Shepperson et al v. Greenwood Motor Lines, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Christina Shepperson, Heaven Ford, Kelvin Martinez and Mario Martinez
Defendant: Greenwood Motor Carriers, Inc. d/b/a R&L Carriers, Inc., R&L Carrier Shared Services, Inc., R&L Transfer, Inc., Greenwood Motor Lines, Inc. doing business as R&L Carriers, Inc., R&L Carrier Shared Services, LLC, Greenwood Motor Lines, Inc. d/b/a R L Carriers, R+L Carrier Shared Services, LLC and R+L Transfer, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2023cv09097
Filed: October 16, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Stewart D Aaron
Referring Judge: Gregory H Woods
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 tm Diversity-Tort/Motor Vehicle (P.I.)
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 17 NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO F.R.C.P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i): Pursuant to F.R.C.P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Plaintiffs, KELVIN MARTINEZ, MARIO MARTINEZ, CHRISTINA SHEPPERSON, HEAVEN FORD, Christina Shepperson as Mother and Natural Guardian of L.H., a minor and C.M., a minor and Christina Shepperson as Administrator of the Estate of RUFUS RAGLAND, deceased, by and through their counsel, hereby give notice that the above- captioned action be and hereby is voluntarily dismissed, without prejudice and without costs, against the Defendants, R+L CARRIER SHARED SERVICES, LLC and R+L TRANSFER, INC, only. Plaintiffs have voluntarily dismissed their claims against Defendants R+L Carrier Shared Services, LLC and R+L Transfer, Inc., without prejudice under F.R.C.P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i). The Clerk of Court is directed to remove the names of these two Defendants from the caption of this case. R+L Carrier Shared Services, LLC and R+L Transfer, Inc. terminated. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 11/2/2023) (rro)
November 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 16 NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the plaintiff(s) and or their counsel(s), hereby give notice that the above-captioned action is voluntarily dismissed, without prejudice and without costs against the defendant(s) R+L Carrier Shared Services, LLC, R+L Transfer, Inc.. Document filed by Kelvin Martinez, Christina Shepperson, Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of C.M., a minor), Mario Martinez, Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of L.H., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Administrator of the Estate of Rufus Ragland, deceased), Heaven Ford. Proposed document to be reviewed and processed by Clerk's Office staff (No action required by chambers)...(Wurgaft, Matthew)
November 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. Greenwood Motor Lines, Inc. d/b/a R L Carriers waiver sent on 10/23/2023, answer due 12/22/2023. Document filed by Kelvin Martinez; Christina Shepperson; Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of C.M., a minor); Mario Martinez; Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of L.H., a minor); Christina Shepperson(as Administrator of the Estate of Rufus Ragland, deceased); Heaven Ford..(Wurgaft, Matthew)
October 25, 2023 Opinion or Order ADD PARTY FOR PLEADING. Defendants/Respondents Greenwood Motor Lines, Inc. d/b/a R L Carriers, R+L Carrier Shared Services, LLC, R+L Transfer, Inc. added. Party added pursuant to #11 Amended Complaint,,.Document filed by Kelvin Martinez, Christina Shepperson, Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of C.M., a minor), Mario Martinez, Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of L.H., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Administrator of the Estate of Rufus Ragland, deceased), Heaven Ford. Related document: #11 Amended Complaint,,..(Wurgaft, Matthew)
October 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to R&L Transfer, Inc...(jgo)
October 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to R&L Carrier Shared Services, LLC..(jgo)
October 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Greenwood Motor Lines, Inc...(jgo)
October 24, 2023 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT PLEADING. Notice to Attorney Matthew Wurgaft re: Document No. #11 Amended Complaint. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): all of the parties listed on the pleading were not entered on CM ECF. Add party Greenwood Motor Lines, Inc. d/b/a R&L Carriers. Docket the event type Add Party to Pleading found under the event list Complaints and Other Initiating Documents. (vf)
October 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT amending #1 Complaint, against Greenwood Motor Lines, Inc., R&L Carrier Shared Services, LLC, R&L Transfer, Inc. with JURY DEMAND.Document filed by Kelvin Martinez, Christina Shepperson, Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of C.M., a minor), Mario Martinez, Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of L.H., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Administrator of the Estate of Rufus Ragland, deceased), Heaven Ford. Related document: #1 Complaint,..(Wurgaft, Matthew)
October 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to R&L Transfer, Inc., re: #1 Complaint,. Document filed by Christina Shepperson, Heaven Ford, Kelvin Martinez, Mario Martinez, Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of C.M., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of L.H., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Administrator of the Estate of Rufus Ragland, deceased)..(Wurgaft, Matthew)
October 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to R&L Carrier Shared Services, LLC, re: #1 Complaint,. Document filed by Christina Shepperson, Heaven Ford, Kelvin Martinez, Mario Martinez, Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of C.M., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of L.H., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Administrator of the Estate of Rufus Ragland, deceased)..(Wurgaft, Matthew)
