Novak et al v. 3M Company, et al
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| Judge: | Richard M Gergel |
| Case #: | 2:25-cv-02632 |
| Nature of Suit | 365 Torts - Personal Injury - Product Liability |
| Cause | 28:1442 Petition for Removal |
| Case Filed: | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Case in other court: | Illinois Northern, 1:25-cv-02297 |
| Last checked: Sunday Mar 30, 2025 4:14 AM EDT |
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Defendant
National Foam Inc
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Kidde-Fenwal Inc
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Lakeland Industries Inc
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Lion Apparel Inc
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Lion Group Inc
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MSA Safety Incorporated
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MSA Safety Sales LLC
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Mallory Safety and Supply LLC
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Milliken & Company
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Mine Safety Appliance Company LLC
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Municipal Emergency Services Inc
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Narcote Holding Corporation
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Narcote LLC
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Nation Ford Chemical Company
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L.N. Curtis & Sons
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PBI Performance Products Inc
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Perimeter Solutions LP
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RTX Corporation
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Ricochet Manufacturing Co Inc
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Safety Components Fabric Technologies Inc
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Stedfast USA Inc
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TenCate Protective Fabrics USA
6501Mall Blvd.
Union City, GA 30291 |
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The Chemours Company FC LLC
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Tyco Fire Products L.P.
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UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation Inc
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Veridian Limited
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W.L. Gore & Associates Inc
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Witmer Public Safety Group Inc
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Corteva Inc
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Allstar Fire Equipment Co
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Amerex Corporation
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Archroma U.S. Inc.
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Arkema Inc
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Buckeye Fire Equipment CO
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CB Garment Inc, d/b/a Crewboss
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Carrier Global Corporation
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AGC Chemicals Americas Inc
55 E. Uwchlan Avenue Suite 201
Exton, PA 19341 |
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ChemDesign Products Inc
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Chemguard Inc
One Stanton Street
Marinette, WI 54143 |
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Chemicals Inc
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Clariant Corporation
4000 Monroe Road
Charlotte, NC 28205 |
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3M Company
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Daikin America Inc
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Deepwater Chemicals Inc
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Dynax Corporation
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E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company
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Fire Service Plus Inc
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Fire-Dex LLC
780 Progress Dr.
Medina, OH 44256 |
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Globe Holding Company LLC
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Globe Manufacturing Company LLC
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Honeywell Safety Products USA Inc
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Innotex Corporation
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Johnson Controls Inc
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Kidde Fire Fighting Inc
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Kidde PLC Inc
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Plaintiff
Michael Vacala
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Represented By
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Plaintiff
Timothy Ryan
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Plaintiff
Patrick Novak
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Represented By
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| Docket last updated: 1 hours ago |
| Thursday, April 03, 2025 | ||
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service
Certificate of Service
Thu 04/03 2:29 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Patrick Novak on all defendants(Lumb, Kenneth) |
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Att: 1
Certificate of Service on defendant AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.,
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Att: 2
Certificate of Service on defendant Allstar Fire Equipment Co.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Amerex Corporation,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Archroma U.S., Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Arkema, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Buckeye Fire Equipment Co,,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Carrier Global Corporation,
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Certificate of Service on defendant CB Garment, Inc.,
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Att: 9
Certificate of Service on defendant Chemdesign Products, Inc.,
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Att: 10
Certificate of Service on defendant Chemguard, Inc.,
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Att: 11
Certificate of Service on defendant Chemicals, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Clariant Corporation,
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Att: 13
Certificate of Service on defendant Corveta, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Daikin America, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Deepwater Chemicals, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Dynax Corporation,
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Certificate of Service on defendant E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise,
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Att: 18
Certificate of Service on defendant Fire Service Plus, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Fire-Dex, LLC,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Globe Holding Company, LLC,
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Att: 21
Certificate of Service on defendant Globe Manufacturing Company LLC,
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Att: 22
Certificate of Service on defendant Honeywell Safety Products USA, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Innotex Corporation,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Johnson Controls, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Kidde PLC, Inc., (f/k/a Williams Holdins, Inc.), Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to National Foam, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Lakeland Industries, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Lion Apparel, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Lion Group, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant L.N. Curtis & Sons,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Mallory Safety and Supply, LLC,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Milliken & Company,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Mine Safety Appliance Company LLC,
