Case: Edmond v. City of Chicago

Derrick Edmond v. City of Chicago

Derrick Edmond v. City of Chicago

Edmond v. The City of Chicago

Legal Defense Fund

Andy Grimm and Fran Spielman

COMPLAINT filed by Eddie Cooper, Jr., Vicki Hill, Derrick Edmond, Craig Robinson, Adebola Fegbemi, Katherine Ealy, Robert Laws, Jr.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-13329029.(Martin, William) (Entered: 06/29/2017)

CIVIL Cover Sheet (Martin, William) (Entered: 06/29/2017)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Eddie Cooper, Jr., Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Adebola Fegbemi, Vicki Hill, Robert Laws, Jr., Craig Robinson by William Christopher Martin (Martin, William) (Entered: 06/29/2017)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Eddie Cooper, Jr., Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Adebola Fegbemi, Vicki Hill, Robert Laws, Jr., Craig Robinson by Rebecca Rejeanne Kaiser (Kaiser, Rebecca) (Entered: 06/29/2017)

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sheila Finnegan. (meg, )

ORDER: Status hearing set for 9/29/2017 at 9:30 AM in Courtroom 2325. If, by the date of the scheduled status hearing, defendant has not been served, plaintiff should call the courtroom deputy (312-435-5641) to request a new status date. No status hearing should be held until all defendants have been served. Plaintiff is directed to advise the defendants of the status hearing forthwith. Pursuant to LR 5.2(f), a stapled and/or bound paper copy of all electronically filed pleadings, including the complaint, must be delivered to chambers (2356) within one business day of filing. Noncompliance with LR 5.2(f) will result in the imposition of a $200.00 fine payable to the Clerk of the Court, 219 South Dearborn Street, 20th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Parties are directed to discuss settlement and whether they consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge. They are further directed to meet and confer regarding a proposed discovery plan. See Judge Gottschall's civil case management packet regarding pretrial case management procedures at: http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. Signed by the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 7/5/2017. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 07/05/2017)

SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant City of Chicago, The (pg, )

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant City of Chicago, The by Susan Margaret O'Keefe (O'Keefe, Susan) (Entered: 07/19/2017)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant City of Chicago, The by Melanie Patrick Neely (Neely, Melanie) (Entered: 07/19/2017)

MOTION by Defendant City of Chicago, The for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint 1 or Otherwise Plead (Agreed) (Neely, Melanie) (Entered: 07/27/2017)

NOTICE of Motion by Melanie Patrick Neely for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer 8 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 8/2/2017 at 09:30 AM. (Neely, Melanie) (Entered: 07/27/2017)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Defendant City of Chicago's agreed motion for an extension of time to answer or otherwise plead to plaintiffs' complaint 8 is granted. Defendant, City of Chicago, shall file its answer or otherwise plead by 10/31/17. Motion hearing set for 8/2/17 is stricken; no appearance required. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 08/01/2017)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Eddie Cooper, Jr., Craig Robinson, Adebola Fegbemi, Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Vicki Hill, Robert Laws, Jr. as to City of Chicago, The on 7/6/2017, answer due 7/27/2017. (Martin, William) (Entered: 08/28/2017)

MOTION by Attorney Rebecca R. Kaiser to withdraw as attorney for Eddie Cooper, Jr., Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Adebola Fegbemi, Vicki Hill, Robert Laws, Jr., Craig Robinson. No party information provided (Kaiser, Rebecca) (Entered: 09/01/2017)

NOTICE of Motion by Rebecca Rejeanne Kaiser for presentment of motion to withdraw as attorney 12 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 9/13/2017 at 09:30 AM. (Kaiser, Rebecca) (Entered: 09/01/2017)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Motion for leave to withdraw 12 is granted. Attorney Rebecca R. Kaiser may withdraw her appearance on behalf of the plaintiffs. Motion hearing set for 9/13/17 is stricken; no appearance required. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 09/12/2017)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Eddie Cooper, Jr., Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Adebola Fegbemi, Vicki Hill, Robert Laws, Jr., Craig Robinson by Victor P. Henderson (Henderson, Victor) (Entered: 09/21/2017)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: On the court's own motion, the status hearing set for 9/29/17 is stricken and reset to 11/3/17 at 9:30 a.m. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 09/27/2017)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Eddie Cooper, Jr., Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Adebola Fegbemi, Vicki Hill, Robert Laws, Jr., Craig Robinson by Christopher W Carmichael (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 10/25/2017)

