MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER MATTHEW F. KENNELLY , District Judge : American Postal Workers Union, O'Hare Midway "T" Local 7011 and several of its officers and members (collectively referred to as Local 7011) have sued the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO (APWU), alleging violations of section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act. 29 U.S.C. 185. APWU has moved to dismiss the complaint. For the reasons stated below, the Court grants APWU's motion. Background For purposes of...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Chief Judge Rub n Castillo , United States District Court. Evelyn Gomez ("Plaintiff") brings this action against Midland Funding, LLC ("Midland") and Midland Credit Management, Inc. ("MCM") (collectively "Defendants") alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"), 15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq. (R. 1, Compl.) Presently before the Court is Defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Federal Rule of...
DEFENDANT SIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.'S RULE 50 MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW EDMOND E. CHANG, District Judge. Defendant SigmaTron International, Inc. ("SigmaTron"), by and through its attorneys Timothy J. Riordan and Tiffany L. Carpenter of Howard & Howard Attorneys move this Honorable Court for judgment as a matter of law in their favor on Plaintiff's claims. In support thereof, SigmaTron states the following: ARGUMENT I. THE APPLICABLE LEGAL STANDARD FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT AS...
FIRST ALLMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY'S MOTION FOR FINAL JUDGMENT ORDER IN INTERPLEADER AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST DOROTHY MCDONALD, B.E., A MINOR, BARRY ENGLISH, IN HIS CAPACITY AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR B.E., A MINOR, AND FOUNTAIN-JORDAN-SHEPARD FUNERAL HOME, INC., AND MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS Plaintiff, First Allmerica Financial Life Insurance Company ("First Allmerica"), by and through its attorneys, David F. Schmidt, Craig M. Bargher, and Chittenden, Murday &...
MOTION FOR JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE MARIA VALDEZ, Magistrate Judge. NOW COMES the Plaintiff, PNC Bank, National Association, successor to National City Bank, successor in interest to Mid America Bank, fsb, by its attorneys Crowley & Lamb, P.C., and moves the Court for the entry of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale in its favor and against the Defendant(s): Jose Jesus Gomez a/k/a Jose De Jesus Gomez Angelina Gomez and as grounds thereof state: As appears from the Affidavit of...
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION IAIN D. JOHNSTON, Magistrate Judge. Currently pending before the Court is the Motion for Default Judgment (Dkt. 85) of Robert Smerling (Plaintiff) against Christopher Dever (Defendant). For the reasons that follow, it is the Court's Report and Recommendation that a default judgment in the amount of $40,000 (forty thousand dollars) be entered on behalf of Plaintiff and against Defendant. The reasons for the Report and Recommendation follow. Any objections to this...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REBECCA R. PALLMEYER, District Judge. Plaintiff Stephen Douglas McCaskill, a pretrial detainee at the Cook County Jail, has brought more than a dozen lawsuits pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983, challenging the conditions of his confinement at Cook County. In this lawsuit, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants, two dentists employed by Cermak Health Services of Cook County, were deliberately indifferent to his dental needs following the extraction of one of his wisdom...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REBECCA R. PALLMEYER, District Judge. Plaintiff Stephen Douglas McCaskill, a pretrial detainee at the Cook County Jail, has brought more than a dozen lawsuits pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983, challenging the conditions of his confinement at Cook County. In this lawsuit, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants, health care providers at the jail, were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs in failing to provide him with appropriate high blood pressure...
AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GARY FEINERMAN, District Judge. In this putative class action against Nelson Westerberg, Inc., Newesco, Inc., Nelson Westerberg International (collectively "Newesco"), and Atlas Van Lines, Inc., Thomas Mervyn alleges violations of 49 C.F.R. 376.12, a provision of the Truth-in-Leasing regulations promulgated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to implement the Motor Carrier Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96-296, 94 Stat. 793 (codified as amended...
MOTION FOR JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE NOW COMES the Plaintiff, PNC Bank, National Association, successor to National City Bank, successor in interest to Mid America Bank, fsb, by its attorneys Crowley & Lamb, P.C., and moves the Court for the entry of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale in its favor and against the Defendant(s): Teresa Orozco Nicor Gas and as grounds thereof state: As appears from the Affidavit of Plaintiff placed on file in support of this Motion attached hereto as...
