Case details

Court: ilnd
Docket #: 1:14-cv-01464
Case Name: Griffin v. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
PACER case #: 293289
Date filed: 2014-02-28
Date terminated: 2014-11-17
Assigned to: Honorable Gary Feinerman
Case Cause: 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Race)
Nature of Suit: 442 Civil Rights: Jobs
Jury Demand: Both
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Albert J Griffin
Plaintiff
 
Catherine Simmons-Gill
Offices of Catherine Simmons-Gill, LLC
111 West Washington Street
Suite 1051
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 609-6611
Fax: (312) 609-6610
Email: simmonsgill@gmail.com
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Laurie J Wasserman
Law Offices of Laurie J. Wasserman
9933 North Lawler Avenue
Suite 122
Skokie, Il 60077
(847) 674-7324
Email: ljw@webemploymentlaw.com
TERMINATED: 04/23/2014
LEAD ATTORNEY

Matthew Christian Douglas
Offices Of Catherine Simmons-gill, Llc
111 W. Washington St.
Ste. 1051
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 324-4124
Email: matt.c.douglas@gmail.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Ross Michael Drath
Offices Of Catherine Simmons-gill, Llc
111 W. Washington St.
Suite 1051
Chicago, IL 60602
(310) 780-1316
Email: rmdrath@gmail.com
TERMINATED: 07/22/2014
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
Defendant
 
Michael P. Roche
Winston & Strawn LLP
35 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601-9703
(312) 558-5600
Email: mroche@winston.com
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Benjamin M Ostrander
Winston & Strawn Llp
35 West Wacker Drive
Chicago 60601
(312) 558-3263
Email: bostrander@winston.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Daniel John Fazio
Winston & Strawn LLP
35 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 558-3191
Email: dfazio@winston.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2014-02-28 1 0 COMPLAINT filed by Albert J Griffin; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-9246976. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit C, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Wasserman, Laurie) (Entered: 02/28/2014)
2014-02-28 2 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Albert J Griffin by Laurie J Wasserman (Wasserman, Laurie) (Entered: 02/28/2014)
2014-03-25 3 0 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Albert J Griffin. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. waiver sent on 3/18/2014, answer due 5/19/2014. (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Filing)(Wasserman, Laurie) (Entered: 03/25/2014)
2014-03-26 4 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gary Feinerman:Initial status hearing set for 5/8/2014 at 9:00 a.m. Initial Status Report shall be filed by 5/1/2014. Please see Judge Feinerman's web page (http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov, to "District Judges," to "Judge Gary Feinerman," to "Initial Status Hearings" under Case Management Procedures) for details on the initial status hearing and Initial Status Report.Mailed notice. (jlj) (Entered: 03/26/2014)
2014-04-14 5 0 MOTION by counsel for Plaintiff Albert J Griffin to withdraw as attorney (Wasserman, Laurie) (Entered: 04/14/2014)
2014-04-14 6 0 NOTICE of Motion by Laurie J Wasserman for presentment of motion to withdraw as attorney 5 before Honorable Gary Feinerman on 4/23/2014 at 09:00 AM. (Wasserman, Laurie) (Entered: 04/14/2014)
2014-04-16 7 0 MOTION by counsel for Plaintiff Albert J Griffin to withdraw as attorney Amended (Wasserman, Laurie) (Entered: 04/16/2014)
2014-04-16 8 0 NOTICE by Albert J Griffin re MOTION by counsel for Plaintiff Albert J Griffin to withdraw as attorney Amended 7 (Wasserman, Laurie) (Entered: 04/16/2014)
2014-04-21 9 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gary Feinerman:Motion to withdraw as attorney 5 is denied without prejudice as moot. Plaintiff's counsel shall inform Plaintiff as soon as possible that if he wises to oppose 7 , he (1) must inform Plaintiff's counsel of his opposition and (2) must appear at the 4/23/2014 motion hearing unless there is good cause for his absence.Mailed notice. (jlj, ) (Entered: 04/21/2014)
