Aghaeepour et al v. Northern Leasing Systems, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Elaine Aghaeepour, Elaine Barrett, Ashley Glasgow, Julie Higgins, Shane Moore, Michele Norris, Jesus Rivera, Ray Schilber and Deborah Wilson
Defendant: Northern Leasing Systems, Inc., MBF Leasing, LLC, Lease Finance Group, LLC, Louis Cucinotta, Jennifer Nugent, Jay Cohen, Sara Krieger, Joseph I. Sussman and Joseph I. Sussman, P.C.
Case Number: 7:2014cv05449
Filed: July 18, 2014
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: White Plains Office
County: XX Out of State
Presiding Judge: Nelson Stephen Roman
Nature of Suit: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Cause of Action: 18 U.S.C. ยง 1962
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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March 14, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 179 ORDER EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PRETRIAL ORDER AND MOTIONS IN LIMINE: This matter having come before the Court on the parties joint request to extend the deadlines for the joint pretrial order and motions in limine, and the Court being fully advised, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: The request for an extension of time to file pretrial orders is GRANTED. The currently scheduled deadline for the joint final pretrial order is extended to March 28, 2024. The request for an extension of time to file motions in limine is DENIED., ( Pretrial Order due by 3/28/2024.) (Signed by Judge Nelson Stephen Roman on 3/14/2024) (ama)
November 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 177 DECISION AND ORDER: For the reasons stated above, Defendants' application for an award of attorneys' fees pursuant to Rule 37(d)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is GRANTED, but the award is reduced to $3,135. Because the responsibility for the failure of the Dismissed Plaintiffs to attend their depositions is equally shared by Plaintiffs counsel and the Dismissed Plaintiffs, it is hereby ordered that 50 percent ($1,567.50) of the attorneys' fee award must b e paid by Plaintiffs' counsel, and 50 percent ($1,567.50) must be paid by the Dismissed Plaintiffs, with each Dismissed Plaintiff responsible for the payment of one-third of that amount ($522.50 each). SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Andrew E. Krause on 11/27/2023) (tg) Transmission to Finance Unit (Cashiers) for processing.
July 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 173 RESCHEDULING ORDER: In light of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 ("COVID-19") pandemic affecting New York and in an effort to minimize the risk presented by COVID-19, and due to a Court scheduling conflict, the above case scheduled previou sly for a Status Conference before Judge Roman on September 6, 2023 at 10:00 am is hereby rescheduled on the same date, September 6, 2023, to 11:30 am via AT&T teleconference, unless otherwise notified by chambers. To access the teleconference, plea se follow these directions: (1) Dial the Meeting Number: (877) 336-1839; (2) Enter the Access Code: 1231334 #; (3) Press pound (#) to enter the teleconference as a guest. ( Telephone Conference set for 9/6/2023 at 11:30 AM before Judge Nelson Stephen Roman.) (Signed by Judge Nelson Stephen Roman on 7/28/2023) (ate)
June 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 171 OPINION & ORDER for 154 Motion for Sanctions, filed by Lease Finance Group, LLC, Joseph I. Sussman, P.C., Louis Cucinotta, MBF Leasing, LLC, Joseph I. Sussman, Jennifer Centeno, Northern Leasing Systems, Inc., Jay Cohen, Sara Kriege r, 163 Report and Recommendations. For the reasons stated above, the Court adopts MJ Krause's R&R in its entirety. Defendants' motion for sanctions is granted to the extent of dismissing Plaintiffs Higgins, Rivera, and Zhang's c laims without prejudice. In the event said Plaintiffs appear for their deposition no later than 45 days prior to the deadline for Defendants to file a motion for summary judgment in this action, the dismissal sanction will be deemed vacated only as to those Plaintiffs who timely appear for their depositions. The Clerk of the Court is respectfully requested to terminate the motion at ECF No. 154. (Signed by Judge Nelson Stephen Roman on 6/15/2023) (ate)
August 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 139 ORDER granting 138 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. In light of the extension of the discovery deadlines, the parties' request to adjourn the telephonic Status Conf. from Oct. 21, 2022 until May 11, 2023 at 10:00 am is GRANTED. Coun sel are directed to this Court's Order (ECF No. 125) for dial-in instructions, unless otherwise advised by chambers. Clerk of Court is requested to terminate the Motion at ECF No. 138). Telephone Conference set for 5/11/2023 at 10:00 AM before Judge Nelson Stephen Roman. (Signed by Judge Nelson Stephen Roman on 8/29/2022) (ate)
August 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 136 ORDER: In order to facilitate the progress of pre-trial discovery of this litigation in a just, speedy and inexpensive manner, to ensure compliance with the case management plan, and to prevent the accumulation of unresolved discovery issues, the following procedures will be followed for the resolution of discovery disputes: As further set forth by this Order. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Andrew E. Krause on 8/10/2022) (tg)
