Bell v. Cedars Business Services, LLC
Plaintiff: Christopher Bell
Defendant: Cedars Business Services, LLC
Case Number: 0:2026cv60915
Filed: April 1, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Melissa Damian
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. ยง 1692 Fair Debt Collection Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 29, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER REQUIRING SCHEDULING REPORT AND CERTIFICATES OF INTERESTED PARTIES. Joint Scheduling Report due by 6/19/2026 Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 5/29/2026. See attached document for full details. (blc)
May 28, 2026 Filing 10 Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss #1 Complaint by Cedars Business Services, LLC. Responses due by 6/11/2026. (Hamilton, Holly)
April 23, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 9 PAPERLESS ORDER GRANTING #8 Defendant's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint. Finding good cause for the requested relief and seeing that it is unopposed, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED. Defendant shall respond to #1 Plaintiff's Complaint by May 28, 2026. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 4/23/2026. (bzy)
April 23, 2026 Filing 8 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to #1 Complaint by Cedars Business Services, LLC. Responses due by 5/7/2026. (Hamilton, Holly)
April 22, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER SETTING STATUS CONFERENCE: Status Conference set for 6/4/2026 10:00 AM in Fort Lauderdale Division before Judge Melissa Damian. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 4/22/2026. See attached document for full details. (ebz)
April 14, 2026 Filing 6 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Holly Mae Hamilton on behalf of Cedars Business Services, LLC. Attorney Holly Mae Hamilton added to party Cedars Business Services, LLC (pty:dft). (Hamilton, Holly)
April 9, 2026 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 Christopher Bell. Cedars Business Services, LLC served on 4/7/2026, response/answer due 4/28/2026. (Hansen, Mitchell)
April 1, 2026 Filing 4 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement by Christopher Bell (Hansen, Mitchell)
April 1, 2026 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Cedars Business Services, LLC. (blc)
April 1, 2026 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Melissa Damian. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss is available to handle any or all proceedings in this case. If agreed, parties should complete and file the Consent form found on our website. It is not necessary to file a document indicating lack of consent. (blc)
April 1, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Cedars Business Services, LLC. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-19375714, filed by Christopher Bell. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Civil Cover Sheet, #3 Summon(s))(Hansen, Mitchell)

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Plaintiff: Christopher Bell
Represented By: Zane Charles Hedaya
Represented By: Gerald Donald Lane, Jr.
Represented By: Mitchell David Hansen
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Defendant: Cedars Business Services, LLC
Represented By: Holly Mae Hamilton
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