LAW v. VIRTUS PARTNERS HOLDINGS LLC et al
| JEFFREY LAW |
| VIRTUS PARTNERS HOLDINGS, LLC, FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC. doing business as FIS, JOSEPH ELSTON and JOHN AND JANE DOES 1-100 |
| 3:2022cv02329 |
| April 22, 2022 |
| US District Court for the District of New Jersey |
| Douglas E Arpert |
| Georgette Castner |
| Rukhsanah L Singh |
| Civil Rights: Jobs |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Notice of Removal |
| None |
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Filing 51
TEXT ORDER: The settlement conference in this matter is hereby scheduled to continue on October 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. before the undersigned at the Clarkson S. Fisher Building & U.S. Courthouse, 402 East State Street, Trenton, New Jersey. Counsel of Record may appear without clients, and any supplementation of previously submitted confidential, ex parte settlement memoranda may be made by no later than September 29, 2023. Please mark your calendars accordingly. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 8/23/2023. (mm)
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Text Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh: Settlement Conference via zoom held on 8/23/2023. (mm)
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Filing 50
LETTER ORDER granting request to convert 8/23/2023 Settlement Conference to take place via Zoom. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 8/15/2023. (mlh)
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Filing 49
TEXT ORDER: In light of the ongoing settlement discussions, for case management purposes, the Clerk's Office shall administratively close this case. If the case does not settle at the upcoming conference (see ECF No. #47 ), the parties are to file a letter advising the Court of non-settlement and requesting that the matter be reopened. The case shall then be reopened and proceed in accordance with the schedule ordered by the Court. So Ordered by Judge Georgette Castner on 8/11/2023.(ijf)
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Filing 48
Letter from Matthew P. Rocco Requesting Virtual Settlement Conference re #47 Order,, Set Hearings,. (ROCCO, MATTHEW)
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Filing 47
ORDER Settlement Conference set for 8/23/2023 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh at the Clarkson S. Fisher Building & United States Courthouse, 402 East State Street, Trenton, New Jersey. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 7/20/2023. (kht)
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Filing 46
Letter from Richard J. Cino, Esq.. (ROCCO, MATTHEW)
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Filing 45
TEXT ORDER: For good cause shown, the discovery deadlines are hereby held in abeyance pending further order of the Court and pending a settlement conference to be set by the Court. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 7/17/2023. (mm)
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Text Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh: Telephone Conference held on 7/17/2023. (mm)
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Filing 44
ORDER denying #39 Motion for Relief. Signed by Judge Georgette Castner on 5/10/2023. (kht)
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Filing 43
OPINION filed. Signed by Judge Georgette Castner on 5/10/2023. (kht)
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Filing 42
NOTICE of Appearance by MATTHEW PATRICK ROCCO on behalf of JOSEPH ELSTON, FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC., VIRTUS PARTNERS HOLDINGS, LLC (ROCCO, MATTHEW)
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Filing 41
BRIEF in Opposition filed by JEFFREY LAW re #39 MOTION Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(a) (MAURIELLO, ROBERT)
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Filing 40
ANSWER to Complaint by JOSEPH ELSTON, FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC., VIRTUS PARTNERS HOLDINGS, LLC.(CINO, RICHARD)
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Set Deadlines as to #39 MOTION Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(a) . Motion set for 5/15/2023 before Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh. 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. (jal, )
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Reset Deadlines as to #39 MOTION Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(a) . Motion set for 5/15/2023 before Judge Georgette Castner. 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. (jal, )
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Filing 39
MOTION Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(a) by JOSEPH ELSTON, FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC., VIRTUS PARTNERS HOLDINGS, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Brief, #2 Text of Proposed Order, #3 Certificate of Service)(CINO, RICHARD)
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Filing 38
AMENDED PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER: Fact Discovery due by 9/5/2023. Dispositive Motions due by 3/8/2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 4/3/202. (mg)
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Filing 37
TEXT ORDER: A status conference via telephone is set for 7/17/2023 at 10:00 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh. Please use the following dial-in information to connect to the conference: 1-888-684-8852; when prompted, use Access Code 5521592#. 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 4/4/2023. (mm)
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Filing 36
