General Development of Illinois et al v. City Of Hickory Hills et al
Plaintiff: General Development of Illinois, Hanan Bekri and Abderrazk Chahine
Defendant: City Of Hickory Hills and Sue Lehr
Case Number: 1:2023cv03352
Filed: May 26, 2023
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Jorge L Alonso
Referring Judge: Gabriel A Fuentes
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal- Declaratory Judgement
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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June 23, 2023 Filing 19 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes: Pre-settlement telephonic conference held. The parties reported that they are prepared to participate in a settlement conference. A video settlement conference is set over Cisco WebEx for 10:30 a.m. on 8/29/23. The parties are further instructed to submit a joint statement in "Word" format by no later than noon on 8/22/23 to Judge Fuentes' Settlement Correspondence box at [email protected]. The joint statement shall contain a list of all of the participants (for each side who will be participating by video) and the email addresses associated with each name, for the purposes of providing all of the parties with the email invites and the link to connect to the video conference. Parties are instructed to make sure all join the conference from their own email account through the "join meeting" link in their calendar event. Mediation statements in compliance with the Standing Order are due from plaintiff by 5 p.m. on 8/8/23 and from defendant by 5 p.m. on 8/18/23, to the Court's settlement correspondence mailbox and copied to opposing counsel. A pre-settlement telephonic conference is set for 11 a.m. on 8/23/23, when the parties are directed to contact the magistrate judge at the number they have been provided. Mailed notice. (lxk, )
June 21, 2023 Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes: This matter having been referred to the magistrate judge for discovery and settlement (doc. #17 ), the district court having entered a discovery schedule (doc. #16 ) which stands, and the parties having requested a settlement conference with the magistrate judge (doc. #15 ), a pre-settlement telephonic conference with counsel is set for 10:30 a.m. on 6/23/23 to discuss format and scheduling of a video settlement conference. Counsel should be prepared with available settlement conference dates for counsel and clients in July and August 2023. Counsel should contact the magistrate judge jointly at the time of the pre-settlement conference on the number to be provided to them by the courtroom deputy. Counsel are further directed to review the Court's Standing Order for Civil Cases Before Magistrate Judge Fuentes, Standing Order for Settlement Conferences, and Top Ten Ways to Defeat Settlement, all available on the Court's website. Further, the parties are invited, if they wish, to communicate their pronouns for counsel or clients to the courtroom deputy, Lauren Knight, at 312-818-6514. Mailed notice. (lxk, )
June 21, 2023 Filing 17 Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: discovery supervision; settlement conference. (lf, )Notice mailed by Judge's staff.
June 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Based on the parties' joint initial status report, the Court sets the following deadlines in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(3): initial disclosures shall be exchanged by 8/10/23; any amended pleadings shall be filed by 10/9/23; any motions to join other parties shall be filed by 10/9/23; fact discovery shall be complete by 2/28/24; and dispositive motions to be filed by 5/3/24. Any motion to join and/or motion to amend pleadings after the above date will need to meet the good cause requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 16. This case is referred to the Magistrate Judge for supervision of discovery and settlement. The Magistrate Judge has authority to extend any deadlines contained in this order. The telephonic status hearing set for 6/22/23 is stricken and reset to 10/17/23 at 9:30 am. Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, )
June 20, 2023 Filing 15 STATUS Report by Hanan Bekri, Abderrazk Chahine, General Development of Illinois (Both, Dennis)
June 15, 2023 Filing 14 Answer Affirmative Defenses by Hanan Bekri, Abderrazk Chahine, General Development of Illinois (Both, Dennis)
June 15, 2023 Filing 13 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES by City Of Hickory Hills, Sue Lehr(Atkus, Michael)
June 12, 2023 Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Hanan Bekri, Abderrazk Chahine by Dennis E. Both (Both, Dennis)
June 6, 2023 Filing 11 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants City Of Hickory Hills, Sue Lehr by Michael Jude Atkus (Atkus, Michael)
June 1, 2023 Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Defendants' Agreed motion for extension of time to file a responsive pleading to Plaintiffs' complaint #7 is granted to 6/15/23. Motion hearing date of 6/6/23 is stricken. Telephonic initial status hearing set for 6/22/23 at 9:30 a.m. The parties are directed to file a joint status report by 6/20/23. 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, )
June 1, 2023 Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff General Development of Illinois by Dennis E. Both (Both, Dennis)
May 31, 2023 Filing 8 NOTICE of Motion by Matthew Byron Knight for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer #7 before Honorable Jorge L. Alonso on 6/6/2023 at 09:30 AM. (Knight, Matthew)
May 31, 2023 Filing 7 MOTION by Defendants City Of Hickory Hills, Sue Lehr for extension of time to file answer /Responsive Pleading [AGREED] (Knight, Matthew)
May 31, 2023 Filing 6 NOTICE of Removal from Cook County, case number (2023CH04058) filed by City Of Hickory Hills, Sue Lehr Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AILNDC-20690343. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Knight, Matthew)
May 31, 2023 Filing 5 MAILED Notice of Removal letter to counsel of record (exr, )
May 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER: #Local Rule 3.3# requires that any document submitted for filing for which a filing fee is required must be accompanied either by the appropriate fee or an In Forma Pauperis Application and Financial Affidavit. No filing fee or IFP petition was submitted at the time of filing this matter. General Development of Illinois et al is directed to pay the required filing fee or submit a completed #In Forma Pauperis Application and Financial Affidavit# within 15 days of this notification. Pursuant to LR 3.3(f), failure to comply with this order may result in sanctions, including dismissal of the action by the assigned judge. Signed by the Executive Committee. (evw, )
May 30, 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. (evw, )
May 30, 2023 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes. FEE DUE, NO INFORMA PAUPERIS APPLICATION SUBMITTED. Case assignment: Random assignment. (evw, )
May 26, 2023 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants City Of Hickory Hills, Sue Lehr by Matthew Byron Knight (Knight, Matthew)
May 26, 2023 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Knight, Matthew)
May 26, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE by All Defendants of Removal (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Knight, Matthew)

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Plaintiff: General Development of Illinois
Represented By: Dennis E. Both
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Plaintiff: Hanan Bekri
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Plaintiff: Abderrazk Chahine
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