Case details

Court: ilnd
Docket #: 1:01-cv-03336
Case Name: Amsted Ind Inc v. Buckeye Steel
PACER case #: 108278
Date filed: 2001-05-07
Date terminated: 2003-01-09
Assigned to: Honorable James B. Zagel
Case Cause: 35:271 Patent Infringement
Nature of Suit: 830 Patent
Jury Demand: Both
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Amsted Industries, Inc.
Plaintiff
 
Gregory Joseph Vogler
McAndrews, Held & Malloy, P.C.
Northwestern Atrium Center
500 West Madison Street
Suite 3400
Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 775-8000
Email: gvogler@mcandrews-ip.com
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Sandra A. Frantzen
McAndrews, Held & Malloy, P.C.
Northwestern Atrium Center
500 West Madison Street
Suite 3400
Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 775-8000
Email: sfrantzen@mcandrews-ip.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Sharon Ann Hwang
McAndrews, Held & Malloy, P.C.
Northwestern Atrium Center
500 West Madison Street
Suite 3400
Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 775-8113
Email: shwang@mcandrews-ip.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Buckeye Steel Castings, Co.
Defendant
 
Charles W. Shifley
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
10 South Wacker Drive
Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60606
(312)463-5000
Email: cshifley@bannerwitcoff.com
TERMINATED: 11/01/2002
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Joseph John Berghammer
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
10 South Wacker Drive
Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60606
(312)463-5000
TERMINATED: 11/01/2002

Marc Scott Cooperman
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
10 South Wacker Drive
Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60606
(312)463-5000
Email: mcooperman@bannerwitcoff.com
TERMINATED: 11/01/2002

Scott A. Burow
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
10 South Wacker Drive
Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60606
(312)463-5000
Fax: (312)463-5001
Email: sburow@bannerwitcoff.com
TERMINATED: 11/01/2002
Buckeye Steel Castings, Co.
Counter Claimant
 
Charles W. Shifley
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 11/01/2002
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Marc Scott Cooperman
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 11/01/2002

Scott A. Burow
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 11/01/2002

Joseph John Berghammer
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 11/01/2002
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Amsted Industries, Inc.
Counter Defendant
 
