IOU Central, Inc. v. Metal Specialists, LLC et al
Plaintiff: IOU Central, Inc. doing business as IOU Financial, Inc.
Defendant: Metal Specialists, LLC, William Rodney Chestnutt, Robin H. Chestnutt, Ascend Business Services, LLC, Roger D. Ferrrante, Dale A. Johnston and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS)
Case Number: 7:2022cv00054
Filed: April 4, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Presiding Judge: Louise Wood Flanagan
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 27, 2022 Filing 34 Notice of Appearance filed by James A. Beck, II on behalf of IOU Central, Inc.. (Beck, James)
April 7, 2022 Case Selected for Mediation - A printable list of certified mediators for the Eastern District of North Carolina is available on the court's Website, http://www.nced.uscourts.gov/attorney/mediators.aspx. Please serve this list on all parties. (Collins, S.)
April 4, 2022 Filing 33 Notice to Parties regarding Transfer of Case to the Eastern District of North Carolina. Counsel should read the notice in its entirety for additional information. (Rudd, D.)
April 4, 2022 Filing 32 Case transferred in from District of Georgia Northern. Case Number 3:20-cv-00014. Transfer order and docket sheet obtained from transferring district.
April 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER granting #28 Motion to Transfer Case; denying as moot #29 Motion for Extension of Time. The Clerk is directed to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina and close this case. Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. on 04/04/2022. (jkb) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.] Modified on 4/7/2022 (Collins, S.).
April 4, 2022 Case electronically transferred to District of Eastern District of North Carolina. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet sent. (jkb) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
April 4, 2022 Civil Case Terminated. (jkb) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
April 1, 2022 Filing 30 PROPOSED ORDER Granting Motion [Doc 28-29] re: #29 Motion for Extension of Time, Submission to District Judge, Submission to District Judge, #28 MOTION to Transfer Case to Eastern District of North Carolina Wilmimgton Division MOTION Response to and Discharge of Order [Doc 27] and Leave to Respond #27 Order to Show Cause . (Wersant, Paul) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
March 28, 2022 Submission of #28 MOTION to Transfer Case to Eastern District of North Carolina Wilmimgton Division MOTION Response to and Discharge of Order [Doc 27] and Leave to Respond #27 Order to Show Cause , to District Judge Timothy C. Batten Sr.. (dmb) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
March 10, 2022 Submission of #29 Motion for Extension of Time to District Judge Timothy C. Batten Sr. (dmb) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
February 23, 2022 Filing 29 Emergency MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to [ #27 Order to Show Cause and to file a renewed #28 MOTION to Transfer Case to Eastern District of North Carolina Wilmimgton Division. (Wersant, Paul) Modified event and docket text on 3/2/2022 (dmb). [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
February 23, 2022 Submission of #27 Order to Show Cause to District Judge Timothy C. Batten Sr. (dmb) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
February 18, 2022 Filing 28 MOTION to Transfer Case to Eastern District of North Carolina Wilmimgton Division, MOTION Response to and Discharge of Order [Doc 27] and Leave to Respond #27 Order to Show Cause with Brief In Support by IOU Central, Inc.. (Wersant, Paul) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
February 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE within fourteen days why this case should not be dismissed for want of prosecution pursuant to Local Rule 41.3A(3). Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. on 2/3/2022. (dmb) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
April 28, 2021 Filing 26 ANSWER to #25 Amended Complaint by Metal Specialists, LLC.(Schuh, Mathew) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions. [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
April 15, 2021 Filing 25 Second AMENDED COMPLAINT per the Order [Doc 22] against Robin H. Chestnutt, William Rodney Chestnutt, Metal Specialists, LLC filed by IOU Central, Inc..(Wersant, Paul) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/commonly-used-forms to obtain Pretrial Instructions and Pretrial Associated Forms which includes the Consent To Proceed Before U.S. Magistrate form. [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
March 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONAVIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 03/09/2021 (dgs) (ADI) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
January 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 TENTH AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONAVIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 01/27/2021. (dgs) (ADI) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
January 8, 2021 Notification of Docket Correction re Terminated Case. (dmb) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
January 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER granting #21 Motion to Approve Consent Judgment. The Court finds IOU and MERS consent to this Decree to resolve this action between themselves by the signatures of their counsel. IOU and MERS will bear their respective costs and fees. Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. on 1/7/2021. (dmb) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
January 7, 2021 TERMED IN ERROR Civil Case Terminated. (dmb) Modified on 1/8/2021 (dmb). [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
January 6, 2021 Filing 21 Unopposed MOTION to Approve Consent Judgment as to Defendant MERS with Brief In Support by IOU Central, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1: Text of Proposed Order)(Wersant, Paul) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
December 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 NINTH AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONAVIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 12/08/2020. (dgs) (ADI) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