WITHDRAWING William C. Martin as counsel for Plaintiffs Eddie Cooper, Jr., Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Adebola Fegbemi, Vicki Hill, Robert Laws, Jr., Craig Robinson and substituting Christopher W Carmichael as counsel of record (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 10/25/2017)

MOTION by Defendant City of Chicago, The to dismiss Defendants Conner, Pope, Stark, Salinas and Lynch (Neely, Melanie) (Entered: 10/31/2017)

NOTICE of Motion by Melanie Patrick Neely for presentment of motion to dismiss 19 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 11/3/2017 at 09:30 AM. (Neely, Melanie) (Entered: 10/31/2017)

MOTION by Defendant City of Chicago, The for leave to file excess pages to Its Memorandum in Support of Its Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) and to Strike Class Claims Pursuant to Rule 12(f) Instanter (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Neely, Melanie) (Entered: 10/31/2017)

NOTICE of Motion by Melanie Patrick Neely for presentment of motion for leave to file excess pages, 21 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 11/3/2017 at 09:30 AM. (Neely, Melanie) (Entered: 10/31/2017)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Defendant City's motion to dismiss defendants Conner, Pope, Stark, Salinas and Lynch with supporting memorandum of law 19 is briefed as follows: response due 11/24/17; reply due 12/8/17. The motion and status hearings set for 11/3/17 are stricken. No appearance required on 11/3/17. The court will set the next status hearing with the ruling on the motion to dismiss. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 11/02/2017)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Defendant City's motion for leave to file its memorandum in support of its motion to dismiss plaintiffs' complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) and to strike class claims pursuant to Rule 12(f), in excess of fifteen pages instanter 21 is granted. Defendant City may file its memorandum in support as a separate entry on the docket. Motion hearing set for 11/3/17 is stricken; no appearance required. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 11/02/2017)

MEMORANDUM of Law by Defendant City of Chicago in support of its Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) and to strike class claims pursuant to Rule 12(f). (Attachments: # 1 Appendix Of exhibits, # 2 Exhibit a-c)(Neely, Melanie) Docket Text Modified by Clerk's Office on 11/3/2017 (jh, ). (Entered: 11/02/2017)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: The court clarifies that the briefing schedule for both pending motions to dismiss (ECF nos. 19 and 25 ) is the same. The City of Chicago's motion to dismiss 25 is briefed as follows: response due: 11/24/17; reply due: 12/8/17. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 11/03/2017)

RESPONSE by Eddie Cooper, Jr., Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Adebola Fegbemi, Vicki Hill, Robert Laws, Jr., Craig Robinsonin Opposition to MOTION by Defendant City of Chicago, The to dismiss Defendants Conner, Pope, Stark, Salinas and Lynch 19 and Cross-Motion to Extend Time to Serve Defendants (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 11/06/2017)

(Notice of Cross-Motion Dkt 27) NOTICE of Motion by Christopher W Carmichael for presentment of before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 11/15/2017 at 09:30 AM. (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 11/06/2017)

Corrected (Notice of Cross-Motion Dkt 27) NOTICE of Motion by Christopher W Carmichael for presentment of before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 11/15/2017 at 09:30 AM. (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 11/06/2017)

SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Randy Conner, Joseph Lynch, Barrett Murphy, John Pope, Edwardo Salinas, Alan Stark (pg, )

(Re-Notice of Cross-Motion Dkt 27) NOTICE of Motion by Christopher W Carmichael for presentment of before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 11/15/2017 at 10:30 AM. (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 11/14/2017)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Motion hearing held. For the reasons discussed in open court, plaintiff's motion to extend time to serve the individual defendants 27 is granted. As authorized by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m), Plaintiff's deadline to serve the individual defendants is extended to and including 11/30/17. Defendant City of Chicago's motion to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(5) 19 is therefore denied without prejudice to refiling after 11/30/17. Counsel for plaintiff stated that he would amend the complaint as a matter of course by 11/21/17. Defendants shall answer or otherwise plead to the amended complaint by 12/12/17. Status conference set for 12/20/17 at 9:30 a.m. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 11/16/2017)

AMENDED complaint by Eddie Cooper, Jr., Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Vicki Hill, Robert Laws, Jr., Anton Glenn against All Defendants and terminating Adebola Fegbemi (On behalf of themselves and a cl ass of similarly - situated employees of the City of Chicago Department of Water Management) and Craig Robinson (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 11/21/2017)

SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant William Bresnahan (pg, )

