Cordero v. The Secretary of Health and Human Services
Plaintiff: RICHARD CORDERO
Defendant: UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN OF GREATER NEW YORK, HHS DEPARTMENTAL APPEALS BOARD, MS 6127, The Director, EMBLEM HEALTH, INC., HHS MEDICARE OPERATIONS DIVISION, Departmental Appeals Board, The Director, KAREN IGNAGNI, President and CEO, HHS MEDICARE APPEALS COUNCIL, (MAC), GRIEVANCE AND APPEALS DEPARTMENT, The Director, OFFICE OF MEDICARE HEARINGS AND APPEALS (OMHA) HEADQUARTERS, The Director, SEAN HILLEGRASS, Supervisor, Grievance and Appeals Department, OMHA CENTRALIZED DOCKETING, The Director, STEFANIE MACIALEK, Specialist, Grievance and Appeals Department, DAVID ENG, Esq. Lead Attorney Advisor, MELISSA CIPOLLA, Senior Specialist, Grievance and Appeals Department, JOHN COLTER, Supervisor of Legal Administrative Specialists, SHELLY BERGSTROM, Quality Risk Management, JON DORMAN, Director, SANDRA RIVERA-LUCIANO, Medical Director, SHERESE WARREN, Director, Central Operations, THE DIRECTOR OF QUALITY RISK MANAGEMENT, ERIN BROWN, Senior Legal Supervisor, MAXIMUS FEDERAL SERVICES, ANDRENNA TAYLOR JONES, Senior Attorney Advisor, THE PRESIDENT, THE CEO, JAMES "JIM" GRIEPENTROG, Legal Administrative Specialist, THE DIRECTOR, ALJ DEAN YANOHIRA, DENISE ELOSH, Legal Assistant, JOHN AND JANE DOE, Employees of OMHA Phoenix and Atlanta Offices and/or in the HHS Departments and Offices who participated in the coordinated disregard of Plaintiff's phone calls and mail, ALJ LORANZO FLEMING, JOHN AND JANE DOE, HIP and/or Emblem Health Officers who interacted or failed to interact with Emblem Health employees in the Philippines and the US, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR SDNY, Civil Division, THE DIRECTOR OF THE MEDICAL MANAGED CARE & PACE RECONSIDERATION PROJECT AT MAXIMUS FEDERAL SERVICES, SUSAN S., Emblems New York SHIP (State Health Insurance Program), TAMIKA SIMPSON, Emblem's New York SHIP, THOMAS GRAY, Emblem's New York SHIP and THE DIRECTOR OF NY SHIP
Case Number: 26-323
Filed: February 12, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Nature of Suit: CONTRACT-Medicare Act Overpay
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 6, 2026 Filing 74 MOTION, for___relief, to assist counsel of record, to expedite appeal, to file supporting papers, to stay the district court proceedings, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 04/06/2026 by ACMS. [26-323, 26-315] [Entered: 04/06/2026 01:08 PM]
April 6, 2026 Filing 73 MOTION, for extending to this appeal the motions granted in appeal 25-1621 in the same case, to proceed pro hac vice, to e-file, granting in oth cases the pending motion to wit, to proceed IFP, order disclosure and discovery, investigate the clerks non-docketing of Appellant's papers, condict panel and en banc reconsideration, to assist counsel of record, to expedite appeal, to file supporting papers, to reinstate appeal, to stay the district court proceedings, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 04/06/2026 by ACMS. [26-323, 26-315] [Entered: 04/06/2026 12:58 PM] [Edited: 04/09/2026 06:11 PM]
April 3, 2026 Filing 72 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion to expedite appeal, at docket entry 69, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [26-323, 26-315] [Entered: 04/03/2026 11:16 AM] [Edited: 04/03/2026 11:47 AM]
April 3, 2026 Filing 71 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion for extending to this appeal the motions granted in appeal 25-1621 in the same case, to proceed pro hac vice, e-file, to grant in both cases the pending motions, to wit , to proceed IFP, order disclosure and discovery, investigate the clerk's non-docketing of Appellant's papers;, to conduct panel and enbanc reconsideration, to expedite appeal, to stay the district court proceedings, at docket entry 68, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [26-323, 26-315] [Entered: 04/03/2026 10:40 AM]
April 2, 2026 Filing 70 LETTER, dated 04/01/2026, regarding request for assistance in any other required online registration, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, RECEIVED. Service date 04/02/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/02/2026 12:49 PM] [Edited: 04/03/2026 09:59 AM]
March 31, 2026 Filing 69 MOTION, to expedite appeal, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/31/2026 by ACMS. [26-323, 26-315] [Entered: 03/31/2026 04:45 PM] [Edited: 04/03/2026 11:48 AM]
March 31, 2026 Filing 68 MOTION, for extending to this appeal the motions granted in appeal 25-1621 in the same case, to proceed pro hac vice, e-file, to grant in both cases the pending motions, to wit , to proceed IFP, order disclosure and discovery, investigate the clerk's non-docketing of Appellant's papers;, to conduct panel and enbanc reconsideration, to expedite appeal, to stay the district court proceedings, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/31/2026 by ACMS. [26-323, 26-315] [Entered: 03/31/2026 01:44 PM] [Edited: 04/03/2026 10:36 AM]
