Chicago Judge Sets May 20 Status Hearing in Junk Fax Case vs. Embroidery Shoppe

U.S. District Judge John Kness for Northern Illinois in Chicago scheduled a telephonic initial status hearing for May 20 at 9:30 a.m. CDT in a Feb. 17 Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action against the Embroidery Shoppe, a Westland, Michigan, company specializing in custom-embroidered uniforms and apparel. Consistent with Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties are to meet and conduct a planning conference in advance of the hearing, and will file a joint status report no later than May 10, said a docket entry notification Thursday (docket 1:24-cv-01641). The plaintiff, William Gress, alleges the Embroidery Shoppe violates the TCPA by sending unsolicited fax advertisements to promote its goods and services to would-be customers without their consent (see 2402280001). His complaint contends recipients have “no reasonable means” to avoid receiving illegal fax advertisements because fax machines must be left on all the time to receive legitimate faxes.