Barbich et al v. Northwestern University et al
| Natalie Barbich, Bruce Lindvall and Timothy Peterson |
| Northwestern University |
| 1:2025cv06849 |
| June 20, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Jeremy C Daniel |
| Labor: E.R.I.S.A. |
| 29 U.S.C. § 1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement |
| Both |
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| Filing 48 MOTION by Defendant Northwestern University to dismiss (Attachments: #1 Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss, #2 Declaration of M. Nielsen, #3 Exhibit 1, #4 Exhibit 2, #5 Exhibit 3, #6 Exhibit 4, #7 Exhibit 5, #8 Exhibit 6, #9 Exhibit 7)(Nielsen, Mark) |
| Filing 47 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: The motion for leave to file excess pages #44 is granted. The defendant's brief in support of its motion to dismiss shall not exceed 30 pages. The motion hearing is stricken. Mailed notice. (vcf, ) |
| Filing 46 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Northwestern University by Sean Robert Connolly (Connolly, Sean) |
| Filing 45 NOTICE OF DEFENDANTS UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE NOTICE of Motion by Eugene A. Schoon for presentment of motion for leave to file excess pages, #44 before Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 12/11/2025 at 09:30 AM. (Schoon, Eugene) |
| Filing 44 MOTION by Defendant Northwestern University for leave to file excess pages DEFENDANTS UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A BRIEF IN EXCESS OF FIFTEEN PAGES (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A BRIEF IN EXCESS OF FIFTEEN PAGES)(Schoon, Eugene) |
| Filing 43 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: Pursuant to the parties' stipulation #42 , Defendant's Motion shall be filed by December 12, 2025; Plaintiffs' Opposition to the Motion shall be filed by January 16, 2026; and Defendant's Reply in Support of the Motion shall be filed by February 6, 2026. Status hearing set for April 2, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. Mailed notice. (vcf, ) |
| Filing 42 STIPULATION Regarding Defendant's Deadline to Respond to Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint and Briefing Schedule on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint (Schoon, Eugene) |
| Filing 41 AMENDED complaint by Natalie Barbich, Bruce Lindvall, Timothy Peterson against Northwestern University (Specht, Brock) |
| Filing 40 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: Attorney Paul J. Lukas' motion to withdraw as counsel #38 is granted. Mailed notice. (kp, ) |
| Filing 39 NOTICE of Motion by Brock J Specht for presentment of motion to withdraw as attorney #38 before Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 11/6/2025 at 09:30 AM. (Specht, Brock) |
| Filing 38 MOTION by Attorney Paul J. Lukas to withdraw as attorney for Natalie Barbich, Bruce Lindvall. No party information provided (Specht, Brock) |
| Filing 37 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: Pursuant to the parties' stipulation, the Court dismisses the plaintiff claims against defendants Northwestern University Executive Director, Benefits & Work/Life Resources and Does 1-20, without prejudice. Mailed notice. (vcf, ) |
| Filing 36 STIPULATION of Dismissal REGARDING DEFENDANT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DOES 1-20 (Schoon, Eugene) |
| Filing 35 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: Defendants' motion to dismiss #31 is entered and briefed as follows: response is due on or before 11/20/2025; any reply is due 12/11/2025. Status hearing set for 1/22/2026 at 9:30 a.m. The motion hearing is stricken. Mailed notice. (vcf, ) |
| Filing 34 STIPULATION regarding motion to dismiss, #31 (Nielsen, Mark) |
| Filing 33 NOTICE of Motion by Mark Christopher Nielsen for presentment of motion to dismiss, #31 before Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 10/9/2025 at 09:30 AM. (Nielsen, Mark) |
| Filing 32 NOTICE of Motion by Mark Christopher Nielsen for presentment of motion to dismiss, #31 before Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 10/9/2025 at 09:30 AM. (Nielsen, Mark) |
| Filing 31 MOTION by Defendants Northwestern University Executive Director, Benefits & Work/Life Resources, Northwestern University to dismiss (Attachments: #1 Supplement - MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS, #2 Declaration - of M. Nielsen, #3 Exhibit - 1, #4 Exhibit - 2, #5 Exhibit - 3, #6 Exhibit - 4, #7 Exhibit - 5)(Nielsen, Mark) |
| Filing 30 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: The defendants' motion for leave to file excess pages #27 is granted. Defendants are permitted to file a brief in support of their motion to dismiss of up to twenty-five (25) pages, excluding the cover page, table of contents, table of authorities, and signature block. Mailed notice (mjc, ) |
| Filing 29 PROPOSED ORDER by Northwestern University, Northwestern University Executive Director, Benefits & Work/Life Resources Granting Defendants' Unopposed Motion for Leave to File a Brief in Excess of Fifteen Pages (Schoon, Eugene) |
| Filing 28 UNOPPOSED NOTICE of Motion by Eugene A. Schoon for presentment of motion for leave to file excess pages #27 before Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 10/2/2025 at 09:30 AM. (Schoon, Eugene) |
