The Giving Back Fund, Inc. v. Handler Thayer LLP et al
| The Giving Back Fund and The Giving Back Fund, Inc. |
| Handler Thayer LLP and Andrew D. Morton |
| 1:2024cv03495 |
| April 30, 2024 |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Steven C Seeger |
| P.I.: Other |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Personal Injury |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 24 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: The Court sets the following briefing schedule on defendants' motions to dismiss (Dckt. Nos. #19 , #21 ). The responses are due by July 16, 2024 and replies are due by July 30, 2024. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) |
| Filing 23 ANSWER to Complaint Count I, with Affirmative Defenses by Andrew D. Morton (Attachments: #1 Exhibit February 2023 Article, #2 Exhibit May 2023 Article)(Blair, Kimberly) |
| Filing 22 MEMORANDUM by Andrew D. Morton in support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #21 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit February 2023 Article, #2 Exhibit May 2023 Article, #3 Exhibit July 2023 Article)(Blair, Kimberly) |
| Filing 21 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Andrew D. Morton (Blair, Kimberly) |
| Filing 20 ANSWER to Complaint AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES by Handler Thayer LLP(Henderson, Matthew) |
| Filing 19 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Handler Thayer LLP COUNTS II AND III OF PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Plaintiff's Complaint)(Henderson, Matthew) |
| Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: Defendant's unopposed motion for an enlargement of time time (Dckt. No. #16 ) is granted. Defendant Handler Thayer LLP shall respond to plaintiff's complaint by June 12, 2024. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) |
| Filing 17 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Handler Thayer LLP by Chi Zhang (Zhang, Chi) |
| Filing 16 MOTION by Defendant Handler Thayer LLP for extension of time to file answer (Unopposed) (Henderson, Matthew) |
| Filing 15 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Handler Thayer LLP by Matthew R. Henderson (Henderson, Matthew) |
| Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: Defendant's unopposed motion for an enlargement of time time to answer or otherwise plead to plaintiff's complaint (Dckt. No. #13 ) is granted. Defendant Andrew D. Morton shall respond to plaintiff's complaint by June 12, 2024. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) |
| Filing 13 MOTION by Defendant Andrew D. Morton for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint #1 (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service Notice of Motion and Certificate of Service)(Blair, Kimberly) |
| Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Andrew D. Morton by Courtney Lynn Wood (Wood, Courtney) |
| Filing 11 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Andrew D. Morton by Robert Merlo (Merlo, Robert) |
| Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Andrew D. Morton by Kimberly Elizabeth Blair (Blair, Kimberly) |
| Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by The Giving Back Fund, Inc. as to Andrew D. Morton on 5/1/2024, answer due 5/22/2024. (Vickrey, Paul) |
| Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by The Giving Back Fund, Inc. as to Handler Thayer LLP on 5/1/2024, answer due 5/22/2024. (Vickrey, Paul) |
| Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: There is no need for a certificate of service for a court filing when all parties of record receive a copy through CM/ECF. Under the Local Rules, "[a] certificate of service is required only when service of a document filed on the Court's E-Filing system is made on a recipient who is not an E-Filer listed on the docket of the proceeding." See L.R. 5.5(a); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d)(1)(B) ("No certificate of service is required when a paper is served by filing it with the court's electronic-filing system."). The Court handles service through CM/ECF. In effect, the CM/ECF header is the certificate of service. Save yourself the work, and the trouble. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) |
| Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: An initial status report is due by July 22, 2024. Counsel must read the Standing Order entitled "Initial Status Conferences and Joint Initial Status Reports" on the Court's website. The parties must confer as required by Rule 26(f) about the nature, scope, and duration of discovery. The parties must submit two documents to the Court. First, the parties must file the Joint Initial Status Report under Rule 26(f) on the docket. A Word version of the Joint Initial Status Report is available on the Court's website. All parties must participate in the preparation and filing of the Joint Initial Status Report. The Court requires a joint report, so a filing by one side or the other is not sufficient. Second, the parties must email a Word version of a proposed Scheduling Order under Rule 16(b) to the Court's proposed order inbox. Lead counsel for the parties must participate in filing the initial status report. Plaintiff must serve this Order on all other parties. If the defendant has not been served with process, plaintiff's counsel must contact the Courtroom Deputy at [email protected] to reschedule the initial status report deadline. Plaintiff should not file the Joint Initial Status Report before the defendant(s) has been served with process. The parties must discuss settlement in good faith and make a serious attempt to resolve this case amicably. All counsel of record must read and comply with this Court's Standing Orders on its webpage. Please pay special attention to the Standing Orders about Depositions and Discovery. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) |
| SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Handler Thayer LLP, Andrew D. Morton (jmv, ) |
| Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff The Giving Back Fund by Dylan Michael Brown (Brown, Dylan) |
| Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff The Giving Back Fund by Patrick F. Solon (Solon, Patrick) |
| Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff The Giving Back Fund by Paul K Vickrey (Vickrey, Paul) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Vickrey, Paul) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by The Giving Back Fund; JURY DEMAND. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-21914689. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Vickrey, Paul) |
| 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. (gmm, ) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Steven C. Seeger. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey T. Gilbert. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (gmm, ) |
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