Case details

Court: ilnd
Docket #: 1:14-cv-00327
Case Name: Turner v. Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit
PACER case #: 291799
Date filed: 2014-01-16
Date terminated: 2015-08-13
Assigned to: Honorable Daniel G. Martin
Case Cause: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act
Nature of Suit: 480 Consumer Credit
Jury Demand: Both
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Brian Turner
Plaintiff
Ahmad Tayseer Sulaiman
Sulaiman Law Group, Ltd. 900 Jorie Boulevard Suite 150 Oak Brook, IL 60523 (630) 575-8181 Email: ahmad.sulaiman@sulaimanlaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Daniel John McGarry
Sulaiman Law Group, Ltd. 900 Jorie Boulevard Suite 150 Oak Brook, IL 60523 630-575-8181 Fax: 630-575-8188 Email: dmcgarry@sulaimanlaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Matthew H. Hector
Sulaiman Law Group, Ltd. 900 Jorie Boulevard Suite 150 Oak Brook, IL 60523 (630) 575-8181 Email: mhector@sulaimanlaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Mohammed Omar Badwan
Sulaiman Law Group, Ltd. 900 Jorie Boulevard, Suite 150 Oak Brook, IL 60523 630-575-8181 Fax: 630-575-8188 Email: mbadwan@sulaimanlaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Ross Michael Zambon
Zambon Law, Ltd. (of counsel Sulaiman Law Group, Ltd.) 900 Jorie Blvd., Suite 150 Oak Brook, IL 60523 (630) 575-8181 Fax: (630) 575-8188 Email: rzambon@sulaimanlaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit
Defendant
Jonathan N. Ledsky
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. 125 South Wacker Drive Suite 2150 Chicago, IL 60606-4473 (312) 341-9400 Email: jledsky@whdlaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Nicholas R Mitchell
Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit 175 N. Archer Avenue Mundelein, IL 60060 847-537-0500 Fax: 847-537-0550 Email: nmitchell@ksnlaw.com
TERMINATED: 03/31/2015 LEAD ATTORNEY

Scott J Helfand
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. 125 South Wacker Drive Suite 2150 Chicago, IL 60606-4473 (312)341-9400 Email: shelfand@vblhc.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Boris G Samovalov
Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit 175 N. Archer Avenue Mundelein, IL 60060 (847)537-0500 Email: bsamovalov@ksnlaw.com
TERMINATED: 03/31/2015

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2014-01-16 1 0 COMPLAINT filed by Brian Turner; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-9111358. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit C, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Sulaiman, Ahmad) (Entered: 01/16/2014)
2014-01-16 2 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Brian Turner by Ahmad Tayseer Sulaiman, First (Sulaiman, Ahmad) (Entered: 01/16/2014)
2014-01-16 3 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Brian Turner by Daniel John McGarry (McGarry, Daniel) (Entered: 01/16/2014)
2014-01-16 4 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Brian Turner by Matthew H. Hector (Hector, Matthew) (Entered: 01/16/2014)
2014-01-16 5 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Brian Turner by Mohammed Omar Badwan (Badwan, Mohammed) (Entered: 01/16/2014)
2014-01-23 6 0 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Brian Turner as to Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit on 1/21/2014, answer due 2/11/2014. (Sulaiman, Ahmad) (Entered: 01/23/2014)
2014-02-11 7 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit by Nicholas R Mitchell (Mitchell, Nicholas) (Entered: 02/11/2014)
2014-02-11 8 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit by Boris G Samovalov (Samovalov, Boris) (Entered: 02/11/2014)
2014-02-11 9 0 ANSWER to Complaint and Affirmative Defenses by Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Notice of Filing)(Samovalov, Boris) (Entered: 02/11/2014)
2014-03-17 10 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Elaine E. Bucklo: Status hearing to set discovery schedule set for 3/27/2014 at 9:30 AM. Mailed notice (jdh) (Entered: 03/18/2014)
2014-03-27 11 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Elaine E. Bucklo: Status hearing held on 3/27/2014 and continued to 7/31/2014 at 9:30 AM. Discovery ordered closed by 7/31/2014. Mailed notice (jdh) (Entered: 03/27/2014)
2014-04-09 12 0 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting (McGarry, Daniel) (Entered: 04/09/2014)