December 8, 2020 Filing 19 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement by IOU Central, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. f/k/a MERSCORP, Inc., Corporate Parent IOU CENTRAL INC - Canada for IOU Central, Inc.. (Wersant, Paul) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
December 8, 2020 Clerks Notation re #19 Certificate of Interested Persons. Reviewed and approved by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. (usw) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
September 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID19 AND RELATED CORONA VIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 09/28/2020. (dgs) (ADI) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
September 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONAVIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 9/1/2020. (dgs) (ADI) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
August 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 SIXTH AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONAVIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 08/03/2020. (rvb) (ADI) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
July 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 FIFTH AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONAVIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 7/10/2020 (dgs) (ADI) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
July 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 FOURTH AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONA VIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 07/01/2020. (adg) (ADI) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
May 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 THIRD AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONA VIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 05/26/2020. (dgs) (ADI) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
May 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 SECOND AMENDMENT TO GENERAL ORDER 20-01 RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONA VIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 04/30/2020. (mmc) (ADI) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
April 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Amended General Order 20-01 re COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONA VIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 3/30/20. (dgs) (ADI) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
March 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER FOR ALL CIVIL CASES WITH JUDGE BATTEN PRESIDING IN RE: Chambers Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19. The time for discovery in all cases in which discovery has already commenced or will commence prior to 4/16/2020 is extended by thirty days. The Court GRANTS an automatic 15-day extension for submission of proposed pretrial orders in cases where discovery has been closed and that are due on or before 4/16/2020. Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. on 3/18/20. (usw) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
March 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 General Order 20-01 re: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 AND RELATED CORONA VIRUS. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 3/16/2020. (dmb) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
February 27, 2020 Filing 8 Instructions to Parties and Counsel. Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. on 2/27/2020. (dmb) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
February 27, 2020 Filing 7 ANSWER to #5 Amended Complaint by Metal Specialists, LLC.(Schuh, Mathew) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions. [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
February 26, 2020 Filing 6 ANSWER to #5 Amended Complaint by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS). Discovery ends on 7/27/2020.(Kotake, Kyle) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions. [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
February 3, 2020 Filing 5 AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by IOU Central, Inc. (rsh) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/commonly-used-forms to obtain Pretrial Instructions and Pretrial Associated Forms which includes the Consent To Proceed Before U.S. Magistrate form. [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
February 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER granting #3 Motion to File Amended Complaint. Amended Complaint will be filed by Plaintiff, which serves as the operative pleading and will be served with process. Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. on 2/3/20. (rsh) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
January 28, 2020 Filing 3 Unopposed MOTION to Amend #1 Complaint, with Brief In Support by IOU Central, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1: Proposed Amended Complaint, #2 Exhibit 2: Proposed Order)(Wersant, Paul) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
January 23, 2020 Filing 2 Electronic Summons Issued as to Ascend Business Services, LLC. and (Attachments: #1 Summons - Dale Johnston, #2 Summons - MERS, #3 Summons - Metal, #4 Summons - Robin Chestnutt, #5 Summons - Roger Ferrrante, #6 Summons - William Chestnutt)(rsh) [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]
January 23, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by IOU Central, Inc. (Filing fee $400, receipt number AGANDC9292948) (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(rsh) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/commonly-used-forms to obtain Pretrial Instructions and Pretrial Associated Forms which includes the Consent To Proceed Before U.S. Magistrate form. [Transferred from Georgia Northern on 4/4/2022.]

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Plaintiff: IOU Central, Inc. doing business as IOU Financial, Inc.
Represented By: Paul Gerard Wersant
Represented By: James A. Beck, II
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Defendant: Metal Specialists, LLC
Represented By: Mathew Anthony Schuh
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Defendant: William Rodney Chestnutt
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