Name: Przytula v. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. :: Illinois Northern District Court :: Federal Civil Lawsuit No. 1:17-cv-05124, Judge Michael T. Mason presiding
Creator: Illinois Northern District Court
Published: 2017-07-11
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123	Filed: 1/29/2019, Entered: 1/29/2019
	ORDER Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Approval of Settlement, Service Awards, and Attorneys' Fees and Costs Signed by the Honorable Michael T. Mason on 1/29/2019.(rbf, )
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122	Filed: 1/29/2019, Entered: 1/29/2019
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Michael T. Mason:Plaintiffs' unopposed motion for settlement approval 118 is granted. Motion hearing scheduled for 1/24/19 is stricken, no appearance is necessary on that date. The settlement agreement is approved. Enter proposed order. Civil case terminated. (rbf, )
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121	Filed: 1/22/2019, Entered: 1/22/2019
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Michael T. Mason:The Court is in receipt of plaintiffs' motion for approval of settlement, service awards, and attorneys' fees and costs 118 . Of note, while the parties have reached a settlement agreement, the motion does not indicate whether the motion for settlement approval is unopposed. Therefore, the parties are to inform the Court whether the motion is unopposed and submit the proposed order granting plaintiffs' motion to this Court's proposed email by 1/24/19. Motion hearing scheduled for 1/24/19 is stricken, no appearance is necessary on that date. (rbf, )
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120	Filed: 1/18/2019, Entered: 1/18/2019
	DECLARATION of Justin M. Swartz regarding motion for settlement 118 Approval, Service Awards, and Attorneys' Fees and Costs (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5)(Swartz, Justin)
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119	Filed: 1/18/2019, Entered: 1/18/2019
	NOTICE of Motion by Justin Mitchell Swartz for presentment of motion for settlement 118 before Honorable Michael T. Mason on 1/24/2019 at 10:00 AM. (Swartz, Justin)
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118	Filed: 1/18/2019, Entered: 1/18/2019
	MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B for settlement Approval, Service Awards, and Attorneys' Fees and Costs (Swartz, Justin)
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117	Filed: 1/2/2019, Entered: 1/2/2019
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Michael T. Mason:The unopposed emergency motion to extend the deadline to file settlement approval motions 115 is granted. Motions related to settlement agreement are to be filed by 1/18/19. Motion hearing scheduled for 1/2/19 is stricken, no appearance is necessary on that date. (rbf, )
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116	Filed: 12/26/2018, Entered: 12/26/2018
	NOTICE of Motion by Justin Mitchell Swartz for presentment of motion for extension of time to file 115 before Honorable Michael T. Mason on 1/2/2019 at 10:00 AM. (Swartz, Justin)
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115	Filed: 12/26/2018, Entered: 12/26/2018
	MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B for extension of time to file Settlement Approval Motion (Swartz, Justin)
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114	Filed: 12/13/2018, Entered: 12/13/2018
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Michael T. Mason:Status hearing held. As stated on the record, motions related to the settlement agreement are to be filed by 12/28/18. (rbf, )
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113	Filed: 11/14/2018, Entered: 11/14/2018
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Michael T. Mason: Status hearing set for 12/13/2018 at 10:00 a.m. at which time, the parties shall be prepared to update the court on dismissal paperwork. Mailed notice. (rbf, )
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112	Filed: 11/13/2018, Entered: 11/13/2018
	STATUS Report Joint by Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Keith, Justin)
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111	Filed: 11/8/2018, Entered: 11/9/2018
	ORDER REASSIGNING Case to the Honorable Michael T. Mason, pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(C) for all further proceedings, parties having consented to the reassignment. Honorable Edmond E. Chang no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 11/8/2018.(lf, )
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110	Filed: 11/8/2018, Entered: 11/8/2018
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: In light of the parties' joint consent, R. 109, the status hearing of 12/20/2018 with Judge Chang is vacated. The consent will be processed with the Executive Committee. Emailed notice (slb, )
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109	Filed: 11/8/2018, Entered: 11/8/2018
	JOINT CONSENT to Exercise of Jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge (Swartz, Justin)
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108	Filed: 10/30/2018, Entered: 10/30/2018
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Status hearing held. Counsel for both sides reported that settlement negations are ongoing, and asked that, although the litigation stay must end, to defer issuing an opinion on Plaintiffs' motion to conditionally certify the collective 47 for at least 10 days. The request is granted for 14 days. By 11/13/2018, the parties shall file a joint status report on the status of settlement negotiations. Fact discovery shall resume and shall close on 05/28/2019. As previously ordered, The fact discovery deadline includes all discovery needed on the merits of the named Plaintiffs' claims and to file a final collective certification and a motion to certify class. Status hearing set for 12/20/2018 at 10:45 a.m., at which time the Court will discuss the necessary depositions and set a deadline to file a Deposition Scheduling Report with confirmed dates of deponents. Emailed notice (slb, )
