SHEPARD et al v. GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY
Plaintiff: GWYNDALINE QUARLES, TISHA VALDEZ, MELANIE SHEPARD and CIARA VARGAS
Defendant: GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY doing business as NESTLE NUTRITION, doing business as NESTLE INFANT NUTRITION doing business as NESTLE NUTRITION NORTH AMERICA
Interested Party: MERCEDES JONES, AMBER CAUDILL, NATALIA STOROSHKO, CHRISTINA HOLLAND, HEATHER MCCORMICK, HEATHER HYDEN, FELICIA DYKES, JILLIAN GEFFKEN, GALENA GUTIERREZ, HALEY SAMS, JESSICA GOODPASTURE, ASHLEY ALLEN, KAITLYNN CARSON, JEREMY CANTOR, LISA LOSIEWICZ, VITO SCAROLA, NEISHA DANIELS, TERRIE MCDONALD, ANTHONY HARRISON, BAYLEE SCHAEFER, EMILY BACCARI, ARIANE THOMAS, HANNAH GRANDT and DOMINICK GROSSI
Case Number: 2:2021cv01977
Filed: February 5, 2021
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Claire C Cecchi
Referring Judge: Mark Falk
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 RESPONSE to Motion filed by ASHLEY ALLEN, EMILY BACCARI, JEREMY CANTOR, KAITLYNN CARSON, AMBER CAUDILL, NEISHA DANIELS, FELICIA DYKES, JILLIAN GEFFKEN, JESSICA GOODPASTURE, HANNAH GRANDT, DOMINICK GROSSI, GALENA GUTIERREZ, ANTHONY HARRISON, CHRISTINA HOLLAND, HEATHER HYDEN, MERCEDES JONES, LISA LOSIEWICZ, HEATHER MCCORMICK, TERRIE MCDONALD, HALEY SAMS, VITO SCAROLA, BAYLEE SCHAEFER, NATALIA STOROSHKO, ARIANE THOMAS re #12 MOTION to Consolidate Cases Cantor Plaintiffs' Response to the Shepard Motion for an Order of Consolidation and Moore Motion for Consolidation and Transfer (HUOT, INNESSA)
April 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 RESPONSE to Motion filed by GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY re #12 MOTION to Consolidate Cases (CASTELLO, GEOFFREY)
April 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Pro Hac Vice counsel, BRYAN A. MERRYMAN, ESQ., and CATHERINE S. SIMONSEN, ESQ., has been added to receive Notices of Electronic Filing. Pursuant to L.Civ.R. 101.1, only local counsel are entitled to sign and file papers, enter appearances and receive payments on judgments, decrees or orders. (ld, )
March 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 22 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Catherine S. Simonsen to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-12318333.) (CASTELLO, GEOFFREY)
March 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Bryan A. Merryman to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-12318249.) (CASTELLO, GEOFFREY)
March 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting #18 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to BRYAN A. MERRYMAN, ESQ.. Signed by Chief Mag. Judge Mark Falk on 3/25/2021. (ld, )
March 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER granting #17 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to CATHERINE S. SIMONSEN, ESQ.. Signed by Chief Mag. Judge Mark Falk on 3/25/2021. (ld, )
March 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice . NOTICE OF MOTION FOR ADMISSION OF BRYAN A. MERRYMAN PRO HAC VICE by GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Bryan A. Merryman, #2 Declaration of Geoffrey W. Castello, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(CASTELLO, GEOFFREY)
March 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice . NOTICE OF MOTION FOR ADMISSION OF CATHERINE S. SIMONSEN PRO HAC VICE by GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Catherine S. Simonsen, #2 Declaration of Geoffrey W. Castello, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(CASTELLO, GEOFFREY)
March 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Reset Deadlines as to #12 MOTION to Consolidate Cases . Motion reset for 4/19/2021 before Judge Claire C. Cecchi. 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. (ld, )
March 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 STIPULATION AND ORDER ADJOURNING PENDING MOTIONS; that the return date for Plaintiff Shepard's motion filed in Shepard v. Gerber Products Company; 2:21-cv-01977-CCCMF (the "Shepard Motion") on March 12, 2021 (ECF No. 12), and Plaintiff Moores cross-motion filed in Moore v. Gerber Products Company (the "Moore Motion"); Case No. 2:21-cv-02516-CCC-MF on March 17, 2021 (ECF No. 8) shall be adjourned as follows: the Shepard Motion and the Moore Motion shall be adjourned from April 5, 2021 to April 19, 2021; etc. Signed by Judge Claire C. Cecchi on 3/22/2021. (ld, )
March 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER granting #13 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice GARY E. MASON, ESQ.. Signed by Chief Mag. Judge Mark Falk on 3/22/2021. (ld, )
