Debs v. Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.
Plaintiff: Adrienne Debs
Defendant: Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. and Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart
3Rd Party Defendant: Whole Foods Market Services, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2018cv06993
Filed: December 7, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Carol Bagley Amon
Referring Judge: Sanket J Bulsara
2 Judge: Eric R Komitee
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 20, 2020 Filing 36 STIPULATION of Dismissal with prejudice without costs to either party by Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. (Levine, Mitchell)
August 20, 2020 Opinion or Order SCHEDULING ORDER: The parties failed to comply with the Court's order dated 6/29/2020; a status conference will be held on 8/27/2020 at 11:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara. The parties are directed to call the toll-free number 877-336-1274. The access code is 6534420. The parties shall dial in five (5) minutes before the 11:00 AM conference. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 8/20/2020. (Manson, Eddie)
August 20, 2020 Civil Case Terminated. (Guy, Alicia)
June 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Minute Entry and Order for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara: A Settlement Conference was held on 6/29/2020 via video conference. All parties were present. A settlement has been reached. The parties are directed to file a stipulation of dismissal by 8/13/2020. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 6/29/2020. (Guo, Alicia) .
June 25, 2020 Opinion or Order ORDER: The deadline for close of fact discovery is extended to 8/24/2020. The deadline for completion of all discovery is extended to 9/24/2020. The deadline to take the first step in dispositive motion practice is extended to 10/24/2020. A Status Conference will be held on 9/9/2020 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 6/25/2020. (Guo, Alicia)
June 24, 2020 Filing 35 Letter MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery by Adrienne Debs. (Valet, Thomas)
June 24, 2020 Opinion or Order ORDER: The Court is prepared to hold a settlement conference as originally scheduled on 6/29/2020, but via video conference. The parties shall inform the Court by close of business on 6/25/2020 whether they are able to participate via video for the settlement conference, which the Court will facilitate. If the parties both wish to proceed, then they must each provide an email address (for both counsel and a client representative) to the Court via letter so that the Court may connect the parties to a video conference. A phone number should also be provided. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 6/24/2020. (Guo, Alicia)
April 2, 2020 Opinion or Order ORDER: The Settlement Conference scheduled for 4/7/2020 is hereby adjourned to 6/29/2020 at 2:30 PM in Courtroom 324N before Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 4/2/2020. (Guo, Alicia)
April 1, 2020 Filing 34 Letter Requesting Adjournment by Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., Whole Foods Market Services, Inc. (Levine, Mitchell)
March 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Minute Entry and Order for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara: An in-person Status Conference was held on 3/10/2020. Counsel for all parties were present. The deadline for close of fact discovery is extended to 4/24/2020. The deadline for completion of expert discovery is extended to 6/26/2020. The deadline to take the first step in dispositive motion practice is extended to 7/24/2020. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 3/10/2020. (FTR Log #10:36-11:01.) (Guo, Alicia)
February 28, 2020 Opinion or Order SCHEDULING ORDER: An in person Status Conference will be held on 3/10/2020 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 324N before Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 2/28/2020. (Guo, Alicia)
February 27, 2020 Filing 33 Letter MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery by Adrienne Debs. (Valet, Thomas)
February 9, 2020 Case Reassigned to Judge Eric R. Komitee. Judge Carol Bagley Amon no longer assigned to the case. 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. (Mahoney, Brenna)
January 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Minute Entry and Order for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara: An in person Status Conference was held on 1/13/2020. All parties were present. The deadline for close of all discovery is 2/28/2020. The deadline to take the first step in dispositive motion practice is 3/27/2020. Any letters or motions related to discovery must be filed by 1/21/2020. Discovery letters/motions are not to exceed 3 pages in length. No responses are permitted. The Status Conference scheduled for 1/29/2020 is adjourned sine die. An in person Settlement Conference will be held on 4/7/2020 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 324N before Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara. Counsel are to refer to the Settlement Section of this Court's Individual Rules in preparation for the conference. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara. (FTR Log #2:18-3:00.) (Guo, Alicia)
January 12, 2020 Opinion or Order ORDER: The Motion to Adjourn Conference #32 is granted. The Settlement Conference scheduled for 1/13/2020 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 324N before Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara will now be held as a Status Conference instead. The time and date remain the same. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 1/12/2020. (Guo, Alicia)
January 10, 2020 Filing 32 First MOTION to Adjourn Conference by Adrienne Debs. (Valet, Thomas)
January 9, 2020 Filing 31 NOTICE of Appearance by Peter Joseph Murano, III on behalf of Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., Whole Foods Market Services, Inc. (aty to be noticed) (Murano, Peter)
December 8, 2019 Opinion or Order ORDER: The Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery #30 is granted. The deadline to complete fact discovery is extended to 2/4/2020. The deadline to complete all discovery remains 3/9/2020 and the deadline to take the first step in dispositive motion practice remains 4/9/2020. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 12/8/2019. (Guo, Alicia)
December 6, 2019 Filing 30 Letter Requesting Extension of Time by Adrienne Debs (Valet, Thomas) Modified on 12/8/2019 (Guo, Alicia).
