Produce Pay Incorporated v. Star Produce US LP et al
Plaintiff: Produce Pay Incorporated
Defendant: Theodore Matthew John Bates, Ernesto Maldonado, Star Produce US LP, Star Produce LTD, Matt Bates and Ernesto Maldonaldo Garza
Case Number: 4:2022cv00380
Filed: August 23, 2022
Court: US District Court for the District of Arizona
Presiding Judge: Leslie A Bowman
Referring Judge: Rosemary Marquez
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes: Agriculture Acts
Cause of Action: 07 U.S.C. § 499 Agricultural Commodities Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 41 ORDER that a telephonic Scheduling Conference is set for 11/9/2022 at 11:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Leslie A Bowman. Parties are directed to confer at least 21 days prior to the conference, in accordance with Rule 26(f), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Counsel shall file with the Court, not less than seven calendar days before the Scheduling Conference, a joint report reflecting the results of their discussion. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leslie A Bowman on 9/9/22. (See attached Order for complete details)(JAM)
September 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 40 ORDERED that this case is referred to Magistrate Judge Leslie A. Bowman for all pretrial proceedings and report and recommendation, in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1) and LRCiv. 72.1 and 72.2. All future filings in this case shall be designated: CV-22-00380-TUC-RM(LAB). Signed by Judge Rosemary Marquez on 9/7/2022. (ARC)
September 7, 2022 Filing 39 MINUTE ORDER: Pursuant to Local Rule 3.7(b), a request has been received for a random reassignment of this case to a District Judge. IT IS ORDERED this case is reassigned by random draw to District Judge Rosemary Marquez. All further pleadings/papers should now list the following COMPLETE case number: CV-22-380-TUC-RM. This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no PDF document associated with this entry. (DLC)
September 6, 2022 Filing 38 Party Elects Assignment of Case to District Judge Jurisdiction. This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no PDF document associated with this entry. (DLC)
September 1, 2022 Filing 36 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Star Produce LTD, Star Produce US LP. (Stokes, Craig)
September 1, 2022 Filing 35 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, and Affirmative Defenses by Theodore Matthew John Bates, Ernesto Maldonado, Star Produce LTD, Star Produce US LP.(Stokes, Craig)
September 1, 2022 Filing 34 NOTICE of Appearance by Craig Alan Stokes on behalf of Theodore Matthew John Bates, Ernesto Maldonado, Star Produce LTD, Star Produce US LP. (Stokes, Craig)
August 23, 2022 Filing 33 Filing fee paid, receipt number ACACDC-33486025. This case has been assigned to the Honorable Leslie A Bowman. All future pleadings or documents should bear the correct case number: CV-22-380-TUC-LAB. Magistrate Election form attached. (JAM)
August 23, 2022 Filing 32 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of California Central; Case Number 2:22-cv-04167 . Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received
August 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER ON JOINT STIPULATION TO TRANSFER VENUE #30 by Judge Otis D. Wright, II : Pursuant to 28 USC Section 1404(a) this case is TRANSFERRED TO USDC of Arizona, Tucson Division. (Entire case electronically transferred on 8/23/2022). (MD JS-6. Case Terminated.) (lc) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
August 19, 2022 Filing 30 STIPULATION to Transfer Case to the United States District Court Arizona District, Tucson Division filed by Defendants Theodore Matthew John Bates, Ernesto Maldonado, Star Produce LTD, Star Produce US LP. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Attorney Craig A Stokes added to party Theodore Matthew John Bates(pty:dft), Attorney Craig A Stokes added to party Star Produce LTD(pty:dft))(Stokes, Craig) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
August 5, 2022 Filing 29 MINUTES (In Chambers): by Judge Otis D. Wright, II. Nevertheless, this time only, the Court will GRANT Moving Parties' "Joint Motion." (ECF No. #28 .) Defendants Star Produce US LP and Ernesto Maldonado shall have until and including August 19, 2022, to answer or respond to Plaintiff's Complaint. (lom) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
August 4, 2022 Filing 28 Joint NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Extend Time to File Answer to 8/19/2022 re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Defendants Ernesto Maldonado, Star Produce US LP. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Stokes, Craig) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
August 1, 2022 Filing 27 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Plaintiff Produce Pay, Inc.. upon Star Produce LTD waiver sent by Plaintiff on 7/28/2022, answer due 9/26/2022. Waiver of Service signed by Craig A. Stokes. (Kane, Patrick) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
August 1, 2022 Filing 26 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Plaintiff Produce Pay, Inc.. upon Theodore Matthew John Bates waiver sent by Plaintiff on 7/28/2022, answer due 9/26/2022. Waiver of Service signed by Craig A. Stokes. (Kane, Patrick) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
July 28, 2022 Filing 25 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendants Ernesto Maldonado, Star Produce US LP, (Stokes, Craig) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
July 28, 2022 Filing 24 First STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to Star Produce US LP answer now due 8/5/2022; Ernesto Maldonado answer now due 8/5/2022, re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Defendants Star Produce US LP; Ernesto Maldonado.(Attorney Craig A Stokes added to party Ernesto Maldonado(pty:dft), Attorney Craig A Stokes added to party Star Produce US LP(pty:dft))(Stokes, Craig) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
July 21, 2022 Filing 23 PROOF OF SERVICE Executed Produce Pay, Inc., upon Defendant Ernesto Maldonado served on 7/7/2022, answer due 7/28/2022. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Co-Occupant in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by substituted service at home address and by also mailing a copy.Original Summons NOT returned. (Kane, Patrick) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
