Zang v. Alliance Financial Services of Illinois, Ltd.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MICHAEL T. MASON, United States Magistrate Judge.

Before the Court are defendants’ motion for summary judgment [148, re-filed at 181] and plaintiffs motion for partial sum*869mary judgment [154, re-filed at 180].1 The parties have extensively briefed the motions and the Court heard oral argument on February 10, 2012, after which additional materials were submitted [182, 183, 187, 188].2 For the reasons set forth below, defendants’ motion for summary judgment is granted and plaintiffs motion for partial summary judgment is denied.

I. Background

A. Factual Background3

1. The…