Gardner v. Chicago Police et al
Plaintiff: Felicia Jean Gardner
Defendant: Chicago Police, Jane Doe and City of Chicago
Case Number: 1:2021cv05638
Filed: October 22, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Sara L Ellis
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 9, 2021 Filing 16 MOTION by Plaintiff Felicia Jean Gardner for attorney representation Relief of Representation (Vogt, Robert)
December 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER: The Court recruits Robert P. Vogt, O'Kane Law, 20 South Clark, Suite 1050, Chicago, Illinois 60603, bvogt@bokanelaw.com to represent plaintiff. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 12/2/2021. Mailed notice (jg, )
November 23, 2021 Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Telephone conference held on 11/23/2021. Motion for relief from order of assignment #11 is granted. Attorney Mildred F. Haggerty terminated. The Court will recruit new counsel to represent plaintiff. Mailed notice (rj, )
November 22, 2021 Filing 13 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Telephone conference set for 11/23/2021 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 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, )
November 15, 2021 Filing 12 NOTICE of Motion by Mildred F. Haggerty for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief #11 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 11/23/2021 at 09:45 AM. (exr, )
November 10, 2021 Filing 11 MOTION for relief from order of assignment by Mildred F. Haggerty (exr, )
November 8, 2021 Filing 10 COMPLAINT filed by Felicia Jean Gardner; (exr, )
November 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER: The Court grants Plaintiff's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis #4 and motion for attorney representation #5 . The Court recruits Mildred F. Haggerty, Special Counsel, Inc., 200 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 590-0060, mhaggert.mh@gmail.com to represent Plaintiff. The Court dismisses the Chicago Police as a Defendant because the Chicago Police is a non-suable entity. Cortney v. City of Chicago, 439 F. App'x 557, 558 (7th Cir. 2011). The Court orders the Clerk to add the City of Chicago as a nominal Defendant for the sole purpose of identifying Jane Doe(s). Counsel for Plaintiff should promptly send the City interrogatories eliciting information regarding the identity of the individual(s) who allegedly violated Plaintiff's constitutional rights. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 33. Counsel should submit an amended complaint by 1/31/2022 that clarifies Plaintiff's claims and identifies the individual defendant(s) by name so that they can be served. The Court sets an initial status conference for 3/30/2022 at 9:30 a.m. 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 3/23/2022. 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. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 11/8/2021. Mailed notice. (exr, )
November 4, 2021 Filing 8 RECONSIDER MOTION by Plaintiff Felicia Jean Gardner (exr, )
November 3, 2021 Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court denies Plaintiff's motion to compel #6 . The Court lacks any information regarding Plaintiff's request for the names of the police officers on duty at Holy Cross hospital such that the Court could order the City of Chicago to produce the identities of the officers. Additionally, Plaintiff made this request right before the statute of limitations ran to amend her complaint and did not show cause why she did not make this request earlier. Mailed notice (rj, )
October 22, 2021 Filing 6 EMERGENCY MOTION by Plaintiff Felicia Jean Gardner (exr, )
October 22, 2021 Filing 5 MOTION by Plaintiff Felicia Jean Gardner for attorney representation (exr, )
October 22, 2021 Filing 4 APPLICATION by Plaintiff Felicia Jean Gardner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (exr, )
October 22, 2021 Filing 3 PRO SE Appearance by Plaintiff Felicia Jean Gardner (exr, )
October 22, 2021 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (exr, )
October 22, 2021 Filing 1 RECEIVED Complaint and no copies by Felicia Jean Gardner (exr, )
October 22, 2021 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Sara L. Ellis. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Young B. Kim. Case assignment: Random assignment. (exr, )

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Plaintiff: Felicia Jean Gardner
Represented By: Mildred F. Haggerty
Represented By: Robert P. Vogt
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Defendant: Chicago Police
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Defendant: Jane Doe
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