Docket — Ajir AI LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (1:20-cv-04428)

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A CourtListener docket page, printed Dec. 16, 2025, for Ajir AI LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., No. 1:20-cv-04428, in the District Court, N.D. Illinois. It lists a class action complaint filed July 29, 2020, a case reassigned to Judge Joan B. Gottschall as related to Sha-Poppin Gourmet Popcorn, LLC v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., No. 20-CV-2523, and Chase's motion to stay and compel arbitration filed Oct 5, 2020. On Aug 10, 2021, the court entered a memorandum opinion and order granting that motion, stayed the case and ordered the parties to arbitrate. Later entries are joint status reports. An Aug 1, 2022 entry says the plaintiff had not made a formal arbitration demand and that settlement discussions were ongoing.

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Ajir AI LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

(1:20-cv-04428)

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District Court, N.D. Illinois

Dec. 16, 2025, 11:45 p.m.

Nancy L. Maldonado

Ajir AI LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 1:20-cv-04428, (N.D. Ill.)

July 29, 2020

Dec. 15, 2022

Dec. 22, 2022

28:1331 Federal Question

370 Other Fraud

Plaintiff

Federal Question

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Jul 10, 2020

Fifth Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on July 10, 2020. This Order does not extend or modify any deadlines set in civil cases. No motions may be noticed for in-person presentment; the presiding judge will notify parties of the need, if any, for a hearing by electronic means or in-court proceeding. See attached Order. Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 7/10/2020. Mailed notice. (bg, ) (Entered: 07/30/2020)

order

Jul 29, 2020

SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., (dxb, )

Jul 29, 2020

case assigned

Jul 29, 2020

summons issued

Jul 29, 2020

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Susan E. Cox. Case assignment: Random assignment. (daj, )

Jul 29, 2020

COMPLAINT Class Action filed by AJIRA AI LLC; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-17261352. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Khowaja, Kasif) (Entered: 07/29/2020)

complaint

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Aug 14, 2020

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. by Jonathan Hale Claydon (Claydon, Jonathan) (Entered: 08/14/2020)

attorney appearance

Aug 14, 2020

MOTION by Defendant JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for extension of time to file answer regarding complaint 1 - Agreed (Claydon, Jonathan) (Entered: 08/14/2020)

motion for extension of time to file answer

Aug 14, 2020

NOTICE of Motion by Jonathan Hale Claydon for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer 4 before Honorable Charles P. Kocoras on 8/18/2020 at 09:30 AM. (Claydon, Jonathan) (Entered: 08/14/2020)

notice of motion

Aug 17, 2020

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras: Agreed motion to extend JPMorgan Chase Bank, N/A.'s deadline to respond to complaint on or before 9/25/2020 4 is granted. Telephonic status hearing set for 9/29/2020 at 9:50 AM. For the telephonic status hearing, parties are to use the following call-in number: (888) 684 8852, conference code 8819984. Counsel of record will receive an email the morning of the telephonic hearing with instructions to join the call. Throughout the telephonic hearing, each speaker will be expected to identify themselves for the record before speaking. Please note that the conference call-in will be used by all cases that are on the court's calendar for the said date, therefore counsel must be in a quiet area while on the line and must have the telephone muted until your case is called. The public and media representatives may have access to the hearing via the same number. Audio recording of the hearing is not permitted; violations of this prohibition may result in sanctions. Participants are directed to keep their device muted when they are not speaking. Thank you for your cooperation. Mailed notice (vcf, ) (Entered: 08/17/2020)

order on motion for extension of time to answer

Sep 4, 2020

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: Case reassigned to the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall for all further proceedings. Honorable Charles P. Kocoras no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Executive Committee on 9/4/2020. (bg, ) (Entered: 09/04/2020)

assigning/reassigning Case

Sep 10, 2020

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: This case has been reassigned to Judge Gottschall's calendar as related to Sha-Poppin Gourmet Popcorn, LLC v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al. ("Sha-Poppin"), No. 20-CV-2523. All settings are stricken. On or before 9/17/2020, the parties are directed to file a short status report giving their views on modifying the schedule for responding to the complaint in this case to align with the schedule established in Sha-Poppin (see ECF No. 45). Counsel in all three related actions are encouraged to confer and agree on a single schedule for all three cases. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 09/10/2020)

terminate deadlines and hearings

Sep 17, 2020

STATUS Report - Joint Status Report and Request for Entry of an Order Setting Briefing Schedule by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Claydon, Jonathan) (Entered: 09/17/2020)

