Watt v. AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
Plaintiff: Laurie Konecky Watt
Defendant: AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
Case Number: 2:2022cv07671
Filed: December 16, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Gary R Brown
Referring Judge: James M Wicks
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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February 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 SCHEDULING ORDER: Please See Order For Further Details. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks on 2/8/2023. (DF)
February 8, 2023 Filing 10 Minute Order for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks: CIVIL CAUSE FOR INITIAL CONFERENCE. Counsel for Plaintiff: Betsy G. Desoye. Counsel for Defendant: Abed Z. Bhuyan. Initial Conference Hearing held on 2/8/2023 at 3:00 PM. Following discussion with counsel and review of the submitted worksheet, the Court adopted a Scheduling Order which is attached at DE #11 . A Status Conference has been scheduled for July 17, 2023 at 11:30 AM via the Court's Video Zoom. The Court will email the Zoom invitation closer to the conference date. A Final Pretrial Conference has been scheduled for November 20, 2023 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 1020. A joint proposed pretrial order in compliance with Judge Wicks' requirements and signed by counsel for each party must be received by the undersigned 5 business days prior to this conference. THE PARTIES ARE REMINDED that audio or video recording of proceedings by any party other than the Court is strictly prohibited by Local Civil Rule 1.8. Violation of this rule may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed appropriate by the Court. (FTR Log #2:58-3:07 (Video).) (DF)
February 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 CONSENT to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks for all further proceedings. Judge Gary R. Brown 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. So Ordered by Judge Gary R. Brown on 2/8/2023. (JC)
February 8, 2023 Case no longer referred to Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks. (JC)
February 1, 2023 Filing 8 Proposed Scheduling Order by AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (Attachments: #1 AO85 Notice Consent and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge) (Bhuyan, Abed)
January 11, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 INITIAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULING ORDER: An initial conference via Zoom will be held February 8, 2023 at 3:00 PM before Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks. The Court will email the Zoom invitation closer to the conference date. All counsel must attend. Counsel are directed to complete the attached Proposed 26(f) Scheduling Order and electronically file same with the Court no later than February 1, 2023. 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. THE PARTIES ARE REMINDED that audio or video recording of proceedings by any party other than the Court is strictly prohibited by Local Civil Rule 1.8. Violation of this rule may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed appropriate by the Court. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks on 1/11/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Rule 26(f) Scheduling Order, #2 JMW Individual Rules) (DF)
January 10, 2023 Filing 6 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, by AvalonBay Communities, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Service Attorney Affirmation of Service) (Bhuyan, Abed)
January 4, 2023 Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Laurie Konecky Watt. AvalonBay Communities, Inc. served on 12/20/2022, answer due 1/10/2023. (Desoye, Betsy)
December 19, 2022 Filing 4 Summons Issued as to AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (CL)
December 19, 2022 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. (CL)
December 19, 2022 Filing 2 This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made, if any. (SR) (Additional attachment(s) added on 12/19/2022: #1 Additional Corrections) (CL).
December 19, 2022 Case Assigned to Judge Gary R. Brown and Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks. 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. (CL)
December 16, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against AvalonBay Communities, Inc. filing fee $ 402, receipt number ANYEDC-16236778 Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -NO,, filed by Laurie Konecky Watt. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Proposed Summons) (Desoye, Betsy) Modified on 12/19/2022 (CL).

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Plaintiff: Laurie Konecky Watt
Represented By: Betsy G. Desoye
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Represented By: Abed Z. Bhuyan
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