2014-04-15 13 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Elaine E. Bucklo: The Court adopts the report of parties planning meeting. Parties to comply with FRCP 26(a)(1) by 4/30/2014. Plaintiff is given to and including 8/29/2014 to amend all pleadings and to add any additional parties. Defendant is given to and including 9/30/2014 to amend all pleadings and to add any additional parties. Parties shall comply with FRCP(26)(a)(2) by 7/30/2014. Expert discovery ordered closed by 9/2/2014. Dispositive motions with supporting memoranda due by 9/30/2014. Mailed notice (jdh) (Entered: 04/15/2014)
2014-04-30 14 0 Defendant's Initial Disclosures by Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Filing)(Samovalov, Boris) (Entered: 04/30/2014)
2014-05-30 15 0 Answer to Request to Admit by Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit (Samovalov, Boris) (Entered: 05/30/2014)
2014-06-26 16 0 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: It appearing that, pursuant to the Executive Committee Order entered on June 26, 2014, the civil cases on the attached list have been selected for reassignment to form the initial calendar of the Honorable Manish S. Shah, therefore IT IS HEREBY ORDERED That the attached list of 283 cases be reassigned to the Honorable Manish S. Shah. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order shall become effective on June 27, 2014. Signed by Executive Committee on June 26, 2014. Mailed notices.(rm, ) (Entered: 06/27/2014)
2014-07-02 17 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: The previously set scheduling order shall remain in place. A status hearing is hereby set before Judge Manish S. Shah on 8/13/14 at 9:30 a.m. Notices mailed by Judicial Staff. (psm, ) (Entered: 07/02/2014)
2014-07-25 18 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Brian Turner by Ross Michael Zambon (Zambon, Ross) (Entered: 07/25/2014)
2014-08-13 19 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: Status hearing held and continued to 11/4/14 at 9:30 a.m. Counsel for the parties report that they do not anticipate expert discovery in this case and intend to file cross motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff is granted leave to file an amended complaint by 8/29/14. The parties are directed to discuss the possibility of settlement and shall contact this court's courtroom deputy if they agree that a settlement conference would be useful. Notices mailed by Judicial Staff. (psm, ) (Entered: 08/13/2014)
2014-08-28 20 0 First AMENDED complaint by Brian Turner against Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit for Relief Pursuant to the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit C, # 4 Notice of Filing Notice of Filing)(Badwan, Mohammed) (Entered: 08/28/2014)
2014-09-15 21 0 MOTION by Defendant Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit for extension of time to file a dispositive motion (Samovalov, Boris) (Entered: 09/15/2014)
2014-09-15 22 0 NOTICE of Motion by Boris G Samovalov for presentment of extension of time 21 before Honorable Manish S. Shah on 9/30/2014 at 09:45 AM. (Samovalov, Boris) (Entered: 09/15/2014)
2014-09-18 23 0 MOTION by Defendant Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit to dismiss (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibits 1 and 2)(Samovalov, Boris) (Entered: 09/18/2014)
2014-09-18 24 0 NOTICE of Motion by Boris G Samovalov for presentment of motion to dismiss 23 before Honorable Manish S. Shah on 9/30/2014 at 09:45 AM. (Samovalov, Boris) (Entered: 09/18/2014)
2014-09-24 25 0 MOTION by Defendant Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit to compel (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A thru C, # 2 Certificate of Service and Notice of Motion)(Samovalov, Boris) (Entered: 09/24/2014)
2014-09-30 26 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: Motion hearing held. Plaintiff has tendered supplemental responses to Defendant's Request to Produce. Accordingly, Defendant's Motion to Compel 25 is denied as moot. The court notes that discovery in this case is closed. If Plaintiff believes he has additional information regarding this case, which has not been disclosed, Plaintiff cannot use that information. For the reasons stated in open court, Defendant's Motion for Extension of Time 21 is denied as moot. The briefing schedule on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss 23 is as follows: Plaintiff's response shall be filed by 10/28/14. Defendant's reply shall be filed by 11/12/14. Once the parties receive a ruling on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss 23 , Plaintiff advises the court he will file a motion for summary judgment. The status hearing previously set for 11/4/14 at 9:30 a.m. is hereby stricken and reset to 12/9/14 at 9:30 a.m. At the status on 12/9/14, the court will issue a ruling on the Motion to Dismiss 23 or advise counsel of a timetable for a ruling. A schedule for briefing motions for summary judgment will be set if necessary after the court issues its ruling on the pending motion to dismiss. Notices mailed by Judicial Staff. (psm, ) (Entered: 09/30/2014)
