Walter Strong, et al v. Kenneth Joekel, et al
| WALTER STRONG, LAURA J. JOHNSON and SHANE VILLARINO |
| KENNETH JOEKEL, MARC PLOTKIN, PACESETTER PERSONNEL SERVICE, INC., PACESETTER PERSONNEL SERVICE OF FLORIDA, INC., FLORIDA STAFFING SERVICE, INC. and TAMPA SERVICE COMPANY, INC. |
| 25-13727 |
| October 22, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit |
| Other Labor Litigation |
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| Filing 22 30-Day Over the phone extension granted by clerk as to Attorney Andrew R. Frisch for Appellants Shane Villarino, Walter Strong and Laura J. Johnson. Updated Reply Brief. Due on 05/11/2026 as to Appellant Walter Strong. Any request for a second or subsequent extension of time shall be subject to 11th Cir. R. 31-2(d). [Entered: 04/09/2026 08:45 AM] |
| Filing 21 Supplemental Appendix [1 VOLUMES] filed by Appellees Florida Staffing Service, Inc., Kenneth Joekel, Pacesetter Personnel Service Of Florida, Inc., Pacesetter Personnel Service, Inc., Marc Plotkin and Tampa Service Company, Inc.. [25-13727] (ECF: Ronald Tomassi) [Entered: 03/19/2026 01:57 PM] |
| Filing 20 Appellee's Brief filed by Appellees Pacesetter Personnel Service Of Florida, Inc., Pacesetter Personnel Service, Inc., Marc Plotkin, Kenneth Joekel, Florida Staffing Service, Inc. and Tampa Service Company, Inc.. [25-13727] (ECF: Ronald Tomassi) [Entered: 03/19/2026 01:53 PM] |
| Filing 19 AMENDED Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Attorney Ronald J. Tomassi, Jr. for Appellees Florida Staffing Service, Inc., Kenneth Joekel, Pacesetter Personnel Service Of Florida, Inc., Pacesetter Personnel Service, Inc., Marc Plotkin and Tampa Service Company, Inc.. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [25-13727] (ECF: Ronald Tomassi) [Entered: 03/19/2026 01:47 PM] |
| Filing 18 Appendix filed [3 VOLUMES] by Appellants Laura J. Johnson, Walter Strong and Shane Villarino. [25-13727] (ECF: Andrew Frisch) [Entered: 03/11/2026 11:47 AM] |
| Filing 17 Over the phone extension granted by clerk as to Attorney Ronald J. Tomassi, Jr. for Appellees Pacesetter Personnel Service, Inc., Pacesetter Personnel Service Of Florida, Inc., Florida Staffing Service, Inc., Tampa Service Company, Inc., Kenneth Joekel and Marc Plotkin. The appellee brief is due on or before 03/19/2026. Any request for a second or subsequent extension of time shall be subject to 11th Cir. R. 31-2(d). [Entered: 02/12/2026 10:01 AM] |
Filing 16
ORDER: On its own motion, the Court dismisses case no. 25-13732 as duplicative of the appeal pending in case no. 25-13727. Case no. 25-13732 is DISMISSED. Case no. 25-13727 remains pending. Appellants motion to consolidate the appeals is DENIED AS MOOT [ # 6 ] [ # 10602095-2 ] RSR, KCN, and RJL (See attached order for complete text) [25-13727, 25-13732] [Entered: 01/15/2026 12:26 PM]
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| Filing 15 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Andrew Frisch on behalf of Walter Strong, Laura J. Johnson, and Shane Villarino Andrew R. Frisch for Laura J. Johnson, Walter Strong and Shane Villarino. Related cases? Yes. [25-13727] (ECF: Andrew Frisch) [Entered: 12/10/2025 01:20 PM] |
| Filing 14 Notice of deficient Brief filed by Andrew R. Frisch for Shane Villarino, Walter Strong and Laura J. Johnson. Counsel has not filed a compliant Appearance of Counsel form. See 11th Cir. R. 46-6(b). Please also see FRAP 46 and the corresponding circuit rules. Please file the AOC form within 5 days of this notice. [Entered: 12/10/2025 12:40 PM] |
| Filing 13 Notice that no action will be taken on Appearance of Counsel Form filed by Attorney Andrew R. Frisch for Appellants Shane Villarino, Walter Strong and Laura J. Johnson. Reason(s) no action being taken on filing(s): Appearance of counsel form was not properly completed - counsel's name is on the line for party to be represented. [Entered: 12/10/2025 12:34 PM] |
