Case law

Doe

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Jul 27, 2026

Anthony, 573 U.S. at 158 (noting a threatened injury must be “certainly impending” to establish standing). … But where the plaintiff “alleges a proposed relevant market that clearly does not encompass all interchangeable substitute products even when all factual inferences are granted in plaintiff’s favor, the relevant market

Price v. Osmundson

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Nov 17, 2022

Jan. 15, 2013) (stating “the right of a prisoner or detainee to be free from sexual harassment” is clearly established, including the right “not to be groped for sexual reasons”). … The Clerk entered the standard qualified protective order pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act on July 6, 2022. (Doc. 34). 16.

NC Capital, LLC v. Metabolomic Technologies, Inc.

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Mar 29, 2022

As relevant here,5 the party seeking to enforce “the forum selection clause must establish that the clause is valid, clear and enforceable and that it applies to the cause of action before the court.” … The forum selection clause here is both mandatory and clearly provides for exclusive jurisdiction in Alberta courts.

Lugg v. Sutton

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Aug 18, 2021

The Court recognizes the well-establish precedent quoted by Lugg that suspicious timing can establish an inference of retaliation “[w]hen an adverse employment action follows on the close heels of protected expression and … An employer’s “unfulfilled threat of discipline for protected activity” generally does not qualify as an adverse action but it may qualify as “evidence of retaliatory intent behind a more concrete adverse action.”

Yash Venture Holdings, LLC v. Moca Financial, Inc.

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Dec 14, 2020

Plaintiff responds that it “has clearly alleged it was promised a fifteen percent . . . … Plaintiff cannot rely on the representations contained within the Term Sheet or MOU to establish its promissory estoppel claim.

Farrington v. United States

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Mar 30, 2023

Although “[t]he right to appellate counsel is . . . firmly established,” Gray v. … As such, it is reasonably probable that Farrington could have established that Judge Bruce violated § 455(a).

Price v. Carri Scharf Trucking, Inc.

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Jan 4, 2023

Contract To establish a breach of contract under Illinois law, plaintiffs must establish “(1) the existence of a contract between him and defendants, (2) his performance … The parties do not clearly address the issue, so the Court assumes for the purposes of this motion that it is a non-issue.

Steinkamp v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Oct 11, 2024

To qualify for benefits under Title II and Title XVI applications, a claimant must be “disabled” under the Act. … However, plaintiff fails to establish how either the law or facts are analogous to the instant case.

Jaymo's Sauces LLC v. The Wendy's Company

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Oct 8, 2021

“Not every single word, phrase, design or picture that appears on a label, webpage or in an advertisement qualifies as a protectable mark[.]” 1 McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition § 3:4 (5th ed.). … use established common law trademark rights prior to Wendy’s national priority date(s).

Meyer v. Group Long Term Disability Plan

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Oct 9, 2019

On May 7, 2015, Hartford sent a letter to Meyer stating she no longer qualified for long- term benefits due to her mental illness. D. 23-1, at 97. … The essential duties of her occupation included meeting with clients, managing client finances, and establishing new business. Id.

Collis v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Mar 10, 2023

In order to qualify for disability insurance benefits, an individual must show that his inability to work is medical in nature and that he is totally disabled. … With regard to evidence more favorable to John’s claim (and as he clearly believes, supportive of the extent of limitation to which Dr.

Collins v. Board of Trustees at the University at Urbana Champaign

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Mar 28, 2022

Supp. 3d at 589, and it is plausible that Plaintiff’s questionnaire could qualify as a charge. … But a complaint need not establish a prima facie case of discrimination in order to survive a motion to dismiss. See Swierkiewicz v.

Young v. Meeks

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Feb 7, 2023

Nonetheless, Plaintiff is not qualified to provide a specific assessment of his visual acuity particularly while wearing glasses, nor has he provided any basis to dispute the findings. … Defendants do not clearly state Plaintiff’s visual acuity with his glasses during this exam. Nonetheless, Optometrist Dr.

Tomlinson v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Dec 15, 2021

In order to qualify for disability insurance benefits, an individual must show that his inability to work is medical in nature and that he is totally disabled. … The establishment of disability under the Act is a two-step process.

Sills v. United States

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Mar 17, 2020

a state employee rather than a federal official, which prevented the Court from having jurisdiction over his suit; and (iii) his internet activity failed to have a sufficient impact on interstate commerce in order to qualify … The charging document clearly conforms to the minimal constitutional standards as outlined by Allender. Accordingly, Petitioner’s request for relief on this argument is DENIED. B.

Roberts v. Hayes

District Court, C.D. Illinois · May 8, 2025

Plaintiff’s filings thus far have been sufficiently cogent and she has been able to clearly communicate her theories of the case. … As established in Monell v.

Muir v. United States Transportation Security Administration

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Jan 22, 2021

The Federal Defendants argue these claims must be dismissed for several reasons: First, in accordance with the doctrine of sovereign immunity, Plaintiff … However, these elements clearly apply to indirect-victim claims, and Plaintiff’s claims are direct-victim claims.

Brooks v. City of Pekin

District Court, C.D. Illinois · May 10, 2023

His inclusion of a second reason for the accommodation does not transform what is clearly a reasonable accommodation request into something else. … At the outset, they do not clearly indicate their own ages and state only that they “were two of the oldest officers in the police department.”

Sandoval v. Simmons

622 F. Supp. 1174 · District Court, C.D. Illinois · Jan 30, 1986

The committee, inter alia, is the named fiduciary for purposes of ERISA and establishes investment policy. … However, the level of shares held by the Simmons interests in Amalgamated was a factor in the takeover since it established Simmons as a serious investor and established his credibility with Amalgamated. 192.

J.B. v. Board of Education of Williamsfield CUSD 210

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Mar 31, 2023

statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage . . . subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities … Dismiss 13, but because they refer to a claim for retaliation, they clearly mean the count the Court refers to as Count XV, Am.