Braun et al v. City of McHenry et al
Plaintiff: Michael Braun and Jennifer Samuels
Defendant: Officer Lorenze, City of McHenry Police Department, City of McHenry, Officer Polidori, Sgt. Mckeen, Officer Pardue, Sgt. Cox and Gale Powers
Case Number: 3:2021cv50003
Filed: January 4, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Lisa A Jensen
Referring Judge: Philip G Reinhard
2 Judge: Margaret J Schneider
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on March 8, 2022. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
February 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: General Order 21-0004: It appearing that Margaret J. Schneider has been appointed as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, Western Division; and It further appearing that under the general provisions of Internal Operating Procedure 17 provides for the creation of the initial calendar for a newly appointed magistrate judge by equalization; therefore IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the attached list of civil consent cases and civil referral cases shall be reassigned to form the initial calendar of the Honorable Margaret J. Schneider; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED pursuant to Local Rule 72.1 that Magistrate Judge Schneider is to become the designated magistrate judge in any pending civil case where former Magistrate Judge Johnston was the designated magistrate judge; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that unless otherwise ordered by Magistrate Judge Schneider, all hearing dates, deadlines, and schedules set in the attached list of cases are to remain in effect; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all parties affected by this Order must review Magistrate Judge Schneider's webpage on the Court's website for the purpose of reviewing instructions regarding scheduling and case management procedures; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to add Magistrate Judge Schneider the Courts' civil case assignment system during the next business day, so that she shall receive a full share of such cases; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to add Magistrate Judge Schneider to the Court's criminal case assignment system in six (6) months so that Magistrate Judge Schneider shall thereafter receive a full share of such cases.. Case reassigned to the Honorable Margaret J. Schneider for all further proceedings. Honorable Lisa A. Jensen no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 2/11/2021. (sm, )
February 3, 2021 Filing 17 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lisa A. Jensen: Telephonic motion hearing held on 2/3/2021. Plaintiff Michael Braun's motion to continue #15 is stricken. The Court sets the following briefing schedule as to Defendants' City of McHenry, Cox, Lorenze, Mckeen, Pardue, Polidori's motion to dismiss #8 and Defendant Gale Powers motion to dismiss Rule 12(b)(6) #12 : Plaintiff's response is due by 3/10/2021; Defendants' reply is due by 3/24/2021. The initial status report remains due on 3/16/2021 and shall include how the parties would like to proceed in regard to discovery in light of the pending motions to dismiss. Mailed notice. (jxk)
February 2, 2021 Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lisa A. Jensen: Plaintiff's motion to continue #15 will be addressed at the hearing previously scheduled for 2/3/2021 at 11:30 AM. Therefore, the presentment date of 2/3/2021 at 11:00 AM is stricken. Mailed notice. (jxk)
February 1, 2021 Filing 15 MOTION by Plaintiff Michael Braun to continue 03/01/2021 (Samuels, Jennifer)
February 1, 2021 Filing 14 13 NOTICE of Motion by All Plaintiffs for presentment of motion to dismiss #12 , Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #8 before Honorable Lisa A. Jensen on 2/3/2021 at 11:00 AM. (Samuels, Jennifer)
January 28, 2021 Filing 13 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lisa A. Jensen: A telephonic motion hearing is set for 2/3/2021 at 11:30 AM on Defendants' motions to dismiss #8 #12 . Public access is available via the following call-in number: (877) 336-1831 with access code 2813746. Plaintiffs Michael Braun and Jennifer Samuels and defense counsel are directed to appear. Plaintiffs and counsel of record will receive an email the day prior to the start of the telephonic hearing with instructions to join the call. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions. The Clerk is directed to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiffs. Mailed notice (jp, )
January 28, 2021 MAILED copy of order dated 1/28/2021 to Plaintiffs. (jp, )
January 27, 2021 Filing 12 MOTION by Defendant Gale Powers to dismiss Rule 12(b)(6) (Drinkwine, Christopher)
January 27, 2021 Filing 11 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Gale Powers by Christopher John Drinkwine (Drinkwine, Christopher)
January 27, 2021 Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Gale Powers by Charles E. Timmerwilke (Timmerwilke, Charles)
January 27, 2021 Filing 9 MEMORANDUM by City of McHenry, Cox, Lorenze, Mckeen, Pardue, Polidori in support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #8 (Kujawa, Michael)
January 27, 2021 Filing 8 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants City of McHenry, Cox, Lorenze, Mckeen, Pardue, Polidori (Kujawa, Michael)
January 27, 2021 Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants City of McHenry, Cox, Lorenze, Mckeen, Pardue, Polidori by Jonathon Robert Sommerfeld (Sommerfeld, Jonathon)
January 27, 2021 Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants City of McHenry, Cox, Lorenze, Mckeen, Pardue, Polidori by Michael E. Kujawa (Kujawa, Michael)
January 8, 2021 Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Plaintiffs as to City of McHenry on 1/6/2021, answer due 1/27/2021; City of McHenry Police Department on 1/6/2021, answer due 1/27/2021; Cox on 1/6/2021, answer due 1/27/2021; Lorenze on 1/6/2021, answer due 1/27/2021; Mckeen on 1/6/2021, answer due 1/27/2021; Pardue on 1/6/2021, answer due 1/27/2021; Polidori on 1/6/2021, answer due 1/27/2021; Gale Powers on 1/6/2021, answer due 1/27/2021. (yxp, )
January 7, 2021 Filing 4 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lisa A. Jensen: 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 3/16/2021. Plaintiff is directed to notify any party filing an appearance to the entry of this order. Mailed notice (jp, )
January 6, 2021 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants City of McHenry Police Department, Cox, Lorenze, Mckeen, Pardue, Polidori, Gale Powers. (jp, )
January 6, 2021 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant City of McHenry. (jp, )
January 4, 2021 Filing 3 PRO SE Appearance by Plaintiffs Michael Braun, Jennifer Samuels. (jp, )
January 4, 2021 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet. (jp, )
January 4, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Michael Braun, Jennifer Samuels; Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 46243006037 (Attachments: #1 Affidavit) (jp, )

Access additional case information on PACER

Use the links below to access additional information about this case on the US Court's PACER system. A subscription to PACER is required.

Access this case on the Illinois Northern District Court's Electronic Court Filings (ECF) System

Search for this case: Braun et al v. City of McHenry et al
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Michael Braun
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Jennifer Samuels
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Officer Lorenze
Represented By: Michael E. Kujawa
Represented By: Jonathon Robert Sommerfeld
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: City of McHenry Police Department
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: City of McHenry
Represented By: Michael E. Kujawa
Represented By: Jonathon Robert Sommerfeld
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Officer Polidori
Represented By: Michael E. Kujawa
Represented By: Jonathon Robert Sommerfeld
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Sgt. Mckeen
Represented By: Michael E. Kujawa
Represented By: Jonathon Robert Sommerfeld
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Officer Pardue
Represented By: Michael E. Kujawa
Represented By: Jonathon Robert Sommerfeld
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Sgt. Cox
Represented By: Michael E. Kujawa
Represented By: Jonathon Robert Sommerfeld
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Gale Powers
Represented By: Charles E. Timmerwilke
Represented By: Christopher John Drinkwine
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]

Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


Why Is My Information Online?