Alholm v. Vrdolyak Law Group
| Daniel Alholm |
| Vrdolyak Law Group and Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC |
| 1:2022cv01820 |
| April 7, 2022 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Robert M Dow |
| Mary M Rowland |
| Other Statutory Actions |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Federal Question |
| Plaintiff |
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Filing 41
MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: Defendant's Motion to Dismiss #11 is granted in part and denied in part. Plaintiff's fraud claim is dismissed; the remaining claims survive the dismissal motion. Defendant shall answer the counts remaining by February 10, 2023. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 1/17/2023. (See attached Order for further detail.) Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 40
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Telephonic motion hearing held. Counsel appeared telephonically. The defendants' motion for extension of time to file a reply in support of the motion for sanctions #37 is granted in than the court continues the stay on briefing the motion for sanctions #30 . Telephonic status hearing set for 2/15/23 at 10:00am. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code 3751971. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 39
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Motion for extension of time and seeking discovery #37 is granted in part and taken under advisement in part. Briefing on the motion for sanctions #30 is stayed. The portion of the motion requesting discovery is set for telephonic hearing on 1/9/23 at 10:30 AM. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code 3751971. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 38
RESPONSE by Daniel Alholm to MOTION by Defendant Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC for extension of time to file response/reply as to motion for sanctions #30 #37 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Email to R. Sweeney)(Spragens, John)
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Filing 37
MOTION by Defendant Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC for extension of time to file response/reply as to motion for sanctions #30 (DiOrio, Nicole)
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Filing 36
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, )
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Filing 35
RESPONSE by Daniel Alholmin Opposition to MOTION by Defendant Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC for sanctions redacted #30 (Attachments: #1 Declaration Spragens Declaration, #2 Exhibit Sweeney Rule 11 Letter)(Spragens, John)
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Filing 34
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The court has reviewed the joint status report. Parties report on the status of discovery. Both parties believe a settlement conference with the magistrate judge would be productive after a ruling is issued on the pending motion to dismiss. On 3/20/23 parties shall file a status report updating the court on the status of discovery. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 33
STATUS Report (Joint) by Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC (O'Hara, William)
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Filing 32
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's unopposed motion to extend deadline for initial disclosures #31 is granted. Plaintiff has until November 30, 2022 to complete and serve his initial disclosures. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 31
MOTION by Plaintiff Daniel Alholm for extension of time Initial Disclosures (Unopposed) (Hammervold, Mark)
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Filing 30
MOTION by Defendant Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC for sanctions redacted (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-D and I-J)(Sweeney, Robert)
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Filing 29
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The court has reviewed the joint status report. The court adopts the parties' proposed discovery schedule as follows: Parties shall exchange initial disclosures by 11/4/22; written discovery to issue by 11/18/22; fact discovery to close on 9/15/23. Class certification motion due 5/19/23; response due 6/9/23; reply due 6/30/23. The parties have agreed to redactions on a public version of VLG's motion for sanctions, which will be filed on or before October 31, 2022 per this Court's order. On or before 12/15/22 parties shall file a joint status report updating the court on the status of discovery and whether a settlement conference would be productive. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 28
STATUS Report (JOINT) by Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC (O'Hara, William)
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Filing 27
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Hearing held on Defendant's sealed motion for sanctions #21 . Plaintiff Alholm, Plaintiff's counsel, and defense counsel appeared telephonically. Defense counsel confirms a copy of the sealed motion has been served on Plaintiff pursuant to LR 26.2. Defendant is granted permission to file a 39 page brief. Plaintiff to file a response to Defendant's motion by 12/16/22. Defendant's reply due 1/6/23. Initial status report remains due on 10/27/22. The report should contain an indication whether the parties reached an agreement regarding placing a redacted copy of the motion for sanctions #21 in the public docket. If so, the redacted version of the motion and exhibits to be filed on the docket by 10/31/22. The court will set a status following review of the initial status report. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 26
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Daniel Alholm by Mark Hammervold (Hammervold, Mark)
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Filing 25
ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC by Nicole Elizabeth DiOrio (DiOrio, Nicole)
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Filing 24
RESPONSE in Opposition to Motion by Daniel Alholm re order on motion to seal,,, terminate deadlines,,, set motion and R&R deadlines/hearings,, #22 Notice of Filing Response in Opposition to Recently Adjudicated Motion to Seal and Requesting Access to Copy of Sealed Motion (Spragens, John) (Docket Text modified by Clerk's Office) Modified on 10/17/2022 (rc, ).
