Gaspar v. Pedersen & Houpt, P.C.
| Cynthia Gaspar |
| Pedersen & Houpt, P.C. |
| 1:2022cv03395 |
| June 29, 2022 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Manish S Shah |
| Civil Rights: Jobs |
| 42 U.S.C. § 2000 e Job Discrimination (Employment) |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 38 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: Pursuant to the stipulation of dismissal #37 , this case is dismissed with prejudice and with each party to bear their own costs and attorneys' fees. Civil case terminated. Notices mailed. (psm, ) |
| Filing 37 STIPULATION of Dismissal Joint Stipulation of Dismissal (Martoccio, Gary) |
| Filing 36 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Young B. Kim: Video settlement conference held. Parties have resolved the matter. Parties are to file their stipulation to dismiss with the assigned District Judge as soon as possible. All matters relating to the referral of this action having been concluded, the referral is closed and the case is returned to the assigned District Judge. Mailed notice (ec) |
| Filing 35 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Young B. Kim: Defendant's request for an extension of time is granted. Defendant now has until April 21, 2023, to provide a draft settlement and release to Plaintiff and until April 25, 2023, to respond (including a revised offer) to Plaintiff's position statement. Defendant must copy the court when emailing these documents to Plaintiff. Mailed notice (Kim, Young) |
| Filing 34 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Young B. Kim: Confidential settlement discussion held with Defendant. Mailed notice (Kim, Young) |
| Filing 33 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Young B. Kim: At the joint request of the parties, the settlement conference scheduled for May 9, 2023, will take place by WebEx. The individuals with the authority to settle must be online for the entire conference. Mailed notice (Kim, Young) |
| Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Young B. Kim: The court's last order was entered in error. The confidential settlement discussion referenced therein was held in a different matter. Mailed notice (ec) |
| Filing 31 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Young B. Kim: Confidential settlement discussion held with Defendant. Mailed notice (ec) |
| Filing 30 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Young B. Kim: Preliminary settlement discussion held. An in-person settlement conference is scheduled for May 9, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in courtroom 1019. Parties are ordered to review and follow the court's standing order on "Settlement Conferences" on its webpage. The individuals with the authority to settle this matter must appear in person. Plaintiff to provide a written settlement position statement to Defendant, with a copy to the court by email, by April 7, 2023. Defendant to respond in writing, with a copy to the court, by April 14, 2023. Defendant must also provide a draft settlement and release to Plaintiff along with its position statement so that Plaintiff is advised of the collateral terms Defendant requires to resolve this matter. These settlement position statements are not to be filed with the clerk's office. Mailed notice (ec) |
| Filing 29 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Young B. Kim: A preliminary settlement discussion with the attorneys of record is scheduled for March 21, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. by phone. The conference call number is (877) 336-1839 and the passcode is 4333213. Mailed notice (ec) |
| Filing 28 Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Young B. Kim for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: settlement conference. (psm, )Notices mailed. |
| Filing 27 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: The motion to stay #25 is granted. Enter Referral to Magistrate Judge for Settlement Conference. Depositions and the discovery deadline are stayed and no status report is due 4/6/23. The parties shall file a status report on the progress of settlement discussions on 5/26/23. Notices mailed. (psm, ) |
| Filing 26 NOTICE of Motion by Anderson Charles Franklin for presentment of motion to stay #25 before Honorable Manish S. Shah on 3/16/2023 at 09:45 AM. (Franklin, Anderson) |
| Filing 25 MOTION by Defendant Pedersen & Houpt, P.C. to stay Joint Motion to Stay Deposition Discovery, Vacate Deadlines, and Request Referral to Magistrate Judge for Settlement Conference (Franklin, Anderson) |
| Filing 24 ANSWER to Complaint Defendant's First Amended Answer and Affirmative Defenses by Pedersen & Houpt, P.C.(Moran, Kathryn) |
| Filing 23 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: The motion for leave to file an amended answer and affirmative defenses #21 is granted. Leave to amend should be freely given and the request came by the deadline set by the court's scheduling order. Defendant did not unduly delay the request for amendment, as it was based on relatively recent deposition testimony. The timing of the amendment will not unfairly prejudice plaintiff, because plaintiff has enough time to adapt deposition strategy in light of the amendment and because the amendment does not insert a factually complicated or novel issue into the case. Nor is the amendment futile; plaintiff may be right that the amendment is ineffectual because plaintiff has not attempted to expand the case beyond the EEOC charge or the complaint, but giving plaintiff notice that defendant would pursue affirmative defenses in the event the conduct at issue became relevant allows the parties to litigate the case with open eyes. To the extent defendant's amended affirmative defense is about after-acquired evidence, amendment to fit facts developed during discovery is not prejudicial, but is an ordinary consequence of the discovery process (and among the reasons the court sets a deadline for amendment of the pleadings toward the end of discovery). Defendant may file its amended answer and affirmative defenses as a separate entry on the docket. The parties' status report remains due 4/6/23. Notices mailed. (psm, ) |
