Ballesteros v. Walmart Stores East, LP
Plaintiff: Michael Ballesteros
Defendant: Walmart Stores East, LP
Case Number: 2:2019cv00881
Filed: December 13, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Sheri Polster Chappell
Referring Judge: Nicholas P Mizell
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 7, 2020 Filing 20 PLAINTIFF'S INITIAL DISCLOSURE by Michael Ballesteros (Hunt, Alexander) Modified on 2/10/2020 as to docket text (drn).
January 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ENDORSED ORDER granting #17 the Motion to Substitute Counsel for Plaintiff and Remove Former Counsel Paul Galsterer and Derek Lewis as Counsel of Record. Attorneys Paul Galsterer and Derek Lewis are permitted to withdraw as counsel for Plaintiff Michael Ballesteros and shall have no further responsibility in this case. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to terminate Paul Glasterer and Derek Lewis and remove them from receiving notifications in this matter. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell on 1/24/2020. (HAP)
January 24, 2020 Filing 18 CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT. (Sharkey Ross, Amanda)
January 22, 2020 Filing 17 MOTION to Substitute Attorney by Michael Ballesteros. (Hunt, Alexander) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell.
January 17, 2020 Filing 16 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement re #6 Interested persons order, #11 Interested persons order by Michael Ballesteros. (Hunt, Alexander)
January 17, 2020 Filing 15 NOTICE to counsel Derek Lewis of Local Rule 2.01, General Admission to Practice, which states - No person shall be permitted to appear or be heard as counsel for another in any proceeding in this Court unless first admitted to practice in the Court pursuant to this rule (or heretofore admitted under prior rules of the Court). Apply for membership to the bar of this Court at www.flmd.uscourts.gov The attorney listed shall file a notice of compliance within fourteen days. Failure to comply with this notice within fourteen days will result in counsel being terminated from the docket sheet without further notice. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (SPB)
January 17, 2020 Filing 14 NOTICE to counsel Paul Galsterer of Local Rule 2.01, General Admission to Practice, which states - No person shall be permitted to appear or be heard as counsel for another in any proceeding in this Court unless first admitted to practice in the Court pursuant to this rule (or heretofore admitted under prior rules of the Court). Apply for membership to the bar of this Court at www.flmd.uscourts.gov The attorney listed shall file a notice of compliance within fourteen days. Failure to comply with this notice within fourteen days will result in counsel being terminated from the docket sheet without further notice. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (SPB)
January 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ENDORSED ORDER granting #12 Plaintiff's Motion to Dispense with the In-Person Meet and Confer Requirement and to Allow Counsel to Appear Telephonically for Purposes of Preparing the Case Management Report. For good cause shown and because the motion is unopposed, the parties may conduct their Rule 26(f)(2) discovery-plan meeting via telephone or videoconference to prepare and submit within fourteen (14) days thereafter a Case Management Report incorporating the parties' Rule 26(f)(3) discovery plan. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell on 1/7/2020. (HAP)
January 7, 2020 Filing 12 MOTION to Appear Telephonically to Dispense with the In-Person Meet and Confer Requirements by Michael Ballesteros. (Hunt, Alexander) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell.
January 3, 2020 Filing 11 INTERESTED PERSONS ORDER Certificate of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement due by 1/17/2020. Signed by All Divisional Judges on 1/3/2020. (RMT)
January 2, 2020 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Alexander R. Hunt on behalf of Michael Ballesteros (Hunt, Alexander)
December 30, 2019 Filing 9 NOTICE of pendency of related cases re #5 Related case order and track 2 notice per Local Rule 1.04(d) by Walmart Stores East, LP. Related case(s): Yes (Allen, Madison)
December 30, 2019 Filing 8 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement re #6 Interested persons order by Walmart Stores East, LP. (Allen, Madison)
December 23, 2019 Filing 7 NOTICE of hearing: Preliminary Pretrial Conference set for 2/20/2020 at 10:15 AM in Ft. Myers Courtroom 4 E before Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell. (MLJ)
December 16, 2019 Filing 6 INTERESTED PERSONS ORDER Certificate of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement due by 12/30/2019. Signed by All Divisional Judges on 12/16/2019. (MLJ)
December 16, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 RELATED CASE ORDER AND NOTICE of designation under Local Rule 3.05 - track 2. Notice of pendency of other actions due by 12/30/2019. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 12/16/2019. (MLJ)
December 13, 2019 Filing 4 ANSWER and affirmative defenses to #3 Complaint with Jury Demand by Walmart Stores East, LP.(RMT)
December 13, 2019 Filing 3 COMPLAINT against Walmart Stores East, LP with Jury Demand filed in State Court on 10/7/19 by Michael Ballesteros.(RMT) Modified on 12/17/2019 as to docket text (drn).
December 13, 2019 Filing 2 NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Sheri Polster Chappell and Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell. New case number: 2:19-cv-881-FtM-38NPM. (SJB)
December 13, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT and NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Lee County Circuit Court, case number 19-CA-6596 filed in State Court on 10/07/19. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 113A-16251905 filed by Walmart Stores East, LP. (Attachments: #1 State Court COMPLAINT Exhibit A-Complaint, #2 State Court Other Documents Exhibit B-State Court Pleadings, #3 State Court Other Documents Exhibit B1-State Court Pleadings, #4 State Court Other Documents Exhibit C-Pltf's Ans to ROGS, #5 State Court Other Documents Exhibit D-Pltf's Resp. to RFA, #6 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(Sharkey Ross, Amanda)

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Plaintiff: Michael Ballesteros
Represented By: Derek Lewis
Represented By: Alexander R. Hunt
Represented By: Paul Galsterer
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Defendant: Walmart Stores East, LP
Represented By: Amanda J. Sharkey Ross
Represented By: Madison Paige Allen
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