TEXT ORDER: The Court is in receipt of Defendants' letter (ECF No. #34 ) regarding the Court's Memorandum Opinion and Order entered on February 27, 2023. To the extent Defendants seek relief from the Court's ruling, Defendants are directed to file an appropriate motion. So Ordered by Judge Georgette Castner on 4/3/23.(adi)
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Filing 35
Proposed Order by JOSEPH ELSTON, FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC., VIRTUS PARTNERS HOLDINGS, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Letter)(OLIVADOTI, BIANCA)
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Filing 34
Letter from Bianca M. Olivadoti re #32 Memorandum, Opinion. (OLIVADOTI, BIANCA)
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Filing 33
ORDER denying #7 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Georgette Castner on 2/27/2023. (jal, )
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Filing 32
MEMORANDUM & OPINION filed. Signed by Judge Georgette Castner on 2/27/2023. (jal, )
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Filing 31
ORDER that Plaintiff's request to compel the production of an email dated 2/2/2018 in unredacted form is Denied. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 2/23/2023. (jdg, )
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Filing 30
ORDER granting in part and denying in part Plaintiff's request to compel discovery; By 3/31/2023 the parties shall submit a joint proposed amended scheduling order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 2/21/2023. (jal, )
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Filing 29
TEXT ORDER: The parties shall submit a joint proposed amended scheduling order to the Court via CM/ECF by no later than 3/31/2023. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 2/22/2023. (mm)
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Filing 28
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh: In person conference regarding discovery issues held on 2/21/2023. Rulings made on the record. Order to be entered. (mm)
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Filing 27
TEXT ORDER: The Court is in receipt of the email dated 1/24/2023. The in-person hearing set for 2/15/2023, is hereby RESCHEDULED to 2/21/2023 at 4:00 p.m. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 1/25/2023. (mm)
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Filing 26
TEXT ORDER: An in-person hearing is hereby scheduled to take place on 2/15/2023 at 3:30 p.m. before the Hon. Rukhsanah L. Singh, U.S.M.J. to discuss the parties' discovery dispute raised in the joint letter dated 1/13/2023. Counsel appearing in person must comply with Standing Order 2022-02 regarding COVID protocols. Given the probability that additional Standing Orders may be entered prior to the hearing, counsel is directed to keep informed of same in case the requirements for appearing in person change. The Standing Orders can be found on the District Court's website at https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/standing-orders. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 1/24/2023. (mm)
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Filing 25
TEXT ORDER: For good cause shown, the parties' deadline to submit a joint letter outlining the parties' discovery disputes is hereby extended to 1/13/2023. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 1/4/2023. (mm)
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Filing 24
TEXT ORDER: By no later than 1/6/2023, the parties shall submit a joint letter outlining their discovery disputes pursuant to the undersigned's judicial preferences and as discussed during the 12/14/2022 status teleconference. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 12/14/2022. (mm)
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Text Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh: Telephone Conference held on 12/14/2022. (mm)
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Filing 23
STATUS REPORT Letter by All Plaintiffs. (MAURIELLO, ROBERT)
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Filing 22
TEXT ORDER: The Court is in receipt of the parties' joint status letter dated 11/2/2022. Telephone Conference set for 11/7/2022, is hereby RESCHEDULED to 12/14/2022 at 4:00 p.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 11/3/2022. (mm)
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Filing 21
Letter from Defendants. (OLIVADOTI, BIANCA)
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Filing 20
NOTICE to counsel of all parties from Judge Castner. Signed by Judge Georgette Castner on 10/5/2022. (jal, )
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Filing 19
Discovery Confidentiality Order Filed. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 9/7/2022. (jal, )
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Filing 18
Letter from Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(OLIVADOTI, BIANCA)
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Filing 17
TEXT ORDER: Telephone Conference set for 11/3/2022, is hereby RESCHEDULED to 11/7/2022 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 8/11/2022. (mm)
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Filing 16
PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER: Telephone Status Conference set for 11/3/2022 at 2:00 PM before Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh. Any motion to amend the pleadings or join new parties must be with leave of Court and filed no later than 11/9/2022. Fact Discovery is to remain open through 4/3/2023. Dispositive Motions are due by 10/17/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 7/27/2022. (jal, ) Modified on 8/3/2022 (jal, ).
