Thomas v. City of Chicago et al
| Elliot Thomas |
| City of Chicago, Yesenia Medina-Reighter, Michael Piskorek, Dean Claeson, Dustin Smith, Brandon Patrick, Lucas Michaels, Triston Eiland and Benjamin Panagos |
| 1:2026cv00813 |
| January 23, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Gabriel A Fuentes |
| April M Perry |
| Civil Rights: Other |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act |
| Both |
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| Filing 33 INITAL DISCLOUSRES by Elliot Thomas. Witness disclosure and exhibits disclosure. (Exhibits). (Received at the Intake Counter on 6/09/2026.) (qrtr, ) |
| Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes: On review of the status report (doc. #31 ), plaintiff's Rule 26(a)(1) disclosure may be served on defendants by 6/12/26, when the responses to initial written disovery requests are due for service by all parties. The cutoff for fact and all discovery remains 12/4/26. A further joint report on discovery progress and settlement status is due at noon on 8/3/26. The parties kindly are reminded not to file their discovery requests, responses, or disclosures on the docket per Local Rule 26.3. Mailed notice. (jn,) |
| Filing 31 STATUS Report Joint by City of Chicago, Dean Claeson, Triston Eiland, Yesenia Medina-Reighter, Lucas Michaels, Benjamin Panagos, Brandon Patrick, Michael Piskorek, Dustin Smith Presented before Magistrate Judge (Moore, Marion) |
| Filing 30 RESPONSE by Plaintiff Elliot Thomas to defendant's first set of interrogatories. (Received at the Intake Counter on 5/27/2026.) (qrtr, ) |
| Filing 29 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants City of Chicago, Dean Claeson, Triston Eiland, Yesenia Medina-Reighter, Lucas Michaels, Benjamin Panagos, Brandon Patrick, Michael Piskorek, Dustin Smith by Marion Claire Moore (Moore, Marion) |
| Filing 28 WITHDRAWING Jiyeon Huh as counsel for Defendants City of Chicago, Dean Claeson, Triston Eiland, Yesenia Medina-Reighter, Lucas Michaels, Benjamin Panagos, Brandon Patrick, Michael Piskorek, Dustin Smith and substituting Marion Claire Moore as counsel of record (Moore, Marion) |
| Filing 27 SUR-REPLY by Defendants City of Chicago, Dean Claeson, Triston Eiland, Yesenia Medina-Reighter, Lucas Michaels, Benjamin Panagos, Brandon Patrick, Michael Piskorek, Dustin Smith (Huh, Jiyeon) |
| Filing 26 INITIAL written discovery by Elliot Thomas (Exhibits) (Received at the Intake Counter on 4/24/2026) (emc, ) |
| Filing 25 MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Plaintiff has now filed a response to the motion to dismiss #24 . To the extent Defendants would like to file a sur-reply (the reply having been filed before the response, which was filed two weeks late), they may do so by 4/27/2026. Mailed notice. (jcc,) |
| Filing 24 RESPONSE by Plaintiff Elliot Thomas to defendant. (Received at the Intake Counter on 4/13/2026.) (qrtr, ) |
| Filing 23 REPLY by City of Chicago, Dean Claeson, Triston Eiland, Yesenia Medina-Reighter, Lucas Michaels, Benjamin Panagos, Brandon Patrick, Michael Piskorek, Dustin Smith to First MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants City of Chicago, Dean Claeson, Triston Eiland, Yesenia Medina-Reighter, Lucas Michaels, Benjamin Panagos, Brandon Patrick, Michael Piskorek, Dustin Smith (Defendants' Partial Mo #14 (Huh, Jiyeon) |
| Filing 22 EXHIBITS A-F by Plaintiff Elliot Thomas. (Received at the Intake Counter on 3/31/2026.)(qrtr, ) |
| Filing 21 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes: This matter coming before the magistrate judge on referral (doc. #20 ) for discovery supervision and settlement, the Court has reviewed the parties' status report (doc. #18 ) and sets the discovery schedule as follows: Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures to be issued on or before 3/27/26; initial written discovery to be issued by 4/24/26; close of fact discovery on 12/4/26. With no expert discovery anticipated at this time, an expert schedule will not be set except on motion by any party 30 days before the close of fact discovery. Pleading amendment deadline is 6/30/26, and dispositive motion filing deadline is 2/1/27, subject to adjustment by the district court. The next joint status report on discovery progress and whether a settlement conference is requested is due at noon on 5/29/26. If the parties at any time decide they wish to engage in a settlement conference, they may file a joint status report saying so. Mailed notice. (jn,) |
| Filing 20 Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: Discovery Supervision, including the authority to set, adjust, and extend all deadlines, and to conduct a settlement conference if requested by the parties. (jcc,) Mailed notice. |
