Ruiz v. Conagra Brands, Inc.

Plaintiff:	Julie Ruiz
Defendant:	Conagra Brands, Inc.
Case Number:	1:2022cv02421
Filed:	May 6, 2022
Court:	US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge:	Jorge L Alonso
Referring Judge:	Robert W Gettleman
Nature of Suit:	Contract Product Liability
Cause of Action:	28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By:	Plaintiff

Docket Report

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Date Filed	Document Text
February 8, 2023	Filing 43 ENTERED JUDGMENT on 2/8/2023. Mailed notice (cn).
February 8, 2023	Filing 42 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order signed by the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman on 2/8/2023: For the reasons stated in the attached Opinion and Order, the court grants defendant's request for judicial notice #19 and defendant's motion to dismiss #17 is granted with prejudice. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice (cn).
January 20, 2023	Filing 41 REPLY by Defendant Conagra Brands, Inc. to motion to dismiss #17 , memorandum in support of motion #18 (Taylor, Tobin)
January 19, 2023	Filing 40 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman: Defendant's Motion For Leave To File A Brief In Excess Of The Page Limit #39 is granted. Defendant has leave to file a brief of up to 25 pages in length. Mailed notice (cn).
January 18, 2023	Filing 39 MOTION by Defendant Conagra Brands, Inc. for leave to file excess pages in Reply Brief (Taylor, Tobin)
January 10, 2023	Filing 38 NOTICE by Melissa Susan Weiner of Change of Address Change of Firm Name and E-mail Addresses (Weiner, Melissa)
December 29, 2022	Filing 37 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 16, 2022	Filing 36 MEMORANDUM by Julie Ruiz in Opposition to motion to dismiss #17 (Weiner, Melissa)
December 15, 2022	Filing 35 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman: Attorney Thomas Pacheco's motion for leave to appear pro hac vice #21 is granted. Plaintiff's Motion For Leave To File A Brief In Excess Of The Page Limit #33 is granted. Plaintiff has leave to file a brief of up to 25 pages in length. Mailed notice (cn).
December 14, 2022	Filing 34 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Julie Ruiz by Rachel Lynn Soffin (Soffin, Rachel)
December 14, 2022	Filing 33 MOTION by Plaintiff Julie Ruiz for leave to file excess pages (Soffin, Rachel)
November 21, 2022	Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Telephonic status hearing previously set for 11/29/22 is stricken. Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, )
November 11, 2022	Filing 31 STATUS Report (Joint) Regarding Motion to Relate and Reassign Case by Conagra Brands, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Taylor, Tobin)
November 9, 2022	Filing 30 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: Case reassigned to the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman for all further proceedings pursuant to Local Rule 40.4. Honorable Jorge L. Alonso no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Executive Committee on 11/9/2022. (cxr, )
October 25, 2022	Filing 29 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: The Court has reviewed the parties' joint status report. The status hearing set for 10/27/22 is stricken and reset to 11/29/22 at 9:30 a.m. The parties are directed to file an updated joint status report either three business days prior to the hearing or within two business days after Judge Gettlemen's ruling on the motion to relate and reassign, whichever occurs first. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. The call-in number is 888-808-6929 and the access code is 4911854. Counsel of record will receive an email 30 minutes prior to 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. Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, )
October 24, 2022	Filing 28 STATUS Report (Joint) Regarding Motion to Relate and Reassign Case by Conagra Brands, Inc. (Taylor, Tobin)
September 28, 2022	Filing 27 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: The Court has reviewed the parties' joint status report. The status hearing set for 9/29/22 is continued to 10/27/22 at 9:30 a.m. The parties are directed to file an updated joint status report either three business days prior to the hearing or within two business days after Judge Gettlemen's ruling on the motion to relate and reassign, whichever occurs first. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. The call-in number is 888-808-6929 and the access code is 4911854. Counsel of record will receive an email 30 minutes prior to 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. Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, )
September 26, 2022	Filing 26 STATUS Report (Joint) Regarding Motion to Relate and Reassign Case by Conagra Brands, Inc. (Taylor, Tobin)
August 25, 2022	Filing 25 NOTICE by Melissa Susan Weiner of Change of Address (Weiner, Melissa)
