Lovato v. Benihana National Corp.
Plaintiff: Justine Lovato
Defendant: Benihana National Corp.
Case Number: 1:2023cv03067
Filed: November 20, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of Colorado
Presiding Judge: Daniel D Domenico
Referring Judge: Scott T Varholak
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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January 16, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a) and (b), this case is referred to the assigned United States Magistrate Judge to (1) convene a scheduling conference under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and enter a scheduling order meeting the requirements of Local Civ. R. 16.2, (2) conduct such status conferences and issue such orders necessary for compliance with the scheduling order, including amendments or modifications of the scheduling order upon a showing of good cause, (3) hear and determine pretrial matters, including discovery and other non-dispositive motions, (4) conduct hearings, including evidentiary hearings, and submit proposed findings of fact and recommendations for rulings on dispositive motions, and (5) pursuant to Local Civ. R. 16.6 and at the discretion of the Magistrate Judge, convene such early neutral evaluation and/or settlement conferences and direct related procedures as may facilitate resolution of this case without the necessity of a motion or prior authorization of the undersigned. SO ORDERED by Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 1/16/2024. Text Only Entry. (rkeec)
January 16, 2024 Filing 16 CASE REASSIGNED pursuant to #15 Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. All parties do not consent. This case is randomly reassigned to Judge Daniel D. Domenico. All future pleadings should be designated as 23-cv-03067-DDD. (Text Only Entry) (schap, )
January 16, 2024 Filing 15 CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Defendant Benihana National Corp. All parties do not consent.. (Johnson, Amy)
December 5, 2023 Filing 14 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT identifying Corporate Parent Benihana, Inc. for Benihana National Corp.. (Johnson, Amy)
December 5, 2023 Filing 13 Defendant Benihana National Corp.'s ANSWER to #4 Complaint and Jury Demand by Benihana National Corp..(Johnson, Amy)
November 29, 2023 Filing 12 NOTICE of Filing of Notice of Removal of State Action to U.S. District Court by Defendant Benihana National Corp. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A to Notice of Filing Notice in State Court)(Johnson, Amy)
November 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER Setting Deadline for Filing Election Concerning Consent/Non-Consent to Magistrate Jurisdiction Form and Setting Scheduling Conference. Citizenship Disclosure Statement due by 1/16/2024. Consent Form due by 1/16/2024. Joint Proposed Scheduling Order due 1/23/2024. Scheduling Conference set for 1/30/2024 09:45 AM in Courtroom A 402 before Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak. By Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak on 11/21/2023. (schap, )
November 21, 2023 Filing 10 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Steven L. England on behalf of Justine LovatoAttorney Steven L. England added to party Justine Lovato(pty:pla) (England, Steven)
November 21, 2023 Filing 9 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Sara Hope Kiridly on behalf of Benihana National Corp.Attorney Sara Hope Kiridly added to party Benihana National Corp.(pty:dft) (Kiridly, Sara)
November 20, 2023 Filing 8 Exhibits in Support of #1 Notice of Removal,, by Defendant Benihana National Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit E-2 - CCES Filed documents, #2 Exhibit Exhibit E-3 - CCES Filed documents, #3 Exhibit Exhibit E-4 - CCES Filed documents, #4 Exhibit Exhibit E-5 - CCES Filed documents, #5 Exhibit Exhibit E-6 - CCES Filed documents, #6 Exhibit Exhibit E-7 - CCES Filed documents, #7 Exhibit Exhibit E-8 - CCES Filed documents)(Johnson, Amy)
November 20, 2023 Filing 7 Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1, direct assignment of civil actions to full time magistrate judges. (tgall, )
November 20, 2023 Filing 6 Administrative Notice: Notice to filer of non-compliance with Notice of Removal case opening procedures. It is the responsibility of the attorney or pro se party removing the case to follow Local Rule D.C.COLO.LCivR 81.1, and 28 U.S.C. 1446(a). Each and all of the state court documentsshall be individual PDFs. (tgall, )
November 20, 2023 Filing 5 AFFIDAVIT of Service of District Court Civil (CV) Case Cover Sheet for Initial Pleading of Complaint, Counterclaim, Cross-Claim or Third Party Complaint and Jury Demand, Summons, Complaint, Pretrial Order, and Delay Reduction Order upon Benihana National Corp. on 10/24/2023. (tgall, )
November 20, 2023 Filing 4 COMPLAINT against Benihana National Corp., filed by Justine Lovato.(tgall, )
November 20, 2023 Filing 3 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak. Text Only Entry. (tgall, )
November 20, 2023 Filing 2 FIRST AND FINAL NOTICE TO ALL ATTORNEY(S) AND UNREPRESENTED PARTIES IN REMOVED, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHER CASES. To receive any further notice in a case removed or transferred to this court, or special matters including discovery disputes, bankruptcy appeals, or withdrawals of reference, Multi-district litigation (MDL), etc., all attorneys and unrepresented parties must enter an appearance under D.C.COLO.LAttyR 5(a). An attorney must be an active member of this court's bar and be in good standing in accordance with D.C.COLO.LAttyR 3. A waiver of the fee for bar admission may apply in limited situations. (Text Only Entry). (tgall, )
November 20, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Benihana National Corp. from Denver County District Court, Case Number 2023CV032816. (Filing fee $ 402, Receipt Number ACODC-9403577), filed by Benihana National Corp.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Plaintiff's Complaint, #2 Exhibit B - Benihana National Corp AFFIDAVIT 10-25, #3 Exhibit C - Defendant's Certificate of Good Standing, #4 Exhibit D - Civil Case Cover Sheet, #5 Exhibit E - All documents filed in State Court, #6 Exhibit F - Notice of Filing of Removal)(Johnson, Amy)

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Plaintiff: Justine Lovato
Represented By: Steven L. England
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Defendant: Benihana National Corp.
Represented By: Amy Theresa Johnson
Represented By: Sara Hope Kiridly
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