Abrams v. HBM Prenscia Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Scott B. Abrams
Defendant: Spectris Inc., HBM Prenscia Inc. and Spectris plc
Case Number: 1:2019cv10357
Filed: November 7, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Valerie E Caproni
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 oc
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 3, 2020 Filing 29 AMENDED COMPLAINT amending #1 Complaint, against HBM Prenscia Inc., Spectris Inc., Spectris plc.Document filed by Scott B. Abrams. Related document: #1 Complaint,. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, Share Purchase Agreement, #2 Exhibit 2, Consulting Agreement)(Brickell, Jamie)
December 26, 2019 Filing 28 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Kaveri Banka Arora on behalf of Scott B. Abrams. (Arora, Kaveri)
December 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER: WHEREAS on December 20, 2019, the parties appeared for a conference with this Court; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. Plaintiff's amended complaint is due by January 3, 2020. 2. Defendants' motion to dismiss is due by January 24, 2020. Plaintiff's response is due by February 21, 2020. Defendants' reply is due by February 28, 2020. 3. A case management plan will be entered separately. ( Amended Pleadings due by 1/3/2020., Motions due by 1/24/2020., Responses due by 2/21/2020, Replies due by 2/28/2020.) (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 12/20/2019) (mro)
December 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 26 CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND SCHEDULING ORDER: All parties do not consent to conducting all further proceedings before a United States Magistrate Judge, including motions and trial. 28 U.S.C. 636(c). Deposition due by 6/26/2020. Fact Discovery due by 4/24/2020. Expert Discovery due by 6/26/2020. This case is not to be tried to a jury. Pretrial Conference set for 5/1/2020 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 443 of the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse, 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Valerie E. Caproni. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 12/20/2019) (mro)
December 20, 2019 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Valerie E. Caproni: Initial Pretrial Conference held on 12/20/2019. (anc)
December 19, 2019 NOTICE of Hearing: Please be advised the Initial Conference set for 12/20/2019 at 10:00 AM will be held in Courtroom 15C, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Valerie E. Caproni. (anc)
December 12, 2019 Filing 25 LETTER addressed to Judge Valerie E. Caproni from Jamie M. Brickell and Alan E. Schoenfeld dated December 12, 2019 re: Initial Pretrial Conference and Proposed Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order. Document filed by Scott B. Abrams.(Marchese, Giovanna)
November 22, 2019 ***DELETED DOCUMENT. Deleted document number #25 NOTICE OF INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. The document was incorrectly filed in this case. (ks)
November 18, 2019 Filing 24 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Jamie Mark Brickell on behalf of Scott B. Abrams. New Address: Pryor Cashman LLP, 7 Times Sq, New York, NY, USA 10036, 212-421-4100. (Brickell, Jamie)
November 15, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MEMO ENDORSEMENT on MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL OF RECORD: granting #22 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. ENDORSEMENT: SO ORDERED. Attorney Matthew Terrence McLaughlin; Elise Margaret Gabriel and Matthew T. McLaughlin terminated. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 11/15/2019) (ama)
November 14, 2019 Filing 22 MOTION for Matthew T. McLaughlin to Withdraw as Attorney Motion to Withdraw as Counsel of Record. Document filed by HBM Prenscia Inc., Spectris Inc., Spectris plc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(McLaughlin, Matthew)
November 8, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 21 NOTICE OF INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: Counsel for all parties are directed to appear before the undersigned for an Initial Pretrial Conference ("IPTC") in accordance with Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on December 20, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 443 of the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, New York, New York, 10007. Plaintiff's counsel, or the defendant's counsel in removed cases, is responsible for distributing copies of this Notice to all parties. And as set forth herein. SO ORDERED. Initial Conference set for 12/20/2019 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 443, 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Valerie E. Caproni. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 11/08/2019) (ama)
November 7, 2019 Filing 20 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from the United States District Court - District of New York Eastern; Case Number: 2:19-cv-02355. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket entries received. (sjo)
November 7, 2019 Case Designated ECF. (sjo)
November 7, 2019 Magistrate Judge Kevin Nathaniel Fox 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. (sjo)
November 7, 2019 NOTE TO OUT OF STATE ATTORNEYS: Please visit the Court's website at http://www.nysd.uscourts.gov for information regarding admission to the S.D.N.Y. Bar and the CM/ECF Rules & Filing Instructions. (sjo)
November 7, 2019 CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE - TRANSFER CASE: This case is assigned to: Judge Valerie E. Caproni. 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. (sjo)
November 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 19 TRANSFER ORDER: ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall transfer this case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. That provision of Rule 83.1 of the Local Rules of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York which requires a seven-day delay is waived. Upon transfer of the case, the Clerk of Court shall close this case. So Ordered by Judge Roslynn R. Mauskopf on 10/31/2019. (Almonte, Giselle) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
November 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Case transferred to District of Southern District of New York. Original file, certified copy of transfer order, and docket sheet sent. ALL FILINGS ARE TO BE MADE IN THE TRANSFER COURT, DO NOT DOCKET TO THIS CASE.. So Ordered by Judge Roslynn R. Mauskopf on 10/31/2019. (Almonte, Giselle) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
November 5, 2019 Filing 18 STIPULATION re Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney by HBM Prenscia Inc., Spectris Inc., Spectris plc (McLaughlin, Matthew) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