| Filing 19 MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: The Court appreciates the joint initial status report submitted by the parties #18 . This case is referred to the Magistrate Judge for discovery supervision, including the authority to set, adjust, and extend all deadlines, and to conduct a settlement conference if requested by the parties. Mailed notice. (jcc,) |
| Filing 18 STATUS Report Joint by City of Chicago, Dean Claeson, Triston Eiland, Yesenia Medina-Reighter, Lucas Michaels, Benjamin Panagos, Brandon Patrick, Michael Piskorek, Dustin Smith (Huh, Jiyeon) |
| Filing 17 MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Motion to Dismiss #14 is acknowledged, and the court sets a briefing schedule: Plaintiff to file a response by 3/30/2026; a reply to be filed by 4/9/2026. There is no need for the parties to appear at the motion hearing scheduled for 3/12/2026. Mailed notice. (jcc,) |
| Filing 16 Defendants' ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by City of Chicago, Dean Claeson, Triston Eiland, Yesenia Medina-Reighter, Lucas Michaels, Benjamin Panagos, Brandon Patrick, Michael Piskorek, Dustin Smith(Huh, Jiyeon) |
| Filing 15 NOTICE of Motion by Jiyeon Huh for presentment of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #14 before Honorable April M. Perry on 3/12/2026 at 10:00 AM. (Huh, Jiyeon) |
| Filing 14 First MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants City of Chicago, Dean Claeson, Triston Eiland, Yesenia Medina-Reighter, Lucas Michaels, Benjamin Panagos, Brandon Patrick, Michael Piskorek, Dustin Smith (Defendants' Partial Motion to Dismiss) (Huh, Jiyeon) |
| Filing 13 MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Motion for extension of time #11 is granted over Plaintiff's objection. Defendants to answer or otherwise plead to the Complaint by 3/6/2026. There is no need for the parties to appear at the motion hearing scheduled for 3/5/2026. The deadline for filing a Joint Initial Status Report is extended to 3/10/2026. Mailed notice. (jcc,) |
| Filing 12 NOTICE of Motion by Jiyeon Huh for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer, #11 before Honorable April M. Perry on 3/5/2026 at 10:00 AM. (Huh, Jiyeon) |
| Filing 11 MOTION by Defendants City of Chicago, Dean Claeson, Triston Eiland, Yesenia Medina-Reighter, Lucas Michaels, Benjamin Panagos, Brandon Patrick, Michael Piskorek, Dustin Smith for extension of time to file answer (Opposed, Second Request) (Huh, Jiyeon) |
| Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Motion for extension of time #8 is granted, over Plaintiff's objection. Defendants to answer or otherwise plead to the Complaint by 2/27/2026. There is no need for the parties to appear at the motion hearing scheduled for 2/4/2026. The deadline for filing a Joint Initial Status Report is extended to 3/3/2026. Mailed notice. (jcc,) |
| Filing 9 NOTICE of Motion by Jiyeon Huh for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer, #8 before Honorable April M. Perry on 2/4/2026 at 10:00 AM. (Huh, Jiyeon) |
| Filing 8 MOTION by Defendants City of Chicago, Dean Claeson, Triston Eiland, Yesenia Medina-Reighter, Lucas Michaels, Benjamin Panagos, Brandon Patrick, Michael Piskorek, Dustin Smith for extension of time to file answer (Opposed, First Request) (Huh, Jiyeon) |
| Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Dean Claeson, Triston Eiland, Yesenia Medina-Reighter, Lucas Michaels, Brandon Patrick, Michael Piskorek, Dustin Smith by Jiyeon Huh (Huh, Jiyeon) |
| Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Benjamin Panagos by Jiyeon Huh (Huh, Jiyeon) |
| Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: The parties are asked to file a joint initial status report, consistent with the template on Judge Perry's website, by 2/9/2026. Mailed notice. (jcc,) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable April M. Perry. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (jks, ) |
| Filing 3 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Huh, Jiyeon) |
| Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant City of Chicago by Jiyeon Huh (Huh, Jiyeon) |
| Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from Circuit Court of Cook County, IL, case number (2024L010337) filed by City of Chicago, Dean Claeson, Triston Eiland, Yesenia Medina-Reighter, Lucas Michaels, Benjamin Panagos, Brandon Patrick, Michael Piskorek, Dustin Smith (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Huh, Jiyeon) |
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