Case details

Court: ilcd
Docket #: 1:05-cv-01357
Case Name: International House of Pancakes, Inc. et al v. Sbeity et al
PACER case #: 37839
Date filed: 2005-11-15
Date terminated: 2006-12-11
Assigned to: Judge Joe Billy McDade
Referred to: Magistrate Judge John A. Gorman
Case Cause: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Trademark
Nature of Suit: 840 Trademark
Jury Demand: None
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
International House of Pancakes, Inc.
Plaintiff
TERMINATED: 06/12/2006
Matthew B Smith
QUINN JOHNSTON HENDERSON & PRETORIUS 227 NE Jefferson St Peoria, IL 61602-1211 309-674-1133 Fax: 309-674-6503 Email: msmith@qjhpc.com
LEAD ATTORNEY

IHOP Properties, Inc.
Plaintiff
TERMINATED: 06/12/2006
Matthew B Smith
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY

Alex Sbeity
Defendant
Samuel Benjamin Zabek
GRAVES LAW OFFICES, P.C. Suite 201 60 State Street Peoria, IL 61602 309-673-8422 Fax: 309-673-8432 Email: szabek@glo-pc.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Comerica Bank
Defendant
Kurt M Carlson
MUCH SHELIST FREED DENENBERG AMENT & RUBENSTEIN Suite 1800 191 N Wacker Dr Chicago, IL 60606-1615 312-521-2000 Fax: 312-521-2200 Email: kcarlson@muchshelist.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

B Kip Shelby
RAFOOL & BOURNE PC Suite 1600 411 Hamilton Blvd Peoria, IL 61602 309-673-5535 Fax: 309-673-5537 Email: kshelby@mtco.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Natalia Rzepka Griesbach
TISHLER & WALD LTD Suite 3000 200 S Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 312-876-3800 Email: nrzepka@tishlerandwald.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Heyl Royster Voelker and Allen PC
Defendant
Timothy L Bertschy
HEYL ROYSTER VOELKER & ALLEN 300 Hamilton Boulevard PO Box 6199 Peoria, IL 61601-6199 309-676-0400 ext 201 Fax: 309-676-3374 Email: tbertschy@heylroyster.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Maureen R De Armond
PEORIA COUNTY STATES ATTORNEY Peoria County Courthouse 324 Main St Room 111 Peoria, IL 61602 309.672.6017 Fax: 309.495.4914 Email: mdearmond@peoriacounty.org
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

The Leiter Group
Defendant
Attorneys & Counselors PC
Samuel Benjamin Zabek
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Heyl Royster Voelker and Allen PC
Cross Claimant
Maureen R De Armond
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Timothy L Bertschy
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

International House of Pancakes, Inc.
Cross Defendant
TERMINATED: 06/12/2006
IHOP Properties, Inc.
Cross Defendant
TERMINATED: 06/12/2006
Alex Sbeity
Cross Defendant
Comerica Bank
Cross Defendant
Kurt M Carlson
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

B Kip Shelby
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Natalia Rzepka Griesbach
(See above for address)

