Billingsley, et al v. Lincoln Electric Company
| Loreal Sylvertooth, Josiah Mutschler, James Kasianides, Terrence Roscoe, Janasha Robinson, Richard Hunt, Timothy Booth, Gregory Stahre, Rashad Hagler, Ryan Spidle, William Pearson, Armond Hill, Anthony Scales, Andrew Morris, Kevin Johnson, Shawn Simmons, George Orsulic, Terrance Hankins, Jehad Ali, Erwin Witten, Jared Murphy, Stephen Orgovan, Daniel Bell, John Michael, Brian Medves, Samuel Wingfield, Johnathan Montalvo, Todd Smith, Andre McNeily, Darryl Howard, Darryl Ivey, Michael Royster, Jason Hale, Joseph Harthill, Jamaal Kince, David Zupancic, Joseph Miller, Daneice Harris, Ronald Szadkowski, Abraham Sanders, Michael Jackson, Mark Seibold, Andrew Francis, III, Terrance Ware, Felicia Scarbro, Ashley Huckabee, Melvin Bradley, Paul Yeo, Raymond Hennings, Stephen Jones, James Bruce, Matthew Conkey, Devonte Cody, Dawaun Baker, Jeffery Hale, Jack Colvin, Jr., Rudy Pryately, Brian Ashley, George Carson, Cytrail Germany, Christopher Suhar, Scott Deyermand, Geraldine Gaines, Lawrence Barstow, Mark Turner, Ballard Ivory, Marko Gorshe, Joseph Hartill, Ryan Walters, William Glaeser, Malique Phillips, Gregory Beckwith, Jr., Darryl Williams, Jason Jones, Tavonte Carpenter, Dionte Eskridge, Benjamin Howard, Jeffrey Mead, Jerome Campbell, Darren Darby, Curtis Wilson, Paul Mercer, James Waddy, Ian Matthews, William Moore, Deangelo Collier, Nathan Billingsley, Casey Boykins, Nicholas Sabatini, Ryan Hinson, Matt Bernath, Michael Waddy, Michael Underwood, Henry Banks, IV, Rami Semaan, Stephen Lewis, Kerry Silbaugh, Marcel Holness, Christopher Turk, John Erickson, Louis Lamothe, Mark Smith, Jerron Wright, Brian Crusoe, Josiah P. Boomba, Thomas Blizzard and Fred McGee |
| Lincoln Electric Company |
| 1:2021cv00944 |
| May 6, 2021 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio |
| Pamela A Barker |
| David A Ruiz |
| Labor: Fair Standards |
| 29 U.S.C. § 201 Fair Labor Standards Act |
| Plaintiff |
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Filing 24
Stipulation & Order granting #23 Joint Motion for Approval of FLSA Settlement. The Court approves settlement and dismisses case. Judge David A. Ruiz on 7/24/2023. (G,CA)
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Filing 23
Joint Motion approval of FLSA settlement filed by Nathan Billingsley, Michael Jackson, Brian Ashley, Lawrence Barstow, Matt Bernath, Daneice Harris, Joseph Harthill, Darren Darby, Jack Colvin, Darryl Ivey, Ian Matthews, Jerron Wright, Stephen Orgovan, Paul Mercer, Loreal Sylvertooth, Shawn Simmons, Darryl Howard, Ballard Ivory, Matthew Conkey, Nicholas Sabatini, Devonte Cody, Malique Phillips, Gregory Stahre, Jeffery Hale, Marcel Holness, Louis Lamothe, Casey Boykins, Jeffrey Mead, John Erickson, Kevin Johnson, Jason Jones, Ryan Walters, Rami Semaan, Mark Seibold, Jerome Campbell, Christopher Suhar, Benjamin Howard, Terrence Roscoe, Richard Hunt, Michael Royster, Jamaal Kince, James Waddy, Kerry Silbaugh, Jared Murphy, George Orsulic, James Bruce, Stephen Jones, Stephen Lewis, David Zupancic, Johnathan Montalvo, George Carson, James Kasianides, Anthony Scales, Curtis Wilson, Jason Hale, Brian Medves, Timothy Booth, Andre McNeily, Joseph Hartill, Geraldine Gaines, Ryan Spidle, Armond Hill, Andrew Francis, Daniel Bell, Josiah Mutschler, Ronald Szadkowski, Abraham Sanders, Andrew Morris, Ashley Huckabee, Brian Crusoe, Cytrail Germany, Dawaun Baker, Deangelo Collier, Dionte Eskridge, Gregory Beckwith, Henry Banks, Janasha Robinson, Michael Waddy, Todd Smith, William Glaeser, William Moore, William Pearson, Jehad Ali, Joseph Miller, Josiah Boomba, Mark Smith, Mark Turner, Marko Gorshe, Melvin Bradley, Paul Yeo, Rashad Hagler, Raymond Hennings, Rudy Pryately, Ryan Hinson, Samuel Wingfield, Scott Deyermand, Tavonte Carpenter, Terrance Hankins, Terrance Ware, Michael Underwood, Erwin Witten, John Michael, Christopher Turk, Darryl Williams, Felicia Scarbro, Thomas Blizzard, Fred McGee. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Proposed Order, #2 Exhibit B- Settlement Agreement and General Release, #3 Exhibit C- Declaration of Chris P. Wido, Esq.)(Wido, Christopher)
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Filing 22
