Williams v. Rentgrow, Inc.
| Chanell D. WIlliams and Chanell D Williams |
| Rentgrow, Inc. |
| 1:2021cv03086 |
| June 9, 2021 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Martha M Pacold |
| Maria Valdez |
| Consumer Credit |
| 15 U.S.C. § 1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act |
| Both |
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| Filing 63 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: Pursuant to the Stipulation of Dismissal #62 , this case is hereby dismissed with prejudice, with each party to bear their own attorney's fees, costs, and expenses. Civil case terminated. (rao, ) |
| Filing 62 STIPULATION of Dismissal (Lodge, Hans) |
| Filing 61 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: The parties are directed to file a joint status report by 11/29/2022 updating the court on the status of settlement, unless a stipulation of dismissal is filed prior to that date. (rao, ) |
| Filing 60 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: In light of the parties' joint Notice of Settlement, all deadlines are stricken. All matters relating to the referral of this action having been resolved, the case is returned to the assigned judge. Mailed notice (lp, ) |
| Filing 59 Notice of Settlement by Rentgrow, Inc. (Lenz, Amy) |
| Filing 58 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: Plaintiff's motion to strike certain affirmative defenses in the answer to the complaint #21 is denied. "Motions to strike 'are generally disfavored because they potentially only delay the proceedings.'" Siegel v. HSBC Holdings, PLC, 283 F. Supp. 3d 722, 730 (N.D. Ill. 2017) (quoting Edwards v. Mack Trucks, Inc., 310 F.R.D. 382, 386 (N.D. Ill. 2015)). District courts have "considerable discretion in striking" material from a pleading under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(f). Delta Consulting Grp., Inc. v. R. Randle Constr., Inc., 554 F.3d 1133, 1141 (7th Cir. 2009). Although not strictly required by Rule 12(f), "motions to strike are frequently denied when no prejudice could result from the challenged allegations, even though the matter literally is within the category set forth in Rule 12(f)." Anderson v. Bd. of Educ. of City of Chi., 169 F. Supp. 2d 864, 868 (N.D. Ill. 2001) (internal quotation marks omitted); Dimensions Med. Ctr., Ltd. v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., No. 93 C 6244, 1995 WL 103776, at *1 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 6, 1995). "The moving party has the burden of showing that the challenged allegations are so unrelated to plaintiff's claim as to be devoid of merit, unworthy of consideration, and unduly prejudicial." Siegel, 283 F. Supp. 3d at 730 (internal quotation marks omitted). Plaintiff has not carried her burden. The challenged defenses are not unrelated to the case and she does not identify any alleged prejudice caused by them. The motion is therefore denied. (rao, ) |
| Filing 57 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: The parties' joint proposed discovery schedule is entered as follows: fact discovery closes 11/18/22; Plaintiff's experts are to be disclosed by 1/3/23; Defendant's experts are to be disclosed by 2/3/23; and all expert discovery shall be completed by 3/3/23. There will be no further extensions absent extraordinary circumstances. The parties are strongly encouraged to consider all settlement options before engaging in costly expert discovery. They are to file a joint status report no later than 9/30/22 advising whether they wish to schedule another settlement conference. Mailed notice. (pk, ) |
| Filing 56 STATUS Report Proposing Discovery Schedule (Joint) by Rentgrow, Inc. (Griswold, Joel) |
Filing 55
ORDER. Signed by the Honorable Maria Valdez on 8/11/2022. Mailed notice.(jj, )
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| Filing 54 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Discovery #34 is denied, and Defendant's Motion for Protective Order Limiting Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition Topics #49 is granted in part and denied in part. Plaintiff may obtain limited discovery about certain complaints and/or disputes, as described in this Order, at her own expense. The parties are to file a status report no later than 8/19/22 providing a schedule for completing the discovery in this order. Mailed notice. (jj, ) |
| Filing 53 REPLY by Defendant Rentgrow, Inc. to motion for protective order #49 Defendant, RentGrow, Inc.'s Reply in Further Support of Its Motion for Protective Order Limiting Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition Topics (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(DelGobbo, Bonnie) |
