USA, et al v. Construction & Gen Laborer Chicago District Council (RICO Suit)

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Docket as of October 2, 2000 11:14 pm

U.S. District Court
Northern District of Illinois (Chicago)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 99-CV-5229
USA, et al v. Constr & Gen Laborer
Filed: 08/11/99
Assigned to: Hon. Robert W. Gettleman
Demand: $0,000
Nature of Suit: 470
Lead Docket: None
Jurisdiction: US Plaintiff
Dkt# in other court: None
Cause: 18:1964 Racketeering (RICO) Act

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA          Craig Arthur Oswald
     plaintiff                    (312) 886-9080
                                  Suite 1486
                                  [NTC]
                                  United States Attorney's Office
                                  219 South Dearborn Street
                                  Suite 500
                                  Chicago, IL 60604
                                  (312) 353-5300
LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION      Robert Eliot Shapiro
OF NORTH AMERICA, by and          [COR NTC]
through Robert Luskin, in his     David Gordon
official capacity as General      [COR]
Executive Board Attorney          Barack, Ferrazzano, Kirschbaum,
     plaintiff                    Perlman & Nagelberg
                                  333 West Wacker Drive
                                  Suite 2700
                                  Chicago, IL 60606
                                  (312) 984-3100
                                  Dwight P. Bostwick
                                  [COR LD NTC A]
                                  Comey, Boyd & Luskin
                                  1025 Thomas Jefferson Street,
                                  Northwest
                                  Suite 420 East
                                  Washington, DC 20007-3763
                                  (202) 625-1200
   v.
CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL          Robert E. Bloch
LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL OF     [COR LD NTC A]
CHICAGO AND VICINITY, an          Dowd, Bloch & Bennett
affiliated entity of the          8 South Michigan Avenue
Laborer's International Union     Suite 3100
of North America                  Chicago, IL 60603
     defendant                    (312) 372-1361
                                  Patrick Edward Deady
                                  [COR]
                                  John E. Dougherty
                                  [COR]
                                  Edward M. Hogan
                                  [COR NTC A]
                                  Hogan, Marren & McCahill, Ltd.
                                  205 North Michigan Avenue
                                  Suite 4300
                                  Chicago, IL 60601
                                  (312) 946-1800
JOSEPH LOMBARDO, JR               Judith Anne Halprin
     movant                       [NTC]
                                  Attorney at Law
                                  1251 St. Johns Avenue
                                  Highland Park, IL 60035
                                  (847) 681-0324

DOCKET PROCEEDINGS

DATE     #                   DOCKET     ENTRY

8/11/99 1       COMPLAINT - Civil cover sheet - Appearance(s) of Craig
                 Arthur Oswald as attorney(s) for plaintiff ( no summons(es)
                 issued.) ( Documents: 1-1 through 1-2); (Attachments). (es)
                 [Entry date 08/13/99] [Edit date 08/13/99] [1:99cv5229]

8/11/99 2 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by Robert E. Bloch (es)
[Entry date 08/13/99] [1:99cv5229]

8/11/99 3 MOTION by United States of America for expedition of
action; (Attachments). (es) [Entry date 08/13/99]

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8/11/99 4       MINUTE ORDER of 8/11/99 by Hon. Marvin E. Aspen: Government's
                 motion for expedition of action is granted [3-1]. The
                 Complaint and all documents in the above cause action are to
                 be sealed pursuant to Local Rule 10(L) only until 1:00 p.m.
                 on the afternoon of 8/12/99 unless otherwise ordered. No
                 notice (es) [Entry date 08/13/99] [Edit date 08/13/99]
                 [1:99cv5229]

8/12/99 5       ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by Edward M. Hogan,
                 Patrick E. Deady and John E. Dougherty. (es)
                 [Entry date 08/13/99] [1:99cv5229]

8/12/99 6 MOTION by plaintiff USA for entry of consent decree ;
Notice. (es) [Entry date 08/19/99] [1:99cv5229]

8/17/99 7       MINUTE ORDER of 8/17/99 by Hon. Robert W. Gettleman :
                 Parties motion for entry of consent decree is granted [6-1]
                 with the exception of the identity of the monitor and the
                 adjudications officer, the provision re: ex parte
                 communications and Mr. Block's appointment of Trustee.
                 Status hearing set for 8/25/99 at 11:00. No notice (es)
                 [Entry date 08/19/99] [Edit date 08/23/99] [1:99cv5229]

8/24/99 8       LETTER to Robert D. Luskin, Edward M. Hogan, Robert E. Bloch
                 and Craig A. Oswald from Judge Robert W. Gettleman dated
                 8/19/99. (es) [Entry date 08/25/99] [Edit date 08/27/99]
                 [1:99cv5229]

8/25/99 --      SCHEDULE set on 8/25/99 by Hon. Robert W. Gettleman :
                 Status hearing held and continued to 2:00 8/31/99 . no
                 notice (gs) [Entry date 08/25/99] [1:99cv5229]