2014-04-22 10 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. by Daniel John Fazio (Fazio, Daniel) (Entered: 04/22/2014)
2014-04-23 11 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gary Feinerman:Motion hearing held. Amended motion to withdraw as counsel 7 is granted. Status hearing scheduled for 5/8/2014 4 shall stand. Plaintiff's former counsel shall advise Plaintiff that if he does not retain new counsel, he will be responsible for litigating the case himself, which means filing all required papers and attending all hearings. Attorney Laurie J. Wasserman terminated.Mailed notice. (jlj, ) (Entered: 04/24/2014)
2014-04-25 12 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. by Benjamin M Ostrander (Ostrander, Benjamin) (Entered: 04/25/2014)
2014-04-25 13 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. by Michael P. Roche (Roche, Michael) (Entered: 04/25/2014)
2014-05-01 14 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Albert J Griffin by Catherine Simmons-Gill (Simmons-Gill, Catherine) (PDF not legible, Docket Text Modified on 5/2/2014) (ea, ). (Entered: 05/01/2014)
2014-05-01 15 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Albert J Griffin by Ross Michael Drath (Drath, Ross) (Entered: 05/01/2014)
2014-05-01 16 0 STATUS Report (Initial Joint Status Report) by Albert J Griffin (Drath, Ross) (Entered: 05/01/2014)
2014-05-02 17 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Albert J Griffin by Catherine Simmons-Gill (Simmons-Gill, Catherine) (Entered: 05/02/2014)
2014-05-08 18 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gary Feinerman:Status hearing held and continued to 12/3/2014 at 9:00 a.m. Plaintiff's oral motion for leave to file an amended complaint is granted. Plaintiff shall file amended complaint by 5/16/2014. Defendant shall answer or otherwise plead to the amended complaint by 6/6/2014. This case is referred to Magistrate Judge Rowland for discovery supervision and settlement conference. Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures shall be served by 6/27/2014. Initial written discovery requests shall be served by 7/17/2014. Discovery shall be completed by 1/31/2015. Dispositive motions shall be filed by 3/2/2015. Motions to amend the pleadings or add new parties shall be filed by 9/15/2014.Mailed notice. (jlj, ) (Entered: 05/08/2014)
2014-05-08 19 0 Pursuant to Local Rule 72.1, this case is hereby referred to the calendar of Honorable Mary M. Rowland for the purpose of holding proceedings related to: discovery supervision and settlement conference.Mailed notice.(jlj, ) (Entered: 05/08/2014)
2014-05-12 20 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Status hearing set for 8/28/2014 at 09:00 AM. By that time Parties will have responded to written discovery. Parties should also be prepared to report what discovery needs to be completed prior to setting a settlement conference. Mailed notice (gel, ) (Entered: 05/12/2014)
2014-05-16 21 0 AMENDED complaint by Albert J Griffin against Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A. Charge #440-2008-06925, # 2 Exhibit B.EEOC Determination, # 3 Exhibit C.Right to Sue letter dated 092613, # 4 Certificate of Service)(Simmons-Gill, Catherine) (Entered: 05/16/2014)
2014-05-16 22 0 NOTICE by Albert J Griffin re amended complaint, 21 Notice of Filing (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Simmons-Gill, Catherine) (Entered: 05/16/2014)
2014-06-06 23 0 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (Ostrander, Benjamin) (Entered: 06/06/2014)
2014-06-06 24 0 ANSWER to amended complaint by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.(Ostrander, Benjamin) (Entered: 06/06/2014)
2014-06-06 25 0 MOTION by Defendant Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. to dismiss (PARTIAL) (Roche, Michael) (Entered: 06/06/2014)
2014-06-06 26 0 MEMORANDUM by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. in support of motion to dismiss 25 (Roche, Michael) (Entered: 06/06/2014)
