Nieves v. WestRock Company
Plaintiff: Hector Nieves
Defendant: WestRock Company and WestRock Services LLC
Case Number: 6:2022cv00413
Filed: February 24, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Wendy W Berger
Referring Judge: Embry J Kidd
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Employment Discrimination
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 21, 2022 Filing 19 MOTION to Dismiss Counts VI and VIII of the Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint by WestRock Company, WestRock Services LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - EEOC Charge of Discrimination)(Carter, Avery)
April 18, 2022 Filing 18 RESPONSE in Opposition re #16 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Hector Nieves. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Affidavit of Plaintiff, #2 Exhibit Physical Location, #3 Exhibit Legal Notice of Integration)(Costa, Jorge)
April 11, 2022 Filing 17 RETURN of service on 4/1/2022 as to Westrock Services, LLC by Hector Nieves (Costa, Jorge) Modified on 4/12/2022 (KNC).
April 5, 2022 Filing 16 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, or in the Alternative, MOTION to Dismiss Counts II and IV of the Amended Complaint by WestRock Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Declaration of Jennifer Lattimore, #2 Exhibit EEOC - Charge of Discrimination)(Carter, Avery) Modified on 4/5/2022 (matched text to pleading) (KNC).
March 29, 2022 Filing 15 CASE REFERRED to Mediation. Mediator: Marlene Quintana (KNC)
March 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER: Amended Pleadings due by 7/8/2022 Joinder of Parties due by 7/8/2022 Discovery due by 6/30/2023 Dispositive motions due by 8/1/2023 Pretrial statement due by 12/4/2023 All other motions due by 11/1/2023 Plaintiff disclosure of expert report due by 3/9/2023 Defendant disclosure of expert report due by 4/10/2023 Trial Status Conference set for 12/12/2023 at 10:00 AM in Orlando Courtroom 3 B before Judge Wendy W. Berger Jury Trial set for trial term commencing 1/1/2024 at 09:00 AM in Orlando Courtroom 3 B before Judge Wendy W. Berger. Conduct mediation hearing by 7/14/2023. Lead counsel to coordinate dates. Signed by Judge Wendy W. Berger on 3/28/2022. (RMF)ctp
March 28, 2022 Filing 13 SUMMONS issued as to WestRock Services LLC. (KNC)
March 25, 2022 Filing 12 PROPOSED summons to be issued by Hector Nieves. (Georges-Pierre, Anthony)
March 24, 2022 Filing 11 CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT. (Carter, Avery)
March 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ENDORSED ORDER denying as moot #6 Defendant's Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Wendy W. Berger on 3/23/2022. (KS)
March 22, 2022 Filing 9 AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants with Jury Demand. filed by Hector Nieves.(Costa, Jorge)
March 14, 2022 Filing 8 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement by WestRock Company identifying Other Affiliate WestRock Services, LLC, Other Affiliate WRKCo Inc for WestRock Company. (Carter, Avery)
March 7, 2022 Filing 7 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement by Hector Nieves. (Costa, Jorge)
March 3, 2022 Filing 6 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint, or in the Alternative, MOTION to Dismiss Counts II and IV by WestRock Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Boyd, Ginger) Modified on 3/4/2022 (matched text to pleading) (KNC).
March 1, 2022 Filing 5 NOTICE of Local Rule 3.02(a)(2), which requires the parties in every civil proceeding, except those described in subsection (d), to file a case management report (CMR) using the uniform form at www.flmd.uscourts.gov. The CMR must be filed (1) within forty days after any defendant appears in an action originating in this court, (2) within forty days after the docketing of an action removed or transferred to this court, or (3) within seventy days after service on the United States attorney in an action against the United States, its agencies or employees. Judges may have a special CMR form for certain types of cases. These forms can be found at www.flmd.uscourts.gov under the Forms tab for each judge. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (ALL)
March 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE TO COUNSEL AND PARTIES: The Middle District of Florida's revised Local Rules become effective February 1, 2021 and can be found on the Court's public website https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/local-rules. For a just and efficient resolution of this case, the parties are DIRECTED to read and comply with the Middle District of Florida's Local Rules. See Local Rule 1.01(a). Failure to comply with ANY Local Rules or Court Orders may result in the imposition of sanctions including, but not limited to, the dismissal of this action or entry of default without further notice. Signed by Judge Wendy W. Berger on 3/1/2022. (ALL)
February 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER ON DISCOVERY MOTIONS. Signed by Magistrate Judge Embry J. Kidd on 2/25/2022. (PML) ctp
February 24, 2022 Filing 2 NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Wendy W. Berger and Magistrate Judge Embry J. Kidd. New case number: 6:22-cv-0413-WWB-EJK. (SJB)
February 24, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT and NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit for Seminole County, case number 2022CA000121 filed in State Court on 01/19/2022. Filing fee $402, receipt number AFLMDC-19271253 filed by WestRock Company. (Attachments: #1 State Court Complaint, #2 Exhibit Summons, #3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Boyd, Ginger) Modified on 2/24/2022 to correct docket text (BD).

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Plaintiff: Hector Nieves
Represented By: Anthony M. Georges-Pierre
Represented By: Jorge Costa
Represented By: Max Lloyd Horowitz
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Defendant: WestRock Company
Represented By: Avery Carter
Represented By: Ginger Barry Boyd
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Defendant: WestRock Services LLC
Represented By: Avery Carter
Represented By: Ginger Barry Boyd
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