Randazzo v. The Ides of March, LLC et al
Plaintiff: Frank Randazzo
Defendant: The Ides of March, LLC and James Peterik
Case Number: 1:2022cv01876
Filed: April 11, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Gary Feinerman
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Fraud
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gary Feinerman:By agreement #19 , no discovery or dispositive motion schedule is set at this juncture. The status hearing set for 6/7/2022 #10 is stricken and re-set for 7/26/2022 at 9:30 a.m. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (877) 336-1828, Access Code: 4082461. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll free number). Please, 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. (jlj, )
June 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 STATUS Report [Joint Initial] by Frank Randazzo (Blaise, Heather)
June 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by The Ides of March, LLC (Heftman, Jeffery)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Frank Randazzo by Heather Lea Blaise (Blaise, Heather)
May 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gary Feinerman:Motion for extension of time #15 is granted. The deadline for Defendant The Ides of March to file a responsive pleading is extended to 7/17/2022.Mailed notice. (jlj, )
May 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MOTION by Defendant The Ides of March, LLC for extension of time Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Plead (Heftman, Jeffery)
May 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants James Peterik, The Ides of March, LLC by Ryan Manion (Manion, Ryan)
May 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants James Peterik, The Ides of March, LLC by Jeffery Michael Heftman (Heftman, Jeffery)
May 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Frank Randazzo. James Peterik waiver sent on 5/17/2022, answer due 7/18/2022. (Nitschke, Thomas)
May 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiff Frank Randazzo regarding Summons and Complaint served on The Ides of March, LLC on 5/10/2022 (Nitschke, Thomas)
May 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gary Feinerman:The status hearing set for 6/9/2022 #4 is stricken and re-set for 6/7/2022 at 9:15 a.m. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (877) 336-1828, Access Code: 4082461. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll free number). Please, 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. (jlj, )
April 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gary Feinerman: The jurisdictional addendum #8 establishing, at least for pleading purposes, that the parties are completely diverse, the order to show cause #5 is discharged. Status hearing set for 5/9/2022 #6 is stricken. Initial status hearing #4 remains set for 6/9/2022 at 9:15 a.m. Initial Status Report shall be filed by 6/2/2022. Please see Judge Feinerman's web page (http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov) for details on the Initial Status Hearing and Initial Status Report. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the 6/22/2022 hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (877) 336-1828, Access Code: 4082461. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll free number). Please, 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 (cn).
April 28, 2022 Opinion or Order SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants James Peterik, The Ides of March, LLC (kl, )
April 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Amended Jurisdictional Addendum by Frank Randazzo (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Nitschke, Thomas)
April 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Jurisdictional Addendum by Frank Randazzo (Nitschke, Thomas)
April 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gary Feinerman: Status hearing set for 5/3/2022 #5 is stricken and reset to 5/9/2022 at 9:00 a.m. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (877) 336-1828, Access Code: 4082461. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll free number). Please, 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 (cn).
April 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gary Feinerman: On the court's own motion, Plaintiff is ordered to show cause in writing by 4/27/2022 why this case should not be dismissed for want of subject matter jurisdiction. The complaint premises jurisdiction under the diversity statute, 28 U.S.C. 1332(a), but it does not properly allege the citizenship of any party. (To properly allege the citizenship of an LLC, the party invoking federal jurisdiction must identify all members of the LLC and the citizenship of each member. See West v. Louisville Gas & Elec. Co., 951 F.3d 827, 829-30 (7th Cir. 2020); Thomas v. Guardsmark, LLC, 487 F.3d 531, 534 (7th Cir. 2007).) Plaintiff may discharge this order by filing a Jurisdictional Addendum that properly alleges the citizenship of all parties. If Plaintiff fails to do by 4/27/2022, this case will be dismissed for want of subject matter jurisdiction. Status hearing set for 5/3/2022 at 9:15 a.m. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (877) 336-1828, Access Code: 4082461. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll free number). Please, 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. (jlj, )
April 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gary Feinerman:Initial status hearing set for 6/9/2022 at 9:15 a.m. Initial Status Report shall be filed by 6/2/2022. Please see Judge Feinerman's web page (http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov) for details on the Initial Status Hearing and Initial Status Report. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: (877) 336-1828, Access Code: 4082461. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll free number). Please, 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.(jlj)
April 12, 2022 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Gary Feinerman. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. Case assignment: Random assignment. (ak, )
April 12, 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. (ak, )
April 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Frank Randazzo by Thomas John Nitschke (Nitschke, Thomas)
April 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Nitschke, Thomas)
April 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Frank Randazzo; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-19333285. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Recording Agreement, #2 Exhibit B - 2003 Agreement, #3 Exhibit C - IOM Letter)(Nitschke, Thomas)

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Plaintiff: Frank Randazzo
Represented By: Thomas John Nitschke
Represented By: Heather Lea Blaise
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Defendant: The Ides of March, LLC
Represented By: Jeffery Michael Heftman
Represented By: Ryan Manion
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Defendant: James Peterik
Represented By: Jeffery Michael Heftman
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