Thomas v. I.C. System, Inc.

Filing 16

MEMORANDUM Order: This Court's brief December 27, 2016 memorandum order addressed the First Affirmative Defense ("AD 1") that had been raised by I.C. System, Inc. ("I.C. System") to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act brou ght against in by plaintiff Jimmie Thomas. That memorandum order concluded by anticipating "the swift filing" of a motion by I.C. System to pursue this action via arbitration rather than turning to the federal court in the first instance. B ecause silence has descended since the issuance of the memorandum order, AD 1 is stricken, any resort to an arbitration remedy by I.C. System is forfeited and this action will proceed as a litigated matter in the first instance. Further proceedings in the case will be discussed during the previously scheduled February 9 status hearing. Signed by the Honorable Milton I. Shadur on 1/27/2017:Mailed notice(clw, )

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

JIMMIE THOMAS,
Plaintiff,
v.
I.C. SYSTEM, INC.,
Defendant.

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Case No. 16 C 10152

MEMORANDUM ORDER
This Court's brief December 27, 2016 memorandum order addressed the First
Affirmative Defense ("AD 1") that had been raised by I.C. System, Inc. ("I.C. System") to the
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act brought against in by plaintiff Jimmie Thomas. That
memorandum order concluded by anticipating "the swift filing" of a motion by I.C. System to
pursue this action via arbitration rather than turning to the federal court in the first instance.
Because silence has descended since the issuance of the memorandum order, AD 1 is
stricken, any resort to an arbitration remedy by I.C. System is forfeited and this action will
proceed as a litigated matter in the first instance. Further proceedings in the case will be
discussed during the previously scheduled February 9 status hearing.

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Milton I. Shadur
Senior United States District Judge
Date: January 27, 2017