Akins v. Appraisal Institute
Plaintiff: ALISSA AKINS
Defendant: APPRAISAL INSTITUTE
Case Number: 1:2025cv03341
Filed: March 28, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Jeremy C Daniel
Referring Judge: Maria Valdez
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Federal Question
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 11, 2025 Filing 49 First AMENDED complaint by Alissa Akins against Appraisal Institute (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing Notice of Filing)(Matyas, Jordan)
September 11, 2025 Filing 48 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: The plaintiff's motion for leave to file an amended complaint #44 is granted. The plaintiff must file the amended complaint contemplated by the motion on or before September 12, 2025. The defendant shall respond to the amended complaint on or before October 3, 2025. Motion #46 is denied as moot. The motion hearing is stricken. Mailed notice. (vcf, )
September 11, 2025 Filing 47 NOTICE of Motion by Jordan Matyas for presentment of motion for leave to file #46 before Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 9/24/2025 at 09:30 AM. (Matyas, Jordan)
September 11, 2025 Filing 46 MOTION by Plaintiff Alissa Akins for leave to file First Amended Complaint Presented before District Judge (Matyas, Jordan)
September 11, 2025 Filing 45 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: Upon review of Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint #44 , it is outside the scope of the referral and thus was incorrectly marked for presentment to the Magistrate Judge. The motion is deferred for the District Judge's consideration. Mailed notice (lp, )
September 10, 2025 Filing 44 MOTION by Plaintiff Alissa Akins for leave to file First Amended Complaint Presented before Magistrate Judge (Attachments: #1 Notice of Filing Notice of Filing)(Matyas, Jordan)
August 26, 2025 Filing 43 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: The parties' agreed discovery schedule is entered as follows: Any amendments to pleadings or actions to join other parties shall be filed by 10/31/25; all written discovery shall be issued no later than 45 days before the close of fact discovery; the fact discovery deadline is 3/1/26; initial experts shall be disclosed by 1/30/26 and deposed by 2/27/26; and rebuttal experts shall be disclosed by 3/31/26 and deposed by 4/30/26. The parties must file a joint status report by 10/26/26 describing discovery progress and the prospects of settlement. If the parties wish to begin the process of scheduling a settlement conference at any time prior to that date, they should notify the Court. Mailed notice (lp, )
August 26, 2025 Filing 42 MOTION by Plaintiff Alissa Akins for order Scheduling Order Presented before Magistrate Judge (Matyas, Jordan)
August 26, 2025 Filing 41 STATUS Report Initial by Alissa Akins Presented before Magistrate Judge (Matyas, Jordan)
August 12, 2025 Filing 40 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Maria Valdez: This case has been referred to Judge Valdez for discovery supervision and to conduct a settlement conference. The parties must file a joint status report with a proposed scheduling order no later than 8/29/25.Mailed notice (mjc, )
August 11, 2025 Filing 39 Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Maria Valdez for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: discovery supervision (including setting all deadlines, resolution of any discovery motion, and resolution of any motion to stay discovery) and settlement matters. (vcf, ) Mailed notice.
August 7, 2025 Filing 38 ANSWER to Complaint by Appraisal Institute(Kalas, Becky)
July 21, 2025 Filing 37 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: The status hearing set for 7/22/2025 is stricken. Mailed notice. (vcf, )
July 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER. The defendant's motion to dismiss [14; 15] is denied. The defendant shall answer the complaint by August 7, 2025. Signed by the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 7/9/2025. Mailed notice. (vcf, )
July 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER. Signed by the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 7/9/2025. Motion hearing held. Plaintiff's motions for entry of confidentiality order [31,32] are granted. Mailed notice. (vcf, )
July 2, 2025 Filing 34 RESPONSE by Appraisal Institute to MOTION by Plaintiff Alissa Akins for order Entry of Confidentiality Amended #33 (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Confidentiality Order)(Kalas, Becky)
June 27, 2025 Filing 33 MOTION by Plaintiff Alissa Akins for order Entry of Confidentiality Amended (Matyas, Jordan)
June 26, 2025 Filing 32 NOTICE of Motion by Jordan Matyas for presentment of motion for order #31 before Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 7/9/2025 at 09:30 AM. (Matyas, Jordan)
June 26, 2025 Filing 31 MOTION by Plaintiff Alissa Akins for order Entry of Confidentiality (Matyas, Jordan)
June 20, 2025 Filing 30 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: The parties' agreed motion for an extension of time #28 is granted. The parties shall confer and submit an agreed protective order on or before June 25, 2025. Mailed notice (gel,)
June 18, 2025 Filing 29 NOTICE of Motion by Becky Lynn Kalas for presentment of extension of time #28 before Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 6/25/2025 at 09:30 AM. (Kalas, Becky)
