ORDER IAIN D. JOHNSTON , Magistrate Judge . The parties, primarily Plaintiffs, seek to embiggen the time to complete fact discovery. They do so despite multiple verbal and written warnings — dating back to the outset of the case — regarding the need to meet the fact discovery cut-off date. Over a quarter of a century ago, the Fifth Circuit noted the pernicious effect delays wrecked on the judicial system, in particular civil litigation: "[D]elays are a particularly abhorrent feature of...
PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO ENTER JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO DEFENDANT PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC'S RULE 68 OFFER OF JUDGMENT SHARON JOHNSON COLEMAN , Magistrate Judge . NOW COMES Plaintiff Syed A. Ali, by his attorneys The Law Office of M. Kris Kasalo, Ltd. and The Law Office of Robert W. Harrer, P.C., and for his Motion to Enter Judgment Pursuant to Defendant PRA's Rule 68 Offer of Judgment states as follows: 1. On November 18, 2016, Plaintiffs filed their first amended consolidated...
PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT ROBERT M. DOW , District Judge . Plaintiffs Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Pension Fund et al. 's ("Trust Funds") hereby move this Court to enter a judgment by default against defendant MSM SOLUTIONS, INC. ("Defendant" or "MSM SOLUTIONS"). In support of their Motion, Trust Funds state as follows. I. SUMMARY OF DAMAGES. For the reasons explained more fully below, this Court should award the Trust Funds $43,835.22 in damages as follows: (...
ORDER IAIN D. JOHNSTON , Magistrate Judge . The parties, primarily Plaintiffs, seek to embiggen the time to complete fact discovery. They do so despite multiple verbal and written warnings — dating back to the outset of the case — regarding the need to meet the fact discovery cut-off date. Over a quarter of a century ago, the Fifth Circuit noted the pernicious effect delays wrecked on the judicial system, in particular civil litigation: "[D]elays are a particularly abhorrent feature of...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER MANISH S. SHAH , District Judge . Mark Bartlett and his brother James Bartlett jointly own cash-lending stores. Mark is suing James—along with James's wife, son, and two employees—for allegedly setting up rival stores and siphoning business and resources away from the brothers' co-owned stores. [1]. 1 James now moves to disqualify Mark's counsel, Arnstein & Lehr LLP (including lead counsel Steven Malitz), because the firm previously represented the brothers'...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER JEFFREY T. GILBERT , Magistrate Judge . Claimant James Smith, Jr. ("Claimant") seeks review of the final decision of Respondent Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security ("the Commissioner"), denying Claimant's applications for disability insurance benefits under Title II and supplemental security income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c) and Local Rule 73.1, the parties have consented to the jurisdiction...
PLAINTIFFS' STIPULATED MOTION TO REINSTATE THIS CAUSE AND ENTER JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT, YASHVANT C. PATEL, CONSISTENT WITH THE JUDGMENT ORDER OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT AND THE TERMS OF THE PARTIES' SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT JAMES B. ZAGEL , District Judge . Plaintiffs, the Laborers' Pension Fund and Laborers' Welfare Fund of the Health and Welfare Department of the Construction and General Laborers' District Council of Chicago and Vicinity and James S. Jorgensen, in his capacity as the...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER SIDNEY I. SCHENKIER , Magistrate Judge . Before us is a motion filed by plaintiff Ronin Capital, LLC ("Ronin"), requesting that we compel former Ronin employees Cesar Mayorga ("Mr. Mayorga") and Melissa Woodle ("Ms. Woodle") (collectively, "defendants") to produce certain documents and sit for depositions related to Ronin's claim that defendants unlawfully accessed Ronin's computer system and took confidential Ronin information, in violation of the Computer...
JOINT MOTION FOR CONSENT JUDGMENT REBECCA R. PALLMEYER , District Judge . Plaintiff, Central States Tower III, LLC and Defendant Village of Olympia Fields, Illinois, have reached an agreement to settle the litigation pursuant to and in accordance with the consent judgment that is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 (the "Consent Judgment"). Both parties agree to comply with the mutual obligations set forth in the Consent Judgment and to be bound by its terms. The parties therefore respectfully...
ORDER JEFFREY T. GILBERT , Magistrate Judge . Southport Bank's Motion to Compel Against First National Bank of Omaha [ECF No. 450] is denied. See Statement below for further details. STATEMENT On October 14, 2014, Plaintiff Southport Bank ("Southport") obtained a judgment against Defendant Goeken Group Corp. ("Goeken Group") in the total amount of $6.8 million dollars [ECF No. 303]. Since that time, Southport has been trying to collect its judgment. In furtherance of those efforts, it...
