Zelenak v. Beauregard Electric Cooperative Inc et al
Plaintiff: Brian R Zelenak
Defendant: Douglas Sonnier, Thomas Cryar, Beauregard Electric Cooperative Inc and J R Hickman
Case Number: 2:2024cv01803
Filed: December 30, 2024
Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Presiding Judge: James D Cain
Referring Judge: Thomas P LeBlanc
Nature of Suit: Contract: Recovery/Enforcement
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 27, 2025 Filing 20 PROPOSED ORDER/JUDGMENT by Douglas Sonnier. (aty,Burke, Joseph)
February 27, 2025 Filing 19 PROPOSED ORDER/JUDGMENT by J R Hickman. (aty,Burke, Joseph)
February 27, 2025 Filing 18 MOTION for Joseph M.W. Burke to Enroll as Counsel by Thomas Cryar. Motions referred to Thomas P LeBlanc. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 2/27/2025. (aty,Burke, Joseph)
February 27, 2025 Filing 17 NOTICE of Diversity Jurisdiction Disclosure Statement Requirement re: #14 Motion to Enroll as Counsel, #15 Motion to Enroll as Counsel, #13 Motion to Enroll as Counsel, sent to Joseph Wilson Burke on behalf of Thomas Cryar, J R Hickman, Douglas Sonnier. Diversity Jurisdiction Disclosure Statement due by 3/13/2025. (crt,Thomas, T)
February 27, 2025 Filing 16 NOTICE of Deficiency to Joseph Wilson Burke on behalf of Thomas Cryar, J R Hickman, Douglas Sonnier regarding #15 MOTION for Clare S. Burke, Joseph M.W. Burke and Walter Sanchez to Enroll as Counsel , #13 MOTION for Joseph M.W. Burke, Walter Sanchez and Clare Burke to Enroll as Counsel , #14 MOTION for Walter M. Sanchez, Joseph M.W. Burke and Clare Burke to Enroll as Counsel . Reason: Either no proposed order accompanied this motion or the proposed order was not on a separate page. Please see LR7.3 for additional information. The motion cannot be referred to chambers until this deficiency is corrected. (crt,Thomas, T)
February 27, 2025 Filing 15 MOTION for Clare S. Burke, Joseph M.W. Burke and Walter Sanchez and to Enroll as Counsel by Douglas Sonnier. Motions referred to Thomas P LeBlanc. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 2/27/2025. (Attorney Joseph Wilson Burke added to party Douglas Sonnier(pty:dft))(aty,Burke, Joseph) Modified to reflect deficiency on 2/27/2025 (Thomas, T). Modified to remove deficiency on 2/27/2025. See document #20 for proposed order (Thomas, T).
February 27, 2025 Filing 14 MOTION for Walter M. Sanchez, Joseph M.W. Burke and Clare Burke to Enroll as Counsel by J R Hickman. Motions referred to Thomas P LeBlanc. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 2/27/2025. (Attorney Joseph Wilson Burke added to party J R Hickman(pty:dft))(aty,Burke, Joseph) Modified to reflect deficiency on 2/27/2025 (Thomas, T). Modified to remove deficiency on 2/27/2025. See document #19 for proposed order. (Thomas, T).
February 27, 2025 Filing 13 DEFICIENT ? MOTION for Joseph M.W. Burke, Walter Sanchez and Clare Burke to Enroll as Counsel by Thomas Cryar. Motions referred to Thomas P LeBlanc. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 2/27/2025. (Attorney Joseph Wilson Burke added to party Thomas Cryar(pty:dft))(aty,Burke, Joseph) Modified to reflect deficiency on 2/27/2025 (Thomas, T).
