SHAPIRO et al v. AETNA INC. et al
Plaintiff: BETH SHAPIRO, LORI ANN LOMBARDI and HEATHER GITLIN
Defendant: AETNA INC. and AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Case Number: 2:2022cv01958
Filed: April 5, 2022
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Andre M Espinosa
Referring Judge: Esther Salas
Nature of Suit: Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1132 E.R.I.S.A.
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 27 OPINION. Signed by Judge Esther Salas on 7/5/2023. (ld, )
June 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER granting in part and denying in part #14 Motion to Dismiss; that Plaintiffs' claims for fiduciary breach pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. 1132, et seq., 502(a)(1) inCount I are DISMISSED with prejudice; that Plaintiffs' claims for fiduciary breach pursuant to ERISA 502(a)(3)(A) in Count III are DISMISSED without prejudice; that Defendants' motion is otherwise DENIED; that Plaintiffs may file an Amended Complaint within 30 days of this decision. Signed by Judge Esther Salas on 6/30/2023. (ld, )
April 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER: Telephone Status Conference set for 7/31/2023 at 11:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 4/27/2023. (ld, )
April 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa: Telephone Conference held on 4/26/2023. order filed. (spc)
April 25, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by CHRISTOPHER BRIAN BLADEL on behalf of All Plaintiffs (BLADEL, CHRISTOPHER)
April 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 23 TEXT ORDER The Court has reviewed Plaintiffs' letter at D.E. #22 , requesting, on consent, that the April 10, 2023 Rule 16 conference be adjourned and converted to a status conference. The request is granted. Accordingly, a telephonic status conference will be held on April 26, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. To join the conference, dial 866-434-5269 and enter access code 1874589. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 4/3/2023. (mp)
March 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 22 Letter from John W. Leardi to the Hon. Andre M. Espinosa, U.S.M.J. re #19 Order, Set Hearings, Set/Clear Flags. (LEARDI, JOHN)
March 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL Niko J. Rydelek, Esq.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 3/15/2023. (ld, )
March 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 20 NOTICE by AETNA INC., AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY of Withdrawal of Counsel Niko Rydelek (RYDELEK, NIKO)
March 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Notice of Judicial Preferences. #Click here for the Judge's Individual Procedure Requirements. (ek)
February 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER Scheduling Initial R16 Conference for 4/10/2023 11:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 2/28/2023. (spc)
January 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 18 Letter from John W. Leardi to the Hon. Esther Salas, U.S.D.J. regarding Notice of Supplemental Authority re #15 Memorandum in Opposition of Motion. (Attachments: #1 Atl. Neurosurgical Specialists P.A. v. United HealthCare Grp. Inc., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 223175)(LEARDI, JOHN)
November 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Notice to be terminated and withdraw from Notices of Electronic filing as to case. Attorney CHRIS LOBOZZO terminated. (LOBOZZO, CHRIS)
October 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Set Deadlines as to #14 MOTION to Dismiss . Motion set for 11/7/2022 before Judge Esther Salas. 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)
October 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 REPLY to Response to Motion filed by AETNA INC., AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY re #14 MOTION to Dismiss (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(DUGAN, MARIELLEN)
October 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MEMORANDUM in Opposition filed by HEATHER GITLIN, LORI ANN LOMBARDI, BETH SHAPIRO re #14 MOTION to Dismiss (LEARDI, JOHN)
October 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MOTION to Dismiss by AETNA INC., AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. (Attachments: #1 Brief, #2 Declaration of Elizabeth C. Petrozelli, #3 Exhibit 1, #4 Exhibit 2, #5 Exhibit 3, #6 Text of Proposed Order)(DUGAN, MARIELLEN)
August 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER GRANTING PRO HAC VICE ADMISSIONS OF MEAGHAN VERGOW, ESQ., MEREDITH N. GARAGIOLA, ESQ., AND SCOTT A. HARMAN-HEATH, ESQ.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 8/22/2022. (ld, )
July 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 Letter from MARIELLEN DUGAN, ESQ. (Attachments: #1 Certification of MARIELLEN DUGAN, #2 Certification of MEREDITH N. GARAGIOLA, #3 Certification of MEAGHAN VERGOW, #4 Certification of SCOTT A. HARMAN-HEALTH, #5 Text of Proposed Order)(RYDELEK, NIKO) Modified on 7/25/2022 (dam).
July 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Corporate Disclosure Statement by AETNA INC.. (RYDELEK, NIKO)
July 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Corporate Disclosure Statement by AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. (RYDELEK, NIKO)
May 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by CHRIS LOBOZZO on behalf of HEATHER GITLIN, LORI ANN LOMBARDI, BETH SHAPIRO (LOBOZZO, CHRIS)
May 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by NICOLE PATRICIA ALLOCCA on behalf of HEATHER GITLIN, LORI ANN LOMBARDI, BETH SHAPIRO (ALLOCCA, NICOLE)
May 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 STIPULATION AND CONSENT ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR MOTION TO DISMISS; that (a) the deadline for Defendants to move to dismiss or otherwise respond to the Complaint is extended to July 22, 2022; (b) the deadline Plaintiffs to file their opposition or response to Defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint is September 22, 2022; and (c) the deadline for Defendants to file a reply in further support of their motion to dismiss the complaint is October 21, 2022. The parties must serve, but not file, their papers according to the agreed upon dates. By October 22, 2022, the parties must file all respective motion papers on the docket in the order they were served.. Signed by Judge Esther Salas on 5/24/2022. (ld, )
May 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 STIPULATION and CONSENT ORDER Extending Time to Respond to Complaint and Setting Briefing Schedule for Motion to Dismiss by AETNA INC., AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. (RYDELEK, NIKO)
May 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by NIKO J. RYDELEK on behalf of AETNA INC., AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (RYDELEK, NIKO)
May 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer. (DUGAN, MARIELLEN)
May 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by MARIELLEN DUGAN on behalf of AETNA INC., AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (DUGAN, MARIELLEN)
May 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Clerk`s Text Order - The document #4 Application for Clerk's Order to Ext Answer/Proposed Order submitted by AETNA INC., AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 5/25/2022. (ams, )
April 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 SUMMONS ISSUED as to AETNA INC., AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (ams, )
April 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Case assigned to Judge Esther Salas and Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa. (jr)
April 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against AETNA INC., AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ( Filing and Admin fee $ 402 receipt number ANJDC-13313345), filed by BETH SHAPIRO, HEATHER GITLIN, LORI ANN LOMBARDI. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(LEARDI, JOHN)

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Plaintiff: BETH SHAPIRO
Represented By: JOHN W. LEARDI
Represented By: CHRIS LOBOZZO
Represented By: NICOLE PATRICIA ALLOCCA
Represented By: CHRISTOPHER BRIAN BLADEL
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Plaintiff: LORI ANN LOMBARDI
Represented By: JOHN W. LEARDI
Represented By: CHRIS LOBOZZO
Represented By: NICOLE PATRICIA ALLOCCA
Represented By: CHRISTOPHER BRIAN BLADEL
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Plaintiff: HEATHER GITLIN
Represented By: JOHN W. LEARDI
Represented By: CHRIS LOBOZZO
Represented By: NICOLE PATRICIA ALLOCCA
Represented By: CHRISTOPHER BRIAN BLADEL
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Defendant: AETNA INC.
Represented By: MARIELLEN DUGAN
Represented By: NIKO J. RYDELEK
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Defendant: AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Represented By: MARIELLEN DUGAN
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