Mode Company, Inc. et al v. Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company et al
Plaintiff: Mode Company, Inc. and TakeOff Fleet Corp.
Defendant: Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Network Adjusters, Inc,, Brenden Dempsey, Olivia Visee, Ana Vasquez, Dean Nelson and Nathan Gurgainous
Case Number: 1:2026cv10914
Filed: September 9, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Joan B. Gottschall
Nature of Suit: Contract: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 5, 2026 Filing 54 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: The motion to dismiss #49 the complaint filed by defendants Network Adjusters, Inc.; Brenden Dempsey; Olivia Visee; Ana Vasquez; Dean Nelson; Nathan Gurgainous is briefed as follows: plaintiff's response is due by including December 2, 2026; moving defendants' reply, if any, due by and including December 16, 2026. Mailed notice (mjc, )
October 28, 2026 Filing 53 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Network Adjusters, Inc, (AMENDED) (LaBarbera, John)
October 28, 2026 Filing 52 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company AMENDED (LaBarbera, John)
October 26, 2026 Filing 51 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Defendants' attention is directed to Local Rule 3.2 which requires information in addition to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1. Defendants are directed to file a notice of affiliates complying with Local Rule 3.2 on or before November 2, 2026. Mailed notice (mjc, )
October 23, 2026 Filing 50 ANSWER to Complaint and Affirmative Defenses by Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company(LaBarbera, John)
October 23, 2026 Filing 49 MOTION by Defendants Ana Vasquez, Olivia Visee, Dean Nelson, Brenden Dempsey, Nathan Gurgainous, Network Adjusters, Inc, to dismiss and Memorandum in Support (LaBarbera, John)
October 23, 2026 Filing 48 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company (LaBarbera, John)
October 23, 2026 Filing 47 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Network Adjusters, Inc, (LaBarbera, John)
October 13, 2026 Filing 46 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Defendant Network Adjusters Inc.'s Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Plead #38 to and including October 23, 2026, is granted. Mailed notice (cc, )
October 13, 2026 Filing 45 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Mode Company, Inc., TakeOff Fleet Corp. as to Olivia Visee on 10/7/2026, answer due 10/28/2026. (Anderson, Kyle)
October 13, 2026 Filing 44 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Mode Company, Inc., TakeOff Fleet Corp. as to Nathan Gurgainous on 10/7/2026, answer due 10/28/2026. (Anderson, Kyle)
October 13, 2026 Filing 43 SUMMONS Returned Executed by TakeOff Fleet Corp., Mode Company, Inc. as to Brenden Dempsey on 10/7/2026, answer due 10/28/2026. (Anderson, Kyle)
October 13, 2026 Filing 42 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Mode Company, Inc., TakeOff Fleet Corp. as to Ana Vasquez on 10/7/2026, answer due 10/28/2026. (Anderson, Kyle)
October 9, 2026 Filing 41 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Brenden Dempsey, Nathan Gurgainous, Dean Nelson, Ana Vasquez, Olivia Visee by John D. LaBarbera (LaBarbera, John)
October 9, 2026 Filing 40 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Brenden Dempsey, Nathan Gurgainous, Dean Nelson, Ana Vasquez, Olivia Visee by Karen June Andersen Moran (Andersen Moran, Karen)
October 9, 2026 Filing 39 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Network Adjusters, Inc, by Karen June Andersen Moran (Andersen Moran, Karen)
October 9, 2026 Filing 38 MOTION by Defendant Network Adjusters, Inc, for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint,,,,, #1 (Unopposed) (LaBarbera, John)
October 9, 2026 Filing 37 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Network Adjusters, Inc, by John D. LaBarbera (LaBarbera, John)
October 7, 2026 Filing 36 SUMMONS Returned Executed by TakeOff Fleet Corp., Mode Company, Inc. as to Dean Nelson on 10/3/2026, answer due 10/26/2026. (Anderson, Kyle)
October 5, 2026 Filing 35 SUMMONS Returned Executed by TakeOff Fleet Corp., Mode Company, Inc. as to Network Adjusters, Inc, on 9/29/2026, answer due 10/20/2026. (Anderson, Kyle)
October 5, 2026 Filing 34 SUMMONS Returned Executed by TakeOff Fleet Corp., Mode Company, Inc. as to Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company on 8/25/2026, answer due 9/15/2026. (Anderson, Kyle)
