State of Connecticut v. RZ Smoke, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: State of Connecticut
Defendant: RZ SMOKE, INC., WAJID RASOOL and MAJID RASOOL
Case Number: 3:2024cv00190
Filed: February 9, 2024
Court: US District Court for the District of Connecticut
Presiding Judge: Sarala V Nagala
Referring Judge: Robert M Spector
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1446 Notice of Removal
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 29, 2024 Set Deadlines as to #20 MOTION to Remand to State Court and for Costs and Fees. Response due by 4/30/2024. Reply due by 5/15/2024. (Bozek, M)
March 28, 2024 Filing 21 Memo. of Law in Support of #20 MOTION to Remand to State Court by State of Connecticut.Responses due by 4/18/2024 (Hagmann, Katherine) Modified on 3/29/2024 to correct docket text to indicate filing is a memo in support of a motion (Bozek, M).
March 28, 2024 Filing 20 MOTION to Remand to State Court and for Costs and Fees by State of Connecticut.Responses due by 4/18/2024 (Hagmann, Katherine)
March 7, 2024 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by Serge Krimnus on behalf of RZ Smoke, Inc., Majid Rasool, Wajid Rasool (Krimnus, Serge)
March 1, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER granting #17 Motion to Stay and for Scheduling Order. The case is stayed--and all pending deadlines suspended--until resolution of Plaintiff's forthcoming motion for remand. Should the Court deny Plaintiff's motion for remand, the stay will be automatically lifted without any action from the parties. If the stay is lifted, then the Court will reset the deadlines for Defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint, and for the parties to file their Rule 26(f) report.Plaintiff shall file its motion for remand by April 1, 2024. Defendants may oppose by April 30, 2024. Plaintiff may file any reply by May 15, 2024. These deadlines are unlikely to be extended. Signed by Judge Sarala V. Nagala on 3/1/2024. (Parfenoff, I)
February 29, 2024 Filing 17 MOTION to Stay and for Scheduling Order by State of Connecticut.Responses due by 3/21/2024 (Blake, Jonathan)
February 21, 2024 Answer deadline updated for RZ Smoke, Inc. to 3/15/2024; Majid Rasool to 3/15/2024; Wajid Rasool to 3/15/2024. (Bozek, M)
February 21, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER granting #15 Motion for Extension of Time. Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to the complaint by March 15, 2024. Signed by Judge Sarala V. Nagala on 2/21/2024. (Parfenoff, Ivan)
February 20, 2024 Filing 15 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time until March 15, 2024 to answer or otherwise respond to Complaint by RZ Smoke, Inc., Majid Rasool, Wajid Rasool. (Fraulo, Paul)
February 20, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER. Defendants' deadline to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint was February 16, 2024. See ECF No. 10. Due to a docketing error, the answer deadline was mistakenly set for March 11, 2024. In light of this error, the Court will sua sponte extend Defendants' answer or response deadline to February 23, 2024. Signed by Judge Sarala V. Nagala on 2/20/2024. (Parfenoff, Ivan)
February 20, 2024 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by Katherine Hagmann on behalf of State of Connecticut (Hagmann, Katherine)
February 20, 2024 Answer deadline updated for RZ Smoke, Inc. to 2/23/2024; Majid Rasool to 2/23/2024; Wajid Rasool to 2/23/2024. (Bozek, Michael)
February 16, 2024 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Jonathan Blake on behalf of State of Connecticut (Blake, Jonathan)
February 16, 2024 Filing 11 NOTICE by RZ Smoke, Inc., Majid Rasool, Wajid Rasool re Defendants Statement re Standing Order on Removed Cases [ECF 9] (Fraulo, Paul)
February 13, 2024 Answer deadline updated for RZ Smoke, Inc. to 3/11/2024; Majid Rasool to 3/11/2024; Wajid Rasool to 3/11/2024. (Bozek, Michael)
February 13, 2024 Set Deadline: Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 3/25/2024. (Bozek, Michael)
February 13, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER. Any motion for remand on the basis of any defect other than subject matter jurisdiction must be filed by March 11, 2024. See 28 U.S.C. sec. 1447(c). Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to the complaint by February 16, 2024. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 81(c)(2)(C).The parties' Rule 26(f) report is due March 25, 2024. Signed by Judge Sarala V. Nagala on 2/13/2024. (Parfenoff, Ivan)
February 13, 2024 Filing 9 STANDING ORDER ON REMOVED CASES. Signed by Clerk on 2/13/2024. (Mendez, D)
February 13, 2024 Filing 7 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 #6 Standing Protective Order, #1 Notice of Removal, filed by Wajid Rasool, Majid Rasool, RZ Smoke, Inc., 3 Notice re: Disclosure Statement, #4 Order on Pretrial Deadlines, #2 Disclosure Statement filed by RZ Smoke, Inc., #5 Electronic Filing Order. Signed by Clerk on 2/13/2024. (Mendez, D)
February 9, 2024 Filing 8 Notice of Option to Consent to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction. (Mendez, D)
February 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Standing Protective Order. Signed by Judge Sarala V. Nagala on 2/9/2024. (Mendez, D)
February 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER. Signed by Judge Sarala V. Nagala on 2/9/2024. (Mendez, D)
February 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Order on Pretrial Deadlines: Amended Pleadings due by 4/9/2024. Discovery due by 8/10/2024. Dispositive Motions due by 9/14/2024. Signed by Clerk on 2/9/2024. (Mendez, D)
February 9, 2024 Set Deadline: Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 3/24/2024. (Bozek, Michael)
February 9, 2024 Filing 3 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 2/9/2024.(Perez, J.)
February 9, 2024 Judge Sarala V. Nagala and Judge Robert M. Spector added. (Oliver, T.)
February 9, 2024 Filing 2 Disclosure Statement and Civil Cover Sheet by RZ SMOKE, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Supplement Civil Cover Sheet)(Fraulo, Paul)
February 9, 2024 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by MAJID RASOOL, WAJID RASOOL, RZ SMOKE, INC. from Connecticut Superior Court, case number HHD-CV24-6178886-S. Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ACTDC-7644547, filed by MAJID RASOOL, WAJID RASOOL, RZ SMOKE, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 2)(Fraulo, Paul)

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Plaintiff: State of Connecticut
Represented By: Jonathan Blake
Represented By: Katherine Hagmann
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Defendant: RZ SMOKE, INC.
Represented By: Paul L. Fraulo
Represented By: Serge Krimnus
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Defendant: WAJID RASOOL
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