October 31, 2019 Opinion or Order ORDER re #17 : The application is denied with leave to renew. Counsel is directed to file a new stipulation containing the signature of the client. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Arlene R. Lindsay on 10/31/2019. c/ecf (Imrie, Robert) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
October 29, 2019 Filing 17 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by HBM Prenscia Inc., Spectris Inc., Spectris plc. (McLaughlin, Matthew) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
October 24, 2019 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Melissa J. Friedman on behalf of HBM Prenscia Inc., Spectris Inc., Spectris plc (aty to be noticed) (Friedman, Melissa) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
October 24, 2019 Filing 15 NOTICE of Appearance by Alan E. Schoenfeld on behalf of HBM Prenscia Inc., Spectris Inc., Spectris plc (aty to be noticed) (Schoenfeld, Alan) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
July 24, 2019 Filing 14 DECLARATION in Response to Court's Order to Show Cause by Scott B. Abrams (Marchese, Giovanna) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
July 23, 2019 Opinion or Order ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Plaintiff is directed to show cause in a writing filed on or before July 29, 2019, why this action should not be transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the "SDNY"). Plaintiff's complaint alleges that "[t]he Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendants because they 'knowingly and willingly consent[ed] to and agree[d] to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located in New York County, State of New York, to the exclusion of... any other courts.'" (Complaint, 8 (quoting Share Purchase Agreement 10.16) (alterations in Complaint.)) However, this Court is not located in New York County; the SDNY is. To the extent that defendants wish to reply to plaintiff's response to this Order to Show Cause, they shall file that reply on or before August 2, 2019. Ordered by Judge Roslynn R. Mauskopf on 7/23/2019. (Caspari, Alexander) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
July 22, 2019 Filing 13 RESPONSE to Motion re #12 Letter MOTION for pre motion conference re #1 Complaint, Response Letter filed by Scott B. Abrams. (Brickell, Jamie) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
July 15, 2019 Filing 12 Letter MOTION for pre motion conference re #1 Complaint, by HBM Prenscia Inc., Spectris Inc., Spectris plc. (McLaughlin, Matthew) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
May 22, 2019 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Elise Margaret Gabriel on behalf of HBM Prenscia Inc., Spectris Inc., Spectris plc (aty to be noticed) (Gabriel, Elise) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
May 22, 2019 Opinion or Order ORDER granting #7 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply. The stipulation is so ordered. The time to answer is extended to 7/15/19. Ordered by Judge Roslynn R. Mauskopf on 5/22/2019. (Taronji, Robert) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
May 21, 2019 Case Reassigned to Judge Roslynn R. Mauskopf. Judge Joseph F. Bianco no longer assigned to the 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. (Russo, Eric) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
May 16, 2019 Filing 10 Letter to the Honorable Joseph F. Bianco regarding Defendants' time to respond by HBM Prenscia Inc., Spectris Inc., Spectris plc (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (McLaughlin, Matthew) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
May 16, 2019 Filing 9 Corporate Disclosure Statement by HBM Prenscia Inc., Spectris Inc., Spectris plc identifying Corporate Parent Spectris Inc. for HBM Prenscia Inc.; Corporate Parent Spectris plc for Spectris Inc.. (McLaughlin, Matthew) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
May 16, 2019 Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew T. McLaughlin on behalf of HBM Prenscia Inc., Spectris Inc., Spectris plc (aty to be noticed) (McLaughlin, Matthew) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
May 3, 2019 Filing 7 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply Joint Stipulation - Defendants' response/reply due 7/15/19 by Scott B. Abrams. (Marchese, Giovanna) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
May 3, 2019 Filing 6 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Scott B. Abrams. HBM Prenscia Inc. waiver sent on 5/2/2019, answer due 7/1/2019; Spectris Inc. waiver sent on 5/2/2019, answer due 7/1/2019; Spectris plc waiver sent on 5/2/2019, answer due 7/1/2019. (Marchese, Giovanna) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
April 24, 2019 Filing 5 Summons Issued as to HBM Prenscia Inc., Spectris Inc., Spectris plc. (Rodin, Deanna) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
April 24, 2019 Filing 4 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. (Rodin, Deanna) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
April 24, 2019 Filing 3 This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made. (Rodin, Deanna) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
April 24, 2019 Case Assigned to Judge Joseph F. Bianco and Magistrate Judge Arlene R. Lindsay. 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. (Rodin, Deanna) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
April 23, 2019 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Giovanna Maria Marchese on behalf of Scott B. Abrams (aty to be noticed) (Marchese, Giovanna) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]
April 23, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants filing fee $ 400, receipt number ANYEDC-11410050 Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -YES,, filed by Scott B. Abrams. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Proposed Summons, #3 Exhibit 1 - Share Purchase Agreement, #4 Exhibit 2 - Consulting Agreement) (Brickell, Jamie) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 11/7/2019.]

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Defendant: Spectris Inc.
Represented By: Elise Margaret Gabriel
Represented By: Melissa J. Friedman
Represented By: Alan E. Schoenfeld
Represented By: Matthew T. McLaughlin
Represented By: Matthew Terrence McLaughlin
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Defendant: HBM Prenscia Inc.
Represented By: Elise Margaret Gabriel
Represented By: Melissa J. Friedman
Represented By: Alan E. Schoenfeld
Represented By: Matthew T. McLaughlin
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Plaintiff: Scott B. Abrams
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