Zabate v. Renaissance Career Institute, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Vonn Zabate
Defendant: Renaissance Career Institute, Inc., Dr. Jude Metellus and Elsie Metellus
Case Number: 0:2025cv62189
Filed: October 29, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Panayotta D Augustin-Birch
Referring Judge: David S Leibowitz
Nature of Suit: Labor: Fair Standards
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. ยง 0206 Collect Unpaid Wages
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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April 23, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 15 PAPERLESS ORDER SETTING HEARING ON #13 PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT. A hearing on Plaintiff's Motion for Default Judgment is set to take place on April 30, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom Video Teleconference. To log in through ZoomGov Meeting, use Meeting ID: 16096518849 and Passcode: 752819. Only Plaintiff's counsel's attendance is required. Plaintiff need not attend the hearing. Any motion for a continuance must contain three alternative dates on which Plaintiff's counsel is available for a hearing. Signed by Magistrate Judge Panayotta D. Augustin-Birch on 4/23/2026. (mdl)
March 16, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER REFERRING #13 Plaintiff's MOTION for Default Judgment. Motions referred to Judge Panayotta D. Augustin-Birch. Signed by Judge David S. Leibowitz on 3/16/2026. See attached document for full details. (ls)
March 4, 2026 Filing 13 Plaintiff's MOTION for Default Judgment by Vonn Zabate. Responses due by 3/18/2026. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Declaration of Vonn Zabate, #2 Exhibit B - Declaration of Richard D. Tuschman, Esq., #3 Text of Proposed Order, #4 Text of Proposed Order)(Tuschman, Richard)
February 2, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER Requiring Plaintiff's Motion for Final Default Judgment by 3/4/2026. Signed by Judge David S. Leibowitz on 2/2/2026. See attached document for full details. (ls)
January 30, 2026 Filing 11 Plaintiff's NOTICE of Joint Liability by Vonn Zabate re #10 Order (Tuschman, Richard)
January 27, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER on Default Final Judgment Procedure: Plaintiff's Motion for Default Final Judgment or Notice of Joint Liability due 1/30/2026. Signed by Judge David S. Leibowitz on 1/26/2026. See attached document for full details. (ls)
December 30, 2025 Filing 9 Clerk's Entry of Default as to RENAISSANCE CAREER INSTITUTE, INC., DR. JUDE METELLUS, ELSIE METELLUS Signed by DEPUTY CLERK on 12/30/2025. (ksr)
December 30, 2025 Filing 8 Plaintiff's MOTION for Clerk's Entry of Default as to Elsie Metellus, Jude Metellus, Renaissance Career Institute, Inc. by Vonn Zabate. (Tuschman, Richard)
December 3, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Show Cause Response due by 12/19/2025. Signed by Judge David S. Leibowitz on 12/3/2025. See attached document for full details. (ksr)
November 11, 2025 Filing 6 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Vonn Zabate. Elsie Metellus served on 11/8/2025, response/answer due 12/1/2025. (Tuschman, Richard)
November 11, 2025 Filing 5 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Vonn Zabate. Jude Metellus served on 11/8/2025, response/answer due 12/1/2025. (Tuschman, Richard)
November 11, 2025 Filing 4 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Vonn Zabate. Renaissance Career Institute, Inc. served on 11/8/2025, response/answer due 12/1/2025. (Tuschman, Richard)
October 30, 2025 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Elsie Metellus, Jude Metellus, Renaissance Career Institute, Inc.. (ls)
October 29, 2025 Filing 2 Judge Assignment to Judge David S. Leibowitz (ls)
October 29, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Elsie Metellus, Jude Metellus, Renaissance Career Institute, Inc.. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-18911599, filed by Vonn Zabate. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Civil Cover Sheet, #3 Summon(s) RCI, #4 Summon(s) Dr. Jude Metellus, #5 Summon(s) Elsie Metellus)(Tuschman, Richard)

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