Monaco Mechanical, Inc. v. Siemens Industry, Inc.

Docket(#27) MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani:Preliminary settlement conference held by telephone. In-person settlement conference set for 7/10/19 stands. (lxs, ) (Entered: 07/02/2019)

Docket(#26) NOTICE of Service of Responses to Mandatory Initial Discovery (MIDP) , filed by Plaintiff Monaco Mechanical, Inc.. (DeBruyne, Nicholas) (Entered: 06/17/2019)

Docket(#25) MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: In light of the scheduling of a settlement conference, Defendant's Motion for leave to file a third-party complaint #11 is denied without prejudice and may be re-filed by defendant if this matter does not settle after the settlement conference. Mailed notice (lxs, ) (Entered: 06/05/2019)

Docket(#24) MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Status hearing held. Settlement conference is set for 7/10/2019 at 1:30 p.m. Plaintiff's settlement letter is due by 6/17/2019. Defendant's settlement letter is due by 6/28/2019. Counsel cannot agree to amend the letter exchange deadlines amongst themselves. A preliminary settlement discussion with lead counsel is scheduled for 7/2/2019 at 10 a.m. by telephone. Plaintiff's counsel shall initiate the telephone settlement call to Defendant's counsel and jointly contact chambers at (312) 435-3000. Parties are reminded that Magistrate Judge Harjani requires compliance with his Standing Order for Settlement Conference, which is available on the court's website at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. Discovery is stayed pending conclusion of settlement discussions. Mailed notice (lxs, ) (Entered: 06/05/2019)

Docket(#23) MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Initial status hearing set for 6/4/2019 at 9:15 a.m. in courtroom 1858. Mailed notice (lxs, ) (Entered: 05/28/2019)

Docket(#22) ORDER REASSIGNING Case to the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani, pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(V) for all further proceedings, parties having consented to the reassignment. for all further proceedings. Honorable Edmond E. Chang no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 5/23/2019. (ek, ) (Entered: 05/28/2019)

Docket(#21) MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Status hearing held. The parties have made substantial progress in settlement negotiations, and the parties filed the Joint Certification under the MID Standing Order [R.14]. The MID disclosures deadline is extended to 06/18/2019. Neither side believes that Western Surety needs to be in the case for settlement negotiations to hopefully resolve the case, so the motion #11 by Defendant to file Third-Party Complaint is entered and continued. In the joint status report, the parties report that they consent to proceed before the magistrate judge for all purposes, R. 18 at 3. The consent will be processed with the Executive Committee. Emailed notice (slb, ) (Entered: 05/23/2019)

Docket(#20) MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: On the Court's own initiative, the status hearing time is reset to 8:45 a.m. on the same date, 05/22/2019. Emailed notice (slb, ) (Entered: 05/21/2019)

Docket(#19) MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Motion by Attorney Brandon A. Carnes to withdraw as attorney for Monaco Mechanical, Inc., #16 is granted. Emailed notice (slb, ) (Entered: 05/21/2019)

Docket(#18) Rule 26(f) Report for Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP) , filed by Defendant Siemens Industry, Inc., Counter Claimant Siemens Industry, Inc.. (O'toole, Nicole) (Entered: 05/16/2019)

Docket(#9) ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Monaco Mechanical, Inc. by James Bryan Novy (Novy, James) (Entered: 04/18/2019)

Docket(#8) ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Monaco Mechanical, Inc. by Nicholas L DeBruyne (DeBruyne, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/18/2019)

Docket(#7) MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Initial status hearing set for 05/22/2019 at 8:30 a.m. The parties must file a joint initial status report with the content described in the attached status report requirements at least 3 business days before the initial status hearing. Plaintiff must still file the report even if not all Defendants have been served or have responded to requests to craft a joint report. Because the Procedures are occasionally revised, counsel must read them anew even if counsel has appeared before Judge Chang in other cases. Emailed notice (Attachments: #1 Status Report Requirements) (slb, ) (Entered: 04/17/2019)

Docket(#6) NOTICE TO THE PARTIES - The Court is participating in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP). The key features and deadlines are set forth in this Notice which includes a link to the (MIDP) Standing Order and a Checklist for use by the parties. In cases subject to the pilot, all parties must respond to the mandatory initial discovery requests set forth in the Standing Order before initiating any further discovery in this case. Please note: The discovery obligations in the Standing Order supersede the disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1). Any party seeking affirmative relief must serve a copy of the following documents (Notice of Mandatory Initial Discovery and the Standing Order) on each new party when the Complaint, Counterclaim, Crossclaim, or Third-Party Complaint is served. (ew, ) (Entered: 04/17/2019)

Docket(#5) MAILED Notice of Removal letter to counsel of record. (ew, ) (Entered: 04/17/2019)

Docket(#4) ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Siemens Industry, Inc. by Nicole O'toole (O'toole, Nicole) (Entered: 04/16/2019)

DocketCASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jjr, ) (Entered: 04/16/2019)

Docket(#3) ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Siemens Industry, Inc. by David Edward Kawala (Kawala, David) (Entered: 04/16/2019)

Docket(#2) CIVIL Cover Sheet (Kawala, David) (Entered: 04/16/2019)

Docket(#1) NOTICE of Removal from Cook County, case number (2019L003177) filed by Siemens Industry, Inc. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-15721845. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Affidavit)(Kawala, David) (Entered: 04/16/2019)