PlainSite :: Illinois Northern District Court :: Case No. 1:08-cv-02331: Blount v. Midland Credit Management, Inc. et al, John W. Darrah presiding

Illinois Northern District Court, Case No. 1:08-cv-02331:
Blount v. Midland Credit Management, Inc. et al
Judge John W. Darrah, presiding

	James Blount, Plaintiff	Daniel A. Edelman Edelman Combs Latturner & Goodwin LLC Phone: +1 312 739 4200 Fax: +4190 419 419 0379 E-Mail: dedelman@edcombs.com
		Cathleen Maria Combs Edelman Combs Latturner & Goodwin LLC Phone: +1 312 739 4200 Fax: +1 312 419 0379 E-Mail: ccombs@edcombs.com
		Cassandra P Miller Edelman Combs Latturner & Goodwin LLC Phone: +1 312 739 4200 Fax: +1 312 419 0379 E-Mail: cmiller@edcombs.com
		James O. Latturner Edelman Combs Latturner & Goodwin LLC Phone: +1 312 739 4200 Fax: +1 312 419 0379 E-Mail: jlatturner@edcombs.com

v.

	Encore Capital Group, Inc., Defendant	Kathleen Elizabeth Surowiec Dykema Gossett, PLLC Phone: +1 312 876 1700 E-Mail: ksurowiec@dykema.com
		Theodore Wilson Seitz Dykema Gossett, PLLC Phone: +1 517 374 9149 E-Mail: tseitz@dykema.com
		Richard Eric Gottlieb Dykema Gossett, PLLC Phone: +1 312 876 1700 Fax: +1 866 548 2878 E-Mail: rgottlieb@dykema.com
	Midland Credit Management, Inc., Defendant	Kathleen Elizabeth Surowiec Dykema Gossett, PLLC Phone: +1 312 876 1700 E-Mail: ksurowiec@dykema.com
		Theodore Wilson Seitz Dykema Gossett, PLLC Phone: +1 517 374 9149 E-Mail: tseitz@dykema.com
		Richard Eric Gottlieb Dykema Gossett, PLLC Phone: +1 312 876 1700 Fax: +1 866 548 2878 E-Mail: rgottlieb@dykema.com
	Midland Funding NCC-2 Corporation, Defendant	Richard Eric Gottlieb Dykema Gossett, PLLC Phone: +1 312 876 1700 Fax: +1 866 548 2878 E-Mail: rgottlieb@dykema.com
		Kathleen Elizabeth Surowiec Dykema Gossett, PLLC Phone: +1 312 876 1700 E-Mail: ksurowiec@dykema.com
		Theodore Wilson Seitz Dykema Gossett, PLLC Phone: +1 517 374 9149 E-Mail: tseitz@dykema.com

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Office	Chicago
Filed	4/24/2008
Jury Demand	Plaintiff
Demand
Nature of Suit	480 - Consumer Credit
Cause	15 U.S.C. § 1692 Fair Debt Collection Act
Jurisdiction	Federal Question
Disposition
County	Du Page
Terminated
Origin	1
Reopened	None
Lead Case	None
Related Case
Other Court Case	None
Def Custody Status
Flag	KEYS

1	Filed: 4/24/2008, Entered: 4/24/2008	complaint
	COMPLAINT filed by James Blount (Exhibits): (Attachments: #(1) Exhibit A): Jury Demand. Filing fee $350.00. (ar, ) Attachment 1

2	Filed: 4/24/2008, Entered: 4/24/2008	civil cover sheet
	CIVIL Cover Sheet. (ar, )

3	Filed: 4/24/2008, Entered: 4/24/2008	civil cover sheet
	ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff by Cathleen M. Combs. (ar, ) Modified on 4/24/2008 (ar, ).

4	Filed: 4/24/2008, Entered: 4/24/2008	attorney appearance
	ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff by Cassandra P. Miller. (ar, )

5	Filed: 4/24/2008, Entered: 4/24/2008	attorney appearance
	ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff by Daniel A. Edelman. (ar, )

6	Filed: 4/24/2008, Entered: 4/24/2008	attorney appearance
	ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff by James O. Latturner. (ar, )

8	Filed: 4/24/2008, Entered: 4/24/2008	summons issued
	SUMMONSES Issued as to Defendants Midland Credit Management, Inc., Midland Funding NCC-2 Corporation, Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ar, )

9	Filed: 4/25/2008, Entered: 4/25/2008	set/reset hearings
	MINUTE entry before Judge Honorable Marvin E. Aspen dated 4/25/08:Status hearing set for 6/26/2008 at 10:30 AM., in Courtroom 2525. The plaintiff(s) is to notify the defendants of status date.Judicial staff mailed notice (gl, )

10	Filed: 5/12/2008, Entered: 5/12/2008	motion to certify class
	MOTION by Plaintiff James Blount to certify class (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A, # (2) Exhibit B, # (3) Exhibit C, # (4) Exhibit D)(Edelman, Daniel) Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Attachment 3 Attachment 4

11	Filed: 5/12/2008, Entered: 5/12/2008	notice of motion
	NOTICE of Motion by Daniel A. Edelman for presentment of motion to certify class[10] before Honorable Marvin E. Aspen on 5/15/2008 at 10:30 AM. (Edelman, Daniel)

