1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. ALLEN v. SCHNUCK MARKETS, INC.
 

ALLEN v. SCHNUCK MARKETS, INC.

Case No. 15-cv-0061-MJR-DGW.

CLYDE ALLEN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. SCHNUCK MARKETS, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Illinois.

August 27, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde Allen, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Jim Alter, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Jessie Anderson, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Dewayne Ashley, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Sandra Atherton Combs, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Jeanie Bach, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Joyce Barnes, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Debra Barrow, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Leander Beatty, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Carole Bellman, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Nora Benack, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Michael Benskin, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Penny Bickford, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Melinda Blackmon, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Raymond Blase, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Joetta Boyd, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Cecelia Braden, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Rosie Bridges, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Kari Brittain, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Sharon Brooks, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Bobbie Brown, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Barquael ` Brown, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Gloria Brown, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Lillian Brown, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Eileen Buhlinger, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Brian Burmingham, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Patricia Burress, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Louis Caimi, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Sherida Carter, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Michael Constellano, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Carole Chalkus, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Eric Choate, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

June Clay, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

James Cochran, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Tasha Collins, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Noah Cox, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Tonya Crawford, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Amato Crispino, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Joy Curry, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Bruce Deady, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Teresa Dennison, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Dan Deters, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Marian Devlin, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Ricky Dixon, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Lydia Douglas, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Maxie Dozier, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Juanita Duncan, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Lorna Edwards, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Richard Engelhardt, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Rodney Farwell, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Brandy Fletcher, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Gyendolyn Ford, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Tamala Ford, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

TIfani Foster, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Arthur Frost, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Mary Fuller, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Gary Fults, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Michael Gavin, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Paula Gianella, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Marian Gluckhertz, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Jayne Graves, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Reva Gray, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

James Guy, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Roberta Hafner, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

James Hagedorn, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Velma Haley, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Betsy Hall, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Charlene Hall, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Dane Hansen, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Susan Galfano, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Shannon Harding, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Lindsay Hardy, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Kenneth Harris, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Dorothy Hayseltt, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Charles Heard, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Audie Helton, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Loraine Henderson, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Shirley Herbert, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

David Hildestad, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Ray Hill, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Pauline Hill, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Rachel Hinton, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Betty Hobbs, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Mary Hof, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Clara Horton, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Kathy Howard, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Michael Hunt, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Jennifer Jackson, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Sandra Jackson, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Ezell James, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Stella Jenkins, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Barbara Jernigan, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

John Johnson, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Chris Johnson, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Michael Johnson, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Beatrice Jones, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Gary Jones, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Maurice Jones, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Thomas Jones, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Pauline Kaesberg, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Greg Kelly, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Herman King, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Fred Kininson, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Steven Kueker, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Diana Kuhar, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

William Lambert, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Linda Lapekas, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Ina Latchison, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Mary Lee, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Rose Lewis-Taylor, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Ella Lingard, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Samuel Lovell, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Linda Macy, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

James Madison, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Peggy Malone, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Katrina Maltzman, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Dorothy Mann, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Barbara Martin, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Catherine Maupin, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Margaret Maxwell, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Ruby McDonald, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Donna McEltrath, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Reed McClean, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Cheryl McLimans, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

William Meriweather, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Carla Miget, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Beverly Mikel, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Carl Miller, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Randy Miller, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Emily Mitchell, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Carol Montague, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Wayne Morgan, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

George Murry, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Lindsay Nalley, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Renee Nelson, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Deborah Nicolai, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Robert Nixon, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Patricia Nolan, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Kevin Ogden, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Anita Ohren, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Linda Oliver, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Eileen O'Sullivan, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Floyd Parks, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Steven Payne, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Cathy Pearce, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Norma Peebles, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Betty Phillips, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Vicki Pierce, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Angela Pirck, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Rick Plouffe, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