March 31, 2026 Filing 67 MOTION ORDER, granting motion for admission pro hac vice at docket entry 62, granting motion for admission pro hac vice at docket entry 80. Counsel is directed to register as a Filing User under Local Rule 25.1 to file documents electronically in this case within three (3) days of the date of this order. on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, by SALM, FILED. [26-315, 26-323] [Entered: 03/31/2026 11:26 AM]
March 30, 2026 Filing 66 LETTER, dated 03/30/2026, requesting case status, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, RECEIVED. Service date 03/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/30/2026 05:02 PM] [Edited: 04/02/2026 09:16 AM]
March 27, 2026 Filing 65 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion for admission pro hac vice, at entry 62, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [26-323, 26-315] [Entered: 03/27/2026 10:23 AM]
March 27, 2026 Filing 64 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion for admission pro hac vice, at docket entry 60, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [26-323, 26-315] [Entered: 03/27/2026 10:17 AM]
March 27, 2026 Filing 63 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form C, at entry 59, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [Entered: 03/27/2026 09:43 AM]
March 27, 2026 Filing 62 MOTION, for admission pro hac vice, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/27/2026 by ACMS. [26-323, 26-315] [Entered: 03/27/2026 06:54 AM]
March 27, 2026 Filing 61 LR 31.2 SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, informing Court of proposed due date 04/20/2026, RECEIVED. Service date 03/27/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/27/2026 06:47 AM] [Edited: 03/27/2026 10:22 AM]
March 27, 2026 Filing 60 MOTION, for admission pro hac vice, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/27/2026 by ACMS. [26-323, 26-315] [Entered: 03/27/2026 12:27 AM]
March 27, 2026 Filing 59 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/27/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/27/2026 12:06 AM]
March 24, 2026 Filing 58 MOTION ORDER, denying motion for admission pro hac vice at docket entry 38, denying motion for admission pro hac vice at docket entry 40, without prejudice to renewal. Plaintiff is directed to review the Local Rules of this Court, which are available on the Courts website, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, by SALM, FILED. [26-315, 26-323] [Entered: 03/24/2026 04:28 PM]
March 22, 2026 Filing 57 LR 31.2 SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, informing Court of proposed due date 04/06/2026, RECEIVED. Service date 03/22/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/22/2026 11:13 PM]
March 20, 2026 Filing 56 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York, Appellee Emblem Health, Inc., Appellee Karen Ignagni, Appellee Shelly Bergstrom, Appellee Sandra Rivera-Luciano, Appellee The Director of Quality Risk Management, Appellee Susan S., Appellee Tamika Simpson, Appellee Thomas Gray, Appellee The Director of NY SHIP, FILED. Service date 03/20/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/20/2026 02:44 PM]
March 20, 2026 Filing 55 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance Form, at docket entry 54, on behalf of Appellee Emblem Health, Inc., Appellee Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York, Appellee Karen Ignagni, Appellee Sandra Rivera-Luciano, Appellee Shelly Bergstrom, Appellee Susan S., Appellee Tamika Simpson, Appellee The Director of NY SHIP, Appellee The Director of Quality Risk Management, Appellee Thomas Gray, FILED. [Entered: 03/20/2026 11:32 AM]
March 19, 2026 Filing 54 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York, Appellee Emblem Health, Inc., Appellee Karen Ignagni, Appellee Shelly Bergstrom, Appellee Sandra Rivera-Luciano, Appellee The Director of Quality Risk Management, Appellee Susan S., Appellee Tamika Simpson, Appellee Thomas Gray, Appellee The Director of NY SHIP, FILED. Service date 03/19/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/19/2026 12:03 PM]
March 18, 2026 Filing 53 NOTICE, to Appellees Emblem Health, Inc., Karen Ignagi, Shelly Bergstorm, Sandra Rivera-Luciano, John and Jane Doe, HIP and/or Emblem Health Officers, Susan S., Tamika Simpson, Thomas Gray. The Director of NY Ship, The director of quality risk management, for failure to file an appearance, SENT. [26-315, 26-323] [Entered: 03/18/2026 03:13 PM]
March 18, 2026 Filing 52 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion to proceed in forma pauperis, at docket entry 45, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [Entered: 03/18/2026 11:20 AM]
