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MINUTE entry before the Honorable LaShonda A. Hunt: This matter is before the Court on self-represented Plaintiff Steven Davis' motion to disqualify Defendants' counsel 206 , Magistrate Judge Weisman's report and recommendation that the motion be denied 215 , and Plaintiff's objection to the report and recommendation 216 . When a party timely objects to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation, the Court must "make a de novo determination of those portions of the report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which objection is made." 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); United States v. Jones, 22 F.4th 667, 679 (7th Cir. 2022). Having reviewed the parties' briefs and supporting materials and considered their arguments, the Court agrees with and adopts the Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation 215 . In general, "only a current or former client has standing to seek disqualification of an attorney from a matter pending before a court." City of Chi. v. Purdue Pharma L.P., No. 14 C 4361, 2014 WL 7146362, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 15, 2014) (quoting Mills v. Hausmann-McNally, S.C., 992 F.Supp.2d 885, 891 (S.D. Ind. 2014)). However, "[w]here the conflict is such as clearly to call in question the fair or efficient administration of justice, opposing counsel may properly raise the question [of disqualification of counsel]." Mills, 992 F. Supp. 2d at 892. Here, Plaintiff is neither a current nor former client of defense counsel, so he does not have general standing to seek disqualification. The exception for conflicts that may impair the fair or efficient administration of justice does not apply because none of Plaintiff's arguments indicate that such circumstances exist here. And even if the exception applied, the motion would fail on the merits. To the extent a conflict between Defendants and their counsel exists, Defendants have waived it. Questions regarding production of documents in discovery have already been carefully reviewed and addressed through uncontroverted affidavits and court orders. Finally, there does not appear to be any reason counsel would be a necessary witness in this matter, as the question of insurance coverage has been thoroughly examined and answered. Accordingly, Plaintiff's objection 216 is overruled and his motion 206 is denied. To the extent that Plaintiff's objection raises (or reraises) unrelated issues regarding discovery, those are not properly brought through a motion to disqualify. Finally, Plaintiff's request for appointment of counsel is denied without prejudice. Any request for appointment of counsel must be submitted by fully completing and filing the following forms: "Motion for Attorney Representation" and "Application to Proceed Without Prepaying Fees or Costs / Financial Affidavit (Non-Prisoner Case)", both of which are available on the court's website. Mailed notice (gel,) (Entered: 08/24/2026)
MINUTE entry before the Honorable M. David Weisman: By agreement due to a scheduling conflict, the status hearing set for 9/16/26 is stricken and reset to 9/30/26 at 9:15 a.m. The joint status report due on 9/15/26 is stricken and now due by noon on 9/25/26. Parties may appear in person or dial in using the Court's conference call-in number. The conference call-in number is 1-855-244-8681 and the access code is 2316 422 1828##. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Mailed notice (ao, ) (Entered: 08/17/2026)
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