Rivera-Cotto v. Claire's Boutiques, Inc.
Plaintiff: Sonia Rivera-Cotto
Defendant: Claire's Boutiques, Inc.
Case Number: 3:2023cv00861
Filed: June 29, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of Connecticut
Presiding Judge: Victor A Bolden
Referring Judge: S Dave Vatti
Nature of Suit: Labor: Family and Medical Leave Act
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. § 2612 Family & Medical Leave Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER: A Settlement Conference via Zoom is scheduled in this case for September 19, 2023 at 09:30 AM. Please see the attached Settlement Conference Order for detailed instructions and deadlines. Signed by Judge Robert M. Spector on August 18, 2023. (Spears, Andrew)
August 18, 2023 Filing 25 NOTICE OF E-FILED CALENDAR: THIS IS THE ONLY NOTICE COUNSEL/THE PARTIES WILL RECEIVE. ALL PERSONS ENTERING THE COURTHOUSE MUST PRESENT PHOTO IDENTIFICATION. A Settlement Conference via Zoom is scheduled for September 19, 2023 at 09:30 AM before Judge Robert M. Spector. (Spears, Andrew)
August 18, 2023 Filing 24 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Robert M. Spector: A telephonic Pre-Settlement Conference was held on 8/18/2023. 5 minutes. (Spears, Andrew)
August 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 23 SCHEDULING ORDER:The Court adopts the following schedule for pre-trial deadlines based on the parties' Rule 26(f) Report, the Court's preferences with respect to scheduling, and the Court's current calendar: - Initial disclosures due by September 1st, 2023.- Joinder of parties due by August 25th, 2023. - Amended pleadings due by August 25th, 2023 (Plaintiff). - Responses to amended pleadings due by September 8th, 2023 (Defendant).- Fact depositions shall be completed by March 15, 2024. - Designation of expert witnesses due by January 19th, 2024 (Plaintiff). - Depositions of expert witnesses shall be completed by February 23rd, 2024 (Plaintiff).- Designation of expert witnesses due by March 29th, 2024 (Defendant). - Depositions of expert witnesses shall be completed by May 3rd, 2024 (Defendant). - All discovery shall close by May 3rd, 2024. - If, after the close of discovery, the parties wish to meet with a Magistrate Judge to discuss settlement, the parties may jointly file such a request by May 9th. - Damages analysis due by September 24th, 2023. - Dispositive motions due by April 19th, 2024. - Responses to dispositive motions due by May 24th, 2024. - Joint trial memorandum is due by May 3rd, 2024, or thirty (30) days after the Court rules on any dispositive motions. - Trial ready date is June 3rd, 2024, or thirty (30) days after the joint trial memorandum is filed.Signed by Judge Victor A. Bolden on 8/16/2023. (Rafla-Yuan, Deanna)
August 16, 2023 Filing 22 NOTICE OF E-FILED CALENDAR: THIS IS THE ONLY NOTICE COUNSEL/THE PARTIES WILL RECEIVE. ALL PERSONS ENTERING THE COURTHOUSE MUST PRESENT PHOTO IDENTIFICATION. A telephonic Pre-Settlement Conference is set for August 18, 2023 at 10:00 AM before Judge Robert M. Spector. A date for the settlement conference will be set during the telephone call. As the Court requires parties or their representatives with settlement authority to attend (in-person or by remote means) the settlement conference, counsel should obtain dates of unavailability from their clients over the next 60 days and have their own calendars available to aid in the scheduling. During the telephone call, counsel should be prepared to discuss what information needs to be exchanged and anything else that needs to be accomplished prior to the settlement conference for the discussions to be productive. Please use the following dial-in for this call: (877) 873-8017; Access Code: 7040261. (Spears, Andrew)
August 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Robert M. Spector for Settlement. Signed by Judge Victor A. Bolden on 8/15/2023.(Murphy, Tatihana)
August 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER referring matter to Magistrate Judge for settlement discussion. Signed by Judge Victor A. Bolden on 8/15/2023. (Rafla-Yuan, Deanna)
August 14, 2023 Filing 19 Joint REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Garofalo, Beverly)
August 10, 2023 Filing 18 NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew D. Paradisi on behalf of Sonia Rivera-Cotto (Paradisi, Matthew)
August 7, 2023 Filing 17 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Sonia Rivera-Cotto. (Reilly, Michael)
August 7, 2023 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael John Reilly on behalf of Sonia Rivera-Cotto (Reilly, Michael)
August 4, 2023 Filing 15 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) and Affirmative Defenses by Claire's Boutiques, Inc..(Anderson, Donald)
July 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER granting #7 Motion for Extension of Time. Defendant's Motion for Extension of Time until August 5, 2023 to Respond to the Complaint is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Victor A. Bolden on 7/14/2023. (Diallo, I.)