August 3, 2022	Filing 24 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Defendant's unopposed motion to stay proceedings #22 is granted. The Court finds that a temporary stay is warranted pending resolution of the motion to relate and reassign filed in the case Richburg v. Conagra Brands, Inc, Case No. 22-cv-2420 currently pending before the Hon. Robert W. Gettleman. The Court agrees that a temporary motion to stay will conserve judicial resources while the parties determine if reassignment is warranted. Accordingly, the case is temporarily stayed and the briefing schedule previously entered related to Defendant's motion to dismiss is vacated. The hearing date set for 8/12/2022 is stricken and reset to 9/29/2022 at 9:30 am. The parties are directed to file a joint status report 3 days prior to the hearing updating the Court on the status of the motion to relate and reassign filed in the Richburg case. Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, )
August 2, 2022	Filing 23 NOTICE of Motion by Tobin J Taylor for presentment of motion to stay #22 before Honorable Jorge L. Alonso on 8/12/2022 at 09:30 AM. (Taylor, Tobin)
August 2, 2022	Filing 22 MOTION by Defendant Conagra Brands, Inc. to stay proceedings pending resolution of Motion to Relate and Reassign Case (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Taylor, Tobin)
August 2, 2022	Filing 21 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-19702797. (Pacheco, Thomas)
July 25, 2022	Filing 20 NOTICE of Motion by Tobin J Taylor for presentment of motion to dismiss #17 before Honorable Jorge L. Alonso on 8/4/2022 at 09:30 AM. (Taylor, Tobin)
July 25, 2022	Filing 19 MEMORANDUM by Conagra Brands, Inc. in support of motion to dismiss #17 Class Action Complaint - Request for Judicial Notice (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Taylor, Tobin)
July 25, 2022	Filing 18 MEMORANDUM by Conagra Brands, Inc. in support of motion to dismiss #17 Class Action Complaint (Taylor, Tobin)
July 25, 2022	Filing 17 MOTION by Defendant Conagra Brands, Inc. to dismiss Class Action Complaint (Taylor, Tobin)
July 13, 2022	Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Defendant's motions for leave to appear pro hac vice #8 #9 #10 #11 are granted. Defendant's motion for leave to file a brief in excess of the page limit #14 is granted. Defendant's brief in support of its forthcoming motion to dismiss shall not exceed 25 pages. In anticipation of the forthcoming motion, the Court sets the following briefing schedule: Defendant's motion to dismiss is due on or before 7/25/22; Plaintiff's response is due on or before 8/22/22; Defendant's reply is due on or before 9/5/22. Motion hearing date of 7/15/22 is stricken. Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, )
July 8, 2022	Filing 15 NOTICE of Motion by Tobin J Taylor for presentment of motion for leave to file excess pages #14 before Honorable Jorge L. Alonso on 7/15/2022 at 09:30 AM. (Taylor, Tobin)
July 8, 2022	Filing 14 MOTION by Defendant Conagra Brands, Inc. for leave to file excess pages (Taylor, Tobin)
July 8, 2022	Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Conagra Brands, Inc. by Andrew J Roth (Roth, Andrew)
July 8, 2022	Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Conagra Brands, Inc. by Tobin J Taylor (Taylor, Tobin)
July 5, 2022	Filing 11 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-19619161. (Pryor, Alan)
June 29, 2022	Filing 10 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-19608832. (Spivey, Angela)
June 29, 2022	Filing 9 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-19605836. (George, Jamie)
June 29, 2022	Filing 8 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-19605085. (Phillips, Andrew)
May 26, 2022	Filing 7 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Julie Ruiz. Conagra Brands, Inc. waiver sent on 5/25/2022, answer due 7/25/2022. (Weiner, Melissa)
May 14, 2022	Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Julie Ruiz by Rachel Nicole Dapeer (Dapeer, Rachel)
May 10, 2022	Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Julie Ruiz by Melissa Susan Weiner (Weiner, Melissa)
May 10, 2022	SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Conagra Brands, Inc. (dxb, )
May 9, 2022	Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Julie Ruiz by Erin J. Ruben (Ruben, Erin)
May 9, 2022	Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Julie Ruiz by Harper T. Segui (Segui, Harper)
May 9, 2022	CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cummings. Case assignment: Random assignment. (lw, )
May 9, 2022	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. (lw, )
May 6, 2022	Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Sims, Melissa)
May 6, 2022	Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Julie Ruiz; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AILNDC-19440798.(Sims, Melissa)

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Plaintiff: Julie Ruiz
Represented By:	Melissa Kaye Sims
Represented By:	Erin J. Ruben
Represented By:	Harper T. Segui
Represented By:	Melissa Susan Weiner
Represented By:	Rachel Nicole Dapeer
Represented By:	Rachel Lynn Soffin
Represented By:	Thomas Pacheco
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Defendant: Conagra Brands, Inc.
Represented By:	Andrew Garner Phillips
Represented By:	Angela M. Spivey
Represented By:	Jamie George
Represented By:	Alan Pryor
Represented By:	Andrew J Roth
Represented By:	Tobin J Taylor
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