| Filing 52 RESPONSE by Chanell D Williamsin Opposition to MOTION by Defendant Rentgrow, Inc. for protective order RentGrow, Inc.'s Motion for Protective Order Limiting Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition Topics #49 (Attachments: #1 Supplement - Westlaw Cases)(Uhrich, Steven) |
| Filing 51 REPLY by Chanell D Williams to response in opposition to motion #48 (Uhrich, Steven) |
| Filing 50 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: Plaintiff's response to Defendant's Motion for Protective Order Limiting Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition Topics #49 is due 6/20/22, and Defendant's reply is due 6/27/22. Mailed notice (lp, ) |
| Filing 49 MOTION by Defendant Rentgrow, Inc. for protective order RentGrow, Inc.'s Motion for Protective Order Limiting Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition Topics (DelGobbo, Bonnie) |
| Filing 48 RESPONSE by Rentgrow, Inc.in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiff Chanell D Williams to compel discovery #34 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-F)(Lenz, Amy) |
| Filing 47 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: Plaintiff's Motion to Modify Scheduling Order #46 is granted in part. The 5/27/22 fact discovery deadline is stricken, to be reset after ruling on the pending motion to compel discovery #34 . Mailed notice (lp, ) |
| Filing 46 MOTION by Plaintiff Chanell D Williams to Modify Scheduling Order (Uhrich, Steven) |
| Filing 45 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: Settlement conference held on 5/17/22. No settlement was reached. The discovery stay is hereby lifted, and the fact discovery deadline is now 5/27/22; initial experts are to be disclosed by 6/24/22 and deposed by 7/22/22; and rebuttal experts are to be disclosed by 7/22/22 and deposed by 8/26/22. There will be no extensions absent extraordinary circumstances. Defendant's response to Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Discovery #34 is due 6/1/22, and Plaintiff's reply is due 6/8/22. The Court will rule by mail. Mailed notice (lp, ) |
| Filing 44 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: The minute entry dated 5/4/22, docket entry #43 is amended as follows: Magistrate Judge remote status hearing held on 5/4/22. The settlement conference date of 6/2/22 previously set is stricken and reset to 5/17/22 at 2:00PM via WebEx. The WebEx link will be sent at a later date, and the parties are to advise chambers as soon as possible if their contact information changes before the conference. Defendant's Motion to Stay Pending Settlement Conference #38 is granted in part. Discovery is hereby stayed until the settlement conference. Mailed notice (lp, ) |
| Filing 43 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: Magistrate Judge remote status hearing held on 5/4/22. The settlement conference date of 6/2/22 previously set is stricken and reset to 5/27/22 at 2:00PM via WebEx. The WebEx link will be sent at a later date, and the parties are to advise chambers as soon as possible if their contact information changes before the conference. Defendant's Motion to Stay Pending Settlement Conference #38 is granted in part. Discovery is hereby stayed until the settlement conference. Mailed notice (lp, ) |
| Filing 42 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: There being no objection, all discovery is stayed until the status hearing on 5/4/22. Defendant's Motion to Stay Pending Settlement Conference #38 is entered and continued. Mailed notice (lp, ) |
| Filing 41 RESPONSE by Chanell D Williamsin Opposition to MOTION by Defendant Rentgrow, Inc. to stay pending settlement conference #38 (Uhrich, Steven) |
| Filing 40 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: The parties' Joint Motion for Modification of the Scheduling Order #32 is granted. The fact discovery deadline is stricken and will be reset at the 5/4/22 status hearing. Mailed notice (lp, ) |
| Filing 39 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: Plaintiff is to file a short response to Defendant's Motion to Stay Pending Settlement Conference #38 no later than 4/22/22. Plaintiff is specifically directed to address why the matter cannot be stayed until the status hearing on 5/4/22. Mailed notice (lp, ) |
| Filing 38 MOTION by Defendant Rentgrow, Inc. to stay pending settlement conference (DelGobbo, Bonnie) |