October 3, 2019 Opinion or Order ORDER: The Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery #29 is granted in part. The deadline for fact discovery will be extended to 12/06/2019. The in person Status Conference scheduled for 12/05/2019 at 10:00 AM will be adjourned to 1/29/2020 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 324N before Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara. The Court will discuss the remainder of the post-fact discovery schedule at the Status Conference in January. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 10/3/2019. (Guo, Alicia)
October 2, 2019 Filing 29 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery by Adrienne Debs. (Valet, Thomas)
September 6, 2019 Opinion or Order ORDER: The motion to adjourn conference #28 is granted. The settlement conference is rescheduled for 1/13/2020 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 324N before Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara. Notwithstanding the adjournment of the settlement conference, the other deadlines in the Rule 16 Order remain in place and must be complied with absent a motion to extend, which must be supported by good cause. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 9/6/2019. (Guo, Alicia)
September 5, 2019 Filing 28 MOTION to Adjourn Settlement Conference by Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.. (Levine, Mitchell) Modified on 9/6/2019 (Guo, Alicia).
August 20, 2019 Opinion or Order SCHEDULING ORDER: An in-person status conference will be held on 12/5/2019 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 324N before Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 8/20/2019. (Murphy, Colleen)
August 20, 2019 Opinion or Order ORDER: The motion for extension of time #27 is granted. The discovery deadlines are hereby extended as follows: (1) fact discovery must be completed by 10/7/2019; (2) expert reports must be exchanged by 11/7/2019; (3) expert depositions must be completed by 12/27/2019; and (4) all discovery must be completed by 3/9/2020. The deadline to take the first step in dispositive motion practice is hereby extended to 4/9/2020. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 8/20/2019. (Murphy, Colleen)
August 19, 2019 Filing 27 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery by Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., Whole Foods Market Services, Inc.. (Levine, Mitchell)
May 16, 2019 Opinion or Order ORDER: The motion to adjourn #26 is granted. The settlement conference scheduled for 6/4/2019 is hereby adjourned to 9/9/2019 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 324N before Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara. The discovery deadlines are hereby extended as follows: (1) fact discovery must be completed by 8/23/2019; (2) expert reports must be exchanged by 9/23/2019; (3) expert depositions must be completed by 11/12/2019; and (4) all discovery must be completed by 1/22/2020. The deadline to take the first step in dispositive motion practice is hereby extended to 2/24/2020. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 5/16/2019. (Murphy, Colleen)
May 15, 2019 Filing 26 MOTION to Adjourn Conference and Extend Discovery Deadlines by Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., Whole Foods Market Services, Inc.. (Levine, Mitchell)
May 3, 2019 Filing 25 Defendant's ANSWER to #24 Answer to Amended Complaint, Crossclaim Only Crossclaim by Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Service) (Levine, Mitchell)
April 12, 2019 Filing 24 ANSWER to #21 Amended Complaint (second), CROSSCLAIM against Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., Whole Foods Market Services, Inc. by Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart. (Rosenfarb, Jason)
March 27, 2019 Filing 23 Verified ANSWER to Complaint by Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., Whole Foods Market Services, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Affidavit of Service) (Levine, Mitchell)
March 15, 2019 Filing 22 Verified ANSWER to #14 Third Party Complaint by Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., Whole Foods Market Services, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Service) (Levine, Mitchell)
March 8, 2019 Filing 21 AMENDED COMPLAINT Second Amended Verified Complaint against Adrienne Debs, filed by Adrienne Debs. (Valet, Thomas)
February 28, 2019 Filing 20 ANSWER to #11 Crossclaim by Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Service) (Levine, Mitchell)
February 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER: The proposed confidentiality order #17 is so ordered. To the extent that any portion of the stipulation is inconsistent with this Court's procedures for sealing documents or the standards governing the ability of this Court to permit the sealing of documents, the Court's practices and standards shall be followed by the parties and will govern any dispute. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 2/25/2019. (Murphy, Colleen)