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Filing 23
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Counsel for plaintiff is to review Local Rule 83 and make arrangements for local counsel to appear. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 22
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Defendant's sealed motion for sanctions #21 is set for 10/21/22 at 10:15am. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code 3751971. 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. Defendant's motion to seal #20 is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 21
SEALED MOTION by Defendant Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-J)(Sweeney, Robert)
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Filing 20
MOTION by Defendant Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC to seal Motion for Sanctions (Sweeney, Robert)
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Filing 19
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: This case has been reassigned to Judge Rowland. Motion to dismiss is fully briefed. #11 . The Court will rule by mail. On or before 10/27/22, the parties shall file a joint initial status report. A template for the Initial Status Report, setting forth the information required, may be found at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Judges.aspx by clicking on Judge Rowland's name and then again on the link entitled 'Initial Status Conference.' The litigants are further ordered to review all of Judge Rowland's standing orders and the information available on her webpage. The court will enter a scheduling order in response. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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Filing 18
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: The Honorable Robert M. Dow Jr. has been appointed Counselor to the Chief Justice of the United States. As he takes on these responsibilities, the court will at this time reassign a portion of his civil and criminal cases. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED That the cases on the attached list are to be reassigned to the other judges of this Court as indicated, pursuant to Local Rule 40.1(f). Case reassigned to the Honorable Mary M. Rowland for all further proceedings. Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 10/11/2022. (cxr, )
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Filing 17
REPLY by Defendant Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC to motion to dismiss #11 (O'Hara, William)
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Filing 16
RESPONSE by Daniel Alholmin Opposition to MOTION by Defendant Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC to dismiss #11 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Tolling Agreement Amendment 1, #2 Exhibit VLG Advertisement)(Spragens, John)
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Filing 15
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Joint status report on settlement prospects due by 10/29/2022. Emailed notice (cdh, )
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Filing 14
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: The Court adopts the parties' proposed briefing schedule on the Defendant's motion to dismiss #11 which is as follows: Plaintiff's opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss is due on or before August 17, 2022, and Defendant's reply in support of the Motion is due on or before September 7, 2022. Motion is taken under advisement and the Court will issue a ruling by mail. Notice of motion date of August 1, 2022 is stricken and no appearances are necessary on that date. Emailed notice (cdh, )
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Filing 13
STATUS Report (Joint) by Daniel Alholm (Spragens, John)
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Filing 12
NOTICE of Motion by Robert D. Sweeney for presentment of motion to dismiss #11 before Honorable Robert M. Dow Jr. on 8/1/2022 at 09:15 AM. (Sweeney, Robert)
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Filing 11
MOTION by Defendant Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC to dismiss (Sweeney, Robert)
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Filing 10
ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC by Robert D. Sweeney (Sweeney, Robert)
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Filing 9
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Defendant's unopposed motion to extend deadline to answer or otherwise plead #6 is granted to and including 7/5/2022. Initial telephone conference set for 6/23/2022 is stricken. Deadline for filing joint status report is extended from 6/17/2022 to 7/12/2022. Notice of motion date of 6/23/2022 is stricken and no appearances are necessary on that date. Emailed notice (cdh, )
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Filing 8
ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC by William O'Hara (O'Hara, William)
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Filing 7
(Unopposed) NOTICE of Motion by William O'Hara for presentment of extension of time #6 before Honorable Robert M. Dow Jr. on 6/23/2022 at 09:00 AM. (O'Hara, William)
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Filing 6
MOTION by Defendant Vrdolyak Law Group, LLC for extension of time (O'Hara, William)
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Filing 5
ORDER: Joint status report due by 6/17/2022. Initial telephone conference is set for 6/23/2022 at 9:00 a.m. and parties are to report the following: (1) Possibility of settlement in the case; (2) If no possibility of settlement exists, the nature and length of discovery necessary to get the case ready for trial; (3) The report should include a proposed case management schedule reflecting any disputes between the parties as to the proposed schedule. Plaintiff is to advise all other parties of the Courts action herein. The parties are requested to file a joint status report at least three business days prior to the initial status and all further status hearings. For further details see the Court's website available at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. Participants should use the Court's toll-free call-in number 877-336-1829, conference access code is 6963747. Signed by the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr on 5/9/2022. Mailed notice (lxk, )
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Filing 4
CIVIL Cover Sheet (Spragens, John)
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CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey T. Gilbert. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jxj, )
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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, )
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Filing 3
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Daniel Alholm by John Spragens (Spragens, John)
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Filing 2
CIVIL Cover Sheet (Spragens, John)
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Filing 1
COMPLAINT Class Action Complaint filed by Daniel Alholm; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-19324161.(Spragens, John)
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