June 30, 2023 Filing 13 NOTICE TO COUNSEL/SELF-REPRESENTED PARTIES : Counsel or self-represented parties initiating or removing this action are responsible for serving all parties with attached documents and copies of #1 Notice of Removal, filed by Claire's Boutiques, Inc., 9 Notice re: Disclosure Statement, #12 Standing Protective Order, #3 Notice of Appearance filed by Claire's Boutiques, Inc., #11 Electronic Filing Order, #6 Notice (Other) filed by Claire's Boutiques, Inc., #2 Notice of Appearance filed by Claire's Boutiques, Inc., #8 Disclosure Statement filed by Claire's Boutiques, Inc., #10 Order on Pretrial Deadlines, #5 Notice (Other) filed by Claire's Boutiques, Inc., #4 Notice (Other) filed by Claire's Boutiques, Inc., #7 MOTION for Extension of Time until August 5, 2023 In Which to Respond to Complaint filed by Claire's Boutiques, Inc. Signed by Clerk on 6/30/2023. (Attachments: #1 Standing Order on Removed Cases)(Imbriani, Susan)
June 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 STANDING PROTECTIVE ORDER Signed by Judge Victor A. Bolden on 6/29/2023.(Imbriani, Susan)
June 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER Signed by Judge Victor A. Bolden on 6/29/2023.(Imbriani, Susan)
June 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Order on Pretrial Deadlines: Amended Pleadings due by 8/28/2023; Discovery due by 12/29/2023; Dispositive Motions due by 2/2/2024. Signed by Clerk on 6/29/2023.(Imbriani, Susan)
June 29, 2023 Filing 9 Notice: Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1, a disclosure statement must be filed with a party's first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other request addressed to the Court and must be supplemented if any required information changes during the case. Signed by Clerk on 6/29/23.(Hushin, Z.)
June 29, 2023 Judge Victor A. Bolden and Judge S. Dave Vatti added. (Freberg, B)
June 29, 2023 Filing 8 Disclosure Statement by Claire's Boutiques, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Claire's Holdings LLC for Claire's Boutiques, Inc.. (Garofalo, Beverly)
June 29, 2023 Filing 7 MOTION for Extension of Time until August 5, 2023 In Which to Respond to Complaint by Claire's Boutiques, Inc.. (Garofalo, Beverly)
June 29, 2023 Filing 6 NOTICE by Claire's Boutiques, Inc. Re Statement of Removal (Garofalo, Beverly)
June 29, 2023 Filing 5 NOTICE by Claire's Boutiques, Inc. Re Certificate of Filing Notice of Removal (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Garofalo, Beverly)
June 29, 2023 Filing 4 NOTICE by Claire's Boutiques, Inc. Re Notice of Pending Motions (Garofalo, Beverly)
June 29, 2023 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Donald J Anderson, III on behalf of Claire's Boutiques, Inc. (Anderson, Donald)
June 29, 2023 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Beverly W. Garofalo on behalf of Claire's Boutiques, Inc. (Garofalo, Beverly)
June 29, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Claire's Boutiques, Inc. from Superior Court of Hartford, case number HHD-CV-23-6170249-S. Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ACTDC-7399604, filed by Claire's Boutiques, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Garofalo, Beverly)

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Plaintiff: Sonia Rivera-Cotto
Represented By: Michael John Reilly
Represented By: Matthew D. Paradisi
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Defendant: Claire's Boutiques, Inc.
Represented By: Donald J Anderson, III
Represented By: Beverly W. Garofalo
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