UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS 

EASTERN DIVISION 

 JOINT STATUS REPORT

Plaintiffs Derek Scott Williams, PLLC and Derek Scott Williams Real Estate, LLC and 

Defendant The Cincinnati Insurance Company, pursuant to the Court’s Order of February 28, 

2021 (Dkt. #72), hereby submit this Joint Status Report containing a proposed discovery plan 

and pretrial litigation schedule. 

In accordance with the Court’s Order, the parties met and conferred about pretrial 

scheduling on March 4, 2021 and have agreed to the following proposed discovery and pretrial 

schedule.

Event Proposed Deadline

Fact Discovery Opens March 5, 2021

Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel Submission March 19, 2021

Defendants’ Answer to Remaining Claims March 22, 2021

Deadline to Amend Pleadings or Join Additional Parties June 30, 2021

DEREK SCOTT WILLIAMS PLLC and 

DEREK SCOTT WILLIAMS REAL ESTATE 

LLC, on behalf 

of themselves and all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE 

COMPANY, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 20 C 2806

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Plaintiffs’ Rule 26(a)(2) class certification disclosures August 6, 2021

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification August 6, 2021

Defendants’ Rule 26(a)(2) class certification disclosures September 20, 2021

Defendants’ Opposition to Class Certification October 25, 2021

Plaintiffs’ Reply In Support of Class Certification December 21, 2021

The parties propose conferring and submitting to the Court a proposal regarding 

subsequent deadlines promptly after the Court rules on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification.

Dated: March 4, 2021

Respectfully submitted, 

 By: /s/ Michael D. Monico 

 Michael Monico

 Barry A. Spevack 

 MONICO & SPEVACK 

 55 West Jackson Blvd 

 Suite 1315 

 Chicago, IL 60604 

 312-782-8500 

 mm@monicolaw.com

 bspevack@monicolaw.com 

 Local Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class 

 

 Linda P. Nussbaum 

 Bart D. Cohen 

 Christopher B. Sanchez

 NUSSBAUM LAW GROUP, P.C. 

1211 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor 

New York, NY 10036 

(917) 438-9189 

lnussbaum@nussbaumpc.com 

bcohen@nussbaumpc.com 

 csanchez@nussbaumpc.com 

 

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James E. Cecchi 

CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI,

OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C.

5 Becker Farm Road

Roseland, NJ 07068

(973) 994-1700

jcecchi@carellabyrne.com

 Michael E. Criden 

Lindsey C. Grossman

CRIDEN & LOVE, P.A. 

7301 S.W. 57th Court, Suite 515 

South Miami, FL 33143 

(305) 357-9000 

mcriden@cridenlove.com 

lgrossman@cridenlove.com 

 Jason S. Mazer

 CIMO MAZER MARK PLLC

 100 SE Second Street, Suite 3650

 Miami, FL 33131

 (305) 374-6481

 jmazer@cmmlawgroup.com

 

 Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class

 

By: /s/ Brian M. Reid 

Brian M. Reid (#6216739)

Michael P. Baniak (#6299036)

LITCHFIELD CAVO LLP

303 West Madison Street, Suite 300

Chicago, Illinois 60606

(312) 781-6617 (Reid)

(312) 781-6596 (Baniak)

(312) 781-6630 Facsimile 

reid@litchfieldcavo.com

baniak@litchfieldcavo.com

Attorneys for Cincinnati Insurance Company

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AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE

Barry A. Spevack, an attorney, states that all parties were served on March 4, 2021

through the Court’s ECF Filing System.

/s/ Barry A. Spevack

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