Pearson v. Hawthorne et al
Plaintiff: Mark Pearson
Defendant: James Murray, Alex Hawthorne and Gerard Spratt
Case Number: 3:2020cv00309
Filed: March 25, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Mark A Beatty
Referring Judge: Nancy J Rosenstengel
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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May 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER ADOPTING JOINT REPORT AND PROPOSED SCHEDULING AND DISCOVERY ORDER: Discovery due by 10/30/2020. Dispositive Motions due by 11/20/2020. Final pretrial conference SET for 2/25/2021 at 10:30 AM. Presumptive jury trial month SET for March, 2021. Signed by Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel on 5/19/2020. (Attachments: #1 Joint Report of the Parties)(drb)
May 19, 2020 Filing 15 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel: Telephonic Scheduling Conference held on 5/19/2020. Attorneys Peter Maag and Phillip Scholtz participated. The Joint Report of the Parties is accepted as submitted. As to Rule 29, the parties may agree to extend deadlines without Court approval so long as it would not interfere with the discovery deadline and trial date. Should a discovery dispute arise, the parties are instructed to file a motion and a response. The Court will rule on the filings or set a discovery dispute hearing. Counsel shall reach out to the Court should the parties wish to pursue a settlement conference before magistrate judge or schedule private mediation. (Court Reporter n/a.) (drb)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
April 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER: Because Defendants have filed an Amended Answer (Doc. #12 ), Plaintiff's #9 Motion to Strike Answer to Complaint is DENIED as moot. Signed by Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel on 4/15/2020. (mlp) THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
April 15, 2020 Filing 13 RESPONSE to Motion re #9 MOTION to Strike #8 Answer to Complaint filed by Alex Hawthorne, James Murray, Gerard Spratt. (Sholtz, Philip)
April 15, 2020 Filing 12 First Amended ANSWER to Complaint by Alex Hawthorne, James Murray, Gerard Spratt.(Sholtz, Philip)
April 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE: Telephonic Scheduling Conference set for 5/19/2020 at 3:00 PM with Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel. Instructions for joining the conference call are as follows: Call toll free 877-336-1831; when prompted enter Access Code 9139610; followed by Security Code 9342. At the scheduling conference, counsel will be expected to discuss all matters covered by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 16(b) and 26(f), to include those matters set forth below, as well as all matters set forth in the Joint Report and Proposed Scheduling and Discovery Order. Signed by Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel on 4/10/2020. (drb)
April 10, 2020 Filing 10 CJRA TRACK B assigned: Final Pretrial Conference set for 2/25/2021 at 10:30 AM in East St. Louis Courthouse before Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel. Presumptive Jury Trial month set for March, 2021. (drb)
April 1, 2020 Filing 9 MOTION to Strike #8 Answer to Complaint by Mark Pearson. (Maag, Peter)
April 1, 2020 Filing 8 ANSWER to Complaint by Alex Hawthorne, James Murray, Gerard Spratt.(Sholtz, Philip)
March 30, 2020 Filing 7 NOTICE TERMINATING JUDGE ASSIGNMENT: Pursuant to Administrative Order No. 257, and a request for reassignment having been received, this case, in its entirety, is hereby reassigned to Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel for further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Beatty no longer assigned to the case. All future documents must bear case number 20-cv-309-NJR. (tba)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
March 27, 2020 Filing 6 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (Maag, Peter)
March 27, 2020 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Peter J. Maag on behalf of Mark Pearson (Maag, Peter)
March 26, 2020 Filing 4 NOTICE OF MODIFICATION re #3 Notice of Initial Magistrate Assignment. Modified to include ALL parties. No further action is required by the filer in relation to this notification. (ack)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
March 26, 2020 Filing 3 NOTICE OF INITIAL ASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE: This case has been randomly assigned to United States Magistrate Judge Mark A. Beatty pursuant to Administrative Order No. 257. The parties are advised that their consent is required if the assigned Magistrate Judge is to conduct all further proceedings in the case, including trial and final entry of judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 73. As set forth in Administrative Order No. 257, each party will be required to file a Notice and Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction form indicating consent or nonconsent to the jurisdiction of the assigned Magistrate Judge. If all parties do not consent to the Magistrate Judge's jurisdiction, the case will be randomly assigned to a district judge for all further proceedings and the parties cannot later consent to reassignment of the case to a magistrate judge. The parties are further advised that they are free to withhold consent without adverse substantive consequences. Within 21 days of this Notice, the following party or parties must file the attached form indicating consent to proceed before the assigned Magistrate Judge or an affirmative declination to consent: Mark Pearson, Alex Hawthorne, James Murray, Gerard Spratt. A link regarding the magistrate judges in this district is attached for your convenience: #http://www.ilsd.uscourts.gov/documents/BenefitsofConsent.pdf. All future documents must bear case number 20-309-MAB. Refer to Civil/Removal Case Processing Requirements, found on the ILSD website, for further service information. Consent due by 4/16/2020 (ack) Modified on 3/26/2020 (ack).
March 25, 2020 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Philip Sholtz on behalf of All Defendants (Sholtz, Philip)
March 25, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Circuit Court of Madison County, IL, case number 2020-L-219 ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0754-4147827), filed by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Sholtz, Philip)

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Plaintiff: Mark Pearson
Represented By: Peter J. Maag
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Defendant: James Murray
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