KNUDSEN et al v. METLIFE GROUP, INC.
Plaintiff: MARLA KNUDSEN and WILLIAM DUTRA
Defendant: METLIFE GROUP, INC.
Case Number: 2:2023cv00426
Filed: January 25, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Edward S Kiel
Referring Judge: William J Martini
Nature of Suit: Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. § 1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 26 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint by METLIFE GROUP, INC.. Responses due by 4/3/2023. (Attachments: #1 Brief, #2 Certification of David Rosenberg, Esq., #3 Exhibit 1 through 4, #4 Exhibit 5 through 12, #5 Text of Proposed Order, #6 Certificate of Service)(KNEPPER, RANDI)
March 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Set Deadlines as to #26 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint. Motion set for 4/17/2023 before Judge William J. Martini. 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. (qa, )
March 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 25 TEXT ORDER: Defendant's motion for leave to appear pro hac vice (ECF No. #24 ) is denied without prejudice. The applicant did not: (1) list and provide the required information for all of the applicant's federal admissions featured on the firm website; and (2) include the correct jurat, see 28 U.S.C. 1746. Please consult Local Civil Rule 101.1(c) and paragraph 5 of the Court's # Civil Case Management Order. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Edward S. Kiel on 3/23/2023. (bms)
March 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 24 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of James Fleckner, Esq. by METLIFE GROUP, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Certification of Randi F. Knepper, Esq., #2 Certification of James Fleckner, Esq., #3 Exhibit A, #4 Text of Proposed Order, #5 Certificate of Service)(KNEPPER, RANDI)
March 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Set Deadlines as to #24 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of James Fleckner, Esq.. Motion set for 4/17/2023 before Magistrate Judge Edward S. Kiel. 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. (qa, )
March 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 23 Letter from Randi F. Knepper, Esq. requesting adjournment of initial conference re #11 Order,,, Set/Clear Flags,,. (KNEPPER, RANDI)
March 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER granting the #21 Motion for the pro hac vice admission of David Rosenberg. Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward S. Kiel on 3/21/2023. (qa, )
March 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 21 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of David Rosenberg, Esq. by METLIFE GROUP, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Certification of Randi F. Knepper, Esq., #2 Certification of David Rosenberg, Esq., #3 Exhibit A, #4 Text of Proposed Order, #5 Certificate of Service)(KNEPPER, RANDI)
March 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Pro Hac Vice counsel, MARC R EDELMAN, 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. (qa, )
March 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 20 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Marc R. Edelman to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-14160070.) (FRISCH, ANDREW)
March 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by RANDI F. KNEPPER on behalf of METLIFE GROUP, INC. (KNEPPER, RANDI)
March 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER granting the #12 Motion for the pro hac vice admission of Marc R. Edelman. Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward S. Kiel on 3/9/2023. (qa, )
March 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Carl F. Engstrom to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-14143238.) (FRISCH, ANDREW)
March 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 16 DECLARATION of Marc Edelman re 14 Order,, #12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Marc Edelman, Esq. by WILLIAM DUTRA, MARLA KNUDSEN. (FRISCH, ANDREW)
March 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Pro Hac Vice counsel, CARL F. ENGSTROM, 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. (qa, )
March 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER granting the #13 Motion for the pro hac vice admission of Carl F. Engstrom. Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward S. Kiel on 3/7/2023. (qa, )
March 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 TEXT ORDER: Plaintiff's motion for leave for applicant Marc R. Edelman to appear pro hac vice (ECF No. #12 ) is deficient. Edelman certifies that "[t]here are no disciplinary proceedings against" him (ECF No. 12-2), but does not certify that "no discipline has previously been imposed on [him] in any jurisdiction." (See ECF No. 6.) Edelman's supplemental certification that remedies this deficiency and accords with Local Civil Rule 101.1(c) and paragraph 5 of the Court's Civil Case Management Order shall be filed by March 9, 2023. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Edward S. Kiel on 3/7/2023. (bms)
March 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Carl F. Engstrom by WILLIAM DUTRA, MARLA KNUDSEN. (Attachments: #1 Certification of Local Counsel, #2 Declaration Declaration of Carl F. Engstrom, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(FRISCH, ANDREW)
