Gruse v. Accuweather, Inc. et al

Filing 48

ENTER MEMORANDUM Order Signed by the Honorable Milton I. Shadur on 5/29/2013. Mailed notice by judge's staff. (srb,)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION

ANDREW M. GRUSE,
Plaintiff,
v.
ACCUWEATHER, INC. and
VIBES MEDIA, LLC,
Defendants.

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Case No. 13 C 1267

MEMORANDUM ORDER
Counsel for plaintiff Andrew Gruse ("Gruse") has filed a memorandum in response to this
Court's May 20, 2013 memorandum order that raised a question as to the propriety of venue in
this judicial district. That response makes it clear that although the issue is scarcely free from
doubt, its resolution necessarily requires discovery as to the precise relationship between
AccuWeather, Inc. and Vibes Media, LLC and as to the means by which AccuWeather's text
messages are communicated to its subscribers. Accordingly, no action will now be taken on the
issue of venue, but the parties will be expected to focus on that subject in the course of their early
discovery efforts.

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Milton I. Shadur
Senior United States District Judge
Date: May 29, 2013