McField v. Ford Motor Company et al
Kirk McField |
Ford Motor Company and Robert Denardo |
1:2021cv04440 |
August 20, 2021 |
US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
Sara L Ellis |
Civil Rights: Jobs |
28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Employment Discrimination |
None |
Docket Report
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Filing 57 ENTERED JUDGMENT. Mailed notice(rj, ) |
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, ) |
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, ) |
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, ) |
Filing 53 Proof of Service by Kirk McField (Nichele, Joseph) |
Filing 52 NOTICE by Kirk McField of Hearing on Motion to Withdraw (Nichele, Joseph) |
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, ) |
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, ) |
Filing 49 Proof of Service of Motion to Withdraw by Kirk McField (Nichele, Joseph) |
Filing 48 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Robert Denardo, Ford Motor Company by Emily Elizabeth Dory (Dory, Emily) |
Filing 47 NOTICE by Mark Howard Boyle of Change of Address (Boyle, Mark) |
Filing 46 NOTICE by Karen Kies DeGrand of Change of Address (DeGrand, Karen) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
Filing 42 AGREED CONFIDENTIALITY Order. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 4/8/2022. Mailed notice (aee, ) |
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, ) |
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) |
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) |
Filing 38 MOTION by Defendants Robert Denardo, Ford Motor Company for order (Joint Motion for Entry of Confidentiality Order (Costello, Megan) |
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, ) |
Filing 36 STATUS Report Joint by Kirk McField (Nichele, Joseph) |
Filing 35 ANSWER to amended complaint #33 by Robert Denardo, Ford Motor Company(Costello, Megan) |
Filing 34 NOTICE by Kirk McField re amended complaint #33 (Nichele, Joseph) |
Filing 33 First AMENDED complaint by Kirk McField against Robert Denardo, Ford Motor Company (Nichele, Joseph) |
Filing 32 ANSWER to Complaint by Robert Denardo, Ford Motor Company(Costello, Megan) |
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, ) |
Filing 30 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court grants Defendants' motion for leave to substitute counsel #27 . Mailed notice (rj, ) |
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, ) |
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) |
Filing 27 MOTION by Defendants Robert Denardo, Ford Motor Company to substitute attorney (Dory, Emily) |
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) |
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) |
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, ) |
Filing 23 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Robert Denardo by Mark Howard Boyle (Boyle, Mark) |
Filing 22 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Robert Denardo by Curtiss Scott Schreiber (Schreiber, Curtiss) |
Filing 21 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Robert Denardo by Karen Kies DeGrand (DeGrand, Karen) |
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) |
Filing 19 MOTION by Defendant Robert Denardo for extension of time to file answer and Brief in Support (Costello, Megan) |
Filing 18 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Robert Denardo by Megan Deborah Costello (Costello, Megan) |
Filing 17 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Robert Denardo by Kathleen M. Nemechek (Nemechek, Kathleen) |
Filing 16 STATUS Report Joint by Kirk McField (Nichele, Joseph) |
Filing 15 CERTIFICATE of Service of Summons to Robert Denardo (Nichele, Joseph) |
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, ) |
SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Robert Denardo (ak, ) |
Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Kirk McField by Joseph K. Nichele (Nichele, Joseph) |
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) |
Filing 11 MEMORANDUM by Ford Motor Company in support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #10 (Costello, Megan) |
Filing 10 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Ford Motor Company (Costello, Megan) |
Filing 9 MAILED Notice of Removal letter to counsel of record. (aee, ) |
Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Ford Motor Company by Mark Howard Boyle (Boyle, Mark) |
Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Ford Motor Company by Curtiss Scott Schreiber (Schreiber, Curtiss) |
Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Ford Motor Company by Karen Kies DeGrand (DeGrand, Karen) |
Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Ford Motor Company by Megan Deborah Costello (Costello, Megan) |
Filing 4 NOTICE by Ford Motor Company of Disclosure of Corporate Interests (Nemechek, Kathleen) |
Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Ford Motor Company by Kathleen M. Nemechek (Nemechek, Kathleen) |
Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Nemechek, Kathleen) |
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) |
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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