William Polonius, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Doris Pugh, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Kenneth Quillman, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Beat Raess, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Erwin Ramelow, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Malcolm Reed, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Karen Reed, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Jill Reeves, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Barbara Riley-Catlett, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Catherine Roach, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Jay Roever, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Charles Rogers, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Irvin Roselman, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Stephen Roth, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Kathy Rush, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Ruby Rusk, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Angela Russell, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Mona Sanders, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Jerry Schaedig, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Edwin Schoenbeck, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Linda Schomber, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Beverly Schulze, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Pat Schwartz, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Lee Seals, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Joyce Sherman, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Michael Shine, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Rayburn Silver, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Blossom Singer, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Celia Spicer, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Theresa Standing, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Michele Stone, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Gregory Sureck, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Carol Tassone, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Michael Tempel, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Bobbie Terry, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Eugene Thomas, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Sandra Travis, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Rosario Turallo, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Jill Underwood, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Charlotte Verga, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Verne Vollrath, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Mike Wainz, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Thomas Walker, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Mertice Waters, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Andrew Weatherholt, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Matthew Weber, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Barbara Welte, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

James Wesley, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Charles White, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

James White, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Belinda Wilson, Plaintiff, represented by Belinda Wilson .

Regina Wilson, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Diana Wirth, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Barbara Wittmer, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Kelly Wright, Plaintiff, represented by John J. Driscoll , Driscoll Firm, P.C. & Christopher J. Quinn , Driscoll Firm, P.C..

Schnuck Markets, Inc., a foreign corporation, Defendant, represented by Russell K. Scott , Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale PC - Swansea, Casie D Collignon , Baker & Hostetler, LLP & Paul Karlsgodt , Baker & Hostetler.

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

This case stems from a cyber-attack on the credit and debit card systems at Defendant Schnuck Markets ("Schnucks"), a regional grocery chain headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The (over 200) Plaintiffs are Schnucks customers whose personal and financial information has been exposed due to the cyber-attack. The case, which was removed pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act ("CAFA," 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)), comes before the Court on two motions: Schnucks' Motion to Dismiss, and Schnucks' Motion to Transfer. For the reasons articulated below, both motions are DENIED.

BACKGROUND

According to the Complaint, hackers gained access to Schnucks' credit/debit card processing systems in December 2012. The hackers managed to obtain personally identifying information ("PII") and confidential financial data ("CFD"). By mid-March 2013, Schnucks received reports from banks that customers who had used their plastic cards at Schnucks stores had incurred fraudulent charges; Schnucks own processing bank notified Schnucks that the hack had resulted in fraudulent charges to numerous customer cards. Schnucks continued to accept plastic cards, and did not warn its customers of the risks of unauthorized PII/CFD disclosure until March 30, 2013.

Plaintiffs blame Schnucks for the data breach and delayed response, and sued in state court on several theories of relief, including negligence, negligence per se, breach of implied contract, violation of merchandising statutes, and violation of Illinois' Personal Information Protection Act, 815 ILCS 530/1. As pertinent here, the Complaint contains one identical descriptive paragraph (except for differing names and states of residence) for each Plaintiff, for example:

Plaintiff Clyde Allen is a resident of Illinois. Plaintiff swiped his plastic card at one of defendant's grocery stores between December 9, 2012, and March 30, 2013. As a result, plaintiff's PII/CFD was disclosed to third parties and plaintiff suffered losses and damages as described herein.

(Doc. 2-1, 9). Those losses and damages are described in Paragraph 233 of the Complaint, which outlines the harms suffered by Plaintiffs:

As a direct and proximate result of defendant's acts and omissions as described herein, plaintiffs have suffered and will continue to suffer substantial and ascertainable injuries and damages including, inter alia, financial losses caused by fraudulent charges to their compromised debit and credit cards; credit and debit card issuing bank charges and fees; embarrassment and reputational damage resulting from declined plastic card transactions; damage to their personal credit; opportunity cost and other damages resulting from their inability to access funds due to cancelled or declined plastic cards; money and the value of time lost mitigating their increased risk of identity theft and fraud, replacing compromised cards, and reconfiguring automatic payment programs associated with replaced cards; invasion of their privacy; diminished value of their PII/CFD; increased risk of suffering such damages for the foreseeable future; and the mental and emotional anguish associated with all of the foregoing.

(Doc. 2-1, 51).

Schnucks removed the case in early 2015, and moved to both dismiss and transfer the case. Dismissal is warranted, Schnucks says, because the Complaint lacks the specificity necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Schnucks further argues that transfer to the Eastern District of Missouri (just across the Mississippi River from this courthouse—approximately three miles away) is warranted for the convenience of the parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice. Both motions have drawn a response, and are ripe for ruling.

