Jacobson v. Coventry First LLC et al
Plaintiff: Judith Jacobson
Defendant: Coventry First LLC, Reid S. Buerger, The Coventry Group, Inc., Montgomery Capital, Inc., Coventry Financial LLC and Tim Ash Brokerage Corp.
Case Number: 1:2010cv00736
Filed: April 8, 2010
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Office: Cleveland Office
County: Cuyahoga
Presiding Judge: James S Gwin
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 18 U.S.C. § 1961
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 28, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 64 Order signed by Judge James S. Gwin on 07/28/10 that, upon representation of the parties, all issues have been resolved, the docket is marked settled and dismissed with prejudice. The terms of the settlement are to be placed under seal. (S,HR)
July 28, 2010 Filing 63 Minutes of settlement conference before Judge James S. Gwin on 07/28/10.The parties have settled the case. The terms of the settlement are to be placed under seal. Plaintiff dismisses case with prejudice. (Court Reporter: Cynthia Lee)Time: 4 hrs. (S,HR)
July 26, 2010 Filing 62 Motion for admission pro hac vice of David Forkner Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0647-4204209, filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Exhibit Declaration of David A. Forkner)(Montgomery, Michael)
July 23, 2010 Filing 61 Notice that, at the request of counsel, a settlement conference has been set for 7/28/10 at 9:00 a.m., before Judge James S. Gwin, Chambers 18A (Cleveland). Counsel, clients and individuals with full settlement shall attend. (M,G)
July 22, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 60 Order signed by Judge James S. Gwin on 7/22/10. Plaintiff to identify experts by 9/13/10 and defendant shall identify experts by 10/4/10. (M,G) Modified plaintiff's expert date on 7/23/2010 (H,KR).
July 22, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 59 Case Management Conference Plan/Order signed by Judge James S. Gwin on 7/22/10. Case assigned to the Standard Track. Parties to be joined and pleadings amended by 8/16/10. Preliminary discovery to be completed by 12/27/10. Dispositive motions to be filed by 1/10/11 with responses due by 1/24/11 and replies by 1/31/11. All discovery to be completed by 4/11/11. Class certification discovery to be completed by 11/29/10. Motions for class certification to be filed by 12/6/10 with responses due by 12/20/10 and replies by 12/27/10. Status conferences set for 10/12/10 at 8:00 a.m., and 1/25/11 at 12:00 noon, both in Chambers 18A (Cleveland). Final pretrial conference set for 4/26/11 at 4:00 p.m., Chambers 18A (Cleveland). Jury trial is assigned on a two-week standby basis beginning 5/2/11 at 8:00 a.m., Courtroom 18A (Cleveland). (M,G)
July 21, 2010 Filing 58 Minutes of case management conference before Judge James S. Gwin on 7/21/10. (Court Reporter: none; Time: 2 hr. 30 min.) (M,G)
July 20, 2010 Filing 57 Notice that due to a conflict on the Court's calendar the case management conference has been rescheduled to 10:00 a.m., on 7/21/10 in Chambers 18A (Cleveland) before Judge James S. Gwin. (M,G)
July 16, 2010 Filing 56 Report of Parties' Planning Meeting Under Fed. R.Civ.P.26(f) and L.R. 16.3(b)(3). Parties do not consent to the jurisdiction of the United States Magistrate Judge, filed by All Parties. (Montgomery, Michael) Modified on 7/19/2010 (M,TL).
July 15, 2010 Filing 55 Motion for protective order governing out-of-court pretrial discovery filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Brief in Support, #2 Exhibit, #3 Affidavit, #4 Affidavit)(Montgomery, Michael)
July 12, 2010 Filing 54 Reply to response to #27 Amended Motion to dismiss and opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint Instanter filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Michael Montgomery, #2 Exhibit A - , #3 Exhibit B - Wall Street Journal Article)(Montgomery, Michael) Modified text on 7/13/2010 (H,KR). (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/22/2010: #4 Reference list and unredacted copy of exhibit to reply brief) (B,R).
