Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc. et al v. Village of Pomona, NY et al
Plaintiff: Rabbi Chaim Rosenberg, Congregation Rabbinical Collage of Tartikov, Inc., Rabbi Mordechai Babad, Meilechi Menczer, Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc. and Rabbi Meilech Menczer
Defendant: Village of Pomona, NY and Board of Trustees of the Village of Pomona, NY
Case Number: 7:2020cv06158
Filed: August 6, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Kenneth M Karas
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 2000 cc
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 27 SCHEDULING ORDER: At the Conference held before the Court on September 29, 2020, the Court adopted the following briefing schedule for Plaintiff's upcoming motion for preliminary injunction: Plaintiff's motion is due October 20, 2020. Defendant's response is due November 20, 2020. Plaintiff's reply is due December 7, 2020. The Parties are reminded that there is a strict page limit of 25 pages for opening briefs and 10 pages for replies. If oral argument is requested, it may be scheduled by the Court. Please wait to hear from the Court to schedule argument. SO ORDERED. Motions due by 10/20/2020. Responses due by 11/20/2020 Replies due by 12/7/2020. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 9/29/2020) (jca)
September 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ADMISSION TO PRACTICE PRO HAC VICE granting #25 MOTION for Roman P. Storzer to Appear Pro Hac Vice.. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 9/29/2020) (jca)
September 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MOTION for Roman P. Storzer to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-21887107. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by Mordechai Babad, Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc., Meilech Menczer, Chaim Rosenberg. Return Date set for 9/29/2020 at 12:00 PM. (Attachments: #1 Admission to Practice Pro Hac Vice, #2 Affidavit of Roman P. Storzer in Support of Motion to Admit Counsel Pro Hac Vice).(Churgin, Joseph)
September 29, 2020 Opinion or Order >>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. #25 MOTION for Roman P. Storzer to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-21887107. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (wb)
September 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Kenneth M. Karas: Pre-Motion Conference held on 9/29/2020. Donna Sobel, John Stepanovich, and Roman Storzer appeared on behalf of Plaintiffs. Mary Brady Marzolla, Brian Nugent, and Patrick Knowles appeared on behalf of Defendants. No court reporter served. The Court adopted a briefing schedule. See Order. (EJJ)
September 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 NOTICE OF TELECONFERENCE INFORMATION: For the week of September 28, 2020, the Court will hold all civil conferences, hearings, and/or oral arguments by telephone. Counsel shall call the following number at the designated time: Meeting Dial-In Number (USA toll-free): (888) 363-4749 Access Code: 7702195 Please enter the conference as a guest by pressing the pound sign (#). Given that much of the Court is operating remotely and has limited mail capability, counsel involved in any pro se cases shall mail a copy of this Notice to or otherwise inform the pro se party of the above teleconference information. Counsel in any pro se inmate cases shall ensure that the pro se party is on the line before calling the above-referenced number. For initial conferences, counsel shall submit a proposed case management and discovery schedule via ECF by 5 p.m. on the evening before the initial conference. Any requests for adjournments should be filed as soon as possible and clearly explain why the conference should be adjourned. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 9/25/2020) (jca)
September 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: #22 Letter, filed by Board of Trustees of the Village of Pomona, NY, Village of Pomona, NY. ENDORSEMENT: The Court will hold a pre-motion conference (via telephone) on 9/29/20, at 11:00. SO ORDERED. (Telephone Conference set for 9/29/2020 at 11:00 AM before Judge Kenneth M. Karas.) (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 9/9/2020) (jca)
September 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 LETTER addressed to Judge Kenneth M. Karas from Patrick A. Knowles dated 9/4/2020 re: Response to Plaintiffs' Pre-Motion Letter at ECF No. 18. Document filed by Board of Trustees of the Village of Pomona, NY, Village of Pomona, NY..(Knowles, Patrick)
September 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by John George Stepanovich on behalf of Mordechai Babad, Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc., Meilech Menczer, Chaim Rosenberg..(Stepanovich, John)
September 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: #18 Letter, filed by Meilech Menczer, Chaim Rosenberg, Mordechai Babad, Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc. ENDORSEMENT: Defendants are to respond to this letter by 9/4/20. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 9/1/2020) (jca)
September 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER granting #17 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Granted. SO ORDERED.. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 9/1/2020) (jca)
September 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 LETTER addressed to Judge Kenneth M. Karas from Joseph A. Churgin dated 9/1/2020 re: Request for Waiver of Pre-Motion Conference. Document filed by Mordechai Babad, Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc., Meilech Menczer, Chaim Rosenberg..(Sobel, Donna)
September 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer addressed to Judge Kenneth M. Karas from Mary E. Brady Marzolla dated September 1, 2020. Document filed by Board of Trustees of the Village of Pomona, NY, Village of Pomona, NY..(Brady Marzolla, Mary)
September 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Patrick Andrew Knowles on behalf of Board of Trustees of the Village of Pomona, NY, Village of Pomona, NY..(Knowles, Patrick)
September 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Brian Daniel Nugent on behalf of Board of Trustees of the Village of Pomona, NY, Village of Pomona, NY..(Nugent, Brian)