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Defendants' motion to dismiss 25 the original complaint is denied as moot because plaintiffs filed their first amended complaint 32 on 11/21/17. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 11/28/2017)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Anton Glenn, Eddie Cooper, Jr., Vicki Hill, Robert T Laws, Jr as to Barrett Murphy on 11/27/2017, answer due 12/18/2017. (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 12/05/2017)

ALIAS Summons Issued as to Defendant John Pope. (kms)

MOTION by Plaintiffs Eddie Cooper, Jr., Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Anton Glenn, Vicki Hill, Robert T Laws, Jr for extension of time to Serve Process (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 12/11/2017)

NOTICE of Motion by Christopher W Carmichael for presentment of extension of time 35 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 12/20/2017 at 09:30 AM. (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 12/11/2017)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Anton Glenn, Eddie Cooper, Jr., Vicki Hill, Robert T Laws, Jr as to Eduardo Salinas on 12/2/2017, answer due 12/26/2017. (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 12/11/2017)

MOTION by Defendant The City of Chicago for extension of time to answer or otherwise plead to plaintiff's amended complaint (unopposed) (Neely, Melanie) (Entered: 12/11/2017)

NOTICE of Motion by Melanie Patrick Neely for presentment of extension of time 38 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 12/20/2017 at 09:30 AM. (Neely, Melanie) (Entered: 12/11/2017)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Anton Glenn, Eddie Cooper, Jr., Vicki Hill, Robert T Laws, Jr as to Alan Stark on 12/2/2017, answer due 12/26/2017. (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 12/13/2017)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Anton Glenn, Eddie Cooper, Jr., Vicki Hill, Robert T Laws, Jr as to Joseph Lynch on 12/3/2017, answer due 12/26/2017. (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 12/13/2017)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Anton Glenn, Eddie Cooper, Jr., Vicki Hill, Robert T Laws, Jr as to Randy Conner on 12/6/2017, answer due 12/27/2017. (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 12/14/2017)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Plaintiffs' motion to extend time to serve defendants until 12/21/17 35 is granted. Motion hearing set for 12/20/17 is stricken; no appearance required. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 12/19/2017)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Defendant City of Chicago's unopposed motion for an extension of time to answer or otherwise plead to plaintiffs' amended complaint 38 is granted. The City shall file its responsive pleading by 1/30/18. Status hearing set for 12/20/17 is stricken and reset to 1/12/18 at 9:30 a.m. Motion hearing set for 12/20/17 is stricken; no appearance required. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 12/19/2017)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Barrett Murphy by Vincent J. Connelly (Connelly, Vincent) (Entered: 12/21/2017)

ALIAS Summons Issued as to Defendant John Pope. (jp, )

MOTION by Defendant Barrett Murphy for extension of time to file answer (DEFENDANT BARRETT MURPHY'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE PLEAD TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT) (Connelly, Vincent) (Entered: 01/03/2018)

NOTICE of Motion by Vincent J. Connelly for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer 46 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 1/12/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Connelly, Vincent) (Entered: 01/04/2018)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Barrett Murphy by Sara Norval (Norval, Sara) (Entered: 01/04/2018)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Anton Glenn, Eddie Cooper, Jr., Vicki Hill, Robert T Laws, Jr as to John Pope on 1/7/2018, answer due 1/29/2018. (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 01/09/2018)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant William Bresnahan by K. Austin Zimmer (Zimmer, K.) (Entered: 01/09/2018)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant William Bresnahan by Cynthia Sara Grandfield (Grandfield, Cynthia) (Entered: 01/09/2018)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant William Bresnahan by Sean Michael Sullivan (Sullivan, Sean) (Entered: 01/09/2018)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Anton Glenn, Eddie Cooper, Jr., Vicki Hill, Robert T Laws, Jr as to William Bresnahan on 12/20/2017, answer due 1/10/2018. (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 01/09/2018)

MOTION by Defendant William Bresnahan for extension of time Defendant William Bresnahans Unopposed Motion to Extend Time to Answer or Otherwise Plead to Plaintiffs Amended Complaint (Zimmer, K.) (Entered: 01/09/2018)

NOTICE of Motion by K. Austin Zimmer for presentment of extension of time 54 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 1/12/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Zimmer, K.) (Entered: 01/09/2018)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Defendants Barrett Murphy and William Bresnahan's unopposed motions for extension of time to answer or otherwise plead to plaintiffs' first amended complaint 46 and 54 are granted. Defendants shall file their answer or otherwise plead by 1/30/18. The status hearing set for 1/12/18 is stricken and reset to 2/2/18 at 9:30 a.m. No appearance is required on 1/12/18. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 01/10/2018)