October 5, 2026 Filing 33 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Defendant Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Plead #32 to and including October 23, 2026, is granted. Mailed notice (mjc, )
October 2, 2026 Filing 32 MOTION by Defendant Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint,,,,, #1 (Unopposed) (LaBarbera, John)
October 2, 2026 Filing 31 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company by Karen June Andersen Moran (Andersen Moran, Karen)
October 2, 2026 Filing 30 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company by John D. LaBarbera (LaBarbera, John)
September 25, 2026 Filing 29 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Mode Company, Inc., TakeOff Fleet Corp. by Matthew Paul Barrette (Barrette, Matthew)
September 24, 2026 Filing 28 SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendants Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Brenden Dempsey, Nathan Gurgainous, Dean Nelson, Network Adjusters, Inc,, Ana Vasquez, Olivia Visee (Attachments: #1 Summons for Network Adjusters, Inc, #2 Summons for Brenden Dempsey, #3 Summons for Olivia Visee, #4 Summons for Ana Vasquez, #5 Summons for Dean Nelson, #6 Summons for Nathan Gurgainous)(aw, )
September 16, 2026 Filing 6 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by TakeOff Fleet Corp. (Anderson, Kyle)
September 16, 2026 Filing 5 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Mode Company, Inc. (Anderson, Kyle)
September 10, 2026 Filing 4 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Plaintiffs are directed to file their Notices of Affiliates in compliance with Local Rule 3.2 on or before September 17, 2026. Mailed notice (mjc, )
September 10, 2026 Filing 3 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: A joint initial status report is due on or before November 13, 2026. This deadline is subject to extension if all parties have not been served. As a general rule, a joint initial status report should be filed only after all defendants have been served and had an opportunity to participate in the planning conference required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f). Requests to extend the deadline to file a joint initial status report must be made by motion filed in the docket, rather than by contacting court staff. Counsel and parties are directed to familiarize themselves with Judge Gottschall's case procedures, which can be obtained from the following URL: https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge_display.php?LastName=Gottschall. Please review the "Joint Initial Status Report" case procedure for instructions and required contents of the report. Every status report except the joint initial status report must comply with, and include everything listed in, the "Status Reports" case procedure. Mailed notice (mjc, )
September 10, 2026 Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Mode Company, Inc., TakeOff Fleet Corp. by Kyle Anderson (Anderson, Kyle)
September 9, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Mode Company, Inc., TakeOff Fleet Corp.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-25637575. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit A1, #4 Exhibit B1, #5 Exhibit B2, #6 Exhibit C1, #7 Exhibit C2, #8 Exhibit C3, #9 Exhibit C4, #10 Exhibit C5, #11 Exhibit C6, #12 Exhibit C7, #13 Exhibit C8, #14 Exhibit C9, #15 Exhibit D1, #16 Exhibit D2, #17 Exhibit D3, #18 Exhibit D4, #19 Exhibit D5, #20 Exhibit D6, #21 Exhibit D7, #22 Exhibit D8, #23 Exhibit E1, #24 Exhibit E2, #25 Exhibit E3, #26 Exhibit E4, #27 Exhibit E5, #28 Exhibit E6, #29 Exhibit E7, #30 Exhibit E8, #31 Exhibit E9, #32 Exhibit E10, #33 Exhibit E11, #34 Exhibit F1, #35 Exhibit F2, #36 Exhibit F3, #37 Exhibit F4, #38 Exhibit F5, #39 Exhibit F6, #40 Exhibit F7, #41 Exhibit F8, #42 Exhibit F9, #43 Exhibit G2, #44 Exhibit G2, #45 Exhibit H1, #46 Exhibit H2, #47 Exhibit H3, #48 Exhibit H4, #49 Exhibit H5, #50 Exhibit H6, #51 Exhibit H7, #52 Exhibit H8, #53 Exhibit H9, #54 Exhibit H10, #55 Exhibit H11, #56 Exhibit I1, #57 Exhibit I2, #58 Exhibit I3, #59 Exhibit I4, #60 Exhibit I5, #61 Exhibit J1, #62 Exhibit J2, #63 Exhibit J3, #64 Exhibit J4, #65 Exhibit J5)(Anderson, Kyle)
September 9, 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. (mam, )
September 9, 2026 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Daniel P. McLaughlin. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (mam, )

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Plaintiff: Mode Company, Inc.
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