Gnutek et al v. ELUTIA, INC. et al
Plaintiff: Mark Gnutek and DCI Donor Services, Inc.
Defendant: SPINAL GRAFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Michael Bauer, Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. and ELUTIA, INC.
Case Number: 1:2024cv09030
Filed: September 26, 2024
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Sunil R Harjani
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 4, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 31 SUR-REPLY by Defendant Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. to response in opposition to motion, #29 Defendants' Joint Sur-Reply To Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (Labus, Jennifer)
October 28, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 30 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Defendant's motion for leave to file a sur-reply #28 is granted but will be limited to 7 pages. The Court will schedule a motion hearing once the matter is fully briefed. The Court appreciates that this piece of litigation is hotly contested, but the parties are advised to tone it down a few notches and focus on the facts and the law in their arguments. Mailed notice (lxs, )
October 25, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 29 RESPONSE by Mark Gnutekin Opposition to MOTION by Defendants Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., SPINAL GRAFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC for leave to file DEFENDANTS' JOINT OPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A SUR-REPLY AND FOR ORAL ARGUMENT ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO REMAND #28 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Scanlon, Michael)
October 25, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 28 MOTION by Defendants Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., SPINAL GRAFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC for leave to file DEFENDANTS' JOINT OPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A SUR-REPLY AND FOR ORAL ARGUMENT ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO REMAND (Labus, Jennifer)
October 24, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 27 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Plaintiff's unopposed motion for leave to file brief in excess of fifteen pages #25 is granted. Mailed notice (lxs, )
October 24, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 26 REPLY by Mark Gnutek to response in opposition to motion, #23 for Remand (Scanlon, Michael)
October 24, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MOTION by Plaintiff Mark Gnutek for leave to file excess pages (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Scanlon, Michael)
October 24, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 24 MEMORANDUM In Support of Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Leave to File an Excess Brief (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1)(Scanlon, Michael)
October 18, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 23 RESPONSE by Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., SPINAL GRAFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLCin Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiff Mark Gnutek to remand Emergency Motion #11 Defendants; Joint Response (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit)(Labus, Jennifer)
October 18, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Defendants' motion for leave to file a brief in excess of fifteen pages #21 is granted. Mailed notice (lxs, )
October 17, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 21 MOTION by Defendants Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., SPINAL GRAFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC for leave to file excess pages (Labus, Jennifer)
October 16, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Michael Bauer by Brian J. Hickey (Hickey, Brian)
October 8, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Telephonic motion hearing held. Plaintiff's emergency motion to remand #11 shall be briefed as follows: Defendants' response brief is due 10/18/2024. Plaintiff's reply is due 10/24/2024. The Court will rule via CM/ECF. Initial status hearing previously set for 10/31/2024 and joint status report deadline of 10/2/2024 are stricken. Mailed notice (lxs, ) Modified on 10/8/2024 (lxs, ).
October 7, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Michael Bauer by Maria Eleni Kardasis (Kardasis, Maria)
October 7, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Defendant's motion for remote appearance #15 is granted. Hearing set for 10/8/2024 at 9:30 a.m. shall proceed telephonically. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing but will be placed on mute. The call-in number is (855) 244-8681 and the access code is 172 628 1276#. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Mailed notice (lxs, )
October 7, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Michael Bauer by Joseph Jack Lombardo (Lombardo, Joseph)
October 7, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MOTION by Defendant ELUTIA, INC.for Remote Appearance at October 8, 2024 Hearing (Kater, Scott)
October 2, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: The Court has reviewed Plaintiff's emergency motion #11 . It is plainly not an emergency under LR 77.2 in that the matter will not cause serious and irreparable harm if not decided immediately. The emergency portion of the motion is stricken. While not an emergency, the Court sets the matter for an in-person motion hearing on 10/8/24 at 9:30 am in Courtroom 1925. Mailed notice (lxs, )
October 2, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant ELUTIA, INC. by Scott Joseph Kater (Kater, Scott)
October 2, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff DCI DONOR SERVICES by Jennie O'Hara (O'Hara, Jennie)
October 2, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION by Plaintiff Mark Gnutek to remand Emergency Motion (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit, #9 Exhibit, #10 Exhibit, #11 Exhibit, #12 Exhibit, #13 Exhibit, #14 Exhibit, #15 Exhibit, #16 Exhibit, #17 Exhibit, #18 Exhibit, #19 Exhibit, #20 Exhibit, #21 Exhibit, #22 Exhibit, #23 Exhibit, #24 Exhibit, #25 Exhibit, #26 Exhibit)(Scanlon, Michael)
October 1, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mark Gnutek by Michael P Scanlon (Scanlon, Michael)
October 1, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Mark Gnutek by Matthew Martin Gannon (Gannon, Matthew)
October 1, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff DCI DONOR SERVICES by Jeffrey P Nankervis (Nankervis, Jeffrey)
September 27, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff DCI DONOR SERVICES by Michael R. Slovis (Slovis, Michael)
September 27, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: An initial status hearing is set for 10/31/2024 at 9:15 a.m. by telephone. By 10/24/2024, the parties shall file a joint initial status report. A template for the Joint Initial Status Report can be found on the Court's web page. If the defendant(s) have not been served by the initial status date, counsel for plaintiff is to contact the Courtroom Deputy to reschedule the status hearing and the date for filing an initial status report. In some cases, the scheduled initial status hearing may take place before a defendant has responded to the plaintiff's complaint. The Court expects all defendants who have been served with process to participate in the scheduling conference even if they have not yet responded to the complaint. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing but will be placed on mute. The callin number is (855) 2448681 and the access code is 172 628 1276#. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Mailed notice (lxs, )
September 27, 2024 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (man, )
September 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Rule 7.1 Disclosure Statement STATEMENT by Michael Bauer, ELUTIA, INC., Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., SPINAL GRAFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (Kanute, Michael)
September 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Michael Bauer, ELUTIA, INC., Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., SPINAL GRAFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC by Michael John Kanute (Kanute, Michael)
September 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Michael Bauer, ELUTIA, INC., Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., SPINAL GRAFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC by Jennifer Labus (Labus, Jennifer)
September 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Kanute, Michael)
September 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from Circuit Court of Cook County, case number (2022-L-002249) filed by Michael Bauer, ELUTIA, INC., Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., SPINAL GRAFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC Filing fee $ 405, receipt number BILNDC-22529425. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit L, #13 Exhibit M)(Kanute, Michael)

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Plaintiff: Mark Gnutek
Represented By: Michael P Scanlon
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Plaintiff: DCI Donor Services, Inc.
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