2014-06-06 27 0 NOTICE of Motion by Michael P. Roche for presentment of motion to dismiss 25 before Honorable Gary Feinerman on 6/12/2014 at 09:00 AM. (Roche, Michael) (Entered: 06/06/2014)
2014-06-12 28 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gary Feinerman:Motion hearing held. For the reasons stated on the record, Defendant's partial motion to dismiss 25 is granted. The ยง 1981 claims are dismissed to the extent they pertain to sex discrimination and to the extent they seek recovery for conduct pre-dating 2/28/2010. The 12/3/2014 status hearing 18 shall stand.Mailed notice. (jlj, ) (Entered: 06/13/2014)
2014-07-21 29 0 MOTION by counsel for Plaintiff Albert J Griffin to withdraw as attorney under L.R. 83.17 (Drath, Ross) (Entered: 07/21/2014)
2014-07-21 30 0 NOTICE of Motion by Ross Michael Drath for presentment of motion to withdraw as attorney 29 before Honorable Gary Feinerman on 7/28/2014 at 09:00 AM. (Drath, Ross) (Entered: 07/21/2014)
2014-07-22 31 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gary Feinerman:Motion to withdraw as attorney 29 is granted. Attorney Drath is terminated as counsel for Plaintiff. Motion hearing scheduled for 7/28/2014 30 is stricken.Mailed notice. (jlj, ) (Entered: 07/22/2014)
2014-07-30 32 0 MOTION by Defendant Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. for Agreed Protective Order (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Ostrander, Benjamin) (Entered: 07/30/2014)
2014-07-30 33 0 NOTICE of Motion by Benjamin M Ostrander for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief 32 before Honorable Gary Feinerman on 8/7/2014 at 09:00 AM. (Ostrander, Benjamin) (Entered: 07/30/2014)
2014-07-31 34 0 PROTECTIVE Order Signed by the Honorable Gary Feinerman on 7/31/2014.Mailed notice.(jlj, ) (Entered: 07/31/2014)
2014-07-31 35 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gary Feinerman:Motion for agreed protective order 32 is granted. Enter protective order. Motion hearing scheduled for 8/7/2014 33 is stricken.Mailed notice. (jlj, ) (Entered: 07/31/2014)
2014-08-19 36 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Albert J Griffin by Matthew Christian Douglas (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Douglas, Matthew) (Entered: 08/19/2014)
2014-08-28 37 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland:Status hearing held on 8/28/2014. By the close of business tomorrow, Defendant is ordered to email Plaintiff proposed search terms as well as custodian list for the ESI production. Parties are ordered to confer and agree on custodians and search terms by 9/12/2014. Status hearing set for 9/18/2014 at 9:00 AM. Defendants should be prepared to produce the electronic discovery by October 3, 2014. Plaintiff's deposition will not take place before electronic documents are produced. Mailed notice (gel, ) (Entered: 08/28/2014)
2014-09-18 38 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland:Status hearing held on 9/18/2014. Parties report that they have reached an agreement. No further status hearing will be set at this time. Mailed notice (gel, ) (Entered: 09/18/2014)
2014-11-17 39 0 STIPULATION of Dismissal with Prejudice (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Simmons-Gill, Catherine) (Entered: 11/17/2014) 2014-12-05 12:39:59 b969a5b855b6cbe35de11bce61485699ee7ec3f2
39 1 Certificate of Service
2014-11-17 40 0 NOTICE by Albert J Griffin re stipulation of dismissal 39 if Filing (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Simmons-Gill, Catherine) (Entered: 11/17/2014)
2014-11-17 41 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland:All matters relating to the referral of this action having been concluded, the referral is closed and the case is returned to the assigned Judge. Judge Honorable Mary M. Rowland no longer referred to the case.Mailed notice (gel, ) (Entered: 11/17/2014)
2014-11-17 42 0 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Gary Feinerman: The parties have filed a stipulation to dismiss 40 , the terms of which are set forth therein. Status hearing scheduled for 12/3/2014 18 is stricken. Civil case closed.Mailed notice. (jlj, ) (Entered: 11/17/2014)