Oriska Corporation v. Hodge et al
Oriska Corporation |
Mr. Benjamin Landa, Roberta Reardon, Steven Topal, Grandview Brokerage, Inc., John Doe, Ira Lipsius, Broad Coverage Services, Inc., Wolf Eisenbach, Rashbi Management, Inc., National Financial Service, Cullen and Dykman, LLP, Raphael A. Weitzner, Israel Zeigelman, Martha Lees, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, LLP, Oriska Insurance Company, State University of New York, Annette Hall, Class Representatives of a Class of Employees of Employer Defendants as the interests of the Class, Allstate ASO, Sam Schlesinger, Howard A. Zucker, M.D., Jacob Friedman, Fred Abrams, Linda A. Lacewell, The Schlesinger Family Trust, Stella M. Vilardi, Isaac Muller, Alexi Arias, Carolyn Robinson, Berkshire Group, Inc., Dr. Merryl H. Tisch, Shmuel Lefkowitz, Michael Camilleri, Martin Schwartzman, Lipsius-Benhaim Law, LLP, Shorefront Operating, LLC (Seagate), Allstate Administrators, Inc., Ron Milch, Eli Feldman, Spencer Street Realty, Peter Fountas of the Research Foundation of the State University of New York, Karen Grant Williams, Pitterman Family Trust, Scott Dietrich of the Research Foundation of the State University of New York, Philipson Family Trust, SentosaCare, LLC, Class Defendant, Donna Hodge, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Scott Dietrich and Peter Fountas |
1:2021cv01999 |
April 14, 2021 |
US District Court for the Eastern District of New York |
Nicholas G Garaufis |
Roanne L Mann |
Labor: E.R.I.S.A. |
28 U.S.C. § 1441 Notice of Removal |
None |
Docket Report
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ORDER: Attorney Kernan's request to extend the deadline to show cause by thirty days is DENIED. A limited extension to June 21 is GRANTED. Ordered by Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis on 6/10/2021. (Baron, Laura) |
Filing 14 Letter by Class Defendant (Attachments: #1 attachment) (Kernan, James) |
Filing 13 Letter by Class Defendant (Kernan, James) |
Filing 12 CLERK'S JUDGMENT that the removed actions are remanded to New York Supreme Court, Oneida County; the federal actions are dismissed with prejudice; requests for attorneys fees and costs by the Defendants in the removed actions are granted, and Judgment is entered in favor of Defendants. Signed Douglas C. Palmer, Clerk of Court by Brenna B. Mahoney, Chief Deputy Clerk on May 28, 2021. (Lee, Tiffeny) |
Filing 11 MEMORANDUM & ORDER, For the reasons stated below, each of the Removed Actions is REMANDED to New York Supreme Court, Oneida County and each of the Federal Actions is DISMISSED with prejudice. Requests made by counsel in the Removed Actions for attorneys' fees and costs are GRANTED. Attorney James M. Kernan, counsel for the Class Representatives, is ORDERED to show cause within two weeks of the date of this Order, in writing, as to why he should not be referred to the Disciplinary Committee for this District in connection with his conduct in these lawsuits. So Ordered by Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis on 5/27/2021. (Certified copy of Order mailed to New York Supreme Court, Oneida County, County Clerk, 200 Elizabeth St #4, Utica, NY 13501, Docket No. EFCA 2020-1276) (Lee, Tiffeny) |
ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis for all further proceedings. Judge Rachel P. Kovner no longer assigned to 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. Ordered by Chief Judge Margo K. Brodie on 5/19/2021. (Bowens, Priscilla) |
Filing 10 Notice of MOTION to Remand to State Court by Shorefront Operating, LLC (Seagate). (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support (MOL in Support), #2 Declaration Affirmation of C. Buckey in Support of Motion to Remand, #3 Exhibit Exhibit A - 2017 Decision (Avalon), #4 Exhibit Exhibit B - 2018 Decision (Baypark), #5 Exhibit Exhibit C - HHC Order, #6 Exhibit Exhibit D - Decision of LCP, #7 Exhibit Exhibit E - Shorefront State Court Docket, #8 Exhibit Exhibit F - Buckey Ltr to Trial Court, #9 Exhibit Exhibit G - Trial Court Notice of Entry, #10 Exhibit Exhibit H - LCP MOL from Landa Defendants, #11 Exhibit Exhibit I - LCP MOL from Philipson Defendants, #12 Exhibit Exhibit J - Kernan Submission to LCP, #13 Exhibit Exhibit K - Kernan Notice of Appearance, #14 Exhibit Exhibit L - LCP Stay Order, #15 Exhibit Exhibit M - Original Complaint in Shorefront, #16 Exhibit Exhibit N - Notice of Removal from North Sea Action) (Buckey, Christopher) |
Filing 9 Summons Issued as to Fred Abrams, Allstate ASO, Allstate Administrators, Inc., Alexi Arias, Berkshire Group, Inc., Broad Coverage Services, Inc., Michael Camilleri, Cullen and Dykman, LLP, Andrew Cuomo, Scott Dietrich, Dr. Merryl H. Tisch, Wolf Eisenbach, Eli Feldman, Peter Fountas, Jacob Friedman, Grandview Brokerage, Inc., Karen Grant Williams, Annette Hall, Donna Hodge, Howard A. Zucker, M.D., Linda A. Lacewell, Benjamin Landa, Martha Lees, Shmuel Lefkowitz, Ira Lipsius, Lipsius-Benhaim Law, LLP, Ron Milch, Isaac Muller, National Financial Service, Oriska Insurance Company, Philipson Family Trust, Pitterman Family Trust, Rashbi Management, Inc., Roberta Reardon, Carolyn Robinson, Sam Schlesinger, Martin Schwartzman, Shorefront Operating, LLC (Seagate), Spencer Street Realty, State University of New York, The Schlesinger Family Trust, Steven Topal, Stella M. Vilardi, Raphael A. Weitzner, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, LLP, Israel Zeigelman. (Herrera, Isaiah) |