MOTION by Plaintiffs Eddie Cooper, Jr., Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Anton Glenn, Vicki Hill, Robert T Laws, Jr for extension of time to serve Defendant John Pope (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 01/11/2018)

NOTICE of Motion by Christopher W Carmichael for presentment of extension of time 57 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 2/2/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 01/11/2018)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant William Bresnahan by Michael Thomas Del Galdo (Del Galdo, Michael) (Entered: 01/12/2018)

Re- NOTICE of Motion by Christopher W Carmichael for presentment of extension of time 57 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 1/19/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 01/12/2018)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Plaintiffs' motion to extend time, nun pro tunc, to serve John Pope to 1/7/18 57 is granted. Motion hearing set for 1/19/18 is stricken; no appearance required.Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 01/17/2018)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Randy Conner, Joseph Lynch, John Pope, Eduardo Salinas, Alan Stark by Susan Margaret O'Keefe (O'Keefe, Susan) (Entered: 01/26/2018)

MOTION by Defendant William Bresnahan to dismiss DEFENDANT BRESNAHANS MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS AMENDED COMPLAINT (Zimmer, K.) (Entered: 01/30/2018)

NOTICE of Motion by K. Austin Zimmer for presentment of motion to dismiss 63 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 2/2/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Zimmer, K.) (Entered: 01/30/2018)

MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Barrett Murphy (Defendant Barrett Murphy's Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint for Failure to State a Claim) (Connelly, Vincent) (Entered: 01/30/2018)

NOTICE of Motion by Vincent J. Connelly for presentment of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim 65 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 2/2/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Connelly, Vincent) (Entered: 01/30/2018)

MOTION by Defendants Randy Conner, Joseph Lynch, John Pope, Eduardo Salinas, Alan Stark, The City of Chicago for leave to file Memorandum in Support of Their Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Neely, Melanie) (Entered: 01/30/2018)

NOTICE of Motion by Melanie Patrick Neely for presentment of motion for leave to file, 67 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 2/2/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Neely, Melanie) (Entered: 01/30/2018)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Defendant Bresnahan's motion to dismiss plaintiffs' amended complaint 63 is briefed as follows: response due 3/2/18; reply due 3/16/18. Motion and status hearings set for 2/2/18 are stricken; no appearance required. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 02/01/2018)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Defendant Barrett Murphy's motion to dismiss the amended complaint for failure to state a claim 65 is briefed as follows: response due 3/2/18; reply due 3/16/18. Motion hearing set for 2/2/18 is stricken; no appearance required. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 02/01/2018)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Defendants City of Chicago, Randy Conner, John Pope, Alan Stark, Eduardo Salinas, and Joseph Lynch's unopposed motion for leave to file their memorandum in support of their motion to dismiss plaintiffs' amended complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) and to strike class claims pursuant to Rule 12(f), in excess of fifteen pages instanter 67 is granted. Defendants may file their memorandum in support as a separate entry on the docket. Motion hearing set for 2/2/18 is stricken; no appearance required. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 02/01/2018)

MEMORANDUM of Law in support of their MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants Randy Conner, Joseph Lynch, John Pope, Eduardo Salinas, Alan Stark, The City of Chicago (Neely, Melanie) Modified on 2/5/2018 (mjc, ). (Entered: 02/02/2018)

Duplicate filing of entry no. 74 (ew, ). (Entered: 02/08/2018)

MOTION by Plaintiffs Eddie Cooper, Jr., Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Anton Glenn, Vicki Hill, Robert T Laws, JrMotion for Leave to Add Additional Counsel (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 02/08/2018)

NOTICE of Motion by Christopher W Carmichael for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief 74 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 2/16/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 02/08/2018)

MOTION by Plaintiffs Eddie Cooper, Jr., Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Anton Glenn, Vicki Hill, Robert T Laws, JrMotion for Leave to File Amended Complaint (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 02/09/2018)

Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint NOTICE of Motion by Christopher W Carmichael for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief 76 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 2/16/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 02/09/2018)

MOTION by Defendants Eduardo Salinas, Randy Conner, Alan Stark, Joseph Lynch, John Pope, The City of Chicago to dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint and Strike Class Claims (Neely, Melanie) (Entered: 02/09/2018)

NOTICE of Motion by Melanie Patrick Neely for presentment of motion to dismiss 78 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 2/15/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Neely, Melanie) (Entered: 02/09/2018)

