Stanback v. Nestle USA, Inc.
Plaintiff: Fredrick Stanback
Defendant: James S Kusa, Nestle USA, Inc. and John R Head
Not Classified By Court: Andrew L. Margolius
Case Number: 1:2011cv01669
Filed: August 11, 2011
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Office: Cleveland Office
County: Cuyahoga
Presiding Judge: Dan Aaron Polster
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1981
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 1, 2012 Filing 30 Acknowledgment of receipt of papers by the Clerk for the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. (B,B)
May 24, 2012 Filing 29 Certified copy of docket sheet and order mailed to Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court on 5/24/2012. (B,R)
May 11, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 28 Memorandum Opinion and Order For the reasons stated in the Order, the case is remanded to state court. Related document #12 . Signed by Judge Dan Aaron Polster on 5/11/12. (K,K)
May 10, 2012 Filing 27 Motion to Strike Defendant's Opposition to #12 Motion to remand to State Court and Reply Defendant's Opposition to Motion to Remand #26 filed by Fredrick Stanback. (Winston, Douglas) Modified adding motion event 5/11/2012 (K,K).
May 9, 2012 Filing 26 Opposition to #12 Motion to remand to State Court filed by All Defendants. (Brosky, Gilbert)
April 27, 2012 Final Mediation Report filed manually with ADR Administrator. Andrew L. Margolius of Margolius Margolius & Assoc., 1100 Illuminating Bldg., 50 Public Square, Cleveland, OH, served as the Mediator in the within case. Mediation conference held 4/25/2012 and as a result, the mediation process is complete. Reportable information includes: parties need time to complete discovery and fully access evidence. Trial may be necessary. Legal issues which may present an impasse: Case hinges on pretext analysis. Depositions need to be completed. Parties should re-evaluate settlement positions in six months. Case returned to the court for further settlement negotiations and case processing. ADR Disp. Code: 8. Future ADR: none at this time. (Related document(s) #24 ). (N, P)
April 11, 2012 Rescheduling mediation conference deadline. Mediation conference to be conducted on or before 4/25/2012. Report of Mediator to be manually filed with the ADR Administrator no later than 5/9/2012. Mediation process to be completed by 5/9/2012. (N, P)
April 10, 2012 Opinion or Order Order [non-document] granting #25 Motion for extension of 4/15/2012 deadline to complete the mediation conference until 4/25/2012. Judge Dan Aaron Polster on 4/10/12.(P,R)
April 9, 2012 Filing 25 Stipulated Motion for extension of 4/15/2012 deadline to complete the mediation conference until 4/25/2012 filed by James S Kusa, Nestle USA, Inc.. Related document(s) #24 , #23 . (Brosky, Gilbert)
March 28, 2012 Filing 24 Schedules mediation & Report of Mediator deadline with mediation conference to be held on 4/9/2012 at 10:00 AM at The Law Offices of Margolius, Margolius and Associates, 55 Public Square, Suite 1100, Cleveland, Ohio 44113. Report of Mediator to be manually filed with the ADR Administrator no later than 4/23/2012. Filed by Andrew L. Margolius(Margolius, Andrew) Modified on 3/28/2012 to reflect the correct due date for the Report of Mediator (N, P).
March 22, 2012 Filing 23 Notice of Designation of Mediator. Mediator advised to conduct mediation conference on or before 4/15/2012. Report of Mediator to be manually filed with the ADR Administrator no later than 4/30/2012. REPORT OF MEDIATOR FORM ATTACHED TO THE NOTICE OF DESIGNATION. Counsel/parties to contact the Mediator for purposes of scheduling the mediation conference. Mediator to schedule the mediation conference and ELECTRONICALLY FILE A LETTER, DOCUMENT OR PLEADING setting forth the date, time and location of the mediation conference. Mediation process to be completed by 4/30/2012. Designated Neutral: Andrew L. Margolius (Related document(s) #16 , #19 , #22 , #13 ) (Attachments: #(1) Report of Mediator Form). (N, P)
March 22, 2012 Filing 22 Notice received from third potential neutral, re: conflict. Neutral available: No (Related document(s) #19 ). (N, P)
March 22, 2012 Filing 21 Notice received from the second potential neutral, re: conflict. Neutral available: Yes (Related document(s) #18 ). (N, P)
March 22, 2012 Filing 20 Notice received from the first potential neutral, re: conflict. Neutral available: No (non-response) (Related document(s) #17 ). (N, P)
March 16, 2012 Filing 19 Notice sent to the third potential neutral, re: conflict request. Neutral Conflict Response due by 3/21/2012 (Related document(s) #16 ) (Attachments: #(1) Neutral Response Form, #(2) Docket Sheet with Attorney/Party Names, #(3) Order of Referral). (N, P) Modified on 3/22/2012 (N, P).
March 16, 2012 Filing 18 Notice sent to the second potential neutral, re: conflict request. Neutral Conflict Response due by 3/21/2012 (Related document(s) #16 ) (Attachments: #(1) Neutral Response Form, #(2) Docket Sheet with Attorney/Party Names, #(3) Order of Referral). (N, P)
March 16, 2012 Filing 17 Notice sent to the first potential neutral, re: conflict request. Neutral Conflict Response due by 3/21/2012 (Related document(s) #16 ) (Attachments: #(1) Neutral Response Form, #(2) Docket Sheet with Attorney/Party Names, #(3) Order of Referral). (N, P)
March 15, 2012 Filing 16 Agreed Mediation Ranking Information Sheet filed on behalf of all parties (Related document(s) #14 ). (Winston, Douglas) Modified on 3/16/2012 (N, P).
