The Beloved Church et al v. Pritzker et al

Docket(#60) MOTION by Defendant Jay Robert Pritzker to stay pending appeal [unopposed] (Rees, R.) (Entered: 06/26/2020)

Docket(#59) MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: Minute order #58 is stricken. A telephonic initial status hearing is set for 8/10/20 at 8:45 a.m. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related General Orders, the Court finds that it is necessary to conduct the status hearing via telephone conference. The call-in number is 888-273-3658 and the access code is 1637578. Counsel of record will receive a separate email at least 12 hours prior to the start of the telephonic hearing with instructions on how to join the call. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. All persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in court-imposed sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. All participants should review the Court's standing order regarding telephone conferences that is on Judge Lee's website, which can be found at: https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge-info.aspx?4Qf5zc8loCI5U7rfMP9DHw== In the event that any party has any objections to this order, an objection must be filed no later than five (5) business days prior to the telephone conference. The parties are directed to file a joint initial status report seven business prior to the status hearing. Mailed notice (ca, ) (Entered: 06/03/2020)

Docket(#58) MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: The Court orders the parties to file a joint status report by July 21, 2020. The report, which shall be as concise as possible, shall address: (1) the progress of discovery; (2) the status of briefing on any unresolved motions; (3) for cases without any future court dates, an agreed proposed schedule for the next 60 days; (4) for cases that have future court dates, an agreed revised schedule if the current schedule needs revision; (5) a request for any agreed action that the Court can take without a hearing; (6) whether the parties believe a telephonic hearing or in-person hearing is necessary in the immediate future, and, if so, the issue(s) that warrants discussion. Mailed notice (ca, ) (Entered: 05/27/2020)

Docket(#57) ORDER ORDER Fourth Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on May 26, 2020. This Order does not extend or modify any deadlines set in civil cases. For non-emergency motions, no motion may be noticed for presentment on a date earlier than July 15, 2020. See attached Order. Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 5/26/2020: Mailed notice. (docket11, ) (Entered: 05/26/2020)

Docket(#56) ACKNOWLEDGMENT of receipt of short record on appeal regarding notice of appeal #46 ; USCA Case No. 20-1757. (jp, ) (Entered: 05/06/2020)

Docket(#55) ORDER : The Court previously denied Plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction requesting that the Court enjoin Governor Pritzker from enforcing his latest stay-at-home order of April 30, 2020. See 5/3/2020 Memorandum Opinion and Order, ECF No. 39 ("May 3 Order"). Having filed a notice of appeal, Plaintiffs now urge the Court to enjoin enforcement of Pritzker's order while the appeal is pending. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 62. As the Seventh Circuit has explained, the standard for deciding motions for injunctions pending appeal is no different "from that applicable to a motion to stay the district court's judgment." Cavel Int'l, Inc. v. Madigan, 500 F.3d 544, 547 (7th Cir. 2007). In turn, "[t]he standard for granting a stay pending appeal mirrors that for granting a preliminary injunction." In re A & F Enterprises, Inc. II, 742 F.3d 763, 766 (7th Cir. 2014) (citation omitted). That means that courts "consider the moving party's likelihood of success on the merits, the irreparable harm that will result to each side if the stay is granted or denied in error, and whether the public interest favors one side or the other." Id. Given that the same standard applies, and that Plaintiffs have failed to introduce any new facts or arguments in support of the present motion, the Court denies Plaintiffs' request for an injunction pending appeal for the reasons explained in the May 3 Order denying Plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction. Signed by the Honorable John Z. Lee on 5/6/20. Mailed notice(ca, ) (Entered: 05/06/2020)

Docket(#54) TRANSMITTED to the 7th Circuit the short record on notice of appeal #46 . (jp, ) (Entered: 05/06/2020)

Docket(#53) NOTICE by Steve Schaible re response to motion #52 (O'Grady, Paul) (Entered: 05/06/2020)

Docket(#52) RESPONSE by Steve Schaible to MOTION by Plaintiffs Stephen Cassell, The Beloved ChurchInjunction Pending Appeal #47 (O'Grady, Paul) (Entered: 05/06/2020)

Docket(#51) RESPONSE by Jay Robert Pritzkerin Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs Stephen Cassell, The Beloved ChurchInjunction Pending Appeal #47 (Wells, Christopher) (Entered: 05/06/2020)

Docket(#9) ORDER Third Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on April 24, 2020. All open cases are impacted by this Third Amended General Order. Parties are must carefully review all obligations under this Order, including the requirement listed in paragraph number 5 to file a joint written status report in most civil cases. See attached Order. Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 4/24/2020. Mailed notice (jp, ) (Entered: 04/30/2020)

Docket(#8) Pursuant to the Fourth Amended General Order 19-0007, dated 6/27/2019, this case is assigned to the Honorable John Z. Lee and referred generally to the Honorable Iain D. Johnston. Signed by Executive Committee on 6/27/2019. (jp, ) (Entered: 04/30/2020)

DocketCASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Z. Lee and Honorable Iain D. Johnston. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Iain D. Johnston. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jp, ) (Entered: 04/30/2020)

Docket(#7) MEMORANDUM by Stephen Cassell, The Beloved Church in support of motion for temporary restraining order, motion for preliminary injunction #6 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Proclamation, 3-9-20, #2 Exhibit B - Proclamation, 4-1-20, #3 Exhibit C - EO 2020-18)(Breen, Peter) (Entered: 04/30/2020)

Docket(#6) MOTION by Plaintiffs Stephen Cassell, The Beloved Church for temporary restraining order , MOTION by Plaintiffs Stephen Cassell, The Beloved Church for preliminary injunction (Breen, Peter) (Entered: 04/30/2020)

Docket(#5) ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Stephen Cassell, The Beloved Church by Peter Christopher Breen (Breen, Peter) (Entered: 04/30/2020)

Docket(#4) ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Stephen Cassell, The Beloved Church by Martin J. Whittaker (Whittaker, Martin) (Entered: 04/30/2020)

Docket(#3) ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Stephen Cassell, The Beloved Church by Martin J. Whittaker (Whittaker, Martin) (Entered: 04/30/2020)

Docket(#2) CIVIL Cover Sheet (Whittaker, Martin) (Entered: 04/30/2020)

Docket(#1) COMPLAINT filed by Stephen Cassell; Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16976245. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit Exhibit D)(Whittaker, Martin) (Entered: 04/30/2020)