Rogers et al v. Ford Motor Company

Filing 350

MOTION by Defendant Ford Motor Company for judgment as a Matter of Law (Villanueva, Jocelyn)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
DAVID ROGERS, ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY,
Defendant.

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Case No. 2012 CV 07220
Judge Edmond E. Chang
Magistrate Weisman

DEFENDANT FORD MOTOR COMPANY’S
MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW
Defendant Ford Motor Company moves for judgment as a matter of law under Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 50(a) on all of Plaintiff David Rogers’ remaining claims. The reasons
for this Motion are set forth in detail in the accompanying Memorandum of Law.
This Motion is timely because it is filed by noon on January 21, 2020, the deadline
agreed to by the parties and ordered by the Court. See 1/16 PM 2 Tr., at 18, 23.

Dated: January 20, 2020
Respectfully submitted,
BERKOWITZ OLIVER LLP
By: /s/ Blaine H. Evanson

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Kathleen M. Nemecheck
ARDC #50139
Jocelyn A. Villaneuva Admitted Pro Hac Vice
2600 Grand Boulevard, Suite 1200
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail:
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Mark H. Boyle
ARDC #6200934
Karen Kies DeGrand
ARDC #6191140
Curtiss Schreiber
Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC
140 South Dearborn Street, Suite 800
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail:
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Blaine H. Evanson
Admitted Pro Hac Vice
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
3161 Michelson Drive
Irvine, California 92612
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail:
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant Ford Motor Company

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on January 20, 2020 the foregoing was filed with the Court using the
ECF system, which provided electronic service to the following:
David Porter
Law Office of David Porter
33 N. LaSalle Street
Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60602
Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Karen J. Doran
Karen J. Doran, Attorney at Law, LLC
2100 Manchester Road, Suite 1620
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Attorney for Plaintiff David Rogers

/s/ Blaine H. Evanson
Attorney for Defendant Ford Motor Company

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