July 7, 2010 Filing 53 Statement of Compliance Pursuant to Appendix K to N.D. Ohio Local Rules filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc.. (Montgomery, Michael) Modified text on 7/8/2010 (H,KR).
June 28, 2010 Filing 52 Stipulated dismissal without prejudice of Defendant Ash Brokerage Corp., approved by Judge James S. Gwin on 6/28/10. (Related Doc. #51 ) (M,G)
June 21, 2010 Filing 51 Stipulation of Dismissal Under FRCP 41(a)(1) of Defendant Ash Brokerage Corp filed by All Parties. (Griffin, Mark) Modified text on 6/22/2010 (H,KR).
June 21, 2010 Filing 50 Memorandum in Opposition to Defendants' Amended Motion to Dismiss, or in the Alternative, Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint Instanter filed by All Plaintiffs. Related document(s) #11 , #27 , #49 , #12 . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A: Proposed First Amended Complaint Instanter, #2 Exhibit B: People v. Coventry First (NY), #3 Exhibit C: People v. Coventry First (NY App.), #4 Exhibit D: Assurance of Discontinuance, #5 Exhibit E: Coventry First Annual Report, #6 Exhibit F: Unreported Cases) (Griffin, Mark) Modified text on 6/22/2010 (H,KR).
June 18, 2010 Filing 49 (FILING ERROR) Brief In Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, or, in the alternative, Motion for Leave to File a First Amended Complaint Instanter filed by All Plaintiffs. Related document(s) #11 , #12 , #27 . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhbits A-E) (Griffin, Mark) Modified to add filing error because document is not text searchable. Attorney Griffin was notified and told to refile document on 6/21/2010 (H,KR).
June 18, 2010 Filing 48 (FILING ERROR) Notice of Dismissal Under FRCP 41(a)(1) of Ash Brokerage Corporation filed by All Plaintiffs. (Griffin, Mark) Modified to add filing error because document is not text searchable. Attorney Griffin was notified and told to refile document on 6/21/2010 (H,KR).
June 9, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 47 Marginal Entry Order signed by Judge James S. Gwin on 06/09/10. A single representative for Coventry defendants may attend Case Management Conference so long as said representative has full settlement authority. (Related Doc #45 ). (S,HR)
June 8, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 46 Marginal Entry Order signed by Judge James S. Gwin on 06/08/10 granting #38 Motion to extend deadline to file reply brief in support of amended Motion to dismiss. Reply brief due 7/12/10. Related Doc. #27 .(S,HR)
June 4, 2010 Filing 45 Unopposed Motion for leave to have a single representative at the case management conference or in the alternative, Motion to participate by telephone filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc.. (Montgomery, Michael). Added Motion to attend by telephone and modified text on 6/7/2010 (H,KR).
June 3, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 44 Marginal Entry Order signed by Judge James S. Gwin on 6/3/10 granting the motion for admission pro hac vice of Attorney Eric C. Wiener on behalf of Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., and The Coventry Group, Inc. (Related Doc. #33 ) (M,G) Modified attorney's last name on 6/3/2010 (G,CA).
