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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS 

CHRISTINE V. DOWDING, on behalf of Case No. 20-CV-4118 

Plaintiff and a Class, 

 Plaintiff, Hon. Virginia M. Kendall 

 v. 

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY, 

 Defendant. 

DEFENDANT NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY’S 

MOTION TO STRIKE PLAINTIFF’S CLASS ACTION ALLEGATIONS 

Defendant Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (“Nationwide”) hereby moves for an 

order from the Court to strike Plaintiff Christine V. Dowding’s (“Plaintiff”) class allegations from 

the Complaint (“Complaint”), pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(f), 23(c)(1)(A), and 

23(d)(1)(D), on the grounds that Plaintiff cannot satisfy the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 23 with respect to the alleged class. This Motion is based upon the accompanying 

Memorandum in Support, the pleadings and the records on file herein, and on any oral argument or 

evidence that may be presented at a hearing on this Motion. 

Dated: July 20, 2020 Respectfully Submitted, 

s/ Jonathan M. Cyrluk 

Jonathan M. Cyrluk (ARDC #6210250) 

Steven C. Moeller (ARDC #6290263) 

Carpenter Lipps & Leland LLP 

180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2105 

Chicago, IL 60601 

Direct: (312) 777-4820 

Fax: (312) 777-4839 

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cyrluk@carpenterlipps.com 

moeller@carpenterlipps.com 

Michael H. Carpenter (pro hac vice forthcoming) 

Carpenter Lipps & Leland LLP 

280 Plaza, Suite 1300 

280 North High Street 

Columbus, Ohio 43215 

Tel: (614) 365-4100 

Fax: (614) 365-9145 

carpenter@carpenterlipps.com 

Aneca E. Lasley (pro hac vice forthcoming) 

SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP 

2000 Huntington Center 

41 South High Street 

Columbus, OH 43215 

(614) 365-2700 (Phone) 

(614) 365-2499 (Fax) 

Aneca.Lasley@squirepb.com 

Petrina A. McDaniel (pro hac vice forthcoming) 

SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP 

1230 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1700 

Atlanta, Georgia 30309 

Phone: 678-272-3207 

Petrina.McDaniel@squirepb.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Nationwide Mutual 

Insurance Company 

 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on this 20th day of July, 2020, a true and correct copy of the foregoing 

was filed with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will automatically send e-mail 

notification of such filing to: 

Daniel A. Edelman 

Cathleen M. Combs 

Tara L. Goodwin 

Dulijaza (Julie) Clark 

Bryan G. Lesser 

EDELMAN, COMBS, LATTURNER 

& GOODWIN, LLC 

20 South Clark Street, Suite 1500 

Chicago, IL 60603 

(312) 739-4200 

Fax: (312) 419-0379 

courtecl@cdcombs.com 

Patrick Wartan 

TAFT, STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER, LLP 

111 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 2800 

Chicago, IL 60601 

(312) 527-4000 

Fax: (312) 966-8589 

pwartan@taftlaw.com 

(e-mailed directly) 

William C. Wagner 

TAFT, STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER, LLP 

One Indiana Square, Suite 3500 

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 

(317) 713-3500 

Fax: (317) 715-4537 

wwagner@taftlaw.com 

(e-mailed directly) 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Christine V. Dowding 

s/ Jonathan M. Cyrluk 

Jonathan M. Cyrluk 

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Attorney for Defendant Nationwide Mutual 

Insurance Company 

 

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