Hoffman et al v. Brefko Group LLC et al
Plaintiff: Steven Jay Hoffman and Steven J Hoffman Revocable Trust
Defendant: BREFKO GROUP LLC, TURBO TURBO TOUCHDOWN, LLC, DJACK ALT MINT, LLC, CHEST TIES, INC, KADER DOURFAYE, Jane Doe, Turbo Touchdown, LLC and Chest Ties, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2023cv06707
Filed: August 31, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Thomas M Durkin
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 - Diversity: Securities Fraud
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 24, 2023 Filing 38 DEFENDANT TURBO TOUCHDOWN, LLC'S ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Turbo Touchdown, LLC(Ukpabi, Paschal)
October 19, 2023 Filing 37 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Telephone status hearing held on 10/19/2023 and continued to 11/20/2023 at 9:00 a.m. To join the telephone conference, dial 877-402-9757, Access Code 4410831. Throughout the hearing, each speaker will be expected to identify themselves for the record before speaking. Counsel must be in a quiet area while on the line. Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. 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. Mailed notice. (kp, )
October 19, 2023 Filing 36 CERTIFICATE of Service by Plaintiffs Steven Jay Hoffman, Steven J Hoffman Revocable Trust return of service (Zhao, Gary)
October 19, 2023 Filing 35 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Chest Ties, Inc. by Dennis F. Esford (Esford, Dennis)
October 17, 2023 Filing 34 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: The telephone status hearing set for 10/20/2023 is stricken and reset to 10/19/2023 at 9:00 a.m. To join the telephone conference, dial 877-402-9757, Access Code 4410831. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. 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.Mailed notice. (kp, )
October 17, 2023 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Jane Doe (mek,)
October 13, 2023 Filing 33 PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Order. Signed by the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 10/13/2023. Mailed notice. (kp, )
October 13, 2023 Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Telephone motion hearing held on 10/13/2023. Plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction #24 is granted. Enter Order. Telephone status hearing set for 10/20/2023 at 9:30 a.m. To join the telephone conference, dial 877-402-9757, Access Code 4410831. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. 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. Mailed notice. (kp, )
October 12, 2023 Filing 31 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Turbo Touchdown, LLC by Paschal Ukpabi (Ukpabi, Paschal)
October 11, 2023 Filing 30 NOTICE of Motion by Gary Zhao for presentment of motion for preliminary injunction #24 before Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 10/13/2023 at 09:30 AM. (Zhao, Gary)
October 10, 2023 Filing 29 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Plaintiffs' motion to serve Defendant Doe via email #24 is granted. Mailed notice. (kp, )
October 10, 2023 Filing 28 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Telephone motion hearing set for 10/13/2023 at 9:30 a.m. as to Plaintiffs' motion for entry of a preliminary injunction and to serve defendant doe via email #24 . To join the telephone conference, dial 877-402-9757, Access Code 4410831. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. 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. Mailed notice. (kp, )
October 10, 2023 Filing 27 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Motion to appear pro hac vice #26 is granted. Attorney Paschal C. Ukpabi for Turbo Touchdown, LLC added. Mailed notice. (kp, )
October 10, 2023 Filing 26 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-21204149. (UKPABI, PASCHAL)
October 6, 2023 Filing 25 MEMORANDUM by Steven Jay Hoffman, Steven J Hoffman Revocable Trust in support of motion for preliminary injunction #24 and motion to serve defendant Doe via email (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Carlasare, Joseph)
October 6, 2023 Filing 24 MOTION by Plaintiffs Steven Jay Hoffman, Steven J Hoffman Revocable Trust for preliminary injunction and motion to serve defendant doe via email (Carlasare, Joseph)
October 5, 2023 Filing 23 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Telephone status hearing held on 10/5/2023. Plaintiff's motion to extend the temporary restraining order 22 is denied. Mailed notice. (kp, )
September 27, 2023 Filing 21 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: The telephone status hearing set for 9/29/2023 is vacated. The telephone status hearing set for 10/5/2023 at 8:45 a.m. still stands. Mailed notice. (kp, )
September 22, 2023 Filing 20 ANSWER of Garnishee Morgan Stanley (Attachments) (nsf, )
September 20, 2023 Filing 19 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Plaintiff's motion to extend the temporary restraining order 18 is granted. The temporary restraining order is extended to 10/6/2023. Telephone status hearing set for 10/5/2023 at 8:45 a.m. To join the telephone conference, dial 877-402-9757, Access Code 4410831. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. 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. Mailed notice. (kp, )
