Toyota Motor Credit Corporation v. Stephen Cadillac GMC, Inc. et al
| Toyota Motor Credit Corporation |
| Stephen Cadillac GMC, Inc., Stephen J Barberino, Jr. and Mary Ann Hall |
| 3:2026cv00511 |
| April 4, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut |
| Sarah F Russell |
| Negotiable Instrument |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Contract Default |
| None |
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Filing 32
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Thomas O. Farrish: Post-settlement call held with R. Order and D. Skalka on 5/14/2026. Total Time: 0 hours and 25 minutes. (Farrish, Thomas)
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Case Stayed until June 1, 2026 (Oliver, T.)
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Filing 31
ORDER. On May 7, 2026, Defendants filed a consent Motion to Stay the Case #29 until June 1, 2026 to facilitate settlement. The court stays all deadlines in this action, including the deadline to respond to the Complaint and the deadline for the parties to submit a Rule 26(f) report. This stay does not extend to any enforcement proceedings related to the court's May 5, 2026 Order, ECF No. 28.Signed by Judge Sarah F. Russell on 05/08/2026. (Geanakoplos, Philip)
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Filing 30
Disclosure Statement Rule 7.1 by Stephen Cadillac GMC, Inc.. (Order, Richard)
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Filing 29
MOTION to Stay CASE by Stephen J Barberino, Jr(Individually), Stephen J Barberino, Jr(as Trustee), Mary Ann Hall, Stephen Cadillac GMC, Inc..Responses due by 5/28/2026 (Order, Richard)
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Filing 28
ORDER granting in part Plaintiff's Motion for Prejudgment Remedy, Replevin and Injunction #13 . The parties have requested that the court enter a Consent Order on Plaintiff's Motion for Prejudgment Remedy, Replevin and Injunction #13 . The court enters the attached Order consistent with the parties' request. Plaintiff's Motion to Expedite #14 is hereby found as moot. Signed by Judge Sarah F. Russell on 05/05/2026. (Geanakoplos, Philip)
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Filing 27
PROPOSED ORDER re #13 MOTION for Prejudgment Remedy , Replevin and Injunction by Toyota Motor Credit Corporation. (Picard, Christopher)
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Filing 26
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Thomas O. Farrish: Settlement Conference held on 4/22/2026. Total Time: 7 hours and 48 minutes. (Farrish, Thomas)
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Set Deadlines/Hearings: Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 5/26/2026 (Lewis, D)
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Filing 25
NOTICE OF E-FILED CALENDAR: THIS IS THE ONLY NOTICE COUNSEL/THE PARTIES WILL RECEIVE. Settlement Conference set for 4/22/2026 at 12:30 PM in Remote Setting before Judge Thomas O. Farrish. (Wood, R.)
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Filing 24
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Thomas O. Farrish: Telephonic Pre-Settlement Conference held on 4/17/2026. Time 38 minutes (Wood, R.)