Gregory Joseph Vogler
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Sandra A. Frantzen
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Sharon Ann Hwang
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2001-05-07 1 0 COMPLAINT (Exhibits); jury demand - Civil cover sheet - Appearance(s) of Gregory Joseph Vogler and Sandra A. Frantzen as attorney(s) for plaintiff Amsted Ind Inc (One Original and one copy summons(es) issued.) ( Documents: 1-1 through 1-3) (hp) (Entered: 05/08/2001)
2001-05-07 2 0 NOTICE of Patent Suit by plaintiff [1-1] (hp) (Entered: 05/08/2001)
2001-05-22 3 0 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by Mark T. Banner, Marc Scott Cooperman, Scott Allan Burow; Notice. (yp) (Entered: 05/23/2001)
2001-05-23 4 0 AGREED MOTION by defendant for an extension of time to answer or otherwise plead ; Notice. (yp) (Entered: 05/30/2001)
2001-05-29 5 0 MINUTE ORDER of 5/29/01 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Defendant's motion for an extension of time to answer or otherwise plead is granted [4-1]. Defendant's answer deadline 6/18/01. Telephoned notice (yp) (Entered: 05/30/2001)
2001-06-19 6 0 ANSWER to complaint [1-1] and COUNTERCLAIMS by defendant against plaintiff. (lc) Modified on 06/21/2001 (Entered: 06/20/2001)
2001-07-12 7 0 REPLY by plaintifft to defendant's counterclaim [6-2]. (yp) (Entered: 07/13/2001)
2001-12-21 8 0 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff by Sharon Ann Hwang; Notice. (yp) (Entered: 12/27/2001)
2001-12-28 9 0 MEMORANDUM by defendant in reponse to Amsted's motion for entry of a case management plan and protective order (Attachments). (lc) (Entered: 01/02/2002)
2002-01-02 10 0 REPLY by plaintiff in support of Amsted's motion for entry of a case management plan and protective order (Attachments). (yp) (Entered: 01/03/2002)
2002-01-03 11 0 JOINT RULE 26(f) REPORT by parties on meeting of parties; Notice. (yp) (Entered: 01/04/2002)
2001-12-21 12 0 MOTION by defendant for patent claim interpretation ; Notice. (yp) (Entered: 01/07/2002)
2002-01-03 13 0 MINUTE ORDER of 1/3/02 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Defendant's motion for patent claim interpretation [12-1] entered and continued untiil further order of court. No notice (yp) (Entered: 01/07/2002)
2001-12-21 14 0 MOTION by plaintiff for entry of a case management plan , and protective order ; Memorandum in support (Attachments); Notice. (yp) (Entered: 01/07/2002)
2002-01-03 15 0 MINUTE ORDER of 1/3/02 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Plaintiff's motion for entry of a case management plan [14-1] and protective order [14-2] is granted. Protective order attached as exhibit A to the motion is adopted. No notice (yp) (Entered: 01/07/2002)
2002-01-09 16 0 MINUTE ORDER of 1/9/02 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Plaintiff's motion to find relatedness is denied. Plaintiff's motion for entry of a case management plan [14-1] and protective order is granted [14-2]. (See reverse of minute order.) Mailed notice (yp) (Entered: 01/11/2002)
2002-01-09 17 0 MINUTE ORDER of 1/9/02 by Hon. James B. Zagel : (Entered Scheduling Order.) Mailed notice (yp) (Entered: 01/11/2002)
2002-02-22 18 0 NOTICE by plaintiff of a proposed protective order. (yp) (Entered: 02/28/2002)
2002-02-26 19 0 MINUTE ORDER of 2/26/02 by Hon. James B. Zagel : (Entered Protective Order.) Mailed notice (yp) (Entered: 02/28/2002)
2002-05-03 20 0 IDENTIFICATION of asserted claims by Amsted; Notice. (yp) (Entered: 05/06/2002)
2002-05-31 21 0 MOTION by plaintiff for leave to file a first amended complaint (Attachments). (hmb) (Entered: 06/03/2002)
2002-06-03 22 0 MOTION by plaintiff for leave to file a corrected first amended complaint (Attachments). (ntf) (Entered: 06/04/2002)
2002-06-11 23 0 MINUTE ORDER of 6/11/02 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Defendant's motion for patent claim interpretation is denied [12-1]. Plaintiff's motion for leave to file a first amended complaint [21-1] and motion for leave to file a corrected first amended [22-1] is granted. Mailed notice (yp) (Entered: 06/12/2002)
2002-06-17 24 0 CORRECTED FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT [1-1] by plaintiff; jury demand (Attachments). (yp) (Entered: 06/19/2002)
2002-06-26 25 0 ANSWER by defendant to the corrected first amended complaint and counterclaims [24-1]. (yp) (Entered: 06/27/2002)
2002-06-28 26 0 NOTICE of filing Amsted Ind Inc's identification of proposed claim terms for construction (Attachments). (fce) (Entered: 07/03/2002)
2002-07-08 27 0 Plaintiff's reply TO COUNTERCLAIM by defendant [6-2]; jury demand. (fce) (Entered: 07/09/2002)
2002-06-28 28 0 Amsted's identification of proposed claim terms for construction. (fce) (Entered: 07/09/2002)
2002-07-19 29 0 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant, counter-claimant by Joseph John Berghammer; Notice. (yp) (Entered: 07/22/2002)
2002-07-19 30 0 PRELIMINARY CLAIM CONSTRUCTION by plaintiff; Notice. (yp) (Entered: 07/22/2002)
2002-07-23 31 0 PRELIMINARY CLAIM CONSTRUCTIONS and extrinsic evidence by defendant; Notice. (yp) (Entered: 07/23/2002)
2002-07-23 32 0 INVALIDITY CONTENTIONS by defendant (Attachments); Notice. (yp) (Entered: 07/23/2002)
2002-07-23 33 0 INVALIDITY CONTENTIONS by defendant concerning the "114 Patent; Notice. (yp) (Entered: 07/23/2002)
2002-08-21 34 0 OPPOSITION by defendant to Amsted's motion for a second, burdensome, dangerous, and unnecessary inspection of Buckeye's Steelmaking Plant (Attachment). (yp) (Entered: 08/22/2002)
2002-08-20 35 0 MOTION by plaintiff to compel inspection ; Notice. (yp) (Entered: 08/23/2002)
