United States of America et al v. Postal Fleet Services, Inc.
| United States of America and Rodney Stahl |
| Postal Fleet Services, Inc. |
| 1:2019cv01900 |
| August 21, 2019 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio |
| Amanda M Knapp |
| Qui Tam (31 U.S.C. 3729(a)) |
| 31 U.S.C. § 3730 Qui Tam False Claims Act |
| Plaintiff |
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Filing 58
Reply in support of #55 Motion to dismiss filed by Postal Fleet Services, Inc.. (Rendon, Carole)
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Filing 57
Opposition to #55 Motion to dismiss filed by Rodney Stahl, United States of America. (Mendenhall, Warner)
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Filing 56
United States' Statement of Interest Addressing the Supreme Court's Escobar Decision filed by United States of America. Related document(s) #55 .(Deucher, Elizabeth)
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Filing 55
Motion to dismiss filed by Defendant Postal Fleet Services, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Brief in Support)(Rendon, Carole)
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Filing 54
Stipulation and Order: Respondent's Initial Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. #50 ) is MOOT in light of Relator's filing of an #51 amended complaint. Respondent shall have until February 8, 2023 to file its motion to dismiss (or otherwise respond to) Relator's amended complaint. Relator shall have until March 10, 2023 to file an opposition to Respondent's anticipated motion to dismiss. Respondent shall have until March 31, 2023 to file a reply brief in support of its anticipated motion to dismiss. Signed by Magistrate Judge Amanda M. Knapp on 1/17/2023. (Related document #53 ) (S,S)
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Filing 53
Joint Proposed Stipulation on Motion to Dismiss Briefing Schedule filed by Postal Fleet Services, Inc.. (Kash, Kendall)
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Filing 52
Attorney Appearance by Kendall C. Kash filed by on behalf of Postal Fleet Services, Inc.. (Kash, Kendall)
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Filing 51
Amended complaint against Postal Fleet Services, Inc.. Filed by United States of America, Rodney Stahl. (Mendenhall, Warner)
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Filing 50
Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim filed by Defendant Postal Fleet Services, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss)(Shively, Douglas)
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Filing 49
Notice regarding November 18th, 2022 document production filed by Postal Fleet Services, Inc.. Related document(s) #46 .(Rendon, Carole)
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Filing 48
Stipulated Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Amanda M. Knapp on 11/7/2022. (S,S)
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Order [non-document]. Notwithstanding any provision in the Protective Order (ECF Doc. #48 ), no party shall file a document or information under seal without leave of Court granted in advance. Magistrate Judge Amanda M. Knapp on 11/7/2022. (S,S)
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Filing 47
Stipulated Motion for protective order filed by Defendant Postal Fleet Services, Inc. (Rendon, Carole)
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Filing 46
Stipulation and Order. Relator hereby withdraws his motion for default judgment and amended motion for default judgment (ECF Nos. #26 and #27 ). The Parties hereby jointly request that the Court set aside the Clerk's entry of default (ECF No. #18 ) pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(c). The parties will file a proposed mutually-agreeable protective order and a Federal Rule of Evidence 408 order by November 4, 2022. Within 14 days following the Court's entry of a protective order and Rule 408 order, Postal Fleet shall produce to Relator a certain set of payroll and financial records previously produced to the government in response to the governments Civil Investigative Demand in connection with this matter, which consists of approximately 1.5 million files and 230 GB of data. The Parties shall notify the Court when Postal Fleet has produced the payroll and financial records previously identified. Postal Fleet shall have thirty (30) days from the noticed date of production to move to dismiss or otherwise respond to Relator's complaint, unless the thirtieth day falls on a weekend or holiday, in which case Postal Fleet shall have until the next business day to file its motion or pleading; Postal Fleet shall not file any motion to dismiss earlier than thirty (30) days from the date of production. Discovery is otherwise stayed pending resolution of Postal Fleet's anticipated motion to dismiss, including any motion to dismiss an amended complaint if one is filed. Signed by Magistrate Judge Amanda M. Knapp on 10/12/2022. (Related documents #1 , #10 , #32 , #41 , #45 ) (S,S)