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Filing 23
ORDER re: Mediation. The Court will hold a mediation session with the parties and with non-party Toyota Motor Sales ("TMS") on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time. A separate calendar entry will issue.The mediation will take place over the Zoom.gov videoconferencing service. The Courtroom Deputy will send the Zoom connection information to appearing counsel via a Microsoft Outlook calendar invitation. Counsel are respectfully directed to forward the information to their principals, and to TMS. Each party must bring to the medation a person having authority to accept or reject all settlement proposals that are likely to emerge.In advance of the mediation, the Court directs the plaintiff and defendant to serve written settlement proposals on each other via e-mail, copied to [email protected], by noon on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Additionally, the parties are respectfully directed to prepare a joint statement of the initial agreement reached yesterday, and to e-mail it to the same e-mail address by noon on Tuesday. (Unless they have by then submitted a joint motion for approval of the interim agreement to Judge Russell, in which case that motion will serve as the joint statement for mediation purposes.)Finally, the Court neglected to mention on today's call that it has a brief but unavoidable criminal matter scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The parties should plan to break then, hopefully for no more than twenty minutes. It is so ordered. Signed by Judge Thomas O. Farrish on 04/17/2026.(Farrish, Thomas)
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Filing 22
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Sarah F. Russell: Motion Hearing held on 4/16/2026 re #13 MOTION for Prejudgment Remedy , Replevin and Injunction and #14 MOTION to Expedite. Order of Referral to Judge Farrish to enter for mediation. Parties have reached an interim agreement until May 15, 2026 with terms as set forth on the record. 31 minutes(Court Reporter Terri Fidanza.) (Lewis, D)
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Filing 21
NOTICE OF E-FILED CALENDAR re: #13 MOTION for Prejudgment Remedy , Replevin and Injunction, #14 MOTION to Expedite re #13 MOTION for Prejudgment Remedy , Replevin and Injunction . THIS IS THE ONLY NOTICE COUNSEL/THE PARTIES WILL RECEIVE. ALL PERSONS ENTERING THE COURTHOUSE MUST PRESENT PHOTO IDENTIFICATION. Motion Hearing set for 4/16/2026 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom Three, 141 Church St., New Haven, CT before Judge Sarah F. Russell (Lewis, D)
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Filing 20
ORDER. The court will hold a hearing on Plaintiff's Motion for Prejudgment Remedy, Replevin, and Preliminary Injunction #13 on April 16, 2026 at 9:30 A.M. in Courtroom Three, 141 Church St., New Haven, Connecticut. Signed by Judge Sarah F. Russell on 04/11/2026. (Geanakoplos, Philip)
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Filing 19
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Sarah F. Russell: Telephonic Status Conference held on 4/10/2026. Parties to confer and file joint notice on dates for hearing by 4/10/2026. 18 minutes(Court Reporter Terri Fidanza.) (Lewis, D)
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Filing 18
NOTICE by Toyota Motor Credit Corporation Proposed Hearing Date (Skalka, Douglas)
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Filing 17
NOTICE of Appearance by Richard S. Order on behalf of Stephen J Barberino, Jr(Individually), Stephen J Barberino, Jr(as Trustee), Mary Ann Hall, Stephen Cadillac GMC, Inc. (Order, Richard)
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Filing 16
NOTICE OF E-FILED CALENDAR: THIS IS THE ONLY NOTICE COUNSEL/THE PARTIES WILL RECEIVE. ALL PERSONS ENTERING THE COURTHOUSE MUST PRESENT PHOTO IDENTIFICATION. Status Conference set for 4/10/2026 at 03:00 PM in Remote Setting before Judge Sarah F. Russell. NOTICE regarding hearing via Telephone: tatus Conference scheduled for 4/10/2026 at 3:00 p.m.. Call-in and Public Access Number: 203-684-6202Phone conference ID: 914 802 435# Please note: Members of the public are permitted to join this hearing by audio only using the public access number above. This is in accordance with the remote access policies of the Judicial Conference of the United States, which governs the practices of the federal courts. All persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against recording, streaming, and rebroadcasting in any form, of court proceedings. (Lewis, D)
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Filing 15
ORDER. At 3:00 P.M. on April 10, 2026, the Court will convene a telephonic status conference to discuss the scheduling of a hearing on Plaintiff's Motion for Prejudgment Remedy, Replevin, and Preliminary Injunction #13 . Plaintiff is directed to provide a copy of this Order, as well as the Notice with the call-in information, to Defendants via email. Plaintiff shall also provide the Order and Notice to counsel for Defendants once counsel has been identified. Signed by Judge Sarah F. Russell on 4/10/2026.(Lewis, D)
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Filing 14
MOTION to Expedite re #13 MOTION for Prejudgment Remedy , Replevin and Injunction by Toyota Motor Credit Corporation. (Picard, Christopher)
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Filing 13
MOTION for Prejudgment Remedy , Replevin and Injunction by Toyota Motor Credit Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Affidavit with Exhibits, #2 Exhibit Bond)(Picard, Christopher)
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Filing 12
First Disclosure Statement by Toyota Motor Credit Corporation identifying Corporate Parent Toyota Financial Services Corporation, Corporate Parent Toyota Financial Services International Corporation, Corporate Parent Toyota Motor Corporation for Toyota Motor Credit Corporation. (Picard, Christopher)
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Filing 11
NOTICE of Appearance by Douglas S. Skalka on behalf of Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (Skalka, Douglas)
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Filing 10
NOTICE of Appearance by James C. Graham on behalf of Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (Graham, James)
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Filing 9
ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 and LR 4 as to *Stephen J Barberino, Jr(Individually), Stephen J Barberino, Jr(as Trustee), Mary Ann Hall, Stephen Cadillac GMC, Inc. * with answer to complaint due within *21* days. Attorney *Christopher J. Picard* *Neubert Pepe & Monteith PC* *195 Church St* *New Haven, CT 06510*. (Chartier, A.)