June 3, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 43 Marginal Entry Order signed by Judge James S. Gwin on 6/3/10 granting the motion for admission pro hac vice of Attorney Thomas G. Hentoff on behalf of Defendants Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., and The Coventry Group, Inc. (Related Doc. #34 ) (M,G)
June 3, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 42 Marginal Entry Order signed by Judge James S. Gwin on 6/3/10 granting the unopposed motion of the Coventry Defendants for a continuance of the case management conference; conference reset for 7/21/10 at 2:30 p.m., Chambers 18A (Cleveland). (Related Doc. #41 ) (M,G)
June 2, 2010 Filing 41 Unopposed Motion for Order to Reschedule Case Management Conference filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc.. (Montgomery, Michael)
June 2, 2010 Filing 40 Affidavit/Declaration of Eric C. Wiener in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc.. Related document(s) #33 . (Montgomery, Michael)
June 2, 2010 Filing 39 Affidavit/Declaration of Thomas G. Hentoff in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc.. Related document(s) #34 . (Montgomery, Michael)
May 28, 2010 Filing 38 Unopposed Motion for extension of July 5, 2010 Deadline to File Reply Brief until July 12, 2010 filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc.. (Montgomery, Michael)
May 27, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 37 Marginal Entry Order signed by Judge James S. Gwin on 5/27/10 granting plaintiff's unopposed motion for an extension of time until 6/18/10 to respond to the Coventry defendants' amended motion to dismiss. (Related doc. #36 ) (M,G)
May 25, 2010 Filing 36 Motion for extension of time until 06/18/2010 to Respond to Coventry Defendants' Amended Motion to Dismiss filed by Plaintiff Judith Jacobson. Related document(s) #31 , #27 . (Goetz, Daniel)
May 17, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 35 Marginal Entry Order signed by Judge James S. Gwin on 5/17/10 denying the motion of Defendant Ash for the corporate representative and insurance representative to be excused from personal attendance at the case management conference. (Related Doc. #30 ) (M,G)
May 14, 2010 Filing 34 Motion for attorney Thomas G. Hentoff to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0647-4096171, filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc.. (Montgomery, Michael)
May 14, 2010 Filing 33 Motion for attorney Eric C. Wiener to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0647-4096147, filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc.. (Montgomery, Michael)
May 14, 2010 Filing 32 Answer to #1 Complaint with Jury Demand filed by Tim Ash Brokerage Corp.. (Janik, Steven)
May 14, 2010 Filing 31 Motion to dismiss filed by Defendant Tim Ash Brokerage Corp.. (Janik, Steven)
May 12, 2010 Filing 30 Motion to excuse appearance of Party Representative at 7/15/10 Case Management Conference filed by Defendant Tim Ash Brokerage Corp.. (Janik, Steven)
May 11, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 29 Case Management Conference Scheduling Order signed by Judge James S. Gwin on 5/11/10 setting a conference for 7/15/10 at 8:30 a.m., Chambers 18A (Cleveland). (Attachments: #1 Local Rule 30.1) (M,G)
May 11, 2010 Filing 28 Magistrate Consent Package issued on behalf of Judge James S. Gwin on 5/11/10. (M,G)
May 7, 2010 Filing 27 Amended Motion to dismiss filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Memo in Support, #2 Declaration of Michael J. Montgomery)(Montgomery, Michael)
May 7, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 26 Marginal Entry Order signed by Judge James S. Gwin on 5/7/10 granting the motion of the Coventry Defendants to file an amended motion to dismiss. The amended motion shall be filed upon receipt of this marginal entry. (Related Doc. #25 ) (M,G)
May 5, 2010 Filing 25 Motion for leave to File Instanter Amended Motion to Dismiss filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Pleading Amended Motion to Dismiss, #2 Brief in Support Amended Memo in Support, #3 Pleading Declaration of Michael Montgomery)(Montgomery, Michael)
May 5, 2010 Filing 24 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Montgomery Capital, Inc.. (Montgomery, Michael)
May 5, 2010 Filing 23 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by The Coventry Group, Inc.. (Montgomery, Michael)
May 5, 2010 Filing 22 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Coventry First LLC. (Montgomery, Michael)
May 5, 2010 Filing 21 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Coventry Financial LLC. (Montgomery, Michael)
May 5, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 20 Marginal Entry Order signed by Judge James S. Gwin on 5/5/10 granting Defendant Tim Ash Brokerage Corp., an extension of time until 5/14/10 to file an answer to the complaint. There will be no further extensions. (Related Doc. #10 ) (M,G)
May 4, 2010 Filing 19 FILING ERROR - Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Montgomery Capital, Inc. Document not text searchable - attorney to refile. (Montgomery, Michael) Modified on 5/5/2010 (M,TL).
May 4, 2010 Filing 18 FILING ERROR - Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Coventry First LLC. Document not text searchable - attorney to refile. (Montgomery, Michael) Modified on 5/5/2010 (M,TL).
May 4, 2010 Filing 17 FILING ERROR - Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Coventry Financial LLC. Document not text searchable - attorney to refile. (Montgomery, Michael) Modified on 5/5/2010 (M,TL).
