Williams v. Cajun Operating Co.
Plaintiff: Annie Williams
Defendant: Cajun Operating Co., Cajun Operating Company doing business as Church's Chicken and Church's Chicken
Case Number: 3:2020cv00747
Filed: July 31, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Reona J Daly
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 24, 2020 Filing 27 ANSWER to #23 Amended Complaint by Cajun Operating Company.(Beimdiek, Stephen)
September 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY: Disputes which require a ruling on a motion made under Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will be handled in the following manner. The party seeking a discovery order shall request a prompt telephone conference with Judge Daly and opposing counsel by alerting the law clerk assigned to the case and providing the law clerk with appropriate material, such as: (1) a list or summary of the items in dispute, (2) copies of written requests/objections/privilege logs in dispute, and (3) an estimate of the amount of time needed to present argument to the Court. Law clerks prefer to receive these materials through Judge Daly's email depository for proposed documents. Prior to seeking a telephone conference with Judge Daly, the parties must meet and confer in an attempt to resolve the dispute informally. Argument on motions to compel discovery or for discovery sanctions shall be presented orally at the telephone conference. Written motions or legal memoranda will not be accepted unless specifically requested. Signed by Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly on 9/16/2020. (jlm)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
September 16, 2020 Filing 25 CJRA TRACK B assigned: Scheduling and Discovery Conference set for 10/6/2020 at 9:30 AM via telephone before Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly. To join the conference call, the parties should call Judge Daly's conference line at 618-439-7731. The parties are to submit a Joint Report of Parties and Proposed Scheduling and Discovery Order using the form provided in the Local Rules, seven (7) days before the conference. Final Pretrial Conference set for 8/16/2021 at 1:30 PM in Benton Courthouse before Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly. Jury Trial set for 8/31/2021 at 9:00 AM in Benton Courthouse before Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly.(jlm)
September 14, 2020 Filing 24 NOTICE: All parties have consented to have a United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case. Accordingly, Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly is ASSIGNED to conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial and final entry of judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 636(c) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 73. All future documents must bear case number 20-CV-747-RJD. Any District Judge previously assigned will no longer be assigned to this case. (cds)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
September 10, 2020 Filing 23 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Cajun Operating Co., filed by Annie Williams.(Mack, Gary)
September 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER GRANTING #21 MOTION to Amend/Correct filed by Annie Williams. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) provides that leave to amend should be freely granted "when justice so requires." A court may deny a party leave to amend if there is undue delay, dilatory motive, or futility. Guise v. BMW Mortgage, LLC, 377 F.3d 795, 801 (7th Cir. 2004). Finding that Plaintiff's proposed amendment is neither unduly delayed nor futile nor brought with dilatory motive, and noting no objection by Defendants, Plaintiff's motion is GRANTED. Plaintiff shall file his Amended Complaint by 9/14/2020.Signed by Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly on 9/10/2020. (lmo)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
September 4, 2020 Filing 21 MOTION to Amend/Correct by Annie Williams. (Mack, Gary)
August 25, 2020 Filing 20 FINAL - CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (Klaus, Jeffrey) Modified on 9/14/2020 (cds).
