Stoller v. Costco Wholesale Corporation

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CHRISTOPHER STOLLER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 19-cv-140 ) v. ) Judge Robert M. Dow, Jr. ) COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This case has its genesis in Plaintiff’s decision to consume part of a shrimp platter while shopping at a Costco in the Chicago suburbs. After Plaintiff left the store without paying for the shrimp (and possibly a pair of gloves), the store declined to press criminal charges but asked the local police department to issue an…