Doe v. Harpercollins Publishers, LLC

Federal Civil Lawsuit Illinois Northern District Court, Case No. 1:17-cv-03688
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Parties
No Logo Jane Doe, Plaintiff

Represented by Salvatore Prescott & Porter PLLC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Julie B. Porter +1 312 283 5711 +1 312 724 8353 porter@spplawyers.com
LEAD ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Jennifer B. Salvatore +1 248 679 8711 salvatore@spplawyers.com
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No Logo HarperCollins Publishers, LLC, Defendant
No Logo Laura Kipnis, Defendant
Attributes
Citation Section 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Nature of Suit 320 - Personal Injury: Assault Libel & Slander
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 57 Filed: 7/18/2018, Entered: None Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 43 Filed: 3/7/2018, Entered: None Status Hearing
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Status hearing held on 3/7/2018. Any answer shall be filed on or before 3/28/2018. Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures shall be filed on or before 4/6/2018. Written discovery shall issue on or before 4/23/2018. Fact discovery shall be completed on or before 12/6/2018. Status hearing set for 11/15/2018 at 9:45 a.m. in Courtroom 1203. Mailed notice (gel, ) (Entered: 03/07/2018)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 42 Filed: 3/6/2018, Entered: 3/6/2018 Memorandum Opinion and Order
MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable John Robert Blakey on 3/6/2018. Mailed notice(gel, )
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 41 Filed: 3/6/2018, Entered: 3/6/2018 Order on Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Enter Memorandum Opinion and Order. For the reasons explained in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Court denies Defendants' motion to dismiss 24 and lifts the stay imposed on 12/6/17. The 3/7/18 status hearing date stands. The parties should be prepared at that time to set case management dates, including a discovery and dispositive motion schedule. Mailed notice (gel, )
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 40 Filed: 1/19/2018, Entered: None terminate deadlines
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: On the Court's own motion, the status hearing previously set for 1/23/18 is stricken and reset for 3/7/18 at 9:45 a.m. in Courtroom 1203. The stay imposed on 12/6/17 remains in place pending further order. Mailed notice (gel, ) (Entered: 01/19/2018)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 39 Filed: 12/6/2017, Entered: 12/6/2017 Order on Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Motion hearing held on 12/6/2017. Defendant's motion to dismiss 24 is taken under advisement and will be ruled on by separate order. Oral agreed motion to stay case until 1/23/2018 is granted. Status hearing set for 1/23/2018 at 9:45 a.m. in Courtroom 1203. Mailed notice (gel, )
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 38 Filed: 11/16/2017, Entered: None attorney appearance
ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Harpercollins Publishers, LLC, Laura Kipnis by Katherine M. Bolger (Bolger, Katherine) (Entered: 11/16/2017)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 37 Filed: 11/1/2017, Entered: None terminate deadlines
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey:Oral agreed motion to reset motion hearing is granted. Motion hearing previously set for 11/29/2017 is reset for 12/6/2017 at 9:45 a.m. in Courtroom 1203. Mailed notice (gel, ) (Entered: 11/01/2017)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 36 Filed: 10/13/2017, Entered: 10/13/2017 order on motion for miscellaneous relief
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Plaintiff has asked the Court for permission to proceed with this case anonymously, using the pseudonym Jane Doe. See 8 . "Judicial proceedings are supposed to be open... to enable the proceedings to be monitored by the public"; the "concealment of a party's name impedes public access to the facts of the case, which include the parties' identity." Doe v. City of Chicago, 360 F.3d 667, 669 (7th Cir. 2004). Nevertheless, the presumption that parties identities are public information can be rebutted by showing that the harm to the plaintiff exceeds the likely harm from concealment. Id. (citations omitted). Anonymity may prevail, for example, where the plaintiff is a minor or a rape victim. Id. Here, although Plaintiff's current claims focus on invasion of privacy, her past allegations of sexual assault are central to this case. Additionally, because Defendant Kipnis is a professor at the University where Plaintiff remains a student, Plaintiff may be vulnerable to retaliation by Kipnis' peers or others in the university community. The danger of retaliation may be "a compelling ground for allowing a party to litigate anonymously." E.g., Doe v. City of Chicago, 360 F.3d at 669 (citations omitted). Finally, there is no question that Defendants are well aware of Plaintiff's identify, and thus, they will not be prejudiced by allowing Plaintiff to proceed under a pseudonym. It is true that Plaintiff's name has been disclosed in connection with her prior sexual assault complaint against another professor and the litigation surrounding his ouster from the university, but the Court need not compound any possible harm resulting from that disclosure. In short, allowing Plaintiff to proceed under a pseudonym alleviates the potential harm Plaintiff would suffer if named, and will not harm Defendants, who already know Plaintiff's identity. Plaintiffs motion to proceed under a pseudonym 8 is granted. Defendant's motion to dismiss 24 is entered and continued to 11/29/17 at 9:45 a.m. in Courtroom 1203. The initial status conference previously set for 10/18/17 is stricken, and the parties need not appear. Mailed notice (gel, )
