Benjamin v. Bhatnagar et al
Plaintiff: Jeffrey Benjamin
Defendant: Christopher Cutchens, Verus International, Inc and Anshu Bhatnagar
Petitioner: Mark Wayne
Case Number: 8:2021cv01001
Filed: April 23, 2021
Court: US District Court for the District of Maryland
Presiding Judge: Lydia Kay Griggsby
Referring Judge: Paul W Grimm
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 29 MARGINAL ORDER approving #28 Stipulation of Dismissal. Signed by Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby on 11/12/2021. (bmhs, Deputy Clerk)
November 9, 2021 Filing 28 STIPULATION of Dismissal by Jeffrey Benjamin, Mark Wayne(Mendrinos, Nikoletta)
November 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Show cause response and amended complaint due by 11/9/2021. Signed by Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby on 11/2/2021. (rs7s, Chambers)
October 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 26 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #25 Motion for Extension of Time to File Amended Complaint. Amended Complaint due by 10/22/2021. Answer due by 12/21/2021. Signed by Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby on 10/13/2021. (rs7s, Chambers)
October 7, 2021 Filing 25 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Amended Complaint by Mark Wayne (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Mendrinos, Nikoletta)
September 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER granting #23 Motion for Extension of Time. Amended complaint due by 10/8/2021. Answer due by 12/7/2021. Signed by Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby on 9/24/2021. (rs7s, Chambers)
September 23, 2021 Filing 23 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Amend , Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by Anshu Bhatnagar, Christopher Cutchens, Verus International, Inc (Attachments: #1 Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order)(Kurtz, Chad)
September 21, 2021 Filing 22 STIPULATION and [Proposed] Order Further Extending Time to File Amended Complaint by Anshu Bhatnagar, Christopher Cutchens, Verus International, Inc(Kurtz, Chad)
August 26, 2021 Case Reassigned to Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby. Judge Paul W. Grimm no longer assigned to the case. (dg3s, Deputy Clerk)
July 27, 2021 Filing 21 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #16 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Tamar S Wise. Attorney Tamar S Wise will receive a separate email with the previously issued CM/ECF login and password. Signed by Clerk on 7/27/2021. (dm4, Deputy Clerk)
July 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER Appointing Lead Plaintiff, and Approving Lead Plaintiff's Selection of Counsel. Signed by Judge Paul W. Grimm on 7/26/2021. (jf3s, Deputy Clerk)
July 23, 2021 Filing 19 RESPONSE re 14 Order, Directing Movants to File a Response to Other's Motion filed by Mark Wayne.(Mendrinos, Nikoletta)
July 23, 2021 Filing 18 NOTICE by Jeffrey Benjamin re #10 MOTION OF MATTHEW ANDERSON, BRIAN MILOSKY, DANIEL MOORE AND EAYVON SMITH FOR (1) APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFFS AND (2) APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF COUNSEL , #11 MOTION to Appoint Counsel and Appoint Lead Plaintiff Notice of Non-Opposition of Matthew Anderson, Brian Molisky, Daniel Moore, and Eayvon Smith (Movants) (Katz, Daniel)
July 2, 2021 Filing 17 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #15 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Joseph P Dever. Directing attorney Joseph P Dever to use the attorney's existing CM/ECF login and password previously issued in this Court. The account password can be reset at http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/electronic-case-filing-password-reset. Signed by Clerk on 7/2/2021. (dm4, Deputy Clerk)
July 1, 2021 Filing 16 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Tamar S. Wise (Filing fee $100, receipt number 0416-9356069.) by Anshu Bhatnagar, Christopher Cutchens, Verus International, Inc(Kurtz, Chad)
July 1, 2021 Filing 15 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Joseph Dever (Filing fee $100, receipt number 0416-9356053.) by Anshu Bhatnagar, Christopher Cutchens, Verus International, Inc(Kurtz, Chad)