March 18, 2026 Filing 51 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion for admission pro hac vice, for judicial notice, to assist counsel of record, to expedite appeal, to stay the district court proceedings, at docket entry 42, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [26-323, 26-315] [Entered: 03/18/2026 11:03 AM]
March 18, 2026 Filing 50 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form D, at entry 25, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [Entered: 03/18/2026 10:50 AM]
March 18, 2026 Filing 49 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form D, at docket entry 41, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [Entered: 03/18/2026 10:48 AM]
March 18, 2026 Filing 48 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion for admission pro hac vice, at entry 40, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [Entered: 03/18/2026 10:34 AM]
March 18, 2026 Filing 47 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form C, at docket entry 39, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [Entered: 03/18/2026 10:19 AM]
March 18, 2026 Filing 46 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion to proceed in forma pauperis, at docket entry 38, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [Entered: 03/18/2026 09:57 AM]
March 17, 2026 Filing 45 MOTION, to proceed in forma pauperis, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/17/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/17/2026 05:04 PM]
March 17, 2026 Filing 44 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion to proceed in forma pauperis, at docket entry 37, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [Entered: 03/17/2026 11:59 AM]
March 17, 2026 Filing 43 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion to proceed in forma pauperis, at docket entry 36, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [Entered: 03/17/2026 11:53 AM]
March 13, 2026 Filing 42 MOTION, for admission pro hac vice, for judicial notice, to assist counsel of record, to expedite appeal, to stay the district court proceedings, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/13/2026 by ACMS. [26-323, 26-315] [Entered: 03/13/2026 11:54 PM]
March 13, 2026 Filing 41 FORM D, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/13/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/13/2026 09:12 PM]
March 13, 2026 Filing 40 MOTION, for admission pro hac vice, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/13/2026 by ACMS. [26-323, 26-315] [Entered: 03/13/2026 08:59 PM]
March 12, 2026 Filing 39 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/12/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/12/2026 11:55 PM]
March 12, 2026 Filing 38 MOTION, to proceed in forma pauperis, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/12/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/12/2026 11:50 PM]
March 12, 2026 Filing 37 MOTION, to proceed in forma pauperis, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/12/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/12/2026 11:48 PM]
March 12, 2026 Filing 36 MOTION, to proceed in forma pauperis, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/12/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/12/2026 11:43 PM]
March 11, 2026 Filing 35 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form D, at entry 25, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [Entered: 03/11/2026 02:49 PM]
March 11, 2026 Filing 34 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance Form, at entry 20, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [Entered: 03/11/2026 02:48 PM]
March 11, 2026 Filing 33 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion for admission pro hac vice, at docket entry 27, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [26-323, 26-315] [Entered: 03/11/2026 02:41 PM]
March 11, 2026 Filing 32 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form D, at docket entry 26, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [Entered: 03/11/2026 02:30 PM]
March 11, 2026 Filing 31 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion to proceed in forma pauperis, at docket entry 24, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [Entered: 03/11/2026 12:47 PM]
March 10, 2026 Filing 30 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form C, at docket entry 23, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [Entered: 03/10/2026 05:32 PM]
March 10, 2026 Filing 29 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form C, at docket entry 22, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 03/10/2026 05:20 PM]
March 10, 2026 Filing 28 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance Form, at docket entry 21, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 03/10/2026 03:23 PM]
