Houston v. R.T.G. Furniture Corp. et al
Plaintiff: Travis Houston
Defendant: R.T.G. Furniture Corp. d/b/a Rooms To Go, SE Independent Delivery Services, Inc. and R.T.G. Furniture Corp. a Florida Profit Corporation doing business as Rooms to Go
Case Number: 8:2022cv02878
Filed: December 19, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Virginia M Hernandez Covington
Referring Judge: Thomas G Wilson
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1981 Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER regarding motions for summary judgment. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington on 1/22/2023. (MEJ)
January 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ENDORSED ORDER: In light of the Court's Case Management and Scheduling Order Doc. #16, no case management hearing will be held. Additionally, in order to keep cases moving on track, the Court has found it necessary to impose some restrictions on the types and number of extensions to case management deadlines that it grants. Thus, the parties are advised that, while short extensions, especially if unopposed, will be favorably considered, the Court will not substantially move the dispositive motions deadline or the trial date. Signed by Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington on 1/22/2023. (MEJ)
January 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 16 CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER: Final Pretrial Conference set for 2/15/2024 at 09:00 AM in Tampa Courtroom 14 B before Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington, Jury Trial set for the March 2024 trial term in Tampa Courtroom 14 B before Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington. Conduct mediation hearing by 9/22/2023. Lead counsel to coordinate dates. Signed by Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington on 1/22/2023. (MEJ)
January 10, 2023 Filing 15 CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT. (Seldin, Corey)
January 10, 2023 Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Emily Chalela Ayvazian on behalf of R.T.G. Furniture Corp. (Ayvazian, Emily)
January 3, 2023 Filing 13 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement by Travis Houston. (Seldin, Corey)
December 27, 2022 Filing 12 ANSWER and affirmative defenses to Complaint by R.T.G. Furniture Corp.(Harris, Phillip) Modified on 12/27/2022 (CTR).
December 27, 2022 Filing 11 NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Christopher M. Cascino on behalf of SE Independent Delivery Services, Inc. Lead Counsel: Christopher M. Cascino. (Cascino, Christopher) Modified on 12/27/2022 (CTR).
December 27, 2022 Filing 10 CERTIFICATE of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement by SE Independent Delivery Services, Inc. (Cascino, Christopher) Modified on 12/27/2022 (CTR).
December 27, 2022 Filing 9 ANSWER and affirmative defenses to Complaint by SE Independent Delivery Services, Inc.(Cascino, Christopher) Modified on 12/27/2022 (CTR).
December 20, 2022 Filing 8 NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Corey Logan Seldin on behalf of Travis Houston. Lead Counsel: Peter M. Hoogerwoerd, Esq. (Seldin, Corey) Modified text on 12/20/2022 (MCB).
December 20, 2022 Filing 7 NOTICE to counsel William E. Grob, Christopher M. Cascino, Phillip Harris that Form JS 44 Civil Cover Sheet is required for the Clerk of Court to initiate a civil docket sheet. File the Civil Cover Sheet in this action using the Notice (Other) event. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (KME)
December 20, 2022 Filing 6 NOTICE of Local Rule 2.02(a), which requires designation of one lead counsel who - unless the party changes the designation - remains lead counsel throughout the action. File a Notice of Lead Counsel Designation to identify lead counsel. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (KME)
December 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 STANDING ORDER regarding discovery motions. Signed by Magistrate Judge Thomas G. Wilson on 12/20/2022. (ABC)
December 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ENDORSED ORDER: Counsel are directed to meet and confer, in person or by telephone, and by January 10, 2023, file a completed Case Management Report. The Court believes that six to eight months is a sufficient period of time to conduct discovery in the vast majority of cases. If the parties believe that more than eight months will be needed to complete discovery, the parties should provide the Court with a detailed explanation as to why additional time is needed and a timeline for the discovery that is planned. After the Case Management Report is filed, the Court will determine whether a Case Management Hearing is necessary before entry of a Case Management and Scheduling Order. Signed by Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington on 12/20/2022. (CKW)
December 19, 2022 Filing 3 NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington and Magistrate Judge Thomas G. Wilson. New case number: 8:22-cv-2878-VMC-TGW. (SJB)
December 19, 2022 Filing 2 NOTICE by SE Independent Delivery Services, Inc. re #1 Notice of Removal, (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Cascino, Christopher)
December 19, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT and NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 13th Judicial Circuit Court In and For Hillsborough County, Florida, case number 22-CA-009143 filed in State Court on 10/31/2022. Filing fee $402, receipt number AFLMDC-20320707 filed by SE Independent Delivery Services, Inc., R.T.G. Furniture Corp. (Attachments: #1 State Court COMPLAINT, #2 State Court Docket Sheet, #3 State Court Other Documents, #4 Exhibit A, #5 Exhibit B)(Cascino, Christopher) Modified text on 12/20/2022 (KME).

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Plaintiff: Travis Houston
Represented By: Peter Michael Hoogerwoerd
Represented By: Corey Logan Seldin
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Defendant: R.T.G. Furniture Corp. d/b/a Rooms To Go
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Defendant: SE Independent Delivery Services, Inc.
Represented By: Christopher M. Cascino
Represented By: William Edward Grob
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Defendant: R.T.G. Furniture Corp. a Florida Profit Corporation doing business as Rooms to Go
Represented By: Phillip J. Harris
Represented By: Emily Chalela Ayvazian
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