MOTION TO DISMISS

A complaint must contain a "short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief." Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2). Schnucks challenges the sufficiency of Plaintiffs' complaint via Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)6), which governs motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim. It is undisputed that each of Plaintiffs' theories requires pleading and ultimately proving actual injury and/or damages. Schnucks' motion broadly challenges whether the Complaint, in which over 200 Plaintiffs adopt one paragraph describing the economic consequences of Schnucks alleged behavior, properly pleads the injury/damages prong for each of its theories.

In 2007 and 2009, respectively, the United States Supreme Court handed down two decisions delineating the district court's proper role on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion: Bell Atlantic v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007), and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 663-664 (2009). In deciding a 12(b)(6) motion, a court's task is to determine whether the complaint includes "enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face." Khorrami v. Rolince, 539 F.3d 782, 788 (7th Cir. 2008) (quoting Twombly, 550 U.S. at 570). Accord Burke v. 401 N. Wabash Venture, LLC, 714 F.3d 501, 504 (7th Cir. 2013). A complaint need not contain detailed factual allegations, Scott v. Chuhak & Tecson, P.C., 725 F.3d 772, 782 (7th Cir. 2013), but it must "go beyond mere labels and conclusions" and contain "enough to raise a right to relief above the speculative level," G&S Holdings, LLC v. Cont'l Cas. Co., 697 F.3d 534, 537-38 (7th Cir. 2012).

The Seventh Circuit has explained that Iqbal "clarified two working principles underlying Twombly:

First, although the complaint's factual allegations are accepted as true at the pleading stage, allegations in the form of legal conclusions are insufficient to survive a Rule 12(b)(6) motion. Accordingly, "[t]hreadbare recitals of the elements of the cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements, do not suffice." Second, the plausibility standard calls for a "context-specific" inquiry that requires the court "to draw on its judicial experience and common sense."

McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 694 F.3d 873, 885 (7th Cir. 2012). Courts must still, of course, construe "the complaint in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, accepting as true all well-pleaded facts alleged, and drawing all possible inferences in plaintiff's favor. Foxxxy Ladyz Adult World, Inc. v. Vill. of Dix, Ill., 779 F.3d 706, 711 (7th Cir. 2015).

Here, Plaintiffs' complaint makes it over the plausibility threshold. Despite Schnucks' exhortation that Plaintiffs have not properly alleged damages, the pleadings contain more than an unsupported, conclusory allegations to that effect. Each Plaintiff adopts Paragraph 233 of the Complaint, which states in pertinent part that Plaintiffs have suffered and will continue to suffer financial losses caused by fraudulent charges to their compromised cards and bank fees associated with the data breach (Doc. 2-1, 51). While there is some authority for dismissing a case where only future damages are alleged, see Pisciotta v. Old National Bancorp, 499 F.3d 629, 639-40 (7th Cir. 2007), or where a plaintiff does not offer supporting allegations to bolster a claim asserting reputational harm, emotional harm, and humiliation, see Lewis v. Weiss, 631 F.Supp.2d 1063, 1066 (N.D. Ill. 2009), those cases are distinguishable. In addition to any non-economic harm, here Plaintiffs clearlyg allege they have already suffered economic harm due to the Schnucks data breach. It far from "impossible to discern," as Schnucks argues, that each Plaintiff has alleged—above the speculative level—compensable damages via Paragraph 233 of the Complaint. As it pertains to the instant motion, which targets only the sufficiency of the Complaint vis-à-vis the damages prong of each claim, that is all the Federal Rules require.

Should discovery not generate sufficient evidence to support Plaintiffs' case, Schnucks may move for summary judgment at a later date. But Rule 12(b)(6) addresses only the content of complaints, not the sufficiency of the evidence. Carlson v. CSX Transp., Inc., 758 F.3d 819, 827 (7th Cir. 2014). As a sister district concluded in a similar data-breach case, at the motion to dismiss stage the retail chain Defendant is not entitled to "a more detailed explanation of what damages were caused by the delayed breach notification," only to a "short and plain statement" that plausibly alleges Plaintiffs suffered damage. In re Target Corp. Data Sec. Breach Litigation, 66 F.Supp.3d 1154, 1171 (D. Minn. 2014). Schnucks' Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 19) is DENIED.

