Lush v. Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University et al
| William Stephen Lush, II |
| Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, State of Illinois, Professor at Northern University College of Law, Dean of Northern Illinois University College of Law, Agent for Northwestern Medicine Ben Gordon Center, Director of Registration and Records of Northern Illinois University, Director of Admissions of Northern Illinois University College of Law, University Ombudsman of Northern Illinois University, Director of the Disability Resource Center of Northern Illinois University and President of Northern Illinois University |
| 3:2020cv50421 |
| November 2, 2020 |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Lisa A Jensen |
| Iain D Johnston |
| Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Other |
| 42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lisa A. Jensen: In light of the amended complaint #16 , the motion to dismiss #5 is stricken as moot. The amended complaint is referred to the District Judge for a preliminary review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2)(B). See Coleman v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n of Wisconsin, 860 F.3d 461, 465 (7th Cir. 2017) ("Although the statute does not say this in so many words, we have understood section 1915(e) to direct courts to screen all complaints filed with requests to proceed IFP.") (internal quotes and citation omitted); Stewart v. Evanston Ins. Co., No. 12 C 50273, 2015 WL 2451181, at *1 (N.D. Ill. May 22, 2015) ("[T]he court has taken occasion to reexamine plaintiff's claims [in the amended complaint]... pursuant to its continuing screening duty for cases filed in forma pauperis."). Accordingly, the parties shall not file any answers or further motions until the District Judge has screened the amended complaint. Mailed notice (jp, ) |
| Filing 17 SECOND ADDENDUM TO CIVIL Cover Sheet. (jp, ) |
| Filing 16 AMENDED complaint by William Stephen Lush, II against All Defendants (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(jp, ) |
| Filing 15 RESPONSE to Defendant Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University's Motion to Dismiss by Plaintiff William Stephen Lush, II (Attachments: #1 Appendix, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J, #12 Exhibit K, #13 Exhibit L, #14 Exhibit M, #15 Exhibit N, #16 Exhibit O, #17 Exhibit P)(jp, ) |
| Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lisa A. Jensen: The Court has received and reviewed the status report #13 . In light of the pending motion to dismiss #5 , discovery is stayed until further order of the Court. Mailed notice (jp, ) |
| Filing 13 STATUS Report (Joint) by Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University (Brady, Gregory) |
| Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lisa A. Jensen: Defendant's motion for leave to respond to Plaintiff's complaint, set a briefing schedule, and correct the docket #10 is granted. Defendant State of Illinois shall file their motion to dismiss by 1/20/2021. Plaintiff shall file a response by 2/17/2021. Defendant State of Illinois shall file their reply by 3/3/2021. The Clerk is directed to remove the appearance of Attorney Kwame Yves Raoul for Defendant State of Illinois. Mailed notice (jp, ) |
| Filing 11 NOTICE by State of Illinois re MOTION by Defendant State of Illinois for leave to respond to Plaintiff's Complaint, set briefing schedule, and correct docket #10 (Johnston, Mary) |
| Filing 10 MOTION by Defendant State of Illinois for leave to respond to Plaintiff's Complaint, set briefing schedule, and correct docket (Johnston, Mary) |
| Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant State of Illinois by Mary Alice Johnston (Johnston, Mary) |
| Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lisa A. Jensen: On Defendant's motion to dismiss #5 , Plaintiff shall file a response by 12/23/2020 and Defendant shall file a reply by 1/8/2021. Additionally, the parties shall jointly complete the PDF fillable initial status report form found on Judge Jensen's webpage at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov under Initial Status Conferences and Reports and file by 12/15/2020. Mailed notice (jp, ) |
| Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Iain D. Johnston: The plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis #3 is granted. The Courts notes that on his ifp application the plaintiff also ticked a box seeking counsel. But he has not provided any information relevant to determining whether to grant him counsel under the factors set out in Pruitt v. Mote, 503 F.3d 647 (7th Cir. 2007), including whether he has looked for counsel on his own. Accordingly, the request for counsel is denied without prejudice. Mailed notice. (yxp, ) |
| Filing 6 MEMORANDUM by Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University in support of motion to dismiss #5 (Attachments: #1 Index of Documents, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J, #12 Exhibit K, #13 Exhibit L, #14 Exhibit M, #15 Exhibit N)(Brady, Gregory) |
| Filing 5 MOTION by Defendant Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University to dismiss Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8(a), 10(b), 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) (Brady, Gregory) |
| Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University by Gregory Alan Brady (Brady, Gregory) |
| Filing 3 APPLICATION by Plaintiff William Stephen Lush, II for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (jp, ) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet. (jp, ) |
| Filing 1 RECEIVED COMPLAINT by William Stephen Lush, II; Jury Demand. (Attachments: #1 Envelope) (jp, ) |
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