amended complaint [51-2] as a separate docket entry by close of business on 2/25/22, and Defendant shall respond by 3/18/22. Additionally, the parties shall file a joint status report by 3/30/22 using the model template set forth in this Court's standing order regarding Initial (or Reassignment) Status Conferences. Mailed notice (gel, )
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Filing 52
NOTICE of Motion by J Scott Humphrey for presentment of motion for leave to file #51 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 3/1/2022 at 11:00 AM. (Humphrey, J)
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Filing 51
MOTION by Plaintiff Sonrai Systems, LLC for leave to file Amended Complaint (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Humphrey, J)
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Filing 50
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Sonrai Systems, LLC by Manish K. Mehta (Mehta, Manish)
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Filing 49
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Sonrai Systems, LLC by Samantha Haley Roth (Roth, Samantha)
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Filing 48
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Sonrai Systems, LLC by Samuel Joseph Ruggio (Ruggio, Samuel)
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Filing 47
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Sonrai Systems, LLC by Katie Michelle Burnett (Burnett, Katie)
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Filing 46
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Sonrai Systems, LLC by J Scott Humphrey (Humphrey, J)
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Filing 45
ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Waste Connections, Inc. by Joshua Michael Fliegel (Fliegel, Joshua)
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Filing 44
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey:Plaintiff's motion for extension of time and motion for substitution of counsel #42 is granted. Edward T. Joyce, Rowena T. Parma, Victoria Patreese Worley and Joan M. Mannix are withdrawn. New counsel is granted leave to file their appearances on behalf of Plaintiff. Defendant is granted leave to file a response to Defendant's motion to dismiss and shall file any responsive pleading on or before 2/18/2022; and reply shall be filed on or before 3/4/2022. Motion hearing set for 1/27/2022 is stricken. Mailed notice (gel, )
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Filing 43
NOTICE of Motion by J Scott Humphrey for presentment of motion to substitute attorney,, motion for extension of time to file response/reply, #42 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 1/27/2022 at 11:00 AM. (Humphrey, J)
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Filing 42
MOTION by Plaintiff Sonrai Systems, LLC to substitute attorney , MOTION by Plaintiff Sonrai Systems, LLC for extension of time to file response/reply as to motion to dismiss #38 / Plaintiff Sonrai Systems, LLC's Motion for Substitution of Counsel and for Extension of Time (Humphrey, J)
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Filing 41
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff shall respond to the Defendant Waste Connections, Inc.'s motion to dismiss #38 by 1/20/22, and Defendant shall file any reply by 1/27/22. The Court will rule on the motion in due course. The 1/4/22 Notice of Motion date is stricken. Mailed notice (gel, )
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Filing 40
NOTICE of Motion by Danilo (Daniel) Buzzetta for presentment of motion to dismiss #38 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 1/4/2022 at 11:00 AM. (Buzzetta, Danilo (Daniel))
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Filing 39
MEMORANDUM by Waste Connections, Inc. in support of motion to dismiss #38 (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Domenico D. Pio in Support of Defendant Waste Connections, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss, #2 Declaration of Daniel J. Buzzetta, Esq. in Support of Defendant Waste Connections, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss)(Buzzetta, Danilo (Daniel))
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Filing 38
MOTION by Defendant Waste Connections, Inc. to dismiss (Buzzetta, Danilo (Daniel))
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Filing 37
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Sonrai Systems, LLC as to Waste Connections, Inc. on 12/2/2021, answer due 12/23/2021. (Parma, Rowena)
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Filing 36
STATUS Report regarding Service on Defendant by Sonrai Systems, LLC (Joyce, Edward)
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ALIAS Summons Issued as to Defendant Waste Connections, Inc.. (dxb, )
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Filing 35
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The Court denies Defendant's motion for sanctions and dismissal #33 and strikes the 11/18/21 Notice of Motion date. To the extent Plaintiff's 10/15/21 status report included representations that turned out to be inaccurate, counsel quickly corrected them. And, to the extent counsel's actions surrounding service have multiplied these proceedings, the same may be said of Defendant Waste Connections, which filed a motion to quash before understanding the full picture surrounding the attempted service in Texas. The 11/30/21 status report deadline stands. The Court may revisit Defendant's request to dismiss based upon a failure to timely serve if Plaintiff has not properly served Defendant by the status report deadline. Mailed notice (gel, )
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Filing 34
Defendant Waste Connections, Inc.'s NOTICE of Motion by Danilo (Daniel) Buzzetta for presentment of motion for sanctions #33 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 11/18/2021 at 11:00 AM. (Buzzetta, Danilo (Daniel))
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Filing 33
MOTION by Defendant Waste Connections, Inc. for sanctions and to dismiss for failure to serve the Amended Complaint (Attachments: #1 Declaration)(Buzzetta, Danilo (Daniel))
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Filing 32
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Based upon Plaintiff's supplemental affidavit status report #31 , which concedes that WCI was not served in Texas, the Court denies as moot Defendant WCI's motion to quash that service of process #25 , vacates the briefing schedule on the motion, see #30 , and strikes the 11/4/21 Notice of Motion date. Plaintiff shall file an updated status report by 11/30/21 concerning service on WCI. Mailed notice (gel, )
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Filing 31
STATUS Report (Supplemental) by Sonrai Systems, LLC (Joyce, Edward)
