Stat v. Avenue Group, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ALESIA, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Thomas K. Stat (“Stat”), originally filed this action in the Chancery Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, seeking a declaration of the rights and liabilities of the parties under an employment agreement and bonus agreement. Defendants, Avenue Group, Inc., and PHH Group, Inc.1 (collectively, “PHH”), subsequently removed the action to this Court based on diversity of citizenship. Stat and PHH have now filed cross-motions for partial summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.…