May 4, 2010 Filing 16 FILING ERROR Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by The Coventry Group, Inc. Document not text searchable - attorney to refile (Montgomery, Michael) Modified on 5/5/2010 (M,TL).
May 3, 2010 Filing 15 FILING ERROR- Document is not text searchable, need one statement per corporation, document not signed. Filer notified. Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc. (Montgomery, Michael) Modified text on 5/4/2010 (R,Sh).
May 3, 2010 Filing 14 Answer to Complaint filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc.. (Montgomery, Michael)
May 3, 2010 Filing 13 Affidavit/Declaration Michael J. Montgomery filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc.. (Montgomery, Michael)
May 3, 2010 Filing 12 Memorandum In Support of #11 Motion to dismiss filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc.. (Montgomery, Michael)
May 3, 2010 Filing 11 Motion to dismiss filed by Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc.. (Montgomery, Michael)
May 3, 2010 Filing 10 Motion for extension of time until 5/14/10 to answer , move or plead to the Complaint filed by Defendant Tim Ash Brokerage Corp.. (Janik, Steven)
April 29, 2010 Filing 9 (FILING ERROR) Unopposed Motion for extension of time until 05/14/2010 to answer , move or plead filed by Defendant Tim Ash Brokerage Corp.. (Janik, Steven) Modified to add filing error because document is not text searchable. Attorney Janik has been notified by email and phone that document is to be refiled on 4/30/2010 (H,KR).
April 21, 2010 Filing 8 Return of Service by Clerk by Certified Mail executed upon Tim Ash Brokerage Corp. on 4/19/2010 filed on behalf of Judith Jacobson (B,R)
April 19, 2010 Filing 7 Return of Service by Clerk executed upon Coventry Financial LLC by certified mail on 4/12/2010 filed on behalf of Plaintiff. Related document(s) #1 . (B,B)
April 15, 2010 Filing 6 Alias Summons issued for service upon Tim Ash Brokerage Corp. (K,K)
April 15, 2010 Filing 5 Praecipe for issuance of Alias Summons for Tim Ash Brokerage Corp. filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Alias Summons)(Griffin, Mark)
April 15, 2010 Service by Clerk. Alias Summons and Complaint addressed to Tim Ash Brokerage Corp. placed in U.S. Mail. Type of service: certified mail. Receipt # 70081830000065728247. (C,B)
April 14, 2010 Filing 4 Return of Service by Clerk unexecuted upon Tim Ash Brokerage Corp. Service attempted by certified mail on unknown date filed on behalf of Judith Jacobson (B,R)
April 14, 2010 Filing 3 Return of Service by Clerk by certified mail executed upon Reid S. Buerger on 4/12/2010; Coventry First LLC on 4/12/2010; Montgomery Capital, Inc. on 4/12/2010; The Coventry Group, Inc. on 4/12/2010 filed on behalf of Judith Jacobson (B,R)
April 9, 2010 Filing 2 Original Summons and Magistrate Consent Form issued for service upon Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc., Tim Ash Brokerage Corp. (Attachments: #1 Magistrate Consent Form) (C,B)
April 9, 2010 Service by Clerk. Summons and Complaint addressed to Reid S. Buerger, Coventry Financial LLC, Coventry First LLC, Montgomery Capital, Inc., The Coventry Group, Inc., Tim Ash Brokerage Corp. placed in U.S. Mail. Type of service: certified mail. Receipt # 7008.1830.0000.6572.8131/8148/8155/8223/8124/8230. (K,K)
April 8, 2010 Filing 1 Complaint with jury demand against All Defendants. Filing fee paid $ 350, Receipt number 0647-4038124. Filed by Judith Jacobson. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons) (Griffin, Mark)
April 8, 2010 Judge James S. Gwin assigned to case. (C,B)
April 8, 2010 Random Assignment of Magistrate Judge pursuant to Local Rule 3.1. In the event of a referral, case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Perelman. (C,B)

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Defendant: Coventry First LLC
Represented By: Thomas G. Hentoff
Represented By: Eric C. Wiener
Represented By: Richard M. Knoth
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Defendant: Reid S. Buerger
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Defendant: The Coventry Group, Inc.
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