status report

Sep 21, 2020

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Enter order adopting the parties' agreed 9 briefing schedule. In accordance with the order, Chase's anticipated motion to compel arbitration is briefed as follows: motion due: 10/5/2020; response due: 11/2/2020; reply due: 11/23/2020. Chase's motion to compel arbitration shall be decided before any further response to the complaint, under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) or otherwise, is due. If the court denies Chase's motion to compel arbitration, Chase's response to the complaint shall be due on or before thirty (30) days after the court issues its ruling on the motion to compel arbitration. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 09/21/2020)

set motion and R&R deadlines/hearings

Sep 21, 2020

ORDER granting joint request for entry of order setting briefing schedule. Signed by the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 9/18/2020.Mailed notice(mjc, ) (Entered: 09/21/2020)

order

Oct 5, 2020

MOTION by Defendant JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to stay Further Proceedings and Compel Arbitration (Claydon, Jonathan) (Entered: 10/05/2020)

motion to stay

Oct 5, 2020

MEMORANDUM by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in support of motion to stay 12 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1-5)(Claydon, Jonathan) (Entered: 10/05/2020)

memorandum in support of motion

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Oct 9, 2020

MOTION by Defendant JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for leave to file Exhibits (Unopposed) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Claydon, Jonathan) (Entered: 10/09/2020)

motion for leave to file

Exhibit

Oct 13, 2020

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Defendant's unopposed motion (No. 14 ) for leave to file a corrected set of exhibits in support of its pending motion (No. 12 ) to stay and compel arbitration is granted. Defendant is directed to file its corrected exhibits as a separate entry on the docket. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 10/13/2020)

order on motion for leave to file

Oct 14, 2020

EXHIBIT by Defendant JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Corrected) regarding MOTION by Defendant JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to stay Further Proceedings and Compel Arbitration 12, order on motion for leave to file,, text entry, 15 (Claydon, Jonathan) (Entered: 10/14/2020)

exhibit

Nov 12, 2020

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. by Thomas Sotos (Sotos, Thomas) (Entered: 11/12/2020)

attorney appearance

Nov 23, 2020

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. by Paul Joseph Ferak (Ferak, Paul) (Entered: 11/23/2020)

attorney appearance

Nov 23, 2020

MOTION by Defendant JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for leave to file Instanter Oversized Consolidated Reply Brief in Support of Motions to Compel Abrbitration (Ferak, Paul) (Entered: 11/23/2020)

motion for leave to file

Nov 24, 2020

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Defendant's unopposed motion (No. 19 ) for leave to file a 19-page consolidated reply brief in support of its motion to stay and compel arbitration is granted. Defendant is directed to file its reply as a separate docket entry. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 11/24/2020)

order on motion for leave to file

Nov 24, 2020

REPLY by Defendant JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to motion to stay 12 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Ferak, Paul) (Entered: 11/24/2020)

reply

Mar 30, 2021

NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Ferak, Paul) (Entered: 03/30/2021)

notification of affiliates pursuant to local rule 3.2

Apr 13, 2021

NOTICE by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Supplemental Authority in Support of Motion to Compel Arbitration (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Claydon, Jonathan) (Entered: 04/13/2021)

notice of filing

Aug 10, 2021

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Enter memorandum opinion and order granting defendant's motion (No. 12 ) to stay and compel arbitration. In accordance with the memorandum opinion and order, this case is stayed. The parties are ordered to arbitrate their dispute consistent with the memorandum opinion and order. If arbitration proceedings remain pending on February 11, 2022, a brief status report is due on that date. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 08/10/2021)

order on motion to stay

Aug 10, 2021

MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 8/10/2021. Mailed notice(mjc, )

memorandum opinion and order

Feb 15, 2022

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: The parties are directed to file a brief status report on the status of arbitration proceedings on or before 2/23/2022. In order to avoid filing unnecessary status reports, the parties are encouraged to propose as a deadline for filing the next status report a date by which they believe a significant step in the arbitration is likely to have been taken. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 02/15/2022)

set deadlines

Feb 23, 2022

STATUS Report (Joint) by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Claydon, Jonathan) (Entered: 02/23/2022)

status report

Feb 24, 2022

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: As the parties propose 27, the next status report is due on or before 4/22/2022. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 02/24/2022)

set deadlines

Apr 28, 2022

STATUS Report - Joint Status Report by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Claydon, Jonathan) (Entered: 04/28/2022)

