BERNSTEIN v. BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO. et al
Plaintiff: HOWARD BERNSTEIN
Defendant: BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO., MARK J. ALLES, M.D. GIOVANNI CAFORIO, ESQ. SANDRA LEUNG, CHARLES BANCROFT, KAREN M. SANTIAGO, PH.D. VICKI L. SATO, PETER J. ARDUINI, ROBERT BERTOLINI, MATTHEW W. EMMENS, MICHAEL GROBSTEIN, ALAN J. LACY, DINESH C. PALIWAL, THEODORE R. SAMUELS, GERALD L. STORCH and PH.D. KAREN H. VOUSDEN
Case Number: 2:2021cv20452
Filed: December 10, 2021
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Kevin McNulty
Referring Judge: Cathy L Waldor
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 Transmittal Letter for remanded case to Union County Courthouse2 Broad StreetElizabeth, NJ 07207 State No: UNN-L-003887-21. Mailed certified copy of the Order remanding case. (dam)
September 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER denying #2 Defendants' Motion to Transfer; granting #8 Plaintiff's Motion to Remand. This action is remanded to State Court, Superior Court of Union County, UNN-L-003887-21. Signed by Judge Kevin McNulty on 9/22/2022. (dam)
September 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 26 OPINION. Signed by Judge Kevin McNulty on 9/22/2022. (dam)
September 22, 2022 Opinion or Order ***Civil Case Terminated pursuant to #27 Order (dam)
February 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 25 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice John C. Tang to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-13181370.) (BLAKE, REBEKAH)
February 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Toni-Ann Citera to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-13181360.) (BLAKE, REBEKAH)
February 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 23 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Thomas L. Laughlin, IV, Esq. to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. (PEARLMAN, PETER)
January 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Pro Hac Vice fee received as to Thomas Laughlin $150, receipt number TRE124484 (jal)
January 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER PERMITTING THOMAS L. LAUGHLIN, IV AND DAVID W. HALL TO APPEAR AND PARTICIPATE PRO HAC VICE; etc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor on 1/24/2022. (sm)
January 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 21 Letter from Peter S. Pearlman, Esq.. (Attachments: #1 Certification Certification of Thomas L. Laughlin, IV, #2 Certification Certification of David W. Hall, #3 Certification Certification of Peter S. Pearlman, #4 Text of Proposed Order)(PEARLMAN, PETER)
January 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting #17 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Toni-Ann Citera and John C. Tang; etc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor on 1/20/2022. (sm)
January 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 REPLY BRIEF to Opposition to Motion filed by HOWARD BERNSTEIN re #8 MOTION to Remand Plaintiff's Reply in Further Support of Motion to Remand (PEARLMAN, PETER)
January 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 REPLY BRIEF to Opposition to Motion filed by MARK J. ALLES, PETER J. ARDUINI, CHARLES BANCROFT, ROBERT BERTOLINI, BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO., GIOVANNI CAFORIO, MATTHEW W. EMMENS, MICHAEL GROBSTEIN, ALAN J. LACY, SANDRA LEUNG, DINESH C. PALIWAL, THEODORE R. SAMUELS, KAREN M. SANTIAGO, VICKI L. SATO, GERALD L. STORCH, KAREN H. VOUSDEN re #2 MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Defendants' Reply Memorandum of Law in Further Support of Motion to Transfer Venue (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Michael D. Hynes in Further Support, #2 Exhibit 1 - SM Merger Consol. Order, #3 Exhibit 2 - SM Merger Lead Plaintiff Order)(HYNES, MICHAEL)
January 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Toni-Ann Citera and John C. Tang by MARK J. ALLES. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Rebekah Blake in Support, #2 Declaration of Toni-Ann Citera in Support, #3 Declaration of John Tang in Support, #4 Text of Proposed Order)(BLAKE, REBEKAH)
January 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice John J. Clarke, Jr. to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. (HYNES, MICHAEL)
January 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Pro Hac Vice fee of $150 received as to John J. Clarke, Jr. Receipt number TRE124297 (jdb)
January 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MEMORANDUM in Opposition filed by HOWARD BERNSTEIN re #2 MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (PEARLMAN, PETER)
January 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MEMORANDUM in Opposition filed by MARK J. ALLES, PETER J. ARDUINI, CHARLES BANCROFT, ROBERT BERTOLINI, BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO., GIOVANNI CAFORIO, MATTHEW W. EMMENS, MICHAEL GROBSTEIN, ALAN J. LACY, SANDRA LEUNG, DINESH C. PALIWAL, THEODORE R. SAMUELS, KAREN M. SANTIAGO, VICKI L. SATO, GERALD L. STORCH, KAREN H. VOUSDEN re #8 MOTION to Remand (HYNES, MICHAEL)
January 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #12 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of John J. Clarke, Jr.; etc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor on 1/11/2022. (sm)
