Bank of West, a California banking corporation v. Valtrans Express Incorporated, an Illinois corporation et al

Federal Civil Lawsuit Illinois Northern District Court, Case No. 1:16-cv-08618
District Judge Honorable Amy J. St. Eve, presiding
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Parties
No Logo Bank of the West, Plaintiff

Represented by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Paul Thomas Musser +1 312 902 5309 +1 312 902 1061 paul.musser@kattenlaw.com
Space Jennifer Cecelia Ryan +1 312 902 5200 jennifer.ryan@kattenlaw.com
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No Logo AF Truck Center, LLC, Defendant

Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Ivaylo V. Tchernev +1 312 669 4441 lawofficesjt@gmail.com
No Logo Amerifreight Holding LLC, Defendant

Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Ivaylo V. Tchernev +1 312 669 4441 lawofficesjt@gmail.com
No Logo Amerifreight Systems LLC, Defendant

Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Ivaylo V. Tchernev +1 312 669 4441 lawofficesjt@gmail.com
No Logo Amerifreight, Inc., Defendant

Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Ivaylo V. Tchernev +1 312 669 4441 lawofficesjt@gmail.com
No Logo Pavel Valnev, Defendant

Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Ivaylo V. Tchernev +1 312 669 4441 lawofficesjt@gmail.com
No Logo Rumen Valnev, Defendant

Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Ivaylo V. Tchernev +1 312 669 4441 lawofficesjt@gmail.com
No Logo Valinvest Holding LLC, Defendant

Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Ivaylo V. Tchernev +1 312 669 4441 lawofficesjt@gmail.com
No Logo Valtrans Express Incorporated, Defendant

Represented by Law Offices Of Jacobson & Tchernev, Ltd.

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Ivaylo V. Tchernev lawofficesjt@gmail.com
Attributes
Nature of Suit 140 - Contract - Injunction (Post Award)
Cause Section 28 U.S.C. § 1330 Breach of Contract
Jurisdiction Diversity
Case Status closed
Jury Demand None
Monetary Demand $818,000
Timeline
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 17 Filed: 10/11/2016, Entered: 10/11/2016
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve: Pursuant to plaintiff's notice of dismissal, this case is hereby dismissed without prejudice. All pending dates and deadlines are stricken. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice (kef, )
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 16 Filed: 10/10/2016, Entered: 10/10/2016
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Bank of the West (without prejudice) (Ryan, Jennifer)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 15 Filed: 10/3/2016, Entered: 10/3/2016
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve: Defendants' unopposed motion for extension of time 13 is granted. Defendants shall answer or otherwise plead by 10/14/16. No appearance is required on the 10/6/16 notice motion date. Mailed notice (kef, )
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 14 Filed: 9/30/2016, Entered: 9/30/2016
NOTICE of Motion by Ivaylo V. Tchernev for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer, 13 before Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 10/6/2016 at 08:30 AM. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Tchernev, Ivaylo)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 13 Filed: 9/30/2016, Entered: 9/30/2016
MOTION by Defendants AF Truck Center, LLC, Amerifreight Holding LLC, Amerifreight Systems LLC, Amerifreight, Inc, Valinvest Holding LLC, Pavel Valnev, Rumen Valnev, Valtrans Express Incorporated for extension of time to file answer unopposed (Tchernev, Ivaylo)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 12 Filed: 9/30/2016, Entered: 9/30/2016
ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants AF Truck Center, LLC, Amerifreight Holding LLC, Amerifreight Systems LLC, Amerifreight, Inc, Valinvest Holding LLC, Pavel Valnev, Rumen Valnev, Valtrans Express Incorporated by Ivaylo V. Tchernev (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Tchernev, Ivaylo)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 11 Filed: 9/21/2016, Entered: 9/21/2016
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Bank of the West as to AF Truck Center, LLC on 9/12/2016, answer due 10/3/2016. (Ryan, Jennifer)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 10 Filed: 9/21/2016, Entered: 9/21/2016
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Bank of the West as to Valinvest Holding LLC on 9/12/2016, answer due 10/3/2016. (Ryan, Jennifer)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 9 Filed: 9/21/2016, Entered: 9/21/2016
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Bank of the West as to Amerifreight Systems LLC on 9/9/2016, answer due 9/30/2016. (Ryan, Jennifer)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 8 Filed: 9/8/2016, Entered: 9/8/2016 Court Filing
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve: Initial status hearing set for 10/18/16 at 8:30 a.m. in courtroom 1241. Parties shall refer to Judge St. Eve's web page at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov and file a joint status report by 10/13/16 as set forth in the Initial Status Conferences procedure. If the defendant has not been served as of 10/13/16, the Court will continue the filing date for the joint status report until the defendant is served. If the defendant files a motion to dismiss prior to the filing of the joint status report, the Court will continue the filing date for the joint status report until after the Court rules on the pending motion. Mailed notice (kef, )
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 7 Filed: 9/6/2016, Entered: 9/6/2016
First AMENDED complaint by Bank of the West against AF Truck Center, LLC, Amerifreight Holding LLC, Amerifreight Systems LLC, Amerifreight, Inc, Valinvest Holding LLC, Pavel Valnev, Rumen Valnev, Valtrans Express Incorporated (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5)(Ryan, Jennifer)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 6 Filed: 9/6/2016, Entered: 9/6/2016
ORDER Signed by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 9/6/2016: Plaintiff has failed to allege subject matter jurisdiction. Plaintiff has until September 13, 2016 to file an amended complaint sufficiently alleging diversity jurisdiction or some other basis for federal jurisdiction. Failure to do so will result in dismissal of the complaint without prejudice for failure to allege subject matter jurisdiction. [For further details, see Order.] Mailed notice(kef, )
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Blank  Filed: 9/2/2016, Entered: 9/2/2016
SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants AF Truck Center, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company, Amerifreight Holding LLC, an Illinois limited liability company, Amerifreight Systems LLC, an Illinois limited liability company, Amerifreight, Inc, an Illinois corporation, Pavel Valnev, an individual, Rumen Valnev, an individual, Valinvest Holding LLC, an Illinois limited liability company, Valtrans Express Incorporated, an Illinois corporation (pg, )
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Blank  Filed: 9/2/2016, Entered: 9/2/2016
CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable M. David Weisman. (jn, )
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 5 Filed: 9/1/2016, Entered: 9/1/2016
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Bank of West, a California banking corporation by Paul Thomas Musser (Musser, Paul)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 4 Filed: 9/1/2016, Entered: 9/1/2016
NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Bank of West, a California banking corporation (Ryan, Jennifer)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 3 Filed: 9/1/2016, Entered: 9/1/2016
ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Bank of West, a California banking corporation by Jennifer Cecelia Ryan (Ryan, Jennifer)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 2 Filed: 9/1/2016, Entered: 9/1/2016
CIVIL Cover Sheet (Ryan, Jennifer)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 1 Filed: 9/1/2016, Entered: 9/1/2016
COMPLAINT filed by Bank of West, a California banking corporation; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-12321771. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Note, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Guaranties, # 3 Exhibit 3 - Specification, # 4 Exhibit 4 - Default Notice, # 5 Exhibit 5 - Demands)(Ryan, Jennifer)
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