VAMVAS v. CUCCINIELLO et al
Plaintiff: MICHAEL J. VAMVAS
Defendant: DOMINICK CUCCINIELLO, MICHAEL SCHNIEDT, LESLEY KIRCHGESSNER, SOUTH TOMS RIVER, JACK SAYEGH, BOROUGH OF SOUTH TOMS RIVER and JOHN DOES 1-10
Case Number: 3:2022cv00571
Filed: February 4, 2022
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Tonianne J Bongiovanni
Referring Judge: Zahid N Quraishi
2 Judge: Rukhsanah L Singh
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 31 REPLY BRIEF to Opposition to Motion filed by BOROUGH OF SOUTH TOMS RIVER, JOHN DOES 1-10, LESLEY KIRCHGESSNER, JACK SAYEGH, MICHAEL SCHNIEDT, SOUTH TOMS RIVER re #28 First MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(KHATAMI, CHRISTOPHER)
July 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 30 RESPONSE in Opposition filed by MICHAEL J. VAMVAS re #28 First MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint (Attachments: #1 Certification)(HUIZENGA, RICHARD)
June 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 29 Exhibit to #28 Motion to Dismiss, Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint by All Defendants. (KHATAMI, CHRISTOPHER)
June 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Set Deadlines as to #28 First MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint. Motion set for 7/17/2023 before Judge Zahid N. Quraishi. 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. (mg)
June 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 28 First MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint by All Defendants. Responses due by 7/3/2023. (Attachments: #1 Certification Certification of Counsel, #2 Certification Certification of Service, #3 Brief Memorandum of Law, #4 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(KHATAMI, CHRISTOPHER)
May 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 27 STIPULATION AND ORDER extending Defendant's time to respond to Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint until 6/15/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 5/23/2023. (jdg)
May 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 26 STIPULATION Extending Time to File Answer by All Defendants. (KHATAMI, CHRISTOPHER)
April 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 25 AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Plaintiffs All Plaintiffs., filed by MICHAEL J. VAMVAS. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A Vamvas Criminal Complaint)(HUIZENGA, RICHARD)
March 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 24 LETTER ORDER that Defendant's #10 MOTION to Dismiss is GRANTED; and it is Ordered that the #1 Complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and it is further Ordered that Plaintiff is granted leave to file an amended complaint within 30 days of this Order. Signed by Judge Zahid N. Quraishi on 3/30/2023. (jdg)
September 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 23 TEXT ORDER: The Court is in receipt of the parties' joint status letter dated 9/19/2022. The telephone conference scheduled for 10/3/2022 is adjourned without new date at this time. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 9/19/2022. (mm)
September 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 Letter re 21 Order,,, Set Hearings,,. (DASTI, CHRISTOPHER)
July 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 21 TEXT ORDER: Telephone Conference set for 7/20/2022, is hereby RESCHEDULED to 10/3/2022 at 11:30 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh. Kindly mark your calendars accordingly. The Court shall provide dial-in information for the conference at a later date. No later than three (3) business days prior to the telephone status conference, the parties shall submit a joint status letter to the Court via CM/ECF not to exceed three (3) pages, setting forth the status of discovery and identifying any issues ripe for discussion with the Court. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 7/14/2022. (mm)
July 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 Letter re 12 Order,,. (DASTI, CHRISTOPHER)
June 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 REPLY to Response to Motion filed by BOROUGH OF SOUTH TOMS RIVER, LESLEY KIRCHGESSNER, JACK SAYEGH, MICHAEL SCHNIEDT, SOUTH TOMS RIVER re #10 MOTION to Dismiss (DASTI, CHRISTOPHER)
June 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 BRIEF in Opposition filed by All Plaintiffs re #10 MOTION to Dismiss (Attachments: #1 Cover Letter)(HUIZENGA, RICHARD)
June 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 STIPULATION AND ORDER of voluntary dismissal without prejudice as to DOMINICK CUCCINIELLO. Signed by Judge Zahid N. Quraishi on 6/9/2022. (abr, )
June 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 TEXT ORDER that in light of the Court's review of the parties' pre-motion letters, and in accordance with the undersigned's judicial preferences, the Court hereby waives a pre-motion conference and REINSTATES Defendants' Motion to Dismiss #10 . Any opposition shall be filed by no later than 06/21/2022, any reply shall be filed by no later than 06/28/2022, and the Motion is to be made returnable 07/05/2022. The Clerks Office is hereby instructed to REINSTATE Defendants' Motion #10 . So Ordered by Judge Zahid N. Quraishi on 06/09/2022. (Gonzalez, P)
June 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Letter re 11 Order on Oral Motion,, #14 Response to Motion. (DASTI, CHRISTOPHER)
