CRUZ et al v. ASPEN LANDSCAPING CONTRACTING, INC. et al
Plaintiff: EFRAIN MORALES, ANTONIO M. DA ROSA, WILFREDO SANCHEZ, WALTER CHAVARRIA, LUIS OBANDO, ANGEL CRUZ, JOSE VERA VALDEZ, EUCLIDES RUPERTO MENDEZ, EMANUEL RUPERTO LOPEZ, JOSE ADOLFO BARRAZA and ANGEL E. CALVA SALA
Defendant: EASTERN LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC., MARIA FUENTES, ASPEN LANDSCAPING CONTRACTING, INC. and DONALD FUENTES
Case Number: 2:2020cv08546
Filed: July 9, 2020
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: James B Clark
Referring Judge: Kevin McNulty
Nature of Suit: Labor: Fair Standards
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Notice of Removal- Labor/Mgmnt. Relatio
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 35 Transmittal Letter for remanded case to Essex County Veterans Courthouse50 West Market StreetNewark, NJ 07102 State No: L-008360-16. Mailed certified copy of the Order remanding case. (qa, )
February 9, 2021 Opinion or Order ***Civil Case Terminated. See #33 Opinion and #34 Order. (qa, )
February 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER granting in part and denying in part #15 Defendants' Motion. Plaintiffs' request to file a Fourth Amended Complaint is GRANTED. Upon Amendment, Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand is also GRANTED. Plaintiffs' request for attorneys' fees and costs is DENIED. The Clerk shall remand this case to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County. etc. Signed by Judge Kevin McNulty on 2/8/2021. (qa, )
February 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 33 OPINION. Signed by Judge Kevin McNulty on 2/8/2021. (qa)
September 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 32 RESPONSE to Motion filed by MARIA FUENTES re #15 MOTION to Amend/Correct Complaint and to Remand this Case to State Court (WRIGHT, KERRI)
September 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER granting #29 Defendant's Letter requesting permission to file a surreply. etc. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 9/21/2020. (dam, )
September 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 30 Letter from Plaintiffs. (VARCADIPANE, JEFFREY)
September 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 29 Letter from Kerri A. Wright. (WRIGHT, KERRI)
September 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 28 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Further Support to Motion filed by All Plaintiffs re #15 MOTION to Amend/Correct Complaint and to Remand this Case to State Court (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Samuel S. Saltman, Esq., #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 5)(VARCADIPANE, JEFFREY) Modified on 9/15/2020 (dam, ).
September 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 27 BRIEF in Opposition filed by MARIA FUENTES re #15 MOTION to Amend/Correct Complaint and to Remand this Case to State Court (Attachments: #1 Certification)(WRIGHT, KERRI)
September 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 NOTICE of Appearance by KATHRYN KYLE FORMAN on behalf of MARIA FUENTES (FORMAN, KATHRYN)
September 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 BRIEF in Opposition filed by EASTERN LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC., DONALD FUENTES re #15 MOTION to Amend/Correct Complaint and to Remand this Case to State Court (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Anthony M. Rainone, Esq. in Support of Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Amend and Remand)(RAINONE, ANTHONY)
August 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER re #19 Plaintiffs' Letter. Defendants' Motions to Dismiss (ECF No. #12 , #18 ) are hereby administratively terminated pending disposition of Plaintiffs' Motion to Amend. etc. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 8/25/2020. (dam, )
August 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER granting #17 Defendants' Letter Rule 7.1. ORDER resetting Hearing on #15 Plaintiffs' MOTION to File an Amended Complaint and Remand this Case to State Court. Motion reset for 9/21/2020 before Judge Kevin McNulty. etc. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 8/25/2020. (dam, )
August 21, 2020 Filing 22 Letter from Michael A. Spizzuco, Jr., Esq. re: Plaintiffs Request for Abeyance. (SPIZZUCO, MICHAEL)
August 19, 2020 Filing 21 Letter from Plaintiffs. (VARCADIPANE, JEFFREY)
August 19, 2020 Filing 20 Letter from Defendants EASTERN LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC., DONALD FUENTES. (SPIZZUCO, MICHAEL)
August 19, 2020 Resetting Deadlines as to #12 MOTION to Dismiss . Motion set for 9/21/2020 before Judge Kevin McNulty. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (nic, )
August 18, 2020 Filing 19 Letter from Plaintiffs. (VARCADIPANE, JEFFREY)
August 14, 2020 Filing 18 MOTION to Dismiss by MARIA FUENTES. Responses due by 9/8/2020 (Attachments: #1 Brief, #2 Certification, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(WRIGHT, KERRI)
August 14, 2020 Set Deadlines as to #18 Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss. Motion set for 9/8/2020 before Judge Kevin McNulty. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk's Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (dam, )
August 13, 2020 Filing 17 Rule 7.1(d)(5) Letter for an automatic extension of the return date of a dispositive motion filed by EASTERN LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC., DONALD FUENTES re #15 MOTION to Amend/Correct Complaint and to Remand this Case to State Court (RAINONE, ANTHONY)
August 12, 2020 Filing 16 Rule 7.1(d)(5) Letter for an automatic extension of the return date of a dispositive motion filed by All Plaintiffs re #12 MOTION to Dismiss (VARCADIPANE, JEFFREY)