12	Filed: 5/12/2008, Entered: 5/12/2008	memorandum in support of motion
	MEMORANDUM by James Blount in support of motion to certify class[10] (Edelman, Daniel)

13	Filed: 5/14/2008, Entered: 5/14/2008	terminate hearings
	MINUTE entry before Judge Honorable Marvin E. Aspen dated 5/14/08:Plaintiffs' motion to certify class [10] noticed for hearing 5/15/08 is reset to 5/20/2008 at 10:30 AM. The motion hearing set for 5/15/08 is stricken.Judicial staff mailed notice (gl, )

15	Filed: 5/15/2008, Entered: 5/20/2008	assigning/reassigning Case
	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: Case reassigned to the Honorable John W. Darrah for all further proceedings pursuant to the provisions 28 USC 294(b). Signed by Executive Committee on 5/15/08. (kj, )

14	Filed: 5/19/2008, Entered: 5/19/2008	terminate hearings
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Marvin E. Aspen dated 5/19/08: The 5/20/08 hearing date regarding Plaintiffs' motion to certify class (10) is stricken. New date to follow.Judicial staff mailed notice (gl, )

16	Filed: 5/21/2008, Entered: 5/21/2008	affidavit of service
	AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiff James Blount regarding Complaint, Summons, Notification of Docket Entry of 4/25/2008 served on Midland Credit Management, Inc. on 5/5/2008 (Miller, Cassandra)

17	Filed: 5/21/2008, Entered: 5/21/2008	affidavit of service
	AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiff James Blount regarding Complaint, Summons, Notification of Docket Entry of 4/25/2008 served on Encore Capital Group, Inc. on 5/9/2008 (Miller, Cassandra)

18	Filed: 5/22/2008, Entered: 5/22/2008	summons returned executed
	SUMMONS Returned Executed by James Blount as to Midland Funding NCC-2 Corporation on 5/5/2008, answer due 5/27/2008. (Miller, Cassandra)

19	Filed: 5/23/2008, Entered: 5/23/2008	attorney appearance
	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Midland Credit Management, Inc., Midland Funding NCC-2 Corporation, Encore Capital Group, Inc. by Richard Eric Gottlieb (Gottlieb, Richard)

20	Filed: 5/23/2008, Entered: 5/23/2008	attorney appearance
	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Midland Credit Management, Inc., Midland Funding NCC-2 Corporation, Encore Capital Group, Inc. by Theodore Wilson Seitz (Seitz, Theodore)

21	Filed: 5/23/2008, Entered: 5/23/2008	attorney appearance
	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Midland Credit Management, Inc., Midland Funding NCC-2 Corporation, Encore Capital Group, Inc. by Kathleen Elizabeth Surowiec (Surowiec, Kathleen)

22	Filed: 5/23/2008, Entered: 5/23/2008, Terminated: 5/27/2008	motion for extension of time to file answer
	MOTION by Defendants Midland Credit Management, Inc., Midland Funding NCC-2 Corporation, Encore Capital Group, Inc. for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint[1] (AGREED) (Seitz, Theodore)

23	Filed: 5/23/2008, Entered: 5/23/2008	notice of motion
	NOTICE of Motion by Theodore Wilson Seitz for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer, motion for relief[22] before Honorable John W. Darrah on 5/29/2008 at 09:00 AM. (Seitz, Theodore)

24	Filed: 5/23/2008, Entered: 5/23/2008	statement
	Federal Rule 7.1 and Local Rule 3.2 Disclosure STATEMENT by Midland Credit Management, Inc., Midland Funding NCC-2 Corporation, Encore Capital Group, Inc. (Seitz, Theodore)

25	Filed: 5/27/2008, Entered: 5/28/2008	order on motion for extension of time to answer
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable John W. Darrah: Agreed Motion for Enlargement of Time to Respond to Plaintiffs Class Action Complaint [22] is granted. Defendants' responsive pleading is to be filed on or before June 25, 2008. A status hearing is scheduled for June 26, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. (ar, )

26	Filed: 6/25/2008, Entered: 6/25/2008	answer to complaint
	ANSWER to Complaint and AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES by Midland Credit Management, Inc., Midland Funding NCC-2 Corporation, Encore Capital Group, Inc.(Seitz, Theodore)

27	Filed: 6/26/2008, Entered: 6/26/2008	set/reset hearings
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable John W. Darrah: Status hearing held and continued to 8/27/08 at 9:00 a.m. Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures to be exchanged by 7/17/08. Mailed notice(maf, )

28	Filed: 8/22/2008, Entered: 8/22/2008	status report
	STATUS Report by James Blount (Miller, Cassandra)

29	Filed: 8/27/2008, Entered: 8/28/2008	status hearing
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable John W. Darrah: Status hearing held. Discovery ordered closed by 4/27/09. Case dispositive motions to be filed in open Court on 5/19/09 at 9:00 a.m. Pretrial conference set for 9/16/09 at 9:00 a.m. Jury trial set for 9/21/09 at 9:00 a.m. (ar, )

30	Filed: 9/2/2008, Entered: 9/4/2008	text entry
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable John W. Darrah: Enter Order. (For further detail see separate order.) (ar, )

31	Filed: 9/2/2008, Entered: 9/4/2008	order
	SCHEDULING Order, signed by the Honorable John W. Darrah on 9/2/2008 [30]. (ar, )

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