Order [non-document] granting #21 Joint Motion to Extend Deadline to File Motion for Settlement Approval until May 4, 2023. Judge David A. Ruiz on 04/27/2023.(K,SJ)
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Filing 21
Joint Motion for extension of Deadline to File Motion for Settlement Approval until May 4, 2023 filed by Defendant Lincoln Electric Company. (Vlasek, Jeffrey)
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Order [non-document]: The parties advised that the case has settled in principle but require time to complete the relevant documents. Parties shall file their motion seeking court approval on or before 4-27-2023. Defendant's #3 motion to dismiss for misjoinder is denied as moot without prejudice. Judge David A. Ruiz on 3/28/2023. (G,CA)
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IMPORTANT: Notice [non-document] of cancellation of Telephonic Status Conference set for 3/27/2023 at 11:00 AM before Judge David A. Ruiz. (G,CA)
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Filing 20
Minutes of proceedings before Judge David A. Ruiz. Status Conference held on 2/28/2023. Follow-up telephonic Status Conference set for 3/27/2023 at 11:00 AM before Judge David A. Ruiz. (Court Reporter: Heather Newman.) Time: 30 minutes. (H,Z)
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Filing 19
Joint Status Report filed by All Defendants. Related document(s) #18 .(Vlasek, Jeffrey)
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Filing 18
Order. Defense counsel shall file a joint status report by 2/21/2023 regarding current status of case; respective recommendations for procedurally addressing misjoined claims, if their position has changed; proposed revisions to case management plan; and status of efforts toward claims resolution. Telephonic status conference with a court reporter to be held on 2/28/2023 at 1:00 PM. Conferencing instructions to be emailed to counsel. Judge David A. Ruiz on 02/07/2023. Related document #16 (K,SJ)
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Order [non-document]: Defendant has moved to clarify its answer filing date and to stay the answer date until the issue can be addressed at the Court's requested status conference. (R. 17, Page ID # 1199-1200). Plaintiffs have not responded to the motion. Because the Complaint includes over 100 misjoined claims, the Defendant's #17 motion is granted and the Court stays the Defendant's answer date until further order. Judge David A. Ruiz on 02/07/2023. (K,SJ)
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Filing 17
Motion to clarify Answer Filing Date and Stay filed by Defendant Lincoln Electric Company. (Vlasek, Jeffrey)
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Filing 16
Memorandum Opinion and Order. For the reasons stated, Lincoln's motion (R. #3 ) is GRANTED in part, with the Court finding that there has been misjoinder of parties. Ruling as to the remaining portion of the motion addressing the process for dealing with misjoined parties is RESERVED. Judge David A. Ruiz on 9/30/2022. (G,CA)
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Filing 15
Joint Status Report filed by All Defendants. (Vlasek, Jeffrey)
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Filing 14
Order: All prior orders issued in this action, including (but not limited to) Initial Orders and Case Management Orders, shall remain in effect unless such order(s) were superseded by subsequent court order(s). Parties are ordered to confer and file a brief Joint Status Report within 14 days of this Order. IMPORTANT: Parties are advised to carefully read this Order for additional information and requirements. Judge David A. Ruiz on 2/28/2022. (H,SN)
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Random Reassignment of Magistrate Judge pursuant to General Order 2022-03. In the event of a referral, case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge William H. Baughman, Jr.. (S,HR)
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Case reassigned to District Judge David A. Ruiz pursuant to General Order 2022-03. (R,EM)
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Filing 13
Corporate Disclosure Statement - Vanguard Group owns 10.03% of parent company Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. filed by All Defendants. (Vlasek, Jeffrey) Modified texton 12/20/2021 (S,SR).