March 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Marc Edelman, Esq. by WILLIAM DUTRA, MARLA KNUDSEN. (Attachments: #1 Certification of Local Counsel, #2 Declaration Declaration of Marc Edelman, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(FRISCH, ANDREW)
March 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Set Deadlines as to #13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Carl F. Engstrom, #12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Marc Edelman, Esq.. Motion set for 4/3/2023 before Magistrate Judge Edward S. Kiel. 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. (qa, )
February 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 LETTER ORDER: A telephonic initial scheduling conference shall be held on March 31, 2023 at 9:45 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Edward S. Kiel. The dial in number is 1-888-684-8852 and the access code is 310-0383#. The parties shall file a proposed joint discovery plan no later than three business days before the scheduled initial conference. The Court's form joint discovery plan can be found # here. Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward S. Kiel on 2/22/2023. (sms)
February 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER granting #9 Defendant's Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to the Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward S. Kiel on 2/22/2023. (qa, )
February 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Set Deadlines as to #9 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response to Complaint. Motion set for 3/20/2023 before Magistrate Judge Edward S. Kiel. 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. (qa, )
February 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response to Complaint by METLIFE GROUP, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(MCGARRY, JAMES)
February 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Corporate Disclosure Statement by METLIFE GROUP, INC.. (MCGARRY, JAMES)
February 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by JAMES W. MCGARRY on behalf of METLIFE GROUP, INC. (MCGARRY, JAMES)
February 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 TEXT ORDER: Plaintiff's motion for leave to appear pro hac vice (ECF Nos. #4 , #5 ) is denied without prejudice because: (1) the applicant does not certify "that no disciplinary proceedings are pending against the [applicant] in any jurisdiction and no discipline has previously been imposed on the [applicant] in any jurisdiction"; (2) there is no indication of an attempt to obtain defendant's consent to the admission; and (3) the applicant did not utilize a handwritten signature. Please consult Local Civil Rule 101.1(c) and paragraph 5 of the Court's # Civil Case Management Order. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Edward S. Kiel on 2/16/2023. (bms)
February 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Exhibit to #4 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, by WILLIAM DUTRA, MARLA KNUDSEN. (FRISCH, ANDREW)
February 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Set Deadlines as to #4 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Motion set for 3/20/2023 before Magistrate Judge Edward S. Kiel. 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. (qa, )
February 14, 2023 Opinion or Order CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The #4 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Attachment #3) submitted by Andrew Frisch on 2/13/2023 contains an improper signature. Only Registered Users are permitted to sign electronically filed documents with an s/. PLEASE RESUBMIT THE DOCUMENT WITH A PROPER SCANNED SIGNATURE using the event "Exhibit (to Document)" found under Civil-Other Filings-Other Documents. This submission will remain on the docket unless otherwise ordered by the court. (qa, )
February 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by WILLIAM DUTRA, MARLA KNUDSEN. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order on PHV, #2 Certification of Andrew R. Frisch, Esq. in Support of Carl F. Engstrom's Request to Appear PHV, #3 Declaration of Carl F. Engstrom)(FRISCH, ANDREW)
February 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 SUMMONS Returned Executed by MARLA KNUDSEN, WILLIAM DUTRA. METLIFE GROUP, INC. served on 2/1/2023, answer due 2/22/2023. (FRISCH, ANDREW)
January 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 2 SUMMONS ISSUED as to METLIFE GROUP, INC.. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (qa, )
January 25, 2023 Opinion or Order Case Assigned to Judge William J. Martini and Magistrate Judge Edward S. Kiel. (ak, )
January 25, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against METLIFE GROUP, INC. ( Filing and Admin fee $ 402 receipt number ANJDC-13984303), filed by MARLA KNUDSEN, WILLIAM DUTRA. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons)(FRISCH, ANDREW)

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Plaintiff: MARLA KNUDSEN
Represented By: ANDREW R. FRISCH
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Defendant: METLIFE GROUP, INC.
Represented By: JAMES W. MCGARRY
Represented By: RANDI F. KNEPPER
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