2002-08-20 36 0 MEMORANDUM by plaintiff in support of motion to compel inspection [35-1] (Attachments). (yp) (Entered: 08/23/2002)
2002-08-22 37 0 MINUTE ORDER of 8/22/02 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Plaintiff's motion to compel inspection [35-1] and entered and continued pending a submission by the defendant to the plaintiff on or by 9/5/02. Status hearing held and continued to 9/12/02 at 10:00 a.m. Mailed notice (yp) (Entered: 08/23/2002)
2002-08-29 38 0 SUPPLEMENTAL by plaintiff memorandum regarding Amsted's motion to compel inspection of Buckeye's Manufacturing Facilities [36-1] (Attachments); Notice. (yp) (Entered: 09/03/2002)
2002-09-05 39 0 SUPPLEMENT opposition by defendant to plaintiff's supplemental memorandum as to an inspection of defendant's (Attachments). (lc) (Entered: 09/09/2002)
2002-09-09 40 0 JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION and prehearing statement by parties. (yp) (Entered: 09/10/2002)
2002-09-12 41 0 MINUTE ORDER of 9/12/02 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Plaintiff's motion to compel inspection is granted [35-1] for the reasons stated in open court. Status hearing held continued to 10/31/02 at 10:00 a.m. Mailed notice (yp) (Entered: 09/13/2002)
2002-09-10 42 0 NOTICE by defendant of exchange of correspondence (Attachments). (yp) (Entered: 09/19/2002)
2002-09-24 43 0 CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF by plaintiff (Attachments). (yp) (Entered: 09/25/2002)
2002-09-23 44 0 MOTION by plaintiff for leave to file an extended length brief ; Notice. (yp) (Entered: 10/04/2002)
2002-10-03 45 0 MINUTE ORDER of 10/3/02 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Plaintiff's motion for leave to file an extended length brief is granted [44-1]. Telephoned notice (yp) (Entered: 10/04/2002)
2002-10-03 46 0 CLAIM CONSTRUCTION BRIEF by plaintiff (Attachments). (yp) (Entered: 10/04/2002)
2002-10-04 47 0 MOTION by defendant for leave to file an extended length brief ; Notice. (yp) (Entered: 10/16/2002)
2002-10-10 48 0 MINUTE ORDER of 10/10/02 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Defendant's motion for leave to file an extended length brief is granted [47-1]. Telephoned notice (yp) (Entered: 10/16/2002)
2002-10-04 49 0 PATENT CLAIM INTERPRETATION BRIEF by defendant (RESTRICTED). (yp) (Entered: 10/17/2002)
2002-10-18 50 0 CLAIM CONSTRUCTION REPLY BRIEF by plaintiff (Attachments). (yp) (Entered: 10/21/2002)
2002-10-22 51 0 OBJECTIONS by plaintiff to motion of Buckeye's counsel to withdraw. (yp) (Entered: 10/23/2002)
2002-10-23 52 0 REPLY by defendant to Amsted's objection to motion of Buckeye's counsel to withdraw [51-1] (Attachments). (yp) (Entered: 10/24/2002)
2002-10-23 53 0 MEMORANDUM by plaintiff in opposition to Amsted's motion to strike the declaration of Mr. Downes (Attachments). (yp) (Entered: 10/24/2002)
2002-10-16 54 0 MOTION by plaintiffs' attorneys Shifley, Cooperman, Burow and Berghammer to withdraw as attorney ; Memorandum in support (Attachment); Notice. (yp) (Entered: 10/25/2002)
2002-10-18 55 0 MOTION by plaintiff to strike the declaration of John R. Downes ; Notice. (yp) (Entered: 10/28/2002)
2002-10-18 56 0 MEMORANDUM by plaintiff in support of Amsted's motion to strike the declaration of John R. Downes [55-1] (Attachments). (yp) (Entered: 10/28/2002)
2002-10-18 57 0 EXHIBIT A by plaintiff in support of plaintiff's motion to strike the declaration of John R. Downes [55-1]; Notice (RESTRICTED). (yp) (Entered: 10/28/2002)
2002-10-28 58 0 REPLY by plaintiff in support of Amsted's motion to strike the declaration of John R. Downes [55-1] (Attachments). (yp) (Entered: 10/29/2002)
2002-10-28 59 0 EXHIBIT 1 by plaintiff to reply in support of Amsted's motion to strike the declaration of John R. Downes [58-1]; Notice (RESTRICTED). (yp) (Entered: 10/29/2002)
2002-10-31 60 0 MINUTE ORDER of 10/31/02 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Ruling on motion (54-1) to withdraw attorneys appearance will be made by mail. No notice (yp) (Entered: 11/01/2002)
2002-11-01 61 0 MINUTE ORDER of 11/1/02 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Banner & Witcoff's motion to withdraw as attorney is granted [54-1]. Amsted's motion to strike declaration of John R. Downes [55-1] is continued until the future of this case becomes clearer. (See reverse of minute order.) Mailed notice (yp) Modified on 11/04/2002 (Entered: 11/04/2002)
2003-01-09 62 0 MINUTE ORDER of 1/9/03 by Hon. James B. Zagel : Status hearing held. This case is dismissed without prejudice and without costs. Defendant reported to be proceeding in bankruptcy court. Plaintiff to seek reinstatement at the conclusion of the bankruptcy proceedings, terminating case. Mailed notice (lc) (Entered: 01/16/2003)
2005-04-13 63 0 NOTICE of withdrawal of exhibit 57 , exhibit 59 by Mario Pittman. (hp, ) (Entered: 04/18/2005)
2010-04-16 64 0 MINUTE entry before Honorable James B. Zagel:The parties in this case are given to April 30, 2010 to remove all documents filed under seal with the Clerk of Court. Parties are to contact the Clerk of Court with respect to instructions on how to retrieve said documents. The Clerk of Court is given authority to destroy all under seal documents in his possession if they are not retrieved by the close of business April 30, 2010.Mailed notice (sct, ) (Entered: 04/16/2010)
2010-04-20 65 0 ACKNOWLEDGMENT of receipt of sealed document 49 pursuant to the order of 4/16/10 by Judge Zagel by Peter Torres if Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. (vmj, ) (Entered: 04/22/2010)