Pufundt v. Mendrick et al
Plaintiff: Brian Pufundt
Defendant: DuPage County Sheriff's Merit Commission, County of DuPage and James Mendrick
Case Number: 1:2026cv05143
Filed: May 4, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John Robert Blakey
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Federal Question
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 22, 2026 Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The Court denies as moot Plaintiff's motion to extend time #20 and strikes the 6/24/26 Notice of Motion date. Consistent with the Court's 6/2/26 order #18 , Defendants shall respond to the complaint by 7/17/26, and the parties shall file their joint status report by 7/24/26. Mailed notice. (evw, )
June 15, 2026 Filing 21 NOTICE of Motion by Justin Tresnowski for presentment of extension of time #20 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 6/24/2026 at 11:00 AM. (Tresnowski, Justin)
June 15, 2026 Filing 20 MOTION by Plaintiff Brian Pufundt for extension of time TO FILE INTIAL STATUS REPORT (Tresnowski, Justin)
June 12, 2026 Filing 19 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Brian Pufundt as to DuPage County Sheriff's Merit Commission on 6/11/2026, answer due 7/2/2026. (Tresnowski, Justin)
June 2, 2026 Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The Court grants the motion by Defendants for an extension of time to file responsive pleading #14 and #17 . Defendants shall respond to the complaint by 7/17/2026, and the parties shall file a joint status report by 7/24/2026. The Court strikes the 6/10/2026 Notice of motion date. Mailed notice. (evw, )
June 1, 2026 Filing 17 MOTION by Defendants County of DuPage, James Mendrick for extension of time , MOTION by Defendants County of DuPage, James Mendrick for extension of time to file answer regarding notice of motion #16 (Fahy, Katherine)
June 1, 2026 Filing 16 NOTICE of Motion by Katherine Fahy for presentment of extension of time #14 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 6/10/2026 at 11:00 AM. (Fahy, Katherine)
May 18, 2026 Filing 15 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants County of DuPage, James Mendrick by Krystina Jonsson (Jonsson, Krystina)
May 18, 2026 Filing 14 MOTION by Defendants County of DuPage, James Mendrick for extension of time (Fahy, Katherine)
May 18, 2026 Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants County of DuPage, James Mendrick by Katherine Fahy (Fahy, Katherine)
May 15, 2026 Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: This case has been assigned to the calendar of the Honorable John Robert Blakey. During the course of the litigation, the attorneys must appear at all hearing dates set by the Court or noticed by the parties. If an attorney has a conflict with a set court date, the attorney must notify Judge Blakey's Courtroom Deputy, Emily Wirtz ([email protected]). If appropriate, the Court will then reset the matter. Advising opposing counsel of a scheduling conflict is not a substitute for communicating directly with the Court. The litigants are ordered to review and fully comply with all of this Court's own standing orders, which are available on Judge Blakey's information page on the Court's official website: http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/. The parties (or Plaintiffs individually if Defendant still is not at issue) shall file a status report by 6/15/2026, using the model template set forth in this Court's standing order regarding Initial (or Reassignment) Status Conferences. Mailed notice. (evw, )
May 15, 2026 Filing 11 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Brian Pufundt as to DuPage County Sheriff's Merit Commission on 5/11/2026, answer due 6/1/2026. (Tresnowski, Justin)
May 15, 2026 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Brian Pufundt as to County of DuPage on 5/11/2026, answer due 6/1/2026. (Tresnowski, Justin)
May 15, 2026 Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Brian Pufundt as to James Mendrick on 5/11/2026, answer due 6/1/2026. (Tresnowski, Justin)
May 5, 2026 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Brian Pufundt by Justin Tresnowski (Tresnowski, Justin)
May 4, 2026 Filing 7 SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendants County of DuPage, DuPage County Sheriff's Merit Commission, James Mendrick, in his official capacity as Sheriff of DuPage County (Attachments: #1 Summons for DuPage County Sheriff's Merit Commission, #2 Summons for County of DuPage)(aw, )
May 4, 2026 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Brian Pufundt by Christopher J Wilmes (Wilmes, Christopher)
May 4, 2026 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Wilmes, Christopher)
May 4, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Brian Pufundt; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25068943. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Wilmes, Christopher)
May 4, 2026 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 )
May 4, 2026 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (vw )

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Plaintiff: Brian Pufundt
Represented By: Justin Tresnowski
Represented By: Christopher J Wilmes
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Defendant: County of DuPage
Represented By: Krystina Jonsson
Represented By: Katherine Fahy
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