September 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Mary Elizabeth Brady Marzolla on behalf of Board of Trustees of the Village of Pomona, NY, Village of Pomona, NY..(Brady Marzolla, Mary)
August 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint,,. Board of Trustees of the Village of Pomona, NY served on 8/13/2020, answer due 9/3/2020. Service was accepted by Mayor Ian Banks. Document filed by Chaim Rosenberg; Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc.; Mordechai Babad; Meilech Menczer..(Churgin, Joseph)
August 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint,,. Village of Pomona, NY served on 8/13/2020, answer due 9/3/2020. Service was accepted by Mayor Ian Banks. Document filed by Chaim Rosenberg; Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc.; Mordechai Babad; Meilech Menczer..(Churgin, Joseph)
August 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Board of Trustees of the Village of Pomona, NY, Village of Pomona, NY..(sj)
August 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Village of Pomona, NY; and Board of Trustees of the Village of Pomona, NY, re: #1 Complaint,,. Document filed by Mordechai Babad, Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc., Meilech Menczer, Chaim Rosenberg..(Churgin, Joseph)
August 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Donna Corby Sobel on behalf of Mordechai Babad, Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc., Meilech Menczer, Chaim Rosenberg..(Sobel, Donna)
August 10, 2020 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Joseph Allan Churgin to RE-FILE Document No. #6 Request for Issuance of Summons. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the name of the party/parties for whom the summons is being requested (defendant/defendants) must be entered in the docket entry text. 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 summons form PDF. (pne)
August 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 STATEMENT OF RELATEDNESS re: that this action be filed as related to 07-cv-6304 (KMK). Document filed by Mordechai Babad, Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc., Meilech Menczer, Chaim Rosenberg..(Churgin, Joseph)
August 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Churgin, Joseph)
August 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT SUMMONS REQUEST 'As To' ERROR - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc., re: #1 Complaint,,. Document filed by Mordechai Babad, Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc., Meilech Menczer, Chaim Rosenberg..(Churgin, Joseph) Modified on 8/10/2020 (pne).
August 7, 2020 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Joseph Allan Churgin. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov, Inc., Meilech Menczer. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party name contained a typographical error. (pne)
August 7, 2020 Opinion or Order CASE REFERRED TO Judge Kenneth M. Karas as possibly related to 07CV6304. (pne)
August 7, 2020 Opinion or Order CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Unassigned. .(pne)
August 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Case Designated ECF. (pne)
August 7, 2020 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to attorney Joseph Allan Churgin to RE-FILE Document No. #3 Civil Cover Sheet. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the civil cover sheet was not signed. Re-file the document using the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents and attach the signed PDF. (pne)
August 7, 2020 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT RELATED CASE STATEMENT. Notice to attorney Joseph Allan Churgin to RE-FILE Document No. #4 Statement of Relatedness,. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): 'Status of Earlier Filed Case' selection of 'Closed' is incorrect. Re-file the document using the event type Statement of Relatedness found under the event list Other Documents - select the correct filer - enter the related case number when prompted - and attach the PDF. (pne)
August 7, 2020 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT to Judge Kenneth M. Karas. Judge Unassigned is no longer assigned to the case..(wb)
August 7, 2020 Opinion or Order CASE ACCEPTED AS RELATED. Create association to 7:07-cv-06304-KMK. Notice of Assignment to follow. (wb)
August 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy 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. (wb)
August 7, 2020 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Joseph Allan Churgin to RE-FILE Document No. #5 Request for Issuance of Summons,. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the name of the party/parties for whom the summons is being requested must be entered in the docket entry text. 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 summons form PDF. (pne)
August 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT SUMMONS REQUEST 'As To' ERROR - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to, re: #1 Complaint,. Document filed by Mordechai Babad, Congregation Rabbinical Collage of Tartikov, Inc., Meilechi Menczer, Chaim Rosenberg..(Churgin, Joseph) Modified on 8/7/2020 (pne).
August 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 FILING ERROR - PDF ERROR -STATEMENT OF RELATEDNESS re: that this action be filed as related to 07-CV-6304(KMK). Document filed by Mordechai Babad, Congregation Rabbinical Collage of Tartikov, Inc., Meilechi Menczer, Chaim Rosenberg..(Churgin, Joseph) Modified on 8/7/2020 (pne).
August 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 FILING ERROR - SIGNATURE ERROR - CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Churgin, Joseph) Modified on 8/7/2020 (pne).
August 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by Mordechai Babad, Congregation Rabbinical Collage of Tartikov, Inc., Meilechi Menczer, Chaim Rosenberg..(Churgin, Joseph)
August 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT PLEADING - FILER ERROR - FILED AGAINST PARTY ERROR-COMPLAINT against Mordechai Babad, Meilechi Menczer, Chaim Rosenberg, Village of Pomona, NY, Board of Trustees of the Village of Pomona, NY. (Filing Fee $ 400.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-21032209)Document filed by Congregation Rabbinical Collage of Tartikov, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - 2/7/2020 Petition, #2 Exhibit B - Letter, #3 Exhibit C - Letter).(Churgin, Joseph) Modified on 8/7/2020 (pne).

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