Cesario v. CBIZ, Inc., et al.

Cesario v. CBIZ, Inc., et al.

Plaintiff:	JOHN CESARIO
Defendant:	BIOCEPT, INC., CBIZ, INC., CBIZ CPAS, PC, MIKE BROWN, MICHAEL NALL, LYLE ARNOLD, TIMOTHY C. KENNEDY, DAVID HALE, MARSHA A. CHANDLER, BRUCE E. GERHARDT, IVOR ROYSTON, CHARLES BAIR, JODY CAIN, LIPPERT HEILSHORN & ASSOCIATES, INC., COOLEY, LLP, STEPHAN FANUCCHI, MAXIM GROUP, LLC, MICHAEL RABINOWITZ, JASON MCCARTHY, PAUL LAROSA, AEGEA BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC., TIPTON EVANS, CBIZ ADVISORS, LLC and ANDREW ROSEN
Case Number:	26-5235
Filed:	August 14, 2026
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Other Fraud

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August 17, 2026	Filing 3 ORDER FILED. The notice of appeal was not filed within 30 days after the district court entered judgment on July 13, 2026. See 28 U.S.C. 2107(a); Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A). The court may therefore lack jurisdiction over this appeal. See United States v. Sadler, 480 F.3d 932, 937 (9th Cir. 2007) (requirement of timely notice of appeal is jurisdictional); see also Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(5), (a)(6); 26(b)(1) (only the district court can extend the time to file a notice of appeal). Within 21 days, appellant must either file a motion to voluntarily dismiss this appeal or file a statement explaining why it should not be dismissed. If appellant does not do so, the court will dismiss the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. If appellant files a statement, appellees may file a response within 10 days. Briefing is stayed. [Entered: 08/17/2026 03:24 PM]
August 14, 2026	Filing 2 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Appeal Answering Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellee) 10/23/2026, Appeal Opening Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellant) 9/23/2026. For appeal no. 26-5235, 3:23-cv-01803-WQH-JAC. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) to comply with this briefing schedule will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. [Entered: 08/14/2026 11:11 AM]
August 14, 2026	Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 3:23-cv-01803-WQH-JAC has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 26-5235 has been assigned to this case. All communications with the court must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number. Please carefully review the docket to ensure the name(s) and contact information are correct. It is your responsibility to alert the court if your contact information changes. Resources Available For more information about case processing and to assist you in preparing your brief, please review the Case Opening Information (for #attorneys and #pro se litigants) and review the #Appellate Practice Guide. Attorneys should consider contacting the court's #Appellate Mentoring Program for help with the brief and argument. [Entered: 08/14/2026 11:07 AM]

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Plaintiff: JOHN CESARIO
Represented By:	John Cesario
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Defendant: BIOCEPT, INC.
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Defendant: CBIZ, INC.
Represented By:	Phillip J. Eskenazi
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Defendant: CBIZ CPAS, PC
Represented By:	Phillip J. Eskenazi
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Defendant: MIKE BROWN
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Defendant: MICHAEL NALL
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Defendant: LYLE ARNOLD
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Defendant: TIMOTHY C. KENNEDY
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Defendant: DAVID HALE
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Defendant: MARSHA A. CHANDLER
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Defendant: BRUCE E. GERHARDT
Represented By:	Marco Molina
Represented By:	Genevieve Graeme York-Erwin
Represented By:	Mr. Douglas W. Greene
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Defendant: IVOR ROYSTON
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Defendant: CHARLES BAIR
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Defendant: JODY CAIN
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Defendant: LIPPERT HEILSHORN & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Represented By:	Mr. Dan Lawton
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Defendant: COOLEY, LLP
Represented By:	Peter Morgan Adams
Represented By:	Mr. Koji Fukumura
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Defendant: STEPHAN FANUCCHI
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Defendant: MAXIM GROUP, LLC
Represented By:	Thomas Henri Vidal
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Defendant: MICHAEL RABINOWITZ
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Defendant: JASON MCCARTHY
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Defendant: PAUL LAROSA
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Defendant: AEGEA BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Represented By:	Christopher L. Walters
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Defendant: TIPTON EVANS
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Defendant: CBIZ ADVISORS, LLC
Represented By:	Phillip J. Eskenazi
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