THE HILB GROUP OF NEW JERSEY v. MUSUKA
Plaintiff: Hilb Group of New Jersey and THE HILB GROUP OF NEW JERSEY LLC
Defendant: Munyaradzi Musuka and THE MUSUKA GROUP, LLC
Case Number: 3:2023cv01246
Filed: March 3, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Zahid N Quraishi
Referring Judge: Rukhsanah L Singh
Nature of Suit: Contract: Recovery/Enforcement
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Notice of Removal- Breach of Contract
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 30 Letter from Plaintiff Opposing Leave to File Motion to Dismiss. (DEE, MICHAEL)
April 17, 2023 Opinion or Order CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The #29 LETTER filed by MICHAEL DICHIARA on 4/14/2023 was submitted incorrectly as a MOTION. The Letter request has been forwarded to Chambers. This is for informational purposes only. (jdg)
April 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 29 MOTION for Leave to File letter for motion to dismiss by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit certification)(DICHIARA, MICHAEL)
April 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 28 TEXT ORDER: The Court is in receipt of the letter dated 4/9/2023. The Rule 16 Conference set for 5/1/2023, is hereby RESCHEDULED to 5/23/2023 at 11:00 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh. Kindly mark your calendars accordingly. The Joint Discovery Plan, as well as any disputes regarding it, be submitted to the undersigned no later than two (2) weeks prior to the above conference (see L.Civ.R. 26.1(b)); the Joint Discovery Plan shall be electronically filed to the Court via CM/ECF. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 4/10/2023. (mm)
April 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 27 Letter from Defendants to reschedule initial conference. (DICHIARA, MICHAEL)
March 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER granting #22 Motion to Seal Document #20 Proposed Pretrial Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 3/29/2023. (kht)
March 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Clerk`s Text Order - The #24 Application for Clerk's Order Extending Time to Answer Order submitted by MUNYARADZI MUSUKA has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 4/14/2023. (jdg)
March 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 25 CONSENT PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER granting #7 Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Judge Zahid N. Quraishi on 3/30/2023. (kht)
March 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 24 Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer. (DICHIARA, MICHAEL)
March 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 23 Discovery Confidentiality Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 3/30/2023. (mg)
March 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Set Deadlines as to #22 Joint MOTION to Seal Document #20 Proposed Pretrial Order,, . Motion set for 5/1/2023 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. (jdg)
March 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 22 Joint MOTION to Seal Document #20 Proposed Pretrial Order,, by THE HILB GROUP OF NEW JERSEY LLC. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Michael J. Dee, #2 Exhibit U (Index of Materials to Be Sealed), #3 Text of Proposed Order)(DEE, MICHAEL)
March 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 21 Proposed Order for Discovery Confidentiality by THE HILB GROUP OF NEW JERSEY LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit - Redline of Revisions from Appendix S)(DEE, MICHAEL)
March 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 20 Proposed Order for Consent Temporary Injunction by THE HILB GROUP OF NEW JERSEY LLC. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Entering Consent Injunction, #2 Exhibit A to Consent Injunction Order)(DEE, MICHAEL)NOTICE TO COUNSEL: Counsel is advised that pursuant to Local Civil Rule 5.3(c)(2), a single, consolidated motion to seal shall be filed within 14 days following the completed briefing of the materials sought to be sealed, or within 14 days following the date on which the last of such materials was filed under temporary seal if the motion is resolved, unless otherwise directed by the Court.
March 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Pro Hac Vice counsel, HEIDI E. SIEGMUnD and DANIEL P. PEYTON, 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. (jdg, )
March 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 19 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Daniel P. Peyton to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-14193533.) (DEE, MICHAEL)
March 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 18 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Heidi E. Siegmund to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-14193515.) (DEE, MICHAEL)
March 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 17 TEXT ORDER: Defendants to respond to Plaintiff's Application for Temporary Restraining Order #9 by no later than 3/29/2023; otherwise, parties are to submit proposed consent Temporary Restraining Order by no later than 3/29/2023. So Ordered by Judge Zahid N. Quraishi on 3/22/2023. (kas)
March 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER granting #11 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice admission as to Heidi E. Siegmund and Daniel P. Peyton. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 3/22/2023. (kht)
March 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 NOTICE by THE HILB GROUP OF NEW JERSEY LLC re #5 Amended Complaint filing exhibit omitted from Amended Complaint (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A to First Amended Verified Complaint)(DEE, MICHAEL)
March 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 SUMMONS ISSUED as to MUNYARADZI MUSUKA, THE MUSUKA GROUP, LLC. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (jdg, )
March 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Zahid N. Quraishi: Status Conference held on 3/22/2023. (kas)
