Johnson v. New York Life Insurance Company
Plaintiff: Rontonda Johnson
Defendant: New York Life Insurance Company
Case Number: 1:2019cv01898
Filed: August 21, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Presiding Judge: Patricia A Gaughan
Nature of Suit: Labor: Fair Standards
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. § 201
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Date Filed Document Text
September 21, 2020 Filing 23 Final Order and Judgment Entry: The Court DISMISSES THIS ACTION WITH PREJUDICE. The Parties are to bear their respective attorney's fees and costs except as provided in the Settlement Agreement. The Court retains jurisdiction over this Action for the purpose of enforcing the Settlement Agreement. There being no just reason to delay entry of this Final Order, the Court orders theClerk of the Court to enter this Final Order immediately. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 9/21/20. (LC,S) re #22
September 21, 2020 Minutes of proceedings [non-document]: Fairness Hearing was held. Chastity Christy appeared on behalf of the Plaintiff Greg Mersol and Gilbert Brosky appeared on behalf of the Defendant. Joint Motion for final Approval of Class Action Settlement is granted. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 9/21/20. (Court Reporter: Sarah Nageotte.) Time: 30 mins. (LC,S)
September 11, 2020 Filing 22 Joint Motion For Final Approval of Class Action Settlement filed by Plaintiff Rontonda Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Ex. 1 - Declaration of Chastity L. Christy, #2 Ex. 2 - Declaration of Chris Pikus for Rust Consulting, Inc., #3 Ex. 2A - CAFA Notice, #4 Ex. 2B - Mailing List, #5 Ex. 2C - FLSA Notice, #6 Ex. 2D - Rule 23 Notice, #7 Ex. 2E - Rule 23 Class Members who submitted Consent Forms, #8 Ex. 2F - Rule 23 Class Members who did not submit Consent Forms, #9 Ex. 2G - Rule 23 Class Members who submitted written exclusion requests, #10 Ex. 2H - FLSA Class Members who submitted late Consent Forms, #11 Ex. 3 - Proposed Order)(Christy, Chastity)
May 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 Order Granting Final Approval of FLSA Settlement and Preliminarily Approving Rule 23 Settlement. Fairness Hearing is set 9/21/20 at 9:30 a.m. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 5/18/20. (LC,S) re #20
May 14, 2020 Filing 20 Joint Motion for Final Approval of FLSA Settlement and Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement filed by Plaintiff Rontonda Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 Joint Stipulation of Settlement and Release, #2 Exhibit 2 - Individual Settlement Agreement for Class Representative, #3 Exhibit 3 - Proposed Order Granting Final Approval of the FLSA Settlement and Preliminary Approval of the Rule 23 Settlement, #4 Exhibit 4 - Class Member Settlement Notice and Consent and Release Form, #5 Exhibit 5 - Rule 23 Class Member Settlement Notice and Consent and Release Form, #6 Exhibit 6 - Declaration of Class Counsel Chastity L. Christy, #7 Exhibit 7 - Proposed Draft of Rule 23 Final Order and Judgment Entry)(Christy, Chastity)
May 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Order [non-document]: Final Joint Request for the Parties to File Their Completed and Signed Settlement Documents on or Before 5/14/20 is Granted. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 5/12/20. (LC,S) re #19
May 11, 2020 Filing 19 Final Joint Request For The Parties To File Their Completed Signed Documents On Or Before May 14, 2020 filed by All Defendants. Related document(s) #18 .(Mersol, Gregory)
April 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Order [non-document]: Joint Request for the Parties to File Their Settlement Documents on or before May 8, 2020 is Granted. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 4/28/20. (LC,S) re #18
April 24, 2020 Filing 18 Joint Request for the Parties to File Their Settlement Documents on or before May 8, 2020 filed by New York Life Insurance Company. (Mersol, Gregory) Modified on 4/27/2020 (S,SR).