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Order [non-document]. Pursuant to the Stipulation and Order dated 10/12/2022 (ECF Doc. #46 ), the Entry of Default (ECF Doc. #18 ) is hereby set aside and vacated. Magistrate Judge Amanda M. Knapp on 10/12/2022. (S,S)
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Filing 45
Joint Proposed Stipulation and [Proposed] Order filed by Postal Fleet Services, Inc.. (Shively, Douglas)
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Filing 44
Joint Status Report , Stipulation, and Proposed Order filed by Rodney Stahl. Related document(s) #41 .(Unger, Brian)
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Order [non-document]. At the joint request of the parties (ECF Doc. #43 ), the parties are granted an additional week, until September 27, 2022, to advise the Court through a joint status report whether the parties have reached an agreement or narrowed any issues as to the pending motions, whether they have an agreed proposal for moving forward with the case procedurally, and whether there are any other matters for the Court's attention. The joint status report shall not exceed three double-spaced pages and shall be signed by counsel for all parties. Magistrate Judge Amanda M. Knapp on 9/21/2022. (D,PA)
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Filing 43
Joint Status Report filed by Rodney Stahl. Related document(s) #41 .(Unger, Brian)
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Order [non-document]. At the joint request of the parties (ECF Doc. 42), the parties are granted an additional week, until September 20, 2022, to advise the Court through a joint status report whether the parties have reached an agreement or narrowed any issues as to the pending motions, whether they have an agreed proposal for moving forward with the case procedurally, and whether there are any other matters for the Courts attention. The joint status report shall not exceed three double-spaced pages and shall be signed by counsel for all parties. Magistrate Judge Amanda M. Knapp on 9/14/2022. (D,PA)
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Filing 42
Joint Status Report filed by Postal Fleet Services, Inc.. Related document(s) #41 .(Shively, Douglas)
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Filing 41
Minute Order of Telephone Conference held on 8/30/2022. Counsel for the parties shall meet and confer with each other and file a Joint Status Report no later than September 13, 2022. The Joint Status Report shall advise the Court whether the parties have reached an agreement or narrowed any issues as to the pending motions, whether they have an agreed proposal for moving forward with the case procedurally, and whether there are any other matters for the Courts attention. The joint status report shall not exceed three double-spaced pages and shall be signed by counsel for all parties. Signed by Magistrate Judge Amanda M. Knapp on 8/31/2022. (Time: 10 min.) (S,S)
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Notice [non-document]. The case management conference scheduled on 8/30/2022 at 2:00 p.m. is converted to a telephonic status conference with counsel only. Lead counsel for each party is expected to attend. Bridge line instructions will be emailed to counsel for the parties. (D,PA)
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Filing 40
Consent of the parties to this case being transferred to the docket of Magistrate Judge Amanda M. Knapp for further proceedings. Related Document #38 . Judge John R. Adams on 08/17/2022. (M,TL)
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Magistrate Judge Amanda M. Knapp assigned to case pursuant to consent. Judge John R. Adams terminated. Related document(s) #40 . (P,G)
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Filing 39
Notice of Service of Initial Disclosures filed by Postal Fleet Services, Inc.. (Shively, Douglas)
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Filing 38
Joint Consent to Exercise of Jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge filed by Rodney Stahl. Related document(s) #36 .(Mendenhall, Warner)
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Filing 37
Initial Disclosures notice of service filed by Rodney Stahl. (Unger, Brian)
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Filing 36
Case Management Conference Scheduling Order with telephonic case management conference to be held on 8/30/2022 at 02:00 PM before Judge John R. Adams. Judge John R. Adams on 8/3/2022. (Attachments: #1 Report of Parties' Planning Meeting, #2 Local Rule 30.1, #3 Magistrate Consent Form, #4 Budget, #5 ECF Policies and Procedures)(L,J)