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107	Filed: 10/26/2018, Entered: 10/26/2018
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: On the Court's own initiative, the status hearing time of 8:30 a.m. on 10/30/2018 is reset to 9:15 a.m. on the same date. Emailed notice (slb, )
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106	Filed: 10/11/2018, Entered: 10/11/2018
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The agreed continuance motion 104 of the status hearing is granted. The status hearing of 10/26/2018 is reset to 10/30/2018 at 8:30 a.m. Emailed notice (slb, )
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105	Filed: 10/11/2018, Entered: 10/11/2018
	Joint NOTICE of Motion by Justin Mitchell Swartz for presentment of motion to continue 104 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 10/16/2018 at 08:30 AM. (Swartz, Justin)
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104	Filed: 10/11/2018, Entered: 10/11/2018
	MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to continue Status Hearing (Swartz, Justin)
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103	Filed: 10/9/2018, Entered: 10/9/2018
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: In light of the rescheduled mediation session on 10/23/2018, the status hearing of 10/10/2018 is reset to 10/26/2018 at 8:30 a.m. The stay is extended, one final time absent a settlement in principle, to that status hearing date. Emailed notice (slb, )
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102	Filed: 10/2/2018, Entered: 10/2/2018
	STATUS Report Joint Status Report Regarding Mediation by Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Keith, Justin)
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101	Filed: 8/24/2018, Entered: 8/24/2018
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang:In light of the additional mediation session, the stay is extended to 10/01/2018, as requested. But that will be almost five months after the initiation of the stay, so it is not likely that further extensions will be granted. The status hearing of 08/30/2018 is reset to 10/10/2018 at 10:30 AM.Emailed notice (slb, )
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100	Filed: 8/24/2018, Entered: 8/24/2018
	STATUS Report Joint Status Report Regarding Mediation by 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B (Swartz, Justin)
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99	Filed: 7/13/2018, Entered: 7/13/2018
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: In light of the 08/22/2018 mediation, the status hearing of 07/17/2018 is reset to 08/30/2018 at 10:00 a.m., with another status report due on 08/24/2018. Emailed notice (slb, )
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98	Filed: 7/10/2018, Entered: 7/10/2018
	STATUS Report Joint Status Report Regarding Mediation by 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B (Swartz, Justin)
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97	Filed: 7/5/2018, Entered: 7/5/2018
	NOTICE by Gregg I. Shavitz of Change of Address (Shavitz, Gregg)
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96	Filed: 6/18/2018, Entered: 6/18/2018
	STATUS Report Joint Status Report Regarding Mediation by Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Keith, Justin)
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95	Filed: 5/31/2018, Entered: 5/31/2018
	TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS held on 12-20-17 before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. Order Number: 29382. Court Reporter Contact Information: Krista Flynn Burgeson, Krista_Burgeson@ilnd.uscourts.gov, 312-435-5567. IMPORTANT: The transcript may be viewed at the court's public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through the Court Reporter/Transcriber or PACER. For further information on the redaction process, see the Court's web site at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov under Quick Links select Policy Regarding the Availability of Transcripts of Court Proceedings. Redaction Request due 6/21/2018. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 7/2/2018. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 8/29/2018. (Burgeson, Krista)
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94	Filed: 5/31/2018, Entered: 5/31/2018
	TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS held on 11-13-17 before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. Order Number: 29017. Court Reporter Contact Information: Krista Flynn Burgeson, Krista_Burgeson@ilnd.uscourts.gov, 312-435-5567. IMPORTANT: The transcript may be viewed at the court's public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through the Court Reporter/Transcriber or PACER. For further information on the redaction process, see the Court's web site at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov under Quick Links select Policy Regarding the Availability of Transcripts of Court Proceedings. Redaction Request due 6/21/2018. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 7/2/2018. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 8/29/2018. (Burgeson, Krista)
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93	Filed: 5/31/2018, Entered: 5/31/2018
	TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS held on 10-10-17 before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. Order Number: 28578. Court Reporter Contact Information: Krista Flynn Burgeson, Krista_Burgeson@ilnd.uscourts.gov, 312-435-5567. IMPORTANT: The transcript may be viewed at the court's public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through the Court Reporter/Transcriber or PACER. For further information on the redaction process, see the Court's web site at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov under Quick Links select Policy Regarding the Availability of Transcripts of Court Proceedings. Redaction Request due 6/21/2018. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 7/2/2018. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 8/29/2018. (Burgeson, Krista)
