McLaughlin v. Makwa, LLC et al
Plaintiff: Joann McLaughlin
Defendant: Jessi Lee Phillips Lorenzo, Makwa, LLC doing business as Makwa Finance, LDF Holdings, LLC, Jessi Phillips Lorenzo, Jessi Lee Phillips, ZenResolve, LLC, Granite Acquisitions, LLC and John Does 1-20
Case Number: 1:2023cv03350
Filed: May 26, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Jeremy C Daniel
Referring Judge: John F Kness
Nature of Suit: Racketeer/Corrupt Organization
Cause of Action: 18 U.S.C. ยง 1964 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 5, 2023 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Joann McLaughlin as to ZenResolve, LLC on 6/5/2023, answer due 6/26/2023. (Goldstein, Matthew)
June 27, 2023 Filing 9 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: GENERAL ORDER 23-0024: IT APPEARING THAT, the civil cases on the attached list have been selected for reassignment to form the initial calendar of the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel; therefore IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the attached list of 282 cases be reassigned to the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all parties affected by this Order must review the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel's webpage on the Court's website for the purpose of reviewing instructions regarding scheduling and case management procedures; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any civil case that has been reassigned pursuant to this Order will not be randomly reassigned to create the initial calendar of a new district judge for twelve months from the date of this Order; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to add the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel to the Court's civil case assignment system during the next business day, so that he shall receive a full share of such cases; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to add the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel to the Court's criminal case assignment system twelve (12) months so that Judge Daniel shall thereafter receive a full share of such cases. Case reassigned to the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel for all further proceedings. Honorable John F. Kness no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 6/27/2023.(tg, )
June 26, 2023 Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Joann McLaughlin as to Jessi Lee Phillips Lorenzo on 6/10/2023, answer due 7/3/2023. (Goldstein, Matthew)
June 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER signed by the Honorable John F. Kness on 6/7/2023: Telephonic initial status hearing is set for 8/9/2023 at 9:00 AM. Consistent with Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties are directed to meet and conduct a planning conference in advance of the initial status hearing. No later than ten days before the status hearing, the parties shall jointly complete and file on the docket a report that provides the information required by the Court's model Joint Initial Status Report, which can be found at https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge-info.aspx?Iu9/vqz23r5X7AkWx/nLtg== (see link entitled "Joint Initial Status Report"). If all Defendants have not yet been served or have not yet responded to requests to draft the required Joint Initial Status Report, Plaintiff must file the report on its own and must inform the Court of that circumstance. The parties are to use the following call-in number: 888-684-8852, conference code 3796759. The public and media representatives may have access to the hearing via the same number. Audio recording of the hearing is not permitted; violations of this prohibition may result in sanctions. Participants are directed to keep their device muted when they are not speaking. Mailed notice(ef, )
May 31, 2023 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Granite Acquisitions, LLC, LDF Holdings, LLC, Makwa, LLC, Jessi Lee Phillips Lorenzo, ZenResolve, LLC (evw, )
May 26, 2023 Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Joann McLaughlin by Matthew J. Goldstein (Goldstein, Matthew)
May 26, 2023 Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Joann McLaughlin by Dulijaza Clark (Clark, Dulijaza)
May 26, 2023 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Joann McLaughlin by Tara Leigh Goodwin (Goodwin, Tara)
May 26, 2023 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Joann McLaughlin by Daniel A. Edelman (Edelman, Daniel)
May 26, 2023 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Edelman, Daniel)
May 26, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT - CLASS ACTION filed by Joann McLaughlin; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AILNDC-20679186. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-J)(Edelman, Daniel)
May 26, 2023 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John F. Kness. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable M. David Weisman. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jcc, )
May 26, 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. (jcc, )

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Plaintiff: Joann McLaughlin
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