March 13, 2012 Filing 15 Answer to #11 Amended complaint filed by James S Kusa, Nestle USA, Inc.. (Brosky, Gilbert)
March 8, 2012 Filing 14 List of potential neutrals sent to parties. Neutral selection due by 3/16/2012. Mediation ocnference to be conducted on or before 4/15/2012. Report of Mediator to be manually filed with the ADR Administrator no later than 4/30/2012. Mediation process to be completed by 4/30/2012 (Related document(s) #13 ) (Attachments: #(1) Agreed Mediation Ranking Information Sheet Form, #(2) Neutral List). (N, P)
March 6, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Order of Referral to ADR for Mediation. Judge Dan A. Polster(C,KA)
March 5, 2012 Minutes of proceedings [non-document] before Judge Dan Aaron Polster. The court held a scheduled teleconference with counsel on 3/5/12. Counsel agreed to refer the case to the court- annexed Alternative Dispute Resolution program with mediation to conclude no later than April 15, 2012. Consequently, the Court extended the discovery cutoff to 6/1/12, and the dispositive motion deadline to 7/11/12. The deadline for filing an opposition to the pending remand motion is extended to 4/22/12. Time: 20 min. (P,R)
February 28, 2012 Filing 12 Motion to remand to State Court filed by Plaintiff Fredrick Stanback. Related document(s) #11 . (Winston, Douglas)
February 28, 2012 Filing 11 Amended complaint against All Defendants and adding new party defendant(s) John Head. Filed by Fredrick Stanback. (Winston, Douglas)
February 28, 2012 Notice [non-document] : Telephone Conference rescheduled for 3/5/2012 at 11:00 AM. (P,R)
February 1, 2012 Minutes of proceedings [non-document] before Judge Dan Aaron Polster. Court held a teleconference with counsel on February 1, 2012. The parties told the Court that they have initiated discovery and that no settlement has been reached. A follow-up conference has been scheduled for 12:30PM on Wednesday, March 7, using the Court's dedicated Bridge line. Instructions for using the Bridge line will be e-mailed to counsel. If the parties are interested in a Court-mediated settlement conference, they are welcome to contact the Court. (P,R)
January 23, 2012 Filing 10 Stipulated Protective Order, re #9 . Judge Dan A. Polster (C,KA)
January 20, 2012 Filing 9 Stipulated Motion for protective order filed by James S Kusa, Nestle USA, Inc., Plaintiff Fredrick Stanback. (Brosky, Gilbert)
January 20, 2012 Notice [non-document] : 2/1/2012 Telephone Conference reset for 11:00 AM (change of time only). (P,R)
December 22, 2011 Opinion or Order Order [non-document]. Court grants Plaintiff's #8 Motion to Extend time to file amended pleadings. Amended pleadings must be filed no later than 2/29/2012. Judge Dan Aaron Polster on 12/22/2011.(H,CM)
December 21, 2011 Filing 8 Motion for extension of Amending Pleadings until February 29, 2012 filed by Plaintiff Fredrick Stanback. Related document(s) #7 . (Winston, Douglas)
October 11, 2011 Filing 7 Case Mangagement Plan. Case Management Conference held on 10/7/11. Case is assigned to the standard track. Discovery due by 4/20/2012. Parties to be Joined and Pleading Amendments due by 1/16/2012, Dispositive Motions due by 5/30/2012, Telephone Conference set for 2/1/2012 at 12:00 PM. Judge Dan Aaron Polster on 10/11/11. (P,R)
October 3, 2011 Filing 6 Report of Parties' Planning Meeting , parties do not consent to this case being assigned to the magistrate judge, filed by Fredrick Stanback. Related document(s) #4 .(Winston, Douglas)
October 3, 2011 Opinion or Order Order [non-document] granting Defendant's Motion to Permit Party to Participate in CMC by telephone (Related Doc #5 ). Judge Dan Aaron Polster on 10/3/11.(P,R)
September 30, 2011 Filing 5 Motion to attend October 7, 2011 Status Conference (for client representative only) by telephone filed by James S Kusa, Nestle USA, Inc.. (Mersol, Gregory)
September 28, 2011 Notice [non-document] : 10/7/2011 case management conference reset for 10:30 AM (change of time only). (P,R)
September 21, 2011 Notice [non-document]: 10/7/2011 Case management conference rescheduled for 10:00 AM (change of time only). (P,R)
August 19, 2011 Filing 4 Case Management Conference Scheduling Order. Case management conference to be held on 10/7/2011 at 9:00 AM at Chambers 18B before Judge Dan Aaron Polster. Judge Dan Aaron Polster on 8/19/11. (P,R)
August 18, 2011 Filing 3 Answer to Complaint filed by James S Kusa, Nestle USA, Inc.. (Mersol, Gregory)
August 12, 2011 Filing 2 Magistrate Consent Form issued. (C,B)
August 11, 2011 Filing 1 Notice of Removal from Cuyahoga Common Pleas, case number CV 11 759183 with jury demand, Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 0647-4858317.. Filed by Nestle USA, Inc., James S Kusa. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit Summons and Complaint) (Brosky, Gilbert)
August 11, 2011 Judge Dan Aaron Polster assigned to case. (C,B)
August 11, 2011 Random Assignment of Magistrate Judge pursuant to Local Rule 3.1. In the event of a referral, case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge White. (C,B)

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Defendant: James S Kusa
Represented By: Gilbert P. Brosky
Represented By: Gregory V. Mersol
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Defendant: Nestle USA, Inc.
Represented By: Gilbert P. Brosky
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Defendant: John R Head
Represented By: Gilbert P. Brosky
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Plaintiff: Fredrick Stanback
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Represented By: Andrew L. Margolius
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