June 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 RESPONSE to Motion filed by All Plaintiffs re #10 MOTION to Dismiss (HUIZENGA, RICHARD)
June 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 STIPULATION of Dismissal without prejudice by DOMINICK CUCCINIELLO. (THOMPSON, MATHEW)
June 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 TEXT ORDER: A status conference via telephone is set for 7/20/2022 at 11:00 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh. Kindly mark your calendars accordingly. The Court shall circulate dial-in information for the telephone conference at a later date. No later than three (3) business days prior to the telephone status conference, the parties shall submit a joint status letter to the Court via CM/ECF not to exceed three (3) pages, setting forth the status of discovery and identifying any issues ripe for discussion with the Court. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 6/2/2022. (mm)
June 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh: Initial Pretrial Conference via zoom held on 6/2/2022. The Court held a Initial Scheduling Conference in this matter. Plaintiff raised that he may seek leave file a motion to disqualify counsel for the Borough of South Toms River Defendants. The parties are directed to meet and confer on the anticipated motion to disqualify counsel by way of letters or other written format. Specifically, Plaintiff is to serve on Defendants, but not file, its arguments as to any potential motion to disqualify counsel by no later than 6/10/2022. Defendants are to serve on Plaintiff, but not file, their response to the arguments raised by Plaintiff by no later than 6/21/2022. Plaintiff may serve a reply, if any, to Defendants by no later than 6/28/2022. Discovery is held in abeyance pending further discussion with counsel. (mm)
May 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 TEXT ORDER that in accordance with the undersigned's judicial preferences, the parties are hereby instructed to meet and confer with respect to Defendants' Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings #10 . By no later than 06/06/2022 Plaintiff shall file a short letter response to Defendants' arguments. Pending the Court's review, the briefing on the Motion #10 is hereby STAYED and the Clerk's Office is instructed to ADMINISTRATIVELY TERMINATE it. So Ordered by Judge Zahid N. Quraishi on 05/31/2022. (Gonzalez, P)
May 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MOTION to Dismiss by BOROUGH OF SOUTH TOMS RIVER, LESLEY KIRCHGESSNER, JACK SAYEGH, MICHAEL SCHNIEDT, SOUTH TOMS RIVER. Responses due by 6/7/2022 (Attachments: #1 Notice of Motion to Dismiss, #2 Brief, #3 Certification of Counsel with Exhibits, #4 Text of Proposed Order, #5 Certificate of Service)(DASTI, CHRISTOPHER)
May 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Set Deadlines as to #10 MOTION to Dismiss . Motion set for 6/21/2022 before Judge Zahid N. Quraishi. 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. (abr, )
May 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Proposed Order by BOROUGH OF SOUTH TOMS RIVER, LESLEY KIRCHGESSNER, JACK SAYEGH, MICHAEL SCHNIEDT, SOUTH TOMS RIVER re #5 Order, Set Hearings, Set/Clear Flags. (DASTI, CHRISTOPHER)
May 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Letter from counsel for Borough Defendants certify service of initial dislcosures. (DASTI, CHRISTOPHER)
May 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Letter from Mathew B. Thompson, Esq. re: initial disclosures. (THOMPSON, MATHEW)
April 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Substitution of Attorney - Attorney CHRISTOPHER JOHN DASTI terminated. Attorney MATHEW BRADY THOMPSON for DOMINICK CUCCINIELLO added.. (THOMPSON, MATHEW)
April 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER SCHEDULING CONFERENCE: Scheduling Conference set for 6/2/2022 at 11:30 AM in Trenton - Courtroom 7W before Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 4/11/2022. (abr, )
April 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh added. Magistrate Judge Tonianne J. Bongiovanni no longer assigned to case. (jjc, )
April 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Letter from counsel for Defendants re: plaintiff Rule 11 notice. (DASTI, CHRISTOPHER)
April 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ANSWER to Complaint by BOROUGH OF SOUTH TOMS RIVER, DOMINICK CUCCINIELLO, LESLEY KIRCHGESSNER, JACK SAYEGH, MICHAEL SCHNIEDT, SOUTH TOMS RIVER.(DASTI, CHRISTOPHER)
February 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 SUMMONS ISSUED as to BOROUGH OF SOUTH TOMS RIVER, DOMINICK CUCCINIELLO, LESLEY KIRCHGESSNER, JACK SAYEGH, MICHAEL SCHNIEDT, SOUTH TOMS RIVER. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (jal)
February 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against DOMINICK CUCCINIELLO, LESLEY KIRCHGESSNER, MICHAEL SCHNIEDT, SOUTH TOMS RIVER ( Filing and Admin fee $ 402 receipt number ANJDC-13164265) with JURY DEMAND, filed by MICHAEL J VAMVAS. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(HUIZENGA, RICHARD)
February 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Judge Zahid N. Quraishi and Magistrate Judge Tonianne J. Bongiovanni added. (jal)

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Plaintiff: MICHAEL J. VAMVAS
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