McField v. Ford Motor Company et al
Plaintiff: Kirk McField
Defendant: Ford Motor Company and Robert Denardo
Case Number: 1:2021cv04440
Filed: August 20, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Sara L Ellis
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Employment Discrimination
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 57 ENTERED JUDGMENT. Mailed notice(rj, )
August 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 56 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis:Telephone conference held on 8/2/2022. Plaintiff failed to appear as ordered nor has new counsel filed an appearance on his behalf. It is hereby ordered that this action is dismissed for want of prosecution and without prejudice. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice (rj, )
July 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 55 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Case called for telephone conference on 7/26/2022 and Plaintiff failed to appear. Telephone Conference reset for 8/2/2022 at 9:30 AM. Plaintiff's failure to appear will result in dismissal of this case for want of prosecution. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. The call-in number is (866) 434-5269 and the access code is 8087837. Counsel of record will receive an email with instructions to join the call. Throughout the telephonic hearing, each speaker will be expected to identify themselves for the record before speaking. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting 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 (rj, )
June 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 54 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Telephone motion hearing held on 6/9/2022. Motion to withdraw as counsel #43 is granted. Attorney Joseph K. Nichele terminated. Telephone Conference set for 7/26/2022 at 9:30 AM. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (866) 434-5269, Access Code: 8087837. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll-free number). Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting 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 (rj, )
June 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 53 Proof of Service by Kirk McField (Nichele, Joseph)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 52 NOTICE by Kirk McField of Hearing on Motion to Withdraw (Nichele, Joseph)
May 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 51 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis:Telephone conference held on 5/31/2022. Plaintiff Kirk McField fails to appear for the hearing. Motion to withdraw as counsel #43 is entered and continued. Telephone conference set for 6/9/2022 at 1:45 PM to reset new discovery schedule with new counsel. Plaintiff Kirk McField must appear by phone. Plaintiff's counsel to resend notice of motion hearing and file proof of service on the docket. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (866) 434-5269, Access Code: 8087837. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll-free number). Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting 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 (rj, )
May 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 50 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Telephone conference set for 5/31/2022 at 9:45 a.m. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (866) 434-5269, Access Code: 8087837. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll-free number). Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting 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 (rj, )
May 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 49 Proof of Service of Motion to Withdraw by Kirk McField (Nichele, Joseph)
May 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 48 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Robert Denardo, Ford Motor Company by Emily Elizabeth Dory (Dory, Emily)
May 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 47 NOTICE by Mark Howard Boyle of Change of Address (Boyle, Mark)
May 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 46 NOTICE by Karen Kies DeGrand of Change of Address (DeGrand, Karen)
May 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 45 NOTICE of Motion by Joseph K. Nichele for presentment of motion to withdraw as attorney #43 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 5/31/2022 at 09:45 AM. (Nichele, Joseph)
May 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 44 NOTICE by Kirk McField re MOTION by Attorney Joseph K. Nichele to withdraw as attorney for Kirk McField. New address information: Kirk McField 520 Yates Ave., Calumet City, IL 60419 #43 (Nichele, Joseph)
May 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 43 MOTION by Attorney Joseph K. Nichele to withdraw as attorney for Kirk McField. New address information: Kirk McField 520 Yates Ave., Calumet City, IL 60419 (Nichele, Joseph)
April 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 42 AGREED CONFIDENTIALITY Order. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 4/8/2022. Mailed notice (aee, )
March 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 41 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court grants the parties' motion for entry of a confidentiality order #38 . The parties should submit a clean and redlined copy of their proposed order to the Court's proposed order email. Mailed notice (rj, )
March 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 40 NOTICE of Motion by Megan Deborah Costello for presentment of motion for order #38 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 3/22/2022 at 01:45 PM. (Costello, Megan)
March 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 39 NOTICE by Robert Denardo, Ford Motor Company re MOTION by Defendants Robert Denardo, Ford Motor Company for order (Joint Motion for Entry of Confidentiality Order #38 (Notice of Hearing on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 1:45 p.m.) (Costello, Megan)
March 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 38 MOTION by Defendants Robert Denardo, Ford Motor Company for order (Joint Motion for Entry of Confidentiality Order (Costello, Megan)
March 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 37 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court strikes the status date set for 3/9/2022 and resets it to 9/14/2022 at 9:30 a.m. The Court sets the following discovery schedule: Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures are due by 4/4/2022; written discovery to issue by 4/4/2022; and fact discovery closes on 9/5/2022. The parties should file a joint status report by 9/7/2022 indicating the status of fact discovery, the status of settlement discussions and whether the parties request a settlement conference with the magistrate judge, whether the parties require expert discovery prior to dispositive motion practice, and proposed schedules for expert discovery and summary judgment briefing, where applicable. Mailed notice (rj, )
March 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 36 STATUS Report Joint by Kirk McField (Nichele, Joseph)
February 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ANSWER to amended complaint #33 by Robert Denardo, Ford Motor Company(Costello, Megan)
February 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 34 NOTICE by Kirk McField re amended complaint #33 (Nichele, Joseph)
February 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 First AMENDED complaint by Kirk McField against Robert Denardo, Ford Motor Company (Nichele, Joseph)
February 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ANSWER to Complaint by Robert Denardo, Ford Motor Company(Costello, Megan)
