Johnson et al v. The Allstate Corporation
| Marcus Johnson, Abraham Chiu, Crystal Allen, Anessa Gray, Zhicheng Zhen and Karen Elizabeth Sigurdson |
| The Allstate Corporation |
| 1:2026cv02016 |
| February 23, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Jeannice W Appenteng |
| Joan H Lefkow |
| Contract: Other |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-(Citizenship) |
| Both |
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| Filing 47 STIPULATION re ESI Protocol (Borrelli, Raina) |
| Filing 46 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeannice W. Appenteng: The joint motion for entry of order on ESI protocol #45 is denied. The parties are free to agree on the terms of an ESI protocol without Court approval. If the parties want to ensure their agreements regarding ESI are on the record, they have leave to sign the stipulated protocol and file it on the docket. Mailed notice. (kl, ) |
| Filing 45 MOTION by Plaintiffs Crystal Allen, Abraham Chiu, Anessa Gray, Marcus Johnson, Karen Elizabeth Sigurdson, Zhicheng Zhen for order - Joint Motion for Entry of Order on ESI Protocol Presented before Magistrate Judge (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Pigozzi, Stephen) |
| Filing 44 Entered in Error. (Main Document 44 replaced on 7/16/2026) (kl, ). |
| Filing 43 AGREED CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER. Signed by the Honorable Jeannice W. Appenteng on 7/16/2026. Mailed notice. (kl, ) |
| Filing 42 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeannice W. Appenteng: The joint motion for entry of agreed confidentiality order #40 is granted for the reasons stated therein. Enter Agreed Confidentiality Order. Mailed notice. (kl, ) |
| Filing 41 RESPONSE by The Allstate Corporation in Support of MOTION by Defendant The Allstate Corporation to dismiss Plaintiffs' Consolidated Class Action Complaint Presented before District Judge #31 (Barrett, Matthew) |
| Filing 40 MOTION by Plaintiffs Crystal Allen, Abraham Chiu, Anessa Gray, Marcus Johnson, Karen Elizabeth Sigurdson, Zhicheng Zhen for order - Joint Motion for Entry of Agreed Confidentiality Order Presented before Magistrate Judge (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Pigozzi, Stephen) |
| Filing 39 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeannice W. Appenteng: The joint motion for entry of agreed confidentiality order #38 , improperly noticed before the District Judge, is denied without prejudice. The parties may refile the motion in accordance with the procedures set forth on this Court's web page. Mailed notice. (kl, ) |
| Filing 38 MOTION by Plaintiffs Crystal Allen, Abraham Chiu, Anessa Gray, Marcus Johnson, Karen Elizabeth Sigurdson, Zhicheng Zhen for order - Joint Motion for Entry of Agreed Confidentiality Order Presented before District Judge (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Pigozzi, Stephen) |
| Filing 37 RESPONSE by Crystal Allen, Abraham Chiu, Anessa Gray, Marcus Johnson, Karen Elizabeth Sigurdson, Zhicheng Zhenin Opposition to MOTION by Defendant The Allstate Corporation to dismiss Plaintiffs' Consolidated Class Action Complaint Presented before District Judge #31 (Levin, Brian) |
| Filing 36 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeannice W. Appenteng: The Court has reviewed the 6/3/2026 joint status report and agreed proposed case schedule #34 . After considering the parties' explanation for why they are requesting an atypically lengthy briefing schedule for class certification, the Court adopts the parties' proposed schedule as follows: plaintiffs' motion for class certification and class certification expert declarations are due by 5/7/2027; defendant's opposition to motion for class certification and rebuttal class certification expert declarations are due by 7/2/2027; plaintiffs' reply in support of motion for class certification is due by 8/6/2027; and fact discovery shall close 90 days after a ruling on class certification. The Court will set a schedule for merits expert discovery at a later date. The parties shall diligently and cooperatively proceed with discovery to meet these deadlines, which will not be extended absent a showing of extraordinary circumstances and good cause. The parties are reminded of their duty to meet and confer under Local Rule 37.2 before filing any discovery motions with the Court. By 8/27/2026, the parties shall file a joint status report setting forth what additional class certification discovery has been completed, what class certification discovery remains, and whether any class certification discovery disputes require the Court's attention. The 6/9/2026 hearing is stricken. Mailed notice. (kl, ) |