March 9, 2026 Filing 27 MOTION, for admission pro hac vice, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/09/2026 by ACMS. [26-323, 26-315] [Entered: 03/09/2026 02:16 AM]
March 9, 2026 Filing 26 FORM D, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/09/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/09/2026 12:38 AM]
March 9, 2026 Filing 25 FORM D, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/09/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/09/2026 12:35 AM]
March 9, 2026 Filing 24 MOTION, to proceed in forma pauperis, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/09/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/09/2026 12:29 AM]
March 8, 2026 Filing 23 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/08/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/08/2026 11:58 PM]
March 8, 2026 Filing 22 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/08/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/08/2026 11:44 PM]
March 8, 2026 Filing 21 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/08/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/08/2026 11:28 PM]
March 8, 2026 Filing 20 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. Service date 03/08/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/08/2026 11:22 PM]
March 5, 2026 Filing 19 ATTORNEY, Mallika Balachandran, Benjamin H. Torrance for Appellee Grievance and Appeals Department, Appellee Melissa Cipolla, Appellee Sean Hillegrass, Appellee Stefanie Macialek, TERMINATED. [Entered: 03/05/2026 12:18 PM]
March 5, 2026 Filing 18 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at entry 13, on behalf of Appellee Andrenna Taylor Jones, Appellee Attorney General of The United States, Appellee David Eng, Appellee Dean Yanohira, Appellee Denise Elosh, Appellee Erin Brown, Appellee HHS Departmental Appeals Board, Appellee HHS Medicare Appeals Council, Appellee HHS Medicare Operations Division, Appellee James "Jim" Griepentrog, Appellee John and Jane Doe, Appellee John Colter, Appellee Jon Dorman, Appellee Loranzo Fleming, Appellee Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) Headquarters, Appellee OMHA Centralized Docketing, Appellee Sherese Warren, Appellee United States Attorney for SDNY, Appellee United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, FILED. [Entered: 03/05/2026 12:10 PM]
March 5, 2026 Filing 17 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at docket entry 6, on behalf of Appellee Attorney General of The United States, Appellee Grievance and Appeals Department, Appellee HHS Departmental Appeals Board, Appellee HHS Medicare Appeals Council, Appellee HHS Medicare Operations Division, Appellee United States Attorney for SDNY, Appellee United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, FILED. [Entered: 03/05/2026 12:09 PM]
March 3, 2026 Filing 16 LETTER, dated 03/03/2026, regarding termination of counsel, on behalf of Appellee United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee HHS Departmental Appeals Board, Appellee HHS Medicare Operations Division, Appellee HHS Medicare Appeals Council, Appellee Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) Headquarters, Appellee OMHA Centralized Docketing, Appellee David Eng, Appellee John Colter, Appellee Jon Dorman, Appellee Sherese Warren, Appellee Erin Brown, Appellee Andrenna Taylor Jones, Appellee James "Jim" Griepentrog, Appellee Dean Yanohira, Appellee Denise Elosh, Appellee John and Jane Doe, Appellee Loranzo Fleming, Appellee Attorney General of The United States, Appellee United States Attorney for SDNY, RECEIVED. Service date 03/03/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/03/2026 03:27 PM] [Edited: 03/05/2026 12:12 PM]
March 3, 2026 Filing 15 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee HHS Departmental Appeals Board, Appellee HHS Medicare Operations Division, Appellee HHS Medicare Appeals Council, Appellee Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) Headquarters, Appellee OMHA Centralized Docketing, Appellee David Eng, Appellee John Colter, Appellee Jon Dorman, Appellee Sherese Warren, Appellee Erin Brown, Appellee Andrenna Taylor Jones, Appellee James "Jim" Griepentrog, Appellee Dean Yanohira, Appellee Denise Elosh, Appellee John and Jane Doe, Appellee Loranzo Fleming, Appellee Attorney General of the United States, Appellee United States Attorney for SDNY, FILED. Service date 03/03/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/03/2026 03:24 PM]