April 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Order [non-document]: Joint Request for the Parties to File Their Settlement Documents on or before April 24, 2020 is Granted. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 4/21/20. (LC,S) re #17
April 17, 2020 Filing 17 Joint Request for the Parties to File Their Settlement Documents on or before April 24, 2020 filed by All Defendants. (Mersol, Gregory)
March 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Order [non-document]: Joint Request for the Parties to File Their Settlement Documents on or before 4/18/20 is Granted. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 3/19/20. (LC,S) re #16
March 18, 2020 Filing 16 Joint Request For The Parties To File Their Settlement Documents On Or Before April 18, 2020 filed by All Defendants. (Mersol, Gregory)
March 11, 2020 Filing 15 Stipulated Amended complaint against New York Life Insurance Company. Filed by Rontonda Johnson. (Lazzaro, Anthony)
March 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Order [non-document]: Plaintiffs' Notice of intent to File an Amended Complaint on or Before March 11, 2020 and Joint Request for the Parties to File Their Settlement Documents on or Before March 18, 2020 is GRANTED. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 3/2/20. (LC,S) re #14
February 28, 2020 Filing 14 Notice of intent to File an Amended Complaint on or Before March 11, 2020 and Joint Request for the Parties to File Their Settlement Documents on or Before March 18, 2020 filed by New York Life Insurance Company. (Mersol, Gregory)
February 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Order [non-document] The parties are now to file the appropriate settlement paperwork by 3/02/2020. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 2/14/20. (D,Ma)
February 13, 2020 Filing 13 Notice of Intent to File Settlement Documents on or Before March 2, 2020 filed by New York Life Insurance Company. Related document(s) #12 .(Brosky, Gilbert)
February 3, 2020 LAST NOTICE: Prepare now and avoid delays logging in later. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio [OHND] will be upgrading CM/ECF to the Next Generation of CM/ECF [NextGen] on February 10, 2020. In order to complete our final transition to NextGen, CM/ECF will be offline starting at 12:00 noon on Friday, February 7, 2020, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, February 9, 2020. Pursuant to General Order 2020-02, we have established an email box, nextgenfilings@ohnd.uscourts.gov, for submitting documents to be filed during this period.Preparing for NextGen is a two-step process. Step one was to obtain or upgrade your PACER account. Each attorney should have their own individual upgraded PACER account at this time. Step two will be to link your upgraded PACER account to your OHND e-filing account in the NextGen CM/ECF system on or after February 10, 2020. # Linking Instructions. You will be unable to e-file until the accounts are linked. If you have any additional questions, please call the Clerk's Office Help Desk at 1-800-355-8498. (SL) (ADI)
January 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Order [non-document]: Joint Motion to Cancel the January 22, 2020 Case Management Conference in Light of Settlement is MOOT. See Order of 1/16/20. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 1/21/20. (LC,S) (Related Doc #12 )
January 17, 2020 Filing 12 Joint Motion to cancel 1/22/20 Case Management Conference in Light of Settlement filed by Defendant New York Life Insurance Company. (Brosky, Gilbert)
January 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Order [non-document]: Parties have reported a tentative resolution and anticipate filing the appropriate motions on or before 2/17/20. Case Management Conference of 1/22/20 is cancelled. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 1/16/20. (LC,S)
January 10, 2020 IMPORTANT: Prepare now and avoid delays logging in later. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio [OHND] will be upgrading CM/ECF to the Next Generation of CM/ECF [NextGen] on February 10, 2020. Information regarding NextGen can be found # on the court's website.Preparing for NextGen CM/ECF is a multi-step process. Step one is to obtain or upgrade your PACER account. Currently, attorneys within a firm may share a PACER account. This will not be allowed with NextGen. Each attorney must have their own upgraded PACER account. If you are using a shared PACER account, register for a new PACER account by clicking # here.If you have an upgraded PACER account for another NextGen court or your PACER account was created after August 10, 2014, no further action is required at this time. If neither applies, you must upgrade your legacy PACER account. If this is not done, you will be unable to e-file after February 10, 2020. Instructions for linking your PACER account to your CM/ECF account will be sent in February. If you still have questions, please contact the PACER Service Center at 800-676-6854 or the Clerk's Office Help Desk at 1-800-355-8498. (SL) (ADI)