February 27, 2025 Set/Reset Deadlines as to #14 MOTION for Walter M. Sanchez, Joseph M.W. Burke and Clare Burke to Enroll as Counsel , #15 MOTION for Clare S. Burke, Joseph M.W. Burke and Walter Sanchez to Enroll as Counsel . Motion Ripe Deadline set for 2/27/2025. (crt,Thomas, T)
February 24, 2025 Filing 12 NOTICE of Motion Setting without oral argument regarding: #11 First MOTION to Dismiss For Failure to State a Claim. Motion day set for 4/30/2025 before Judge James D Cain Jr. (crt,Thomas, T)
February 24, 2025 Filing 11 First MOTION to Dismiss For Failure to State a Claim by Beauregard Electric Cooperative Inc. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum / Brief, #2 Exhibit A - BECi Bylaws, #3 Exhibit B - June 24, 2024 Correspondence to James Sudduth)(aty,Murphy, Cranay)
January 31, 2025 Filing 10 DIVERSITY JURISDICTION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT for Plaintiff & Defendants by Beauregard Electric Cooperative Inc. (aty,Murphy, Cranay) Modified docket text on 1/31/2025 (Miletello, A).
January 24, 2025 Filing 9 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Beauregard Electric Cooperative Inc. (aty,Murphy, Cranay)
January 22, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER granting #5 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer #1 Complaint. Beauregard Electric Cooperative Inc answer due 2/24/2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Thomas P LeBlanc on 1/22/2025. (crt,Miletello, A)
January 21, 2025 Filing 7 NOTICE of Diversity Jurisdiction Disclosure Statement Requirement re: #5 Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer, sent to George D Fagan on behalf of Beauregard Electric Cooperative Inc. Diversity Jurisdiction Disclosure Statement due by 2/4/2025. (crt,Thomas, T)
January 21, 2025 Filing 6 NOTICE of Corporate Disclosure Statement Requirement re: #5 Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer, sent to George D Fagan on behalf of Beauregard Electric Cooperative Inc. Corporate Disclosure Statement due by 2/4/2025. (crt,Thomas, T)
January 21, 2025 Filing 5 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint, with consent by Beauregard Electric Cooperative Inc. Motions referred to Thomas P LeBlanc. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 1/21/2025. (Attachments: #1 Proposed order)(Attorney George D Fagan added to party Beauregard Electric Cooperative Inc(pty:dft))(aty,Fagan, George)
January 16, 2025 Filing 4 DIVERSITY JURISDICTION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Brian R Zelenak. (aty,Sudduth, James)
January 2, 2025 Filing 3 NOTICE of Diversity Jurisdiction Disclosure Statement Requirement re: #1 Complaint, sent to James Edward Sudduth, III on behalf of Brian R. Zelenak. Diversity Jurisdiction Disclosure Statement due by 1/16/2025. (crt,Thomas, T)
January 2, 2025 Filing 2 SUMMONS ISSUED as to Beauregard Electric Cooperative Inc, Thomas Cryar, J.R. Hickman, Douglas Sonnier. (crt,Thomas, T)
December 30, 2024 CASE Assigned to Judge James D Cain, Jr and Magistrate Judge Thomas P LeBlanc. (crt,Thomas, T)
December 30, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants with Jury Demand (Filing fee $405, receipt number ALAWDC-6150716) filed by Brian R. Zelenak. (Attachments: #1 Civil cover sheet, #2 Exhibit A - Management Contract, #3 Exhibit B - Investigation Memorandum, #4 Exhibit C - Directory Information, #5 Affidavit)(Attorney James Edward Sudduth, III added to party Brian R. Zelenak(pty:pla))(aty,Sudduth, James)

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Defendant: Douglas Sonnier
Represented By: Joseph Wilson Burke
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Defendant: Thomas Cryar
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Defendant: Beauregard Electric Cooperative Inc
Represented By: Matthew M McCluer
Represented By: Cranay D Murphy
Represented By: George D Fagan
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Plaintiff: Brian R Zelenak
Represented By: Kourtney Lanea Kech
Represented By: James Edward Sudduth, III
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