Tejon v. Epiq Systems, Inc. et al
| Roger Tejon |
| Epiq Systems, Inc., Angeion Group LLC, JND Legal Administration, Huntington National Bank, Western Alliance Bank and Does 1-20 |
| 1:2025cv22453 |
| May 29, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
| Ed Artau |
| Enjolique A Lett |
| Anti-Trust |
| 15 U.S.C. § 0015 Antitrust Litigation |
| Plaintiff |
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Filing 63
PAPERLESS SUA SPONTE ORDER Any request for further stay of the case must be filed as a motion in accordance with all applicable rules. Signed by Judge Ed Artau (twh)
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| Filing 62 Joint NOTICE regarding the Status of Proceedings Before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation by Angeion Group LLC (Tanchyk, Alison) |
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Filing 61
ORDER REASSIGNING CASE to Judge Ed Artau for all further proceedings, Judge Kathleen M. Williams no longer assigned to case. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 9/23/2025. See attached document for full details. (mno)
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| Case Stayed per DE 60 Order. (kpe) |
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Filing 60
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendants' Expedited Motion to Stay (DE #56 ) ("Motion"). In the Motion, Defendants request a stay of this action pending the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's decision on the motion to transfer and consolidate currently pending in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Upon review of the Motion and the record, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Defendants' Motion (DE #56 ) is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is directed to STAY this case for ninety (90) days, through December 1, 2025. The Parties shall file a joint notice on or before November 21, 2025 advising the Court of the status of the JPML proceedings. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 9/2/2025. (ah06)
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| Filing 59 REPLY in Support of Motion re #56 EXPEDITED MOTION to Stay this Case . filed by Angeion Group LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Tanchyk, Alison) |
| Filing 58 Plaintiff's RESPONSE to #56 EXPEDITED MOTION to Stay this Case by Roger Tejon. (Lee, James) |
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Filing 57
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS MATTER is before the Court sua sponte. On August 27, 2025, Defendants filed an Expedited Motion to Stay ("Motion") (DE #56 ), requesting a ruling by September 5, 2025. In their Motion, Defendants represented that "Counsel for Plaintiff has not responded with their position on the Motion." Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that on or before August 29, 2025 , Plaintiff shall file a notice indicating his position on Defendants' Motion. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 8/27/2025. (ah06)
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| Filing 56 EXPEDITED MOTION to Stay this Case by Angeion Group LLC. Attorney Alison Tanchyk added to party Angeion Group LLC(pty:dft). (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 6)(Tanchyk, Alison) |
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Filing 55
ORDER SETTING DISCOVERY PROCEDURES Signed by Magistrate Judge Enjolique A. Lett on 8/1/2025. See attached document for full details. (mwn)
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Filing 54
ORDER granting #51 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Attorney Paul H. Lazarow. Signed by Magistrate Judge Enjolique A. Lett on 7/31/2025. See attached document for full details. (mwn)
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Filing 53
ORDER granting #50 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Attorney Kyle W. Mach. Signed by Magistrate Judge Enjolique A. Lett on 7/31/2025. See attached document for full details. (mwn)
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Filing 52
ORDER granting #49 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Attorney Brendan P. Cullen. Signed by Magistrate Judge Enjolique A. Lett on 7/31/2025. See attached document for full details. (mwn)
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| Filing 51 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Paul H. Lazarow. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18665678 by Western Alliance Bank. Responses due by 8/14/2025. (Attachments: #1 Certification, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Bernstein, Michelle) |
| Filing 50 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Kyle W. Mach. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18665649 by Western Alliance Bank. Responses due by 8/14/2025. (Attachments: #1 Certification, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Bernstein, Michelle) |
| Filing 49 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Brendan P. Cullen. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18665510 by Western Alliance Bank. Responses due by 8/14/2025. (Attachments: #1 Certification, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Bernstein, Michelle) |
