The Northern District of Illinois has amended Local Rule 5.8 (Filing Materials Under Seal) to require that all documents filed either by counsel or a non-represented party with an e-filing account be filed electronically pursuant to Local Rule 26.2, unless the Court has held that the documents need not be filed electronically pursuant to
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Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot No Longer Requires Answering Along With a Motion to Dismiss
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Effective December 1, 2018, the Northern District’s Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (“MIDP”) no longer requires that a defendant answer along with filing a Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 motion to dismiss, including fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim. For the first eighteen months of the MIDP –…
Seventh Circuit Forbids Magistrates From Awarding Monetary Sanctions
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First Classics, Inc. v. Jack Lake Prods., Inc., No. 17 C 1996, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jun. 1, 2017) (Cole, Mag. J.).
Judge Cole granted plaintiff’s motion to cancel the parties’ agreed settlement conference, but denied plaintiff’s motion for monetary sanctions without prejudice to refile its motion with more detail.
Because defendant refused to…
Court Identifies “Troubling” Trend of Plaintiffs Not Following Local Rules
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ABS-CBN Corp. v. Pinoy Grill, LLC, No. 16 C 11448, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jan. 9, 2017) (Shadur, Sen. J.).
Judge Shadur sua sponte ordered plaintiff to comply with Local Rule 5.2(f) and the Court’s directive that all pleadings – including complaints – be delivered to the Court in hard copy. The Court ordered…
Attorney’s Fees Denied After Early §101 Invalidity Decision
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O2 Media, LLC v. Narrative Science Inc., No. 15 C 5129, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jan. 3, 2017) (Tharp, J.).
Judge Tharp denied prevailing defendant Narrative Science’s 35 U.S.C. §285 motion to make exceptional and for attorney’s fees in this patent dispute after granting Narrative Science’s motion to dismiss which held plaintiff O2 Media’s…
Motion to Strike LR 56.1 Statement of Facts Denied as Moot
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Narkiewicz-Laine v. Doyle, No. 11 C 1826, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jun. 15, 2016) (Kapala, J.).
Judge Kapala adopted the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation striking as moot defendants’ motion to strike plaintiff’s Local Rule 56.1 statement of facts. No party objected to the report and the Court’s review found no errors in the
Failure to Provide Courtesy Copies of Complaints Leads to Sanctions
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Xerox Corp. v. Wildcat Licensing LLC, No. 15 C 9424, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Nov. 13, 2015) (Shadur, Sen. J.).
Judge Shadur sua sponte fined plaintiff $100 for failure to comply with Local Rule 5.2(f) – requiring courtesy copies of all papers, including complaints, be served on chambers within one business day of filing. …
Parties Must Comply With the Local Rules
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Rios v. Herrerias, No. 14 C 7030, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Aug. 18, 2015) (Feinerman, J.).
Judge Feinerman denied without prejudice defendant’s motion to set aside the ex parte order of default for failure to comply with Local Rule 5.3(b).
Plaintiff Fined for Failing to Serve Complaint Courtesy Copies
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Hendrickson USA, L.L.C. v. Automann, Inc., No. 15 C 6486, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Aug. 6, 2015) (Shadur, Sen. J.).
Judge Shadur sua sponte fined plaintiff $100 for failure to comply with Local Rule 5.2(f) – requiring courtesy copies of all papers, including complaints, be served on chambers within one business day of filing. …
Failure to Timely Serve Complaint Courtesy Copies Leads to Sanction
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Wimo Labs, LLC v. Hub Pen Co., Inc., No. 15 C 8424, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 7, 2015) (Shadur, Sen. J.).
Judge Shadur sua sponte ordered plaintiff to comply with Local Rule 5.2(f) – which requires serving courtesy copies of pleadings on the Court within one business day – in this patent case.…