8/30/99 9       MOTION by defendant for reassignment based on relatedness
                 ; (Attachment); Notice. (es) [Entry date 09/03/99]
                 [1:99cv5229]

8/31/99 --      SCHEDULE set on 8/31/99 by Hon. Robert W. Gettleman :
                 Quarterly reports are due by 11/30/99. Status hearing held
                 and continued to 8:30 12/6/99 . no notice (gs)
                 [Entry date 09/03/99] [1:99cv5229]

8/31/99 11      MINUTE ORDER of 8/31/99 by Hon. Robert W. Gettleman : This
                 Court's order of 8/17/99 is amended to read: The court will
                 grant the parties motion for entry of consent decree upon
                 submission of a revised draft that recites that the court
                 shall appoint the officers after consultation with the
                 parties, and that the officers may have ex parte
                 communications with the court. The court approves and
                 appoints Robert E. Block as Trustee and will name the
                 monitor and the Adjudications officer as soon as possible.
                 Telephoned notice (es) [Entry date 09/08/99]

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8/31/99 12      MINUTE ORDER of 8/31/99 by Hon. Robert W. Gettleman :
                 Consent Decree Entered. The court appoints Steven A. Miller
                 as monitor. The court appoints Seymour Simon as
                 Adjudications Officer. terminating case(Entered Consent
                 Decree) Mailed notice by judge's staff (es)
                 [Entry date 09/08/99] [1:99cv5229]

9/2/99   10      MINUTE ORDER of 9/2/99 by Hon. Ronald A. Guzman :
                 Defendant's motion for reassignment based on relatedness of
                 case no. 99C5236 to this Court's calendar is granted [9-1].
                 No notice (es) [Entry date 09/03/99] [1:99cv5229]

9/7/99 13 DESIGNATION OF ATTORNEY Craig Oswald as US Attorney. (es)
[Entry date 09/08/99] [1:99cv5229]

10/6/99 14      APPLICATION for leave to appear pro hac vice by Dwight P.
                 Bostwick for plaintiff Laborers' International Union; Order
                 entered granting leave by Hon. Robert W. Gettleman (bc)
                 [Entry date 10/08/99] [1:99cv5229]

10/26/99 15      ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff Laborers Intl Un NA by
                 Dwight P. Bostwick,Robert Eliot Shapiro and David Gordon (ls)
                 [Entry date 10/27/99] [1:99cv5229]

12/6/99 16      MINUTE ORDER of 12/6/99 by Hon. Robert W. Gettleman :
                 Status hearing held & continued to 8:30 a.m. on 2/22/00 .
                 Accordingly, the Trustee shall issue the Election Rules &
                 Procedures by 12/16/99. All petitions for review of any
                 decision by the Monitor to disqualify a candidate for CLDC
                 election may be filed only by the disqualified candidate and
                 are due 7 days after the date of disqualification. A
                 quarterly report is due by 2/16/00. (Entered Agreed Order).
                 No notice (ls) [Entry date 12/13/99]
                 [Edit date 12/13/99] [1:99cv5229]

12/17/99 17      RULES and procedures by defendant for the 2000 election of
                 officers for the Construction and General Laborers'
                 District Council of Chicago and Vicinity (Attachments);
                 Notice (tw) [Entry date 12/20/99] [1:99cv5229]

1/7/00   18      MOTION by plaintiff Laborers Intl Un NA for reassignment
                 based on relatedness (Attachments); Notice (tw)
                 [Entry date 01/13/00] [1:99cv5229]

1/12/00 19      MINUTE ORDER of 1/12/00 by Hon. Robert W. Gettleman :
                 Answer brief to plaintiff's motion for reassignment based
                 on relatedness [18-1] due 1/21/00. Reply to answer brief
                 due 1/28/00. No notice (tw) [Entry date 01/13/00]
                 [1:99cv5229]

1/21/00 20      RESPONSE by John A Matassa Jr to plaintiff's motion for
                 reassignment based on relatedness [18-1] with objection
                 (Attachments); Notice (ip) [Entry date 01/24/00]
                 [1:99cv5229]

1/21/00 20      OBJECTIONS by John A Matassa Jr to plaintiff's motion for
                 reassignment based on relatedness [18-1] with response
                 (Attachments); Notice (ip) [Entry date 01/24/00]
                 [1:99cv5229]

1/31/00 21      AMENDED NOTICE by plaintiff of filing regarding reply brief
                 in support of their motion to reassignment based on
                 relatedness. (dk) [Entry date 02/01/00] [1:99cv5229]

2/16/00 22 SECOND quaterly report to the Court by Steven Miller (ar)
[Entry date 02/18/00] [1:99cv5229]

2/22/00 23      QUARTERLY report of adjudications officer by Seymour Simon,
                 Court Appointed Adjudications Officer (hp)
                 [Entry date 02/23/00] [1:99cv5229]

