Government Employees Insurance Company et al v. Grody et al
| Government Employees Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO General Insurance Company and GEICO Casualty Company |
| Gary Grody, Lance Grody, Linzian Consulting, Inc., Irina Zayonts, Law Offices of David R Darvish, P.C., David Darvish, Esq. and John Doe Defendants "1" through "10" |
| 1:2022cv03598 |
| June 17, 2022 |
| US District Court for the Eastern District of New York |
| Brian M Cogan |
| Fraud or Truth-In-Lending |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Fraud |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 49 STIPULATION of Dismissal with Prejudice as to Gary Grody a/k/a "Lance" Grody, Linzian Consulting, Inc., Irina Zayonts, Law Offices of David R. Darvish, P.C., and David Darvish, Esq. by GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company (Levy, Barry) |
ORDER DISMISSING CASE. The Court having been advised that this matter has settled, the case is dismissed, subject to reinstatement at the request of any party within 30 days. The Court retains jurisdiction to So Order any settlement documents if they are filed within this period. Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 11/19/2022. (Cogan, Brian)
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| Filing 48 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #25 Amended Complaint, (Pending Completion of Anticipated Settlement in Principle) by David Darvish, Esq, Law Offices of David R Darvish, P.C.. (Eisenberg, Lloyd) |
| Filing 47 STATUS REPORT A settlement in principle has been reached by GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company (Levy, Barry) |
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Filing 46
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ORDERED that Google show cause as to why an order should not be issued and entered (i) directing Google to immediately and fully comply with the subpoena duces tecum served by GEICO; (ii) finding Google in contempt based on its failure to respond to the subpoenas served on it by Plaintiffs on October 25, 2022; and (iii) awarding Plaintiffs such other and further relief as the Court deems proper, including the counsel fees and costs associated with the present application. Any papers in opposition to GEICO's application and this Order to Show Cause must be filed by ECF on or before 11/23/22. ( Show Cause Hearing set for 11/30/2022 at 02:45 PM in Courtroom 8D South before Judge Brian M. Cogan.) ( Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 11/14/2022 ) (RG)
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| Filing 45 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #25 Amended Complaint, by David Darvish, Esq, Law Offices of David R Darvish, P.C.. (Eisenberg, Lloyd) |
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ORDER granting #45 . Darvish Defendants' time to answer extended to 11/18/2022. Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 11/14/2022. (PW)
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| Filing 44 REPLY in Support re #43 Letter MOTION to Compel Letter to Judge Cogan re: Order to Show Cause against Google LLC Plaintiffs letter in support requesting that the Court sign the Order to Show Cause against Google LLC filed by GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-Google's response letter) (Levy, Barry) |
| Filing 43 Letter MOTION to Compel Letter to Judge Cogan re: Order to Show Cause against Google LLC by GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Order to Show Cause against Google LLC) (Vanunu, Michael) |
| Filing 42 ANSWER to #25 Amended Complaint, by Gary Grody, Linzian Consulting, Inc.. (Shulov, Victor) |
| Minute Entry and Order for Oral Argument held before Judge Brian M. Cogan on 10/31/2022. Counsel for plaintiff and defendants Darvish, Law Offices of David R Darvish, P.C., Grody, and Linzian Consulting, Inc. appeared by video conference. The Darvish Defendants' motion to dismiss at #27 is denied. The Darvish defendants must comply with plaintiffs' discovery requests by 11/10/2022. All party discovery, including depositions, must be completed by 12/15/2022. See transcript for details. (Court Reporter Anthony Frisolone.) (PW) |
| Filing 41 First MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery Request, on Consent, for Extension of Fact Discovery Deadline by GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. (Vanunu, Michael) |
| Set/Reset Hearing: Oral Argument set for 10/27/2022 is reset to 10/31/2022 at 5:00 pm by video. A ZoomGov link will be emailed to counsel of record. (PW) |
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SCHEDULING ORDER: Oral Argument on Darvish defendants' motion to dismiss is scheduled for 10/27/2022 at 5:00 pm by video. A ZoomGov link will be emailed to counsel of record. Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 10/20/2022. (PW)
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| Filing 40 Joint MOTION for Discovery Ruling (after meet and confer) by David Darvish, Esq, Law Offices of David R Darvish, P.C.. (Eisenberg, Lloyd) |
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Filing 39
CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER re: #38 Motion for Protective Order. ( Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 10/17/2022 ) (RG)
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| Filing 38 Letter MOTION for Protective Order by GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Proposed Confidentiality Order) (Vanunu, Michael) |
| Filing 37 REPLY in Support re #34 MOTION to Stay Discovery as to the Darvish Defendants or, in the alternative, for a One Week Extension of the Time to Serve Discovery Responses filed by David Darvish, Esq, Law Offices of David R Darvish, P.C.. (Eisenberg, Lloyd) |