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92	Filed: 5/29/2018, Entered: 5/29/2018
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The parties' joint motion 89 to stay the case pending mediation is granted, although the parties shall file status reports to ensure that the process moves along expeditiously, and the stay will come to an eventual end if progress stalls. First, by 06/18/2018, the parties shall file a status report stating the agreed-on date of the mediation. The status hearing of 06/14/2018 is reset to 07/17/2018 at 9:15 a.m., with another status report due by 07/11/2018. The motion 47 to conditionally certify the collective action is terminated without prejudice, and may be renewed if the mediation is unsuccessful. Emailed notice (slb, )
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91	Filed: 5/25/2018, Entered: 5/25/2018
	STATUS Report Regarding Mediation by 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B (Swartz, Justin)
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90	Filed: 5/21/2018, Entered: 5/21/2018
	NOTICE of Motion by Justin Mitchell Swartz for presentment of motion to stay 89 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 5/30/2018 at 08:30 AM. (Swartz, Justin)
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89	Filed: 5/14/2018, Entered: 5/14/2018
	MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to stay case pending mediation (Swartz, Justin)
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88	Filed: 5/7/2018, Entered: 5/7/2018
	STIPULATION To Stay Case Pending Mediation (Swartz, Justin)
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87	Filed: 5/7/2018, Entered: 5/7/2018
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The Court still has the conditional certification motion 47 under advisement. Discovery should be ongoing on the merits of the original named Plaintiffs' claims and on the propriety of final collective certification and class certification. The status hearing of 05/05/2018 is reset to 06/14/2018 at 10:30 AM.Emailed notice (slb, )
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86	Filed: 3/21/2018, Entered: 3/21/2018
	NOTICE by 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B of filing Consent to Join (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Swartz, Justin)
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85	Filed: 3/16/2018, Entered: 3/16/2018
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The Court has the conditional certification motion 47 under advisement. Pursuant to R. 50, the parties shall continue to advance discovery on the merits of the original named Plaintiffs' claims and on the propriety of a a final collective certification motion and a motion to certify class. The status hearing of 03/20/2018 is reset to 05/08/2018 at 10:00 AM.Emailed notice (slb, )
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84	Filed: 2/6/2018, Entered: 2/6/2018
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The conditional certification motion 47 is now fully briefed and under advisement. The parties shall continue to advance discovery, per R. 50, on the merits of the original named Plaintiffs' claims and to file a final collective certification motion and a motion to certify class. The status hearing of 02/07/2018 is reset to 3/20/2018 at 10:45 AM.Emailed notice (slb, )
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83	Filed: 2/5/2018, Entered: 2/5/2018
	JOINT Confidentiality Order Signed by the Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 2/5/2018:Emailed notice(slb, )
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82	Filed: 2/5/2018, Entered: 2/5/2018
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang:Defendant's agreed motion for protective order 81 is granted. Emailed notice (slb, )
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81	Filed: 1/31/2018, Entered: 1/31/2018
	MOTION by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. for protective order - Joint Motion for Entry of Agreed Confidentiality Order (Fordyce, Tiffany)
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80	Filed: 1/10/2018, Entered: 1/10/2018
	STIPULATION and Proposed Order Concerning Production of Electronically Stored Information (Swartz, Justin)
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79	Filed: 1/9/2018, Entered: 1/9/2018
	DECLARATION of Justin M. Swartz regarding motion to certify class 47 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit GG)(Swartz, Justin)
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78	Filed: 1/9/2018, Entered: 1/9/2018
	REPLY by 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to memorandum in opposition to motion 57 for court-authorized notice pursuant to FLSA § 216(b) (Swartz, Justin)
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77	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/21/2017
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Status and motion hearing held on Defendant's motion to compel depositions for conditional certification purposes 51 . Defendant's out-of-state attorneys appeared by telephone. Local counsel appeared in court. As detailed during the hearing, the motion 51 to compel is denied. In sum, the primary purpose of the depositions is to flush out the personal-knowledge basis (or not) of Plaintiffs' declarations. But the declarations are sufficiently specific on the basis of personal knowledge, on the one hand, and where inferences are being proposed, on the other hand. The other points that the defense wishes to make (asserted varying of ASM duties based on different Store Managers, transactions volume, ASM and associate staffing) are all points that the defense has access to make without an early deposition that would otherwise stall the conditional-certification briefing. In other news, counsel reported that the parties are working on a confidentiality order. Pending the entry the confidentiality order, discovery should be disclosed under attorney's eyes-only protection to avoid delay; paralegals may handle the materials but not examine the content. The defense made a verbal request to extend the page limit on their response to the conditional-certification motion. The request is granted; brief not to exceed 20 pages. Status hearing set for 02/07/2018 at 10:30 a.m.Emailed notice (slb, )
