Sundara v. Elevance Health, Inc.
| RATANA SUNDARA |
| ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. |
| 3:2023cv01375 |
| October 19, 2023 |
| US District Court for the District of Connecticut |
| Thomas O Farrish |
| Sarala V Nagala |
| Labor: Family and Medical Leave Act |
| 29 U.S.C. § 2601 Family & Medical Leave Act |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 25 MOTION for Attorney(s) Christopher J. DeGroff to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice by Elevance Health, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Affidavit of Christopher J. DeGroff in Support)(Witherell, Kristin) |
Filing 24
ORDER: A Settlement Conference via Zoom is scheduled in this case for February 1, 2024 at 10:30 AM. The parties requested a date in early February 2024. Please see attached Settlement Conference Order for detailed instructions and deadlines. Signed by Judge Robert M. Spector on December 11, 2023. (Spears, Andrew)
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| Filing 23 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 set for February 1, 2024 at 10:30 AM before Judge Robert M. Spector. (Spears, Andrew) |
| Filing 22 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Robert M. Spector: A telephonic Pre-Settlement Conference was held on 12/11/2023. 8 minutes. (Spears, Andrew) |
| Filing 21 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 December 11, 2023 at 09:30 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) |
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Filing 20
SCHEDULING ORDER. The parties shall exchange initial disclosures by January 17, 2024. All other discovery will be held in abeyance until March 3, 2024, to allow the parties to engage in the early settlement conference requested by the parties. Discovery shall be completed by December 20, 2024. Dispositive motions are due by January 20, 2025. The parties shall file two joint status reports, the first by September 20, 2024, and the second by December 27, 2024, in accordance with the attached Scheduling Order. All other deadlines are set forth in the attached Scheduling Order. Note that many of the deadlines differ from those proposed by the parties. Signed by Judge Sarala V. Nagala on 12/05/2023.(Hagemann, Emma)
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Filing 19
ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Robert M. Spector for all settlement purposes. Signed by Judge Sarala V. Nagala on 12-5-2023. (Shafer, J.)
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| Set deadlines per #20 Scheduling Order: discovery due by 12-20-2024; dispositive motions due by 1-20-2025; and status report due by 9-20-2024 and 12-27-2024. (Shafer, J.) |
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Filing 18
ORDER denying without prejudice #16 Motion for Attorney Christopher J. DeGroff to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice. The affidavit accompanying the motion does not include Attorney DeGroff's bar identification numbers for each court to which he has been admitted, or state that no such identification numbers have been assigned, as required by Local Rule 83.1(d)(1)(b). See ECF No. 16-1 at 2-3. Accordingly, the motion is denied, without prejudice to the refiling of a compliant motion. Signed by Judge Sarala V. Nagala on 12/01/2023. (Hagemann, Emma)
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| Filing 17 Joint REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Paradisi, Matthew) |
| Filing 16 MOTION for Attorney(s) Christopher J. DeGroff to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice (paid $200 PHV fee; receipt number ACTDC-7563279) by Elevance Health, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Attorney Affidavit in Support of PHV)(Witherell, Kristin) |
| Filing 15 Defendant's ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) by Elevance Health, Inc..(Witherell, Kristin) |
| Answer deadline updated for Elevance Health, Inc. to 11/27/2023. (Bozek, M.) |
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Filing 14
ORDER granting in part #13 Motion for Extension of Time. In light of the fact that Defendant received the complaint on September 26, 2023, and has therefore already had nearly thirty days to investigate its allegations, Defendant shall answer or otherwise respond to the complaint by November 27, 2023. Signed by Judge Sarala V. Nagala on 10/25/2023. (Hagemann, Emma)
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| Filing 13 MOTION for Extension of Time until December 26, 2023 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time for Defendant to answer or respond to Plaintiff's Complaint by Elevance Health, Inc.. (Witherell, Kristin) |
| Filing 12 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Ratana Sundara. (Paradisi, Matthew) |
| Filing 11 STANDING ORDER ON REMOVED CASES. Signed by Clerk on 10/20/2023. (Mendez, D) |
| Filing 10 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 #7 Order on Pretrial Deadlines, 6 Notice re: Disclosure Statement, #4 Notice (Other) filed by Elevance Health, Inc., #8 Electronic Filing Order, #1 Notice of Removal, filed by Elevance Health, Inc., #5 Notice (Other) filed by Elevance Health, Inc., #9 Protective Order, #3 Disclosure Statement filed by Elevance Health, Inc., #2 Notice of Appearance filed by Elevance Health, Inc. Signed by Clerk on 10/20/2023. (Mendez, D) |
| Set Deadline: Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 12/2/2023. (Bozek, M.) |
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Filing 9
STANDING PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Sarala V. Nagala on 10/19/2023. (Mendez, D)
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Filing 8
ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER. Signed by Judge Sarala V. Nagala on 10/19/2023. (Mendez, D)
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Filing 7
Order on Pretrial Deadlines: Amended Pleadings due by 12/18/2023. Discovery due by 4/19/2024. Dispositive Motions due by 5/24/2024. Signed by Clerk on 10/19/2023. (Mendez, D)
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| Filing 6 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 10/19/2023.(Perez, J.) |
| Judge Sarala V. Nagala and Judge Thomas O. Farrish added. (Freberg, B) |
| Filing 5 NOTICE by ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. Statement Regarding Standing Order On Removed Cases (Witherell, Kristin) |
| Filing 4 NOTICE by ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. of No Pending Motions (Witherell, Kristin) |
| Filing 3 Disclosure Statement by ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.. (Witherell, Kristin) |
| Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Kristin L. Witherell on behalf of ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. (Witherell, Kristin) |
| Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. from State of Connecticut Superior Court, case number NNH-CV23-6136472-S. Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ACTDC-7521152, filed by ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A - Simmons & Complaint, #3 Exhibit B - State Court Notice of Filing of Notice of Removal)(Witherell, Kristin) |
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| Plaintiff: RATANA SUNDARA | |
| Represented By: | Matthew D. Paradisi |
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| Defendant: ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. | |
| Represented By: | Kristin L. Witherell |
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