2014-10-28 27 0 RESPONSE by Brian Turner to MOTION by Defendant Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit to dismiss 23 (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Filing Notice of Filing)(Badwan, Mohammed) (Entered: 10/28/2014)
2014-11-11 28 0 NOTICE by All Defendants of Filing Defendant's Reply in Support of its Omnibus Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Amended Complaint for Relief Pursuant to the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Samovalov, Boris) (Entered: 11/11/2014)
2014-11-11 29 0 REPLY by Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit to response to motion 27 , MOTION by Defendant Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit to dismiss 23 Plaintiff's Amended Complaint for Relief Pursuant to the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Samovalov, Boris) (Entered: 11/11/2014)
2014-12-08 30 0 ORDER. Signed by the Honorable Manish S. Shah on 12/8/2014: Defendant's motion to dismiss 23 is denied. [For further detail see attached order.] (psm, ) (Entered: 12/08/2014)
2014-12-09 31 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: Status hearing held. Plaintiff's counsel advises the court that Plaintiff will be filing a dispositive motion, and that Plaintiff believes that settlement discussions would be useful at this time. Defendant's counsel advises the court that there is no authorization from Defendant to discuss the possibility of settlement at this time, and that Defendant would like to engage in cross motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment shall be filed by 1/27/15. Defendant's consolidated response and cross motion for summary judgment shall be filed by 2/25/15. Plaintiff's combined response/reply shall be filed by 3/18/15. The court will advise counsel if further briefing is necessary. If the parties are in agreement that a settlement conference would be useful, they are directed to jointly contact this court's courtroom deputy and a referral to the assigned magistrate judge shall be entered. Continued status hearing is set for 4/7/15 at 9:30 a.m. Notices mailed by Judicial Staff. (psm, ) (Entered: 12/09/2014)
2014-12-24 32 0 Defendant's ANSWER to amended complaint and Affirmative Defenses by Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit(Samovalov, Boris) (Entered: 12/24/2014)
2014-12-24 33 0 NOTICE by All Defendants re answer to amended complaint 32 and Affirmative Defenses (Samovalov, Boris) (Entered: 12/24/2014)
2015-01-13 34 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: At the parties' request, this case is referred to Magistrate Judge Martin for the purposes of holding a settlement conference. The briefing schedule on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and Plaintiff's cross motion for summary judgment is stayed pending settlement discussions. Status hearing remains set for 4/7/15 at 9:30 a.m. Notices mailed by Judicial Staff. (psm, ) (Entered: 01/13/2015)
2015-01-13 35 0 Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Daniel G. Martin for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: settlement conference.(psm, ) (Entered: 01/13/2015)
2015-01-13 36 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Daniel G. Martin:Initial status hearing set for 1/22/2015 at 10:00 a.m. in courtroom 1350. Counsel shall file and deliver a copy of a n initial status report to chambers (Room 1356) at least three (3) business days before the initial status hearing. If counsel have recently prepared and filed a status report with the district court, the submission of a previously filed status report to Judge Martin's chambers is sufficient. Counsel are expected to be familiar with and follow Judge Martin's Case Management Procedures posted on his web page at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. (rbf, ) (Entered: 01/13/2015)
2015-01-16 37 0 STATUS Report Joint by Brian Turner (Badwan, Mohammed) (Entered: 01/16/2015)
2015-01-22 38 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Daniel G. Martin:Status hearing held. Parties consent to proceed before Magistrate Judge Martin for all further proceedings. Settlement conference set for 3/20/2015 at 10:00 a.m. Plaintiff's settlement letter is due 3/6/15; defendant's settlement letter is due 3/13/15. The parties are reminded that Magistrate Judge Martin requires compliance with his Standing Order for Settlement Conferences, which is available on Magistrate Judge Martin's web page at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. Each party is required to email a copy of its settlement letter to Magistrate Judge Martin's settlement conference inbox on the same day that it is provided to opposing counsel. The email address is Settlement_Correspondence_Martin@ilnd.uscourts.gov. Do not file copies of these letters on the court docket. (rbf, ) (Entered: 01/22/2015)