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ReAssignment of Magistrate Judge pursuant to General Order 20021-15. In the event of a referral, case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Amanda M. Knapp. (M,TL)
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Filing 35
Reply to response to #27 Amended Motion for default judgment and Reply in support of Respondent's Motion to set aside default filed by Postal Fleet Services, Inc.. (Rendon, Carole)
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Filing 34
Attorney Appearance by Emily S. P. Baxter filed by on behalf of Postal Fleet Services, Inc.. (Baxter, Emily)
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Filing 33
Reply in support of #27 Amended Motion for default judgment and Opposition to Respondents Motion to Set Aside Default filed by Rodney Stahl. (Mendenhall, Warner)
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Filing 32
Opposition to #27 Amended Motion for default judgment and Motion to set aside default filed by Postal Fleet Services, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Waters Declaration, #2 Exhibit 1 to Waters Decl. - USPS Termination Letter, #3 Exhibit 2 to Waters Decl. - Waters-Mendenhall Emails, #4 Exhibit 3 to Waters Decl. - Washington Post Article)(Rendon, Carole)
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Filing 31
Marginal Entry Order granting #30 Defendant's unopposed Motion to Extend the Deadline to Respond to Relator's Amended Default Judgment Motion until April 21, 2022. Judge John R. Adams on 3/24/2022.(L,J)
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Filing 30
Unopposed Motion for extension of Time to Respond to Relator's Amended Default Judgment Motion until April 21, 2022 filed by Defendant Postal Fleet Services, Inc.. Related document(s) #27 . (Rendon, Carole)
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Filing 29
Attorney Appearance by Douglas L. Shively filed by on behalf of Postal Fleet Services, Inc.. (Shively, Douglas)
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Filing 28
Attorney Appearance by Carole S. Rendon filed by on behalf of Postal Fleet Services, Inc.. (Rendon, Carole)
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Filing 27
Amended Motion for default judgment filed by Plaintiff Rodney Stahl. Related document(s) #26 . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 Perlmuter Declaration, #2 Exhibit 1-1 Contract 440N9, #3 Exhibit 1-2 Contract 280N6, #4 Exhibit 1-3 Wage determination letter 77-0195, #5 Exhibit 1-4 Wage determination letter 77-0193, #6 Exhibit 1-5 7445 HCR 440N9, #7 Exhibit 1-6 7445 HCR 280N6, #8 Exhibit 1-7 PFS 2019 contracts, #9 Exhibit 1-8 Stahl and Pryor benefits sheet, #10 Exhibit 1-9 Pryor time sheet 11/16/18-11/30/18, #11 Exhibit 1-10 Pryor time sheet 12/1/18-12/15/18, #12 Exhibit 1-11 Pryor time sheet 2/16/19-2/28/19, #13 Exhibit 1-12 Pryor time sheet 3/16/19-3/31/19, #14 Exhibit 1-13 Stahl time sheet 1/16/19-1/31/19, #15 Exhibit 1-14 Stahl time sheet 2/1/19-2/15/19, #16 Exhibit 1-15 DOL press release, #17 Exhibit 1-16 Page 1, 2015 financial statement notes, #18 Exhibit 1-17 PFS 2013 Form 5500, #19 Exhibit 1-18 PFS 2014 Form 5500, #20 Exhibit 1-19 PFS 2015 Form 5500, #21 Exhibit 1-20 PFS 2016 Form 5500, #22 Exhibit 1-21 PFS 2017 Form 5500, #23 Exhibit 1-22 PFS 2018 Form 5500, #24 Exhibit 1-23 PFS 2019 Form 5500, #25 Exhibit 2 Mendenhall Declaration)(Mendenhall, Warner)
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Filing 26
Motion for default judgment filed by Plaintiff Rodney Stahl. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Perlmuter Declaration, #2 Exhibit 1-1 Contract 440N9, #3 Exhibit 1-2 Contract 280N6, #4 Exhibit 1-3 Wage determination letter 77-0195, #5 Exhibit 1-4 Wage determination letter 77-0193, #6 Exhibit 1-5 7445 HCR 440N9, #7 Exhibit 1-6 7445 HCR 280N6, #8 Exhibit 1-7 PFS 2019 contracts, #9 Exhibit 1-8 Stahl and Pryor benefits sheet, #10 Exhibit 1-9 Pryor time sheet 11/16/18-11/30/18, #11 Exhibit 1-10 Pryor time sheet 12/1/18-12/15/18, #12 Exhibit 1-11 Pryor time sheet 2/16/19-2/28/19, #13 Exhibit 1-12 Pryor time sheet 3/16/19-3/31/19, #14 Exhibit 1-13 Stahl time sheet 1/16/19-1/31/19, #15 Exhibit 1-14 Stahl time sheet 2/1/19-2/15/19, #16 Exhibit 1-15 DOL press release, #17 Exhibit 1-16 Page 1, 2015 financial statement notes, #18 Exhibit 1-17 PFS 2013 Form 5500, #19 Exhibit 1-18 PFS 2014 Form 5500, #20 Exhibit 1-19 PFS 2015 Form 5500, #21 Exhibit 1-20 PFS 2016 Form 5500, #22 Exhibit 1-21 PFS 2017 Form 5500, #23 Exhibit 1-22 PFS 2018 Form 5500, #24 Exhibit 1-23 PFS 2019 Form 5500, #25 Exhibit 2 Mendenhall Declaration)(Mendenhall, Warner) Modified text on 3/7/2022 (O,K).