| Filing 22 RESPONSE by Cynthia Gasparin Opposition to MOTION by Defendant Pedersen & Houpt, P.C. for leave to file Defendant's Motion for Leave to File a First Amended Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Plaintiff's Complaint #21 (Martoccio, Gary) |
| Filing 21 MOTION by Defendant Pedersen & Houpt, P.C. for leave to file Defendant's Motion for Leave to File a First Amended Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Plaintiff's Complaint (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Moran, Kathryn) |
| Filing 20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: Defendant's motion to file an amended answer is due 2/7/23 and plaintiff may file a response by 2/21/23. No reply is permitted unless requested by the court. The court will rule by cm/ecf or convene a hearing. The parties' next discovery progress report is due 4/6/23 and should include a proposed schedule for any expert discovery and dispositive motion briefing. Notices mailed. (psm, ) |
| Filing 19 STATUS Report Joint Status Report by Cynthia Gaspar (Martoccio, Gary) |
| Filing 18 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, ) |
| Filing 17 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Pedersen & Houpt, P.C. Defendant Pedersen & Houpt, P.C.'s Corporate Disclosure Statement (Moran, Kathryn) |
| Filing 16 AGREED CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER. Signed by the Honorable Manish S. Shah on 10/13/2022: The motion for entry of confidentiality order #15 is granted. Notices mailed. (psm, ) |
| Filing 15 MOTION by Defendant Pedersen & Houpt, P.C. for order Joint Motion for Entry of Agreed Confidentiality Order (Moran, Kathryn) |
| Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: The motion to withdraw #13 is granted. Attorneys Ryan Lee Young, Margaret Ann Miles, and Donald J. Moran are terminated as counsel of record. Notices mailed. (psm, ) |
| Filing 13 MOTION by Defendant Pedersen & Houpt, P.C. to withdraw MOTION TO WITHDRAW THE APPEARANCES OF DONALD J. MORAN, RYAN LEE YOUNG, AND MARGARET ANN MILES (Moran, Kathryn) |
| Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Pedersen & Houpt, P.C. by Anderson Charles Franklin (Franklin, Anderson) |
| Filing 11 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Pedersen & Houpt, P.C. by Kathryn Montgomery Moran (Moran, Kathryn) |
| Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: The parties shall exchange initial disclosures by 10/31/22, all written discovery must issue by 12/29/22, and all fact discovery must be noticed in time for completion by 4/28/23. Any requests to amend the pleadings must be made by 2/7/23. The court will set expert discovery and dispositive motion deadlines when the parties get closer to completing fact discovery. An agreed proposed confidentiality order may be submitted to proposed_order_shah@ilnd.uscourts.gov. The parties may contact susan_mcclintic@ilnd.uscourts.gov for a settlement referral. Defendant should respond to plaintiff's settlement demand by 10/31/22, and in the process of exchanging initial disclosures, the parties should confer about settlement prospects. The parties shall file a status report on discovery progress on 2/2/23. Notices mailed. (psm, ) |
| Filing 9 STATUS Report Joint Status Report by Cynthia Gaspar (Martoccio, Gary) |
| Filing 8 ANSWER to Complaint by Pedersen & Houpt, P.C.(Moran, Donald) |
| Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Pedersen & Houpt, P.C. by Margaret Ann Miles (Miles, Margaret) |
| Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Pedersen & Houpt, P.C. by Ryan Lee Young (Young, Ryan) |
| Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Pedersen & Houpt, P.C. by Donald J. Moran (Moran, Donald) |
| Filing 4 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Cynthia Gaspar. Pedersen & Houpt, P.C. waiver sent on 6/29/2022, answer due 8/29/2022. (Martoccio, Gary) |
| Filing 3 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: By 8/31/22, 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 Shah's name and then again on the link entitled 'Initial Status Conferences.' Notices mailed. (psm, ) |
| Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Cynthia Gaspar by Gary James Martoccio (Martoccio, Gary) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Cynthia Gaspar; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AILNDC-19604724. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Martoccio, Gary) |
| 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. (kra, ) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Manish S. Shah. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Young B. Kim. Case assignment: Random assignment. (kra, ) |
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