NOTICE of Correction regarding MOTION by Plaintiffs Eddie Cooper, Jr., Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Adebola Fegbemi, Anton Glenn, Vicki Hill, Robert T Laws, Jr, Craig Robinson for attorney representation Motion For Leave to Add Additional Counsel 73 (ew, ) (Entered: 02/12/2018)

AMENDED NOTICE of Motion by Melanie Patrick Neely for presentment of motion to dismiss 78 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 2/16/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Neely, Melanie) (Entered: 02/13/2018)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Motion hearings held. Plaintiffs' motion for leave to add additional counsel, J. Bryan Wood and Charles Watkins 74 is granted without opposition. Counsel may file separately their notices of appearance. For the reasons stated in open court, plaintiffs' motion for leave to file amended complaint 76 is denied without prejudice. Plaintiffs anticipate refiling their motion for leave to amend on or before 3/2/18 and attaching a proposed second amended complaint. Briefing on the pending motions to dismiss (ECF Nos. 63, 65, 78 ) is suspended pending the anticipated motion for leave to amend. Status hearing set for 3/9/18 at 9:30 a.m. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 02/16/2018)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Eddie Cooper, Jr., Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Anton Glenn, Vicki Hill, Robert T Laws, Jr by James Bryan Wood (Wood, James) (Entered: 02/20/2018)

MOTION by Plaintiffs Eddie Cooper, Jr., Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Anton Glenn, Vicki Hill, Robert T Laws, Jr for leave to file Amended Complaint (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Amended Complaint)(Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 03/02/2018)

NOTICE of Motion by Christopher W Carmichael for presentment of motion for leave to file 84 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 3/9/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 03/05/2018)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Counsel for the defendants formerly opposed to the filing of an amended complaint advised the courtroom deputy that they do not oppose plaintiffs' motion for leave to file an amended complaint 84, with the understanding, which plaintiffs share, that this will be the final amendment before the court rules on any dispositive motions. With that understanding, the motion for leave to amend 84 is granted. Plaintiffs are directed to file their proposed amended complaint separately on the docket instanter. The pending motions to dismiss (ECF Nos. 63, 65, 78 ) are denied as moot. Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to the amended complaint on or before 4/23/18. The motion and status hearings set for 3/9/18 are stricken. No appearance required. A status hearing is set for 4/27/18 at 9:30 a.m. If dispositive motions are filed and the parties agree on a briefing schedule, they should promptly advise the courtroom deputy, and no appearance will be necessary. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 03/08/2018)

Second AMENDED complaint by Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Anton Glenn, Eddie Cooper, Jr., Vicki Hill, Robert T Laws, Jr, David Henry, Veronica Smith, Donald Anderson against William Bresnahan, Joseph Lynch, Barrett Murphy, John Pope, Alan Stark, The City of Chicago and terminating Randy Conner (acting Commissioner of the Department of Water Management, in his official and individual capacity) and Eduardo Salinas (Engineering of Water Purification of the Department of Water Management) (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 03/09/2018)

MOTION by Plaintiffs Donald Anderson, Eddie Cooper, Jr., Katherine Ealy, Derrick Edmond, Anton Glenn, David Henry, Vicki Hill, Robert T Laws, Jr, Veronica Smith to amend/correct Response Date and Set Briefing Schedule (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 04/05/2018)

NOTICE of Motion by Christopher W Carmichael for presentment of motion to amend/correct, 88 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 4/11/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Carmichael, Christopher) (Entered: 04/05/2018)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Plaintiffs' unopposed motion to correct response date and set briefing schedule 88 is granted. Defendants shall answer or otherwise plead by 4/20/18. The deadline for plaintiffs to respond to any motions filed by defendants is 5/18/18; the deadline for defendants to file any replies is 6/15/18. Motion hearing set for 4/11/18 is stricken; no appearance required. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 04/06/2018)

MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Barrett Murphy [Dkt. No. 87] (Connelly, Vincent) (Entered: 04/20/2018)

(Unopposed) NOTICE of Motion by Vincent J. Connelly for presentment of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim 91 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 4/27/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Connelly, Vincent) (Entered: 04/20/2018)

MOTION by Defendant William Bresnahan to dismiss DEFENDANT BRESNAHANS MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT (Zimmer, K.) (Entered: 04/20/2018)

NOTICE of Motion by K. Austin Zimmer for presentment of motion to dismiss 93 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 4/27/2018 at 09:30 AM. (Zimmer, K.) (Entered: 04/20/2018)