McGrath v. City of Granite City, Illinois
| Beth McGrath |
| City of Granite City, Illinois |
| 3:2020cv01169 |
| November 4, 2020 |
| US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois |
| Staci M Yandle |
| Civil Rights: Other |
| 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 |
| None |
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Filing 15
ORDER DISMISSING CASE: Plaintiff filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal (Doc. #14 ) pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i), which provides that a plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order so long as the opposing party has not served either an answer or a motion for summary judgment. Here, Defendant City of Granite City, Illinois has not filed an answer or motion for summary judgment. Accordingly, Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal (Doc. #14 ) is effective immediately upon filing and does not require judicial approval. See Nelson v. Napolitano, 657 F.3d 586 (7th Cir. 2011). The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this case on the Court's docket. Signed by Judge Staci M. Yandle on 11/23/2020. (sgp)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
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| Filing 14 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Beth McGrath (Gedge, Samuel) |
| Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by Sarah Jeane Lukas on behalf of City of Granite City, Illinois (Lukas, Sarah) |
| Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Bradley C. Young on behalf of City of Granite City, Illinois (Young, Bradley) |
| Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Erin M. Phillips on behalf of City of Granite City, Illinois (Phillips, Erin) |
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Filing 10
ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. This matter comes before the Court for case management. A review of the pleadings indicates that this case is related to a case assigned to District Judge Staci M. Yandle. See Brumit v. City of Granite City, Illinois, 19-1090-SMY. Cognizant of the Seventh Circuit's position that related cases filed within the same U.S. District Court should be transferred to (or consolidated before) a single District Judge, see, e.g. Smith v. Check-N-Go of Illinois, Inc., 200 F.3d 511, 513 n.1 (7th Cir. 1999); Blair v. Equifax Check Services, Inc., 181 F.3d 832, 839 (7th Cir. 1999), the Court TRANSFERS this case to District Judge Yandle for further proceedings. All future pleadings shall contain cause number 20-1169-SMY. Magistrate Judge Gilbert C. Sison no longer assigned to case. Signed by Magistrate Judge Gilbert C. Sison on 11/12/2020. (klh)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
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| Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Beth McGrath. City of Granite City, Illinois served on 11/5/2020, answer due 11/30/2020., RETURN OF SERVICE EXECUTED by Beth McGrath on 11/05/2020. (Gedge, Samuel) |
| Filing 8 Summons Issued as to City of Granite City, Illinois. Original mailed to Attorney Samuel B. Gedge. (tba) |
| Filing 7 NOTICE OF MODIFICATION re #6 Notice of Initial Magistrate Assignment, filed by Beth McGrath. The docket entry was entered incorrectly and left off assigned Magistrate Judge Gilbert C. Sison. The entry has now been corrected. No further action is required by the filer in relation to this notification. (tba)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED. |
| Filing 6 NOTICE OF INITIAL ASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE: This case has been randomly assigned to United States Magistrate Judge Gilbert C. Sison 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: Beth McGrath. 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-1169-GCS. Consent due by 11/30/2020 (tba) Modified on 11/5/2020 (tba). |
| Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Bart C. Sullivan on behalf of Beth McGrath (Sullivan, Bart) |
| Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by Caroline G. Brothers on behalf of Beth McGrath (Brothers, Caroline) |
| Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert James McNamara on behalf of Beth McGrath (McNamara, Robert) |
| Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Samuel B. Gedge on behalf of Beth McGrath (Gedge, Samuel) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against City of Granite City, Illinois ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0754-4326678.), filed by Beth McGrath. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 (Notice of Manual Filing), #2 Civil Cover Sheet, #3 Summons)(Gedge, Samuel) |
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