Costa v. White
Plaintiff: Romeo Mathew Costa
Defendant: James Joseph White
Case Number: 5:2024cv00268
Filed: May 6, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Presiding Judge: Richard E Myers
Referring Judge: Robert T Numbers
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1330 Breach of Contract
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 3, 2024 Filing 16 Notice of Special Appearance for non-district by Gregory McLawsen on behalf of Romeo Mathew Costa. (McLawsen, Gregory)
May 31, 2024 Filing 15 Waiver of Service Returned Executed filed by Romeo Mathew Costa. James Joseph White waiver sent on 5/25/2024, answer due 7/24/2024. (Cesanelli, Valeria)
May 31, 2024 Case Selected for Mediation - A printable list of certified mediators for the Eastern District of North Carolina and the Selection of Mediator form are available on the court's Website, http://www.nced.uscourts.gov/attorney/mediators.aspx. (McNally, Kimberly)
May 30, 2024 Filing 14 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Romeo Mathew Costa. James Joseph White served on 5/22/2024, answer due 6/12/2024. (Cesanelli, Valeria)
May 29, 2024 Filing 13 Notice of Appearance filed by Hope C. Garber on behalf of James Joseph White. (Garber, Hope)
May 29, 2024 Filing 12 Financial Disclosure Statement by James Joseph White (Roche, Edward)
May 29, 2024 Filing 11 Notice of Appearance filed by Edward Francis Roche on behalf of James Joseph White. (Roche, Edward)
May 22, 2024 Filing 10 Summons Issued as to James Joseph White. (McNally, Kimberly)
May 22, 2024 Filing 9 AFFIDAVIT Civil Summons Undated by Romeo Mathew Costa (Cesanelli, Valeria)
May 22, 2024 TEXT ORDER: Plaintiff sought leave to proceed in forma pauperis (D.E. 2). Because his application lacked sufficient facts, the court directed him to file a more particularized application. (D.E. 5). Plaintiff has since tendered the requisite filing fee. So the court denies as moot his motion to proceed in forma pauperis (D.E.2). Entered by U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert T. Numbers, II on 5/22/2024. (McNally, Kimberly)
May 22, 2024 Opinion or Order ORDER denying #8 Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission. Signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert T. Numbers, II on 5/22/2024. (McNally, Kimberly)
May 22, 2024 Notice to Counsel regarding: #6 Notice of Appearance, #8 Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission and Affidavit, #7 Proposed Summons. When using a fillable PDF, counsel is reminded to lock or flatten the document prior to filing it. No further action is required at this time. (McNally, Kimberly)
May 22, 2024 Motion Referred to US Magistrate Judge Robert T. Numbers, II regarding #8 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Admission and Affidavit. (McNally, Kimberly)
May 22, 2024 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY regarding #7 Proposed Summons. The summons should not have been dated. Counsel is directed to refile the proposed summons without a date. The case administrator will date the summons when it is issued. (McNally, Kimberly)
May 17, 2024 Filing 8 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Admission and Affidavit filed by Romeo Mathew Costa. (Cesanelli, Valeria)
May 17, 2024 Filing 7 Civil Summons against Romeo Mathew Costa ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ANCEDC-7612650.), filed by Romeo Mathew Costa. (Cesanelli, Valeria) Modified on 5/22/2024 (McNally, Kimberly).
May 17, 2024 Filing 6 Notice of Appearance filed by Valeria Cesanelli on behalf of Romeo Mathew Costa. (Cesanelli, Valeria)
May 14, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER regarding #2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis, filed by Romeo Mathew Costa Signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert T. Numbers, II on 5/14/2024. (McNally, Kimberly)
May 10, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Order Redesignating Division to Western Division. All future filings should reflect the new case number of 5:24-CV-268-M-RN. No further filing shall be made in 4:24-CV-67-M-RN. Signed by Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court on 5/10/2024. (McNally, Kimberly)
May 10, 2024 Motion Referred to US Magistrate Judge Robert T. Numbers, II regarding #2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. (McNally, Kimberly)
May 10, 2024 Case transferred in from Eastern Division on 05/10/2024. Former Case Number 4:24-CV-67-M-RN. (McNally, Kimberly)
May 9, 2024 Notice to Counsel - Counsel should file a Notice of Appearance pursuant to Local Civil Rule 5.2(a). (Rudd, D.)
May 9, 2024 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY - Failure to File Financial Disclosure Statement as to Romeo Mathew Costa. Pursuant to 7.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Civil Rule 7.3, all parties shall file a financial disclosure statement. A negative statement is required if a party has no disclosures to make. The disclosure statement must be on a form provided by the clerk. This form is available at the clerk's office and on the court's website. (Rudd, D.)
May 9, 2024 Notice to Counsel regarding: #3 Civil Cover Sheet. Counsel is reminded that the filing user must lock or flatten the PDF document. Failure to flatten documents may result in the clerks office issuing a notice of deficiency. Counsel should "flatten" (the civil cover sheet) prior to attaching it in accordance with Section IV.B of the CM/ECF Policies and Procedures Manual. No further action is needed. (Rudd, D.)
May 9, 2024 Notice to Counsel - No Summons provided for issuance or Waiver of Service filed. (Rudd, D.)
May 9, 2024 Notice to Counsel - This case should have been filed in the Western division. The Clerk will enter a reassignment order correcting the error. (Rudd, D.)
May 9, 2024 Notice to Counsel - The address information in the signature block for Valeria Cesanelli on the complaint does not match the information that the court has in its CM/ECF database. Counsel should email the updated law firm information to the clerk's office at NCED-AttomeyUpdate@nced.uscourts.gov. Once updated, the new contact information will be reflected on the docket of all cases in which counsel entered an appearance. (Rudd, D.)
May 6, 2024 Filing 3 Civil Cover Sheet against James Joseph White, filed by Romeo Mathew Costa. (Cesanelli, Valeria)
May 6, 2024 Filing 2 First MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis , REGISTRATION of Foreign Judgment, filed by Romeo Mathew Costa. (Cesanelli, Valeria)
May 6, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against James Joseph White, filed by Romeo Mathew Costa. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex 1 - Affidavit of Support, #2 Exhibit Ex 2 - Request for Expedited Processing, #3 Exhibit Ex 3 - Visa Petition - Redacted, #4 Exhibit Ex 4 - Immigrant Data Summary - Redacted) (Cesanelli, Valeria)

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Plaintiff: Romeo Mathew Costa
Represented By: Valeria Cesanelli
Represented By: Gregory McLawsen
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Defendant: James Joseph White
Represented By: Edward Francis Roche
Represented By: Hope C. Garber
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