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Filing 12
Reply in support of #3 Motion to sever and Motion to dismiss for Misjoinder filed by All Defendants. (Vlasek, Jeffrey)
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Filing 11
Marginal Order and Notice of Party Dismissal as to Plaintiffs Josiah Bomba, Geraldine Gaines, Terrance Hankins, Raymond Hennings, Ryan Hinson, "Joseph Hartill," and Armond Hill. (Related Doc. Nos. #8 , #9 .) Judge Pamela A. Barker on 8/5/2021. (P,K)
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Filing 10
Opposition to #3 Motion to severMotion to dismiss for Misjoinder filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Declarations of Plaintiffs Nathan Billingsley, Michael Jackson, Brian Ashley, Lawrence Barstow, Matt Bernanth, Joseph Harthill, Darren Darby, Jack Colvin Jr., Darryl Ivey, Jerron Wright, Stephen Orgovan, Paul Mercer, Shawn Andrew Simmons, Darryl Lamar Howard, Ballard Ivory, Matthew Conkey, Nicholas Amerigo Sabatini, DeVonte Cody, Malique Phillips, Gregory Stahre, Jeffery Hale, Marcel Holness, Louis Lamothe, Casey Boykins, Jeffrey Mead, John Erickson, Kevin Johnson, Jason Jones, Ryan Walters, Rami Semaan, Jerome Campbell, Christopher Suhar, Benjamin Howard, Terrence Roscoe, Richard Hunt, Michael Royster, Jamaal Kince, James Waddy, Kerry Silbaugh, Jared Murphy, George Orsulic, James Bruce, Stephen Matthew Jones, Stephen Lewis, David Zupancic, Jonathan Montalvo, George Carson, James Kasianides, Anthony Scales, Curtis Wilson, Jason Hale, Brian Medves, Timothy Booth, Andre McNeily, Andrew Francis III, Daniel Bell, Ronald Szadowski, Abraham Sanders, Andrew Morris, Ashley Huckabee, Brian Crusoe, Cytrail Germany, Dawaun Baker, Deangelo Collier, Dionte Eskridge, Gregory Beckwith Jr., Henry Banks IV, Janasha Robinson, Michael Waddy, Todd Smith, William Glaeser, William Moore, William Pearson, Jehad Ali, Joseph Miller, Mark Smith, Mark Turner, Marko Gorshe, Melvin Bradley, Paul Yeo, Rashad Hagler, Rudy Pryately, Samuel Wingfield, Scott Deyermand, Tavonte Carpenter, Terrence Ware, Michael Underwood, Erwin Witten, John Michael, Christopher Turk, Darryl Williams, Felicia Scarbro, Fred McGee, and Thomas Blizzard, #2 Exhibit 2 - Reznik v. Hmshost Corp., No. 4:15-CV-648 CAS, (E.D. Mo))(Wido, Christopher)
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Filing 9
Amended Notice of Dismissal Under FRCP 41(a)(1) A)(i) of Plaintiffs Josiah Bomba, Geraldine Gaines, Terrance Hankins, Raymond Hennings, Ryan Hinson, "Joseph Hartill," and Armond Hill filed by All Plaintiffs. (Wido, Christopher)
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Filing 8
Notice of Dismissal Of Plaintiffs Josiah Bomba, Geraldine Gaines, Terrance Hankins, Raymond Hennings, And Ryan Hinson Pursuant To CIV. R. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), Without Prejudice, And Notice Of Addition Of Plaintiffs Fred McGee And Thomas Blizzard. filed by All Plaintiffs. (Wido, Christopher)
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Order [non-document] The Court takes notice of Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint (Doc. No. #7 ) filed 7/23/21. Because the First Amended Complaint is substantively similar to the original Complaint (Doc. No. #1 ), the Court will construe Defendant Lincoln Electric Company's pending Motion to Sever and Dismiss for Misjoinder (Doc. No. #3 ) against the First Amended Complaint rather than finding it to be moot. As such, Plaintiffs are ordered to file their Brief in Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Sever and Dismiss for Misjoinder within 14 days of the date of this Order. Furthermore, Plaintiffs are ordered to file a Notice on the docket within 7 days of the date of this Order, identifying which individual named Plaintiffs were either dismissed from or added to the case between the original Complaint and the First Amended Complaint. In the future, Plaintiffs are ordered to give formal Notice to the Court whenever individual named Plaintiffs are either deleted and/or dismissed from or added to the case. Judge Pamela A. Barker on 7/27/2021. (P,K)
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Filing 7