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76	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Tim Palmer (Keith, Justin)
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75	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Steve White (Keith, Justin)
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74	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Steve Carter (Keith, Justin)
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73	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Robert Murphy (Keith, Justin)
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72	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Ken Leasure (Keith, Justin)
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71	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Jon McGillen (Keith, Justin)
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70	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Howard Shyman (Keith, Justin)
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69	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Hector Olaya (Keith, Justin)
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68	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Grant Vanderholt (Keith, Justin)
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67	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Gary Coluzzi (Keith, Justin)
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66	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Danny Salas (Keith, Justin)
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65	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Daniel Peet (Keith, Justin)
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64	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Chantal Doherty (Keith, Justin)
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63	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Rojani Winters (Keith, Justin)
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62	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Matt Bilski (Keith, Justin)
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61	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Brian Snell (Keith, Justin)
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60	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Debbie Przybocki (Keith, Justin)
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59	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Declaration of Tina Suojanen (Keith, Justin)
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58	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	AFFIDAVIT by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class 47 Justin Keith (Keith, Justin)
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57	Filed: 12/20/2017, Entered: 12/20/2017
	MEMORANDUM by Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in Opposition to motion to certify class 47 (Keith, Justin)
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56	Filed: 12/13/2017, Entered: 12/13/2017
	REPLY by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. to motion to compel 51 (Sulds, Jonathan)
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55	Filed: 12/11/2017, Entered: 12/11/2017
	Exhibits to Motion to Compel Deposition of the Named Plaintiffs' Regarding Facts of Relevant to conditional Certification by Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5)(Fordyce, Tiffany)
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54	Filed: 12/8/2017, Entered: 12/8/2017
	RESPONSE by 4BCCE4E, Mary Przytulain Opposition to MOTION by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. to compel Depositions of the Named Plaintiffs Regarding Facts Relevant to Conditional Certification 51 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C)(Swartz, Justin)
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53	Filed: 12/4/2017, Entered: 12/4/2017
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The notice of presentment 51 on the defense motion to compel conditional-certification discovery is vacated, because the briefing schedule was already set, R. 50. As discussed during the 11/13/2017 status hearing, the defense will still be filing a response to the conditional-certification motion on 12/20/2017 on the premise that there will be no discovery, even as the Court decides whether to allow discovery and then, if allowed, a supplemental response based on the discovery. Emailed notice (slb, )
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52	Filed: 11/30/2017, Entered: 11/30/2017
	NOTICE of Motion by Tiffany S. Fordyce for presentment of motion to compel 51 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 12/5/2017 at 08:30 AM. (Fordyce, Tiffany)
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51	Filed: 11/30/2017, Entered: 11/30/2017
	MOTION by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. to compel Depositions of the Named Plaintiffs Regarding Facts Relevant to Conditional Certification (Fordyce, Tiffany)
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50	Filed: 11/13/2017, Entered: 11/13/2017