| Filing 36 RESPONSE in Opposition re #34 MOTION to Stay Discovery as to the Darvish Defendants or, in the alternative, for a One Week Extension of the Time to Serve Discovery Responses filed by GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. (Vanunu, Michael) |
| Filing 35 NOTICE of Appearance by Benjamin Max Pinczewski on behalf of Irina Zayonts (aty to be noticed) (Pinczewski, Benjamin) |
| Filing 34 MOTION to Stay Discovery as to the Darvish Defendants or, in the alternative, for a One Week Extension of the Time to Serve Discovery Responses by David Darvish, Esq, Law Offices of David R Darvish, P.C.. (Eisenberg, Lloyd) |
| Filing 33 Clerk's ENTRY OF DEFAULT It appearing from the docket maintained in this action that defendant Irina Zayonts has failed to appear or otherwise defend this action, the default of defendant Irina Zayonts is hereby noted pursuant to Rule 55a of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Poveda, J.) |
| Filing 32 Request for Certificate of Default by GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company (Attachments: #1 Affidavit in Support of Certificate of Default for Irina Zayonts, #2 Exhibit A- Certificate of Manpower) (Wolff, Alexandra) |
| Filing 31 REPLY in Support re #27 Letter MOTION for pre motion conference or briefing schedule on Proposed Motion to Dismiss Complaint filed by David Darvish, Esq, Law Offices of David R Darvish, P.C.. (Eisenberg, Lloyd) |
| Filing 30 NOTICE of Appearance by Rovshan Chingiz Sharifov on behalf of Gary Grody, Linzian Consulting, Inc. (aty to be noticed) (Sharifov, Rovshan) |
| Filing 29 RESPONSE in Opposition re #27 Letter MOTION for pre motion conference or briefing schedule on Proposed Motion to Dismiss Complaint filed by GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. (Vanunu, Michael) |
| Filing 28 SUMMONS Returned Executed by GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO Casualty Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. Irina Zayonts served on 8/16/2022, answer due 9/6/2022. (Levy, Barry) |
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ORDER deferring ruling on #27 . The premotion conference is waived. This letter is deemed to constitute the Darvish defendants' motion to dismiss. Plaintiff's opposition due 8/29/2022; reply due 9/2/2022. Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 8/21/2022. (Weisberg, Peggy)
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| Filing 27 Letter MOTION for pre motion conference or briefing schedule on Proposed Motion to Dismiss Complaint by David Darvish, Esq, Law Offices of David R Darvish, P.C.. (Eisenberg, Lloyd) |
| Filing 26 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael T. Mullen on behalf of Gary Grody (aty to be noticed) (Mullen, Michael) |
| Minute Entry and Order for Status Conference held on 8/12/2022 before Judge Brian M. Cogan. Counsel for both parties present via telephone. Defendants' letter motion to dismiss, if any is to be filed, is due by 8/19/2022. Parties will exchange Rule 26(a)(1) by 8/26/2022; discovery requests must be exchanged by 9/9/2022; document discovery will close on 10/9/2022; fact discovery will conclude on 11/23/2022. (Weisberg, Peggy) |
| Filing 25 AMENDED COMPLAINT against David Darvish, Esq, Gary Grody, John Doe Defendants "1" through "10", Law Offices of David R Darvish, P.C., Linzian Consulting, Inc., Irina Zayonts, filed by GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO Casualty Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Representative Sample of Fraudulent Claims Identified to Date) (Levy, Barry) |
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ORDER re: #24 . The Court will wait for plaintiffs' amended complaint, due 8/9/2022. Once filed, the Court will convene another conference on 8/12/2022 at 5:30 pm to set a schedule for motion practice, discovery, or both. Parties will use the toll-free number 888-684-8852 followed by access code 6427877#. When the conference begins, parties will be prompted to input the security code 3598#. Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 8/4/2022. (Weisberg, Peggy)
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| Filing 24 Letter to Judge Cogan Re: Amended Complaint by GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company (Vanunu, Michael) |
| Filing 23 ANSWER to #1 Complaint,, by Gary Grody, Linzian Consulting, Inc.. (Shulov, Victor) |
| Filing 22 First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer and vacate default as to Linzian Consulting, Inc. by Gary Grody, Linzian Consulting, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Supplement Stipulation) (Shulov, Victor) |
| Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Victor L Shulov on behalf of Gary Grody, Linzian Consulting, Inc. (aty to be noticed) (Shulov, Victor) |
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ORDER granting #22 Grody Defendants' Motion for Extension of Time to file their Answer until 8/12/2022, on condition that these defendants shall observe the Scheduling Order entered at the Initial Status Conference at which they were not present. The Clerk is directed to VACATE the entry of default against defendant Linzian. Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 7/28/2022. (Weisberg, Peggy)
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| Filing 20 SUMMONS Returned Executed by GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO Casualty Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. Gary Grody served on 7/22/2022, answer due 8/12/2022. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Service Second Affidavit of Service for Defendant Gary Grody a/k/a Lance Grody at his apartment in New York, New York) (Vanunu, Michael) |
| Filing 19 Request for Certificate of Default by GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company (Attachments: #1 Affidavit in Support of Certificate of Default for Gary Grody a/k/a Lance Grody, #2 Exhibit A- Certificate of Manpower) (Vanunu, Michael) |
