Bentson et al v. West Suburban Bancorp, Inc.
Plaintiff: Jennifer Bentson and Rodney Bentson
Defendant: West Suburban Bancorp, Inc., d/b/a West Suburban Bank and West Suburban Bancorp, Inc. doing business as West Suburban Bank
Case Number: 1:2021cv05390
Filed: October 12, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John Robert Blakey
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 12101
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 CERTIFICATE of Service Plaintiffs' FRCP 26(a)(1) Initial Disclosures by Scott Drumheller on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Drumheller, Scott)
December 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff has moved to strike Defendant's affirmative defenses one through twelve, see #14 . Defendant shall 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 the pleading party to make an election as to whether it will amend its pleading or stand on the current pleading and proceed with briefing on the motion to dismiss. To this end, Defendant shall, by 12/27/21, file either an amended answer/affirmative defenses or a response to the motion to dismiss. If Defendant files a response, Plaintiff shall file any reply by 1/10/22. The 12/16/21 Notice of Motion date is stricken. All other dates and deadlines stand. Mailed notice (gel, )
December 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Plaintiffs' NOTICE of Motion by Scott Drumheller for presentment of motion to strike #14 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 12/16/2021 at 11:00 AM. (Drumheller, Scott)
December 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MOTION by Plaintiffs Jennifer Bentson, Rodney Bentson to strike Affirmative Defenses (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Drumheller, Scott)
December 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Based upon the representations in the parties' 11/29/21 status report #12 , the Court sets case management dates as follows: the parties shall exchange Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures by 12/10/21, issue written discovery by 1/7/22, amend their pleadings (to add claims, parties, etc.) by 3/31/22, and complete fact discovery by 6/30/22. The parties indicate in their status report that they may wish to pursue summary judgment before expert discovery. Absent sufficient cause, however, the Court does not normally permit piecemeal summary judgment briefing, and would adopt the parties' proposal only if the parties represent that they would not anticipate seeking a second bite at the summary judgment apple after expert discovery. The parties shall file an updated status report by 6/1/22 confirming that they are on track to meet the 6/30/22 fact discovery deadline, indicating whether any party in fact will seek summary judgment, and addressing the question of whether their proposed schedule contemplates two rounds of dispositive motions. The Court appreciates that the parties are not interested in a settlement conference at this time, but nonetheless encourages them to exhaust the possibility of settlement before spending time and money on dispositive motions and expert discovery. If at any time the parties agree that a settlement conference with the assigned Magistrate Judge could be productive, they should call chambers to so advise, and the Court will enter an appropriate referral order. Mailed notice (gel, )
November 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 STATUS Report Joint Initial Status Report by Jennifer Bentson, Rodney Bentson (Drumheller, Scott)
November 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Jennifer Bentson, Rodney Bentson by Patrick Joseph Walsh Appearance - Scott Drumheller (Walsh, Patrick)
November 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Jennifer Bentson, Rodney Bentson by Patrick Joseph Walsh Appearance (Walsh, Patrick)
November 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by West Suburban Bancorp, Inc. (Risch, Jeffrey)
November 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Defendant's Verified ANSWER to Complaint and Affirmative Defenses by West Suburban Bancorp, Inc.(Risch, Jeffrey)
October 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 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 11/29/2021, 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, )
October 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: This case has been reassigned 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 11/29/2021, 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, )
October 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MAILED Notice of Removal letter to counsel of record. (bg, )
October 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant West Suburban Bancorp, Inc., d/b/a West Suburban Bank by Steven W Jados (Jados, Steven)
October 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant West Suburban Bancorp, Inc., d/b/a West Suburban Bank by Jeffrey A Risch (Risch, Jeffrey)
October 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Risch, Jeffrey)
October 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from DuPage County, case number (2021L001019) filed by West Suburban Bancorp, Inc., d/b/a West Suburban Bank Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-18757289. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F)(Risch, Jeffrey)
October 12, 2021 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey T. Gilbert. Case assignment: Random assignment. (lxk, )

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Plaintiff: Jennifer Bentson
Represented By: Scott Drumheller
Represented By: Patrick Joseph Walsh
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Plaintiff: Rodney Bentson
Represented By: Scott Drumheller
Represented By: Patrick Joseph Walsh
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Defendant: West Suburban Bancorp, Inc., d/b/a West Suburban Bank
Represented By: Jeffrey A Risch
Represented By: Steven W Jados
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Defendant: West Suburban Bancorp, Inc. doing business as West Suburban Bank
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