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Filing 8
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 #3 Order on Pretrial Deadlines, #1 Complaint,, filed by Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, 7 Notice re: AI-Assisted Research,,,, #4 Electronic Filing Order, #6 Notice of Option to Consent to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction, 2 Notice re: Disclosure Statement, #5 Standing Protective Order Signed by Clerk on 4/7/2026.(Chartier, A.)
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Filing 7
Notice to Counsel and Litigants Regarding AI-Assisted Research: Attorneys and pro se litigants alike should exercise great caution in submitting any AI-generated language in filings before the Court. Use of AI without verification of the accuracy of the information it generates like any other shoddy research method from other sources or tools implicates Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, the central purpose of which is to deter baseless filings in district court and thus to streamline the administration and procedure of the federal courts. Rule 11 applies fully to actions filed by pro se litigants.Therefore, all parties are on notice that the Court has a no-tolerance policy for any briefing (AI-assisted or not) that hallucinates legal propositions or otherwise severely misstates the law. Such filings will often result in sanctions absent reasonable excuse. See generally Willis v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n et al, No. 3:25-CV-516-BN, 2025 WL 1408897 (N.D. Tex. May 15, 2025). Signed by Clerk on 04/04/2026.(Chartier, A.)
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Filing 6
Notice of Option to Consent to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction to conduct all proceedings in this civil action (including presiding over a jury or non-jury trial) and to order the entry of final judgment.(Chartier, A.)
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Filing 5
Standing Protective Order Signed by Judge Sarah F. Russell on 04/04/2026.(Chartier, A.)
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Filing 4
ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER Signed by Judge Sarah F. Russell on 04/04/2026.(Chartier, A.)
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Filing 3
Order on Pretrial Deadlines: Amended Pleadings due by 6/3/2026 Discovery due by 10/5/2026 Dispositive Motions due by 11/9/2026 Signed by Clerk on 04/04/2026.(Chartier, A.)
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Filing 2
Notice: Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1(b), a disclosure statement required under Rule 7.1(a) 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 4/4/2026.(Murphy, T)
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CASE ASSIGNMENT: District Judge Sarah F. Russell assigned to the case. If the District Judge issues an Order of Referral to a Magistrate Judge for any matter other than settlement, the matter will be referred to Magistrate Judge Maria E. Garcia. (Freberg, B)
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Filing 1
COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $405 receipt number ACTDC-8561817.), filed by Toyota Motor Credit Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex A - 2014 ILSA, #2 Exhibit Ex B - 2021 ILSA, #3 Exhibit Ex C - 2014 CLSA, #4 Exhibit Ex D - - 2021 CLSA, #5 Exhibit Ex E - Provisions, #6 Exhibit Ex F - UCC, #7 Exhibit Ex G - 2014 Guaranty, #8 Exhibit Ex H - 2018 Guaranty, #9 Exhibit Ex I - March 30 Demand, #10 Exhibit Ex J - April 1 Demand, #11 Exhibit Civil Cover Page)(Picard, Christopher)
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Request for Clerk to issue summons as to All Defendants. (Picard, Christopher)
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