Gough et al v. DaBella Exteriors LLC
Plaintiff: Tyler Gough, Jesse Negrete, Raymond Smallwood, Charles Smallwood, Joseph Adams, Luis Arevalo, Anas Afana, Bryce Franks and Michel Kedhy
Defendant: DaBella Exteriors LLC
Case Number: 1:2026cv01705
Filed: April 21, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Presiding Judge: Gordon P Gallagher
Referring Judge: N Reid Neureiter
Nature of Suit: Labor: Fair Standards
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 2 (a) Fair Labor Standards Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 10, 2026 Filing 23 MEMORANDUM regarding #22 Amended MOTION to Compel Individual Arbitration and Stay Proceedings filed by DaBella Exteriors LLC. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter by District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 06/10/2026. Text Only Entry (dclem)
June 10, 2026 Filing 22 Amended MOTION to Compel Individual Arbitration and Stay Proceedings by Defendant DaBella Exteriors LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - T. Gough Agrmt, #2 Exhibit 2 - J. Negrete Agrmt, #3 Exhibit 3 - R. Smallwood Agrmt, #4 Exhibit 4 - C. Smallwood Agrmt, #5 Exhibit 5 - J. Adams Agrmt, #6 Exhibit 6 - L. Arevalo Agrmt, #7 Exhibit 7 - A. Afana Agrmt, #8 Exhibit 8 - B. Franks Agrmt, #9 Exhibit 9 - M. Kehdy Agrmt)(Knapp, Vance)
June 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER. The Court strikes, with leave to refile, the filing at D. #20 for being over the allowable page limitations. By District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 6/10/2026. Text Only Entry. (eluce)
June 9, 2026 Filing 20 STRICKEN. MOTION to Compel Individual Arbitration and Stay Proceedings by Defendant DaBella Exteriors LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - T. Gough Agrmt, #2 Exhibit 2 - J. Negrete Agrmt, #3 Exhibit 3 - R. Smallwood Agrmt, #4 Exhibit 4 - C. Smallwood Agrmt, #5 Exhibit 5 - J. Adams Agrmt, #6 Exhibit 6 - L. Arevalo Agrmt, #7 Exhibit 7 - A. Afana Agrmt, #8 Exhibit 8 - B. Franks Agrmt, #9 Exhibit 9 - M. Kehdy Agrmt)(Knapp, Vance) Modified on 6/10/2026 to strike pursuant to 21 Order (eluce, ).
June 2, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MINUTE ORDER It is hereby ORDERED that Defendant DaBella Exteriors, LLCs Unopposed Motion to Set Aside Entry of Default and Default Judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(c) and 60(b) (ECF No. #16 ) is GRANTED as follows. The Clerks Entry of Default (ECF No. 15 ) is SET ASIDE for good cause shown pursuant to Rule 55(c). Default judgment has not entered as to DaBella Exteriors, LLC so the Court need not address the Rule 60(b) arguments. It is further ORDERED that Defendant DaBella Exteriors, LLC shall answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs Complaint (ECF No. #1 ) on or before June 9, 2026. By Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 06/02/2026.(jrobe, )
June 2, 2026 Filing 18 MEMORANDUM regarding #16 Unopposed MOTION to Set Aside 15 Clerk's Entry of Default and Default Judgment Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(c) and 60(b) filed by DaBella Exteriors LLC. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter.By District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher on June 2, 2026. Text Only Entry. (gpglc3)
June 1, 2026 Filing 17 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. (Knapp, Vance)
June 1, 2026 Filing 16 Unopposed MOTION to Set Aside 15 Clerk's Entry of Default and Default Judgment Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(c) and 60(b) by Defendant DaBella Exteriors LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Declaration of Stuart Herman, Corporate Representative of DaBella Exteriors, LLC)(Knapp, Vance)
May 27, 2026 Filing 15 Clerk's ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to DaBella Exteriors LLC re #13 MOTION for Entry of Default as to, by Clerk. Text Only Entry. (agryan)
May 27, 2026 Filing 14 MEMORANDUM regarding #13 First MOTION for Default Judgment as to Defendant DaBella Exteriors, LLC filed by Joseph Adams, Raymond Smallwood, Tyler Gough, Charles Smallwood, Luis Arevalo, Bryce Franks, Anas Afana, Michel Kedhy, Jesse Negrete. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter by District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 05/27/2026. Text Only Entry (dclem)
May 27, 2026 Filing 13 First MOTION for Default Judgment as to Defendant DaBella Exteriors, LLC by Plaintiffs Joseph Adams, Anas Afana, Luis Arevalo, Bryce Franks, Tyler Gough, Michel Kedhy, Jesse Negrete, Charles Smallwood, Raymond Smallwood. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of Counsel in Support of Entry of Clerk's Default)(Sanchez, Joseph) Modified on 5/27/2026 to correct event type (agryan).