March 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines as to #13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Gary E. Mason. Motion set for 4/19/2021 before Judge Claire C. Cecchi. 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. (ld, )
March 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 STIPULATION re #12 MOTION to Consolidate Cases . STIPULATION ADJOURNING MOTION RETURN DATE AND SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE by GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY. (CASTELLO, GEOFFREY)
March 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Gary E. Mason by GWYNDALINE QUARLES, MELANIE SHEPARD, TISHA VALDEZ, CIARA VARGAS. (Attachments: #1 Certification, #2 Certification, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(SHUB, JONATHAN)
March 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Pro Hac Vice counsel, JEFFREY S. GOLDENBERG, ESQ., has been added to receive Notices of Electronic Filing. Pursuant to L.Civ.R. 101.1, only local counsel are entitled to sign and file papers, enter appearances and receive payments on judgments, decrees or orders. (ld, )
March 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Pro Hac Vice fee as to Jeffrey S. Goldenberg: $ 150, receipt number CAM012406 (dmr)
March 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines as to #12 MOTION to Consolidate Cases . Motion set for 4/5/2021 before Judge Claire C. Cecchi. 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. (ld, )
March 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION to Consolidate Cases by GWYNDALINE QUARLES, MELANIE SHEPARD, TISHA VALDEZ, CIARA VARGAS. (Attachments: #1 Brief, #2 Text of Proposed Order, #3 Exhibit A, #4 Exhibit B, #5 Exhibit C, #6 Exhibit D, #7 Exhibit E)(SHUB, JONATHAN)
March 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Jeffrey S. Goldenberg to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. (SHUB, JONATHAN)
March 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by GLENN T. GRAHAM on behalf of GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY (GRAHAM, GLENN)
March 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by GEOFFREY W. CASTELLO, III on behalf of GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY (CASTELLO, GEOFFREY)
March 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO ANSWER, MOVE OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO PLAINTIFFS' COMPLAINT; that the time within which Defendant must answer, move or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs' Complaint by 45 days to April 26, 2021. Signed by Chief Mag. Judge Mark Falk on 3/9/2021. (ld, )
March 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 STIPULATION re #1 Complaint, STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO ANSWER, MOVE OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO PLAINTIFFS' COMPLAINT by GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY. (CASTELLO, GEOFFREY)
March 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER granting #5 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to Jeffrey S. Goldenberg, Esq.. Signed by Chief Mag. Judge Mark Falk on 3/1/2021. (ld, )
February 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Jeffrey S. Goldenberg by GWYNDALINE QUARLES, MELANIE SHEPARD, TISHA VALDEZ, CIARA VARGAS. (Attachments: #1 Certification, #2 Certification, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(SHUB, JONATHAN)
February 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by DAVID MAGAGNA on behalf of GWYNDALINE QUARLES, MELANIE SHEPARD, TISHA VALDEZ, CIARA VARGAS (MAGAGNA, DAVID)
February 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 SUMMONS Returned Executed by MELANIE SHEPARD, GWYNDALINE QUARLES, TISHA VALDEZ, CIARA VARGAS. GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY served on 2/17/2021, answer due 3/10/2021. (SHUB, JONATHAN)
February 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 SUMMONS ISSUED as to GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (ld, )
February 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Case Assigned to Judge Claire C. Cecchi and Chief Mag. Judge Mark Falk. (ak, )
February 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY d/b/a Nestl Nutrition, Nestl Infant Nutrition, or Nestl Nutrition North America ( Filing and Admin fee $ 402 receipt number ANJDC-12090547) with JURY DEMAND, filed by MELANIE SHEPARD, GWYNDALINE QUARLES, TISHA VALDEZ, CIARA VARGAS. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(SHUB, JONATHAN)

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