Jirek et al v. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Plaintiff: Natalie Jirek, Nancy Ledinsky and Judy Teske
Defendant: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Case Number: 1:2021cv06929
Filed: December 30, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Sara L Ellis
Nature of Suit: Labor: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 54 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Natalie Jirek, Nancy Ledinsky, Judy Teske by Amanda Burns (Burns, Amanda)
January 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 53 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court grants AstraZeneca's motion to dismiss #28 . The Court gives Plaintiffs until 3/10/2023, to file an amended complaint if they can do so in accordance with this opinion and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11. The Court strikes the status date set for 1/26/2023 and resets it to 4/12/2023 at 9:30 a.m. The parties should file a joint status report by 4/5/2023 with a proposed discovery schedule and if Defendant intends to file a motion to dismiss, a proposed briefing schedule. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (866) 434-5269, Access Code: 8087837. 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 (use toll free number). 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, )
January 25, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 52 OPINION AND ORDER. For the reasons stated in the accompanying Opinion and Order, the Court grants AstraZeneca's motion to dismiss #28 . The Court gives Plaintiffs until March 10, 2023, to file an amended complaint if they can do so in accordance with this opinion and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 1/25/2023:Mailed notice(rj, )
January 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 51 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Natalie Jirek, Nancy Ledinsky, Judy Teske by Alexis D Martin (Martin, Alexis)
January 12, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 50 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court strikes the ruling date set for 1/12/2023 and resets it to 1/26/2023 at 1:30 p.m. The Court enters tolling of the statute of limitations for both the collective and the class putative members from 1/12/2023 through the ruling date of 1/26/2023. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (866) 434-5269, Access Code: 8087837. 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 (use toll free number). 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, )
January 11, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 49 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Telephone conference set for 1/12/23 at 1:30 p.m. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (866) 434-5269, Access Code: 8087837. 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 (use toll free number). 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, )
December 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 48 ANNUAL REMINDER: Pursuant to #Local Rule 3.2 (Notification of Affiliates)#, any nongovernmental party, other than an individual or sole proprietorship, must file a statement identifying all its affiliates known to the party after diligent review or, if the party has identified no affiliates, then a statement reflecting that fact must be filed. An affiliate is defined as follows: any entity or individual owning, directly or indirectly (through ownership of one or more other entities), 5% or more of a party. The statement is to be electronically filed as a PDF in conjunction with entering the affiliates in CM/ECF as prompted. As a reminder to counsel, parties must supplement their statements of affiliates within thirty (30) days of any change in the information previously reported. This minute order is being issued to all counsel of record to remind counsel of their obligation to provide updated information as to additional affiliates if such updating is necessary. If counsel has any questions regarding this process, this #LINK# will provide additional information. Signed by the Executive Committee on 12/29/2022: Mailed notice. (tg, )
December 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 47 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court grants Plaintiffs' motion for leave to withdraw the appearance of counsel #45 and withdraws the appearance of Nicole Young as counsel for Plaintiffs. Mailed notice (rj, )
December 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 46 NOTICE of Motion by Nicole Marie Young for presentment of motion to withdraw as attorney #45 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 12/13/2022 at 09:45 AM. (Young, Nicole)
December 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 45 MOTION by Attorney Nicole Young to withdraw as attorney for Natalie Jirek, Nancy Ledinsky, Judy Teske. No party information provided (Young, Nicole)
November 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 44 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court enters tolling of the statute of limitations for both the collective and the class putative members from 11/15/2022 through the ruling date of 1/12/2023. Mailed notice (rj, )
November 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 43 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court strikes ruling date set for 11/15/2022 and resets it to 1/12/2023 at 1:30 p.m. 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, )