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Att: 33
Certificate of Service on defendant MSA Safety Incorporated,
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Certificate of Service on defendant MSA Safety Sales, LLC,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Municipal Emergency Services, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Narcote Holding Corporation (f/k/a Stedfast, Inc., and/or Stedfast USA, Inc.),
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Certificate of Service on defendant Narcote, LLC (f/k/a Stedfast, Inc., and/or Stedfast USA, Inc.),
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Certificate of Service on defendant Nation Ford Chemical Company,
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Certificate of Service on defendant National Foam, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant PBI Performance Products, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Perimeter Solutions, LP,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Ricochet Manufacturing Co., Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Safety Components Fabric Technologies, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Stedfast USA, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Tencate Protective Fabrics USA, d/b/a Southern Mills, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant The Chemours Company FC, LLC, Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise,
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Certificate of Service on defendant The Chemours Company, Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Tyco Fire Products, L.P. as Successor-In-Interest to The Ansul Company,
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Att: 49
Certificate of Service on defendant RTX Corporation, as successor-in-interest to United Technologies Corporation, a/k/a Raytheon Technologies Corporation,
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Certificate of Service on defendant UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc. (f/k/a GE Interlogix, Inc.), Individually and as Successor-In-Interest to National Foam, Inc.,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Veridian Limited d/b/a Veridian Fire Protective Gear,
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Certificate of Service on defendant Witmer Public Safety Group, Inc., d/b/a "The Fire Store",
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Certificate of Service on defendant W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
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| Friday, March 28, 2025 | ||
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Summons Issued
Fri 03/28 3:57 PM
Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (sshe, ) |
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misc
MDL Member Case Opened
Fri 03/28 1:06 PM
MDL MEMBER CASE OPENED: Illinois Northern (associated as of 3/27/2025), 1:25-cv-02297, Novak et al v. 3M Company, et al, as DSC case 2:25-cv-02632-RMG (sshe, ) |
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transfer
Case Transferred In - District Transfer
Fri 03/28 1:01 PM
Case transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 1:25-cv-02297. Original file with documents numbered 1 - 13, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. |
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| Thursday, March 27, 2025 | ||
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TRANSFERRED to the USDC District of South Carolina the electronic record. (jn,) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2025.]
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| Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | ||
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CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER from MDL Panel transferring case to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. (jn,) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2025.]
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| ***Civil Case Terminated pursuant to MDL 2873 Conditional Transfer Order filed on 3/26/2025. (jn,) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2025.] | ||
| Friday, March 21, 2025 | ||
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ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Patrick Novak, Timothy Ryan, Michael Vacala by Mitchell Wald Bild (Bild, Mitchell) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2025.]
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| Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | ||
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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. During the course of the litigation, the attorneys must appear at all hearing dates set by the Court or noticed by the parties. If an attorney has a conflict with a set court date, the attorney must notify Judge Blakey's Courtroom Deputy, Emily Wirtz (emily_wirtz@ilnd.uscourts.gov). If appropriate, the Court will then reset the matter. Advising opposing counsel of a scheduling conflict is not a substitute for communicating directly with the Court. The litigants are ordered to review and fully comply with all of this Court's own standing orders, which are available on Judge Blakey's information page on the Court's official website: http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/. The parties (or Plaintiffs individually if Defendant still is not at issue) shall file a status report by 4/21/25, using the model template set forth in this Court's standing order regarding Initial (or Reassignment) Status Conferences. Mailed notice. (evw, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2025.]
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| Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | ||
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MINUTE entry before the Executive Committee: Case reassigned to the Honorable John Robert Blakey for all further proceedings pursuant to the provisions of 28 USC 294(b). Mailed notice. (jn,) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2025.]
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Att: 1
Request for Reassignment
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| Thursday, March 06, 2025 | ||
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MAILED Notice of Removal letter to counsel of record. (jn,) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2025.]
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| CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached[LINK:Consent To] [LINK:form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (jn, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2025.] | ||
| Wednesday, March 05, 2025 | ||
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ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant TYCO Fire Products L.P. by Laura Kristin Beasley (Beasley, Laura) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2025.]
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CIVIL Cover Sheet (Beasley, Laura) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2025.]
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NOTICE of Removal from Cook County Law Division, case number (2025L001367) filed by TYCO Fire Products L.P. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-23165627.(Beasley, Laura) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2025.]
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Exhibit State Court Complaint
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| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Beth W. Jantz. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (cvk, ) [Transferred from Illinois Northern on 3/28/2025.] | ||