Cohen v. Westlake Services Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Jeanine P. Cohen
Defendant: Westlake Services Inc., Westlake Services LLC, Westlake Flooring Company LLC, The Hankey Group, Jonathan Zhan, Jennifer Fiore, Megan Feldmeth, John Does 1 through 10, Westlake Flooring Services Inc. and Westlake Services LLC doing business as Westlake Financial Services
Case Number: 7:2022cv07182
Filed: August 23, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Vincent L Briccetti
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER granting #29 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply: Plaintiff's opposition is due 2/3/2023. Defendants' reply is due 2/10/2023. (HEREBY ORDERED by Judge Vincent L. Briccetti)(Text Only Order) (egb)
January 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 29 FIRST LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #28 MOTION to Dismiss or Stay Action and to Compel Arbitration. until February 3, 2023 addressed to Judge Vincent L. Briccetti from Jimmy M. Santos, Esq. dated January 10, 2023. Document filed by Jeanine P. Cohen..(Santos, Jimmy)
January 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 28 MOTION to Dismiss or Stay Action and to Compel Arbitration. Document filed by John Does 1 through 10(in their individual capacities), John Does 1 through 10(in their corporate capacities), Megan Feldmeth(Human Resources Director for Westlake Financial Services; in her individual capacity ), Megan Feldmeth(Human Resources Director for Westlake Financial Services; in her corporate capacity ), Jennifer Fiore(Director of Sales & Field Operations at Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in her individual capacity ), Jennifer Fiore(Director of Sales & Field Operations at Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in her corporate capacity ), The Hankey Group, Westlake Flooring Company LLC, Westlake Flooring Services Inc., Westlake Services LLC, Jonathan Zhan(SVP of Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in his corporate capacity ), Jonathan Zhan(SVP of Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in his individual capacity ). Responses due by 1/27/2023 (Attachments: #1 Supplement Memorandum of Law in Support, #2 Exhibit 1 - New Hire Documents, #3 Exhibit 2 - Employer - Employee Dispute Resolution Agreement, #4 Exhibit 3 - EEOC Charge, #5 Exhibit 4 - Emails, #6 Affidavit of Megan Feldmeth).(Dickinson, Craig)
November 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint,. Westlake Flooring Services Inc. served on 11/2/2022, answer due 11/23/2022. Service was accepted by Megan Kimura, Operations Manager of The Hankey Group. Document filed by Jeanine P. Cohen..(Santos, Jimmy)
November 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 26 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint,. Jennifer Fiore(Director of Sales & Field Operations at Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in her individual capacity ) served on 11/12/2022, answer due 12/5/2022; Jennifer Fiore(Director of Sales & Field Operations at Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in her corporate capacity ) served on 11/12/2022, answer due 12/5/2022. Service was accepted by defendant Jennifer Fiore. Document filed by Jeanine P. Cohen..(Santos, Jimmy)
November 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER granting #24 Letter Motion for Extension of Time: By 1/6/2023, defendants shall answer, move, or otherwise respond to the complaint. (HEREBY ORDERED by Judge Vincent L. Briccetti)(Text Only Order) (egb)
November 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 CONSENT LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time addressed to Judge Vincent L. Briccetti from Craig T. Dickinson dated November 15, 2022. Document filed by John Does 1 through 10(in their individual capacities), John Does 1 through 10(in their corporate capacities), Megan Feldmeth(Human Resources Director for Westlake Financial Services; in her individual capacity ), Megan Feldmeth(Human Resources Director for Westlake Financial Services; in her corporate capacity ), Jennifer Fiore(Director of Sales & Field Operations at Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in her individual capacity ), Jennifer Fiore(Director of Sales & Field Operations at Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in her corporate capacity ), The Hankey Group, Westlake Flooring Company LLC, Westlake Flooring Services Inc., Westlake Services LLC, Jonathan Zhan(SVP of Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in his corporate capacity ), Jonathan Zhan(SVP of Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in his individual capacity )..(Dickinson, Craig)
November 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 23 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Craig Thomas Dickinson on behalf of John Does 1 through 10(in their individual capacities), John Does 1 through 10(in their corporate capacities), Megan Feldmeth(Human Resources Director for Westlake Financial Services; in her individual capacity ), Megan Feldmeth(Human Resources Director for Westlake Financial Services; in her corporate capacity ), Jennifer Fiore(Director of Sales & Field Operations at Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in her individual capacity ), Jennifer Fiore(Director of Sales & Field Operations at Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in her corporate capacity ), The Hankey Group, Westlake Flooring Company LLC, Westlake Flooring Services Inc., Westlake Services LLC, Jonathan Zhan(SVP of Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in his corporate capacity ), Jonathan Zhan(SVP of Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in his individual capacity )..(Dickinson, Craig)
November 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint,. Westlake Services LLC served on 11/2/2022, answer due 11/23/2022. Service was accepted by Megan Kimura, Operations Manager of Westlake Services LLC. Document filed by Jeanine P. Cohen..(Santos, Jimmy)
November 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 21 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint,. Westlake Flooring Company LLC served on 11/2/2022, answer due 11/23/2022. Service was accepted by Megan Kimura, Operations Manager of Westlake Flooring Company LLC. Document filed by Jeanine P. Cohen..(Santos, Jimmy)
November 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint,. The Hankey Group served on 11/2/2022, answer due 11/23/2022. Service was accepted by Megan Kimura, Operations Manager of The Hankey Group. Document filed by Jeanine P. Cohen..(Santos, Jimmy)
November 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint,. Jonathan Zhan(SVP of Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in his corporate capacity ) served on 11/2/2022, answer due 11/23/2022; Jonathan Zhan(SVP of Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in his individual capacity ) served on 11/2/2022, answer due 11/23/2022. Service was accepted by Megan Kimura, Employee of Westlake Flooring Company LLC. Document filed by Jeanine P. Cohen..(Santos, Jimmy)