PROTECTIVE ORDER GOVERNING DISCOVERY IAIN D. JOHNSTON , Magistrate Judge . Upon the unopposed motion of the government, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(d) and 18 U.S.C. 3771(a)(1) and (8), it is hereby ORDERED: 1. All of the materials provided by the United States in preparation for, or in connection with, any stage of the proceedings in this case (collectively, "the materials") are subject to this protective order and may be used by defendant and defendant's counsel (defined as counsel...
AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER IAIN D. JOHNSTON , Magistrate Judge . Upon the oral motion of the United States for entry of an agreed protective order and the defendant having no objection to the motion, it is hereby ordered: 1. All materials produced by the government in preparation for or in conjunction with any stage of the proceedings in this case, including but not limited to grand jury transcripts, agency reports, witness statements, memoranda of interview, financial records, tax records,...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER 1 SIDNEY I. SCHENKIER , Magistrate Judge . Plaintiff Linda Hall has filed a motion seeking reversal of the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security ("Commissioner") denying her application for a period of disability, disability insurance benefits ("DIB"), and Disabled Widow's Benefits ("DWB") 2 under Sections 216(i) and 223(d) of the Social Security Act (doc. # 18). The Commissioner has filed her own motion seeking affirmance of the decision...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Jeffrey T. Gilbert , United States Magistrate Judge . Defendant AXA Versicherung ("AXA") has filed a motion to compel Plaintiff Baxter International, Inc. ("Baxter") to produce certain documents. Motion to Compel Baxter to Produce All Communications with Dechert ("AXA's Opening Brief"), [ECF Nos. 344, 345]. Although AXA initially sought more than eighty documents, Baxter's subsequent production of the vast majority of the communications AXA was seeking narrowed...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER 1 SIDNEY I. SCHENKIER , Magistrate Judge . Plaintiff Arthur Adamson ("Plaintiff" or "Adamson") filed a two-count First Amended Complaint (the "Complaint") asserting a negligence claim against defendant Canam Steel Corporation ("Canam") (Count I) and against defendant Mercer Transportation Co., Inc. ("Mercer") (Count II) (doc. # 15: First Am. Compl.). Mercer answered and filed affirmative defenses (doc. # 16: Mercer Answer and Aff. Def. to First Am. Compl.)....
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER JEFFREY T. GILBERT , Magistrate Judge . Plaintiff Henryk Oleksy ("Oleksy") sued Defendant General Electric Company ("GE") for patent infringement. On September 29, 2015, the presiding District Judge ruled that GE did not infringe on Oleksy's patent and, consequently, granted summary judgment in its favor. [ECF Nos. 717, 718]. After that, GE filed a bill of costs seeking $153,700.73. [ECF No. 728-1]. Oleksy objected to the original bill of costs, and GE...
PROTECTIVE ORDER GOVERNING DISCOVERY IAIN D. JOHNSTON , Magistrate Judge . Upon the agreed motion of the government, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(d), it is hereby ORDERED: 1. All of the materials provided by the United States in preparation for, or in connection with, any stage of the proceedings in this case (collectively, "the materials") are subject to this protective order and may be used by defendant and defendant's counsel (defined as counsel of record in this case) solely in...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ROBERT W. GETTLEMAN , District Judge . Plaintiff Joy Pinuela has sued her former employer, Loyola University Medical Center, alleging that her employment was terminated because of her race (Asian) and national origin (Filipino), and in retaliation for having complained about the alleged discrimination, all in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 2964 as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq. Defendant has moved for summary judgment. For the reasons...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER 1 SIDNEY I. SCHENKIER , Magistrate Judge . Plaintiff Elodia Barajas ("Plaintiff" or "Ms. Barajas") has filed a motion for summary judgment seeking reversal or remand of the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security ("Commissioner") denying her claim for Disability Insurance Benefits ("DIB") and Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") (doc. # 16: Pl.'s Mot. for Sum. J.). 2 The Commissioner has filed her own motion seeking affirmance of the decision...
MEMORANDUM OPINION SAMUEL DER-YEGHIAYAN , District Judge . This matter is before the court on Plaintiff Ben Baker's (Baker) and Defendant Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) cross motions for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, FBI's motion for summary judgment is granted and Baker's motion for summary judgment is denied. BACKGROUND On January 31, 2014, Baker submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552, request to the Department of Justice, Office of...