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Filing 30
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff shall respond to Defendant Waste Connections, Inc.'s motion to quash service of process and to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction #25 by 11/12/21, and Defendant shall file any reply by 11/19/21. The Court will rule on the motion in due course. Mailed notice (gel, )
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Filing 29
NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Waste Connections, Inc. (Friebus, David)
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Filing 28
ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Waste Connections, Inc. by Danilo (Daniel) Buzzetta (Buzzetta, Danilo (Daniel))
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Filing 27
ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Waste Connections, Inc. by David Michael Friebus (Friebus, David)
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Filing 26
NOTICE of Motion by David Michael Friebus for presentment of motion to quash #25 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 11/4/2021 at 11:00 AM. (Friebus, David)
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Filing 25
MOTION by Defendant Waste Connections, Inc. to quash service of process and to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction (Attachments: #1 Declaration)(Friebus, David)
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Filing 24
STATUS Report by Sonrai Systems, LLC (Joyce, Edward)
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Filing 23
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff shall file an updated status report by 10/15/21 concerning the status of service on Waste Connections, Inc. Mailed notice (gel, )
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ALIAS Summons Issued as to Defendant Waste Connections, Inc.. (mxo, )
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Filing 22
STATUS Report by Sonrai Systems, LLC (Joyce, Edward)
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SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Waste Connections, Inc. (at two different addresses) (jj, )
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Filing 21
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff shall file an updated status report by 9/20/21 concerning the status of service on Waste Connections, Inc. Mailed notice (np, )
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Filing 20
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Sonrai Systems, LLC by Rowena T. Parma (Parma, Rowena)
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Filing 19
STATUS Report by Sonrai Systems, LLC (Joyce, Edward)
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Filing 18
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff shall file an updated status report by 8/20/21 concerning the status of service on Waste Connections, Inc., the parent company of Waste Connections US, Inc. and a publicly-traded company, see #4 . Mailed notice (gel, )
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Filing 17
STATUS Report by Sonrai Systems, LLC (Joyce, Edward)
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Filing 16
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Based upon the filing of the amended complaint #15 , Waste Connections US, Inc. is dismissed as a party and thus Defendant's motion to dismiss #10 is granted. The Clerk is ordered to add Waste Connections, Inc. as a defendant to this case. Mailed notice (gel, )
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Filing 15
AMENDED complaint by Sonrai Systems, LLC against All Defendants (Joyce, Edward)
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Filing 14
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The Court is in receipt of Defendant's motion to dismiss #10 . 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 6/7/2021; or (2) a response to the motion to dismiss by 6/14/2021. If Plaintiff files a response, Defendant shall file a reply by 6/28/2021. 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. Danilo (Daniel) J. Buzzetta's motion for leave to appear pro hac vice #6 is granted. Motion hearing previously set for 5/25/2021 is stricken. Mailed notice (gel, )
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Filing 13
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 7/2/2021, 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, )
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Filing 12
EXHIBIT by Defendant Waste Connections US, Inc. regarding MOTION by Defendant Waste Connections US, Inc. to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction #10 (Friebus, David)
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Filing 11
NOTICE of Motion by David Michael Friebus for presentment of motion to dismiss/lack of jurisdiction #10 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 5/25/2021 at 11:00 AM. (Friebus, David)
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Filing 10
MOTION by Defendant Waste Connections US, Inc. to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction (Friebus, David)
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Filing 9
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Sonrai Systems, LLC by Joan M. Mannix (Mannix, Joan)
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Filing 8
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Sonrai Systems, LLC by Victoria Patreese Worley (Worley, Victoria)
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Filing 7
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Sonrai Systems, LLC by Edward T. Joyce (Joyce, Edward)
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Filing 6
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-18246028. (Buzzetta, Danilo (Daniel))
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Filing 5
MAILED notice of removal letter to counsel of record. (kl, )
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CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sheila M. Finnegan. Case assignment: Random assignment. (acm, )
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Filing 4
NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Waste Connections US, Inc. (Friebus, David)
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Filing 3
CIVIL Cover Sheet (Friebus, David)
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Filing 2
ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Waste Connections US, Inc. by David Michael Friebus (Friebus, David)
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Filing 1
NOTICE of Removal from Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, case number (2021 L 003565) filed by Waste Connections US, Inc. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-18239374. (Friebus, David)
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