Fobbs v. International Business Machines, Corp.
Plaintiff: Sarita Fobbs
Defendant: International Business Machines, Corp. and International Business Machines Corp.
Case Number: 1:2021cv09727
Filed: November 22, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Jesse M Furman
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes: Arbitration
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2201 dj
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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November 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER: The Court held a conference earlier today to discuss, inter alia, how to proceed in case number 21-CV-9574 and the other above-captioned actions, which have been reassigned to the undersigned as related to In re IBM Arbitration Agreement Litigation, 21-CV-6926. In light of the parties' agreement, and the fact that the above-captioned actions involve common questions of law and fact, it is hereby ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 42(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the above-captioned actions are consolidated under case number 21-CV-9574. Notwithstanding such consolidation, the consolidated cases will "retain their separate identities." Hall v. Hall, 138 S. Ct. 1118, 1128-31 (2018). It is further ORDERED that the parties shall, no later than December 8, 2021, confer and, if the parties agree, submit a joint letter and proposed order regarding how to proceed regarding these consolidated cases. If the parties do not agree, they shall submit separate letters, not to exceed three pages, explaining their respective positions and separate proposed orders. In addition to filing their proposed order(s) via ECF, the parties shall also submit an electronic copy, in Microsoft Word format, to Chambers at Furman_NYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall, no later than December 8, 2021, confer and, if the parties agree, submit a joint letter and proposed order regarding how to address amended pleadings in the consolidated cases. As noted above, any proposed order shall, in addition to being filed via ECF, be submitted, in Microsoft Word format, to Chambers at Furman_NYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov. If the parties do not agree, they shall file a joint letter, not to exceed three pages, indicating their respective positions and requesting a conference with the Court. The Clerk of Court is directed to consolidate the above-captioned cases under case number 21-CV-9574, to conform the docket in 21-CV-9574 to the caption above, and to close the other forty-eight actions listed above. All future filings relating to these cases shall be made in In re Second Wave IBM Arbitration Agreement Litigation, 21-CV-9574. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 11/24/2021) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:21-cv-09574-JMF et al. (tg)
November 24, 2021 CASE ACCEPTED AS RELATED. Create association to 1:21-cv-06296-JMF. Notice of Assignment to follow. (vba)
November 24, 2021 NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT to Judge Jesse M. Furman. Judge Unassigned is no longer assigned to the case. (vba)
November 24, 2021 CONSOLIDATED MEMBER CASE: Create association to 1:21-cv-09574-JMF.. (rro)
November 24, 2021 Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger 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: #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (vba)
November 23, 2021 Filing 4 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Liss-Riordan, Shannon)
November 23, 2021 CASE REFERRED TO Judge Jesse M. Furman as possibly related to 1:21-cv-06296. (vf)
November 23, 2021 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan to RE-FILE Document No. #2 Civil Cover Sheet. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): Nature of Suit Error. Multiple Nature of Suits selected on form. Place an [X] in one box only. Re-file the document using the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents and attach the correct PDF. (vf)
November 23, 2021 CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Unassigned. (vf)
November 23, 2021 Case Designated ECF. (vf)
November 22, 2021 Filing 3 STATEMENT OF RELATEDNESS re: that this action be filed as related to 21-cv-06296. Document filed by Sarita Fobbs..(Liss-Riordan, Shannon)
November 22, 2021 Filing 2 FILING ERROR - PDF ERROR - CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Liss-Riordan, Shannon) Modified on 11/23/2021 (vf).
November 22, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against International Business Machines, Corp.. (Filing Fee $ 402.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-25370636)Document filed by Sarita Fobbs..(Liss-Riordan, Shannon)

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