February 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 18 SCHEDULING ORDER: the parties shall submit a joint certification that discovery has been completed by 11/22/2019. Other deadlines set based on parties' submitted joint discovery worksheet and are reflected in the attached order. An in-person settlement conference will be held on 6/4/2019 at 10:00 A.M. before Magistrate Judge Bulsara in Courtroom 324N. All parties must be present. Parties are to submit their respective ex parte settlement positions via Chamber's email no later than three days before 6/4/2019. Counsel are to refer to the Settlement Section of this Court's Individual Rules in preparation for the conference, which is available on the Courts website. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 2/22/2019. (Manson, Eddie)
February 22, 2019 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara: An in person initial conference was held on 2/22/2019. Counsel for both parties were present. (See separate docket entry for order issuing from this proceeding.) (FTR Log #11:45-12:01.) (Manson, Eddie)
February 22, 2019 Filing 17 Letter MOTION for Discovery proposed confidentiality order by Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Rosenfarb, Jason)
February 15, 2019 Filing 16 Letter To Judge Balsara by Adrienne Debs (Valet, Thomas)
February 13, 2019 Filing 15 Summons Issued as to Whole Foods Market Services, Inc. (Fernandez, Erica)
February 8, 2019 Filing 14 THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT against Whole Foods Market Services, Inc., filed by Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Proposed Summons, #3 Certificate of Service) (Rosenfarb, Jason)
February 6, 2019 Filing 13 Proposed Scheduling Order by Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. (Levine, Mitchell)
February 6, 2019 Opinion or Order ORDER: The motion for leave to file #12 is granted. Any third-party Complaint must be filed by 2/13/2019. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 2/6/2019. (Murphy, Colleen)
February 5, 2019 Filing 12 Letter MOTION for Leave to File Document Third-Party Complaint by Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Summons Proposed Third-Party Complaint) (Rosenfarb, Jason)
January 29, 2019 Filing 11 CROSSCLAIM against Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., filed by Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart. (Rosenfarb, Jason)
January 29, 2019 Filing 10 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart (Rosenfarb, Jason)
December 21, 2018 Filing 9 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Adrienne Debs (Valet, Thomas)
December 21, 2018 Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas P. Valet on behalf of All Plaintiffs (aty to be noticed) (Valet, Thomas)
December 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 7 SCHEDULING ORDER: An in-person initial conference will be held at 11:30 A.M. on 2/22/2019 before Magistrate Judge Bulsara in Courtroom 324N. All counsel must attend. Counsel are directed to complete the attached Discovery Plan Worksheet and electronically file same with the Court no later than two days before 2/22/2019. Should the parties wish to adopt a plan for discovery different from the structure in the discovery worksheet, they may do so only if they file a letter explaining why such a plan is appropriate in this case. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 12/13/2018. (Manson, Eddie)
December 11, 2018 Filing 6 This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made, if any. (Bowens, Priscilla)
December 11, 2018 Filing 5 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. (Bowens, Priscilla)
December 11, 2018 Case assigned to Judge Carol Bagley Amon and Magistrate Judge Sanket J. Bulsara. 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. (Bowens, Priscilla)
December 10, 2018 Filing 4 EXHIBIT C_Answer by Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.. Related document: #1 Notice of Removal, filed by Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.. (Levine, Mitchell)
December 7, 2018 Filing 3 Proposed Summons.Civil Cover Sheet.. by Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. (Levine, Mitchell)
December 7, 2018 Filing 2 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent WHOLE FOOD MARKET GROUP, INC. for Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit) (Levine, Mitchell)
December 7, 2018 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by All Defendants WHOLE FOOD MARKET GROUP, INC. from Supreme Kings County, case number 514850/2018. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ANYEDC-11005432) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit, #9 Exhibit, #10 Exhibit, #11 Exhibit) (Levine, Mitchell)

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Plaintiff: Adrienne Debs
Represented By: Paul N. Arida
Represented By: Thomas P. Valet
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Defendant: Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.
Represented By: Mitchell B. Levine
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Defendant: Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart
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