2015-01-22 39 0 JOINT CONSENT to Exercise of Jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge (rbf, ) (Entered: 01/22/2015)
2015-01-22 40 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: The parties having consented to the jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge Martin, this case will be submitted to the Executive Committee for reassignment. Status hearing previously set before Judge Shah on 4/7/15 at 9:30 a.m. is hereby stricken and no appearance is necessary. Notices mailed by Judicial Staff. (psm, ) (Entered: 01/22/2015)
2015-01-22 41 0 ORDER REASSIGNING Case to the Honorable Daniel G. Martin for all further proceedings pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(B), parties having consented to the reassignment. Signed by Honorable Manish S. Shah on 1/22/2015.(mr, ) (Entered: 01/23/2015)
2015-03-31 42 0 MOTION by Defendant Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit to substitute attorney (Mitchell, Nicholas) (Entered: 03/31/2015)
2015-03-31 43 0 NOTICE of Motion by Nicholas R Mitchell for presentment of motion to substitute attorney 42 before Honorable Daniel G. Martin on 4/9/2015 at 10:00 AM. (Mitchell, Nicholas) (Entered: 03/31/2015)
2015-03-31 44 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Daniel G. Martin: Defendant's Motion to Substitute Attorneys 42 is granted. Nicholas R. Mitchell and Boris G. Samovalov are terminated as counsel. Jonathan N. Ledsky and Scott J. Helfand are granted leave to file substitute appearances as counsel for Defendant. No appearance required on the motion on 4/9/2015.Mailed notice (lxs, ) (Entered: 03/31/2015)
2015-04-01 45 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit by Jonathan N. Ledsky (Ledsky, Jonathan) (Entered: 04/01/2015)
2015-04-01 46 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit by Scott J Helfand (Helfand, Scott) (Entered: 04/01/2015)
2015-05-01 47 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Daniel G. Martin: Status hearing set for 5/7/2015 at 09:30 AM. (rbf, ) (Entered: 05/01/2015)
2015-05-04 48 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Daniel G. Martin:A Settlement conference was held on 3/20/2015. Agreement not reached. Status date to follow. (nunc pro tunc 3/20/2015)Mailed notice (lxs, ) (Entered: 05/04/2015)
2015-05-04 49 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Daniel G. Martin:At counsels' request, Status hearing set for 5/7/2015 is stricken and reset for 5/14/2015 at 09:30 AM.Mailed notice (lxs, ) (Entered: 05/04/2015)
2015-05-14 50 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Daniel G. Martin: Status hearing held and continued to 6/11/2015 at 9:30 a.m. The parties reported that Plaintiff made a settlement demand, which Defendant is considering. The Court intends to set a dispositive motion schedule at the next status hearing.Mailed notice (lxs, ) (Entered: 05/15/2015)
2015-06-10 51 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Daniel G. Martin:Plaintiff reported this case has settled. Status hearing previously set for 6/11/2015 at 9:30 a.m. is stricken and reset to 7/16/2015 at 9:30 a.m. If a stipulated dismissal order is submitted in advance of that date, the 7/16/2015 status hearing will be stricken.Mailed notice (lxs, ) (Entered: 06/10/2015)
2015-07-15 52 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Daniel G. Martin: At counsels' request, status hearing set for 7/16/2015 is stricken and reset to 8/6/2015 at 09:30 AM. Mailed notice (lxs, ) (Entered: 07/15/2015)
2015-08-10 53 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Daniel G. Martin: Status hearing set for 8/6/2015 was stricken and the request of the parties. Status is reset for 8/27/2015 at 09:30 a.m. regarding dismissal order. FIRM DATE.Mailed notice (lxs, ) (Entered: 08/10/2015)
2015-08-10 54 0 STIPULATION of Dismissal (Badwan, Mohammed) (Entered: 08/10/2015) 2016-01-05 14:45:28 4359108c643bd2bb3c2f793aa2667bf8e1d88853
2015-08-13 55 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Daniel G. Martin: In light of the Stipulation of Dismissal 54 , filed on 8/10/2015. This case is hereby dismissed with prejudice, with the parties each bearing their own costs and attorneys' fees. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice (lxs, ) (Entered: 08/13/2015)