September 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER Granting Plaintiffs' Motion to Expedite Discovery. Signed by the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 9/13/2023. Mailed notice. (kp, )
September 13, 2023 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Brefko Group LLC, Chest Ties, Inc., Djack Alt Mint, LLC, Kader Dourfaye, Turbo Touchdown, LLC (mek,)
September 12, 2023 Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Motion to expedite #10 is granted; Telephone motion hearing held on 9/12/2023 as to Plaintiffs' motion to expedite discovery #10 . Plaintiffs' motion to expedite #10 is granted. Telephone status hearing set for 9/29/2023 at 9:15 a.m. To join the telephone conference, dial 877-402-9757, Access Code 4410831. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. 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. Mailed notice. (kp, )
September 11, 2023 Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Telephone motion hearing set for 9/12/2023 at 8:30 a.m. is stricken and reset to 9/12/2023 at 8:45 a.m. as to Plaintiffs' motion to expedite discovery #10 . (TIME CHANGE ONLY) To join the telephone conference, dial 877-402-9757, Access Code 4410831. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. 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. Mailed notice. (kp, )
September 8, 2023 Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Plaintiffs' motion to exceed page limitation #5 is granted. Mailed notice. (kp, )
September 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER Granting Plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order #7 . Signed by the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin on 9/8/2023. Mailed notice. (kp, )
September 8, 2023 Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Telephone motion hearing set for 9/11/2023 is stricken and reset to 9/12/2023 at 8:30 a.m. as to Plaintiffs' motion to expedite discovery #10 . To join the telephone conference, dial 877-402-9757, Access Code 4410831. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. 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. Mailed notice. (kp, )
September 7, 2023 Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Telephone motion hearing set for 9/11/2023 at 11:00 a.m. as to Plaintiffs' motion to expedite discovery #10 . To join the telephone conference, dial 877-402-9757, Access Code 4410831. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. 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. Mailed notice. (kp, )
September 7, 2023 Filing 10 MOTION by Plaintiffs Steven Jay Hoffman, Steven J Hoffman Revocable Trust to expedite discovery (Carlasare, Joseph)
September 6, 2023 Filing 9 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: By 11/3/2023, the parties are to file a joint status report. The parties may refer to the format detailed on the Court's website under New and Reassigned cases. Mailed notice. (kp, )
September 6, 2023 Filing 8 MEMORANDUM by Steven Jay Hoffman, Steven J Hoffman Revocable Trust in support of motion for temporary restraining order #7 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Affidavit of the investigator)(Carlasare, Joseph)
September 6, 2023 Filing 7 MOTION by Plaintiffs Steven Jay Hoffman, Steven J Hoffman Revocable Trust for temporary restraining order (Carlasare, Joseph)
September 5, 2023 Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: By 11/3/23, the parties are to file a joint status report. The parties may refer to the format detailed on the Court's website under New and Reassigned cases. Mailed notice. (kp, )
September 5, 2023 Filing 5 MOTION by Plaintiffs Steven Jay Hoffman, Steven J Hoffman Revocable Trust for leave to file excess pages (Carlasare, Joseph)
September 5, 2023 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Steven Jay Hoffman, Steven J Hoffman Revocable Trust by Joseph P. Carlasare (Carlasare, Joseph)
September 1, 2023 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Young B. Kim. Case assignment: Random assignment. (axk, )
September 1, 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. (axk, )
August 31, 2023 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Steven Jay Hoffman, Steven J Hoffman Revocable Trust by Zhuo Zhou (Zhou, Zhuo)
August 31, 2023 Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Steven Jay Hoffman, Steven J Hoffman Revocable Trust by Gary Zhao (Zhao, Gary)
August 31, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Steven J Hoffman Revocable Trust, Steven Jay Hoffman; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AILNDC-20995697. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A-Deed)(Carlasare, Joseph)

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Plaintiff: Steven Jay Hoffman
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Represented By: Joseph P. Carlasare
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