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Filing 25
Marginal Entry Order granting #23 Relator's Motion to Extend the Deadline to file his motion for default judgment until March 4, 2022. Judge John R. Adams on 2/15/2022.(L,J)
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Filing 24
Notice of withdrawal of Assistant United States Attorney David M. DeVito filed by United States of America. Related document(s) #15 .(Deucher, Elizabeth) Modified text on 2/7/2022 (M,TL).
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Filing 23
Motion for extension of time to file motion for default judgment until March 4, 2022 filed by Plaintiff Rodney Stahl. (Unger, Brian)
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Filing 22
Attorney Appearance by Brian C. Unger filed by on behalf of Rodney Stahl. (Unger, Brian)
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Filing 21
Marginal Entry Order granting in part and denying in part #19 Relators' Motion to Extend Deadlines. Relators shall move for default judgment by no later than 2/2/2022. Judge John R. Adams on 1/3/2022.(L,J)
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Filing 20
Response to #19 Motion for extension of to File Motion for Default Judgment until February 28, 2022 filed by United States of America. (Deucher, Elizabeth)
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Filing 19
Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Default Judgment until February 28, 2022 filed by Rodney Stahl, United States of America. (Perlmuter, Scott)
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Filing 18
Default Entered on 12/22/21 against Postal Fleet Services, Inc. Sandy Opacich, Clerk by Christin Kestner, Deputy Clerk. Related document(s) #17 . (K,C)
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Filing 17
Application to Clerk for entry of default against Postal Fleet Services, Inc. filed by Rodney Stahl, United States of America. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of Scott Perlmuter)(Perlmuter, Scott)
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Filing 16
Order that it appears from the docket that service was completed in this matter on October 12, 2021. To date, no answer or responsive pleading has been filed. If this matter has been resolved, the parties are instructed to file a dismissal by no later than December 30, 2021. If Defendant is in default, Plaintiff is instructed to seek default and default judgment by no later that December 30, 2021. Failure to take any action by December 30, 2021 will result in dismissal for want of prosecution. Judge John R. Adams on 12/20/2021. (L,J)
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Filing 15
Notice of Substitution of Counsel removing attorney Steven J. Paffilas and adding attorney filed by United States of America. (Deucher, Elizabeth)
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Filing 14
Proof of Service by personal service executed upon Postal Fleet Services, Inc. on 10/12/2021, filed on behalf of United States of America; Rodney Stahl (Perlmuter, Scott) Modified text on 10/27/2021 (D,Ju).
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Filing 13
Original Summons issued to counsel for service upon Postal Fleet Services, Inc.. (W,CM)
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Filing 12
Praecipe for issuance of Original Summons filed by Rodney Stahl, United States of America. (Attachments: #1 Summons)(Perlmuter, Scott)
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Filing 11
Order unsealing the complaint (Doc. #1 ) and motion to decline intervention (Doc. #10 ). Judge John R. Adams on 7/21/21. (K,C)
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Filing 10
Notice of Election to Decline Intervention filed by United States of America. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (H,SP)
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Filing 1
Complaint for Violation of Federal False Claims Act with jury demand against Postal Fleet Services, Inc. Filing fee paid. $400.00. Receipt # 54660007171. Filed by United States of America, Rodney Stahl. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (T,Je)
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Judge John R. Adams assigned to case. (S,He)
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Random Assignment of Magistrate Judge pursuant to Local Rule 3.1. In the event of a referral, case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Kathleen B. Burke. (S,He)
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