March 3, 2026 Filing 14 LETTER, dated 03/03/2026, regarding termination of counsel, on behalf of Appellee United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee HHS Departmental Appeals Board, Appellee HHS Medicare Operations Division, Appellee HHS Medicare Appeals Council, Appellee Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) Headquarters, Appellee OMHA Centralized Docketing, Appellee David Eng, Appellee John Colter, Appellee Jon Dorman, Appellee Sherese Warren, Appellee Erin Brown, Appellee Andrenna Taylor Jones, Appellee James "Jim" Griepentrog, Appellee Dean Yanohira, Appellee Denise Elosh, Appellee Loranzo Fleming, Appellee John and Jane Doe, Appellee Attorney General of The United States, Appellee United States Attorney for SDNY, RECEIVED. Service date 03/03/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/03/2026 02:19 PM] [Edited: 03/05/2026 12:11 PM]
March 3, 2026 Filing 13 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Andrenna Taylor Jones, Attorney General of the United States, David Eng, Dean Yanohira, Denise Elosh, Erin Brown, HHS Departmental Appeals Board, HHS Medicare Appeals Council, HHS Medicare Operations Division, James "Jim" Griepentrog, John and Jane Doe, John Colter, Jon Dorman, Loranzo Fleming, Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) Headquarters, OMHA Centralized Docketing, Sherese Warren, United States Attorney for SDNY, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, FILED. [Entered: 03/03/2026 02:10 PM]
March 2, 2026 Filing 12 NON-ADMITTED ATTORNEY, Richard Cordero, orally informed to apply for admission forthwith and submit Addendum A to Notice of Appearance, NOTIFIED. [Entered: 03/02/2026 11:40 AM]
February 27, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER, dated 02/27/2026, dismissing appeal by 03/13/2026, unless appellant Richard Cordero, submits Form D, FILED. [Entered: 02/27/2026 04:33 PM]
February 27, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER, dated 02/27/2026, dismissing appeal by 03/13/2026, unless appellant Richard Cordero, submits Form C, FILED. [Entered: 02/27/2026 04:26 PM] [Edited: 02/27/2026 04:34 PM]
February 27, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER, dated 02/17/2026, dismissing appeal by 03/13/2026, unless appellant Richard Cordero, submits fee or moves for informa pauperis status, FILED. [Entered: 02/27/2026 04:17 PM] [Edited: 02/27/2026 04:34 PM]
February 27, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER, dated 02/27/2026, dismissing appeal by 03/13/2026, unless appellant Richard Cordero, submits Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance form, FILED. [Entered: 02/27/2026 04:05 PM] [Edited: 02/27/2026 04:34 PM]
February 26, 2026 Filing 7 ATTORNEY, Mallika Balachandran for Appellee United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee HHS Medicare Operations Division, Appellee HHS Departmental Appeals Board, Appellee HHS Medicare Appeals Council, Appellee Grievance and Appeals Department, Appellee Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) Headquarters, Appellee Sean Hillegrass, Appellee OMHA Centralized Docketing, Appellee Stefanie Macialek, Appellee David Eng, Appellee Melissa Cipolla, Appellee John Colter, Appellee Jon Dorman, Appellee Sherese Warren, Appellee Erin Brown, Appellee Andrenna Taylor Jones, Appellee James "Jim" Griepentrog, Appellee Dean Yanohira, Appellee Denise Elosh, Appellee John and Jane Doe, Appellee Loranzo Fleming, Appellee Attorney General of The United States, Appellee United States Attorney for SDNY, ADDED. [Entered: 02/26/2026 02:58 PM]
February 20, 2026 Filing 6 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Attorney General of the United States, Grievance and Appeals Department, HHS Departmental Appeals Board, HHS Medicare Appeals Council, HHS Medicare Operations Division, United States Attorney for SDNY, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, FILED. [Entered: 02/20/2026 10:07 AM]
February 12, 2026 Filing 5 NOTE: See lead case, 26-315, containing complete set of docket entries. [Entered: 02/12/2026 10:32 AM]
February 12, 2026 Filing 4 INTERLOCUTORY CIVIL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, OPENED. [Entered: 02/12/2026 10:28 AM]
February 9, 2026 Filing 3 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 02/12/2026 10:22 AM]
February 9, 2026 Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT ORDER, dated 12/05/2025, RECEIVED. [Entered: 02/12/2026 10:19 AM]
February 9, 2026 Filing 1 NOTICE OF INTERLOCUTORY CIVIL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Richard Cordero, FILED. [Entered: 02/12/2026 10:17 AM]

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Plaintiff: RICHARD CORDERO
Represented By: Richard Cordero
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Defendant: UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Represented By: Benjamin H. Torrance
Represented By: Mallika Balachandran
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Represented By: Carlos Guevara Manalansan
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Defendant: SEAN HILLEGRASS, Supervisor, Grievance and Appeals Department