| Filing 35 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Crystal Allen, Abraham Chiu, Anessa Gray, Marcus Johnson, Karen Elizabeth Sigurdson, Zhicheng Zhen by Stephen J Pigozzi (Pigozzi, Stephen) |
| Filing 34 STATUS Report (Joint Status Report and Agreed Proposed Case Schedule) by Crystal Allen, Abraham Chiu, Anessa Gray, Marcus Johnson, Karen Elizabeth Sigurdson, Zhicheng Zhen Presented before Magistrate Judge (Borrelli, Raina) |
| Filing 33 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Crystal Allen, Abraham Chiu, Anessa Gray, Marcus Johnson, Karen Elizabeth Sigurdson, Zhicheng Zhen by Brian Levin (Levin, Brian) |
| Filing 32 MEMORANDUM by The Allstate Corporation in support of motion to dismiss #31 (Barrett, Matthew) |
| Filing 31 MOTION by Defendant The Allstate Corporation to dismiss Plaintiffs' Consolidated Class Action Complaint Presented before District Judge (Barrett, Matthew) |
| Filing 30 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeannice W. Appenteng: The Court has reviewed the 5/13/2026 joint status report #27 and adopts the parties' proposed schedule as follows: Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures shall be exchanged by 6/3/2026; initial written discovery shall be served by 6/26/2026. Plaintiffs propose what appears to be an atypically lengthy briefing schedule for class certification that extends to 9/10/2027 and request that fact discovery close 90 days after the ruling. The joint status report does not provide any justification for this schedule or state defendant's position. In addition, the parties anticipate the need for an order governing ESI but do not propose a date for finalizing an ESI protocol. In-person status hearing is set for 6/9/2026 at 10:00 a.m. to discuss these issues. The Court expects the parties to meet and confer prior to the hearing and make progress on an agreed discovery plan. Mailed notice. (kl, ) |
| Filing 29 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Motion to clarify #28 is granted. Defendant's deadline for its anticipated Motion to Dismiss shall be May 25, 2026, Plaintiffs' deadline to respond shall be June 24, 2026, and Defendant's deadline to reply shall be July 15, 2026. Motion for excess pages is granted. Mailed notice (ags) |
| Filing 28 MOTION by Defendant The Allstate Corporation to clarify deadlines and for page limit extension, filed jointly Presented before District Judge (Barrett, Matthew) |
| Filing 27 STATUS Report (Initial Joint Status Report) by Crystal Allen, Abraham Chiu, Anessa Gray, Marcus Johnson, Karen Elizabeth Sigurdson, Zhicheng Zhen Presented before Magistrate Judge (Borrelli, Raina) |
| Filing 26 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Motions to appear pro hac vice #24 and #25 are granted. Attorneys Evan Nadel and Jeffrey Fisher are added as counsel for defendant. Mailed notice (ags) |
| Filing 25 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of The Allstate Corporation by Jeffrey Fisher; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-25061450. Presented before District Judge (Fisher, Jeffrey) |
| Filing 24 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of The Allstate Corporation by Evan S Nadel; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-25061265. Presented before District Judge (Nadel, Evan) |
| Filing 23 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by The Allstate Corporation and FRCP 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement (Barrett, Matthew) |
| Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jeannice W. Appenteng: This case has been referred for discovery supervision, including setting a discovery schedule and other non-dispositive matters, and for a settlement conference #20 , #21 . By 5/13/2026, the parties shall file a joint status report setting forth the information in the Court's Standing Order for Initial Joint Status Reports. The parties are advised that they may contact this Court's courtroom deputy if at any point they are mutually interested in scheduling a settlement conference with the Court. Mailed notice. (kl, ) |
