HAM v. NOVARTIS INTERNATIONAL AG et al
Plaintiff: CYNTHIA HAM
Defendant: NOVARTIS INTERNATIONAL AG, NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORP., ELIZABETH MCGEE, SHEFALI KOTHARI and NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Case Number: 2:2023cv03503
Filed: June 28, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Michael E Farbiarz
Referring Judge: Michael A Hammer
Nature of Suit: Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Notice of Removal
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 22, 2023 Filing 29 BRIEF in Opposition filed by SHEFALI KOTHARI, ELIZABETH MCGEE, NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION re #13 MOTION to Remand Action to State Court (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Justin T. Quinn, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4)(QUINN, JUSTIN)
August 11, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 28 LETTER ORDER regarding #23 Plaintiff's Letter; denying the request for a stay of the Motion to Dismiss. The Request for a Conference is also denied. The Parties' Letters on this point are sufficient. Signed by Judge Michael E. Farbiarz on 8/11/2023. (dam)
August 10, 2023 Filing 27 Letter from Justin T. Quinn, Esq. to the Honorable Michael E. Farbiarz, U.S.D.J. re #26 Letter. (QUINN, JUSTIN)
August 9, 2023 Filing 26 Letter from John Messina, Esq. re #25 Letter. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(MESSINA, JOHN)
August 9, 2023 Filing 25 Letter from Justin T. Quinn, Esq. to the Honorable Michael E. Farbiarz, U.S.D.J. re #24 Order, #23 Letter. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(QUINN, JUSTIN)
August 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 24 LETTER ORDER regarding #23 Plaintiff's Application for a Stay of the #20 Motion to Dismiss briefing; directing Defendants to respond to #23 Plaintiff's Application for a Stay of the Motion to Dismiss briefing pending resolution of the #13 Motion to Remand. The Defendants shall respond in a Letter of two (2) or less single-spaced pages, filed on the docket on or before 8/11/2023. Signed by Judge Michael E. Farbiarz on 8/8/2023. (dam)
August 7, 2023 Filing 23 Letter from John Messina, Esq. re: Request for Conference re: ECF20. (MESSINA, JOHN)
August 7, 2023 Filing 22 Rule 7.1(d)(5) Letter for an automatic extension of the return date of a dispositive motion re #20 MOTION to Dismiss PLAINTIFF'S AMENDED COMPLAINT . (MESSINA, JOHN)
August 7, 2023 Reset Deadlines as to #20 MOTION to Dismiss PLAINTIFF'S AMENDED COMPLAINT. Motion reset for 9/18/2023 before Judge Michael E. Farbiarz. 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. (dam)
August 4, 2023 Filing 21 Rule 7.1(d)(5) Letter for an automatic extension of the return date of a dispositive motion filed by SHEFALI KOTHARI, ELIZABETH MCGEE, NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION re #13 MOTION to Remand Action to State Court (QUINN, JUSTIN)
August 4, 2023 Reset Deadlines as to #13 MOTION to Remand Action to State Court. Motion reset for 9/5/2023 before Judge Michael E. Farbiarz. 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. (dam)
August 3, 2023 Set/Reset Deadlines as to #20 MOTION to Dismiss PLAINTIFF'S AMENDED COMPLAINT. Motion set for 9/5/2023 before Judge Michael E. Farbiarz. 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, )
August 2, 2023 Filing 20 MOTION to Dismiss PLAINTIFF'S AMENDED COMPLAINT by SHEFALI KOTHARI, ELIZABETH MCGEE, NOVARTIS INTERNATIONAL AG, NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION. (Attachments: #1 Brief, #2 Declaration of Justin T. Quinn, #3 Exhibit 1, #4 Exhibit 2, #5 Exhibit 3, #6 Exhibit 4, #7 Exhibit 5, #8 Text of Proposed Order)(QUINN, JUSTIN)
August 2, 2023 Filing 19 SUMMONS ISSUED as to SHEFALI KOTHARI, ELIZABETH MCGEE, NOVARTIS INTERNATIONAL AG, NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (sm)
August 1, 2023 Filing 18 Request for Summons to be Issued by CYNTHIA HAM as to SHEFALI KOTHARI, ELIZABETH MCGEE, NOVARTIS INTERNATIONAL AG, NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION. (MESSINA, JOHN)
August 1, 2023 Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by EVAN SILAGI on behalf of CYNTHIA HAM (SILAGI, EVAN)
August 1, 2023 CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The #15 Certification submitted by JOHN MESSINA on 7/28/2023 contains an improper electronic signature. Only Registered Users and Attorneys are permitted to sign electronically filed documents with an s/. PLEASE RESUBMIT THE DOCUMENT WITH A PROPER WET OR SCANNED SIGNATURE. This submission will remain on the docket unless otherwise ordered by the court. (dam)