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ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jane Doe by Kyle A. Palazzolo (Palazzolo, Kyle) (Entered: 10/06/2017)
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STATUS Report by Defendants and by Jane Doe (Salvatore, Jennifer) (Entered: 10/06/2017)
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REPLY by Defendants Harpercollins Publishers, LLC, Laura Kipnis to Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim 24 (Caisman, Lauren) (Entered: 09/08/2017)
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NOTICE OF EMAIL NOTIFICATION FAILURE, for document # 31 sent to Attorney Katherine M. Bolger returned as: Unknown Address Error. Mailed to attorney Katherine M. Bolger a letter re: bounce back email and a Notification of Change of Address form. Notices have been set to No. Counsel must email the Clerk's Office at Docketing_ILND@uscourts.gov when a Notification of Change of Address has been filed to ensure electronic notification is reset. (ek, ) (Entered: 08/23/2017)
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MEMORANDUM by Jane Doe in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim 24 (Salvatore, Jennifer) (Entered: 08/21/2017)
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MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Attorney Matthew E. Kelley's motion to withdraw 28 is granted. Mailed notice (gel, )
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NOTICE of Motion by Matthew E Kelley for presentment of motion to withdraw as attorney 28 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 8/8/2017 at 09:45 AM. (Kelley, Matthew) (Entered: 08/02/2017)
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MOTION by Attorney Matthew E. Kelley to withdraw as attorney for Harpercollins Publishers, LLC, Laura Kipnis. No party information provided (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Filing)(Kelley, Matthew)
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NOTICE by Katherine M. Bolger of Change of Address (Bolger, Katherine) (Entered: 08/01/2017)
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NOTICE by Harpercollins Publishers, LLC, Laura Kipnis of Filing of Exhibit (Caisman, Lauren) (Entered: 07/21/2017)
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MEMORANDUM by Harpercollins Publishers, LLC, Laura Kipnis in support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim 24 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Declaration of Matthew E. Kelley)(Caisman, Lauren) (Entered: 07/21/2017)
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MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM (Caisman, Lauren)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 23 Filed: 7/10/2017, Entered: 7/10/2017 Unknown Document Type
MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: The parties' joint motion to reset hearing date, to set a briefing schedule and for leave to file briefs in excess of 15 pages 21 is granted. Defendants shall file their answer or other responsive pleading by 7/21/17. Should Defendants file a motion to dismiss, Plaintiff shall file a response by 8/21/17, and Defendants shall file their reply by 9/8/17. The parties may file initial and response briefs of up to 20 pages. The initial status conference previously set for 7/18/17 is stricken and reset for 10/18/17 at 9:45 a.m. in Courtroom 1725. The parties shall file their initial status report by 10/6/17. Plaintiff's motion to proceed under a pseudonym is entered and continued to 10/18/17 at 9:45 a.m. Mailed notice (gel, )
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REPLY by Jane Doe to response in opposition to motion 18 , MOTION by Plaintiff Jane Doe to Proceed Under a Pseudonym 8 (Salvatore, Jennifer) (Entered: 07/07/2017)
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MOTION by Defendants Harpercollins Publishers, LLC, Laura Kipnis to reset Hearing Date, Set Briefing Schedule, and for Excess Pages (Joint Motion) (Caisman, Lauren)
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NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Harpercollins Publishers, LLC (Caisman, Lauren) (Entered: 06/12/2017)
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Plaintiff's NOTICE of Motion by Jennifer B. Salvatore for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief 8 before Honorable John Robert Blakey on 7/18/2017 at 09:45 AM. (Salvatore, Jennifer) (Entered: 06/09/2017)