November 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint,,,. Megan Feldmeth(Human Resources Director for Westlake Financial Services; in her individual capacity ) served on 11/2/2022, answer due 11/23/2022; Megan Feldmeth(Human Resources Director for Westlake Financial Services; in her corporate capacity ) served on 11/2/2022, answer due 11/23/2022. Service was accepted by Megan Kimura, Employee of Westlake Financial Services. Document filed by Jeanine P. Cohen..(Santos, Jimmy)
October 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Jennifer Fiore(Director of Sales & Field Operations at Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in her individual capacity ), Jennifer Fiore(Director of Sales & Field Operations at Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in her corporate capacity ). (sj)
October 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Westlake Services LLC. (sj)
October 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Jonathan Zhan(SVP of Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in his corporate capacity ), Jonathan Zhan(SVP of Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in his individual capacity ). (sj)
October 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Westlake Flooring Services Inc.. (sj)
October 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to The Hankey Group. (sj)
October 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Megan Feldmeth(Human Resources Director for Westlake Financial Services; in her individual capacity ), Megan Feldmeth(Human Resources Director for Westlake Financial Services; in her corporate capacity ). (sj)
October 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Westlake Flooring Company LLC. (sj)
October 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Jennifer Fiore, re: #3 Complaint,,,. Document filed by Jeanine P. Cohen..(Santos, Jimmy)
October 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Megan Feldmeth, re: #3 Complaint,,,. Document filed by Jeanine P. Cohen..(Santos, Jimmy)
October 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Jonathan Zhan, SVP, re: #3 Complaint,,,. Document filed by Jeanine P. Cohen..(Santos, Jimmy)
October 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Westlake Services LLC, re: #3 Complaint,,,. Document filed by Jeanine P. Cohen..(Santos, Jimmy)
October 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Westlake Flooring Company LLC, re: #3 Complaint,,,. Document filed by Jeanine P. Cohen..(Santos, Jimmy)
October 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to The Hankey Group, re: #3 Complaint,,,. Document filed by Jeanine P. Cohen..(Santos, Jimmy)
October 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Westlake Flooring LLC, re: #3 Complaint,,,. Document filed by Jeanine P. Cohen..(Santos, Jimmy)
August 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 COMPLAINT against John Does 1 through 10(in their individual capacities), John Does 1 through 10(in their corporate capacities), Megan Feldmeth(Human Resources Director for Westlake Financial Services; in her individual capacity ), Megan Feldmeth(Human Resources Director for Westlake Financial Services; in her corporate capacity ), Jennifer Fiore(Director of Sales & Field Operations at Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in her individual capacity ), Jennifer Fiore(Director of Sales & Field Operations at Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in her corporate capacity ), The Hankey Group, Westlake Flooring Company LLC, Westlake Flooring Services Inc., Westlake Services LLC, Jonathan Zhan(SVP of Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in his corporate capacity ), Jonathan Zhan(SVP of Westlake Flooring Company, LLC; in his individual capacity ). Document filed by Jeanine P. Cohen. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Right to Sue Letter, #2 Exhibit Email & Text Exchanges).(Santos, Jimmy)
August 24, 2022 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT PLEADING. Notice to Attorney Jimmy Miguel Santos to RE-FILE Document No. #1 Complaint,. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): not all the party/parties whom the pleading is against were selected. Re-file the pleading using the event type Complaint found under the event list Complaints and Other Initiating Documents - attach the correct signed PDF - select the individually named filer/filers - select the individually named party/parties the pleading is against. (vf)
August 24, 2022 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Jimmy Miguel Santos. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Westlake Services Inc., Westlake Services LLC, Jonathan Zhan, Jennifer Fiore, Megan Feldmeth, John Does 1 through 10. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party text was omitted; alias party name was omitted; party name entered incorrectly. (vf)
August 24, 2022 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL. CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney Jimmy Miguel Santos. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected/entered: Cause of Action code 28:1331sx Fed. Question: Employment Discrimination (Sex); Arbitration code e (Exempt); County code Orange; Fee Status code due (due). The following correction(s) have been made to your case entry: the Cause of Action code has been modified to 42:2000e-2e Job Discrimination (Unlawful Employment Practices); the Arbitration code has been deleted; the County code has been modified to Dutchess; the Fee Status code has been modified to pd (paid). (vf)
August 24, 2022 Opinion or Order CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Vincent L. Briccetti. 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)
August 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Case Designated ECF. (vf)
August 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Magistrate Judge Paul E. Davison 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. (vf)
August 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Santos, Jimmy)
August 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT - FILED AGAINST PARTY ERROR - COMPLAINT against John Does 1 through 10, Megan Feldmeth, Jennifer Fiore, The Hankey Group, Westlake Flooring Company LLC, Westlake Services Inc., Westlake Services LLC, Jonathan Zhan. (Filing Fee $ 402.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-26584439)Document filed by Jeanine P. Cohen. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Right to Sue Letter, #2 Exhibit Email & Text Exchanges).(Santos, Jimmy) Modified on 8/24/2022 (vf).

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