Court filing: her job was ended in the name of an entity no registry shows

Their statement: The complaint alleges that Michael Littenberg-Brown “terminated her employment while using the title Chief Executive Officer of United Hatzalah International” (¶20), and that “no legal entity named United Hatzalah International, … has been identified in any jurisdiction through diligent searches of domestic and foreign corporate, nonprofit, and tax records” (¶32). The filing is a Verified Petition for Discovery under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 224, filed by Lisabeth Gansberg on Feb 11, 2026 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division, No. 2026L001683 (clerk’s file stamp 2/11/2026 4:02 PM). The respondents are Friends of United Hatzalah, Inc. (FOUH), Eli Beer, Michael Littenberg-Brown and a third individual.

The record: The complaint alleges: (1) “Brown hired Petitioner while using the title Vice President of FoUH, supervised her during her employment, and terminated her employment while using the title Chief Executive Officer of United Hatzalah International.” (¶20) (2) Brown “executed contracts on behalf of entities identified alternately as FoUH and United Hatzalah International during Petitioner’s employment.” (¶21) (3) “… no legal entity named United Hatzalah International, … has been identified in any jurisdiction through diligent searches of domestic and foreign corporate, nonprofit, and tax records.” (¶32) (4) Conduct and titles “reflected shifting and inconsistent entity affiliations among key decision-makers over the course of Petitioner’s employment and at the time of her termination.” (¶5) (5) The ambiguity involves entities “including Israeli and other foreign organizations operating through overlapping leadership, governance, and contractual structures” (¶4). These are allegations, not findings. A Rule 224 petition asks the court to identify who may be responsible before any lawsuit; it does not decide any claim. The respondents deny the allegations. FOUH moved to dismiss (Apr 20, 2026; amended May 8, 2026); the individual respondents moved to quash service (May 8, 2026). The court docket (through May 15, 2026) shows the case as open; the briefing schedule was stricken on May 15 and a June 22 case management date is shown as canceled. On May 21, 2026, the individual respondents filed a supporting record in the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District (file stamp 5/21/2026 1:51 PM). The court has made no finding on the allegations.

Which is it? What entity actually employed FOUH’s US staff, and is “United Hatzalah International” a legal entity at all? The filing asks the court to make the respondents answer.