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RESPONSE by Harpercollins Publishers, LLC, Laura Kipnisin Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiff Jane Doe to Proceed Under a Pseudonym 8 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Chronicle of Higher Education Article)(Caisman, Lauren) (Entered: 06/09/2017)
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MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Matthew Kelly and Katherine Bolger's motions to appear pro hac vice 15 and 16 are granted. Mailed notice (gel, )
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 50, receipt number 0752-13257084. (Bolger, Katherine)
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 50, receipt number 0752-13257006. (Kelley, Matthew)
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WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Jane Doe. Laura Kipnis waiver sent on 5/22/2017, answer due 7/21/2017. (Salvatore, Jennifer) (Entered: 06/08/2017)
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WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Jane Doe. Harpercollins Publishers, LLC waiver sent on 5/22/2017, answer due 7/21/2017. (Salvatore, Jennifer) (Entered: 06/08/2017)
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NOTICE by Harpercollins Publishers, LLC, Laura Kipnis of Intent to File Opposition to Motion (Caisman, Lauren) (Entered: 06/07/2017)
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ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Harpercollins Publishers, LLC, Laura Kipnis by Lauren Jennifer Caisman Amended Appearance (Caisman, Lauren) (Entered: 06/07/2017)
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ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Harpercollins Publishers, LLC, Laura Kipnis by Lauren Jennifer Caisman (Caisman, Lauren) (Entered: 06/07/2017)
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ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Harpercollins Publishers, LLC, Laura Kipnis by Brian Alan Sher (Sher, Brian) (Entered: 06/07/2017)
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MOTION by Plaintiff Jane Doe to Proceed Under a Pseudonym (Attachments: # 1 Index of Exhibits, # 2 Exhibit A - Complaint, # 3 Exhibit B - Motion & Order)(Salvatore, Jennifer)
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SUPPLEMENT to complaint 1 (Salvatore, Jennifer) (Entered: 05/31/2017)
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MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: On or before 5/31/17, Plaintiff should file a supplemental brief not to exceed 5 pages identifying the name and domicile(s) of each and every partner of Defendant Harpercollins Publishers LLC. See Belleville Catering Co. v. Champaign Market Place, LLC, 350 F.3d 691, 692-93 (7th Cir. 2003) (explaining that, for purposes of diversity jurisdiction, partnerships and limited liability companies are citizens of every state of which any member is a citizen). Mailed notice (gel, ) (Entered: 05/22/2017)
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ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jane Doe by Jennifer B. Salvatore (Salvatore, Jennifer) (Entered: 05/17/2017)
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MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: This case has been assigned to the calendar of the Honorable John Robert Blakey. An initial status conference is set for 7/18/2017 at 9:45 a.m. in Courtroom 1725. The parties are advised to review and strictly comply with the Court's standing order concerning initial status conferences and the filing of the initial status report (which, in this case, will be due no later than 7/10/2017). The standing order and the template for the initial status report are available on the Court's homepage at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. Compliance with this standing order, and all of the Court's standing orders, is expected and required. By way of preliminary information, the Court expects attorneys to appear at all set dates. If an attorney has a conflict with a set date, the attorney must notify Judge Blakey's Courtroom Deputy, Gloria Lewis, at (312) 818-6699. If appropriate, the Court will then reset the matter. Advising opposing counsel of a conflict is not a substitute for communicating with the Court. Attorneys who fail to appear and fail to notify the Courtroom Deputy of any conflict may be subject to sanctions. Additionally, the parties are strongly encouraged to consider consenting to proceed before the assigned United States Magistrate Judge. Should the parties elect to do so, they should notify Mrs. Lewis, and the case will be reassigned upon receipt of the signed consent form. Mailed notice (gel, ) (Entered: 05/17/2017)
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ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jane Doe by Julie B. Porter (Porter, Julie) (Entered: 05/16/2017)
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CIVIL Cover Sheet (Porter, Julie) (Entered: 05/16/2017)
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COMPLAINT filed by Jane Doe; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-13179978.(Porter, Julie)
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