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Status and motion hearing held on Plaintiffs' motion for conditional certification 47 . Defendant's out-of-town attorney appeared by telephone. Local counsel appeared in court for both sides. As discussed during the hearing, Defendant's response to the motion 47 due 12/20/2017. Plaintiffs' reply due 01/09/2018. With regard to discovery allegedly needed in order to respond, Defendant shall confer with Plaintiffs as to what topics the defense proposes for a deposition. If the parties reach a good-faith impasse, then Defendant shall file a motion to compel by 11/30/2017. Plaintiffs' response due 12/08/2017. Defense reply due 12/13/2017. Fact discovery shall close on 07/27/2018, as originally proposed by the parties. The fact discovery deadline includes all discovery needed on the merits of the named Plaintiffs' claims and to file a final collective certification motion and a motion to certify class. Status hearing set for 12/20/2017 at 10:00 a.m. Emailed notice (slb, )
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49	Filed: 11/7/2017, Entered: 11/7/2017
	DECLARATION of Justin M. Swartz regarding motion to certify class 47 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I, # 10 Exhibit J, # 11 Exhibit K, # 12 Exhibit L, # 13 Exhibit M, # 14 Exhibit N, # 15 Exhibit O, # 16 Exhibit P, # 17 Exhibit Q, # 18 Exhibit R, # 19 Exhibit S, # 20 Exhibit T, # 21 Exhibit U, # 22 Exhibit V, # 23 Exhibit W, # 24 Exhibit X, # 25 Exhibit Y, # 26 Exhibit Z, # 27 Exhibit AA, # 28 Exhibit BB, # 29 Exhibit CC, # 30 Exhibit DD, # 31 Exhibit EE, # 32 Exhibit FF)(Swartz, Justin)
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48	Filed: 11/7/2017, Entered: 11/7/2017
	NOTICE of Motion by Justin Mitchell Swartz for presentment of motion to certify class 47 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 11/13/2017 at 10:00 AM. (Swartz, Justin)
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47	Filed: 11/7/2017, Entered: 11/7/2017
	MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B to certify class (Swartz, Justin)
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46	Filed: 11/3/2017, Entered: 11/3/2017
	NOTICE of Service of Supplemental Mandatory Initial Discovery Responses (MIDP) , filed by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B. (Danna, Michael)
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45	Filed: 11/1/2017, Entered: 11/1/2017
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang:Application by Michael Danna to appear pro hac vice 42 is granted.Emailed notice (slb, )
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44	Filed: 10/30/2017, Entered: 10/30/2017
	NOTICE of Service of Responses to Mandatory Initial Discovery (MIDP) , filed by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.. (Sulds, Jonathan)
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43	Filed: 10/30/2017, Entered: 10/30/2017
	CERTIFICATE of Service Plaintiffs Mandatory Initial Discovery Disclosures and Document Production by Justin Mitchell Swartz on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Swartz, Justin)
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42	Filed: 10/27/2017, Entered: 10/27/2017
	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 50, receipt number 0752-13731367. (Danna, Michael)
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41	Filed: 10/23/2017, Entered: 10/23/2017
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang:Application by Michael Palitzto to appear pro hac vice 34 is granted. Emailed notice (slb, )
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40	Filed: 10/23/2017, Entered: 10/23/2017
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Plaintiffs' extension motion 38 to file conditional certification motion is granted to 11/07/2017. Emailed notice (slb, )
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39	Filed: 10/19/2017, Entered: 10/19/2017
	NOTICE of Motion by Justin Mitchell Swartz for presentment of motion for extension of time to file 38 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 10/25/2017 at 09:00 AM. (Swartz, Justin)
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38	Filed: 10/19/2017, Entered: 10/19/2017
	MOTION by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B for extension of time to file Motion for Conditional Certification Pursuant to the FLSA (Swartz, Justin)
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37	Filed: 10/12/2017, Entered: 10/12/2017
	NOTICE by All Plaintiffs of filing Withdrawal of Consent to Join (Swartz, Justin)
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36	Filed: 10/10/2017, Entered: 10/10/2017
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Status and motion hearing held. The Court solicited additional information on the SDNY case: Plaintiff 4BCCE4E did not opt-into that case; that case also involves "Department" Managers; the conditional certification motion was fully briefed around one month ago, but summary judgment motions as to the Department Managers will be fully briefed in a few weeks and will be considered with the conditional certification motion. In light of the overlap with the SDNY case as to the NY Labor Law claim, the motion 29 to stay those claims (Counts 3 and 4) is granted. In this case, Plaintiffs shall file the motion for conditional certification by 10/31/2017. At the next status hearing, the Court will discuss the briefing schedule and what discovery, if any, is needed to respond. The motion to extend MIDP deadlines 32 is granted in part: in light of the extremely burdensome and probably impossible document production that the defense would envision in fully responding to FLSA certification, the Court will narrow the MIDP discovery to the merits of individual Plaintiffs' non-stayed claims and to a good faith attempt to produce storewide, across-the-board documents and information, to the extent there are any. MIDP is due 10/30/2017 and ESI is due 12/11/2017. Plaintiffs shall issue the first round of written discovery requests in the next few days, in order to make concrete any disputes about the scope of discovery. Defendant shall issue its first round of written discovery requests by 10/30/2017. Status hearing is set for 11/13/2017 at 10:00 a.m. Defendant's counsel may appear telephonically at the status hearing and shall provide contact information to the courtroom deputy (312.408.5121) no later than two business days before the hearing. Mailed notice (ags, )
	Request