The Leiter Group
Cross Defendant
Attorneys & Counselors PC

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2005-11-15 1 0 COMPLAINT FOR INTERPLEADER against all defendants (Filing fee $ 250.00=Receipt #P014306), filed by International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Properties, Inc..(HK, ilcd) (Entered: 11/15/2005)
2005-11-15 2 0 CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST pursuant to Local Rule 11.3 by International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Properties, Inc.. (HK, ilcd) (Entered: 11/15/2005)
2005-11-15 3 0 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and MOTION for Discharge by Plaintiffs International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Properties, Inc.. Responses due by 11/29/2005 Responses due by 11/29/2005 (HK, ilcd) (Entered: 11/15/2005)
2005-11-15 4 0 Summons Issued to Plaintiff Atty as to Alex Sbeity, Comerica Bank, Heyl Royster Voelker and Allen PC, The Leiter Group. (HK, ilcd) (Entered: 11/15/2005)
2005-12-02 5 0 REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SERVICE and Notice of Lawsuit sent to Comerica, c/o Kurt Carlson on 12-02-05 by International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Properties, Inc.. (Smith, Matthew) (Entered: 12/02/2005)
2005-12-02 6 0 REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SERVICE and Notice of Lawsuit sent to Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen on 12-02-05 by International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Properties, Inc.. (Smith, Matthew) (Entered: 12/02/2005)
2005-12-02 7 0 REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SERVICE and Notice of Lawsuit sent to The Leiter Group on 12-02-05 by International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Properties, Inc.. (Smith, Matthew) (Entered: 12/02/2005)
2005-12-02 8 0 REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SERVICE and Notice of Lawsuit sent to Alex Sbeity, c/o Sam Zabek, The Leiter Group on 12-02-05 by International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Properties, Inc.. (Smith, Matthew) (Entered: 12/02/2005)
2005-12-02 9 0 CERTIFICATE of Service/Counsel re 5 Request for Waiver of Service and Notice of Lawsuit, 6 Request for Waiver of Service and Notice of Lawsuit, 7 Request for Waiver of Service and Notice of Lawsuit, 8 Request for Waiver of Service and Notice of Lawsuit by Matthew B Smith on behalf of International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Properties, Inc. (Smith, Matthew) (Entered: 12/02/2005)
2005-12-08 10 0 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Samuel Benjamin Zabek on behalf of The Leiter Group (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 12/08/2005)
2005-12-08 11 0 CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST pursuant to Local Rule 11.3 by The Leiter Group. (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 12/08/2005)
2005-12-08 12 0 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by The Leiter Group re 11 Certificate of Interest (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 12/08/2005)
2005-12-14 13 0 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Properties, Inc.. Heyl Royster Voelker and Allen PC waiver sent on 12/2/2005, answer due 1/31/2006. (Smith, Matthew) (Entered: 12/14/2005)
2005-12-14 14 0 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Properties, Inc.. The Leiter Group waiver sent on 12/2/2005, answer due 1/31/2006. (Smith, Matthew) (Entered: 12/14/2005)
2005-12-22 15 0 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Properties, Inc.. Alex Sbeity waiver sent on 12/2/2005, answer due 1/31/2006. (Smith, Matthew) (Entered: 12/22/2005)
2005-12-28 16 0 ANSWER to Complaint for Interpleader Filed by IHOP Properties, Inc. and, CROSSCLAIM against International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Properties, Inc., Alex Sbeity, Comerica Bank, The Leiter Group by Defendants Heyl Royster Voelker and Allen PC, Alex Sbeity, Comerica Bank, The Leiter Group, Plaintiffs International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Properties, Inc..(Bertschy, Timothy) (Entered: 12/28/2005)
2005-12-28 17 0 RESPONSE to Motion re 3 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction MOTION filed by Defendant Heyl Royster Voelker and Allen PC. (Bertschy, Timothy) (Entered: 12/28/2005)
2005-12-30 18 0 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Samuel Benjamin Zabek on behalf of Alex Sbeity (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 12/30/2005)
2005-12-30 19 0 CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST pursuant to Local Rule 11.3 by Alex Sbeity. (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 12/30/2005)