| Filing 21 Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Jeannice W. Appenteng for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: discovery supervision and settlement conference. (ags) Mailed notice. |
| Filing 20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Pretrial preparation is referred to the designated magistrate judge, including setting a discovery schedule, exploring settlement, and other non-dispositive matters. Defendant may file a motion to dismiss by 5/20/2026. Plaintiffs' response is due by 6/10/2026. Defendant's reply is due by 6/24/2026. Discovery shall go forward pending disposition of the motion to dismiss. The status hearing set for 5/6/2026 is stricken and reset to 9/16/2026 at 9:30 a.m. in courtroom 2201. Mailed notice (ags) |
| Filing 19 STATUS Report - Joint Initial Status Report by Crystal Allen, Abraham Chiu, Anessa Gray, Marcus Johnson, Karen Elizabeth Sigurdson, Zhicheng Zhen (Borrelli, Raina) |
| Filing 18 Consolidated Class Action Complaint - AMENDED complaint by Marcus Johnson, Anessa Gray, Crystal Allen, Abraham Chiu, Zhicheng Zhen, Karen Elizabeth Sigurdson against The Allstate Corporation (Borrelli, Raina) |
| Filing 17 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant The Allstate Corporation by Nikita J. Desai (Desai, Nikita) |
| Filing 16 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant The Allstate Corporation by Matthew R. Barrett (Barrett, Matthew) |
Filing 15
ORDER granting motion to reassign and consolidate cases #12 signed by the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 3/23/2026. Mailed notice (ags)
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| Filing 14 Corrected Proposed Order on Plaintiffs' Unopposed Amended Motion to Reassign, Consolidate, and Appoint Interim Co-Lead Counsel by Crystal Allen, Abraham Chiu, Anessa Gray, Marcus Johnson (Re: Dkt. No. 12-1) (Borrelli, Raina) |
| Filing 13 DECLARATION of Counsel regarding motion to consolidate cases, #12 (Borrelli, Raina) |
| Filing 12 MOTION by Plaintiffs Crystal Allen, Abraham Chiu, Anessa Gray, Marcus Johnson to consolidate cases - Plaintiffs' Unopposed Amended Motion to Reassign, Consolidate, and Appoint Interim Co-Lead Counsel and Memorandum in Support (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D)(Borrelli, Raina) |
| Filing 11 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Crystal Allen, Abraham Chiu, Anessa Gray, Marcus Johnson by Raina C Borrelli (Borrelli, Raina) |
| Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Any response to Plaintiffs' motion to consolidate cases #8 is due by 4/3/2026; reply is due by 4/17/2026. Mailed notice (ags) |
| Filing 9 DECLARATION of Raina C. Borrelli and Brian Levin regarding motion to consolidate cases #8 (Borrelli, Raina) |
| Filing 8 MOTION by Plaintiffs Crystal Allen, Abraham Chiu, Anessa Gray, Marcus Johnson to consolidate cases (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D)(Borrelli, Raina) |
| Filing 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Marcus Johnson, Anessa Gray, Crystal Allen, Abraham Chiu as to The Allstate Corporation on 2/25/2026, answer due 3/18/2026. (Strauss, Samuel) |
| Filing 6 SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant The Allstate Corporation (man, ) |
| Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Initial status hearing is set for 5/6/2026 at 9:30 a.m. in person in Courtroom 2201. The parties may submit a joint proposed scheduling order in Word format to [email protected] or file a joint status report by 5/4/2026. Mailed notice (ags) |
| Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Crystal Allen, Abraham Chiu, Anessa Gray, Marcus Johnson by Samuel J. Strauss (Strauss, Samuel) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Strauss, Samuel) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT Class Action Complaint filed by Marcus Johnson, Anessa Gray, Crystal Allen, Abraham Chiu; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24761475.(Strauss, Samuel) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeannice W. Appenteng. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 1). (VW) |
| 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. (VW) |
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