| Filing 37 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Discovery #34 is entered and continued. Remote status hearing is set for 5/4/22 at 11:00 a.m. A Webex link will be sent directly to participating counsel, and they are to advise chambers as soon as possible if their contact information changes before the hearing. Mailed notice (lp, ) |
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Filing 36
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: Remote settlement conference is set for 6/2/22 at 2:00 p.m. Earlier dates were offered. The Webex link will be sent at a later date, and the parties are to advise chambers as soon as possible if their contact information changes before the conference. Final settlement positions are due by 5/31/22. Failure to comply with the provisions of the Court's Standing Order may result in the unilateral cancellation of the settlement conference by the Court. THE FACT THAT A SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PARTIES SHOULD STOP ENGAGING IN SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS AMONG THEMSELVES. The Court finds that too often the parties put settlement talks on hold until the settlement conference with the Magistrate Judge. The Court expects that many cases can be resolved among the parties without the need for court-supervised mediation. If your informal discussions are unsuccessful, the Court will conduct the conference but will expect the parties to apprise her of the status of their ongoing settlement discussions. Because of the volume of settlement conferences conducted by Judge Valdez, once a settlement conference date has been agreed upon, no continuance will be granted without a motion showing extreme hardship. Mailed notice (lp, )
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| Filing 35 MEMORANDUM by Chanell D Williams in support of motion to compel #34 discovery (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Hans W. Lodge, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10)(Uhrich, Steven) |
| Filing 34 MOTION by Plaintiff Chanell D Williams to compel discovery (Uhrich, Steven) |
| Filing 33 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: Joint Motion for Modification of the Scheduling Order #32 is taken under advisement. The parties having advised that they may be interested in a settlement conference, the schedule for the exchange of letters is set as follows: Plaintiff is to submit a demand letter to Defendant no later than 4/6/22, and Defendant must respond with an offer letter by 4/20/22. Both letters must comply with this Court's standing order and instructions governing settlement conferences and should be electronically submitted to the Court at Proposed_Order_Valdez@ilnd.uscourts.gov no later than 4/21/22. If after reviewing the letters the Court believes a settlement conference will be fruitful, the parties will be contacted with available dates. Mailed notice (lp, ) |
| Filing 32 MOTION by Plaintiff Chanell D Williams for extension of time to complete discovery (joint) (Uhrich, Steven) |
| Filing 31 STATUS Report (joint) by Chanell D Williams (Uhrich, Steven) |
| Filing 30 AGREED Confidentiality Order. Signed by the Honorable Maria Valdez on 1/11/2022: Mailed notice (lp, ) |
| Filing 29 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: The parties' Joint Motion for Entry of Protective Order #28 is granted. The parties are to file a joint status report no later than 3/18/22 describing discovery progress and advising the prospects of settlement. If they wish to begin the process of scheduling a settlement conference at any time prior to that date, they should advise the Court. Mailed notice (lp, ) |
| Filing 28 MOTION by Plaintiff Chanell D Williams for protective order pertaining to confidential information, joint (Uhrich, Steven) |
| Filing 27 NOTICE by Steven J. Uhrich of Change of Address (Uhrich, Steven) |
| Filing 26 MOTION by Defendant Rentgrow, Inc. to supplement authority in support of motion in opposition to motion to strike (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A)(Lenz, Amy) |
| Filing 25 STATUS Report Joint Status Report by Chanell D Williams (Lodge, Hans) |
| Filing 24 MEMORANDUM by Rentgrow, Inc. in support of motion to strike #23 Defendant's Memorandum in Support of its Motion in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Strike Defendant's Affirmative Defenses (Lenz, Amy) |
| Filing 23 MOTION by Defendant Rentgrow, Inc. to strike Defendant's Motion in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Strike Defendant's Affirmative Defenses (Lenz, Amy) |
| Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: The court has received plaintiff's motion to strike affirmative defenses #21 . Defendant's response is due by 10/8/2021. Plaintiff's reply is due by 10/22/2021. The parties are advised that this court's motion procedures, which are available on the court's website, provide that "proposed orders should not be filed as attachments to the motion to which they relate. Instead, when the motion is filed, the proposed order (if any) should be submitted via e-mail to Proposed_Order_Pacold@ilnd.uscourts.gov." (rao, ) |
| Filing 21 MOTION by Plaintiff Chanell D Williams to strike answer to complaint #12 (Opposed) (Attachments: #1 Supplement Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiff's Motion to Strike Defendant's Affirmative Defenses, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Lodge, Hans) |
| Filing 20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: The parties' joint proposed scheduling order is entered as follows: Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures to be made by 8/27/21; amendments to pleadings or actions to join other parties are to be filed by 11/12/21; written discovery is to be propounded no later than 3/15/22; fact discovery closes 4/29/22; initial experts are to be disclosed by 5/27/22 and deposed by 6/24/22; and rebuttal experts are to be disclosed by 6/24/22 and deposed by 7/29/22. Because the discovery schedule is so generous, no extensions will be allows absent extraordinary circumstances. The parties are to submit a joint status report by 12/3/21 describing their discovery efforts and the prospects of settlement. Mailed notice (lp, ) |
| Filing 19 (PROPOSED) JOINT SCHEDULING ORDER by Chanell D Williams (Lodge, Hans) |
| Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: This matter has been referred to Judge Valdez for discovery supervision and scheduling and to conduct a settlement conference. The parties are to file a joint scheduling order no later than 8/13/21.Mailed notice (lp, ) |
| Filing 17 Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Maria Valdez for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: discovery supervision and scheduling, to set a deadline to file amended pleadings, to set a dispositive motions schedule, and for settlement.(rao, ) |
| Filing 16 STATUS Report (JOINT) by Chanell D Williams (Lodge, Hans) |
| Filing 15 NOTICE of Correction regarding Copyright Report #14 (ec, ) |
| Filing 14 ENTERED in Error (ec, ) Modified on 7/30/2021 (ec, ). |
| Filing 13 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Rentgrow, Inc. RentGrow Inc.'s Corporate Disclosure Statement (DelGobbo, Bonnie) |
| Filing 12 RentGrow Inc.'s ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Rentgrow, Inc.(DelGobbo, Bonnie) |
| Filing 11 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Rentgrow, Inc. by Amy Lynn Lenz (Lenz, Amy) |
| Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Rentgrow, Inc. by Joel Griswold (Griswold, Joel) |
| Filing 9 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: Defendant's unopposed motion for extension of time to respond to Plaintiff's complaint #8 is granted. Defendant to answer or otherwise plead to the complaint by 7/29/2021. The parties are directed to file the initial joint status report by 8/3/2021. (Attachments: #1 Initial Status Report outline) (rao, ) |
| Filing 8 MOTION by Defendant Rentgrow, Inc. for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint #1 (DelGobbo, Bonnie) |
| Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Rentgrow, Inc. by Bonnie Keane DelGobbo (DelGobbo, Bonnie) |
| Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Chanell D Williams by Hans Walter Lodge (Lodge, Hans) |
| Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: The parties are directed to file an initial joint status report by 7/23/2021. (Attachments: #1 Initial Status Report outline) (rao, ) |
| Filing 4 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Chanell D. WIlliams as to Rentgrow, Inc. on 6/24/2021, answer due 7/15/2021. (Uhrich, Steven) |
| Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Chanell D. WIlliams by Steven J. Uhrich (Uhrich, Steven) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Uhrich, Steven) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Chanell D. WIlliams; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-18333026.(Uhrich, Steven) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Martha M. Pacold. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. Case assignment: Random assignment. (mp, ) |
| SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Rentgrow, Inc. (jg, ) |
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