Angulo et al v. Clowns.com, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Brayan Angulo, Cameron Pille, Janina Salorio, Xander Black, Miles McKenzie Sullivan, Cara Margaret Stofa, Yasmine Elabd, Matthew Tierney, Will Pierson, Grayson Hampshire, Isabella Marinucci and Lia Hauser
Defendant: Adolph Rodriguez, Clowns.com, Inc., George Rodriguez, George Adolph Rodriguez, George Blackstone and Erica Barbuto
Case Number: 1:2023cv10983
Filed: December 19, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Analisa Torres
Nature of Suit: Labor: Fair Standards
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. § 201 Fair Labor Standards Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 14, 2024 Filing 36 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Richard J. Reibstein on behalf of Erica Barbuto, Clowns.com, Inc., Adolph Rodriguez..(Reibstein, Richard)
February 6, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER granting #31 Letter Motion for Leave to File Document. The Court has reviewed the parties pre-motion letters dated January 30 and February 5, 2024. ECF Nos. 31, 33, 34. Accordingly:1. Plaintiffs request to move for conditional certification of a Fair Labor Standards Act collective action is GRANTED;2. By March 12, 2024, Plaintiffs shall file their motion;3. By April 2, 2024, Defendants shall file their opposition papers; and4. By April 16, 2024, Plaintiffs shall file their reply papers, if any.The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the motion at ECF No. 31.SO ORDERED.. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 2/6/2024) (jca)
February 6, 2024 Set/Reset Deadlines: Motions due by 3/12/2024. Responses due by 4/2/2024 Replies due by 4/16/2024. (jca)
February 5, 2024 Filing 34 LETTER addressed to Judge Analisa Torres from Mohammed Gangat, Esq. dated February 5, 2024 re: Responding to Plaintiffs' Pre Motion Letters. Document filed by Erica Barbuto, Clowns.com, Inc., Adolph Rodriguez..(Gangat, Mohammed)
January 30, 2024 Filing 33 LETTER addressed to Judge Analisa Torres from Hugh Baran dated 1/30/2024 re: Pre-Motion Letter (ECF No. 31) & Defendants' Position. Document filed by Brayan Angulo, Xander Black, Cameron Pille, Janina Salorio..(Baran, Hugh)
January 30, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER granting #30 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re #30 LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re: #1 Complaint addressed to Judge Analisa Torres from Mohammed Gangat, Esq. dated January 29, 2024., #1 Complaint. GRANTED. Defendants shall file their responsive pleading by February 26, 2024. SO ORDERED. (Erica Barbuto answer due 2/26/2024; Clowns.com, Inc. answer due 2/26/2024; Adolph Rodriguez answer due 2/26/2024.0 (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 1/30/24) (yv)
January 30, 2024 Filing 31 LETTER MOTION for Leave to File Motion for Conditional Certification of a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Collective Action & Notice to Similarly Situated Individuals under 29 U.S.C. 216(b) addressed to Judge Analisa Torres from Hugh Baran dated 01/30/2024. Document filed by Brayan Angulo, Xander Black, Cameron Pille, Janina Salorio..(Baran, Hugh)
January 29, 2024 Filing 30 LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re: #1 Complaint addressed to Judge Analisa Torres from Mohammed Gangat, Esq. dated January 29, 2024. Document filed by Erica Barbuto, Clowns.com, Inc., Adolph Rodriguez. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Stipulation).(Gangat, Mohammed)
January 29, 2024 Filing 29 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Mohammed Ahmed Gangat on behalf of Erica Barbuto, Clowns.com, Inc., Adolph Rodriguez..(Gangat, Mohammed)
January 25, 2024 Filing 28 CONSENT TO SUE UNDER THE FLSA. Document filed by Lia Hauser..(Baran, Hugh)
January 25, 2024 Filing 27 CONSENT TO SUE UNDER THE FLSA. Document filed by Isabella Marinucci..(Baran, Hugh)
January 25, 2024 Filing 26 CONSENT TO SUE UNDER THE FLSA. Document filed by Grayson Hampshire..(Baran, Hugh)
January 23, 2024 Filing 25 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Patricia Coyle Kakalec on behalf of Brayan Angulo, Xander Black, Yasmine Elabd, Will Pierson, Cameron Pille, Janina Salorio, Cara Margaret Stofa, Miles McKenzie Sullivan, Matthew Tierney..(Kakalec, Patricia)
January 22, 2024 Filing 24 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE. Adolph Rodriguez served on 1/5/2024, answer due 1/26/2024. Service was accepted by Adolph Rodriguez, Defendant. Document filed by Janina Salorio; Cameron Pille; Brayan Angulo; Xander Black..(Baran, Hugh)
January 10, 2024 Filing 23 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE. Erica Barbuto served on 1/5/2024, answer due 1/26/2024. Service was accepted by Adolph Rodriguez, Co-Worker. Document filed by Janina Salorio; Cameron Pille; Brayan Angulo; Xander Black..(Baran, Hugh)
January 10, 2024 Filing 22 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE. Clowns.com, Inc. served on 1/5/2024, answer due 1/26/2024. Service was accepted by Sue Zouky, Authorized Agent, Office of the Secretary of State. Document filed by Janina Salorio; Cameron Pille; Brayan Angulo; Xander Black..(Baran, Hugh)
January 6, 2024 Filing 21 CONSENT TO SUE UNDER THE FLSA. Document filed by Will Pierson..(Baran, Hugh)
January 6, 2024 Filing 20 CONSENT TO SUE UNDER THE FLSA. Document filed by Matthew Tierney..(Baran, Hugh)
January 3, 2024 Filing 19 CONSENT TO SUE UNDER THE FLSA. Document filed by Yasmine Elabd..(Baran, Hugh)
January 3, 2024 Filing 18 CONSENT TO SUE UNDER THE FLSA. Document filed by Cara Margaret Stofa..(Baran, Hugh)
January 2, 2024 Filing 17 CONSENT TO SUE UNDER THE FLSA. Document filed by Miles McKenzie Sullivan..(Baran, Hugh)
January 2, 2024 Filing 16 CONSENT TO SUE UNDER THE FLSA. Document filed by Brayan Angulo..(Baran, Hugh)
December 26, 2023 Filing 15 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Erica Barbuto..(gp)
December 22, 2023 Filing 14 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Erica Barbuto, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Brayan Angulo, Xander Black, Cameron Pille, Janina Salorio..(Baran, Hugh)
December 22, 2023 Filing 13 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Adolph Rodriguez. (vf)
December 22, 2023 Filing 12 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Clowns.com, Inc.. (vf)
