Gilberti v. Ron Desantis et al
Plaintiff: Joseph D. Gilberti, Jr.
Defendant: Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners, Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC, Hillsborough County State Attorneys Office, Environmental Protection Agency, Peace River Manasota Water Supply Authority, The Mosaic Company, 72 Partners, LLC, Desantis Ron, DeSoto County Board of County Commissioners, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Luis E. Rivera, Southwest Florida Water Management District and Ron Desantis
Case Number: 2:2019cv00282
Filed: May 8, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Sheri Polster Chappell
Referring Judge: Mac R McCoy
Nature of Suit: Racketeer/Corrupt Organization
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 3, 2019 Filing 41 NOTICE by Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners re #19 MOTION to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a claim Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners' Notice of Joinder with Defendant Mosaic's Motion to Dismiss Complaint (Pearce, David)
July 2, 2019 Filing 40 OPPOSITION to defendant's motion re #24 MOTION to dismiss for failure to state a claim filed by Joseph D. Gilberti, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Mailing Envelope)(RMT)
July 2, 2019 Filing 39 MOTION to lift stay proceeding by Joseph D. Gilberti, Jr. (RMT)
June 27, 2019 Filing 38 NOTICE of pendency of related cases re #4 Related case order and track 2 notice per Local Rule 1.04(d) by Peace River Manasota Water Supply Authority. Related case(s): Yes (Bolves, Brian)
June 27, 2019 Filing 37 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement re #15 Interested persons order by Peace River Manasota Water Supply Authority. (Bolves, Brian)
June 27, 2019 Filing 36 NOTICE canceling Preliminary Pretrial Conference hearing scheduled for 8/20/2019. Case is stayed per Doc #26.(jmc)
June 27, 2019 Filing 35 NOTICE OF RESCHEDULING HEARING: The Preliminary Pretrial Conference hearing previously scheduled for 8/6/2019 at 11:00 AM is rescheduled. New scheduling date and time: Preliminary Pretrial Conference set for 8/20/2019 at 11:00 AM in Ft. Myers Courtroom 5 C before Magistrate Judge Mac R. McCoy. (jmc)
June 26, 2019 Filing 34 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement re #15 Interested persons order by DeSoto County Board of County Commissioners. (Kelly, Carlos)
June 26, 2019 Filing 33 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement re #15 Interested persons order by DeSoto County Board of County Commissioners. (Kelly, Carlos)
June 26, 2019 Filing 32 NOTICE of pendency of related cases re #4 Related case order and track 2 notice per Local Rule 1.04(d) by DeSoto County Board of County Commissioners. Related case(s): Yes (Kelly, Carlos)
June 25, 2019 Filing 31 RESPONSE in Opposition re #24 MOTION to dismiss for failure to state a claim , #23 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint or in the Alternative Motion for More Definite Statement filed by Joseph D. Gilberti, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Mailing Envelope)(RMT)
June 25, 2019 Filing 30 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement re #5 Interested persons order by Luis E. Rivera. (Fernandez, Lara)
June 25, 2019 Filing 29 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement re #27 Interested persons order by Ron Desantis. (Newhall, Timothy)
June 24, 2019 Filing 28 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement re #27 Interested persons order by 72 Partners, LLC. (Snyder, Ryan)
June 21, 2019 Filing 27 INTERESTED PERSONS ORDER Certificate of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement due by 7/5/2019. Signed by All Divisional Judges on 6/21/2019. (RMT)
June 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER granting Southwest Florida Water Management District's #21 motion to stay proceedings pending resolution of appeal in related case. All proceedings in this case are STAYED until parties advise the Court that a mandate has been received from an appellate court in Case No. 1:19cv738; the parties shall notify the Court within seven (7) days of entry of the mandate. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 6/20/2019. (AEH)
June 20, 2019 Filing 25 NOTICE of Appearance by Luis Ernesto Rivera, II on behalf of Luis E. Rivera (Rivera, Luis)
June 19, 2019 Filing 24 MOTION to dismiss for failure to state a claim by Southwest Florida Water Management District. (Fernandez, Elizabeth)
June 18, 2019 Filing 23 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint or in the Alternative Motion for More Definite Statement by Peace River Manasota Water Supply Authority. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Bolves, Brian)
June 17, 2019 Filing 22 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement re #15 Interested persons order by Southwest Florida Water Management District identifying Corporate Parent Southwest Florida Water Management District for Southwest Florida Water Management District.. (Fernandez, Elizabeth)