May 8, 2026 Filing 12 NOTICE of Scheduling Conference by Plaintiffs Joseph Adams, Anas Afana, Luis Arevalo, Bryce Franks, Tyler Gough, Michel Kedhy, Jesse Negrete, Charles Smallwood, Raymond Smallwood (Sanchez, Joseph)
May 7, 2026 Filing 11 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Bryce Franks, Raymond Smallwood, Michel Kedhy, Jesse Negrete, Anas Afana, Joseph Adams, Tyler Gough, Charles Smallwood, Luis Arevalo. DaBella Exteriors LLC served on 4/29/2026, answer due 5/20/2026. (Sanchez, Joseph)
May 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING/PLANNING CONFERENCE IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall promptly serve Defendants. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a Scheduling/Planning Conference pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) shall be held on: July 30, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom A-401, Fourth Floor, Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado 80294. The Scheduling Conference will be conducted via telephone. Five minutes prior to the start of the hearing, the parties are directed to call the conference line as a participant at (571) 353-2301, Access Code 841686937#. If this date is not convenient for any counsel/pro se party, he/she should confer with opposing counsel/pro se party and file a motion to reschedule the conference to a more convenient date. Absent exceptional circumstances, no request for rescheduling any appearance in this court will be entertained unless a motion is filed no less than FIVE (5) business days in advance of the date of appearance. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall notify Defendants of the date and time of the Scheduling/Planning Conference. PLEASE READ ATTACHED ORDER. By Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 05/05/2025. (jrobe, )
May 4, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER REFERRING CASE to the assigned United States Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter. 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 D.C.COLO.LCivR 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 specifically-referred motions, and (4) conduct hearings, including evidentiary hearings, and submit proposed findings of fact and recommendations for rulings on dispositive motions. Court levsponsored alternative dispute resolution is governed by D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.6. On the recommendation or informal request of the magistrate judge or on the request of the parties by motion, this court may direct the parties to engage in an early neutral evaluation, a settlement conference, or another alternative dispute resolution proceeding. By District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 5/4/2026. Text Only Entry. (eluce)
May 4, 2026 Filing 8 CASE REASSIGNED Pursuant to #7 Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. All parties do not consent. Case randomly reassigned to District Judge Gordon P Gallagher. All future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-01705-GPG. (Text Only Entry) (jrobe, )
May 4, 2026 Filing 7 CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Plaintiffs Joseph Adams, Anas Afana, Bryce Franks, Tyler Gough, Michel Kedhy, Jesse Negrete, Charles Smallwood, Raymond Smallwood All parties do not consent.. (Sanchez, Joseph)
May 1, 2026 Filing 6 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance of Counsel for Plaintiffs by Sami M. Ragab on behalf of All Plaintiffs Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Joseph Adams(pty:pla), Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Anas Afana(pty:pla), Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Luis Arevalo(pty:pla), Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Bryce Franks(pty:pla), Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Tyler Gough(pty:pla), Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Michel Kedhy(pty:pla), Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Jesse Negrete(pty:pla), Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Charles Smallwood(pty:pla), Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Raymond Smallwood(pty:pla) (Ragab, Sami)
April 30, 2026 Filing 5 Exhibits in Support of #1 Complaint,,, Amended Civil Cover Sheet by Plaintiffs Joseph Adams, Anas Afana, Luis Arevalo, Bryce Franks, Tyler Gough, Michel Kedhy, Jesse Negrete, Charles Smallwood, Raymond Smallwood. (Sanchez, Joseph)
April 23, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING/PLANNING CONFERENCE AND SETTING DEADLINE FOR FILING OF CONSENT/NON-CONSENT FORM IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall promptly serve Defendants. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that on or before July 16, 2026, the parties shall complete and file the Consent/Non-Consent Form (see ECF No. 3-1), indicating either unanimous consent of the parties or that consent has been declined.Please note that this date may be earlier than the default deadlines contemplated by D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(c)(4). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a Scheduling/Planning Conference pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.16(b) shall be held on: July 30, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom A-401, Fourth Floor, Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado 80294. The Scheduling Conference will be conducted via telephone. Five minutes prior to the start of the hearing, the parties are directed to call the conference line as a participant at (571) 353-2301, Access Code 841686937#. PLEASE READ ATTACHED ORDER. by Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 04/23/2026. (jrobe, )
April 22, 2026 Filing 3 SUMMONS issued by Clerk. (Attachments: #1 Magistrate Judge Consent Form) (eguth, )
April 21, 2026 Filing 2 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter. Text Only Entry (eguth, )
April 21, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against DaBella Exteriors LLC (Filing fee $ 405,Receipt Number ACODC-10963774)Attorney Joseph Patrick Sanchez added to party Joseph Adams(pty:pla), Attorney Joseph Patrick Sanchez added to party Luis Arevalo(pty:pla), Attorney Joseph Patrick Sanchez added to party Bryce Franks(pty:pla), Attorney Joseph Patrick Sanchez added to party Tyler Gough(pty:pla), Attorney Joseph Patrick Sanchez added to party Michel Kedhy(pty:pla), Attorney Joseph Patrick Sanchez added to party Jesse Negrete(pty:pla), Attorney Joseph Patrick Sanchez added to party Charles Smallwood(pty:pla), Attorney Joseph Patrick Sanchez added to party Raymond Smallwood(pty:pla), filed by Bryce Franks, Raymond Smallwood, Michel Kedhy, Jesse Negrete, Joseph Adams, Tyler Gough, Charles Smallwood, Luis Arevalo. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit Class Action Consent Forms, #3 Summons Summons)(Sanchez, Joseph)

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