| Minute Entry and Order for Initial Status Conference held on 7/27/2022 before Judge Brian M. Cogan. Counsel for both parties present by telephone. By 8/3/2022, plaintiffs will file a letter informing the Court whether they want to amend the complaint. If plaintiffs choose not to amend their complaint, then the Premotion Conference for defendants' motion to dismiss is waived and defendants' motion to dismiss is due 8/17/2022; plaintiffs' response is due 8/31/2022; and defendants' reply is due 9/7/2022. If plaintiffs choose to amend their complaint, the Court will convene another conference after it has been filed. (Weisberg, Peggy) |
| Filing 18 Clerk's ENTRY OF DEFAULT It appearing from the docket maintained in this action that defendant Linzian Consulting, Inc. has failed to appear or otherwise defend this action, the default of defendant Linzian Consulting, Inc. is hereby noted pursuant to Rule 55a of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Poveda, J.) VACATED pursuant to 07/28/2022 Order of Judge Cogan. This entry has been modified on 08/01/2022 to indicate Clerk's Entry of Default has been vacated. |
| Filing 17 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Joint Case Management Plan) (Vanunu, Michael) |
| Filing 16 SUMMONS Returned Executed by GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO Casualty Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. Irina Zayonts served on 7/21/2022, answer due 8/11/2022. (Levy, Barry) |
| Filing 15 SUMMONS Returned Executed by GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO Casualty Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. Gary Grody served on 6/30/2022, answer due 7/21/2022. (Vanunu, Michael) |
| Filing 14 Request for Certificate of Default by GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company (Attachments: #1 Affidavit in Support of Certificate of Default for Linzian Consulting, Inc.) (Vanunu, Michael) |
| Filing 13 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint,, (or Pre-Motion to Dismiss Letter) by David Darvish, Esq, Law Offices of David R Darvish, P.C.. (Eisenberg, Lloyd) |
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ORDER granting #13 . Darvish Defendants' time to answer extended to 8/1/2022. The Initial Status Conference set for 7/27/2022 will proceed as scheduled since the Court does not wait for answers to be filed since they are not useful in planning discovery. Parties are reminded to comply with the mandatory requirements for the conference set forth at #7 . Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 7/15/2022. (Weisberg, Peggy)
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| Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Ruya Carton on behalf of David Darvish, Esq, Law Offices of David R Darvish, P.C. (aty to be noticed) (Carton, Ruya) |
| Filing 11 SUMMONS Returned Executed by GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO Casualty Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. Linzian Consulting, Inc. served on 6/27/2022, answer due 7/18/2022. (Levy, Barry) |
| Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO Casualty Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. Law Offices of David R Darvish, P.C. served on 6/27/2022, answer due 7/18/2022. (Levy, Barry) |
| Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO Casualty Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. David Darvish, Esq served on 6/27/2022, answer due 7/18/2022. (Levy, Barry) |
| Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Lloyd M. Eisenberg on behalf of David Darvish, Esq, Law Offices of David R Darvish, P.C. (aty to be noticed) (Eisenberg, Lloyd) |
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Filing 7
SCHEDULING ORDER: A telephonic Initial Status Conference is set for 7/27/2022 at 1:30 pm. Parties will use the toll-free number 888-684-8852 followed by access code 6427877#. When the conference begins, parties will be prompted to input the security code 3598#. See attached mandatory requirements for the conference. Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 6/20/2022. (Weisberg, Peggy)
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| Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Alexandra Wolff on behalf of GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company (aty to be noticed) (Wolff, Alexandra) |
| Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Vanunu on behalf of GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company (aty to be noticed) (Vanunu, Michael) |
| Filing 4 Summons Issued as to David Darvish, Esq, Gary Grody, John Doe Defendants "1" through "10", Law Offices of David R Darvish, P.C., Linzian Consulting, Inc., Irina Zayonts. (Davis, Kimberly) . |
| 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. (Davis, Kimberly) |
| Filing 2 Corporate Disclosure Statement by GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company identifying Corporate Parent GEICO Corporation, Other Affiliate Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. for GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. (Levy, Barry) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against David Darvish, Esq, Gary Grody, John Doe Defendants "1" through "10", Law Offices of David R Darvish, P.C., Linzian Consulting, Inc., Irina Zayonts filing fee $ 402, receipt number ANYEDC-15672857 Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed - NO,, filed by GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO Casualty Company, Government Employees Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Proposed Summons and Rider, #3 Exhibit 1 - Representative Sample of Fraudulent Claims) (Levy, Barry) |
| Case Assigned to Judge Brian M. Cogan. 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) |
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