Garcia v. Palos Heights Police Department et al
Plaintiff: Roberto Garcia
Defendant: Palos Heights Police Department, D Birkmeier, Marcinowski, K Paluch, A Nagy and Officer D Birkmeier
Case Number: 1:2023cv02285
Filed: April 11, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Joan B Gottschall
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 31, 2023 Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: An initial status report and, if appropriate, case management plan is due on or before July 28, 2023. This court is ordering written status reports instead of setting routine status hearings, including initial status hearings and scheduling conferences under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b). See Judge Gottschall's website for the procedure for requesting a hearing and for requirements for status reports and discovery plans. No Rule 26(f) discovery plan should be submitted until all parties have appeared or been served. If all parties have not appeared or been served by the deadline for filing an initial status report, the report should so state and propose a deadline for filing a discovery plan. The parties are directed to discuss settlement and whether they consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge. They are further directed to meet and confer regarding a proposed discovery plan. See Judge Gottschall's civil case management packet regarding pretrial case management procedures at: http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. Mailed notice (mjc, )
May 31, 2023 Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Attorney Frank Avila filed an appearance #4 for plaintiff, indicating that he intends to act as lead counsel. Attorney Andrew Finko is granted leave to withdraw his appearance. The clerk shall update the docket sheet accordingly. Mailed notice (mjc, )
May 29, 2023 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Roberto Garcia by Frank B. Avila (Avila, Frank)
May 9, 2023 MAILED copy of minute entry #2 and #3 to Andrew Finko, Andrew Finko P.C., 166 W. Washington Street, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60602 and Frank Avila, Avila Law Group LLC, 7132 N. Harlem Avenue, Suite 107, Chicago, Illinois 60631. EMAILED copy of minute entry #2 and #3 to Andrew Finko - finkolaw@fastmail.FM and Frank Avila - FrankAvilaLaw@GMail.com. (axk, )
May 8, 2023 Filing 3 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: The deadline #2 of 4/27/2023 for attorneys Andrew Finko and Frank Avila to file their notices of appearance for plaintiff required by Local Rule 83.16(b) has come and gone, and nothing has been filed. If no notice of appearance is filed for plaintiff by 5/22/2023, the court will be forced to assume that neither lawyer intends to prosecute this case on behalf of Mr. Garcia. The clerk is directed to send a copy of this minute order and the minute order #2 of 4/13/2023 by email and mail to the following addresses of record for Messrs. Finko and Avila: Andrew Finko, Andrew Finko P.C., 166 W. Washington Street, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60602, finkolaw@fastmail.FM; Frank Avila, Avila Law Group LLC, 7132 N. Harlem Avenue, Suite 107, Chicago, Illinois 60631, FrankAvilaLaw@GMail.com. Mailed notice (mjc, )
April 13, 2023 Filing 2 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Attorney Frank Avila signed the complaint #1 and the civil cover sheet [1-1], but, according to the docket sheet, attorney Andrew Finko electronically filed the complaint and civil cover sheet. No appearances have been filed, and Mr. Finko's name does not appear on any pleadings that have been filed to date. Messrs. Avila and Finko are requested to clarify who represents plaintiff by filing all notices of appearance required by Local Rule 83.16(b) and (d) on or before 4/27/2023. Mailed notice (mjc, )
April 12, 2023 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Young B. Kim. Case assignment: Random assignment. (lm, )
April 12, 2023 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. (lm, )
April 11, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Roberto Garcia; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AILNDC-20532040. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover)(Finko, Andrew)

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Plaintiff: Roberto Garcia
Represented By: Andrew Finko
Represented By: Frank B. Avila
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Defendant: Palos Heights Police Department
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Defendant: D Birkmeier
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Defendant: Marcinowski
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Defendant: Officer D Birkmeier
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