2005-12-30 20 0 CERTIFICATE of Service/Counsel re 19 Certificate of Interest by Samuel Benjamin Zabek on behalf of Alex Sbeity (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 12/30/2005)
2006-01-09 21 0 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Maureen R DeArmond on behalf of Heyl Royster Voelker and Allen PC (DeArmond, Maureen) (Entered: 01/09/2006)
2006-01-13 22 0 MOTION for Leave to Appear pro hac vice by Cross Defendant Comerica Bank, Defendant Comerica Bank. Responses due by 1/27/2006 (CL, ilcd) (Entered: 01/13/2006)
2006-01-13 23 0 ANSWER to Complaint for Interpleader by Defendant Comerica Bank.(CL, ilcd) (Entered: 01/13/2006)
2006-01-13 24 0 MOTION to Stay Proceedings by Defendant Comerica Bank. Responses due by 1/27/2006 (CL, ilcd) (Entered: 01/13/2006)
2006-01-26 25 0 RESPONSE to Motion re 24 MOTION to Stay filed by Defendant Heyl Royster Voelker and Allen PC. (DeArmond, Maureen) (Entered: 01/26/2006)
2006-01-27 26 0 RESPONSE to Motion re 24 MOTION to Stay Proceedings filed by Defendant The Leiter Group. (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 01/27/2006)
2006-01-27 27 0 RESPONSE to Motion re 24 MOTION to Stay Proceedings filed by Defendant Alex Sbeity. (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 01/27/2006)
2006-01-27 28 0 MOTION to Strike 24 MOTION to Stay Proceedings by Defendant The Leiter Group. Responses due by 2/10/2006 (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 01/27/2006)
2006-01-27 29 0 CERTIFICATE of Service/Counsel re 26 Response to Motion to Stay Proceedings by Samuel Benjamin Zabek on behalf of The Leiter Group (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 01/27/2006)
2006-01-27 30 0 CERTIFICATE of Service/Counsel re 27 Response to Motion to Stay Proceedings by Samuel Benjamin Zabek on behalf of Alex Sbeity (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 01/27/2006)
2006-01-27 31 0 CERTIFICATE of Service/Counsel re 28 MOTION to Strike 24 MOTION to Stay Proceedings by Samuel Benjamin Zabek on behalf of The Leiter Group (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 01/27/2006)
2006-01-30 32 0 Alex Sbeity's ANSWER to Complaint for Interpleader by Defendant Alex Sbeity.(Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 01/30/2006)
2006-01-30 33 0 CERTIFICATE of Service/Counsel re 32 Answer to Complaint for Interpleader by Samuel Benjamin Zabek on behalf of Alex Sbeity (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 01/30/2006)
2006-01-30 34 0 The Leiter Group's ANSWER to Complaint for Interpleader by Defendant The Leiter Group.(Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 01/30/2006)
2006-01-30 35 0 CERTIFICATE of Service/Counsel re 34 Answer to Complaint for Interpleader by Samuel Benjamin Zabek on behalf of The Leiter Group (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 01/30/2006)
2006-02-10 36 0 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by B Kip Shelby on behalf of Comerica Bank, Comerica Bank (Shelby, B) (Entered: 02/10/2006)
2006-02-10 37 0 RESPONSE to Motion re 28 MOTION to Strike 24 MOTION to Stay Proceedings filed by Cross Defendant Comerica Bank, Defendant Comerica Bank. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Memorandum)(Shelby, B) (Entered: 02/10/2006)
2006-02-10 38 0 MEMORANDUM re 24 MOTION to Stay by Comerica Bank, Comerica Bank. (Shelby, B) (Entered: 02/10/2006)
2006-03-09 39 0 RESPONSE to Motion re 24 MOTION to Stay Proceedings of Comerica Bank filed by Defendant Heyl Royster Voelker and Allen PC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B# 3 Exhibit C# 4 Exhibit D)(DeArmond, Maureen) (Entered: 03/09/2006)
2006-03-17 40 0 RESPONSE to Motion re 24 MOTION to Stay Response to Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Stay filed by Defendants Alex Sbeity, The Leiter Group. (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 03/17/2006)
2006-03-17 41 0 CERTIFICATE of Service/Counsel re 40 Response to Motion Response to Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Stay by Samuel Benjamin Zabek on behalf of Alex Sbeity, The Leiter Group (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 03/17/2006)
2006-05-12 42 0 ORDER finding as moot 28 Motion to Strike, DENYING 24 Motion to Stay.Proposed preliminary injunction order due by 5/26/2006. Objections to proposed order due by 6/9/2006. Entered by Judge Joe Billy McDade on 5/12/06.(MS, ilcd) Modified on 5/15/2006 to reflect #24 is DENIED.(HK, ilcd). (Entered: 05/12/2006)