| Filing 27 MOTION by Defendants Northwestern University, Northwestern University Executive Director, Benefits & Work/Life Resources for leave to file excess pages UNOPPOSED (Schoon, Eugene) |
| Filing 26 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: Motion to appear pro hac vice #23 is granted. Mailed notice. (vcf, ) |
| Filing 25 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Natalie Barbich, Bruce Lindvall by Benjamin Bauer (Bauer, Benjamin) |
| Filing 24 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Natalie Barbich, Bruce Lindvall by Brock J Specht (Specht, Brock) |
| Filing 23 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Northwestern University, Northwestern University Executive Director, Benefits & Work/Life Resources by Lars C. Golumbic; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-23836330. (Golumbic, Lars) |
| Filing 22 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Northwestern University, Northwestern University Executive Director, Benefits & Work/Life Resources by Mark Christopher Nielsen (Nielsen, Mark) |
| Filing 21 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: Motions to appear pro hac vice [ #19 , #20 ] are granted. Mailed notice. (vcf, ) |
| Filing 20 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Northwestern University, Northwestern University Executive Director, Benefits & Work/Life Resources by Kathryn Elizabeth Panish; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-23828959. (Panish, Kathryn) |
| Filing 19 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Northwestern University, Northwestern University Executive Director, Benefits & Work/Life Resources by Kara Petteway Wheatley; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-23828902. (Wheatley, Kara) |
| Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel: Motions to appear pro hac vice [11,13] are granted. The defendants' motion for an extension of time #16 is granted. The defendants shall respond to the complaint on or before October 6, 2025. The motion hearings are stricken. Mailed notice. (vcf, ) |
| Filing 17 NOTICE of Motion by Eugene A. Schoon for presentment of extension of time, #16 before Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 8/5/2025 at 09:30 AM. (Schoon, Eugene) |
| Filing 16 MOTION by Defendants Northwestern University, Northwestern University Executive Director, Benefits & Work/Life Resources for extension of time TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFFS COMPLAINT (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Proposed Order)(Schoon, Eugene) |
| Filing 15 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Northwestern University, Northwestern University Executive Director, Benefits & Work/Life Resources by Eugene A. Schoon (Schoon, Eugene) |
| Filing 14 NOTICE of Motion by Benjamin Bauer for presentment of motion to appear pro hac vice, #13 before Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 8/12/2025 at 09:30 AM. (Bauer, Benjamin) |
| Filing 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Natalie Barbich, Bruce Lindvall by Benjamin Bauer; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-23811166. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Additional Court Admissions)(Bauer, Benjamin) |
| Filing 12 NOTICE of Motion by Brock J Specht for presentment of motion to appear pro hac vice, #11 before Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel on 8/12/2025 at 09:30 AM. (Specht, Brock) |
| Filing 11 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Natalie Barbich, Bruce Lindvall by Brock J Specht; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-23810987. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Additional Court Admissions)(Specht, Brock) |
| Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Natalie Barbich, Bruce Lindvall as to Northwestern University Executive Director, Benefits & Work/Life Resources on 7/15/2025, answer due 8/5/2025. (Lukas, Paul) |
| Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Natalie Barbich, Bruce Lindvall as to Northwestern University on 7/15/2025, answer due 8/5/2025. (Lukas, Paul) |
| Filing 8 SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendants Benefits & Work/Life Resources, Northwestern University, Northwestern University Executive Director (Attachments: #1 Summons Northernwestern University Executive Director)(txd, ) |
| Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Natalie Barbich, Bruce Lindvall by Lee Walter (Walter, Lee) |
| Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Natalie Barbich, Bruce Lindvall by Paul J. Lukas (Lukas, 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. (rjm, ) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Jeremy C. Daniel. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey T. Gilbert. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 1). (rjm, ) |
| Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Natalie Barbich, Bruce Lindvall by Amit Singh Bindra (Bindra, Amit) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Bindra, Amit) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Natalie Barbich, Bruce Lindvall; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23649415.(Bindra, Amit) |
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