Filing 8 Proposed Summons. by Oriska Corporation (Policelli, Frank) |
Filing 7 MOTION to Consolidate Cases by Alexi Arias, Class Defendant, Class Representatives of a Class of Employees of Employer Defendants as the interests of the Class, Karen Grant Williams, Annette Hall, Donna Hodge. (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Memorandum, #3 #1 Attachment to Memorandum-JPML Motion, #4 #2 Attachment to Memorandum-Schedule of Actions, #5 #3 Attachment to Memorandum-Brief to Panel, #6 #4- Judge Libert Order) (Kernan, James) |
Filing 6 Summons Issued as to Fred Abrams, Allstate ASO, Allstate Administrators, Inc., Berkshire Group, Inc., Broad Coverage Services, Inc., Michael Camilleri, Cullen and Dykman, LLP, Andrew Cuomo, Scott Dietrich, Dr. Merryl H. Tisch, Wolf Eisenbach, Eli Feldman, Peter Fountas, Jacob Friedman, Grandview Brokerage, Inc., Howard A. Zucker, M.D., Linda A. Lacewell, Benjamin Landa, Martha Lees, Shmuel Lefkowitz, Ira Lipsius, Lipsius-Benhaim Law, LLP, Ron Milch, Isaac Muller, National Financial Service, Oriska Insurance Company, Philipson Family Trust, Pitterman Family Trust, Rashbi Management, Inc., Roberta Reardon, Carolyn Robinson, Sam Schlesinger, Martin Schwartzman, Shorefront Operating, LLC (Seagate), Spencer Street Realty, State University of New York, The Schlesinger Family Trust, Steven Topal, Stella M. Vilardi, Raphael A. Weitzner, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, LLP, Israel Zeigelman. (Attachments: #1 Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, LLP, #2 Cullen and Dykman, LLP, #3 Rashbi Management, Inc., #4 Oriska Insurance Company, #5 Philipson Family Trust, #6 Sam Schlesinger, #7 Martin Schwartzman, #8 Spencer Street Realty, #9 Berkshire Group, Inc., #10 Pitterman Family Trust, #11 The Schlesinger Family Trust, #12 National Financial Service, #13 Stella M. Vilardi, #14 Raphael A. Weitzner, #15 Governor Andrew Cuomo, #16 Linda A. Lacewell, #17 Martha Lees, #18 Roberta Reardon, #19 Carolyn Robinson, #20 Dr. Merryl H. Tisch, #21 Scott Dietrich, #22 State University of New York, #23 Peter Fountas, #24 Howard A. Zucker, M.D., #25 Wolf Eisenbach, #26 Grandview Brokerage, Inc., #27 Mr. Benjamin Landa, #28 Ira Lipsius, #29 Isaac Muller, #30 Allstate Administrators, Inc., #31 Allstate ASO, #32 Broad Coverage Services, Inc., #33 Michael Camilleri, #34 Eli Feldman, #35 Shorefront Operating, LLC (Seagate), #36 Steven Topal, #37 Ron Milch, #38 Shmuel Lefkowitz, #39 Jacob Friedman, #40 Fred Abrams) (Herrera, Isaiah) |
Filing 5 Proposed Summons. Re #1 Notice of Removal, by Alexi Arias, Class Defendant, Karen Grant Williams, Annette Hall, Donna Hodge (Kernan, James) |
Filing 4 This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made, if any. (Bowens, Priscilla) |
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. (Bowens, Priscilla) |
Filing 2 Civil Cover Sheet.. by Alexi Arias, Class Defendant, Class Representatives of a Class of Employees of Employer Defendants as the interests of the Class, Karen Grant Williams, Annette Hall, Donna Hodge (Kernan, James) |
Case Assigned to Judge Rachel P. Kovner and Magistrate Judge Roanne L. Mann. 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) |
This case has been opened in the Eastern District of New York. If you plan to continue representing your client(s), you must be admitted to practice before this court. You must do so by applying for Pro Hac Vice or permanent admission. To apply for Pro Hac Vice admission, you must first register for an ECF login and password. Please visit the Court's website at www.nyed.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions for guidance. Once registered, you must electronically file a Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. You must pay the required pro hac vice fee online. (Bowens, Priscilla) |
Notice of Related Case: The Civil Cover Sheet filed in this civil action indicates a related case. (Bowens, Priscilla) |
Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Alexi Arias, Class Defendant, Class Representatives of a Class of Employees of Employer Defendants as the interests of the Class, Karen Grant Williams, Annette Hall, Donna Hodge from Kings County Supreme Court, case number EFCA2019-524009. ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ANYEDC-14372478) (Attachments: #1 Complaint, #2 Civil Cover Sheet) (Kernan, James) |
Incorrect Case/Document/Entry Information. The Civil Cover Sheet was not filled out correctly - specifically on page 2 the NY-E Division of Business Rule 50.1(d)(2)section of the document. Question 1 indicates YES, however, this is not a removal from NYS Court located in Suffolk or Nassau County. Counsel is directed to correct Civil Cover Sheet and resubmit. (Bowens, Priscilla) |
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