Castro v. Menard, Inc
Plaintiff: Gerardo Castro
Defendant: Menard, Inc d/b/a Menards
Case Number: 1:2023cv05562
Filed: August 16, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Matthew F Kennelly
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 3, 2023 Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: The Court has reviewed the parties' joint status report. The Court approves the entry of a schedule that bifurcates liability and fact discovery but does so conditioned upon the parties meeting the schedule upon which they have agreed, as set forth in this order. Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures are to be made by 10/17/2023. Written discovery requests are to be served by 11/7/2023. The deadline for amending the pleadings and adding parties is 4/10/2024. Fact discovery relating to liability is to be completed by 4/10/2024. The deadline for filing dispositive motions relating to liability is 5/10/2024. The telephonic status hearing set for 10/10/2024 is vacated and reset to 12/15/2023 at 9:05 AM, using the following call-in number: 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. (mk)
October 2, 2023 Filing 13 STATUS Report Joint by Menard, Inc (Davidson, Joseph)
September 23, 2023 Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: By no later than 10/3/2023, the parties (or, if no defendant has yet appeared, the plaintiff(s)) are to file a joint status report that includes the following information: (1) the status of service of process upon each defendant; (2) a description of each party's claims and defenses; (3) details regarding any discussions concerning settlement, whether before or after the filing of the lawsuit; (4) a proposed discovery and pretrial schedule; and (5) any other matters that any party wishes to bring to the Court's attention. The case is set for a case management conference under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16 on 10/10/2023 at 9:25 a.m. The case management conference will be conducted by telephone, using the following call-in number: 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. Plaintiff's counsel is directed to provide a copy of this order to any defendant that has not yet appeared by counsel via regular mail at the address at which the defendant has been or is to be served with process. (mk)
September 13, 2023 Filing 11 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Menard, Inc(Davidson, Joseph)
August 27, 2023 Filing 10 First Amended Complaint at Law AMENDED complaint by Gerardo Castro against Gerardo Castro (Fishman, Kenneth)
August 27, 2023 Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Gerardo Castro by Kenneth Alan Fishman (Fishman, Kenneth)
August 18, 2023 Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: The Court has reviewed defendant's motion to dismiss #6 and believes it likely that the complaint contains a typographical error regarding the date of the incident at issue. Plaintiff is directed to file an amended complaint by no later than 8/28/2023. The motion to dismiss is denied without prejudice in anticipation of filing of an amended complaint. (mk)
August 17, 2023 Filing 7 MAILED Notice of Removal letter to counsel of record. (jj, )
August 17, 2023 Filing 6 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Menard, Inc (Davidson, Joseph)
August 17, 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. (jj, )
August 16, 2023 Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Menard, Inc by Joseph S. Davidson (Davidson, Joseph)
August 16, 2023 Filing 4 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Menard, Inc (Andrews, W.)
August 16, 2023 Filing 3 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Andrews, W.)
August 16, 2023 Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Menard, Inc by W. Anthony Andrews (Andrews, W.)
August 16, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from Lake County, IL, case number (23LA00000479) filed by Menard, Inc Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AILNDC-20935189. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Andrews, W.)
August 16, 2023 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jxm, )

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Plaintiff: Gerardo Castro
Represented By: Kenneth Alan Fishman
Represented By: Robert Aaron Langendorf
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Defendant: Menard, Inc d/b/a Menards
Represented By: W. Anthony Andrews
Represented By: Joseph S. Davidson
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