Rodney Riley, et al v. Phoenix Community Capital, et al
Plaintiff: RODNEY RILEY, DANIEL MEGIBBEN, NICHOLAS SGHERZI, GERMAN MARIO BERLASSO, LUIS FELIPE GONZALEZ PALACIO, TOMAS ZATLOUKAL, JORDAN BRANAGH, CHARLIE SEAN WILLIAM CROWLEY, DANIEL JAMES QUINTANA, CHANDLER WHITBORD, JORGE ENRIQUE DELGADO, CALUM COURTNEY-HARRIS, JENNIFER SAUTER, JOHN SAUTER, MATTHEW GREENTREE, ROSS KEELEY, MICHAEL TZADOK ELKOHEN, JEFFREY PAUL MARTIN, DARREN WILLIAM HORNER, MICHAEL PAUL CITRO, SOLANGE MARIA DE CASTRO PICORELLI, CHRISTOPHER STEVEN WILSON, THOMAS CHANDLER SPENCE, JENNIFER SUE MARTIN, ANDRES CARNEIRO, ALIF AHAMED, VINCENT OCAIMA and GUILLERMO VILLA-VALDES
Defendant: PHOENIX COMMUNITY CAPITAL, XETA CAPITAL LLC, MATTHEW SGHERZI, GAVIN MINTY, ERIC MARSHALL and DANIEL IANELLO
Case Number: 26-5263
Filed: March 30, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Securities Commodities Exchg.
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 1, 2026 Filing 15 Letter sent by Mediation Office REGARDING MEDIATION: The Mediation Conference scheduled for 05/04/2026 is hereby canceled. (LMR) [Entered: 05/01/2026 03:42 PM]
April 27, 2026 Filing 14 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Gavin Minty and Matthew Sgherzi by J. Isaac Sanders. Certificate of Service: 04/27/2026. [26-5263] (JIS) [Entered: 04/27/2026 05:03 PM]
April 24, 2026 Filing 13 BRIEFING LETTER SENT setting briefing schedule: appellant brief due 06/03/2026;. appellee brief due 07/06/2026; (JBO) [Entered: 04/24/2026 07:18 AM]
April 23, 2026 Filing 12 APPEARANCE filed for Appellants Alif Ahamed, German Mario Berlasso, Jordan Branagh, Andres Carneiro, Michael Paul Citro, Calum Courtney-Harris, Charlie Sean William Crowley, Jorge Enrique Delgado, Michael Tzadok Elkohen, Matthew Greentree, Darren William Horner, Ross Keeley, Jeffrey Paul Martin, Jennifer Sue Martin, Daniel Megibben, Vincent Ocaima, Luis Felipe Gonzalez Palacio, Solange Maria de Castro Picorelli, Daniel James Quintana, Rodney Riley, Jennifer Sauter, John Sauter, Thomas Chandler Spence, Guillermo Villa-Valdes, Chandler Whitbord, Christopher Steven Wilson and Tomas Zatloukal by William Gary Blackburn. Certificate of Service: 04/23/2026. [26-5263] (WGB) [Entered: 04/23/2026 12:11 PM]
April 23, 2026 Filing 11 CIVIL APPEAL STATEMENT OF PARTIES AND ISSUES filed by Attorney Mr. W. Gary Blackburn for Appellants Alif Ahamed, German Mario Berlasso, Jordan Branagh, Andres Carneiro, Michael Paul Citro, Calum Courtney-Harris, Charlie Sean William Crowley, Jorge Enrique Delgado, Michael Tzadok Elkohen, Matthew Greentree, Darren William Horner, Ross Keeley, Jeffrey Paul Martin, Jennifer Sue Martin, Daniel Megibben, Vincent Ocaima, Luis Felipe Gonzalez Palacio, Solange Maria de Castro Picorelli, Daniel James Quintana, Rodney Riley, Jennifer Sauter, John Sauter, Nicholas Sgherzi, Thomas Chandler Spence, Guillermo Villa-Valdes, Chandler Whitbord, Christopher Steven Wilson and Tomas Zatloukal. Is this case a cross-appeal? No ; Has this case or a related one been before this court previously? No ; Please identify the party(ies) the appeal is being taken against: Daniel Ianello, Eric Marshall, Gavin Minty, Phoenix Community Capital, Matthew Sgherzi and Xeta Capital LLC ; Issues: The issue is whether the trial court erred in concluding that plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief can be based pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6). . Certificate of Service: 04/23/2026. [26-5263] (WGB) [Entered: 04/23/2026 11:56 AM]