June 18, 2025 Filing 28 MOTION by Defendant Appraisal Institute for extension of time (JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THE PARTIES TO CONFER WITH RESPECT TO AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER) (Kalas, Becky)
June 13, 2025 Filing 27 REPLY by Appraisal Institute to Response #21 (Kalas, Becky)
June 11, 2025 Filing 26 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: Motion hearing held. Motions for extension of time #24 and for protective order #22 are granted. Defendant's reply in support of the motion to dismiss is now due on or before 6/13/2025. The parties shall confer on a protective order and submit a proposed order to the Court on or before June 18, 2025. The plaintiff may retain the laptop until the protective order has been entered and the laptop imaged. Once imaged, the plaintiff shall return the laptop to the defendant and provide the defendant a copy of the image the plaintiff had made. Mailed notice. (vcf, )
June 6, 2025 Filing 25 NOTICE of Motion by Becky Lynn Kalas for presentment of motion for extension of time to file response/reply #24 before Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 6/11/2025 at 09:30 AM. (Kalas, Becky)
June 6, 2025 Filing 24 MOTION by Defendant Appraisal Institute for extension of time to file response/reply as to Response #21 (Unopposed) (Kalas, Becky)
June 6, 2025 Filing 23 NOTICE of Motion by Jordan Matyas for presentment of motion for protective order #22 before Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 6/11/2025 at 09:30 AM. (Matyas, Jordan)
June 6, 2025 Filing 22 MOTION by Plaintiff Alissa Akins for protective order Regarding Laptop (Matyas, Jordan)
June 2, 2025 Filing 21 RESPONSE by Plaintiff Alissa Akins to Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #14 , Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #15 (Matyas, Jordan)
May 19, 2025 Filing 20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: Plaintiff's motion for extension of time to respond to motion to dismiss #18 is granted. Plaintiff's response is now due on or before 6/2/2025; any reply is due on or before 6/9/2025. The status hearing set for 7/15/2025 is reset to 7/22/2025. The motion hearing set for 5/20/2025 is stricken. Mailed notice. (vcf, )
May 16, 2025 Filing 19 NOTICE of Motion by Jordan Matyas for presentment of motion for extension of time to file response/reply #18 before Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 5/20/2025 at 09:30 AM. (Matyas, Jordan)
May 16, 2025 Filing 18 MOTION by Plaintiff Alissa Akins for extension of time to file response/reply as to Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #14 (Matyas, Jordan)
May 5, 2025 Filing 17 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: Motion to dismiss #14 is briefed as follows: response is due on or before 5/26/2025; any reply is due on or before 6/2/2025. Status hearing set for 7/15/2025 at 9:30 a.m. The motion hearing is stricken. Mailed notice. (vcf, )
May 5, 2025 Filing 16 NOTICE of Motion by Becky Lynn Kalas for presentment of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #14 before Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 5/13/2025 at 09:30 AM. (Kalas, Becky)
May 2, 2025 Filing 15 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Appraisal Institute Memorandum in Support (Kalas, Becky)
May 2, 2025 Filing 14 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Appraisal Institute (Kalas, Becky)
May 1, 2025 Filing 13 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Appraisal Institute (Kalas, Becky)
April 30, 2025 Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: The defendant's motion for an extension of time #9 is granted. The defendant shall respond to the complaint on or before May 6, 2025. The motion hearing is stricken. Mailed notice. (vcf, )
April 29, 2025 Filing 11 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Appraisal Institute by Joel Madison Zeid (Zeid, Joel)
April 29, 2025 Filing 10 NOTICE of Motion by Becky Lynn Kalas for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer #9 before Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 5/1/2025 at 09:30 AM. (Kalas, Becky)
April 29, 2025 Filing 9 MOTION by Defendant Appraisal Institute for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint #1 (Kalas, Becky)
April 29, 2025 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Appraisal Institute by Becky Lynn Kalas (Kalas, Becky)
April 18, 2025 Filing 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Alissa Akins as to All Defendants. (Greene, Andrew)
April 8, 2025 Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Alissa Akins by Jordan Matyas (Matyas, Jordan)
April 4, 2025 Filing 5 SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant Appraisal Institute (mam, )
March 28, 2025 Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff ALISSA AKINS by Andrew Robert Greene (Greene, Andrew)
March 28, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by ALISSA AKINS; JURY DEMAND. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23272324. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Greene, Andrew)
March 28, 2025 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. (dec, )
March 28, 2025 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (dec, )

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Plaintiff: ALISSA AKINS
Represented By: Jordan Matyas
Represented By: Andrew Robert Greene
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Represented By: Joel Madison Zeid
Represented By: Becky Lynn Kalas
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