September 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 42 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court enters tolling of the statute of limitations for both the collective and the class putative members from 9/7/2022 through the ruling date of 11/15/22. Mailed notice (rj, )
August 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 41 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis:The Court strikes ruling date set for 9/7/2022 and resets it to 11/15/2022 at 9:30 AM. 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, )
June 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 40 REPLY by Defendant AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP to motion to dismiss #28 in Support of Motion to Dismiss and Strike First Amended Complaint (Lotsoff, Jonathan)
June 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 39 RESPONSE by Natalie Jirek, Nancy Ledinsky, Judy Teskein Opposition to MOTION by Defendant AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP to dismiss and Strike Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint #28 (Caffarelli, Alejandro)
June 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 38 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis:The Court grants Plaintiffs' motion for extension of time #36 and revises the briefing schedule as follows: Plaintiffs' response is due by 6/3/2022 and Defendant's reply is due by 6/24/2022. Mailed notice (rj, )
May 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 37 NOTICE of Motion by Alejandro Caffarelli for presentment of motion for extension of time to file response/reply #36 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 6/2/2022 at 01:45 PM. (Caffarelli, Alejandro)
May 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 36 MOTION by Plaintiffs Natalie Jirek, Nancy Ledinsky, Judy Teske for extension of time to file response/reply to motion to dismiss (Caffarelli, Alejandro)
May 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: Telephone conference held on 5/4/2022. Plaintiffs' motion to lift stay of discovery, stay briefing on Defendant's motion to strike, and toll statute of limitations #31 is granted in part and denied in part. The Court revises the briefing schedule on Defendant's motion to dismiss #28 : Defendant's reply is due by 6/17/2022. The Court enters tolling of the statute of limitations for both the collective and the class putative members from 4/22/2022 through the ruling date of 9/7/2022. Ruling date set for 9/7/2022 at 9:30 a.m. Mailed notice (rj, )
April 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 34 STATUS Report (Joint Initial Status Report) by Natalie Jirek, Nancy Ledinsky, Judy Teske (Caffarelli, Alejandro)
April 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court grants Defendant's motion for leave to file excess pages #26 and sets the following briefing schedule on Defendant's motion to dismiss #28 : Plaintiffs' response is due by 5/27/2022 and Defendant's reply is due by 6/10/2022. The Court sets a ruling date for 9/7/2022 at 9:30 a.m. Mailed notice (rj, )
April 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 32 NOTICE of Motion by Alejandro Caffarelli for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief #31 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 5/4/2022 at 09:45 AM. (Caffarelli, Alejandro)
April 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 31 MOTION by Plaintiffs Natalie Jirek, Nancy Ledinsky, Judy Teske to Lift Stay of Discovery, Stay Briefing on Defendant's Motion to Strike, and Toll Statute of Limitation (Caffarelli, Alejandro)
April 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 30 NOTICE of Motion by James P. Looby for presentment of motion to dismiss #28 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 4/27/2022 at 09:45 AM. (Looby, James)
April 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 29 MEMORANDUM by AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP in support of motion to dismiss #28 and Strike Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint (Looby, James)
April 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 MOTION by Defendant AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP to dismiss and Strike Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint (Looby, James)
April 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 Notice of Defendant's Unopposed Motion for Additional Pages Relating to Motion to Dismiss and Strike NOTICE of Motion by James P. Looby for presentment of motion for leave to file excess pages #26 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 4/26/2022 at 09:45 AM. (Looby, James)
April 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 26 MOTION by Defendant AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP for leave to file excess pages Unopposed Motion for Additional Pages Relating to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and Strike (Looby, James)
March 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court grants Plaintiffs' motion to vacate the briefing schedule #23 . The Court vacates the briefing schedule and denies Defendant's motion to dismiss #20 as moot, given the filing of Plaintiffs' first amended complaint #22 . Defendant's responsive pleading is due by 4/22/2022. The Court sets a status date for 5/4/2022 at 9:30 a.m. with a joint initial status report due by 4/27/2022. 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, )
March 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 NOTICE of Motion by Alejandro Caffarelli for presentment of motion to vacate #23 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 3/22/2022 at 09:45 AM. (Caffarelli, Alejandro)
