McGurren v. Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC
Plaintiff: Melissa McGurren
Defendant: Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC
Case Number: 1:2021cv06287
Filed: November 23, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Ronald A Guzman
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Assault Libel & Slander
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal Libel,Assault,Slander
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 42 NOTICE of Appeal Due letter sent to counsel of record regarding notice of appeal #40 (nsf, )
July 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 41 DOCKETING Statement by Melissa McGurren regarding notice of appeal #40 (Caruso, Carmen)
July 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 40 NOTICE of appeal by Melissa McGurren regarding orders #30 , #23 , #39 Filing fee $ 505, receipt number BILNDC-19672900. Receipt number: n (Caruso, Carmen)
June 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ENTERED JUDGMENT Mailed notice. (kp, )
June 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 38 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: For the reasons stated below, the Court finds that Plaintiff's proposed amendment would be futile and therefore denies Plaintiff's motion to amend the complaint #31 . Civil case terminated. All pending motions are stricken as moot. Signed by the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman on 6/30/2022. Mailed notice. (kp, )
June 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 37 RESPONSE by Melissa McGurrenin Support of MOTION by Plaintiff Melissa McGurren to amend/correct (Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Amend Her Complaint) #31 (Plaintiff's Reply In Support of Her Motion to Amend her Complaint) (Caruso, Carmen)
June 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 36 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman: Plaintiff's motion to extend deadline to reply in support of Plaintiff's motion to amend #31 until June 15, 2022 #35 is granted. Mailed notice. (kp, )
June 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 MOTION by Plaintiff Melissa McGurren for extension of time to file response/reply as to set motion and R&R deadlines/hearings #32 (Caruso, Carmen)
May 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 34 RESPONSE by Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLCin Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiff Melissa McGurren to amend/correct (Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Amend Her Complaint) #31 (Mandell, Steven)
May 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 REPLY by Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC to MOTION by Plaintiff Melissa McGurren to amend/correct (Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Amend Her Complaint) #31 (Mandell, Steven)
May 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman: Defendant's response to Plaintiff's motion to amend her complaint #31 is due May 25, 2022, and any reply is due June 8, 2022. Ruling to be made electronically. Mailed notice. (kp, )
May 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 31 MOTION by Plaintiff Melissa McGurren to amend/correct (Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Amend Her Complaint) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Appendix Table of Exhibits in McGurren's Proposed Amended Complaint, #3 Exhibit 1 to Proposed Amended Complaint, #4 Exhibit 2 to Proposed Amended Complaint, #5 Exhibit 3 to Proposed Amended Complaint, #6 Exhibit 4 to Proposed Amended Complaint)(Caruso, Carmen)
April 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER: For the reasons stated below, Plaintiff's motion to reconsider is denied. Any motion for leave to file an amended complaint, with an attached proposed amended complaint, shall be filed no later than May 3, 2022. If no motion is filed by that date, the Court will terminate the case. Signed by the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman on 4/20/2022. Mailed notice. (kp, )
April 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 29 REPLY by Plaintiff Melissa McGurren to Response #26 (Plaintiff's Reply In Support of her Motion to Reconsider) (Caruso, Carmen)
April 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 RESPONSE by Defendant Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC to Response #26 DEFENDANT'S OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION (Mandell, Steven)
March 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman: Plaintiff states in her response to Defendant's futility argument regarding her proposed claim under the Illinois Slander and Libel Act that (1) she also seeks reconsideration of the Court's order on the motion to dismiss, and (2) she intends to move for leave to amend her complaint to add a defamation per quod claim. In order to avoid a piecemeal approach to adding claims, the Court strikes without prejudice Plaintiff's response to the futility argument. The Court will first address only the motion to reconsider. Defendant shall respond to the motion to reconsider no later than April 4, 2022, and Plaintiff shall reply no later than April 15, 2022. In its ruling on the motion to reconsider, the Court will set a schedule for Plaintiff's proposed amendment to the complaint as to all claims. Mailed notice. (kp, )
March 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 26 RESPONSE by Plaintiff Melissa McGurren (Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's Futility Argument and Request for Reconsideration) (Caruso, Carmen)
March 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman: Plaintiff's unopposed motion to extended deadline #24 is granted. Plaintiff's deadline to respond to Defendant's futility argument is March 17, 2022 and the deadline for Defendant to reply is March 31, 2022. Mailed notice. (kp, )
March 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 MOTION by Plaintiff Melissa McGurren for extension of time to file response/reply (Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion to Extend Deadline) (Caruso, Carmen)
March 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: Defendant's motion to dismiss #13 is granted. Plaintiff states in a footnote in her re-sponse brief that she will seek leave to file an amended complaint to allege a violation of 740 ILCS 145/2, which provides that "[i]t shall be deemed slander, and shall be actionable, to charge any person with swearing falsely, or with having sworn falsely...." 740 ILCS 145/2. Defend-ant asserts that any such amendment would be futile. The Court grants Plaintiff 14 days to re-spond to Defendant's futility argument; Defendant has 14 days to reply. The Court will rule electronically. The Court will rule on the motion to strike allegations in the complaint #15 , if necessary, when it addresses the proposed amendment. Signed by the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman on 3/1/2022. Mailed notice. (kp, )
