Schwartz v. Qazi, et al
Plaintiff: Michael Schwartz
Defendant: Imran Qazi and Friendly Ride Inc.
Case Number: 2:2024cv00911
Filed: February 6, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Presiding Judge: James M Wicks
Nature of Suit: Labor: Fair Standards
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. ยง 201 Fair Labor Standards Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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March 18, 2024 Opinion or Order INITIAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULING ORDER: An Initial Rule 16 Scheduling Conference will be held on April 30, 2024 at 10:30 AM before Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks via the Court's Video Zoom. The Court will email the Zoom invitation closer to the conference date. All counsel must attend. Following the conference, the Court will issue a Discovery Order tailored to the circumstances of this FLSA case. As such, counsel need not prepare a discovery worksheet prior to the Initial Conference. This conference is a public proceeding, and all are welcome to attend via telephone or via video. If you would like to receive the Zoom invitation, please contact Judge Wicks' Courtroom Deputy at (631) 712-5625. 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. Counsel for all parties are directed to review Docket Entry No. #2 , concerning the assignment of a Magistrate Judge to oversee this case. If by May 30, 2024 all parties have not signed and filed the consent form consenting to the jurisdiction of the assigned Magistrate Judge, the Clerk of Court is directed to randomly assign a District Judge to the case. In that event, the assigned Magistrate Judge will remain on the case and preside over all non-dispositive pretrial matters unless the assigned District Judge orders otherwise. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks on 3/18/2024. (DF)
March 16, 2024 Filing 4 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service) (Fazio, Joseph)
February 6, 2024 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (CL)
February 6, 2024 Filing 2 Clerks Notice Re: Consent. A magistrate judge has been assigned as the presiding judge in this case as part of a Pilot Program, governed by EDNY Administrative Order 2023-23. In accordance with Rule 73 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Local Rule 73.1, the parties are notified that if all parties consent, the assigned Magistrate Judge is available to conduct all proceedings in this action including a (jury or nonjury) trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. Attached to this 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 is also available here: #https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/edny-direct-assignment-pilot-program. Any party may withhold its consent without adverse substantive consequences. Do NOT return or file the consent unless all parties have signed the consent. Unless all parties consent to the Magistrate Judge jurisdiction by the deadline set forth in the Administrative Order 2023-23, a District Judge will be assigned to the case. The parties are directed to review the terms of Administrative Order 2023-23 and other materials related to the Pilot Program on the Courts website: #https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/edny-direct-assignment-pilot-program. (CL)
February 6, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Friendly Ride Inc., Imran Qazi filing fee $ 405, receipt number BNYEDC-17541658 Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -yes,, filed by Michael Schwartz. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Summons, #2 Civil Cover Sheet) (Pervez, Nadia)
February 6, 2024 This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. (CL)
February 6, 2024 Case Assigned to 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)

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Plaintiff: Michael Schwartz
Represented By: Nadia M. Pervez
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Defendant: Imran Qazi
Represented By: Joseph Anthony Fazio
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Defendant: Friendly Ride Inc.
Represented By: Joseph Anthony Fazio
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