April 23, 2026 Filing 10 *** LOCKED, FORM NEEDS TO LIST ALL APPEALLANTS COUNSEL IS REPRESENTING*** APPEARANCE filed for Appellants Alif Ahamed, German Mario Berlasso, Jordan Branagh, Andres Carneiro, Michael Paul Citro, Calum Courtney-Harris, Charlie Sean William Crowley, Jorge Enrique Delgado, Michael Tzadok Elkohen, Matthew Greentree, Darren William Horner, Ross Keeley, Jeffrey Paul Martin, Jennifer Sue Martin, Daniel Megibben, Vincent Ocaima, Luis Felipe Gonzalez Palacio, Solange Maria de Castro Picorelli, Daniel James Quintana, Rodney Riley, Jennifer Sauter, John Sauter, Nicholas Sgherzi, Thomas Chandler Spence, Guillermo Villa-Valdes, Chandler Whitbord, Christopher Steven Wilson and Tomas Zatloukal by William Gary Blackburn. Certificate of Service: 04/23/2026. [26-5263]--[Edited 04/23/2026 by JBO] (WGB) [Entered: 04/23/2026 11:43 AM]
April 13, 2026 Filing 9 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Jeremey R. Goolsby ; Daniel Ianello makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? No. 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? No. Certificate of Service: 04/13/2026. [26-5263] (JRG) [Entered: 04/13/2026 08:49 PM]
April 13, 2026 Filing 8 APPEARANCE filed for Appellee Daniel Ianello by Jeremey R. Goolsby. Certificate of Service: 04/13/2026. [26-5263] (JRG) [Entered: 04/13/2026 08:45 PM]
April 10, 2026 Filing 7 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: William T. Ramsey, J. Isaac Sanders, Satchel R. Fowler ; Matthew Sgherzi makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? No 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? No Certificate of Service: 04/10/2026. [26-5263] (WTR) [Entered: 04/10/2026 10:01 AM]
April 10, 2026 Filing 6 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: William T. Ramsey, J. Isaac Sanders, Satchel R. Fowler ; Gavin Minty makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? No 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? No Certificate of Service: 04/10/2026. [26-5263] (WTR) [Entered: 04/10/2026 09:58 AM]
April 6, 2026 Filing 5 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Gavin Minty and Matthew Sgherzi by William Ramsey. Certificate of Service: 04/06/2026. [26-5263] (WTR) [Entered: 04/06/2026 01:54 PM]
April 6, 2026 Filing 4 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Gavin Minty and Matthew Sgherzi by Satchel Fowler. Certificate of Service: 04/06/2026. [26-5263] (SRF) [Entered: 04/06/2026 01:49 PM]
April 2, 2026 Filing 3 VIDEO CONFERENCE: The Mediation conference has been rescheduled for 05/04/2026 at 1:00 PM (ET) with Kathryn Wollenburg. [Please open notice for important details and deadlines.] (LMR) [Entered: 04/02/2026 04:13 PM]
March 31, 2026 Filing 2 MEDIATION OFFICE is involved in this appeal. VIDEO CONFERENCE: A Mediation conference has been scheduled for 04/23/2026 at 9:30 AM (ET) with Kathryn Wollenburg. [Please open notice for important details and deadlines.] (LMR) [Entered: 03/31/2026 01:11 PM]
March 30, 2026 Filing 1 Civil Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellants Alif Ahamed, German Mario Berlasso, Jordan Branagh, Andres Carneiro, Michael Paul Citro, Calum Courtney-Harris, Charlie Sean William Crowley, Jorge Enrique Delgado, Michael Tzadok Elkohen, Matthew Greentree, Darren William Horner, Ross Keeley, Jeffrey Paul Martin, Jennifer Sue Martin, Daniel Megibben, Vincent Ocaima, Luis Felipe Gonzalez Palacio, Solange Maria de Castro Picorelli, Daniel James Quintana, Rodney Riley, Jennifer Sauter, John Sauter, Nicholas Sgherzi, Thomas Chandler Spence, Guillermo Villa-Valdes, Chandler Whitbord, Christopher Steven Wilson and Tomas Zatloukal. Transcript needed: n. (JBO) [Entered: 03/30/2026 04:54 PM]

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