| Filing 48 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Western Alliance Bank identifying Corporate Parent Western Alliance Bancorporation for Western Alliance Bank (Bernstein, Michelle) |
| Filing 47 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Michelle Genet Bernstein on behalf of Western Alliance Bank. Attorney Michelle Genet Bernstein added to party Western Alliance Bank(pty:dft). (Bernstein, Michelle) |
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Filing 46
ORDER granting #43 Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer. All Defendants shall respond to Plaintiff's Complaint by September 5, 2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Enjolique A. Lett on 7/31/2025. See attached document for full details. (mwn)
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| Filing 45 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Epiq Systems, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Document Technologies, LLC for Epiq Systems, Inc. (Homer, Peter) |
| Filing 44 Case Reassignment of Paired Magistrate Judge pursuant to Administrative Order(s) - 2025-52A to Magistrate Judge Enjolique A. Lett. Ch. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman no longer assigned to case. (mno) |
| Filing 43 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer by Epiq Systems, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Homer, Peter) |
| Filing 42 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Peter W. Homer on behalf of Epiq Systems, Inc.. Attorney Peter W. Homer added to party Epiq Systems, Inc.(pty:dft). (Homer, Peter) |
| Filing 41 Corporate Disclosure Statement by JND Legal Administration identifying Corporate Parent Sedwick Claims Management Services, Inc. for JND Legal Administration (Ruiz, Gabriela) |
| Filing 40 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Gabriela M Ruiz on behalf of JND Legal Administration. Attorney Gabriela M Ruiz added to party JND Legal Administration(pty:dft). (Ruiz, Gabriela) |
| Filing 39 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #38 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Attorney(s) Hsiao ("Mark") Chun Mao. Signed by Ch. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman on 7/21/2025. (mkr) |
| Filing 38 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Hsiao ("Mark") Chun Mao. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18632395 by Roger Tejon. Responses due by 8/4/2025. (Lee, James) |
| Filing 37 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #36 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response to #1 Complaint by Huntington National Bank ("Huntington"). The instant motion fails to comply with Judge Williams' 48-hour rule. See Judge Williams' Court Practices and Procedures (available at the Court's website: https://www.flsd.uscourts.gov/content/judge-kathleen-m-williams). Nonetheless, because the motion is unopposed and given Huntington's explanation for the requested 58-day extension of time, the Undersigned will exercise my discretion and grant the relief requested. Huntington will have until September 5, 2025 to file on CM/ECF its response to Plaintiff's #1 Complaint. Going forward, the Undersigned expects strict compliance with the rules, practices and procedures of this Court. Signed by Ch. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman on 7/11/2025. (mkr) |
| Filing 36 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to #1 Complaint by Huntington National Bank. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gilbert, Evan) |
| Filing 35 PAPERLESS ORDER striking #30 Joint Stipulation to Extend Time to Answer, Move, or Otherwise Respond to the Complaint. Without asking for leave of Court and apparently assuming that the Parties have control over the Court's docket and also possess the power to unilaterally decide to create their own enlargements of time to deadlines established by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Parties filed a stipulation purporting to supersede existing deadlines. Not surprisingly, the Parties have not cited any legal authority to support the filing of a stipulation. Based on the theory implicit in this highly unorthodox and unauthorized procedure, the Parties could conceivably file a stipulation giving Defendants years to file a response and affording Plaintiffs even more years to file a reply. These enlargements would be outrageous, to be sure, but there is no analytical distinction between this hypothetical stipulation and the one filed here. Other than the length of the self-gifted enlargements, there is no meaningful distinction between the two.Ignoring for the moment the threshold illogic and chutzpah underlying the stipulation, the submission is problematic for other reasons.First, the joint stipulation provides that Huntington National Bank's ("Huntington") "deadline to move to dismiss, answer, or otherwise respond to the Complaint will be no earlier than September 5, 2025" and that "Plaintiff's deadline to respond to any motion to dismiss filed by Huntington will be no earlier than October 27, 2025." The language of the stipulation creates ambiguity as to when Huntington's response to the Complaint will be due, because it theoretically could be filed on September 5, 2025 or October 26, 2025, and it would still be timely. The same is true for Plaintiff's response deadline, which, under the wording of the stipulation, would be timely