October 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Greenwood Motor Lines, Inc. d/b/a R&L Carriers, Inc., re: #1 Complaint,. Document filed by Christina Shepperson, Heaven Ford, Kelvin Martinez, Mario Martinez, Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of C.M., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of L.H., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Administrator of the Estate of Rufus Ragland, deceased)..(Wurgaft, Matthew)
October 19, 2023 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Matthew Wurgaft to RE-FILE Document No. #5 Request for Issuance of Summons, #4 Request for Issuance of Summons, #7 Request for Issuance of Summons,. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the issuance of summons is not correct; Caption title and party name (Greenwood Motor Lines, Inc.) does not match complaint caption title;. Re-file the document using the event type Request for Issuance of Summons found under the event list Service of Process - select the correct filer/filers - and attach the correct summons form PDF. (pc)
October 19, 2023 Opinion or Order ***DELETED DOCUMENT. Deleted document number [8-9] incorrectly issued summons. The documents were incorrectly issued in this case. (pc)
October 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT PLEADING - SUMMONS REQUEST PDF ERROR - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Greenwood Motor Carriers, Inc., d/b/a R&L Carriers, Inc., re: #1 Complaint,. Document filed by Christina Shepperson, Heaven Ford, Kelvin Martinez, Mario Martinez, Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of C.M., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of L.H., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Administrator of the Estate of Rufus Ragland, deceased)..(Wurgaft, Matthew) Modified on 10/19/2023 (pc).
October 18, 2023 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Matthew Wurgaft to RE-FILE Document No. #3 Request for Issuance of Summons,,. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the issuance of summons is not correct; party name contains a typo;. Re-file the document using the event type Request for Issuance of Summons found under the event list Service of Process - select the correct filer/filers - and attach the correct summons form PDF. (pc)
October 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER REFERRING CASE TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE. Order that case be referred to the Clerk of Court for assignment to a Magistrate Judge for General Pretrial (includes scheduling, discovery, non-dispositive pretrial motions, and settlement) and Dispositive Motion (i.e., motion requiring a Report and Recommendation) and All such motions. Referred to Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 10/17/2023) (rro)
October 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT PLEADING - SUMMONS REQUEST PDF ERROR - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to R&L Transfer, Inc., re: #1 Complaint,. Document filed by Christina Shepperson, Heaven Ford, Kelvin Martinez, Mario Martinez, Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of C.M., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of L.H., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Administrator of the Estate of Rufus Ragland, deceased)..(Wurgaft, Matthew) Modified on 10/19/2023 (pc).
October 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT PLEADING - SUMMONS REQUEST PDF ERROR - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to R&L Carrier Shared Services, LLC, re: #1 Complaint,. Document filed by Christina Shepperson, Heaven Ford, Kelvin Martinez, Mario Martinez, Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of C.M., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of L.H., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Administrator of the Estate of Rufus Ragland, deceased)..(Wurgaft, Matthew) Modified on 10/19/2023 (pc).
October 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT PLEADING - SUMMONS REQUEST PDF ERROR - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Greenwood Motor Carriers, Inc., d/b/a R&L Carriers, Inc., re: #1 Complaint,. Document filed by Christina Shepperson, Heaven Ford, Kelvin Martinez, Mario Martinez, Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of C.M., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of L.H., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Administrator of the Estate of Rufus Ragland, deceased)..(Wurgaft, Matthew) Modified on 10/18/2023 (pc).
October 17, 2023 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Matthew Wurgaft. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Greenwood Motor Carriers, Inc., R&L Carrier Shared Services, Inc.,. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: alias party name was omitted; party name entered incorrectly. (vf)
October 17, 2023 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL. CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney Matthew Wurgaft. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected/entered: Citizenship Defendant code 2 (Citizen of Another State); Dollar Demand $100000000000; Arbitration code v (Voluntary). The following correction(s) have been made to your case entry: the Citizenship Defendant code has been modified to 5 (Incorporated/Principal Place of Business-Other State); the Dollar Demand has been modified to $9,999,000; the Arbitration code has been deleted. (vf)
October 17, 2023 Opinion or Order CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Gregory H. Woods. 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..(vf)
October 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Case Designated ECF. (vf)
October 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. 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. (vf)
October 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Wurgaft, Matthew)
October 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Greenwood Motor Carriers, Inc., R&L Carrier Shared Services, Inc., R&L Transfer, Inc.. (Filing Fee $ 402.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-28431330)Document filed by Kelvin Martinez, Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of C.M., a minor), Mario Martinez, Christina Shepperson(as Mother and Natural Guardian of L.H., a minor), Christina Shepperson(as Administrator of the Estate of Rufus Ragland, deceased), Christina Shepperson, Heaven Ford..(Wurgaft, Matthew)

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