Sweetbridge Group, LLC v. Robinson & Cole, LLP
Plaintiff: Sweetbridge Group, LLC
Defendant: Robinson & Cole LLP
Case Number: 3:2022cv00722
Filed: May 31, 2022
Court: US District Court for the District of Connecticut
Presiding Judge: Sarah A L Merriam
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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July 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re: plaintiff's failure to prosecute.Plaintiff filed this action in the District for South Dakota on August 10, 2021. See Doc. #1 . Six days later, plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint. See Doc. #4 . On October 11, 2021, defendant filed a motion to dismiss, see Doc. #5 , to which plaintiff filed an opposition on October 27, 2021,see Doc. #10 . On October 27, 2021, defendant filed a motion to transfer, requesting that "if the Court grants Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, the case be transferred to the federal court for the District of Connecticut[.]" Doc. #12 at 1.On May 27, 2022, the District of South Dakota granted defendant's motion to dismiss and motion to transfer. See Doc. #15 . The case was electronically transferred to the District of Connecticut on May 31, 2022. See Doc. #16 . On this same date, the Clerk of Court entered a "NOTICE TO COUNSEL NOT ADMITTED TO THE BAR OF THE US DISTRICT COURT OF CONNECTICUT Re: Local Rule 83.1 Admission of Attorneys." Doc. #20. This Notice directed counsel to "Local Rule 83.1 regarding Admission of Attorneys" and cautioned: "You will not be added to the case, nor will we accept further filings until you have complied with Local Rule 83.1." Id. The Court has confirmed with the Clerk of the Court that this Notice was mailed to plaintiff's counsel at the address listed on plaintiff's filings. To date, no attorney has filed an appearance on behalf of plaintiff. On June 8, 2022, counsel for defendant filed their appearances in this Court. See Docs. #23 , #24 . On this same date, the Clerk of the Court formally entered a deadline of July 22, 2022, for the parties to file the Rule 26(f) Report of Parties' Planning Meeting. On June 22, 2022, defendant filed its answer to the Amended Complaint. See Doc. #25 .On July 22, 2022, defendant filed a "Report on Absence of Rule 26(f) Conference[.]" Doc. #27 at 1 (capitalizations altered). The Report states, in relevant part: "While plaintiff's South Dakota counsel has been in contact with the undersigned, no one has appeared on behalf of the plaintiff in this District or sought admission pursuant to Local Rule 83.1." Id. Because no counsel has appeared on behalf of plaintiff, defense counsel "have had no counsel admitted to practice here with whom to conduct a Rule 26(f) conference, and thus can file no meaningful report thereof." Id.Plaintiff has taken no action in this matter since October 27, 2021, nearly nine months ago. See Doc. #10 . Additionally, and of most concern, counsel for plaintiff has made no effort to appear in this matter despite receiving explicit notice of the necessity of such an appearance if plaintiff wishes to pursue this action. See Doc. #20. Finally, because plaintiff's counsel has elected not to appear in this matter, it has been impossible for the parties to conduct a Rule 26(f) planning meeting or to file a 26(f) Report. By electing not to appear through counsel in the District of Connecticut, plaintiff has effectively abandoned this case.Accordingly, plaintiff is hereby ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why this case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. On or before August 22, 2022, plaintiff shall file a response to this Order with a satisfactory explanation as to why no counsel has appeared in this matter on plaintiff's behalf and why no action has been taken in this case by plaintiff since October 2021. See D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 41(a). Failure to provide a satisfactory explanation, or failure of plaintiff to appear through counsel by this deadline will result in the dismissal of this case. In order to ensure that plaintiff is aware of the Court's intent to dismiss this matter for failure to prosecute if action is not taken promptly, the Court directs the Clerk of the Court to mail a copy of this Order to the attorney who signed plaintiff's opposition to the motion to dismiss: Attorney Elizabeth S. Hertz, 206 West 14th Street, P.O. Box 1030, Sioux Falls, SD, 57101-1030. See Doc. #10 at 8. It is so ordered. Signed by Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam on 7/25/2022. (Katz, S.)
July 22, 2022 Filing 27 NOTICE by Robinson & Cole LLP (Report on Absence of Rule 26(f) Conference) (Murphy, Thomas)
June 22, 2022 Filing 26 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Robinson & Cole LLP. (Murphy, Thomas)
June 22, 2022 Filing 25 ANSWER to #4 Amended Complaint with Affirmative Defenses. by Robinson & Cole LLP.(Murphy, Thomas)
June 8, 2022 Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by James John Healy on behalf of Robinson & Cole LLP (Healy, James)
June 8, 2022 Filing 23 NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas J. Murphy on behalf of Robinson & Cole LLP (Murphy, Thomas)
June 8, 2022 Set Deadlines: Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 7/22/2022 (Caffrey, A.)