June 17, 2019 Filing 21 MOTION to stay Proceedings Pending Resolution of Appeal in a Related Case by Southwest Florida Water Management District. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit)(Fernandez, Elizabeth)
June 17, 2019 Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth M. Fernandez on behalf of Southwest Florida Water Management District (Fernandez, Elizabeth)
June 17, 2019 Filing 19 MOTION to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a claim by Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC, The Mosaic Company. (Weinstein, David)
June 17, 2019 Filing 18 MOTION to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction with Prejudice by DeSoto County Board of County Commissioners. (Kelly, Carlos)
June 13, 2019 Filing 17 MOTION to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction by 72 Partners, LLC. (Snyder, Ryan)
June 13, 2019 Filing 16 SUMMONS issued as to Sarasota Memorial Hospital. (RMT)
June 13, 2019 Filing 15 INTERESTED PERSONS ORDER Certificate of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement due by 6/27/2019. Signed by All Divisional Judges on 6/13/2019. (RMT)
June 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER GOVERNING THE PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL HEARING. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mac R. McCoy on 6/12/2019. (jmc)
June 12, 2019 Filing 13 NOTICE of hearing: Preliminary Pretrial Conference set for 8/6/2019 at 11:00 AM in Ft. Myers Courtroom 5 C before Magistrate Judge Mac R. McCoy. Notwithstanding any prior Order of the Court, the parties shall file a joint Case Management Report no later than 7/29/2019. To the extent Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(2) so requires, the Court finds good cause to extend the time period for entering the Case Management and Scheduling Order until after the Case Management Report is filed and the Preliminary Pretrial Conference is held.(jmc)
June 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ENDORSED ORDER granting Defendant Ron DeSantis' #11 Motion for Extension of Time to File Responsive Pleading to Complaint. Defendant Ron DeSantis must file a response to the Complaint (Doc. #1) on or before 6/28/2019. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mac R. McCoy on 6/12/2019. (McCoy, Mac)
June 12, 2019 Filing 11 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #1 Complaint by Ron Desantis. (Newhall, Timothy) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Mac R. McCoy.
June 12, 2019 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Timothy L. Newhall on behalf of Ron Desantis (Newhall, Timothy)
June 12, 2019 Filing 9 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint with Prejudice by Luis E. Rivera. (Fernandez, Lara)
May 20, 2019 Filing 8 SUMMONS issued as to 72 Partners, LLC, DeSoto County Board of County Commissioners, Ron Desantis, Environmental Protection Agency, Hillsborough County State Attorneys Office, Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC, Peace River Manasota Water Supply Authority, Luis E. Rivera, Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners, Southwest Florida Water Management District, The Mosaic Company. (drn)
May 20, 2019 Filing 6 NOTICE of pendency of related cases re #4 Related case order and track 2 notice per Local Rule 1.04(d) by Joseph D. Gilberti, Jr. Related case(s): yes (Attachments: #1 Mailing Envelope)(drn)
May 16, 2019 Filing 7 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement re #5 Interested persons order by Joseph D. Gilberti, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Mailing Envelope)(drn)
May 11, 2019 Filing 5 INTERESTED PERSONS ORDER Certificate of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement due by 5/28/2019. Signed by All Divisional Judges on 5/11/2019. (jmc)
May 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 RELATED CASE ORDER AND NOTICE of designation under Local Rule 3.05 - track 2. Notice of pendency of other actions due by 5/28/2019. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 5/11/2019. (jmc)
May 10, 2019 Filing 3 STANDING ORDER: Filing of documents that exceed twenty-five pages. Signed by All Divisional Judges on 5/10/2019. (drn)
May 8, 2019 Filing 2 NOTICE of pendency of related cases per Local Rule 1.04(d) by Joseph D. Gilberti, Jr. Related case(s): no (RMT)
May 8, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT racketeer influenced and corrupt organization act against 72 Partners, LLC, DeSoto County Board of County Commissioners, Environmental Protection Agency, Hillsborough County State Attorneys Office, Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC, Peace River Manasota Water Supply Authority, Luis E. Rivera, Ron Desantis, Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Southwest Florida Water Management District, The Mosaic Company with Jury Demand Filing fee $400, receipt number FtM013706 filed by Joseph D. Gilberti, Jr. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(RMT) Modified on 5/10/2019 to edit docket text (drn).

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