January 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 31 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court strikes the status date set for 2/2/2022 and resets it to 3/9/2022 at 9:30 a.m. The parties should file a revised joint status report by 3/2/2022. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (866) 434-5269, Access Code: 8087837. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll free number). Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. 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 (rj, )
January 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 30 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court grants Defendants' motion for leave to substitute counsel #27 . Mailed notice (rj, )
January 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 29 OPINION AND ORDER. For the reasons stated in the accompanying Opinion and Order, the Court grants Ford's motion #10 and dismisses McField's retaliatory discharge claim (Count I) without prejudice. The Court grants McField until February 11, 2022 to file an amended complaint consistent with this Opinion. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 1/10/2022. Mailed notice(rj, )
January 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 NOTICE of Motion by Emily Elizabeth Dory for presentment of motion to substitute attorney #27 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 1/12/2022 at 09:45 AM. (Dory, Emily)
January 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 MOTION by Defendants Robert Denardo, Ford Motor Company to substitute attorney (Dory, Emily)
October 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 26 REPLY by Defendant Ford Motor Company to response in opposition to motion #25 Defendant Ford Motor Company's Reply Brief In Support of Partial Motion to Dismiss (Costello, Megan)
October 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 25 RESPONSE by Kirk McFieldin Opposition to MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Ford Motor Company #10 (Nichele, Joseph)
September 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court strikes the status date set for 9/29/2021 and resets it to 2/2/2022 at 9:30 a.m. for ruling on Defendant's motion to dismiss #10 . The Court stays Defendants' answers and discovery pending ruling on Defendant's motion to dismiss. The Court grants Defendant's motion for extension of time #19 . Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (866) 434-5269, Access Code: 8087837. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll free number). Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. 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. Emailed notice (rj, )
September 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Robert Denardo by Mark Howard Boyle (Boyle, Mark)
September 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Robert Denardo by Curtiss Scott Schreiber (Schreiber, Curtiss)
September 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Robert Denardo by Karen Kies DeGrand (DeGrand, Karen)
September 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 NOTICE of Motion by Megan Deborah Costello for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer #19 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 9/29/2021 at 09:30 AM. (Costello, Megan)
September 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MOTION by Defendant Robert Denardo for extension of time to file answer and Brief in Support (Costello, Megan)
September 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Robert Denardo by Megan Deborah Costello (Costello, Megan)
September 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Robert Denardo by Kathleen M. Nemechek (Nemechek, Kathleen)
September 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 STATUS Report Joint by Kirk McField (Nichele, Joseph)
September 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 CERTIFICATE of Service of Summons to Robert Denardo (Nichele, Joseph)
September 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis:The Court enters and continues Defendant's motion to dismiss #10 to 9/29/2021. The Court sets initial status conference in this matter is set for 9/29/2021 at 9:30 a.m via teleconference. The parties are directed to review the procedures and requirements for this conference on Judge Ellis' web site and to submit the required Initial Status Report by 9/22/2020. The parties should indicate the status of service of Defendant Denardo, whether a stay of discovery is appropriate while the motion to dismiss is pending, and a proposed briefing schedule on the motion to dismiss. Throughout the telephonic hearing, each speaker will be expected to identify themselves for the record before speaking. Please note that the conference call-in will be used by all cases that are on the court's calendar for the said date, therefore counsel must be in a quiet area while on the line and must have the telephone muted until your case is called. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. The call-in number is (866) 434-5269 and the access code is 8087837. Counsel of record will receive an email the morning of the telephonic hearing with instructions to join the call. 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 (air, )
September 7, 2021 Opinion or Order SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Robert Denardo (ak, )
August 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Kirk McField by Joseph K. Nichele (Nichele, Joseph)
August 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 NOTICE of Motion by Megan Deborah Costello for presentment of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #10 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 9/8/2021 at 09:45 AM. (Costello, Megan)
August 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MEMORANDUM by Ford Motor Company in support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #10 (Costello, Megan)
August 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Ford Motor Company (Costello, Megan)
August 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MAILED Notice of Removal letter to counsel of record. (aee, )
August 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Ford Motor Company by Mark Howard Boyle (Boyle, Mark)
August 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Ford Motor Company by Curtiss Scott Schreiber (Schreiber, Curtiss)
August 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Ford Motor Company by Karen Kies DeGrand (DeGrand, Karen)
August 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Ford Motor Company by Megan Deborah Costello (Costello, Megan)
August 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE by Ford Motor Company of Disclosure of Corporate Interests (Nemechek, Kathleen)
August 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Ford Motor Company by Kathleen M. Nemechek (Nemechek, Kathleen)
August 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Nemechek, Kathleen)
August 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, case number (2021L007242) filed by Ford Motor Company Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-18585624. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3)(Nemechek, Kathleen)
August 20, 2021 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Sara L. Ellis. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Beth W. Jantz. Case assignment: Random assignment. (lma, )

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Plaintiff: Kirk McField
Represented By: Joseph K. Nichele
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Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Represented By: Kathleen M. Nemechek
Represented By: Curtiss Scott Schreiber
Represented By: Karen Kies DeGrand
Represented By: Mark Howard Boyle
Represented By: Megan Deborah Costello
Represented By: Emily Elizabeth Dory
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Defendant: Robert Denardo
Represented By: Curtiss Scott Schreiber
Represented By: Karen Kies DeGrand
Represented By: Kathleen M. Nemechek
Represented By: Mark Howard Boyle
Represented By: Megan Deborah Costello
Represented By: Emily Elizabeth Dory
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