LHF Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-31

Filing 13

MEMORANDUM Order: This Court orders LHF's counsel to file a response to Gutierrez' motion to quash on or before October 10, 2016. This Court will then be in a better position to determine what further action is called for on the matter. Signed by the Honorable Milton I. Shadur on 9/23/2016:Mailed notice(clw, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
LHF PRODUCTIONS, INC.,

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Plaintiff,
v.
DOES 1 - 31,
Defendants.

Case No. 16 C 6803

MEMORANDUM ORDER
Mary Gutierrez ("Gutierrez"), one of the originally targeted "Doe" defendants in this
Bit-Torrent-based action by LHF Productions, Inc. ("LHF"), has filed a self-prepared
one-sentence "Motion To Squash [sic]" reading:
I am filing this motion to squash the subpoena based on lack of personal service.
Because Gutierrez is obviously a nonlawyer, she is quite understandably unaware of this District
Court's requirement that any motion must be noticed up for presentment not more than 14 days
after its date of filing (LR 78.2), a time period that has ended today on her motion (which was
filed on September 12).
Because this action is not scheduled for a next status hearing until October 25, and
because Gutierrez' motion has identified the nature of her objection (albeit in skeletal form), this
Court orders LHF's counsel to file a response to Gutierrez' motion to quash on or before
October 10, 2016. This Court will then be in a better position to determine what further action is
called for on the matter.

Date: September 23, 2016

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Milton I. Shadur
Senior United States District Judge