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Defendant: STEFANIE MACIALEK, Specialist, Grievance and Appeals Department
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Defendant: DAVID ENG, Esq. Lead Attorney Advisor
Represented By: Benjamin H. Torrance
Represented By: Mallika Balachandran
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Defendant: MELISSA CIPOLLA, Senior Specialist, Grievance and Appeals Department
Represented By: Benjamin H. Torrance
Represented By: Mallika Balachandran
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Defendant: JOHN COLTER, Supervisor of Legal Administrative Specialists
Represented By: Benjamin H. Torrance
Represented By: Mallika Balachandran
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Defendant: SHELLY BERGSTROM, Quality Risk Management
Represented By: Carlos Guevara Manalansan
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Defendant: JON DORMAN, Director
Represented By: Benjamin H. Torrance
Represented By: Mallika Balachandran
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Defendant: SANDRA RIVERA-LUCIANO, Medical Director
Represented By: Carlos Guevara Manalansan
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Defendant: SHERESE WARREN, Director, Central Operations
Represented By: Benjamin H. Torrance
Represented By: Mallika Balachandran
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Defendant: THE DIRECTOR OF QUALITY RISK MANAGEMENT
Represented By: Carlos Guevara Manalansan
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Defendant: ERIN BROWN, Senior Legal Supervisor
Represented By: Benjamin H. Torrance
Represented By: Mallika Balachandran
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Defendant: MAXIMUS FEDERAL SERVICES
Represented By: Sam Matthew Koch
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Defendant: ANDRENNA TAYLOR JONES, Senior Attorney Advisor
Represented By: Benjamin H. Torrance
Represented By: Mallika Balachandran
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Defendant: THE PRESIDENT
Represented By: Sam Matthew Koch
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Defendant: THE CEO
Represented By: Sam Matthew Koch
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Defendant: JAMES "JIM" GRIEPENTROG, Legal Administrative Specialist
Represented By: Benjamin H. Torrance
Represented By: Mallika Balachandran
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Defendant: THE DIRECTOR
Represented By: Sam Matthew Koch
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Defendant: ALJ DEAN YANOHIRA
Represented By: Benjamin H. Torrance
Represented By: Mallika Balachandran
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Defendant: DENISE ELOSH, Legal Assistant
Represented By: Benjamin H. Torrance
Represented By: Mallika Balachandran
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Defendant: JOHN AND JANE DOE, Employees of OMHA Phoenix and Atlanta Offices and/or in the HHS Departments and Offices who participated in the coordinated disregard of Plaintiff's phone calls and mail
Represented By: Benjamin H. Torrance
Represented By: Mallika Balachandran
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Defendant: ALJ LORANZO FLEMING
Represented By: Benjamin H. Torrance
Represented By: Mallika Balachandran
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Defendant: JOHN AND JANE DOE, HIP and/or Emblem Health Officers who interacted or failed to interact with Emblem Health employees in the Philippines and the US
Represented By: Mallika Balachandran
Represented By: Carlos Guevara Manalansan
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Defendant: ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
Represented By: Benjamin H. Torrance
Represented By: Mallika Balachandran
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Defendant: UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR SDNY, Civil Division
Represented By: Benjamin H. Torrance
Represented By: Mallika Balachandran
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Defendant: THE DIRECTOR OF THE MEDICAL MANAGED CARE & PACE RECONSIDERATION PROJECT AT MAXIMUS FEDERAL SERVICES
Represented By: Sam Matthew Koch
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Defendant: SUSAN S., Emblems New York SHIP (State Health Insurance Program)
Represented By: Carlos Guevara Manalansan
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Defendant: TAMIKA SIMPSON, Emblem's New York SHIP
Represented By: Carlos Guevara Manalansan
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Defendant: THOMAS GRAY, Emblem's New York SHIP
Represented By: Carlos Guevara Manalansan
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Defendant: THE DIRECTOR OF NY SHIP
Represented By: Carlos Guevara Manalansan
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