| Filing 12 The briefing schedule issued to Appellants Laura J. Johnson, Walter Strong and Shane Villarino is hereby rescinded for the following reason(s): Motion to consolidate pending. When the above matter is resolved, the clerk will issue a notice advising counsel and the parties of the new schedule for filing briefs in this appeal.--[Edited 12/08/2025 by MSB] [Entered: 12/08/2025 03:16 PM] |
| Filing 11 Appellant's brief filed by Laura J. Johnson, Walter Strong and Shane Villarino. [25-13727] (ECF: Andrew Frisch) [Entered: 12/05/2025 05:22 PM] |
| Filing 10 Notice to Counsel of Record. Counsel of Record must be logged in to CM/ECF and Pacer to access this document. This is the only notice you will receive regarding this matter. Please print a copy for your file. [25-13727, 25-13732] [Entered: 12/04/2025 11:45 AM] |
| Filing 9 ***NO ACTION TAKEN, SEE DE 13*** APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Andrew Frisch for Appellants Andrew R. Frisch for Laura J. Johnson, Walter Strong and Shane Villarino. Related cases? Yes. [25-13727]--[Edited 12/10/2025 by JFC] (ECF: Andrew Frisch) [Entered: 11/25/2025 09:40 AM] |
| Filing 8 Civil Appeal Statement filed by Attorney Andrew R. Frisch for Appellants Laura J. Johnson, Walter Strong and Shane Villarino. Related cases? No. [25-13727] (ECF: Andrew Frisch) [Entered: 11/25/2025 09:25 AM] |
| Filing 7 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Attorney Ronald J. Tomassi, Jr. for Appellees Florida Staffing Service, Inc., Kenneth Joekel, Pacesetter Personnel Service Of Florida, Inc., Pacesetter Personnel Service, Inc., Marc Plotkin and Tampa Service Company, Inc.. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [25-13727] (ECF: Ronald Tomassi) [Entered: 11/21/2025 03:20 PM] |
| Filing 6 MOTION to consolidate appeals 25-13732 and 25-13727 filed by Laura J. Johnson, Walter Strong and Shane Villarino. Motion is Unopposed. [6] [25-13727] (ECF: Andrew Frisch) [Entered: 11/19/2025 09:15 AM] |
| Filing 5 Attorney Andrew R. Frisch for Appellants Shane Villarino, Walter Strong and Laura J. Johnson is notified that, pursuant to 11th Cir. R. 42-1(b), this appeal will be dismissed without further notice upon the expiration of 14 days from the date of this notice unless the appellant files a Civil Appeal Statement. [Entered: 11/13/2025 11:29 AM] |
| Filing 4 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Ronald J. Tomassi, Jr. for Florida Staffing Service, Inc., Kenneth Joekel, Pacesetter Personnel Service Of Florida, Inc., Pacesetter Personnel Service, Inc., Marc Plotkin and Tampa Service Company, Inc.. Related cases? Yes. [25-13727] (ECF: Ronald Tomassi) [Entered: 11/05/2025 09:43 AM] |
| Filing 3 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Andrew Frisch for Appellants Attorney Andrew R. Frisch for Appellants Laura J. Johnson, Walter Strong and Shane Villarino. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [25-13727] (ECF: Andrew Frisch) [Entered: 10/29/2025 04:00 PM] |
| Filing 2 Briefing Notice issued to Appellants Laura J. Johnson, Walter Strong and Shane Villarino. The appellant's brief is due on or before 12/01/2025. The appendix is due no later than 7 days from the filing of the appellant's brief. [Entered: 10/28/2025 03:00 PM] |
| Filing 1 CIVIL APPEAL DOCKETED. Notice of appeal filed by Appellants Laura J. Johnson, Walter Strong and Shane Villarino on 10/21/2025. Fee Status: Fee Paid. Awaiting Appellant's Certificate of Interested Persons due on or before 11/12/2025 as to Appellant Walter Strong. Awaiting Appellee's Certificate of Interested Persons due on or before 11/21/2025 as to Appellee Kenneth Joekel. [Entered: 10/24/2025 03:51 PM] |
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