Kuma v. Greater New York Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist Church et al
Plaintiff: Hermann Kuma
Defendant: Earl Knight, Alonzo Smith, Henry Beras, Greater New York Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and Greater New York Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Case Number: 1:2019cv08484
Filed: September 12, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Analisa Torres
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1331
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 18 CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND SCHEDULING ORDER: All parties do not consent to conducting all further proceedings before a magistrate judge, including motions and trial. 28 U.S.C. 636(c). This is not to be tried to a jury. Fact Discovery due by 3/5/2020. Expert Discovery due by 4/20/2020. Counsel for the parties have conferred and their present best estimate of the length of trial is: 2 days. Case Management Conference set for 3/23/2020 at 10:40 AM before Judge Analisa Torres. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 11/7/2019) (mro)
November 7, 2019 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Analisa Torres: Initial Pretrial Conference held on 11/7/2019. (JT)
November 5, 2019 Filing 17 PROPOSED CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN. Document filed by Henry Beras, Greater New York Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Earl Knight, Alonzo Smith. (Sandercock, John)
November 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER: The initial pretrial conference scheduled for November 7, 2019, at 10:40 a.m. is RESCHEDULED to November 7, 2019, at 4:00 p.m. Initial Conference set for 11/7/2019 at 04:00 PM before Judge Analisa Torres. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 11/4/2019) (cf)
November 1, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: #14 Letter, filed by Greater New York Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Earl Knight, Alonzo Smith, Henry Beras. ENDORSEMENT: Per paragraph 5 of the Court's Initial Pretrial Conference Order, ECF No. 6, the parties are directed to submit a jointly proposed Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order by 12:00 p.m. on November 5, 2019. Counsel for Plaintiff is also reminded that per Rule I.E of the Court's Individual Practices in Civil Cases, counsel are required to register as ECF filers and enter an appearance in the case before the initial pretrial conference. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 11/1/2019) (mro)
October 31, 2019 Filing 14 JOINT LETTER addressed to Judge Analisa Torres from John Sandercock dated October 31, 2019 re: Joint Pretrial Letter. Document filed by Henry Beras, Greater New York Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Earl Knight, Alonzo Smith.(Sandercock, John)
October 31, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER: The initial pretrial conference scheduled for November 7, 2019, at 11:20 a.m. is RESCHEDULED to November 7, 2019, at 10:40 a.m. Initial Conference set for 11/7/2019 at 10:40 AM before Judge Analisa Torres. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 10/31/2019) (cf)
October 29, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER denying #11 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. DENIED. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 10/29/2019) (ks)
October 29, 2019 Filing 11 LETTER MOTION to Adjourn Conference on November 7, 2019 addressed to Judge Analisa Torres from John Sandercock dated October 29, 2019. Document filed by Henry Beras, Greater New York Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Earl Knight, Alonzo Smith.(Sandercock, John)
October 29, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER granting #8 Letter Motion for Leave to File Document. On October 18, 2019, Defendants filed a pre-motion letter requesting permission to move to dismiss the complaint. ECF No. 8. On October 21, 2019, the Court ordered Plaintiff to respond by October 25, 2019. ECF No. 9. Plaintiff failed to do so. Having reviewed the Defendants' letter, ECF No. 8, and having received no response from Plaintiff, it is hereby ORDERED that: 1. By November 18, 2019, Defendants shall file their motion to dismiss; 2. By December 9, 2019, Plaintiff shall file his opposition; and 3. By December 23, 2019, Defendants shall file their reply, if any. Plaintiff is reminded that further failure to comply with the Court's orders may result in dismissal for failure to prosecute. See Baptiste v. Sommers, 768 F.3d 212, 216 (2d Cir. 2014) ("Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure authorizes the district court to dismiss an action [i]f the plaintiff fails to prosecute or to comply with [the] rules or a court order." (internal quotation marks omitted)). (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 10/29/2019) (mro)
October 29, 2019 Set/Reset Deadlines: Motions due by 11/18/2019. Responses due by 12/9/2019 Replies due by 12/23/2019. (mro)
October 21, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER: Having reviewed Defendants' pre-motion letter, ECF No. 8, it is hereby ORDERED that by October 25, 2019, Plaintiff shall file his response. (Responses due by 10/25/2019) (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 10/21/2019) (cf)
October 18, 2019 Filing 8 LETTER MOTION for Leave to File Motion and exhibits to dismiss the complaint addressed to Judge Analisa Torres from John Sandercock dated October 18, 2019. Document filed by Henry Beras, Greater New York Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Earl Knight, Alonzo Smith.(Sandercock, John)
September 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER: To conserve resources, to promote judicial efficiency, and in an effort to achieve a faster disposition of this matter, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties discuss whether they are willing to consent, under 28 U.S.C. 636(c), to conducting all further proceedings before the assigned Magistrate Judge. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 9/27/2019) (mro)
September 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE ORDER: Initial Conference set for 11/7/2019 at 11:20 AM in Courtroom 15D of the United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Analisa Torres. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 9/27/2019) (mro)
September 26, 2019 Filing 5 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Richard Granofsky on behalf of Henry Beras, Greater New York Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Earl Knight, Alonzo Smith. (Granofsky, Richard)
September 13, 2019 Filing 4 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed. (Sandercock, John)
September 13, 2019 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney John Sandercock. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected/entered: Dollar Demand $2000000000; Arbitration code e (Exempt); County code Bronx;. The following correction(s) have been made to your case entry: the Dollar Demand has been modified to $2000000; the Arbitration code has been deleted; the County code has been modified to New York;. (jgo)
September 13, 2019 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to attorney John Sandercock to RE-FILE Document No. #2 Civil Cover Sheet. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF was not signed by the attorney;. Re-file the document using the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents and attach the correct PDF. Use civil cover sheet issued by S.D.N.Y. dated June 2017. The S.D.N.Y. Civil Cover Sheet dated June 2017 is located at#http://nysd.uscourts.gov/file/forms/civil-cover-sheet.. (jgo)
September 13, 2019 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney John Sandercock. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Hermann Kuma; Greater New York Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist Church. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party name contained a typographical error; party role was entered incorrectly;. (jgo)
September 13, 2019 Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: #http://nysd.uscourts.gov/forms.php. (jgo)
September 13, 2019 CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Analisa Torres. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at #http://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/District. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at #http://nysd.uscourts.gov/ecf_filing.php. (jgo)
September 13, 2019 Case Designated ECF. (jgo)
September 12, 2019 Filing 3 RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by Greater New York Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.(Sandercock, John)
September 12, 2019 Filing 2 FILING ERROR - PDF ERROR - CIVIL COVER SHEET filed. (Sandercock, John) Modified on 9/13/2019 (jgo).
September 12, 2019 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Supreme Court, County of Bronx. Case Number: 300080/2019. (Filing Fee $ 400.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-17588204).Document filed by Alonzo Smith, Henry Beras, Greater New York Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Earl Knight. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Summons and complaint)(Sandercock, John)

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