March 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MOTION by Plaintiffs Natalie Jirek, Nancy Ledinsky, Judy Teske to vacate briefing schedule (unopposed) (Caffarelli, Alejandro)
March 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 First AMENDED complaint by Natalie Jirek, Judy Teske, Nancy Ledinsky against AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-C)(Caffarelli, Alejandro)
February 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 21 MEMORANDUM by AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP in support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #20 (Corrected) (Looby, James)
February 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP (Corrected) (Looby, James)
February 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MEMORANDUM by AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP in support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #18 (Looby, James)
February 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law)(Looby, James)
February 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court grants the parties' motion to stay discovery and deadlines #16 . The Court sets the following briefing schedule on Defendant's motion to dismiss: Defendant's motion to dismiss is due by 2/23/2022; Plaintiffs' response is due by 3/23/2022; and Defendant's reply is due by 4/6/2022. The Court strikes the status date set for 2/24/2022 and resets a status date for 7/5/2022 at 9:30 a.m. for ruling on Defendant's motion. The Court stays discovery pending ruling on Defendant's motion. Mailed notice (rj, )
February 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MOTION by Defendant AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP to reset Joint Motion to Reset Court Deadlines and Stay Discovery (Looby, James)
February 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Notice of Joint Motion to Reset Court Deadlines and Stay Discovery NOTICE of Motion by James P. Looby for presentment of before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 2/22/2022 at 09:45 AM. (Looby, James) Modified on 2/16/2022 (jn, ). Modified on 2/16/2022 (kl, ).
February 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER: Motion for leave to appear pro hac vice #13 is granted. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 2/15/2022. Mailed notice. (kl, )
February 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-19113052. (Threet, Andrea)
January 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The Court grants Defendant's motion for extension of time to answer or otherwise plead #10 . Defendant's responsive pleading is due by 2/23/2022. Mailed notice (rj, )
January 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 NOTICE of Motion by James P. Looby for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer #10 before Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 1/27/2022 at 01:45 PM. (Looby, James)
January 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MOTION by Defendant AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP for extension of time to file answer , move, or otherwise plead (unopposed) (Looby, James)
January 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP (Looby, James)
January 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP by James P. Looby (Looby, James)
January 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP by Jonathan David Lotsoff (Lotsoff, Jonathan)
January 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Natalie Jirek, Judy Teske, Nancy Ledinsky as to AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP on 1/11/2022, answer due 2/1/2022. (Caffarelli, Alejandro)
January 5, 2022 Opinion or Order SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP (cxr, )
January 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sara L. Ellis: The initial telephonic status conference in this matter is set 2/24/2022 at 1:30 PM. 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 2/17/2022. 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, )
January 3, 2022 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. (jxj, )
January 3, 2022 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Sara L. Ellis. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jj, )
December 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Natalie Jirek, Nancy Ledinsky, Judy Teske by Nicole Marie Young (Young, Nicole)
December 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Natalie Jirek, Nancy Ledinsky, Judy Teske by Alejandro Caffarelli (Caffarelli, Alejandro)
December 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Caffarelli, Alejandro)
December 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Natalie Jirek, Judy Teske, Nancy Ledinsky; Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-19009214.(Caffarelli, Alejandro)

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Plaintiff: Natalie Jirek
Represented By: Nicole Marie Young
Represented By: Alejandro Caffarelli
Represented By: Alexis D Martin
Represented By: Amanda Burns
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Plaintiff: Nancy Ledinsky
Represented By: Nicole Marie Young
Represented By: Alejandro Caffarelli
Represented By: Alexis D Martin
Represented By: Amanda Burns
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Plaintiff: Judy Teske
Represented By: Nicole Marie Young
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Defendant: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Represented By: Jonathan David Lotsoff
Represented By: Andrea N Threet
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