August 9, 2020 Set Deadlines as to #15 Plaintiffs' MOTION for Leave to File an Amended Complaint and Remand this Case to State Court. Motion set for 9/8/2020 before Judge Kevin McNulty. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk's Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (dam, )
August 7, 2020 Filing 15 MOTION to Amend/Correct Complaint and to Remand this Case to State Court by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Samuel S. Saltman, Esq., #2 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 1, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 2, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 3, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 4, #7 Exhibit Exhibit 5, #8 Exhibit Exhibit 6, #9 Exhibit Exhibit 7, #10 Exhibit Exhibit 8, #11 Exhibit Exhibit 9, #12 Exhibit Exhibit 10, #13 Exhibit Exhibit 11, #14 Exhibit Exhibit 12, #15 Exhibit Exhibit 13, #16 Exhibit Exhibit 14, #17 Exhibit Exhibit 15, #18 Exhibit Exhibit 16, #19 Exhibit Exhibit 17)(VARCADIPANE, JEFFREY)
August 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER that Plaintiff's Fourth Amended Complaint is hereby withdrawn, etc, re #10 Letter. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 8/6/2020. (lag, )
August 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 CONSENT ORDER FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO ANSWER, MOVE, OR OTHERWISE REPLY TO PLAINTIFF'S PLEADINGS, etc. Signed by Judge Kevin McNulty on 8/6/2020. (lag, )
July 31, 2020 Set Deadlines as to #12 Defendants' MOTION to Dismiss. Motion set for 9/8/2020 before Judge Kevin McNulty. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk's Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (dam, )
July 30, 2020 Filing 12 MOTION to Dismiss by EASTERN LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC., DONALD FUENTES. Responses due by 8/25/2020 (Attachments: #1 Brief, #2 Declaration of Anthony M. Rainone, Esq., #3 Text of Proposed Order)(RAINONE, ANTHONY)
July 30, 2020 Filing 11 Proposed Order Consent Order extending time to answer by MARIA FUENTES. (WRIGHT, KERRI)
July 24, 2020 Filing 10 Letter from Plaintiffs. (VARCADIPANE, JEFFREY)
July 20, 2020 Filing 9 FOURTH AMENDED COMPLAINT against EASTERN LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC., DONALD FUENTES, MARIA FUENTES, filed by EFRAIN MORALES, WILFREDO SANCHEZ, EUCLIDES RUPERTO MENDEZ, WALTER CHAVARRIA, JOSE VERA VALDEZ, EMANUEL RUPERTO LOPEZ, ANGEL E. CALVA SALA, LUIS OBANDO, ANGEL CRUZ, ANTONIO M. DA ROSA, JOSE ADOLFO BARRAZA.(VARCADIPANE, JEFFREY) Modified on 7/20/2020 (dam).
July 14, 2020 Filing 8 Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer as to Defendants Eastern Landscape Contractors, Inc. and Donald Fuentes. Attorney ANTHONY M. RAINONE for EASTERN LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC.,ANTHONY M. RAINONE for DONALD FUENTES added. (RAINONE, ANTHONY)
July 14, 2020 Clerk's Text Order - The document #8 Application for Clerk's Order to Ext Answer/Proposed Order, submitted by DONALD FUENTES, EASTERN LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC. has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 7/30/2020. (dam, )
July 13, 2020 Filing 7 Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer as to Maria Fuentes. Attorney KERRI ANN WRIGHT for MARIA FUENTES added. (WRIGHT, KERRI)
July 13, 2020 Filing 6 Corporate Disclosure Statement by EASTERN LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC., DONALD FUENTES. (RAINONE, ANTHONY)
July 13, 2020 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by CARL J. SORANNO on behalf of EASTERN LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC., DONALD FUENTES (SORANNO, CARL)
July 13, 2020 Clerk's Text Order - The document #7 Application for Clerk's Order to Ext Answer/Proposed Order submitted by MARIA FUENTES has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 7/30/2020. (dam, )
July 10, 2020 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by KERRI ANN WRIGHT on behalf of MARIA FUENTES (WRIGHT, KERRI)
July 10, 2020 Filing 3 CERTIFICATION in Support of Joinder of Kerri A. Wright, Esq. on behalf of MARIA FUENTES Re #1 Notice of Removal,. (WRIGHT, KERRI) Modified on 7/10/2020 (dam, ).
July 10, 2020 CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - Please be advised, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 7.1, a disclosure statement is required to be filed by a nongovernmental corporate party. Please refer to the Court's website at www.njd.uscourts.gov for a form and filing instructions. (dam, )
July 9, 2020 Case Assigned to Judge Kevin McNulty and Magistrate Judge James B. Clark. (ak, )
July 9, 2020 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by MICHAEL A. SPIZZUCO, JR on behalf of EASTERN LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC., DONALD FUENTES (SPIZZUCO, MICHAEL)
July 9, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by DONALD FUENTES, EASTERN LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC. from SUPERIOR COURT OF ESSEX COUNTY, L-008360-16. ( Filing and Admin fee $ 400 receipt number ANJDC-11052723), filed by DONALD FUENTES, EASTERN LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(RAINONE, ANTHONY) Modified on 7/10/2020 (dam, ).

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Plaintiff: EFRAIN MORALES
Represented By: JEFFREY WILLIAM VARCADIPANE
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Plaintiff: EMANUEL RUPERTO LOPEZ
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Plaintiff: JOSE ADOLFO BARRAZA
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Plaintiff: ANGEL E. CALVA SALA
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Defendant: EASTERN LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS, INC.
Represented By: MICHAEL A. SPIZZUCO, JR.
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Defendant: MARIA FUENTES
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Defendant: ASPEN LANDSCAPING CONTRACTING, INC.
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