2006-05-26 43 0 MOTION for Order to Enter Discharge Order by Plaintiff International House of Pancakes, Inc.. Responses due by 6/9/2006 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Smith, Matthew) (Entered: 05/26/2006)
2006-06-12 44 0 ORDER granting 43 Motion for Discharge Order. Entered by Judge Joe Billy McDade on 6/12/06. (cc:finance)(HK, ilcd) (Entered: 06/12/2006)
2006-06-28 45 0 NOTICE of Deposit by International House of Pancakes, Inc. (Smith, Matthew) (Entered: 06/28/2006)
2006-07-05 46 0 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting by International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Properties, Inc., Alex Sbeity, Comerica Bank, Heyl Royster Voelker and Allen PC, The Leiter Group. (TK, ilcd) (Entered: 07/05/2006)
2006-07-28 47 0 CERTIFICATE of Service/Counsel of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen's Initial Rule 26 Disclosures by Maureen R DeArmond on behalf of Heyl Royster Voelker and Allen PC (DeArmond, Maureen) (Entered: 07/28/2006)
2006-08-01 48 0 MOTION for Disclosure Rule 26 by Defendant The Leiter Group. Responses due by 8/15/2006 (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 08/01/2006)
2006-08-01 49 0 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by The Leiter Group re 48 MOTION for Disclosure Rule 26 (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 08/01/2006)
2006-08-01 50 0 MOTION for Disclosure Rule 26 by Defendant Alex Sbeity. Responses due by 8/15/2006 (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 08/01/2006)
2006-08-01 51 0 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Alex Sbeity re 50 MOTION for Disclosure Rule 26 (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 08/01/2006)
2006-08-03 52 0 MOTION for Order for Removal from Service List and Relief from Further Proceedings by Plaintiffs International House of Pancakes, Inc., IHOP Properties, Inc., Cross Defendant IHOP Properties, Inc.. Responses due by 8/17/2006 (Smith, Matthew) (Entered: 08/03/2006)
2006-08-23 53 0 CERTIFICATE of Service/Counsel for Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen's Request to Produce to Comerica Bank by Maureen R DeArmond on behalf of Heyl Royster Voelker and Allen PC (DeArmond, Maureen) (Entered: 08/23/2006)
2006-09-06 54 0 Remark: Letter from Judge Gorman to Atty Kurt Carlson in regard to becoming registered for electronic case filing. Sent via U.S. Postal service. (WW, ilcd) (Entered: 09/06/2006)
2006-09-13 55 0 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Natalia K Rzepka on behalf of Comerica Bank (Rzepka, Natalia) (Entered: 09/13/2006)
2006-09-14 56 0 CERTIFICATE of Service/Counsel by Natalia K Rzepka on behalf of Comerica Bank (Attachments: # 1 Appearance)(Rzepka, Natalia) (Entered: 09/14/2006)
2006-10-17 57 0 CERTIFICATE of Service/Counsel for Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen's Supplemental Rule 26 Disclosures by Maureen R DeArmond on behalf of Heyl Royster Voelker and Allen PC (DeArmond, Maureen) (Entered: 10/17/2006)
2006-10-19 58 0 STIPULATION and Protective Order by Heyl Royster Voelker and Allen PC.. (DeArmond, Maureen) (Entered: 10/19/2006)
2006-10-20 59 0 PROTECTIVE ORDER. Entered by Judge John A. Gorman on 10/20/06. (WW, ilcd) (Entered: 10/20/2006)
2006-11-17 60 0 STIPULATION and Partial Release by Alex Sbeity, Comerica Bank, Heyl Royster Voelker and Allen PC, The Leiter Group.. (DeArmond, Maureen) (Entered: 11/17/2006)
2006-12-11 61 0 NOTICE Submission of Proposed Order by The Leiter Group re 60 Stipulation (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Order Pursuant to Stipulation)(Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 12/11/2006)
2006-12-11 62 0 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by The Leiter Group re 61 Notice (Other) (Zabek, Samuel) (Entered: 12/11/2006)
2006-12-11 63 0 VACATED PER ORDER ENTERED 12/13/06: ORDER: Leiter group awarded $9,182.88; Heyl, Royster,etc. to get $17,652.02; Comerica sum of $55,000.00; Alex Sbeity sum of $24,994.00-Clerk directed to tender all accordingly. Entered by Judge Joe Billy McDade on 12/11/06. (HK, ilcd) Modified on 12/13/2006 (HK, ilcd). (Entered: 12/12/2006)
2006-12-13 64 0 ORDER VACATING 63 Order Disbursing Funds in that: Leiter Group is awarded $8,489.39; Heyl, Royster gets $16,958.53; Comerica Bank gets $54,306.51; Alex Sbeity gets $24,300.51 and any residuary held by the Court is to be tendered to Alex Sbeity. Clerk directed to tender all amounts accordingly. Entered by Judge Joe Billy McDade on 12/13/06. (cc:finance)(HK, ilcd) (Entered: 12/13/2006)
2007-06-25 65 0 Letter from Mark Weisberger dated 6/20/07 established new franchise as of 3/16/7 k/n/a IHOP Franchising, LLC (HK, ilcd) (Entered: 06/25/2007)