July 8, 2022 Filing 22 PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff Produce Pay, Inc., upon Defendant Star Produce US LP served on 7/7/2022, answer due 7/28/2022. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon CT Corp in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by personal service.Original Summons NOT returned. (Kane, Patrick) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 29, 2022 Filing 21 21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 as to defendant Star Produce US LP. (lc) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 29, 2022 Filing 20 21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 as to defendant Star Produce Ltd. (lc) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 29, 2022 Filing 19 21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 as to defendant Ernesto Maldonado a/k/a Ernesto Maldonado Garza (lc) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 29, 2022 Filing 18 21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 as to defendant Theodore Matthew John Bates a/k/a Matt Bates (lc) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 28, 2022 Filing 17 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff Produce Pay, Inc.. (Kane, Patrick) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 28, 2022 Filing 16 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff Produce Pay, Inc.. (Kane, Patrick) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 28, 2022 Filing 15 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff Produce Pay, Inc.. (Kane, Patrick) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 28, 2022 Filing 14 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff Produce Pay, Inc.. (Kane, Patrick) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 28, 2022 Filing 13 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Request to Issue Summons RE: Summons Request #9 , Summons Request #10 , Summons Request #11 , Summons Request #12 . The following error(s) was found: The case number and/or judge(s)initials are incorrect. The caption of the summons must match the caption of the complaint verbatim. If the caption is too large to fit in the space provided, enter the name of the first party and then write see attached.Next, attach a face page of the complaint or a second page addendum to the Summons. 1) CASE NUMBER MISSING assigned Judge and Magistrate. Should read as: 2:22-cv-4167-ODW-JPRx 2) Caption incomplete. Must read IDENTICAL AND VERBATIM to caption of complaint 3) no. 9, 10, 11, 12 Ernesto MOLDONADO...Misspelled and Incomplete in caption as compared to complaint caption. 4) no. 9, 10, 11, 12 Theodore Matthew John Bates..name Incomplete and Missing his aka as named in Complaint caption. 5. Please review captions to see errors as cited above.. The summons cannot be issued until this defect has been corrected. Please correct the defect and re-file your request. (lc) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 28, 2022 Filing 12 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff Produce Pay, Inc.. (Kane, Patrick) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 28, 2022 Filing 11 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff Produce Pay, Inc.. (Kane, Patrick) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 28, 2022 Filing 10 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff Produce Pay, Inc.. (Kane, Patrick) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 28, 2022 Filing 9 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff Produce Pay, Inc.. (Kane, Patrick) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS by Judge Otis D Wright, II: This action has been assigned to the calendar of Judge Otis D. Wright II. The Court's Electronic Document Submission System (EDSS) allows people without lawyers who have pending cases in the United States District Court for the Central District of California to submit documents electronically to the Clerk's Office The parties may consent to proceed before a Magistrate Judge appearing on the voluntary consent list. PLEASE refer to Local Rule 79-5 for the submission of CIVIL ONLY SEALED DOCUMENTS. CRIMINAL SEALED DOCUMENTS will remain the same. Please refer to Court's Website and Judge's procedures for information as applicable (lc) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 21, 2022 Filing 7 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff Produce Pay, Inc., identifying Produce Pay, Inc.. (Kane, Patrick) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 21, 2022 Filing 6 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Attorney Case Opening. The following error(s) was found: No Notice of Interested Parties has been filed. A Notice of Interested Parties must be filed with every partys first appearance. See Local Rule 7.1-1. Counsel must file a Notice of Interested Parties immediately. Failure to do so may be addressed by judicial action, including sanctions. See Local Rule 83-7. Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet should not have been attached to Docket Entry No. 1. The document(s) should have been filed separately. You are not required to take any action to correct this deficiency unless the Court so directs. (sh) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 21, 2022 Filing 5 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (sh) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 21, 2022 Filing 4 Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (sh) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 21, 2022 Filing 3 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (sh) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 21, 2022 Filing 2 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Otis D. Wright, II and Magistrate Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth. (sh) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]
June 17, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Receipt No: ACACDC-33486025 - Fee: $402, filed by Plaintiff Produce Pay, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Attorney Patrick Jeffrey Kane added to party Produce Pay, Inc.(pty:pla))(Kane, Patrick) [Transferred from cacd on 8/23/2022.]

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