August 1, 2023 CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - Please disregard the Clerk's Quality Control message filed on 8/1/2023 regarding the electronic signature of the #15 Certification submitted by JOHN MESSINA. Only the filing user is permitted to sign electronically filed documents with an s/. As the Certification is electronically signed by Counsel of record for the Plaintiff, this message is for informational purposes only and no further action, such as re-filing, is necessary. This submission will remain on the docket unless otherwise ordered by the court. (dam)
July 31, 2023 Set Deadlines as to #13 MOTION to Remand to State Court. Motion set for 8/21/2023 before Judge Michael E. Farbiarz. 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. (dam)
July 28, 2023 Filing 16 Proposed Order by CYNTHIA HAM re #13 MOTION to Remand Action to State Court. (MESSINA, JOHN)
July 28, 2023 Filing 15 CERTIFICATION in Support filed by CYNTHIA HAM re #13 MOTION to Remand Action to State Court (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G)(MESSINA, JOHN)
July 28, 2023 Filing 14 BRIEF in Support filed by CYNTHIA HAM re #13 MOTION to Remand Action to State Court (MESSINA, JOHN)
July 28, 2023 Filing 13 MOTION to Remand Action to State Court by CYNTHIA HAM. (MESSINA, JOHN)
July 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 LETTER ORDER granting #11 Defendants' Request for a fourteen (14) day extension of time to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint from 7/19/2023 to 8/2/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 7/17/2023. (dam)
July 14, 2023 Filing 11 Letter from Justin T. Quinn, Esq. to the Honorable Michael E. Farbiarz, U.S.D.J. requesting extension. (QUINN, JUSTIN)
July 11, 2023 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by KEITH J. MILLER on behalf of SHEFALI KOTHARI, ELIZABETH MCGEE, NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION (MILLER, KEITH)
July 11, 2023 CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - Please note the Clerk's Text Order entered on 7/10/2023 regarding the Answer Due Date for Defendants ELIZABETH MCGEE and SHEFALI KOTHARI was entered by the Clerk's Office in error. Please disregard that entry. The Clerk's Office will enter a seperate Text Order addressing the #9 Application for Extension of Time to Answer. (dam)
July 11, 2023 Clerk's Text Order - The document #9 Application for Clerk's Order to Ext Answer/Proposed Order submitted by ELIZABETH MCGEE, SHEFALI KOTHARI has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 7/19/2023. (dam)
July 10, 2023 Clerk's Text Order - The document #9 Application for Clerk's Order to Ext Answer/Proposed Order submitted by ELIZABETH MCGEE, SHEFALI KOTHARI has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 7/10/2023. (dam)
July 10, 2023 Clerk's Text Order - The document #8 Application for Clerk's Order to Ext Answer/Proposed Order submitted by NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 7/24/2023. (dam)
July 3, 2023 Filing 9 Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer as to Elizabeth McGee and Shefali Kothari.. (QUINN, JUSTIN)
July 3, 2023 Filing 8 Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer as to NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION.. (QUINN, JUSTIN)
June 30, 2023 Filing 7 AMENDED DOCUMENT by NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION. Amendment to #2 Corporate Disclosure Statement (aty) . (QUINN, JUSTIN)
June 30, 2023 Filing 6 Letter from Justin T. Quinn, Esq. to the Honorable Michael E. Farbiarz, U.S.D.J. re #5 Letter. (QUINN, JUSTIN)
June 29, 2023 Filing 5 Letter from John Messina, Esq.. (MESSINA, JOHN)
June 29, 2023 Filing 4 AMENDED COMPLAINT against SHEFALI KOTHARI, ELIZABETH MCGEE, NOVARTIS INTERNATIONAL AG, NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, filed by CYNTHIA HAM. (MESSINA, JOHN) Modified on 6/30/2023 (dam).
June 28, 2023 Case Assigned to Judge Michael E. Farbiarz and Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer. (ak, )
June 28, 2023 Filing 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORP. re #1 Notice of Removal, #2 Corporate Disclosure Statement (aty) (QUINN, JUSTIN)
June 28, 2023 Filing 2 Corporate Disclosure Statement by NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.. (QUINN, JUSTIN)
June 28, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORP. from Superior Court of Morris County, case number MRS-L-000946-23. (Filing and Admin fee $ 402 receipt number ANJDC-14421608), filed by NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORP. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3 (Civil Cover Sheet), #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Certification Pursuant to L. Civ. R. 10.1(a), #7 Certification Pursuant to L. Civ. R. 11.2) (QUINN, JUSTIN) Modified on 6/30/2023 (dam).

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