January 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of John J. Clarke, Jr. by PETER J. ARDUINI, CHARLES BANCROFT, ROBERT BERTOLINI, BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO., GIOVANNI CAFORIO, MATTHEW W. EMMENS, MICHAEL GROBSTEIN, ALAN J. LACY, SANDRA LEUNG, DINESH C. PALIWAL, THEODORE R. SAMUELS, KAREN M. SANTIAGO, VICKI L. SATO, GERALD L. STORCH, KAREN H. VOUSDEN. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Michael D. Hynes in Support of Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of John J. Clarke, Jr., #2 Declaration of John J. Clarke, Jr. in Support of Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(HYNES, MICHAEL)
December 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Set Deadlines as to #2 MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Southern District of New York . Motion set for 1/3/2022 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. (sm)
December 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Set Deadlines as to #8 MOTION to Remand . Motion set for 1/18/2022 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. (sm)
December 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 STIPULATION AND ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT. Signed by Judge Kevin McNulty on 12/20/2021. (sm)
December 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Letter from Michael D. Hynes regarding stipulation. (Attachments: #1 Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Setting Briefing Schedule and Extending Time to Respond to Complaint)(HYNES, MICHAEL)
December 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by JONATHAN MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN on behalf of HOWARD BERNSTEIN (ZIMMERMAN, JONATHAN)
December 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MOTION to Remand by HOWARD BERNSTEIN. (Attachments: #1 Brief, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(PEARLMAN, PETER)
December 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Clerk`s Text Order - The document #7 submitted by MATTHEW W. EMMENS, KAREN M. SANTIAGO, KAREN H. VOUSDEN, BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO., GERALD L. STORCH, ALAN J. LACY, CHARLES BANCROFT, MARK J. ALLES, PETER J. ARDUINI, MICHAEL GROBSTEIN, DINESH C. PALIWAL, THEODORE R. SAMUELS, VICKI L. SATO, GIOVANNI CAFORIO, ROBERT BERTOLINI, SANDRA LEUNG has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 1/3/2022. (sm)
December 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer as to all defendants.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order, #2 Certificate of Service)(HYNES, MICHAEL)
December 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by REBEKAH ELISABETH BLAKE on behalf of MARK J. ALLES (BLAKE, REBEKAH)
December 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Corporate Disclosure Statement by BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO.. (HYNES, MICHAEL)
December 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by STEVEN MICHAEL ROSATO on behalf of PETER J. ARDUINI, CHARLES BANCROFT, ROBERT BERTOLINI, BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO., GIOVANNI CAFORIO, MATTHEW W. EMMENS, MICHAEL GROBSTEIN, ALAN J. LACY, SANDRA LEUNG, DINESH C. PALIWAL, THEODORE R. SAMUELS, KAREN M. SANTIAGO, VICKI L. SATO, GERALD L. STORCH, KAREN H. VOUSDEN (ROSATO, STEVEN)
December 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by MICHAEL D. HYNES on behalf of PETER J. ARDUINI, CHARLES BANCROFT, ROBERT BERTOLINI, BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO., GIOVANNI CAFORIO, MATTHEW W. EMMENS, MICHAEL GROBSTEIN, ALAN J. LACY, SANDRA LEUNG, DINESH C. PALIWAL, THEODORE R. SAMUELS, KAREN M. SANTIAGO, VICKI L. SATO, GERALD L. STORCH, KAREN H. VOUSDEN (HYNES, MICHAEL)
December 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Brief, #2 Declaration of Michael Hynes, #3 Exhibit A - Complaint, #4 Exhibit B - SM Merger Complaint, #5 Exhibit C - Williams Complaint, #6 Exhibit D - Khalil Complaint, #7 Text of Proposed Order)(HYNES, MICHAEL)
December 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO. from Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County, case number UNN-L-003887-21. ( Filing and Admin fee $ 402 receipt number ANJDC-13035726), filed by BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Summons, #2 Exhibit 2 - Complaint, #3 Civil Cover Sheet)(HYNES, MICHAEL)
December 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Judge Kevin McNulty and Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor added. (ps)

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Plaintiff: HOWARD BERNSTEIN
Represented By: AUDRA DEPAOLO
Represented By: PETER S. PEARLMAN
Represented By: JONATHAN MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN
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Defendant: BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO.
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Defendant: MARK J. ALLES
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Defendant: M.D. GIOVANNI CAFORIO
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Defendant: ESQ. SANDRA LEUNG
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Defendant: CHARLES BANCROFT
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Defendant: KAREN M. SANTIAGO
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Defendant: PH.D. VICKI L. SATO
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Defendant: PETER J. ARDUINI
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Defendant: ROBERT BERTOLINI
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Defendant: MATTHEW W. EMMENS
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Defendant: MICHAEL GROBSTEIN
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Defendant: ALAN J. LACY
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Defendant: DINESH C. PALIWAL
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Defendant: THEODORE R. SAMUELS
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