Grossman v. New York Community Bancorp., Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Mary Grossman
Defendant: CIGNA Life Insurance Company of New York and New York Community Bancorp., Inc.
Case Number: 1:2018cv06323
Filed: November 7, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Margo K Brodie
Referring Judge: James Orenstein
Nature of Suit: Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441 Notice of Removal
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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January 2, 2019 Filing 12 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by CIGNA Life Insurance Company of New York, New York Community Bancorp., Inc. re #9 Corporate Disclosure Statement, (Horbatiuk, Kevin)
January 2, 2019 Filing 11 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by CIGNA Life Insurance Company of New York, New York Community Bancorp., Inc. re #10 Answer to Complaint (Notice of Removal) (Horbatiuk, Kevin)
January 2, 2019 Filing 10 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) by CIGNA Life Insurance Company of New York, New York Community Bancorp., Inc.. (Horbatiuk, Kevin)
January 2, 2019 Filing 9 Corporate Disclosure Statement by CIGNA Life Insurance Company of New York identifying Corporate Parent Connecticut General Corporation, Corporate Parent Cigna Corporation, Corporate Parent CIGNA Holdings, Inc. (Delaware) for CIGNA Life Insurance Company of New York. (Horbatiuk, Kevin)
December 5, 2018 Filing 8 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge James Orenstein:Initial Conference Hearing held on 12/5/2018. Scheduling: The next settlement conference will be held on January 16, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. Summary: (1) No later than January 14, 2019, each party must submit an ex parte statement of settlement position by email (NOT by ECF) to #orenstein_chambers@nyed.uscourts.gov. Each statement must include the terms on which the party is willing to settle the case, whether those terms are negotiable, and an explanation of that position. These statements will be treated as confidential, and will not be docketed. Meaningful settlement discussions will occur at the next conference; clients or other persons with full settlement authority must be present or immediately available by telephone. (2) If the parties do not settle the case by the end of the next conference, the plaintiff will file a letter motion to seek discovery beyond the administrative record by February 15, 2019, and the defendant will file its response by March 8, 2019. If I grant the motion, I will then set a schedule for completing supplemental discovery; otherwise, I will set a schedule for the parties to initiate dispositive motions. (Orenstein, James)
December 5, 2018 Opinion or Order ORDER -- The web site for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York currently includes the following notice: "December 5, 2018 -- In observance of a national day of mourning, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York will be closed at all locations, Brooklyn and Central Islip. Please contact individual chambers for the status of any scheduled proceedings." [Emphasis added]. All conferences before me scheduled for today will proceed as scheduled. Ordered by Magistrate Judge James Orenstein on 12/5/2018. (Gustafson, Kaelyn)
December 4, 2018 Filing 7 DISCLOSURE of Interested Parties by Mary Grossman. (Crawford, Allyn)
December 4, 2018 Opinion or Order ORDER re #7 Disclosure of Interested Parties -- Counsel is reminded that pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5(d), discovery requests and materials produced in pretrial disclosure and discovery shall not be filed with the clerk's office except by order of the court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(d)(1) ("[D]isclosures under Rule 26(a)(1) or (2) and the following discovery requests and responses must not be filed until they are used in the proceeding or the court orders filing: depositions, interrogatories, requests for documents or tangible things or to permit entry onto land, and requests for admission."). Counsel is reminded to correctly describe those materials that are properly filed. Ordered by Magistrate Judge James Orenstein on 12/4/2018. (Gustafson, Kaelyn)
December 3, 2018 Filing 6 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting (Crawford, Allyn)
November 15, 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, December 5, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. in Courtroom 11D South of the United States Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York. No later than December 3, 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 11/15/2018. (Guy, Alicia)
November 8, 2018 Filing 4 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. (Davis, Kimberly)
November 8, 2018 Filing 3 This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made, if any. (Davis, Kimberly)
November 8, 2018 Case Assigned to Judge Margo K. Brodie 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. (Davis, Kimberly)
November 7, 2018 Filing 2 Civil Cover Sheet.. by CIGNA Life Insurance Company of New York, New York Community Bancorp., Inc. (Horbatiuk, Kevin)
November 7, 2018 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by CIGNA Life Insurance Company of New York, New York Community Bancorp., Inc. from Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Richmond, case number 152525/2018. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ANYEDC-10914863) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Summons and Complaint, #2 Exhibit B - Affidavit of Service for CIGNA, #3 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet) (Horbatiuk, Kevin)
November 7, 2018 NOTICE :The Clerk's Office cannot assign this case without a completed Civil Cover Sheet. Counsel is directed to forward a completed (2 Page Form)Civil Cover Sheet, answering all questions *** INCLUDING the NY-E Division of Business Rule 50.1(d)(2) section on the second page***. Please use the event Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet (Davis, Kimberly)

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