on October 27, 2025, or anytime thereafter. Second, the Undersigned is not inclined to grant an extension of time for a motion which has not been filed yet (and may never be filed).Third, the stipulation does not explain why Huntington needs a 58-day extension of time to respond to the Complaint (other than stating that this is "a reasonable amount of time to respond to the Complaint" and that "a unified response date will create efficiency for the Court and the parties by reducing duplicative motion practice"). But the stipulation (which is signed by only Plaintiff and Huntington's counsel) does not state that the other Defendants agree with the stipulated terms.Finally, the Parties should reconsider the length of the enlargement they will seek if they file the required motion. Here is the general perspective: the longer the requested enlargement, the less likely it is to be granted. The Parties should provide cogent, specific and logical reasons for any enlargement of time requested beyond the garden-variety request of ten or 14 days. A motion, of course, can be denied or granted only in part. Because our Court prides itself on timely resolving civil lawsuits and because many believe in the maxim that "justice delayed is justice denied," the Parties should pause before seeking substantial enlargements of time.The Parties' stipulation-approach runs afoul of Judge Williams' Court Practices and Procedures, providing that "[s]trict compliance with all deadlines--whether set by court order or under the Federal and Local Rules--is mandatory" and that "[r]equests for extension of time will only be granted by the Court upon an appropriate motion showing good cause why the deadline cannot be met." See Judge Williams' Court Practices and Procedures (available at the Court's website: https://www.flsd.uscourts.gov/content/judge-kathleen-m-williams). Importantly, it requires that "[a]bsent an emergency, requests for extensions of time must be presented to the Court, by motion, no later than 48 hours prior to the deadline from which the Parties are seeking relief." Id. (bold emphasis in original; underline emphasis added). Id. See Coppel v. SeaWorld Parks & Ent., Inc., No. 21-CV-1430-RSH-DDL, 2024 WL 5337347, at *4 (S.D. Cal. Mar. 1, 2024) (finding that "unilateral reservations and agreements [were] without legal force absent the [c]ourt's approval" where (among other things), the court had a "Chambers Rules" which provided that "'[t]he parties may not unilaterally extend [discovery] deadlines by stipulation or by service of amended or supplemental responses" and "[a]ny extension require[d] leave of [c]ourt upon a showing of good cause.'"). The Undersigned will not permit the parties to sidestep Judge Williams' Court Practices and Procedures by filing a stipulation in lieu of asking the Court for permission (in the form of a motion, demonstrating good cause).Any future request for extension of time will be made in the form of a motion (not a stipulation), supported by a memorandum of law (if appropriate), set forth good cause for the requested extension, and be in compliance with Judge Williams' 48-hour rule (or demonstrate good cause why the 48-hour rule could not be met). Going forward, the Undersigned expects strict compliance with the rules, practices and procedures of this Court. Signed by Ch. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman on 7/10/2025. (mkr) |
| Filing 34 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #28 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Attorney(s) Lauren E. Duxstad. Signed by Ch. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman on 7/9/2025. (mkr) |
| Filing 33 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #27 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Attorney(s) George E. Mastoris. Signed by Ch. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman on 7/9/2025. (mkr) |
| Filing 32 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #26 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Attorney(s) Jeffrey L. Kessler. Signed by Ch. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman on 7/9/2025. (mkr) |
| Filing 31 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #25 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Attorney(s) Amanda L. Groves. Signed by Ch. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman on 7/9/2025. (mkr) |
| Filing 30 STRICKEN Joint STIPULATION To Extend Time To Answer, Move, Or Otherwise Respond To Complaint re #1 Complaint [Joint Stipulation to Extend Time to Answer, Move, or Otherwise Respond to Complaint by Huntington National Bank (Gilbert, Evan) Modified on 7/10/2025 per DE 35 Order (kpe). |
| Filing 29 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement by Huntington National Bank identifying Corporate Parent Huntington Bancshares Incorporated for Huntington National Bank (Gilbert, Evan) |
| Filing 28 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Lauren E. Duxstad. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18600037 by Huntington National Bank. Responses due by 7/22/2025. (Attachments: #1 Certification, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Gilbert, Evan) |
| Filing 27 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for George E. Mastoris. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18600023 by Huntington National Bank. Responses due by 7/22/2025. (Attachments: #1 Certification, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Gilbert, Evan) |