December 22, 2023 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Hugh Baran to RE-FILE Document No. #8 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; Alias party name listed does not correspond to pleading caption. 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. (vf)
December 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 INITIAL PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER Counsel for all parties are directed to submit a joint letter and a jointly proposed Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order by February 20, 2024, in accordance with Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the instructions set forth below. COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS IS DIRECTED TO IMMEDIATELY SEND A COPY OF THIS ORDER AND THE COURT'S INDIVIDUAL PRACTICES TO ALL PARTIES. If this case has been settled or otherwise terminated, counsel are required to file a stipulation of discontinuance, voluntary dismissal, or other proof of termination electronically on ECF, with a courtesy copy emailed to chambers in accordance with the Court's Individual Practices. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 12/21/2023) (jca)
December 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 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. If all parties consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge, counsel for Defendants shall, by February 20, 2024, file a fully executed Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form, available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/node/754 and attached to this order, on the docket. If the Court approves that form, all further proceedings will then be conducted before the assigned Magistrate Judge rather than before me. An information sheet on proceedings before magistrate judges is also attached to this order. Any appeal would be taken directly to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, as it would be if the consent form were not signed and so ordered. If any party does not consent to conducting all further proceedings before the assigned Magistrate Judge, the parties must file a joint letter, by February 20, 2024, advising the Court that the parties do not consent, but without disclosing the identity of the party or parties who do not consent. The parties are free to withhold consent without negative consequences.SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 12/21/2023) (jca)
December 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER To protect the public health, while promoting the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding, Fed. R. Civ. P. 1, it is ORDERED pursuant to Rules 30(b)(3) and 30(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that all depositions in this action may be taken via telephone, videoconference, or other remote means. It is further ORDERED pursuant to Rule 30(b)(5) that a deposition will be deemed to have taken place before an officer appointed or designated under Rule 28 if such officer attends the deposition using the same remote means used to connect all other participants, so long as all participants (including the officer) can clearly hear and be heard by all other participants. The parties are encouraged to engage in discovery through remote means at every available opportunity. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 12/21/2023) (jca)
December 20, 2023 Filing 8 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT - SUMMONS REQUEST PDF ERROR - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Erica Barbuto, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Brayan Angulo, Xander Black, Cameron Pille, Janina Salorio..(Baran, Hugh) Modified on 12/22/2023 (vf).
December 20, 2023 Filing 7 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Adolph Rodriguez, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Brayan Angulo, Xander Black, Cameron Pille, Janina Salorio..(Baran, Hugh)
December 20, 2023 Filing 6 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Clowns.com, Inc., re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Brayan Angulo, Xander Black, Cameron Pille, Janina Salorio..(Baran, Hugh)
December 20, 2023 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 #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..(pc)
December 20, 2023 Case Designated ECF. (pc)
December 20, 2023 Magistrate Judge Gary Stein 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. (pc)
December 20, 2023 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Hugh Baran. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Xander Black. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party text was omitted;. (pc)
December 20, 2023 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Hugh Baran to RE-FILE Document No. #4 Request for Issuance of Summons, #5 Request for Issuance of Summons, #3 Request for Issuance of Summons. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): Attorney info is blank. 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)
December 19, 2023 Filing 5 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT PLEADING - SUMMONS REQUEST PDF ERROR - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Erica Barbuto, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Brayan Angulo, Xander Black, Cameron Pille, Janina Salorio..(Baran, Hugh) Modified on 12/20/2023 (pc).
December 19, 2023 Filing 4 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT PLEADING - SUMMONS REQUEST PDF ERROR - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Adolph Rodriguez, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Brayan Angulo, Xander Black, Cameron Pille, Janina Salorio..(Baran, Hugh) Modified on 12/20/2023 (pc).
December 19, 2023 Filing 3 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT PLEADING - SUMMONS REQUEST PDF ERROR - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Clowns.com, Inc., re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Brayan Angulo, Xander Black, Cameron Pille, Janina Salorio..(Baran, Hugh) Modified on 12/20/2023 (pc).
December 19, 2023 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Baran, Hugh)
December 19, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Erica Barbuto, Clowns.com, Inc., Adolph Rodriguez. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-28715514)Document filed by Xander Black, Brayan Angulo, Janina Salorio, Cameron Pille..(Baran, Hugh)

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