status report

Apr 28, 2022

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: By request and agreement of the parties 29, the next status report is due on or before 5/27/2022. Mailed notice (gel, ) (Entered: 04/28/2022)

text entry

May 27, 2022

STATUS Report /Joint Status Report by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Claydon, Jonathan) (Entered: 05/27/2022)

status report

Jun 1, 2022

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: As the parties propose 31, the next status report is due on or before 6/30/2022. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 06/01/2022)

set deadlines

Jun 30, 2022

STATUS Report - Joint by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Claydon, Jonathan) (Entered: 06/30/2022)

status report

Jul 1, 2022

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: As the parties propose 33, the next status report is due on or before 7/28/2022. Mailed notice (gel,) (Entered: 07/01/2022)

text entry

Jul 29, 2022

STATUS Report /Joint Status Report by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Claydon, Jonathan) (Entered: 07/29/2022)

status report

Aug 1, 2022

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: The parties report 35 that plaintiff has not made a formal arbitration demand and that settlement discussions are ongoing. As the parties propose, the next status report is due on or before 8/29/2022. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 08/01/2022)

set deadlines

Aug 30, 2022

STATUS Report /Joint Status Report by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Claydon, Jonathan) (Entered: 08/30/2022)

status report

Aug 30, 2022

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: As the parties propose 37, the next status report is due on or before 9/30/2022. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 08/30/2022)

set deadlines

Oct 3, 2022

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: GENERAL ORDER 22-0018: Pursuant that to the Executive Committee Order entered on September 9, 2022, the civil cases on the attached list have been selected for reassignment to form the initial calendar of the Honorable Nancy L. Maldonado; therefore IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the attached list of 287 cases be reassigned to the Honorable Nancy L. Maldonado; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all parties affected by this Order must review the Honorable Nancy L. Maldonado's webpage on the Court's website for the purpose of reviewing instructions regarding scheduling and case management procedures; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any civil case that has been reassigned pursuant to this Order will not be randomly reassigned to create the initial calendar of a new district judge for twelve months from the date of this Order; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to add the Honorable Nancy L. Maldonado to the Court's civil case assignment system during the next business day, so that she shall receive a full share of such case; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to add the Honorable Nancy L. Maldonado to the Court's criminal case assignment system ninety (90) days so that Judge Maldonado shall thereafter receive a full share of such cases. Case reassigned to the Honorable Nancy L. Maldonado for all further proceedings. Honorable Joan B. Gottschall no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 10/03/2022.(tg, ) (Entered: 10/03/2022)

assigning/reassigning Case

Nov 23, 2022

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Nancy L. Maldonado:This case has been reassigned to the calendar of the Honorable Nancy L. Maldonado. By 12/7/2022, the parties are directed to file an Initial Status Report for Reassigned Case that complies with the Court's standing order, which can be found on the Court's website. (ca, ) (Entered: 11/23/2022)

text entry

Dec 7, 2022

STATUS Report - Initial Status Report for Reassigned Case by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Claydon, Jonathan) (Entered: 12/07/2022)

status report

Dec 8, 2022

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Nancy L. Maldonado:The Court has reviewed the parties' Status Report 41, in which they report that since the Court's order compelling arbitration on August 10, 2021, the parties have engaged in discussions and are "optimistic about reaching potential resolution in the near term." Notably, Plaintiff has not filed an arbitration demand against Chase in the nearly-16 months since the Court compelled arbitration. The Court is concerned about the age of this case and possible lack of activity, in arbitration or otherwise. The parties shall file a joint status report by 1/13/2023 reporting on whether settlement is a realistic possibility and the parties' specific progress toward it, and if not, when Plaintiff plans to file an arbitration demand. (ca, ) (Entered: 12/08/2022)

text entry

Dec 15, 2022

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Ajira AI LLC (Khowaja, Kasif) (Entered: 12/15/2022)

notice of voluntary dismissal

Dec 15, 2022

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Nancy L. Maldonado: Pursuant to Plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal, this case is dismissed with prejudice. The parties shall bear their own attorneys' fees and costs.Civil case terminated. (ca, ) (Entered: 12/15/2022)

terminated case

Dec 22, 2022

Entered in Error (jg, ). (Entered: 12/22/2022)

status report

Dec 22, 2022

NOTICE of Correction regarding 45 (jg, ) (Entered: 12/22/2022)

notice of correction

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