35	Filed: 10/10/2017, Entered: 10/10/2017
	NOTICE by All Plaintiffs of filing Consent to Join (Swartz, Justin)
	Request

34	Filed: 10/9/2017, Entered: 10/9/2017
	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 50, receipt number 0752-13663439. (Palitz, Michael)
	Request

33	Filed: 10/6/2017, Entered: 10/6/2017
	NOTICE of Motion by Tiffany S. Fordyce for presentment of motion to continue 32 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 10/10/2017 at 09:45 AM. (Fordyce, Tiffany)
	Request

32	Filed: 10/6/2017, Entered: 10/6/2017
	MOTION by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. to continue of Deadline to Fully Comply with Northern District of Illinois Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project Standing Order (Fordyce, Tiffany)
	Request

31	Filed: 10/4/2017, Entered: 10/4/2017
	NOTICE by All Plaintiffs of filing Consent to Join (Swartz, Justin)
	Request

30	Filed: 10/3/2017, Entered: 10/3/2017
	NOTICE by All Plaintiffs of filing Consent to Join (Swartz, Justin)
	Request

29	Filed: 9/29/2017, Entered: 9/29/2017
	STIPULATION and Joint Motion to Stay Plaintiffs New York Labor Law Claims (Fordyce, Tiffany)
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28	Filed: 9/29/2017, Entered: 9/29/2017
	ANSWER to Complaint by Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.(Fordyce, Tiffany)
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27	Filed: 9/28/2017, Entered: 9/28/2017
	NOTICE by All Plaintiffs of filing Consent to Join (Swartz, Justin)
	Request

26	Filed: 9/25/2017, Entered: 9/25/2017
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang:Application by Sally Abrahamson to appear pro hac vice 22 on behalf of Plaintiffs is granted.Emailed notice (slb, )
	Request

25	Filed: 9/25/2017, Entered: 9/25/2017
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang:Application by Jonathan Sulds to appear pro hac vice 20 on behalf of Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond is granted.Emailed notice (slb, )
	Request

24	Filed: 9/25/2017, Entered: 9/25/2017
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang:Application by Justin Keith to appear pro hac vice 19 on behalf of Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond is granted.Emailed notice (slb, )
	Request

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23	Filed: 9/25/2017, Entered: 9/25/2017
	NOTICE by All Plaintiffs of filing Consent to Join (Swartz, Justin)
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22	Filed: 9/19/2017, Entered: 9/19/2017
	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 50, receipt number 0752-13591585. (Abrahamson, Sally)
	Request

21	Filed: 9/18/2017, Entered: 9/18/2017
	Rule 26(f) Report for Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP) , filed by Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B. (Swartz, Justin)
	Request

20	Filed: 9/13/2017, Entered: 9/13/2017
	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 50, receipt number 0752-13572826. (Sulds, Jonathan)
	Request

19	Filed: 9/12/2017, Entered: 9/12/2017
	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 50, receipt number 0752-13571892. (Keith, Justin)
	Request