2/22/00 --      SCHEDULE set on 2/22/00 by Hon. Robert W. Gettleman :
                 Status hearing held and continued to 9:00 3/7/00. Status
                 hearing also set for 5/24/00, at 9:00 a.m. open court
                 notice (gs) [Entry date 02/23/00] [1:99cv5229]

2/25/00 24      MOTION by John A Matassa Jr. plaintiff in related case 99 C
                 8158 to clarify ; Notices. (vj) [Entry date 03/06/00]
                 [1:99cv5229]

3/1/00   25      MINUTE ORDER of 3/1/00 by Hon. Robert W. Gettleman: Motion
                 of John J. Matassa, plaintiff in related case 99 C 8158,
                 for clarification is granted. Status hearing date of
                 3/7/00 is stricken. Mailed notice (vj) [Entry date 03/06/00]
                 [1:99cv5229]

4/3/00   26      NOTICE by Laborers Intl Un NA of change of address of
                 Robert D. Luskin. (tlm) [Entry date 04/05/00]
                 [1:99cv5229]

5/12/00 27      MOTION by movant Joseph Lombardo Jr to quash subpoena
                 (Attachment); Notice. (tlm) [Entry date 05/17/00]
                 [1:99cv5229]

5/15/00 29 MONITOR'S THIRD QUARTERLY REPORT to the Court. (tlm)
[Entry date 05/19/00] [1:99cv5229]

5/15/00 30 RESPONSE by Steven A. Miller to emergency motion to quash
subpoena. [27-1] (tlm) [Entry date 05/19/00]

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5/16/00 28      MINUTE ORDER of 5/16/00 by Hon. Robert W. Gettleman :
                 Emergency motion to quash subpoena [27-1] served upon
                 Joseph Lombardo is entered and continued to 9:30 a.m. on
                 6/21/00. No notice (tlm) [Entry date 05/17/00]

[1:99cv5229]

5/24/00 --      SCHEDULE set on 5/24/00 by Hon. Robert W. Gettleman :
                 Status hearing held and continued to 9:00 8/17/00 . open
                 court notice (gs) [Entry date 05/24/00] [1:99cv5229]

6/20/00 32      SUBMISSIONS by movant Joseph Lombardo Jr in support of
                 emergency motion to quash subpoena; Notice. (tlm)
                 [Entry date 06/23/00] [1:99cv5229]

6/21/00 31      MINUTE ORDER of 6/21/00 by Hon. Robert W. Gettleman :
                 Response to motion of Joseph Lombardo to quash subpoena is
                 due by 06/30/00. [27-1] Reply is due 7/10/00. No notice (tlm)
                 [Entry date 06/22/00] [1:99cv5229]

6/30/00 33      RESPONSE by monitor Steven A Miller in support of emergency
                 motion to quash subpoena [27-1]. (mf) [Entry date 07/05/00]
                 [1:99cv5229]

7/7/00   34      REPLY by Joseph Lombardo Jr to the monitor's response to
                 submissions in support of emergency motion to quash subpoena
                 ; Notice. [27-1]. (tlm) [Entry date 07/12/00]

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8/14/00 36 FOURTH QUARTERLY REPORT to the Court by Steven A Miller;
Notice. (tlm) [Entry date 08/22/00] [1:99cv5229]

8/15/00 37      ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of receipt of short record on appeal USCA
                 00-3031 (Attachment). (tlm) [Entry date 08/22/00]
                 [1:99cv5229]

8/17/00 35      MINUTE ORDER of 8/17/00 by Hon. Robert W. Gettleman :
                 Written in camera submissions are due by 09/07/00. Report
                 to the court is due by 11/16/00. Status hearing set to
                 11:00 a.m. 09/12/00. Status hearing is set for 2:00
                 9/18/00 . Status hearing is set for 9:30 11/21/00. No
                 notice (tlm) [Entry date 08/18/00] [1:99cv5229]

8/22/00 38      MINUTE ORDER of 8/22/00 by Hon. Robert W. Gettleman :
                 Motion for reassignment based on relatedness Document
                 [18-1] is deemed moot. No notice (tlm) [Entry date 08/23/00]
                 [1:99cv5229]

9/8/00   39      MINUTE ORDER of 9/8/00 by Hon. Robert W. Gettleman :
                 Joseph Lombardo, Jr.'s Emergency Motion to Quash Subpoena
                 is denied [27-1]. The 09/12/00 and 09/18/00 hearing dates
                 are canceled. (see reverse of minute order.) Mailed
                 notice by judge's staff (tlm) [Entry date 09/11/00]
                 [1:99cv5229]

9/27/00 40      RESPONSE by Monitor Steven A Miller to Donato's reply in
                 support of his motion to dismiss charges; Notice. (tlm)
                 [Entry date 10/02/00] [1:99cv5229]

Case Flags:
TERMED
BROWN

END OF DOCKET: 1:99cv5229 as of 06/02/05