Slate v. Makes Cents, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: DeAndre Slate
Defendant: Makes Cents, Inc., doing business as MaxLend, Uetsa Tsakits, Inc., David Johnson, Kirk Michael Chewning, Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP, Dimension Credit (Cayman), L.P., Strategic Link Consulting, LP, Esoteric Ventures, LLC, Infotel International LTD., M. Mark High, LTD., Kim Anderson, Jay Clark, Does 1-20 and Makes Cents, Inc. doing business as MaxLend
Case Number: 1:2022cv04165
Filed: August 9, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Joan H Lefkow
Nature of Suit: Racketeer/Corrupt Organization
Cause of Action: 18 U.S.C. § 1964 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 40 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-19915957. (Morman, Todd)
September 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 39 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Unopposed motion for extension of time to answer #38 is granted. Defendant Kim Anderson shall answer or otherwise plead to the complaint by 10/24/2022. Mailed notice (ags)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 38 MOTION by Defendant Kim Anderson for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint #1 UNOPPOSED (Strickler, Nicole)
September 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 37 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Motion for extension of time to answer #34 is granted. Defendants Makes Cents, Inc. and Uetsa Tsakits, Inc. shall answer or otherwise plead to the complaint by 10/24/2022. Mailed notice (ags)
September 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 36 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by DeAndre Slate. Uetsa Tsakits, Inc. waiver sent on 8/19/2022, answer due 10/18/2022. (Goldstein, Matthew)
September 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by DeAndre Slate. Makes Cents, Inc. waiver sent on 8/19/2022, answer due 10/18/2022. (Goldstein, Matthew)
September 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 34 MOTION by Defendants Makes Cents, Inc., Uetsa Tsakits, Inc. for extension of time to file answer UNOPPOSED (Ducheneaux, Nicole)
September 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Makes Cents, Inc., Uetsa Tsakits, Inc. by Leonika R. Charging-Davison (Charging-Davison, Leonika)
September 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 32 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Makes Cents, Inc., Uetsa Tsakits, Inc. (Ducheneaux, Nicole)
September 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Makes Cents, Inc., Uetsa Tsakits, Inc. by Nicole E Ducheneaux (Ducheneaux, Nicole)
September 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 30 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Motions to appear pro hac vice #28 and #29 are granted. Attorney Nicole E Ducheneaux and Leonika R. Charging-Davison are added as counsel for Makes Cents, Inc. and Uetsa Tsakits, Inc. Mailed notice (ags)
September 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 29 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-19815501. (Charging-Davison, Leonika)
September 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number BILNDC-19815414. (Ducheneaux, Nicole)
September 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by DeAndre Slate. Dimension Credit (Cayman), L.P. waiver sent on 9/7/2022, answer due 11/7/2022. (Goldstein, Matthew)
September 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Makes Cents, Inc., Uetsa Tsakits, Inc. by Joel M. L. Huotari (Huotari, Joel)
September 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Makes Cents, Inc., Uetsa Tsakits, Inc. by John James Holevas (Holevas, John)
September 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Makes Cents, Inc., Uetsa Tsakits, Inc. by Troy E. Haggestad (Haggestad, Troy)
September 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Motion for extension of time to answer #15 is granted. Defendants shall answer or otherwise plead to the complaint by 10/24/2022. The status hearing set for 10/12/2022 is stricken and reset to 11/9/2022 at 9:30 a.m. 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. The call-in number is (877) 402-9753 and the access code is 1564342. Counsel of record will receive an email the day before 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. Mailed notice (ags)
August 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by DeAndre Slate. Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP waiver sent on 8/25/2022, answer due 10/24/2022. (Goldstein, Matthew)
August 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 21 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by DeAndre Slate. David Johnson waiver sent on 8/25/2022, answer due 10/24/2022. (Goldstein, Matthew)
August 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by DeAndre Slate. Infotel International LTD. waiver sent on 8/25/2022, answer due 10/24/2022. (Goldstein, Matthew)
August 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by DeAndre Slate. Jay Clark waiver sent on 8/25/2022, answer due 10/24/2022. (Goldstein, Matthew)
August 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by DeAndre Slate. Kirk Michael Chewning waiver sent on 8/25/2022, answer due 10/24/2022. (Goldstein, Matthew)
August 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by DeAndre Slate. M. Mark High, LTD. waiver sent on 8/25/2022, answer due 10/24/2022. (Goldstein, Matthew)