18	Filed: 8/28/2017, Entered: 8/28/2017
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Defendant's unopposed extension motion 16 to answer is granted to 09/29/2017, but the extension is premised on giving the parties time to analyze the overlap with the SDNY case. In order to warrant staying all or part of this litigation, a detailed motion must be filed, rather than simply referring to the other case, and any stay motion also must explain what issues do not overlap if this case is not entirely subsumed by the other. The status hearing of 09/25/2017 is reset to 10/10/2017 at 9:45 a.m. Any stay motion must be filed by 09/29/2017 and noticed for presentment at the new status hearing date and time. Emailed notice (slb, )
	Request

17	Filed: 8/25/2017, Entered: 8/25/2017
	NOTICE of Motion by Tiffany S. Fordyce for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer 16 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 8/31/2017 at 08:30 AM. (Fordyce, Tiffany)
	Request

16	Filed: 8/25/2017, Entered: 8/25/2017
	MOTION by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint 1 - Unopposed (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Fordyce, Tiffany)
	Request

15	Filed: 8/22/2017, Entered: 8/22/2017
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang:Application by Troy Lane Kessler to appear pro hac vice 10 is granted. Emailed notice (slb, )
	Request

14	Filed: 8/22/2017, Entered: 8/22/2017
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The agreed continuance motion 12 is granted: the status hearing of 08/24/2017 is reset to 09/25/2017 at 10:00 a.m. The initial status report is due by 09/18/2017. The Court notes that, because this case is part of the MIDP program, the parties should pay close attention to the deadlines set by the standing order. Emailed notice (slb, )
	Request

13	Filed: 8/21/2017, Entered: 8/21/2017
	Joint NOTICE of Motion by Tiffany S. Fordyce for presentment of motion to continue 12 before Honorable Edmond E. Chang on 8/24/2017 at 08:30 AM. (Fordyce, Tiffany)
	Request

12	Filed: 8/21/2017, Entered: 8/21/2017
	MOTION by Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. to continue Status Hearing (Fordyce, Tiffany)
	Request

11	Filed: 8/21/2017, Entered: 8/21/2017
	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. by Tiffany S. Fordyce (Fordyce, Tiffany)
	Request

10	Filed: 8/11/2017, Entered: 8/11/2017
	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 50, receipt number 0752-13468539. (Kessler, Troy)
	Request

	Filed: 8/9/2017, Entered: 8/9/2017
	SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (pg, )


9	Filed: 7/14/2017, Entered: 7/14/2017
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang:Application by Michael J. Scimone to appear pro hac vice 7 is granted. Emailed notice (slb, )
	Request

8	Filed: 7/14/2017, Entered: 7/14/2017
	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Initial status hearing set for 8/24/2017 at 9:00 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, )
	Request

7	Filed: 7/13/2017, Entered: 7/13/2017
	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 50, receipt number 0752-13372632. (Scimone, Michael)
	Request

6	Filed: 7/12/2017, Entered: 7/12/2017
	NOTICE by All Plaintiffs of filing Consent to Join (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Swartz, Justin)
	Request

5	Filed: 7/12/2017, Entered: 7/12/2017
	ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B by Justin Mitchell Swartz (Swartz, Justin)
	Request

	Filed: 7/12/2017, Entered: 7/12/2017
	SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (pg, )


4	Filed: 7/12/2017, Entered: 7/12/2017
	NOTICE TO THE PARTIES - The Court is participating in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP). The key features and deadlines are set forth in the attached Notice which includes the MIDP Standing Order. Also attached is 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 attached documents (Notice to Parties and the Standing Order) on each new party when the Complaint, Counterclaim, Crossclaim, or Third-Party Complaint is served. (ks, )
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3	Filed: 7/11/2017, Entered: 7/11/2017
	ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs 4BCCE4E, 7F9662B by Paul William Mollica (Mollica, Paul)
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	Filed: 7/11/2017, Entered: 7/11/2017
	CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Michael T. Mason. (nsf, )


2	Filed: 7/11/2017, Entered: 7/11/2017
	CIVIL Cover Sheet (Mollica, Paul)
	Request

1	Filed: 7/11/2017, Entered: 7/11/2017
	COMPLAINT filed by 7F9662B, 4BCCE4E; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-13362982. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Mollica, Paul)
	Request

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