August 25, 2020 Filing 19 NOTICE: Cajun Operating Co., Cajun Operating Company, Church's Chicken was directed to file the attached form regarding consenting or declining to consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction. The time for doing so has now passed, and the Court has not received the form. As required by Administrative Order No. 257, Cajun Operating Co., Cajun Operating Company, Church's Chicken shall return the form within 7 days or face possible sanctions. The Clerk notes that due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, deadlines that were pending on or before April 1, 2020 were extended in accord with Administrative Order No. 261 and/or Amended Administrative Order No. 261. This automated notice does not take into account any such extensions. If, after the expiration of the 7-day deadline set forth herein, the Court chooses to take further action, all applicable deadline extensions will be considered at that time. Consent due by 9/1/2020 (cds)
August 17, 2020 Filing 18 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (Mack, Gary)
August 17, 2020 Filing 17 NOTICE FROM CLERK Instructing Annie Williams to file Notice and Consent to Proceed Before A Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction Form: Pursuant to Administrative Order No. 257, within 21 days of this Notice, you must file the attached form indicating your consent to proceed before a Magistrate Judge or an affirmative declination to consent. A link regarding the magistrate judges in this district is attached for your convenience: #http://www.ilsd.uscourts.gov/documents/BenefitsofConsent.pdf. Consent/Non-Consent to U.S. Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction form sent to Annie Williams on 8/17/2020. Consent due by 9/8/2020 (cds)
August 14, 2020 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Gary A. Mack on behalf of Annie Williams (Mack, Gary)
August 14, 2020 Filing 15 NOTICE OF ACTION re #14 Answer to Affirmative Defenses filed by Annie Williams. See Local Rule 83.1(f). In all cases filed in, removed to, or transferred to this court, all attorneys, including government attorneys, shall file a written entry of appearance before addressing the court. Attorney Mack does not have a Notice of Appearance on file in this case. (kdw)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
August 13, 2020 Filing 14 ANSWER TO AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES re #11 by Annie Williams. (Mack, Gary)
August 10, 2020 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen L. Beimdiek on behalf of All Defendants (Beimdiek, Stephen)
August 10, 2020 Filing 12 NOTICE OF ACTION. See Local Rule 83.1(f). In all cases filed in, removed to, or transferred to this court, all attorneys, including government attorneys, shall file a written entry of appearance before addressing the court. Attorney Beimdiek does not have a Notice of Appearance on file in this case (cds)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
August 7, 2020 Filing 11 ANSWER to Complaint Answer and Affirmative Defenses by All Defendants.(Beimdiek, Stephen)
August 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER granting #9 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to Attorney, Stephen L. Beimdiek on 8/7/2020. (cds)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
August 6, 2020 Filing 9 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Attorney Stephen L. Beimdiek by on behalf of All Defendants. (Beimdiek, Stephen)
August 5, 2020 Filing 8 NOTICE STRIKING ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOCUMENTS striking #6 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice filed by Church's Chicken, Cajun Operating Company, Cajun Operating Co.. Signature of the document does not match the login and password credentials for filing. (cds)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
August 4, 2020 Filing 7 NOTICE by All Defendants re #1 Notice of Removal, to State Court (Klaus, Jeffrey)
August 4, 2020 Filing 6 STRICKEN - MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by attorney Stephen Beimdiek filed by Attorney Jeffrey C. Klaus $200 fee paid,receipt number 0754-4245307 by on behalf of All Defendants. (Klaus, Jeffrey) Modified on 8/5/2020 (cds).
August 3, 2020 Filing 5 NOTICE OF INITIAL ASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE: This case has been randomly assigned to United States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly 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: Cajun Operating Co., Cajun Operating Company, Church's Chicken. 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-cv-747-RJD. Refer to Civil/Removal Case Processing Requirements, found on the ILSD website, for further service information. Consent due by 8/24/2020 (cds)
July 31, 2020 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by Jeffrey C. Klaus on behalf of Cajun Operating Co. (Klaus, Jeffrey)
July 31, 2020 Filing 3 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Cajun Operating Co.. (Klaus, Jeffrey)
July 31, 2020 Filing 2 NOTICE by Cajun Operating Co. to Plaintiff of Removal (Klaus, Jeffrey)
July 31, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from St. Clair County, case number 20-L-0276 ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0754-4242725), filed by Cajun Operating Co.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - State Court Complaint, #2 Exhibit B - Civil Cover Sheet, #3 Exhibit C - State Court File, #4 Exhibit D - Correspondence)(Klaus, Jeffrey)

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Represented By: Gary A. Mack
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Defendant: Cajun Operating Co.
Represented By: Jeffrey C. Klaus
Represented By: Stephen L. Beimdiek
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Defendant: Cajun Operating Company doing business as Church's Chicken
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