Reiser v. Federal Express Corporation et al
Plaintiff: Matthew Reiser
Defendant: Federal Express Corporation and FedEx Logistics, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2026cv21328
Filed: February 27, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Jacqueline Becerra
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Federal Question
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 13, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER DEEMING MOTION MOOT re Docket Entry 1 on MDL docket for MDL 3184. (Signed by Josh R. Bullock, Acting Clerk of the Panel). (jas)
April 13, 2026 Filing 15 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT. Case transferred from Florida Southern has been opened in Western District of Tennessee as case 2:26-cv-02410, filed 04/13/2026. (jua)
April 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE. Closing Case. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/10/2026. See attached document for full details. (gqa)
April 10, 2026 SYSTEM ENTRY - Case 1:26-cv-21328 electronically transferred out to Tennessee Western. (gqa)
April 9, 2026 Filing 13 Statement of: Non-Opposition by Matthew Reiser re #12 MOTION to Change Venue (Yanchunis, John)
April 1, 2026 Filing 12 MOTION to Change Venue by FedEx Logistics, Inc., Federal Express Corporation. Responses due by 4/15/2026. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex A - FEC Entity Detail, #2 Exhibit Ex B - FXL Entity Detail, #3 Exhibit Ex C - Declaration of Susan Marok, #4 Exhibit Ex D - Declaration of Mike Lytle, #5 Exhibit Ex E - Declaration of Clint Young)(Walton, Shelby)
March 19, 2026 Set Response/Answer Due Deadline: FedEx Logistics, Inc. response/answer due 4/23/2026; Federal Express Corporation response/answer due 4/23/2026. Per DE 10 (gqa)
March 18, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 10 PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon Defendants' Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint (the "Motion"), ECF No. #9 . Upon due consideration of the Motion, the pertinent portions of the record, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED. Defendants shall file their response by no later than Thursday, April 23, 2026. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 3/18/2026. (drn)
March 18, 2026 Filing 9 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer to Plaintiff's Complaint by FedEx Logistics, Inc., Federal Express Corporation. Responses due by 4/1/2026. (Walton, Shelby)
March 18, 2026 Filing 8 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Shelby Renee Walton on behalf of FedEx Logistics, Inc., Federal Express Corporation. Attorney Shelby Renee Walton added to party FedEx Logistics, Inc. (pty:dft), Attorney Shelby Renee Walton added to party Federal Express Corporation (pty:dft). (Walton, Shelby)
March 17, 2026 Filing 11 Courtesy Copy of MOTION for Consolidation and Transfer under 28 U.S.C. 1407 filed before The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation In Re: FEDEX Tariffs and Related Fees Litigation by CYCLE LIMITED, LLC, NICHOLAS R. METCALF, Matthew Reiser (Attachments: #1 Memorandum, #2 Affidavit) (pes)
March 10, 2026 Filing 7 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Matthew Reiser. FedEx Logistics, Inc. served on 3/3/2026, response/answer due 3/24/2026. (Yanchunis, John)
March 10, 2026 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 Matthew Reiser. Federal Express Corporation served on 3/3/2026, response/answer due 3/24/2026. (Yanchunis, John)
February 27, 2026 Filing 5 Bar Letter re: Admissions sent to attorney Clay M. Townsend, mailing date February 27, 2026, (pt)
February 27, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 4 PAPERLESS ORDER REGARDING PROCEDURES. The parties shall comply with the following procedures: 1. SERVICE: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) requires service of summons and complaint to be perfected upon Defendants within 90 days after the filing of the complaint. Unless service is waived, proof of service must be made to the Court by filing the server's affidavit. If a Defendant waives service, notice of the same shall be filed immediately. Failure to file proof of service or show good cause within 90 days will result in a dismissal without prejudice and without further notice. 2. DEFAULTS: In the event a served Defendant does not appear in this action, the Plaintiff(s) shall file a Motion for Clerk's Default within seven days of the deadline for the Defendant to answer. Extensions of time to answer a pleading must take the form of a motion to the Court. Motions for Final Default Judgment shall be filed within seven days of the entry of a Clerk's Default. Any motions for default final judgment must comply with the Court's Standing Procedures Regarding Motions for Default Final Judgment found at: https://www.flsd.uscourts.gov/sites/flsd/files/JudgeBecerraStandingOrderMotionsforDefaultJudgment.pdf. 3. CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES: Within fifteen days from the date the last Defendant enters an appearance in this action, the parties, including governmental parties, must file Certificates of Interested Parties and Corporate Disclosure Statements that contain a complete list of persons, associated persons, firms, partnerships, or corporations that have a financial interest in the outcome of this case, including subsidiaries, conglomerates, affiliates, parent corporations, and other identifiable legal entities related to a party. The parties must not include the undersigned or the assigned Magistrate Judge as interested parties unless they have an interest in the litigation. Throughout the pendency of the action, the parties are under a continuing obligation to amend, correct, and update the Certificates. 4. JOINT SCHEDULING REPORTS: Within twenty days from the date the last Defendant enters an appearance in this action, the parties are directed to prepare and file a Joint Scheduling Report as required by Local Rule 16.1. Disclosures required under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(l) must be made at or before the time the parties confer to develop their case management and discovery plan. The parties must certify in the Joint Scheduling Report that such disclosures have been made unless a party files an objection to a required disclosure. Such filed objection must include a full explanation of the basis for the objection. The scheduling conference may be held via video conference or in person. It may not be held by telephone. In drafting their Joint Proposed Scheduling Order, the parties shall utilize the Court's Template Scheduling Order, found at https://www.flsd.uscourts.gov/sites/flsd/files/JB_RevisedTemplateSchedulingOrder.pdf. Any deviation from the guidelines set forth in the Court's Template Scheduling Order or those proposed by the Local Rules must be noted in the Joint Scheduling Report along with an explanation for why any deviation is being proposed. Failure to articulate the reason(s) for any deviation from the guidelines set forth in the Court's Template Scheduling Order may result in the Court setting pre-trial deadlines and/or a trial date without regard to those proposed by the parties. 5. FILING OF MOTIONS: All filings must be in a 12-point font and double spaced. Single spacing is only permitted for footnotes. The required conferral under Local Rule 7.1 must be by telephone or in person. An e-mail conferral will only be permitted if counsel are in agreement as to the relief sought in the motion. 6. EXTENSIONS OF TIME: Requests for extensions of time, including unopposed motions, will only be granted by the Court upon an appropriate motion showing good cause why the deadline cannot be met. Absent an emergency, motions for extensions of time must be filed no later than three business days prior to the deadline from which relief is being sought. All requests for extensions of time must include: (1) the conferral statement required under Local Rule 7.1; (2) a list of any prior motions for extension of time; (3) a specific statement regarding the circumstances necessitating the requested relief; and (4) a statement as to whether the request impacts the deadline to file a dispositive motion or trial date. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 2/27/2026. (drn)
February 27, 2026 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to FedEx Logistics, Inc., Federal Express Corporation. (gqa)
February 27, 2026 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Jacqueline Becerra. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres 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. (gqa)
February 27, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against FedEx Logistics, Inc., Federal Express Corporation. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-19263412, filed by Matthew Reiser. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summon(s), #3 Summon(s))(Yanchunis, John)

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Plaintiff: Matthew Reiser
Represented By: John Allen Yanchunis, Sr.
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Defendant: Federal Express Corporation
Represented By: Shelby Renee Walton
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