Vanegas v. Mendez et al
Plaintiff: PABLO VANEGAS
Defendant: GERALD MENDEZ and MENDEZ TRUCKING, INC.
Case Number: 1:2018cv05819
Filed: October 17, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Kiyo A Matsumoto
Referring Judge: James Orenstein
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441 Petition for Removal- Tort/Motor Vehicle (
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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November 29, 2018 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Victor Goldblum on behalf of Pablo Vanegas (aty to be noticed) (Goldblum, Victor)
November 29, 2018 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Jeffey R. Thomas on behalf of All Defendants (aty to be noticed) (Thomas, Jeffey)
November 27, 2018 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Noah Reid Katz on behalf of All Plaintiffs (notification declined or already on case) (Katz, Noah)
November 27, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 9 SCHEDULING ORDER: Deadline for all Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures: November 26, 2018. First request for production of documents and first request for interrogatories due by: December 10, 2018. Deadline for joinder of additional parties and amendment of pleadings: January 11, 2019. Status Conference (with joint status report due two business days in advance): February 15, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. Fact discovery to be completed by: April 1, 2019. Plaintiff's expert disclosures due by: May 15, 2019. Defendants' expert disclosures due by: June 14, 2019. All discovery, including all expert disclosures under Rule 26(a)(2), if any, to be completed by: June 14, 2019. Pretrial Conference (ex parte statements of settlement position due via email two business days in advance): June 28, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. Dispositive motion process started by: July 12, 2019. Joint pretrial order due by: August 9, 2019. SEE ATTACHED ORDER. Ordered by Magistrate Judge James Orenstein on 11/27/2018. (Orenstein, James)
November 27, 2018 Filing 8 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge James Orenstein:Initial Conference Hearing held on 11/27/2018. Scheduling: (1) The next status conference will be held on February 15, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. (2) A pretrial conference will be held on June 28, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. Summary: The plaintiff has not procedural objection to the removal of the case to this court and agrees that the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. I will enter a separate case management and scheduling order that reflects the deadlines set forth in the parties' joint discovery plan. I respectfully direct each of Messrs. Goldblum and Thomas to file a notice of appearance today. (Orenstein, James)
November 21, 2018 Filing 7 Proposed Scheduling Order by Gerald Mendez, Mendez Trucking, Inc. (Schwartz, Bryan)
October 25, 2018 Filing 6 ANSWER to Complaint by All Defendants. (Schwartz, Bryan)
October 22, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 5 SCHEDULING ORDER: Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(a), I order the parties to appear for an initial discovery planning conference on, November 27, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 11D South of the United States Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York. No later than November 23, 2018, the parties must submit, by means of electronic filing on the court's ECF (Electronic Case Filing) system, a joint proposed discovery plan. Each party's counsel must be personally prepared to discuss all factual and legal issues in the case, including the possibility of settlement; otherwise, the client must attend in person as well. SEE ATTACHED ORDER. Ordered by Magistrate Judge James Orenstein on 10/22/2018. (Guy, Alicia)
October 18, 2018 Filing 4 This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made, if any. (Williams, Erica)
October 18, 2018 Filing 3 In accordance with Rule 73 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 73.1, the parties are notified that if all parties consent a United States magistrate judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action including a (jury or nonjury) trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. Attached to the Notice is a blank copy of the consent form that should be filled out, signed and filed electronically only if all parties wish to consent. The form may also be accessed at the following link: #http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/FormsAndFees/Forms/AO085.pdf. You may withhold your consent without adverse substantive consequences. Do NOT return or file the consent unless all parties have signed the consent. (Williams, Erica)
October 17, 2018 Case Assigned to Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto and Magistrate Judge James Orenstein. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our #website. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (Williams, Erica)
October 17, 2018 Filing 2 Corporate Disclosure Statement by GERALD MENDEZ, MENDEZ TRUCKING, INC. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Service for Rule 7.1 Statement) (Schwartz, Bryan)
October 17, 2018 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by GERALD MENDEZ, MENDEZ TRUCKING, INC. from Supreme Kings County, case number 519197/2018. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ANYEDC-10847730) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A- Summons and Complaint, #2 Affidavit of Service, #3 Civil Cover Sheet) (Schwartz, Bryan)

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Defendant: GERALD MENDEZ
Represented By: Bryan T. Schwartz
Represented By: Jeffey R. Thomas
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Defendant: MENDEZ TRUCKING, INC.
Represented By: Bryan T. Schwartz
Represented By: Jeffey R. Thomas
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Plaintiff: PABLO VANEGAS
Represented By: Noah Reid Katz
Represented By: Victor Goldblum
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