THOMAS v. PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. et al
Plaintiff: KURTIA THOMAS
Defendant: PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. and MORTGAGE WORLD BANKERS, INC.
Case Number: 1:2023cv01540
Filed: February 23, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Jennifer H Rearden
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. § 704 Labor Litigation
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 11, 2023 Filing 22 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of certificate of service of notice of initial pre-trial conference order served on Justin D. Santagata, Esq., Cooper Levenson P.C. on April 11, 2023. Service was made by email. Document filed by MORTGAGE WORLD BANKERS, INC., PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC...(Wenger, Marc)
April 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 21 NOTICE OF INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: Unless and until the Court orders otherwise, counsel for all parties shall appear for an initial pretrial conference, via Microsoft Teams, on May 2, 2023 at 12:30 P.M. The parties will receive log-in credentials via email. The public listen-only line may be accessed by dialing 646-453-4442 and entering Conference ID: 692 139 522#. Additionally, in accordance with Rule 3.B of the Court's Individual Rules and Practices in Civil Cases, the parties are hereby ORDERED to file on ECF a joint letter, described below, as well as a proposed Civil Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order attached as an exhibit to a joint letter, no later than one week prior to the conference date. The parties shall use this Court's form proposed Civil Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order, which is available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-jennifer-h-rearden. At that time, one courtesy copy of the pleadings should also be emailed to ReardenNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov. Any open legal issues can be addressed at the conference. The joint letter shall not exceed five (5) double-spaced pages, and shall provide the following information, to the extent relevant, in separate paragraphs as further set forth in this Order. Counsel who have entered a notice of appearance as of the date of this Order are directed (1) to notify counsel for all other parties in this action who have not yet appeared by serving upon each of them a copy of this Order and the Court's Individual Rules and Practices in Civil Cases forthwith, and (2) to file proof of such notice with the Court. If unaware of the identity of counsel for any of the parties, counsel receiving this Order must forthwith send a copy of this Order and the Court's Individual Rules and Practices in Civil Cases to that party personally. SO ORDERED. ( Initial Conference set for 5/2/2023 at 12:30 PM before Judge Jennifer H. Rearden.) (Signed by Judge Jennifer H. Rearden on 4/7/23) (yv)
April 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting #18 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re #18 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re: #1 Complaint, All Defendants: Defendants motion for extension of time to file an answer, ECF No. 18, is GRANTED nunc pro tunc. (HEREBY ORDERED by Judge Jennifer H. Rearden)(Text Only Order) (kwi)
March 30, 2023 Filing 19 ANSWER to #1 Complaint,. Document filed by MORTGAGE WORLD BANKERS, INC., PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC...(Wenger, Marc)
March 20, 2023 Filing 18 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re: #1 Complaint, . Document filed by MORTGAGE WORLD BANKERS, INC., PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC...(Wenger, Marc)
March 20, 2023 Filing 17 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Isaac Baskin on behalf of MORTGAGE WORLD BANKERS, INC., PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC...(Baskin, Isaac)
March 20, 2023 Filing 16 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Marc S. Wenger on behalf of MORTGAGE WORLD BANKERS, INC., PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC...(Wenger, Marc)
February 23, 2023 Filing 15 CASE TRANSFERRED IN from the United States District Court - District of New Jersey; Case Number: 2:22-cv-05145. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket entries received.
February 23, 2023 CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE - TRANSFER CASE: This case is assigned to: Judge Jennifer H. Rearden. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. 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 #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(vba)
February 23, 2023 Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo 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)
February 23, 2023 Case Designated ECF. (vba)
February 23, 2023 NOTE TO OUT OF STATE ATTORNEYS: Please visit the Court's website at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/ for information regarding admission to the S.D.N.Y. Bar and the CM/ECF Rules & Filing Instructions. (vba)
February 6, 2023 ***Civil Case Terminated. [See order D.E.No.14] (cm, ) [Transferred from New Jersey on 2/23/2023.]
February 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER transferring case the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 2/2/2023. (lag, ) [Transferred from New Jersey on 2/23/2023.]
February 2, 2023 Filing 13 Letter from Joseph C. Toris and Justin D. Santagata. (Attachments: #1 Certification of Melissa DeLeon)(TORIS, JOSEPH) [Transferred from New Jersey on 2/23/2023.]
January 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 TEXT ORDER: The Court having received the parties' proposed consent order to transfer venue to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and extending defendants' time to answer the Complaint (ECF No. 11), and the Court finding that 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) requires it to make specific findings as to whether an inter-district transfer is proper under the factors set forth in 1404(a), it is HEREBY ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint supplemental memorandum in support of their request to transfer, addressing the relevant public and private interest factors. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 1/9/23. (LM, ) [Transferred from New Jersey on 2/23/2023.]
January 5, 2023 Filing 11 Proposed Order Consent Order Transferring Venue and Extending Time to Answer by MORTGAGE WORLD BANKERS, INC., PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.. (TORIS, JOSEPH) [Transferred from New Jersey on 2/23/2023.]
December 14, 2022 Filing 10 Letter from Plaintiff re status re #9 Order. (SANTAGATA, JUSTIN) [Transferred from New Jersey on 2/23/2023.]
November 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 CONSENT ORDER extending time to answer, move or otherwise respond through 11/28/2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 11/10/2022. (lag, ) [Transferred from New Jersey on 2/23/2023.]
November 9, 2022 Filing 8 Letter from Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Consent Order)(TORIS, JOSEPH) [Transferred from New Jersey on 2/23/2023.]
October 31, 2022 Filing 7 Corporate Disclosure Statement by MORTGAGE WORLD BANKERS, INC., PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.. (TORIS, JOSEPH) [Transferred from New Jersey on 2/23/2023.]
October 31, 2022 Filing 6 Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer. (TORIS, JOSEPH) [Transferred from New Jersey on 2/23/2023.]
October 31, 2022 Clerk`s Text Order - The document #6 Application for Clerk's Order to Ext Answer/Proposed Order submitted by MORTGAGE WORLD BANKERS, INC., PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 11/14/2022. (lag, ) [Transferred from New Jersey on 2/23/2023.]
October 27, 2022 Filing 5 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by MORTGAGE WORLD BANKERS, INC., PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Corporate Disclosure Statement)(TORIS, JOSEPH) [Transferred from New Jersey on 2/23/2023.]
September 2, 2022 Filing 4 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by KURTIA THOMAS. PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. waiver sent on 8/31/2022, answer due 10/31/2022. (SANTAGATA, JUSTIN) [Transferred from New Jersey on 2/23/2023.]
September 2, 2022 Filing 3 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by KURTIA THOMAS. MORTGAGE WORLD BANKERS, INC. waiver sent on 8/31/2022, answer due 10/31/2022. (SANTAGATA, JUSTIN) [Transferred from New Jersey on 2/23/2023.]
August 24, 2022 Filing 2 SUMMONS ISSUED as to MORTGAGE WORLD BANKERS, INC., PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (lag, ) [Transferred from New Jersey on 2/23/2023.]
August 22, 2022 Case Assigned to Judge Katharine S. Hayden and Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre. (ak, ) [Transferred from New Jersey on 2/23/2023.]
August 22, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing and Admin fee $ 402 receipt number ANJDC-13643206), filed by KURTIA THOMAS. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons Summons for Mortgage World, #3 Summons Summons for Ponce Bank)(SANTAGATA, JUSTIN) [Transferred from New Jersey on 2/23/2023.]

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Plaintiff: KURTIA THOMAS
Represented By: JUSTIN DANIEL SANTAGATA
Represented By: Justin Santagata
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