Thurman v. Dart, No. 1:2018cv02720 - Document 42 (N.D. Ill. 2018)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 10/26/2018. The Court grants in part and denies in part Defendant's Motion to Dismiss 15 . Specifically, the Motion is granted with regard to Counts IV and VII; the Mot ion is denied in all other respects. See Order for further details. If parties are unable to settle the case before Magistrate Judge Mason on 12/5/2018, they are to file a Status Report that shall be due by 12/12/2018. Status hearing set for 1/10/2019 at 9:00 AM. Mailed notice(lk, )
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