Thomas v. I.C. Sys., Inc.

Full title: JIMMIE THOMAS, Plaintiff, v. I.C. SYSTEM, INC., Defendant.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION

Date published: Jan 27, 2017

Case No. 16 C 10152 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 27, 2017)

Opinion

Case No. 16 C 10152

01-27-2017

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

Milton I. Shadur Senior United States District Judge

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.

/s/_________

Milton I. Shadur

Senior United States District Judge Date: January 27, 2017