| Filing 26 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Jeffrey L. Kessler. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18600008 by Huntington National Bank. Responses due by 7/22/2025. (Attachments: #1 Certification, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Gilbert, Evan) |
| Filing 25 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Amanda L. Groves. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18599982 by Huntington National Bank. Responses due by 7/22/2025. (Attachments: #1 Certification, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Gilbert, Evan) |
| Filing 24 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Evan Stanley Gilbert on behalf of Huntington National Bank. Attorney Evan Stanley Gilbert added to party Huntington National Bank(pty:dft). (Gilbert, Evan) |
| Filing 23 AFFIDAVIT proof of service on Huntington Bank signed by: Joseph Marker by Roger Tejon (Lee, James) |
| Filing 22 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Roger Tejon. Western Alliance Bank waiver sent on 7/7/2025, response/answer due 9/5/2025. (Lee, James) |
| Filing 21 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #20 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Attorney(s) Beko Osiris Ra Reblitz-Richardson. Signed by Ch. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman on 6/27/2025. (mkr) |
| Filing 20 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Beko Osiris Ra Reblitz-Richardson. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18569792 by Roger Tejon. Responses due by 7/10/2025. (Lee, James) |
| Filing 19 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #17 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Attorney(s) Adam Shaw. Signed by Ch. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman on 6/26/2025. (mkr) |
| Filing 18 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #16 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Attorney(s) Alison Lynn Anderson. Signed by Ch. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman on 6/26/2025. (mkr) |
| Filing 17 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Adam Shaw. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18569038 by Roger Tejon. Responses due by 7/10/2025. (Lee, James) |
| Filing 16 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Alison Lynn Anderson. Pay.gov Agency Tracking ID FLSDC-18565806. Filing Fee $ 250.00 by Roger Tejon. Responses due by 7/10/2025. (Lee, James) |
| Filing 15 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #14 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Attorney(s) Samantha Diane Parrish. Signed by Ch. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman on 6/25/2025. (mkr) |
| Filing 14 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Samantha Diane Parrish. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-18561771 by Roger Tejon. Responses due by 7/8/2025. (Lee, James) |
| Filing 13 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Roger Tejon. Western Alliance Bank served on 6/17/2025, response/answer due 7/8/2025. (Lee, James) |
| Filing 12 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Roger Tejon. Angeion Group LLC waiver sent on 6/10/2025, response/answer due 8/11/2025. (Lee, James) |
| Filing 11 Summons Issued as to Western Alliance Bank. (ar24) |
| Filing 10 Summons Issued as to Huntington National Bank. (ar24) |
| Filing 9 NOTICE of Filing Proposed Summons(es) by Roger Tejon (Lee, James) |
| Filing 8 NOTICE of Filing Proposed Summons(es) by Roger Tejon (Lee, James) |
| Filing 7 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Roger Tejon. Epiq Systems, Inc. waiver sent on 6/10/2025, response/answer due 8/11/2025. (Lee, James) |
| Filing 6 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Roger Tejon. JND Legal Administration waiver sent on 6/10/2025, response/answer due 8/11/2025. (Lee, James) |
| Filing 5 Bar Letter re: Admissions sent to attorney Augusto A. Cividini, David Boies, Mark C. Mao, Beko Reblitz-Richardson, Alison L. Anderson, Samantha Parrish, Michael Mitchell, mailing date June 2, 2025, (pt) |
| Filing 4 MAGISTRATE JUDGE GOODMAN'S DISCOVERY PROCEDURES ORDER. Signed by Ch. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman on 5/30/2025. See attached document for full details. (fbn) |
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Filing 3
ORDER OF REFERRAL AND NOTICE OF COURT PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES. ORDER REFERRING CASE to Ch. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman for Pretrial Non-Dispositive Matters. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 5/30/2025. See attached document for full details. (cwc)
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| Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Kathleen M. Williams. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman 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. (cwc) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Roger Tejon. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-18489909, filed by Roger Tejon. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(Lee, James) |
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