Steger et al v. Tsinman
| Douglas Steger and Sharon Steger |
| Michael Tsinman |
| United States of America and Internal Revenue Service |
| 1:2021cv05705 |
| October 26, 2021 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Edmond E Chang |
| Tax Suit: Taxes |
| 28 U.S.C. § 2410 |
| None |
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| Filing 19 REPLY by Sharon Steger to Response, #18 Also by Doug Steger (Ring, Berton) |
| Filing 18 RESPONSE by ThirdParty Plaintiff Michael Tsinman to reply #17 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit, #9 Exhibit, #10 Exhibit, #11 Exhibit, #12 Exhibit, #13 Exhibit)(Bikbova, Julia) |
| Filing 17 REPLY by ThirdParty Plaintiff Michael Tsinman to answer to complaint, #16 (Bikbova, Julia) |
| Filing 16 Doug and Sharon ANSWER to Complaint amended complaint and remand by Douglas Steger (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A R 281, #2 Exhibit A R 286, #3 Exhibit A R 287, #4 Exhibit B, #5 Exhibit c, #6 Exhibit d, #7 Exhibit e, #8 Exhibit f, #9 Exhibit g, #10 Exhibit h, #11 Exhibit i)(Ring, Berton) |
| Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: As discussed at the status hearing, R. 13, the Third-Party Plaintiff's motion #14 to voluntarily dismiss Third-Party Defendant Internal Revenue Service is granted. The IRS is terminated as a party to this action. Mailed notice (cn). |
| Filing 14 MOTION by ThirdParty Plaintiff Michael Tsinman to dismiss the Third-Party Defendant (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing)(Bikbova, Julia) |
| Filing 13 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Telephone status hearing held. Counsel for the parties appeared by telephone. The Stegers' response to Tsinman's motion to file complaint for declaratory judgment #12 is due 12/01/2021. In the Plaintiffs' response, the Plaintiffs must include their argument to remand. Tsinman's reply is due by 12/15/2021. The Stegers' sur-reply is due by 12/22/2021. A tracking status hearing is set for 01/07/2022 at 8:30 a.m. (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Emailed notice (mw, ) |
| Filing 12 MOTION by ThirdParty Plaintiff Michael Tsinman for declaratory judgment (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing)(Bikbova, Julia) |
| Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The government's unopposed extension motion to answer #10 is granted to 12/27/2021. The Court does hope and expect that the parties are conferring to resolve this matter. Emailed notice (mw, ) |
| Filing 10 MOTION by Third Party Defendant Internal Revenue Service for extension of time to file answer regarding notice of removal #1 re Third Party Complaint (Ashby, Eric) |
| Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Douglas Steger by Berton N. Ring (Ring, Berton) |
| Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Sharon Steger by Berton N. Ring (Ring, Berton) |
| Filing 7 MAILED Notice of Removal letter to counsel of record. (rc, ) (Main Document 7 replaced on 10/28/2021) (rc, ). |
| Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Emergency telephone motion hearing held. Counsel for the parties appeared by telephone. As discussed during the hearing, the motion #4 of Third-Party Plaintiff Tsinman to stay state court case is granted, with apologies to the state court. It was unwise for Tsinman's counsel to simply inform the state court, without leave of the state court, that counsel would not appear for the 9:00 a.m. hearing and the 2:00 p.m. arbitration. Counsel should have appeared to further explain Tsinman's position. Ideally, the removal would have happened more promptly after the 10/01/2021 notice to the local USAO so that the state court would not have allocated resources unnecessarily and be put in this position. Having said that, it does appear that the DOJ did not learn of the 10/27/2021 arbitration date until late Friday afternoon on 10/22/2021. The command of 28 U.S.C. 1446(d) is clear that the state court shall not proceed further until the case is remanded. So the state case is stayed. Government counsel reported (and the Stegers' attorney confirmed) that there are e-filing obstacles in state court right now; the local USAO plans on filing the notice of removal with the state Clerk in-person today. The parties (all three sets) shall confer with one another to try to reach a resolution in good-faith (including, tangentially, formal service of process on the federal government). If the conferrals are unsuccessful, then the Court will set the litigation track, including answers or motions in response to the Third-Party Complaint. Telephone status hearing set for 11/10/2021 at 10:00 a.m. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. The call-in number is (877) 336-1831 and the access code is 1736479. Counsel of record and the Probation Officer will receive an email before the start 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. Emailed notice (mw, ) |
| Filing 5 NOTICE of Motion by Julia Bikbova for presentment of before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 10/27/2021 at 01:00 PM. (Bikbova, Julia) |
| Filing 4 MOTION by ThirdParty Plaintiff Michael Tsinman, Defendant Michael Tsinman to stay (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit)(Bikbova, Julia) |
| Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for ThirdParty Plaintiff Michael Tsinman, Defendant Michael Tsinman by Julia Bikbova (Bikbova, Julia) |
| Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Third Party Defendant United States of America by Eric Adrian Ashby, II (Ashby, Eric) |
| Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from Cook County Circuit Court, case number (2020 M2 003150) filed by United States of America (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Ashby, Eric) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. FEE DUE, NO INFORMA PAUPERIS APPLICATION SUBMITTED. Case assignment: Random assignment. (mxo, ) |
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