February 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 REPLY by Defendant Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC to motion to dismiss #13 , motion to strike #15 CONSOLIDATED REPLY BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT AND MOTION TO STRIKE ALLEGATIONS (Mandell, Steven)
February 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 21 RESPONSE by Melissa McGurrenin Opposition to MOTION by Defendant Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC to dismiss PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6) #13 , MOTION by Defendant Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC to strike ALLEGATIONS OF PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT #15 (Plaintiff's Combined Response to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and Defendant's Motion to Strike) (Caruso, Carmen)
January 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman: Plaintiff's unopposed motion for an extension of time to respond to Defendant's motion to dismiss and motion to strike #19 is granted. Plaintiff's consolidated response is due no later than February 1, 2022, and Defendant's consolidated reply is due no later than February 15, 2022. The parties are granted leave to file briefs of no more than 20 pages. Mailed notice. (kp, )
January 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MOTION by Plaintiff Melissa McGurren for extension of time to file response/reply as to set motion and R&R deadlines/hearings, #16 (Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion to Extend) (Caruso, Carmen)
January 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman: The parties' joint motion to stay discovery pending the Court's ruling on Defendant's motion to dismiss #17 , which is currently being briefed, is granted. The Court will include a due date for a joint status report and proposed discovery schedule, if necessary, in its ruling on the motion to dismiss. Mailed notice. (kp, )
January 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MOTION by Defendant Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC to stay JOINT MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY PENDING RESOLUTION OF DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS (Mandell, Steven)
December 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman: Plaintiff's consolidated response to Defendant's motion to dismiss #13 and motion to strike #15 is due no later than January 24, 2022, and Defendant's consolidated reply is due no later than February 7, 2022. The parties are granted leave to file briefs of no more than 20 pages. Ruling to be made electronically. Mailed notice. (kp, )
December 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MOTION by Defendant Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC to strike ALLEGATIONS OF PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT (Mandell, Steven)
December 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MEMORANDUM by Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC in support of motion to dismiss #13 (Mandell, Steven)
December 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MOTION by Defendant Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC to dismiss PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6) (Mandell, Steven)
December 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman: In lieu of an initial status hearing, the Court directs the parties to, no more than 21 days from the date of this order, confer to discuss the nature and bases of their claims and defenses and the possibilities for a prompt settlement or resolution of the case. The parties shall also discuss deadlines for Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures and a proposed discovery plan. A written initial status report and proposed discovery plan shall be filed no later than January 17, 2022. Plaintiff is responsible for initiating such a meeting, and all lead counsel for all parties are required to participate. Failure or refusal to participate in such a meeting or to cooperate in the preparation of the written report may constitute a basis for sanctions. The Court will thereafter issue an order setting a discovery schedule. Mailed notice. (kp, )
December 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Melissa McGurren by William B. Whitner (Whitner, William)
December 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Melissa McGurren by Carmen David Caruso (Caruso, Carmen)
December 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC by Steven P. Mandell (Mandell, Steven)
November 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman: Defendant's motion for an extension of time to December 23, 2021 to file its responsive pleading #6 is granted. Mailed notice. (kp, )
November 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MAILED Notice of Removal letter to counsel of record (exr, )
November 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 MOTION by Defendant Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC for extension of time to File Its Responsive Pleading to Plaintiff's Complaint (AGREED) (Roche, Michael)
November 24, 2021 Opinion or Order CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (exr, )
November 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC by Kara Elizabeth Cooper (Cooper, Kara)
November 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC (Roche, Michael)
November 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC by Michael P. Roche (Roche, Michael)
November 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Roche, Michael)
November 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from Circuit Court of Cook County, case number (2021-L-010121) filed by Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-18904062. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C)(Roche, Michael)
November 23, 2021 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey I. Cummings. Case assignment: Random assignment. (ng, )

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Plaintiff: Melissa McGurren
Represented By: Carmen David Caruso
Represented By: William B. Whitner
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Represented By: Michael P. Roche
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