Brown v. Dart et al
Plaintiff: William Brown
Defendant: County of Cook, Illinois and Thomas Dart
Case Number: 1:2024cv08885
Filed: September 25, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Matthew F Kennelly
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 19, 2024 Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: The Court has reviewed the parties' joint status report and sets the following discovery and pretrial schedule. Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures are to be made by 12/15/2024. Written discovery requests are to be served by 12/31/2024. The deadline for amending the pleadings and adding parties is 4/30/2025. Rule 26(a)(2) disclosures are due by plaintiff 8/1/2025, with depositions by 9/2/2025, and by defendants 10/2/2025, with depositions by 11/3/2025. The telephonic status hearing set for 11/25/2024 is vacated and reset to 2/4/2025 at 8:55 AM, using the following call-in number: 650-479-3207, access code 2305-915-8729. A joint status report regarding the progress of discovery and any settlement discussions is to be filed on 1/28/2025. (mk)
November 18, 2024 Filing 15 STATUS Report Parties' Joint Status Report Pursuant to the Court's October 30, 2024 Order (Dkt. 11) by William Brown, Thomas Dart, County of Cook, Illinois (Schoop, Devlin)
November 16, 2024 Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Motion to withdraw appearance of attorney Mark Kummerer is granted #13 . (mk)
November 15, 2024 Filing 13 MOTION by Attorney Mark Kummerer to withdraw as attorney for Thomas Dart, County of Cook, Illinois. No party information provided (Kummerer, Mark)
November 14, 2024 Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Thomas Dart by Tyler Eason Roland (Roland, Tyler)
October 30, 2024 Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: By no later than 11/18/2024, 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 11/25/2024 at 9:20 a.m. The case management conference will be conducted by telephone, using the following call-in number: 650-479-3207, access code 2305-915-8729. 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)
October 21, 2024 Filing 10 NOTICE by Devlin J. Schoop of Change of Address (Schoop, Devlin)
October 14, 2024 Filing 9 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by William Brown. County of Cook, Illinois waiver sent on 9/25/2024, answer due 11/25/2024. (Schoop, Devlin)
October 14, 2024 Filing 8 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by William Brown. Thomas Dart waiver sent on 9/25/2024, answer due 11/25/2024. (Schoop, Devlin)
October 1, 2024 Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants County of Cook, Illinois, Thomas Dart by Mark Sullivan Kummerer (Kummerer, Mark)
October 1, 2024 Filing 6 STATUS Report by William Brown (Schoop, Devlin)
September 30, 2024 Filing 5 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: IT APPEARING THAT, case 23cv2710, Brown v. Cook County Sheriff's Office, et al. is assigned to Honorable Judge Matthew F. Kennelly, and IT FURTHER APPEARING THAT, case 24cv8885, Brown v. Dart, et al, is a refiling of a previously dismissed case and it was assigned to Honorable Judge Jeremy C. Daniel in error; therefore IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the assignment of case 24cv8885, Brown v. Dart, et al, to Honorable Judge Jeremy C. Daniel shall be vacated; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that case 24cv8885, Brown v. Dart, et al, shall be reassigned to the Honorable Judge Matthew F. Kennelly. Case reassigned to the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly for all further proceedings. Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Executive Committee on 9/30/2024. (smb, )
September 25, 2024 Filing 4 CERTIFICATE of Service by Plaintiff William Brown Certificate of Service for the Issuance of Complaint and Waivers of Summons to Defendants Thomas Dart and the County of Cook (Schoop, Devlin)
September 25, 2024 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff William Brown by Devlin J. Schoop (Schoop, Devlin)
September 25, 2024 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Schoop, Devlin)
September 25, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by William Brown; 3000000. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-22519670. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit News Article "Public Defenders sue over masturbating Chicago inmates," Reuters, November 9, 2017, #2 Exhibit News Article "$14 Million Payout Ends Jail Masturbation Class Action," Patch, November 20, 2020, #3 Exhibit News Article "5 Years After Markham courthouse rapes, and still waiting for cameras for holding cells," Chicago Sun Times, March 11, 2022)(Schoop, Devlin)
September 25, 2024 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey T. Gilbert. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3). (man, )
September 25, 2024 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. (man, )

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Defendant: Thomas Dart
Represented By: Tyler Eason Roland
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