January 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 125 ORDER: In light of the recent Coronavirus Disease 2019 ("COVID-19") pandemic affecting New York, and given the directives provided by the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to limit in-p erson court appearances due to the risk presented by COVID-19, and due to an extension of the discovery deadlines, the above case scheduled previously for a Status Conference before Judge Romn on January 28, 2022 is hereby adjourned until October 2 1, 2022 at 10:00 am via AT&T teleconference, unless otherwise notified by chambers. To access the teleconference, please follow these directions: (1) Dial the Meeting Number: (877) 336-1839; (2) Enter the Access Code: 1231334 #; (3) Press pound (#) to enter the teleconference as a guest. ( Telephone Conference set for 10/21/2022 at 10:00 AM before Judge Nelson Stephen Roman.) (Signed by Judge Nelson Stephen Roman on 1/26/2022) (ate)
April 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 109 RESSCHEDULING ORDER: Due to an unspecified extension of the discovery deadlines, the above case scheduled previously for a Status Conference before Judge Romn on April 16, 2021 is hereby adjourned until July 29, 20 21 at 10:00 am via AT&T teleconference, unless otherwise notified by chambers. To access the teleconference, please follow these directions: (1) Dial the Meeting Number: (877) 336-1839; (2) Enter the Access Code: 1231334 #; (3) Press pound (#) to enter the teleconference as a guest. So Ordered. (Telephone Conference set for 7/29/2021 at 10:00 AM before Judge Nelson Stephen Roman.) (Signed by Judge Nelson Stephen Roman on 4/14/2021) (js)
January 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 101 ORDER: The Court has been informed by counsel that the parties were not able to resolve all outstanding discovery issues that were discussed at the December 17, 2020 conference. Accordingly, on or before January 25, 2021, the parties must exchange letters that specify their positions with respect to all outstanding discovery disputes. The parties must then file with the Court, on or before January 28, 2021, letters of no more than 3 pages in length, that both state their own positions and respond to the opposing party's positions with respect to all outstanding discovery disputes. A telephonic conference before Magistrate Judge Krause is hereby scheduled for Thursday, February 4, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. To access the teleconference, please follow these directions: (1) dial the meeting number: (877) 336-1831; (2) enter the access code: 2751700#; and (3) press pound (#) to enter the teleconference as a guest. Should counsel experience any technical issues with the teleconferencing system, please contact Chambers at (914) 390-4070., (Telephone Conference set for 2/4/2021 at 11:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Andrew E. Krause.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Andrew E. Krause on 1/13/2021) (nb)
May 8, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 62 OPINION & ORDER re: 54 MOTION to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint. filed by Lease Finance Group, LLC, Joseph I. Sussman, P.C., Louis Cucinotta, MBF Leasing, LLC, Joseph I. Sussman, Jennifer Centeno, Northern Leasing Systems, I nc., Jay Cohen, Sara Krieger. For the foregoing reasons, the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The following claims have been dismissed: Plaintiffs' NY GBL § 380-b(b) claims ( counts VII and VIII ) against individual defendants Louis Cucinotta, Jennifer Contento, Jay Cohen, Sara Krieger, Joseph I. Sussman, and Joseph I. Sussman, P.C. The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to terminate the pending Motion. (ECF No. 54.) Defendants shal l file an answer on or before May 24, 2019. The parties are directed to contact Magistrate Judge Lisa Smith within three days of receipt of this order. SO ORDERED., Jennifer Centeno answer due 5/24/2019; Jay Cohen answer due 5/24/2019; Louis Cucinotta answer due 5/24/2019; Joseph I. Sussman, P.C. answer due 5/24/2019; Sara Krieger answer due 5/24/2019; Joseph I. Sussman answer due 5/24/2019. (Signed by Judge Nelson Stephen Roman on 5/8/2019) (rj)
February 25, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 29 OPINION & ORDER: the Defendants' Motion for Reconsideration is DENIED. The Court corrects subsection (3) in the Conclusion of the December Opinion to dismiss the FCRA and NYFCRA claims based on inaccurate reporting of plaintiffs Higgins, Norris, Shilber, and Schilco, Inc. The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to terminate the pending Motion. (ECF No. 20.) SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Nelson Stephen Roman on 2/25/2016) (lnl)
December 1, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 19 OPINION & ORDER re: 13 MOTION to Dismiss - Notice of Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint filed by Lease Finance Group, LLC, Joseph I. Sussman, P.C., Louis Cucinotta, MBF Leasing, LLC, Joseph I. Sussman, Jennifer Cente no, Northern Leasing Systems, Inc., Jay Cohen, Sara Krieger. For the foregoing reasons, the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The following claims have been dismissed: (1) the RICO claims of plaintiffs Gla sgow, Norris, and Moore; (2) all FCRA and NYFCRA claims of plaintiffs Moore and Rivera; (3) the FCRA and NYFCRA claims based on inaccurate reporting of plaintiffs Higgins and Norris; (4) the FCRA and NYFCRA claims based on negligence of plaintiffs Gl asgow, Higgins, Schilber, and Schilco; and (5) the NYFCRA § 380-b claims based on impermissible access of credit repo1ts of plaintiff Schilco. The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to terminate the pending Motion. (ECF No. 13.) Defendant s shall file an answer on or before January 5, 2016. An initial pretrial conference is scheduled for January 29, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. The parties are directed to bring a completed case management plan to this conference. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Nelson Stephen Roman on 12/1/2015) (mml)
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