May 31, 2022 Filing 22 Notice to counsel in transferred case. Signed by Clerk on 5/31/2022. (Oliver, T.)
May 31, 2022 Filing 21 NOTICE: ANY MOTIONS PENDING AT THE TIME OF TRANSFER MUST BE REFILED IN OUR DISTRICT. Signed by Clerk on 5/31/2022. (Oliver, T.)
May 31, 2022 Filing 20 NOTICE TO COUNSEL NOT ADMITTED TO THE BAR OF THE US DISTRICT COURT OF CONNECTICUT Re: Local Rule 83.1 Admission of Attorneys. The above captioned case has been received and filed in our court. Please see our Local Rule 83.1 regarding Admission of Attorneys that is available on our website at www.ctd.uscourts.gov. You will not be added to the case, nor will we accept further filings until you have complied with Local Rule 83.1. If you have any questions about this procedure, please contact the Clerk's Office. Signed by Clerk on 5/31/2022. (Oliver, T.)
May 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER Signed by Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam on 5/31/2022. (Oliver, T.)
May 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 STANDING PROTECTIVE ORDER Signed by Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam on 5/31/2022. (Oliver, T.)
May 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Order on Pretrial Deadlines: Amended Pleadings due by 7/30/2022 Discovery due by 11/30/2022 Dispositive Motions due by 1/4/2023 Signed by Clerk on 5/31/2022. (Oliver, T.)
May 31, 2022 Filing 16 Case electronically transferred in from District of South Dakota; Case Number 4:21-cv-04138.
May 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER granting #5 Motion to Dismiss; granting #12 Motion to Transfer. Signed by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier on 5/26/2022. (CLR)
January 28, 2022 Filing 14 NOTICE of Change of Address by Mark W. Haigh (Haigh, Mark)
November 10, 2021 Filing 13 REPLY to Motion Response re #5 MOTION to DISMISS Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Reply Brief in Support of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss filed by Robinson & Cole, LLP. (Haigh, Mark)
October 27, 2021 Filing 12 MOTION to Transfer by The Sweetbridge Group, LLC. (Hertz, Elizabeth)
October 27, 2021 Filing 11 AFFIDAVIT in Opposition re #5 MOTION to DISMISS Defendant's Motion to Dismiss filed by The Sweetbridge Group, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - 04-13-2021 Email exchange, #2 Exhibit B - NALSC profile, #3 Exhibit C - LinkIn profile screenshot) (Hertz, Elizabeth)
October 27, 2021 Filing 10 MEMORANDUM in Opposition re #5 MOTION to DISMISS Defendant's Motion to Dismiss filed by The Sweetbridge Group, LLC. (Hertz, Elizabeth)
October 11, 2021 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Mark W. Haigh on behalf of Robinson & Cole, LLP. (Haigh, Mark)
October 11, 2021 Filing 8 AFFIDAVIT of Michael R. Orce re #6 Memorandum in Support of Motion Affidavit of Michael R. Orce in Support of Motion to Dismiss. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit LinkedIn page of Kimberly Stockinger) (Haigh, Mark)
October 11, 2021 Filing 7 AFFIDAVIT of Stephen E. Goldman re #6 Memorandum in Support of Motion Affidavit of Stephen E. Goldman in Support of Motion to Dismiss. (Haigh, Mark)
October 11, 2021 Filing 6 MEMORANDUM in Support re #5 MOTION to DISMISS Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss filed by Robinson & Cole, LLP. (Haigh, Mark)
October 11, 2021 Filing 5 MOTION to DISMISS Defendant's Motion to Dismiss by Robinson & Cole, LLP. (Haigh, Mark)
August 16, 2021 Filing 4 AMENDED COMPLAINT, with Jury Demand . (Hertz, Elizabeth)
August 16, 2021 Filing 3 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by The Sweetbridge Group, LLC. Robinson & Cole, LLP waiver sent on 8/13/2021, answer due 10/12/2021. (Hertz, Elizabeth)
August 10, 2021 Filing 2 Summons Issued as to Robinson & Cole, LLP. 1 Summons(es), a Rule 73 Memo, and AO 85s for each party delivered to plaintiff's counsel via electronic delivery. (Attachments: #1 summons issued, #2 AO 85)(TAL)
August 10, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT with Jury Demand, $402 fee paid, receipt# ASDDC-3604886, in shell case on 8/10/21 filed by The Sweetbridge Group, LLC on 8/10/21. (TAL) (Main Document 1 replaced on 8/10/2021) (TAL).

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