Garofalo v. Lowe's Home Center Inc.
Plaintiff: Vincenza Garofalo
Defendant: Lowe's Home Center Inc.
Case Number: 1:2024cv00176
Filed: February 5, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Anne M Nardacci
Referring Judge: Daniel J Stewart
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1446 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 8, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 UNIFORM PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER: Joinder of Parties due by 5/17/2024. Amended Pleadings due by 5/17/2024. Discovery due by 12/6/2024. Plaintiffs Expert Disclosure Deadline is 9/9/2024. Defendants Expert Disclosure Deadline is 10/22/2024. Rebuttal Expert Disclosure Deadline is 11/6/2024. Motions to be filed by 12/20/2024. Status Report due by 5/31/2024. Anticipated length of trial: 3 - 4 Days. Preferred Trial Location: Albany. Signed by Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Stewart on 3/8/2024. (gmd)
March 7, 2024 Text Minute Entry for an Rule 16 Conference held on 3/7/2024 before Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Stewart. The Court hears from counsel as to their positions and how they intend to proceed in this matter. Court discusses potential for settlement. The Court discusses the Mandatory Mediation Program with counsel, and defers pending a status report from plaintiff on May 31, 2024. Scheduling Order deadlines set. A Uniform Pretrial Order will be issued. Counsel may contact the court if any issues arise after attempting to resolve them without intervention of court. Appearances: Derek J. Spada, Esq., [In Person] for plaintiff; Jessica A. Rounds, Esq., [via Telephone] for defendant. Time: 11:05 AM - 11:15 AM. (gmd)
February 15, 2024 Filing 7 CONSENT AND ORDER to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge. Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Stewart. Signed by U.S. District Judge Anne M. Nardacci on 2/15/2024. (mab)
February 12, 2024 Filing 6 CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by Vincenza Garofalo. (Spada, Derek)
February 7, 2024 Filing 5 FRCP 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Lowe's Home Center Inc.. (Rounds, Jessica)
February 6, 2024 Filing 4 G.O. 25 FILING ORDER ISSUED: Initial Conference set for 3/7/2024 11:00 AM in Albany before Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Stewart. Civil Case Management Plan must be filed and Mandatory Disclosures are to be exchanged by the parties on or before 2/29/2024. (Pursuant to Local Rule 26.2, mandatory disclosures are to be exchanged among the parties but are NOT to be filed with the Court.) (mmg).
February 6, 2024 CLERK'S CORRECTION OF DOCKET ENTRY re #1 Notice of Removal: A redacted copy of attachment #1 Exhibit A: State Court Documents has been uploaded and attached to Docket #1 . The unredacted copy of Exhibit A is now permanently restricted pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 5.2 and NYND Local Rule 5.2 (mmg).
February 6, 2024 TEXT NOTICE OF FILING DEFICIENCY as to Lowe's Home Center Inc. regarding the #1 Notice of Removal, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following Filing Deficiency: Counsel has submitted documents that are not in compliance with redaction requirements pursuant to Federal and NYND Local Rules 5.2 Personal Privacy Protection and General Order 22, Section 11.2. This document has been TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED. Counsel is directed to make the appropriate redactions to the above referenced document and electronically file the redacted document within 3 days of this notice using the event CORRECTED DOCUMENT(S) found under Other Filings and reference this case number. Do NOT use any other event to file your corrected document. Failure to file a redacted document by the deadline will result in the unredacted document referenced above being unrestricted. Counsel and the parties are cautioned that failure to redact these personal identifiers may subject them to the Courts full disciplinary power pursuant to NYND Local Rule 5.2. There are personal identifiers throughout Exhibit A. The State court Summons lists Plaintiff's home address. The Verified Bill of Particulars lists Plaintiff's home address and birth date. Pursuant to Local Rule 5.2 these need to be redacted. Notice of Filing Deficiency Deadline 2/9/2024 (mmg).
February 5, 2024 Filing 3 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) by Lowe's Home Center Inc.. (mmg).
February 5, 2024 Filing 2 STATE COURT COMPLAINT relating to #1 Notice of Removal filed by Plaintiff in State of New York Supreme Court: County of Ulster. (mmg).
February 5, 2024 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from State of New York Supreme Court: County of Ulster, case number EF2023-667 (Filing fee $405 receipt number ANYNDC-6606451) filed by Lowe's Home Center Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A: State Court Documents, #2 Exhibit B: Plaintiff's Discovery Response, #3 Civil Cover Sheet, #4 Certificate of Service)(mmg). (Additional attachment(s) added on 2/6/2024: #5 REDACTED Exhibit A: State Court Documents) (mmg, ).

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Plaintiff: Vincenza Garofalo
Represented By: Derek J. Spada
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Defendant: Lowe's Home Center Inc.
Represented By: Jessica A. Rounds
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