Judge Denies Old Dominion's Stay Request, Sets Answer Deadline in BIPA Case
U.S. District Judge for Northern Illinois Jorge Alonso denied Old Dominion Freight Lines’ May 26 motion to stay proceedings (see 2306010070) in a Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) suit, said a minute order Friday in U.S. District Court for Northern…
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Illinois in Chicago. The transportation company requested a stay pending the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision on the petition for rehearing filed in Cothron v. White Castle System. Alonso ordered Old Dominion to answer or otherwise plead by June 16. If a motion to dismiss is filed, plaintiff John Kararo’s response is due by July 17, and the defendant’s reply is due July 30, he said. Kararo alleged Old Dominion's time clock system used, collected, stored and “otherwise obtained” Kararo’s unique biometric identifiers without prior consent, in violation of Illinois’ BIPA law.