June 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 PAPERLESS ORDER directing the movants for ECF Nos. 10 and 11 to file a brief response to the other's motion on or before July 23, 2021. Please keep the responses as concise as possible; they should not exceed 5 pages single-spaced (excluding exhibits) without prior approval of the Court. Signed by Judge Paul W. Grimm on 6/29/2021. (imws, Chambers)
June 28, 2021 Filing 13 Correspondence re: Non-Opposition to Motions for Lead Plaintiff and Counsel (Kurtz, Chad)
June 25, 2021 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Chad Evin Kurtz on behalf of Anshu Bhatnagar, Christopher Cutchens, Verus International, Inc (Kurtz, Chad)
June 22, 2021 Filing 11 MOTION to Appoint Counsel and Appoint Lead Plaintiff by Jeffrey Benjamin (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Declaration, #3 Exhibit 1, #4 Exhibit 2, #5 Exhibit 3, #6 Exhibit 4, #7 Exhibit 5, #8 Text of Proposed Order)(Mendrinos, Nikoletta)
June 22, 2021 Filing 10 MOTION OF MATTHEW ANDERSON, BRIAN MILOSKY, DANIEL MOORE AND EAYVON SMITH FOR (1) APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFFS AND (2) APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF COUNSEL by Jeffrey Benjamin (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Text of Proposed Order, #3 Affidavit Declaration of MATTHEW M. GUINEY, #4 Exhibit One, #5 Exhibit Two, #6 Exhibit Three, #7 Exhibit Four, #8 Exhibit Five, #9 Exhibit Six, #10 Exhibit Seven)(Isbister, John)
June 16, 2021 Filing 9 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #7 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Matthew M Guiney. Directing attorney Matthew M Guiney to use the attorney's existing CM/ECF login and password previously issued in this Court. The account password can be reset at http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/electronic-case-filing-password-reset. Signed by Clerk on 6/16/2021. (dm4, Deputy Clerk)
June 16, 2021 Filing 8 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #6 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Patrick Donovan. Directing attorney Patrick Donovan to register online for CM/ECF at http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/electronic-case-filing-registration. Signed by Clerk on 6/16/2021. (dm4, Deputy Clerk)
June 16, 2021 Filing 7 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Matthew Guiney (Filing fee $100, receipt number 0416-9331816.) by Jeffrey Benjamin(Isbister, John)
June 16, 2021 Filing 6 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Patrick Donovan (Filing fee $100, receipt number 0416-9331722.) by Jeffrey Benjamin(Isbister, John)
May 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 STIPULATION AND ORDER. Signed by Judge Paul W. Grimm on 5/24/2021. (jf3s, Deputy Clerk)
May 14, 2021 Filing 4 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER by Anshu Bhatnagar, Christopher Cutchens, Verus International, Inc(Kurtz, Chad)
April 23, 2021 Filing 3 Summons Issued 21 days as to Anshu Bhatnagar, Christopher Cutchens and Verus International, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Summons)(jf3s, Deputy Clerk)
April 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 LETTER ORDER Regarding the Filing of Motions. Signed by Judge Paul W. Grimm on 4/23/2021. (jf3s, Deputy Clerk)
April 23, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0416-9239044.), filed by Jeffrey Benjamin. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Affidavit, #3 Summons, #4 Summons, #5 Summons)(Isbister, John)

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Defendant: Christopher Cutchens
Represented By: Chad Evin Kurtz
Represented By: Joseph P Dever
Represented By: Tamar S Wise
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Defendant: Verus International, Inc
Represented By: Chad Evin Kurtz
Represented By: Joseph P Dever
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Defendant: Anshu Bhatnagar
Represented By: Chad Evin Kurtz
Represented By: Joseph P Dever
Represented By: Tamar S Wise
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Plaintiff: Jeffrey Benjamin
Represented By: Daniel S Katz
Represented By: John Bucher Isbister
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Represented By: Matthew M Guiney
Represented By: Nikoletta Sara Mendrinos
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Petitioner: Mark Wayne
Represented By: Nikoletta Sara Mendrinos
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