Firestone Financial, LLC v. Old Empire, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Firestone Financial, LLC
Defendant: Old Empire, Inc. and Ivana Stefanovic
Case Number: 1:2023cv03641
Filed: June 8, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Martha M Pacold
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 15, 2023 Filing 21 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: Plaintiff's counsel is directed to send a proposed default judgment order to the court's proposed order box: Proposed_Order_Pacold@ilnd.uscourts.gov by 10/24/2023. (rao, )
September 14, 2023 Filing 20 CERTIFICATE of Service by Phillip Andrew Paridy on behalf of Firestone Financial, LLC regarding set motion and R&R deadlines/hearings,,, terminate hearings,, #19 (Paridy, Phillip)
September 14, 2023 Filing 19 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: Any defendant objecting to plaintiff's motion for default judgment #17 must enter an appearance and file a written objection by 9/26/2023. If no objections are filed, the court will consider the motion unopposed. Plaintiff shall serve defendants with this notice and file a certificate of service. The notice of motion for presentment #18 is stricken. For future reference for the parties, the court's motion procedures neither permit nor require noticing motions for presentment despite the expiration of the Northern District's General Order. https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge-info.aspx?tdDC7jWNEcPS6Px28PZuWg==. (rao, )
September 13, 2023 Filing 18 NOTICE of Motion by Phillip Andrew Paridy for presentment of motion for default judgment #17 before Honorable Martha M. Pacold on 9/27/2023 at 09:30 AM. (Paridy, Phillip)
September 13, 2023 Filing 17 MOTION by Plaintiff Firestone Financial, LLC for default judgment as to Defendants Old Empire, Inc. and Ivana Stefanovic (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Paridy, Phillip)
September 1, 2023 Filing 16 STATUS Report by Firestone Financial, LLC (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing)(Paridy, Phillip)
August 18, 2023 Filing 15 CERTIFICATE of Service by Phillip Andrew Paridy on behalf of Firestone Financial, LLC regarding set deadlines,,,,, #14 (Paridy, Phillip)
August 18, 2023 Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: Plaintiff's motion for entry of default #10 is granted. Plaintiff moved for entry of default on 7/31/2023, after defendants failed to answer within 21 days of being served with the summons and complaint ( #6 , #7 ). Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1)(A)(i). The court required that any defendant objecting to plaintiff's motion for entry of default file an appearance or written objection by 8/11/2023. #12 . Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(a) states that "[w]hen a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead or otherwise defend, and that failure is shown by affidavit or otherwise, the clerk must enter the party's default." But if a "defendant appears and indicates a desire to contest the action, the court can exercise its discretion and refuse to enter a default." Charles Wright & Alan Miller, 10A Fed. Prac. & Proc. Civ. 2682 (4th ed. 2017). Defendants have had multiple opportunities to comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure but have consistently failed to do so. For this reason, plaintiff's motion for entry of default #10 is granted. Plaintiffs should file a status report (or if defendants have appeared, the parties should file a joint status report by 9/1/2023 with an update on the status of the case. (rao, )
August 2, 2023 Filing 13 CERTIFICATE of Service by Phillip Andrew Paridy on behalf of Firestone Financial, LLC regarding set motion and R&R deadlines/hearings, #12 (Paridy, Phillip)
August 2, 2023 Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: Any defendant objecting to plaintiff's motion for entry of default #10 must enter an appearance and file a written objection by 8/11/2023. If no objections are filed, the court will consider the motion unopposed. Plaintiff shall serve defendants with this notice. (rao, )
July 31, 2023 Filing 11 STATUS Report Joint Initial by Firestone Financial, LLC (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing)(Paridy, Phillip)
July 31, 2023 Filing 10 REQUEST For Default as to Defendants Old Empire, Inc. and Ivana Stefanovic (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Notice of Filing)(Paridy, Phillip)
July 7, 2023 Filing 9 CERTIFICATE of Service by Phillip Andrew Paridy on behalf of Firestone Financial, LLC regarding set deadlines #8 (Paridy, Phillip)
July 7, 2023 Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: The parties are directed to file an initial joint status report by 8/1/2023. (Attachments: #1 Outline for the Initial Joint Status Report) (rao, )
July 7, 2023 Filing 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Firestone Financial, LLC as to Ivana Stefanovic on 7/5/2023, answer due 7/26/2023. (Paridy, Phillip)
July 7, 2023 Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Firestone Financial, LLC as to Old Empire, Inc. on 7/5/2023, answer due 7/26/2023. (Paridy, Phillip)
June 28, 2023 Filing 5 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Firestone Financial, LLC (Paridy, Phillip)
June 28, 2023 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Old Empire, Inc., Ivana Stefanovic (axk,)
June 8, 2023 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Firestone Financial, LLC by Phillip Andrew Paridy (Paridy, Phillip)
June 8, 2023 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Firestone Financial, LLC by David Alexander Darcy (Darcy, David)
June 8, 2023 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Darcy, David)
June 8, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Verified filed by Firestone Financial, LLC; Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AILNDC-20720051. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Darcy, David)
June 8, 2023 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Martha M. Pacold. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable M. David Weisman. Case assignment: Random assignment. (kra, )
June 8, 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. (kra, )

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