March 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Request for Summons to be Issued by THE HILB GROUP OF NEW JERSEY LLC as to MUNYARADZI MUSUKA, THE MUSUKA GROUP, LLC. (DEE, MICHAEL)
March 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 TEXT ORDER: A conference call regarding Motion for Preliminary Injunction #7 is hereby scheduled for 3/22/2023 at 2:30 pm. Counsel for the plaintiff shall initiate the call to chambers. So Ordered by Judge Zahid N. Quraishi on 3/21/2023. (kas)
March 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by THE HILB GROUP OF NEW JERSEY LLC. (Attachments: #1 Declaration (Michael J. Dee), #2 Declaration (Heidi E. Siegmund), #3 Declaration (Daniel P. Peyton), #4 Text of Proposed Order, #5 Certificate of Service)(DEE, MICHAEL)
March 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Set Deadlines as to #11 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Motion set for 4/17/2023 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. (jdg)
March 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Letter from Defendant in response to OSC re 8 Order,,,,. (DICHIARA, MICHAEL)
March 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 BRIEF in response to the Court's March 17, 2023 Text Order (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(DEE, MICHAEL)
March 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 TEXT ORDER that in light of the emergent nature of the relief sought by Plaintiff's Motion #7 filed today, the parties are hereby Ordered to Show Cause in writing by 03/20/2023 as to why the removal of this matter does not violate the forum-defendant rule given that Defendant Munyaradzi Musuka is a New Jersey resident and acknowledged service of the Complaint pre-removal. See ECF No. #1 paragraph 1, 4, 12; see also Tease v. I-Flow Corp., Civ. No. 09-3964, 2009 WL 2778244 (D.N.J. Aug. 27, 2009). Moreover, the parties are Ordered to Show Cause in writing by 03/20/2023 why this case should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, given that the Amended Complaint names The Musuka Group, LLC, but fails to disclose the citizenship of the members of the LLC so that the Court can properly assess its diversity jurisdiction. See Lincoln Benefit Life Co. v. AEI Life, LLC, 800 F.3d 99, 105 (3d Cir. 2015); Zambelli Fireworks Mfg. Co. v. Wood, 592 F.3d 412, 420 (3d Cir. 2010). So Ordered by Judge Zahid N. Quraishi on 3/17/2023. (kas)
March 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and Expedited Discovery by THE HILB GROUP OF NEW JERSEY LLC. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order, #2 Brief, #3 Certificate of Service)(DEE, MICHAEL)
March 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Corporate Disclosure Statement by THE HILB GROUP OF NEW JERSEY LLC identifying THE HILB GROUP OPERATING CO., LLC as Corporate Parent.. (MARSICO, JOSEPH)
March 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 AMENDED COMPLAINT against MUNYARADZI MUSUKA, THE MUSUKA GROUP, LLC, filed by THE HILB GROUP OF NEW JERSEY LLC.(MARSICO, JOSEPH)
March 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Answer Due Deadline Update - The #4 Application for Clerk's Order to Extend the Time to Answer submitted by MUNYARADZI MUSUKA has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 3/24/2023. (jdg)
March 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer. (DICHIARA, MICHAEL)
March 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER Scheduling Conference set for 5/1/2023 03:00 PM before Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh. Signed by Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh on 3/7/2023. (mg)
March 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Judge Zahid N. Quraishi and Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh added. (kht)
March 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Exhibit to #1 Notice of Removal, QC - Civil Cover Sheet JS44,, by Munyaradzi Musuka. (DICHIARA, MICHAEL)
March 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Munyaradzi Musuka from Superior Court of New Jersey, Warren County, case number WRN-C-16002-23. ( Filing and Admin fee $ 402 receipt number CNJDC-14132061), filed by Munyaradzi Musuka. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit complaint, #2 Exhibit notice of removal)(DICHIARA, MICHAEL)
March 3, 2023 Opinion or Order CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The case you electronically filed has been processed, however, the following deficiencies were found: Party Information is to be entered in CAPITAL LETTERS. The County and the Citizenship Party Information did not match the complaint. . The Clerk's Office has made the appropriate changes. Please refer to the Attorney Case Opening Guide for processing electronically filed cases. (km, )
March 3, 2023 Opinion or Order CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - Please be advised, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1, a disclosure statement is required to be filed by parties and intervenors in diversity actions to identify the citizenship of every individual or entity whose citizenship is attributed to that party or intervenor. Such disclosure statements must be filed with the parties, intervenors or proposed intervenors first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response or other request addressed to the Court. (km, )
March 3, 2023 Opinion or Order CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The case you electronically filed did not include a Civil Cover Sheet (JS-44), which is required to be submitted along with the initial pleading, as indicated in the Attorney Case Opening Guide. Please complete and file a #Civil Cover Sheet using the event Exhibit (to Document) found under Civil/Other Filings/Other Documents. Please refer to the Attorney Case Opening Guide for processing electronically filed cases. (km, )

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Plaintiff: THE HILB GROUP OF NEW JERSEY LLC
Represented By: JOSEPH MARSICO
Represented By: MICHAEL JAMES DEE
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Represented By: MICHAEL R. DICHIARA
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