August 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Strategic Link Consulting, LP by Ellen M Carey (Carey, Ellen)
August 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MOTION by Defendants Esoteric Ventures, LLC, Strategic Link Consulting, LP for extension of time to file answer UNOPPOSED (Carey, Ellen)
August 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Strategic Link Consulting, LP (Carey, Ellen)
August 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Esoteric Ventures, LLC (Carey, Ellen)
August 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Esoteric Ventures, LLC by Ellen M Carey (Carey, Ellen)
August 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Kim Anderson by Katherine Maria Saldanha Olson (Saldanha Olson, Katherine)
August 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Kim Anderson by Nicole Marie Strickler (Strickler, Nicole)
August 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by DeAndre Slate as to Strategic Link Consulting, LP on 8/11/2022, answer due 9/1/2022. (Goldstein, Matthew)
August 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by DeAndre Slate as to Esoteric Ventures, LLC on 8/10/2022, answer due 8/31/2022. (Goldstein, Matthew)
August 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Initial status hearing is set for 10/12/2022 at 9:30 a.m. 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. The call-in number is (877) 402-9753 and the access code is 1564342. Counsel of record will receive an email the day before 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. Mailed notice (ags)
August 10, 2022 Opinion or Order SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Kim Anderson, Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP, Kirk Michael Chewning, Jay Clark, Dimension Credit (Cayman), L.P., Esoteric Ventures, LLC, Infotel International LTD., David Johnson, M. Mark High, LTD., Makes Cents, Inc., doing business as MaxLend, Strategic Link Consulting, LP, Uetsa Tsakits, Inc. (smb, Sarah) Modified on 8/10/2022 (sxh, ).
August 10, 2022 Opinion or Order SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Kim Anderson, Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP, Kirk Michael Chewning, Jay Clark, Dimension Credit (Cayman), L.P., , Esoteric Ventures, LLC, Infotel International LTD., David Johnson, M. Mark High, LTD., Makes Cents, Inc., doing business as MaxLend, Strategic Link Consulting, LP, Uetsa Tsakits, Inc. (mbh, ) DUPLICATE Modified on 8/10/2022 (sxh, ).
August 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff DeAndre Slate by Tara Leigh Goodwin (Goodwin, Tara)
August 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff DeAndre Slate by Matthew J. Goldstein (Goldstein, Matthew)
August 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff DeAndre Slate by Dulijaza Clark (Clark, Dulijaza)
August 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Edelman, Daniel)
August 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff DeAndre Slate by Daniel A. Edelman (Edelman, Daniel)
August 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT - CLASS ACTION filed by DeAndre Slate; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AILNDC-19724808. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibits A-K)(Edelman, Daniel)
August 9, 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. (jb, )
August 9, 2022 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jb, )

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Plaintiff: DeAndre Slate
Represented By: Dulijaza Clark
Represented By: Matthew J. Goldstein
Represented By: Tara Leigh Goodwin
Represented By: Daniel A. Edelman
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Defendant: Makes Cents, Inc., doing business as MaxLend
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Defendant: Uetsa Tsakits, Inc.
Represented By: Joel M. L. Huotari
Represented By: John James Holevas
Represented By: Leonika R. Charging-Davison
Represented By: Nicole E Ducheneaux
Represented By: Troy E. Haggestad
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Defendant: David Johnson
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Defendant: Kirk Michael Chewning
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Defendant: Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP
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Defendant: Dimension Credit (Cayman), L.P.
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Defendant: Strategic Link Consulting, LP
Represented By: Ellen M Carey
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Defendant: Esoteric Ventures, LLC
Represented By: Ellen M Carey
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Defendant: Infotel International LTD.
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Defendant: M. Mark High, LTD.
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Defendant: Kim Anderson
Represented By: Nicole Marie Strickler
Represented By: Katherine Maria Saldanha Olson
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Defendant: Jay Clark
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Defendant: Does 1-20
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Defendant: Makes Cents, Inc. doing business as MaxLend
Represented By: Joel M. L. Huotari
Represented By: John James Holevas
Represented By: Leonika R. Charging-Davison
Represented By: Nicole E Ducheneaux
Represented By: Troy E. Haggestad
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