MOTION FOR JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE IAIN D. JOHNSTON, Magistrate Judge. NOW COMES the Plaintiff, PNC Bank, National Association, successor to National City Bank of the Midwest, by its attorneys Crowley & Lamb, P.C., and moves the Court for the entry of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale in its favor and against the Defendants: David Edge a/k/a David L. Edge Susan L. Edge and as grounds thereof state: As appears from the Affidavit of Plaintiff placed on file in support of this...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Chief Judge Rub n Castillo , United States District Court Plaintiff Jane Doe brings this action against the City of Chicago (the "City") and former Chicago police officers Paul Clavijo and Juan Vasquez (collectively, "Defendants") alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. 1983, as well as state law claims for violation of the Illinois Gender Violence Act, 740 Ill. Comp. Stat. 82 et seq., assault and battery, conspiracy, respondeat superior, and indemnification....
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER EDMOND E. CHANG, District Judge. Plaintiff Donna M. Gritters filed a complaint [R. 1] against Defendants Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and Pierce & Associates, P.C. (for convenience, referred to as "Defendants" when appropriate to refer to them collectively), seeking damages for alleged breaches of contract, breaches of fiduciary duties, and violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA),...
ORDER VIRGINIA M. KENDALL, District Judge. The Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Count XI of the Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 80) is granted without prejudice. Grayson's Opposition to the Defendants' Motion to Re-Open the Deposition of Marilou Alvorado (Dkt. No. 114) is granted in part and denied in part. The Court will not reconsider its prior ruling, but will afford both parties an additional thirty minutes of deposition time with the witness. STATEMENT Jonathan Grayson sued the City of...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER JOHN J. THARP, Jr., District Judge. Plaintiff Debra Warner brought this ERISA benefits action to compel Defendant Unum to pay her long-term disability and life insurance benefits that she contends she is owed under her former employer's group plan. The parties have filed cross-motions for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, the Court grants Warner's motion and denies Unum's motion. FACTS The following material and undisputed facts are taken from the...
OPINION AND ORDER ANDREA R. WOOD, District Judge. Plaintiff Sayuri Yano ("Plaintiff") has sued Dr. Priscilla Lancki ("Lancki") and Dr. Mohamed El-Maazawi ("El-Maazawi"), two of her former professors at Harry S. Truman College ("Truman College"), for intentional infliction of emotional distress. 1 In anticipation of the scheduled jury trial, the parties have filed a total of nine motions in limine. (Dkt. Nos. 182-190.) The following constitutes the Court's rulings on these motions. LEGAL...
PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND FINAL ORDER MANISH SHAH, District Judge. Plaintiff Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, AFL-CIO ("Union"), through its attorneys, respectfully moves pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 55(b)(2) for entry of a default judgment and final order against Defendants Piotr Lelo, a/k/a Peter Lelo ("Mr. Lelo"), Beata Lelo ("Ms. Lelo"), Monika Urbaniak ("Ms. Urbaniak"), Keystone-1...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER JOHN W. DARRAH, District Judge. Defendants Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. and the Ascension Health Long-Term Disability Plan filed a Motion to Transfer Venue [14] pursuant to a forum selection clause and 28 U.S.C. 1404(a). For the reasons stated below, the Motion is granted. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, Cynthia Mroch, is an employee of Alexian Brothers Health System, which is owned by Ascension Health. (Dkt. 1. 8). Plaintiff was a participant in their...
JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF CONSENT JUDGMENT HARRY D. LEINENWEBER, District Judge. The United States of America and Defendant Rosita Beloso, aka "Rosita Ortega Torres" and "Fe Ortega Torres" ("Beloso"), have resolved this matter in its entirety by executing a Settlement Agreement on December 19, 2014. Therefore, the United States and Beloso (collectively, the "Parties") jointly move this Court for entry of a Consent Judgment of denaturalization against Beloso consistent with the Parties'...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER JAMES B. ZAGEL, District Judge. This matter is presently before the court on Plaintiff Juridica Investments Limited's ("Juridica" or "Plaintiff") motion to remand the instant action to state court and for payment of fees and expenses incurred as a result of the improper removal of this action. BACKGROUND At the core of this dispute is a security agreement (the "Investment Agreement") executed by Plaintiff and S&T Oil Equipment and Machinery ("S&T" or together...
