MECCA v. ECOSPHERE LLC et al
Plaintiff: ANTHONY MECCA
Defendant: MICHAEL FOERSTER, BRIAN BERMAN, CHERAG NAGRASHNA, ECHOSPHERE LLC doing business as DISH NETWORK, JOHN DOES 1-10, ECOSPHERE, LLC doing business as DISH NETWORK, SALLY ROES 1-10 and CHIRAG NAGRASHNA
Case Number: 2:2020cv12769
Filed: September 16, 2020
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Mark Falk
Referring Judge: John Michael Vazquez
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1331
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 10, 2020 Filing 23 Transmittal Letter for remanded case to Essex County Veterans Courthouse50 West Market StreetNewark, NJ 07102 State No: ESX-L-005234-20. Mailed certified copy of the Order remanding case. (jc, )
November 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER granting #7 Plaintiff's motion to remand; this case is remanded to the New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division, Essex County. #3 Defendant Ecosphere, LLC's motion to compel arbitration is DENIED without prejudice due to the Court's lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. #16 Defendants Chirag Nagrashna and Michael Foerster's motion to dismiss is DENIED without prejudice due to the Court's lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, etc. The Clerk shall close this matter. (Certified copy of Order mailed to Essex Co. Superior Court). Signed by Judge John Michael Vazquez on 11/10/20. (jc, )
November 10, 2020 Filing 21 OPINION. Signed by Judge John Michael Vazquez on 11/10/20. (jc, )
November 10, 2020 ***Civil Case Terminated. (jc, )
November 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting #19 Plaintiff's Letter Request for an extension of time. Plaintiff's opposition brief shall be filed within 14 days from the date of this Order. Signed by Judge John Michael Vazquez on 11/2/20. (jc, )
November 2, 2020 Filing 19 Letter from Jon Green re Motions. (GREEN, JON)
October 22, 2020 Filing 18 REPLY to Response to Motion filed by ANTHONY MECCA re #7 Cross MOTION to Remand Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1447;Brief in Support of Plaintiffs Cross-motion to Remand Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1447 (c) Or Alternatively For A Stay Pursuant to Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Plaintiff, #2 Supplemental Declaration of Jon Green, #3 Exhibits 1-2, #4 Certification of Service)(GREEN, JON)
October 21, 2020 Filing 17 NOTICE by MICHAEL FOERSTER, CHIRAG NAGRASHNA re #16 MOTION to Dismiss Amended Complaint (MCLAUGHLIN, ERIN)
October 21, 2020 Set/Reset Deadlines as to #16 MOTION to Dismiss. Motion set for 11/16/2020 before Judge John Michael Vazquez. 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. (jc, )
October 20, 2020 Filing 16 MOTION to Dismiss by MICHAEL FOERSTER, CHIRAG NAGRASHNA. Responses due by 11/2/2020 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Proposed Order)(MCLAUGHLIN, ERIN)
October 20, 2020 Filing 15 SUMMONS Returned Executed by ANTHONY MECCA. BRIAN BERMAN served on 10/12/2020, answer due 11/2/2020. (GREEN, JON)
October 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER granting #12 Plaintiff's Letter Request for an extension until October 22, 2020 to submit reply papers to the pending motions. Signed by Judge John Michael Vazquez on 10/15/20. (jc, )
October 14, 2020 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by ERIN J. MCLAUGHLIN on behalf of MICHAEL FOERSTER, CHIRAG NAGRASHNA (MCLAUGHLIN, ERIN)
October 13, 2020 Filing 12 Letter from Jon Green re #11 Brief in Opposition to Motion,. (GREEN, JON)
October 12, 2020 Filing 11 BRIEF in Opposition filed by ECOSPHERE, LLC re #7 Cross MOTION to Remand Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1447;Brief in Support of Plaintiffs Cross-motion to Remand Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1447 (c) Or Alternatively For A Stay Pursuant to Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (MCLAUGHLIN, ERIN)
October 6, 2020 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by ANTHONY MECCA. CHIRAG NAGRASHNA served on 9/30/2020, answer due 10/21/2020. (GREEN, JON)
October 6, 2020 Filing 9 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons and First Amended Complaint served on Michael Foerster on September 29, 2020, filed by ANTHONY MECCA., SUMMONS Returned Executed by ANTHONY MECCA. MICHAEL FOERSTER served on 9/29/2020, answer due 10/20/2020. (GREEN, JON)
October 6, 2020 Filing 8 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons and First Amended Complaint served on Chirag Nagrashna on September 30, 2020, filed by ANTHONY MECCA. (GREEN, JON)
October 6, 2020 Set/Reset Deadlines as to #7 Cross MOTION to Remand Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1447;Brief in Support of Plaintiffs Cross-motion to Remand Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1447 (c) Or Alternatively For A Stay Pursuant to Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act. Motion set for 10/19/2020 before Judge John Michael Vazquez. 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. (jc, )
October 5, 2020 Filing 7 Cross MOTION to Remand Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1447;Brief in Support of Plaintiffs Cross-motion to Remand Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1447 (c) Or Alternatively For A Stay Pursuant to Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act by ANTHONY MECCA. (Attachments: #1 Brief, #2 Declaration, #3 Exhibits 1-5, #4 Text of Proposed Order, #5 Certificate of Service)(GREEN, JON)
September 21, 2020 Filing 6 SUMMONS ISSUED as to BRIAN BERMAN, MICHAEL FOERSTER, CHIRAG NAGRASHNA. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (jc, )
September 21, 2020 Filing 5 Request for Summons to be Issued by ANTHONY MECCA as to BRIAN BERMAN, MICHAEL FORESTER, CHIRAG NAGRASHNA. (Attachments: #1 Summons for Cherag Nagrashna, #2 Summons for Michael Foerster, #3 Summons for Brian Berman)(GREEN, JON)
September 21, 2020 Set/Reset Deadlines as to #3 MOTION to Compel Arbitration. Motion set for 10/19/2020 before Judge John Michael Vazquez. 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. (jc, )
September 18, 2020 Filing 4 NOTICE by ECOSPHERE, LLC re #3 MOTION to Compel Arbitration (MCLAUGHLIN, ERIN)
September 18, 2020 Filing 3 MOTION to Compel Arbitration by ECOSPHERE, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Arbitration Agreement, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(MCLAUGHLIN, ERIN)
September 17, 2020 Filing 2 AMENDED COMPLAINT FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT, JURY DEMAND, DESIGNATION OF TRIAL COUNSEL R.1:38-7 AND R. 4:5-1 CERTIFICATIONS against BRIAN BERMAN, JOHN DOES 1-10, ECHOSPHERE LLC, MICHAEL FOERSTER, CHERAG NAGRASHNA, filed by ANTHONY MECCA.(GREEN, JON)
September 17, 2020 CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The case you electronically filed has been processed, however, the following deficiencies were found: Caption (must match state court case), and Party Information. The Clerk's Office has made the appropriate changes. Please refer to the Attorney Case Opening Guide for processing electronically filed cases. (jc, )
September 16, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by ECHOSPHERE LLC d/b/a DISH NETWORK from Superior Court Essex County New Jersey, case number ESX-L-005234-20. ( Filing and Admin fee $ 400 receipt number ANJDC-11365532), filed by ECHOSPHERE LLC d/b/a DISH NETWORK. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A - Complaint & Docket Case ESX-L-005234-20)(MCLAUGHLIN, ERIN)
September 16, 2020 Case assigned to Judge John Michael Vazquez and Chief Mag. Judge Mark Falk. (jr)

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Defendant: MICHAEL FOERSTER
Represented By: ERIN J. MCLAUGHLIN
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