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Text Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh: Initial Pretrial Conference via zoom held on 7/27/2022. (mm)
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Filing 15
Letter from Defendants. (OLIVADOTI, BIANCA)
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Filing 14
Joint Discovery Plan by JOSEPH ELSTON, FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC., VIRTUS PARTNERS HOLDINGS, LLC.(OLIVADOTI, BIANCA)
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Filing 13
RESPONSE in Support filed by JOSEPH ELSTON, FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC., VIRTUS PARTNERS HOLDINGS, LLC re #7 MOTION to Dismiss (CINO, RICHARD)
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Filing 12
BRIEF in Opposition filed by JEFFREY LAW re #7 MOTION to Dismiss (Attachments: #1 Certification Jeffrey Law)(MAURIELLO, ROBERT)
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Filing 11
LETTER ORDER granting request to adjourn the Initial Conference to 7/27/2022 at 11:00 AM. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 5/26/2022. (jal, )
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Filing 10
Letter from Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. re 5 Order,,,. (MAURIELLO, ROBERT)
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Reset Deadlines as to #7 MOTION to Dismiss . Motion set for 6/21/2022 before Judge Georgette Castner. 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. (jal, )
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Filing 9
Rule 7.1(d)(5) Letter for an automatic extension of the return date of a dispositive motion re #7 MOTION to Dismiss . (MAURIELLO, ROBERT)
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Filing 8
Exhibit to #7 Motion to Dismiss, Exhibit 1 to Joseph Elston's Certification by JOSEPH ELSTON, FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC., VIRTUS PARTNERS HOLDINGS, LLC. (OLIVADOTI, BIANCA)
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Set Deadlines as to #7 MOTION to Dismiss . Motion set for 6/6/2022 before Judge Georgette Castner. 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. (jal, )
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Filing 7
MOTION to Dismiss by JOSEPH ELSTON, FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC., VIRTUS PARTNERS HOLDINGS, LLC. Responses due by 5/23/2022 (Attachments: #1 Brief, #2 Certification of Joseph Elston, #3 Certification of Richard J. Cino, Esq., #4 Exhibit 1, #5 Exhibit 2, #6 Exhibit 3, #7 Exhibit 4, #8 Exhibit 5, #9 Exhibit 6, #10 Exhibit 7, #11 Text of Proposed Order, #12 Certificate of Service)(CINO, RICHARD)
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Filing 6
NOTICE of Appearance by BIANCA MARIE OLIVADOTI on behalf of FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC., VIRTUS PARTNERS HOLDINGS, LLC (OLIVADOTI, BIANCA)
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Filing 5
TEXT ORDER: The rule 16 conference set for 5/31/2022 before Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Arpert is cancelled. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16, a scheduling conference will be held before the Honorable Rukhsanah L. Singh, on 6/28/2022 at 10:30 a.m. in person at the Clarkson S. Fisher Building & U.S. Courthouse, 402 East State Street, Trenton, NJ. The parties are advised that they must comply with any and all COVID protocols and orders available for review on the Court's website, https://www.njd.uscourts.gov. Upon request and consent of all parties, the Court may convert the scheduling conference to take place virtually over Zoom. No later than 6/13/2022, the parties shall submit a joint discovery plan to the Court via CM/ECF. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 5/4/2022. (mm)
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Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh added. Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Arpert no longer assigned to case. (jjc, )
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Filing 4
TEXT ORDER: Ordered the Initial Conference is set for 5/31/2022 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Arpert, via telephone. Plaintiff is to set up and initiate the call to chambers (609-989-2144). Attention Counsel: The Joint Discovery Plan is due (7) days prior to the conference. Please email the Joint Discovery Plan to dea_orders@njd.uscourts.gov. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Arpert on 4/25/2022. (Attachment: JDP Instructions)(eh, )
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Filing 3
Corporate Disclosure Statement by FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATIONS SERVICES, INC (D/B/A FIS), VIRTUS PARTNERS HOLDINGS LLC. (CINO, RICHARD)
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Filing 2
Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer Attorney RICHARD J. CINO for FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATIONS SERVICES, INC (D/B/A FIS),RICHARD J. CINO for VIRTUS PARTNERS HOLDINGS LLC added. (CINO, RICHARD)
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Filing 1
NOTICE OF REMOVAL by VIRTUS PARTNERS HOLDINGS LLC, FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATIONS SERVICES, INC (D/B/A FIS) from Superior Court of NJ-Somerset County, case number SOM-L-000240-22. ( Filing and Admin fee $ 402 receipt number ANJDC-13356583), filed by VIRTUS PARTNERS HOLDINGS LLC, FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATIONS SERVICES, INC (D/B/A FIS). (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Notice of Compliance, #3 Certificate of Service)(CINO, RICHARD)
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Judge Georgette Castner and Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Arpert added. (jdg, )
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Clerk`s Text Order - The Application for Clerk's Order Extending Time to Answer #2 submitted by VIRTUS PARTNERS HOLDINGS, LLC, FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC. has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 5/12/2022. (jdg, )
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