MOTION TO TRANSFER

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), Schnucks asks that the case be transferred to its "home" district, the Eastern District of Missouri.

Congress enacted the change-of-venue statute, codified at 28 U.S.C. § 1404, to allow a district court to transfer an action filed in a proper (though not necessarily convenient) venue to a more convenient venue. Research Automation, Inc. v. Schrader-Bridgeport Intern., Inc., 626 F.3d 973, 977 (7th Cir. 2010). "For the convenience of the parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought." 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a).

Because "what is convenient for one litigant may not be convenient for the other," motions under § 1404(a) should be adjudicated on a case-by-case basis. Stewart Org., Inc. v. Ricoh Corp., 487 U.S. 22, 29 (1988). A district judge's discretion under § 1404(a) is considerable, see Research Automation, Inc., 626 F.3d at 977-78, and is undertaken by looking beyond a narrow or rigid set of factors, id. at 978. Considerations in evaluating convenience include the availability of and access to witnesses, each party's access to and distance from resources in each forum, the location of material events and the relative ease of access to proof. Id. When the inconvenience of alternative venues is comparable there is no basis for a venue change: "the tie is awarded to the plaintiff." In re: Nat'l Presto Indus., Inc., 347 F.3d 662, 665 (7th Cir. 2003). The plaintiff's choice of forum should rarely be disturbed "unless the balance" in the convenience analysis "is strongly in favor of the defendant." Id. at 664.1

Schnucks raises several points in support of a transfer, but none of them establish that the Eastern District of Missouri—the courthouse there is easily visible from the undersigned's office—is anything more than marginally more convenient for them than proceeding in this District. Access to resources and sources of proof is effectively the same in each forum.2 In that respect, Schnucks' argument is somewhat misplaced. Certainly Schnucks does not mean to suggest that factfinding needs to happen at each store—admittedly more in Missouri than in other states—since the hack that exposed customer data targeted centralized records.

That leaves only the geographical proximity of the E.D. Missouri courthouse (in downtown St. Louis) to Missouri resident witnesses heading to court. Crossing the Mississippi River and coming to this courthouse would take approximately four minutes longer for that hypothetical witness, who will perhaps make the time up by parking instead in East St. Louis, where parking spots are not at a premium. The convenience of the two alternative venues is comparable.

A tie, as Judge Posner has said, goes to Plaintiff. In re: Nat'l Presto, 347 F.3d at 665. Schnucks' Motion to Transfer (Doc. 5) is DENIED.

CONCLUSION

For the reasons explained above, Schnucks' Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 19) and Schnucks' Motion to Transfer (Doc. 5) are respectively DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

FootNotes


1. The "interest of justice" is a separate element related to the efficient administration of the court system that need not be analyzed here. Research Automation, 626 F.3d at 978. Because the balance of convenience is (at best) a close call, "merely shifting inconvenience from one party to another is not a sufficient basis for transfer." Id. Even if the undersigned were inclined to examine the interest of justice element, the recent dismissal of all Schnucks data-breach actions in E.D. Missouri negates any potential efficiency gains. See In re: Schnuck Markets, Inc. Consumer Data Security Breach Litigation, No. 13-md-2470-JAR (E.D. Mo., June 19, 2015) (Dkt. No. 51) (dismissing three related cases); Castellano et al. v. Schnuck Markets, Inc., No. 13-cv-1201-JAR (E.D. Mo., June 19, 2015) (Dkt. No. 12) (dismissing case).
2. See In re: Hudson, 710 F.3d 716, 719 (7th Cir. 2013): "In our age of advanced electronic communication, including high-quality videoconferencing, change of venue motivated by concerns with travel inconvenience should be fewer than in the past. Today documents can be scanned and transmitted by email; witnesses can be deposed, examined, and cross-examined remotely and their videotaped testimony shown at trial."

Comment

1000 Characters Remaining

Leagle.com reserves the right to edit or remove comments but is under no obligation to do so, or to explain individual moderation decisions.

User Comments

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases