Morales et al v. Watsontown Trucking Company et al
Plaintiff: Kimberly R. Morales and Ricardo A. Morales
Defendant: Watsontown Trucking Company and David A. Bason
Not Classified By Court: James E. Hacker
Case Number: 1:2019cv00050
Filed: January 14, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Mae A D'Agostino
Referring Judge: Christian F Hummel
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal- Tort/Motor Vehicle (
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 26, 2020 TEXT Minute Entry for Skype/Telephone Settlement Conference held on 6/26/2020 before U.S. District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino: Appearances by John DeGasperis, Esq. for the Plaintiffs; Jeffrey Payne, Esq. for the defendants; All parties begin this conference via Skype with Judge D'Agostino (placed on the record); Once the Skype calls ends, Judge D'Agostino conducts telephone conference discussions separately with each side. After 3 hours of discussions back and forth, the case was NOT able to settle. Judge D'Agostino encourages the parties to continue their settlement discussions. Plaintiff's request for leave to file a motion for partial summary judgment is GRANTED - the motion will be filed by 6/29/20; Judge D'Agostino directs counsel to confer, before the motion for partial summary judgment is filed, to determine if any stipulations can be worked out; The Court will decide the motion quickly and set this case for trial. The discovery and motion deadlines remains - Discovery 8/31/2020; Motions due 10/15/20. (Court Reporter Theresa Casal (beginning only); CRD Britney Norton [Time 11:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m.]) (ban)
June 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 34 TEXT ORDER granting #33 Letter Request from Jeffrey A. Payne, Esq. for David A. Bason, Watsontown Trucking Company requesting Extension of Discovery End Date. Discovery due by 8/31/2020. Motions to be filed by 10/15/2020. Authorized by Magistrate Judge Christian F. Hummel on 6/15/2020. (tab)
June 15, 2020 Filing 33 Letter Motion from Jeffrey A. Payne, Esq. for David A. Bason, Watsontown Trucking Company requesting Extension of Discovery End Date submitted to Judge Christian F. Hummel . (Payne, Jeffrey)
June 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER Setting Settlement Conference via Skype: The Settlement Conference is set for 6/26/2020 at 11:00 AM before U.S. District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino; Settlement conference statements are due to Judge D'Agostino's Chambers on or before 6/22/20. Signed by U.S. District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino on 6/10/20. (ban)
June 10, 2020 Filing 31 TEXT ORDER granting #30 Letter Request for a Settlement Conference: It is hereby ORDERED that the joint request for a settlement conference before Judge D'Agostino is GRANTED; A Settlement Conference is set for 6/26/2020 at 11:00 AM VIA SKYPE before U.S. District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino. A separate skype invite will be sent to counsel. Signed by U.S. District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino on 6/10/20. (ban)
June 9, 2020 Filing 30 Letter Motion from Jeffrey A. payne, Esq. for David A. Bason, Watsontown Trucking Company requesting Settlement Conference submitted to Judge Hon. Mae DAgostino . (Payne, Jeffrey)
May 29, 2020 TEXT Minute Entry for Telephone Pre-Motion Conference held on 5/29/2020 before U.S. District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino: Appearances by John DeGasperis, Esq. for the Plaintiff; Jeffrey Payne, Esq. for the defendant; Judge D'Agostino addresses counsel regarding the defendant's pre-motion letter and settlement; The parties will continue to work on settlement. They are advised that they may contact either Magistrate Judge Hummel's Chambers or Judge D'Agostino's Chambers if they would like Court assistance; Counsel are to file a status report with the Court on or before 6/29/20; If no settlement can be reached, plaintiff's counsel may file their partial motion for summary judgment, by the motion filing deadline set in this case. (Court Reporter Lisa Tennyson, CRD Britney Norton [Time 1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.]) (ban) Modified on 6/3/2020 (ban).
May 20, 2020 Filing 29 Pre-Motion Letter by Ricardo A. Morales requesting a pre-motion conference submitted to Judge D'Agostino. MAD Pre-Motion Response Deadline 5/26/2020 (DeGasperis, John)
May 6, 2020 Filing 28 REPORT OF MANDATORY MEDIATION - A Mandatory Mediation session was held on 5-5-2020. Total Hours Spent by Mediator: 4.0; The outcome of Mandatory Mediation is: MEDIATION IS COMPLETE. CASE DID NOT SETTLE. The case will proceed toward trial pursuant to the Courts Uniform Pretrial Scheduling Order. (Hacker, James)
May 6, 2020 Filing 27 CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT 5-5-2020 (Hacker, James)
May 6, 2020 ADR COMPLETED - CASE DID NOT SETTLE. Mediator James E. Hacker terminated.(rjb, )
April 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 TEXT ORDER granting #25 Letter Request from Jeffrey A. Payne for David A. Bason, Watsontown Trucking Company requesting Extend Discovery End Date. Discovery now due by 6/20/2020. Motions to be filed by 8/10/2020. Authorized by Magistrate Judge Christian F. Hummel on 4/27/2020. (tab)
April 27, 2020 Filing 25 Letter Motion from Jeffrey A. Payne for David A. Bason, Watsontown Trucking Company requesting Extend Discovery End Date submitted to Judge Judge Christian F. Hummel . (Payne, Jeffrey)
March 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 TEXT ORDER granting #23 Letter Request from Jeffrey A. Payne, Esq. for David A. Bason, Watsontown Trucking Company requesting to extend the Deadline to Mediate. Deadline for completion of Mandatory Mediation is reset for 5/5/2020. Authorized by Magistrate Judge Christian F. Hummel on 3/12/2020. (tab)
March 12, 2020 Filing 23 Letter Motion from Jeffrey A. Payne, Esq. for David A. Bason, Watsontown Trucking Company requesting Extend the Deadline to Mediate submitted to Judge Christian F. Hummel . (Payne, Jeffrey)
November 26, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 22 TEXT ORDER granting #21 Letter Request from John A. DeGasperis, Esq. for Ricardo A. Morales requesting Extension of Discovery Deadlines. Discovery to be completed by 4/28/2020. Motions to be filed by 6/17/2020. Parties are advised that no further extension requests will be considered. Authorized by Magistrate Judge Christian F. Hummel on 11/26/2019. (tab)
November 25, 2019 Filing 21 Letter Motion from John A. DeGasperis, Esq. for Ricardo A. Morales requesting Extension of Discovery Deadlines submitted to Judge Christian F. Hummel . (DeGasperis, John)
October 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 20 TEXT ORDER granting #19 Letter Requestto Extend Discovery End Date/Adjourn Mediation Date: Discovery now due by 2/28/2010. Motions to be filed by 3/30/2020. Deadline for completion of Mandatory Mediation is reset to 2/28/2020. Authorized by Magistrate Judge Christian F. Hummel on 10/4/2019. (tab)
October 2, 2019 Filing 19 Letter Motion from Jeffrey A. Payne, Esq. for David A. Bason, Watsontown Trucking Company requesting Extend Discovery End Date/Adjourn Mediation Date submitted to Judge Christian F. Hummel . (Payne, Jeffrey)
September 16, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 18 TEXT ORDER granting #17 Motion Extension of Mandatory Mediation deadline. Mediation deadline is extended to 12/27/2019. Authorized by Magistrate Judge Christian F. Hummel on 9/16/2019. (tab)
September 16, 2019 Set Deadlines/Hearings: Deadline for completion of Mandatory Mediation is 12/27/2019. (tab)
September 6, 2019 Filing 17 MOTION second request to adjourn the mandatory mediation end date filed by David A. Bason, Watsontown Trucking Company. Motions referred to Christian F. Hummel. (Payne, Jeffrey)
August 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 16 Text ORDER granting #15 Letter Request from Jeffrey A. Payne, Esq. for David A. Bason, Watsontown Trucking Company requesting To Adjourn Mandatory Mediation. The deadline for completion of Mandatory Mediation is extended to 11/4/2019. Authorized by Magistrate Judge Christian F. Hummel on 8/7/2019. (tab)
August 7, 2019 Filing 15 Letter Motion from Jeffrey A. Payne, Esq. for David A. Bason, Watsontown Trucking Company requesting To Adjourn Mandatory Mediation submitted to Judge Christian F. Hummel . (Payne, Jeffrey)
July 17, 2019 Filing 14 TEXT RDER granting #13 Letter Request from John A. DeGasperis, Esq. for Ricardo A. Morales requesting Extend Discovery Deadlines. Deadlines are reset as: Discovery now to be completed by 12/31/2019. Motions to be filed by 2/18/2020. Status Report due by 10/2/2019. Authorized by Magistrate Judge Christian F. Hummel on 7/17/2019. (tab)
July 16, 2019 Filing 13 Letter Motion from John A. DeGasperis, Esq. for Ricardo A. Morales requesting Extend Discovery Deadlines submitted to Judge Christian F. Hummel . (DeGasperis, John)
March 15, 2019 Filing 12 STIPULATION SELECTING MEDIATOR: IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that James E. Hacker, Esq. has been selected, contacted and has agreed to serve as Mediator for this action. IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED, that counsel will participate in the mediation session in good faith and confer with the Mediator regarding the scheduling of additional conferences, bearing in mind the deadline for completion of Mediation set forth in the Court's Order Referring the Case to Mediation. Stipulation signed by: John A. DeGasperis, Esq. and Jeffrey A. Payne, Esq.. Dated: March 15, 2019(DeGasperis, John)
March 13, 2019 Filing 11 LETTER BRIEF Advising Court of Mediator by Ricardo A. Morales. (DeGasperis, John)
February 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 10 UNIFORM PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER: Anticipated length of trial: 5 days (jury trial). Preferred Trial Location: Albany, NY. Joinder of Parties due by 4/30/2019. Amended Pleadings due by 5/31/2019. Discovery due by 10/31/2019. Motions to be filed by 12/16/2019. Deadline for completion of Mandatory Mediation is 9/10/2019. Status Report due by 8/2/2019. Signed by Magistrate Judge Christian F. Hummel on 2/13/2019. (tab)
February 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Mandatory Mediation. Deadline for Mediator Selection is 3/13/2019. Deadline for completion of Mandatory Mediation is 9/10/2019. Signed by Magistrate Judge Christian F. Hummel on 2/13/2019. (tab)
February 13, 2019 Text Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Christian F. Hummel: Initial Pretrial Conference held on 2/13/2019 by telephone. Appearances by John DeGasperis, Esq. for plaintiff; Jeffrey Payne, Esq. for Defendants. Pretrial deadlines are established, Scheduling Order to be issued. (tab)
February 8, 2019 Filing 8 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Ricardo A. Morales. (DeGasperis, John)
February 8, 2019 CLERK'S CORRECTION OF DOCKET ENTRY: The Clerk's office has reviewed the #6 Jury Demand and upon inspection found the Court referenced on the top notes the Southern District of New York instead of Northern and the case number is incorrect as well. The Clerk contacted the paralegal for Attorney John DeGasperis and advised that a corrected/amended document should be filed. (jmb)
February 6, 2019 Filing 7 CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by David A. Bason, Watsontown Trucking Company. (Payne, Jeffrey)
February 5, 2019 Filing 6 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Ricardo A. Morales. (DeGasperis, John)
January 14, 2019 Filing 5 G.O. 25 FILING ORDER ISSUED: Initial In-Person Rule 16 Conference set for 2/13/2019 at 10:00 AM in Albany before Magistrate Judge Christian F. Hummel. Civil Case Management Plan must be filed and Mandatory Disclosures are to be exchanged by the parties on or before 2/6/2019. (Pursuant to Local Rule 26.2, mandatory disclosures are to be exchanged among the parties but are NOT to be filed with the Court.) (jmb)
January 14, 2019 Filing 4 FRCP 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: filed by Watsontown Trucking Company. Disclosing that they are neither owned by, nor is it a subsidiary of any parent corporation and that no publicly held corporation owns 10% or more of its stock. (jmb)
January 14, 2019 Filing 3 STATE COURT ANSWER: filed by Watsontown Trucking Company and David A. Bason.(jmb)
January 14, 2019 Filing 2 STATE COURT SUMMONS & COMPLAINT: relating to the #1 Notice of Removal, filed by David A. Bason, Watsontown Trucking Company. (jmb)
January 14, 2019 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from NYS Supreme Court - County of Ulster, case number 18-3256 (Filing fee $400 receipt number ANYNDC-4617573) filed by Watsontown Trucking Company and David A. Bason. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Summons & Complaint, #2 Exhibit B - Answer, #3 Exhibit C - Email dated 12/24/2018, #4 Civil Cover Sheet) (jmb)

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Plaintiff: Kimberly R. Morales
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