January 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Order [non-document] Case Management Conference of 1/16/20 is continued to 1/22/20 at 9:15 a.m. due to a scheduling conflict. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 1/07/20. (D,Ma)
October 30, 2019 Filing 11 Notice of Filing Consent Form filed by Rontonda Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Rontonda Johnson Consent Form)(Griffin, Lori)
October 16, 2019 Filing 10 Joint Motion to stay Pending Mediation filed by Defendant New York Life Insurance Company. (Brosky, Gilbert)
October 16, 2019 Opinion or Order Order [non-document]: Joint Motion to Stay Pending Mediation is Granted. Case Management Conference is continued to 1/16/20 at 9:00 a.m. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 10/16/19. (LC,S) re #10
October 15, 2019 Filing 9 Notice of Filing Consent Form filed by Rontonda Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Shenita N. Ford Consent Form)(Griffin, Lori)
October 7, 2019 Filing 8 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by New York Life Insurance Company. (Brosky, Gilbert)
October 7, 2019 Notice by Clerk that New York Life Insurance Company failed to file a corporate disclosure statement as required by Local Rule 3.13(b). (S,SR)
October 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Order [non-document]Defendant's Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint is granted to 10/21/19. #7 Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 10/07/19.(D,Ma)
October 4, 2019 Filing 7 Motion for extension of time until 10/21/2019 to answer filed by Defendant New York Life Insurance Company. Related document(s) #1 . (Brosky, Gilbert)
September 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Order [non-document]: Defendant's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint is Granted to 10/7/19. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 9/12/19. (LC,S) re #6
September 11, 2019 Filing 6 Motion for extension of time until 10/7/2019 to answer filed by Defendant New York Life Insurance Company. Related document(s) #1 . (Brosky, Gilbert)
September 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Case Management Conference Scheduling Order with case management conference set on 10/22/2019 at 09:00 AM to be held telephonically by Hon. Patricia A. Gaughan. Signed by Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 9/03/19. (D,Ma)
August 30, 2019 Filing 4 Return of Service by Clerk by certified mail executed upon New York Life Insurance Company on 8/26/2019, filed on behalf of Rontonda Johnson (Related document(s) #2 ). (H,SP)
August 21, 2019 Filing 3 Notice of Filing Consent Forms filed by Rontonda Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Cynthia Abati Consent Form, #2 Janice George Consent Form, #3 Garry Holmes Consent Form, #4 Joshua G. Rice Consent Form, #5 Shalene Rivera Consent Form)(Griffin, Lori)
August 21, 2019 Filing 2 Original Summons and Magistrate Consent Form issued to counsel for service upon New York Life Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Magistrate Consent Form) (Y,A)
August 21, 2019 Filing 1 Complaint with jury demand against New York Life Insurance Company. Filing fee paid $400. Receipt number 0647-9481683. Filed by Rontonda Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons to New York Life Insurance Company) (Griffin, Lori)
August 21, 2019 Judge Patricia A. Gaughan assigned to case, (Y,A)
August 21, 2019 Service by Clerk. Summons and Complaint addressed to New York Life Insurance Company placed in U.S. Mail. Type of service: certified mail. Receipt # 70173040000060334761. (Y,A)
August 21, 2019 Random Assignment of Magistrate Judge pursuant to Local Rule 3.1. In the event of a referral, case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Jonathan D. Greenberg. (Y,A)

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Defendant: New York Life Insurance Company
Represented By: Gilbert P. Brosky
Represented By: Gregory V. Mersol
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Plaintiff: Rontonda Johnson
Represented By: Anthony J. Lazzaro
Represented By: Lori M. Griffin
Represented By: Chastity L. Christy
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