First Amended complaint against All Defendants and adding new party plaintiff(s) Fred McGee, Thomas Blizzard. Filed by Thomas Blizzard, Fred McGee, Jehad Ali, Brian Ashley, Dawaun Baker, Henry Banks, Lawrence Barstow, Gregory Beckwith, Daniel Bell, Matt Bernath, Nathan Billingsley, Timothy Booth, Casey Boykins, Melvin Bradley, James Bruce, Jerome Campbell, Tavonte Carpenter, George Carson, Devonte Cody, Deangelo Collier, Jack Colvin, Matthew Conkey, Brian Crusoe, Darren Darby, Scott Deyermand, John Erickson, Dionte Eskridge, Andrew Francis, Cytrail Germany, William Glaeser, Marko Gorshe, Rashad Hagler, Jason Hale, Jeffery Hale, Daneice Harris, Joseph Harthill, Armond Hill, Marcel Holness, Benjamin Howard, Darryl Howard, Ashley Huckabee, Richard Hunt, Darryl Ivey, Ballard Ivory, Michael Jackson, Kevin Johnson, Jason Jones, Stephen Jones, James Kasianides, Jamaal Kince, Louis Lamothe, Stephen Lewis, Ian Matthews, Andre McNeily, Jeffrey Mead, Brian Medves, Paul Mercer, John Michael, Joseph Miller, Johnathan Montalvo, William Moore, Andrew Morris, Jared Murphy, Josiah Mutschler, Stephen Orgovan, George Orsulic, William Pearson, Malique Phillips, Rudy Pryately, Janasha Robinson, Terrence Roscoe, Michael Royster, Nicholas Sabatini, Abraham Sanders, Anthony Scales, Felicia Scarbro, Mark Seibold, Rami Semaan, Kerry Silbaugh, Shawn Simmons, Mark Smith, Todd Smith, Ryan Spidle, Gregory Stahre, Christopher Suhar, Loreal Sylvertooth, Ronald Szadkowski, Christopher Turk, Mark Turner, Michael Underwood, James Waddy, Michael Waddy, Ryan Walters, Terrance Ware, Darryl Williams, Curtis Wilson, Samuel Wingfield, Erwin Witten, Jerron Wright, Paul Yeo, David Zupancic. (Wido, Christopher)
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Order [non-document] granting #6 Stipulated Motion for extension of time until July 26, 2021 to file response/reply to #3 Motion to Sever Motion to Dismiss for Misjoinder. Judge Pamela A. Barker on 6/7/2021.(P,K)
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Filing 6
Stipulated Motion for extension of time until July 26, 2021 to file response/reply to #3 Motion to sever Motion to dismiss for Misjoinder Filed by All Plaintiffs. Related document(s) #3 . (Wido, Christopher)
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Filing 5
Corporate Disclosure Statement identifying Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. as the parent company of Lincoln Electric Company. (Vlasek, Jeffrey) Modified text on 6/1/2021 (S,SR).
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Order [non-document] Defendant's Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiffs' Complaint (Doc. No. #4 ) is granted, as follows. Defendant's response to Plaintiffs' Complaint must be filed within twenty (20) days after the Court's ruling on the pending Motion to Sever and Dismiss for Misjoinder. Judge Pamela A. Barker on 6/1/2021.(P,K)
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Notice by Clerk that Lincoln Electric Company failed to file a corporate disclosure statement as required by Local Rule 3.13(b). (S,SR)
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Filing 4
Motion for extension of 60 days until July 27, 2021 to answer filed by Defendant Lincoln Electric Company. Related document(s) #1 . (Vlasek, Jeffrey)
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Filing 3
Motion to sever and Motion to Dismiss for Misjoinder filed by Defendant Lincoln Electric Company. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Exhibit 1 - Jim Nicklas Declaration, #3 Exhibit 2 - Kelly Kehn Deposition, #4 Exhibit 3 - Kathy Gargasz Declaration, #5 Exhibit 4 - Greg Braxton Declaration, #6 Exhibit 5 - Bernath Declaration, #7 Exhibit 6 - Jackson Declaration, #8 Exhibit 7 - Ashley Declaration, #9 Exhibit 8 - Barstow Declaration, #10 Exhibit 9 - Conkey Declaration, #11 Exhibit 10 - Billingsley Deposition Excepts, #12 Exhibit 11 - Ashley Deposition Excerpts, #13 Exhibit 12 - Glaeser Deposition Excerpts)(Vlasek, Jeffrey). Modified text, added motion part on 6/1/2021 (S,SR).
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Filing 2
Original Summons and Magistrate Consent Form issued to counsel for service upon Lincoln Electric Company & CT Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Magistrate Consent Form) (M,MT)
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Filing 1
Complaint with jury demand against All Defendants. Filing fee paid $ 402, Receipt number AOHNDC-10819856. Filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons x2) (Wido, Christopher)
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Judge Pamela A. Barker assigned to case. (M,MT)
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Random Assignment of Magistrate Judge pursuant to Local Rule 3.1. In the event of a referral, case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge David A. Ruiz. (M,MT)
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