Ease Logistics Services, LLC v. Zeatoon Inc d/b/a Cross Forest et al
Plaintiff: Ease Logistics Services, LLC
Defendant: Zeatoon Inc d/b/a Cross Forest, Zeatoon LLC and Fathi A. Alawad
Case Number: 2:2025cv00482
Filed: May 2, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Presiding Judge: Elizabeth Preston Deavers
Referring Judge: Edmund A Sargus
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Contract Dispute
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 11, 2025 Opinion or Order NOTICE : The Preliminary Pretrial Conference set for 8/12/2025 11:00 AM is VACATED. (sln)
July 17, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 19 NOTICE of Hearing:Preliminary Pretrial Conference set for 8/12/2025 11:00 AM in Zoom Meeting before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers. (sln)
July 16, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 18 REPLY to Response to Motion re #10 MOTION to Strike #7 Answer to Complaint filed by Plaintiff Ease Logistics Services, LLC. (Beggs, Robert)
July 16, 2025 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers: Status Conference held on 7/16/2025. Cases 2:24-cv-3240 and 2:25-cv-482 are not related. (sln)
July 13, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 16 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Plaintiff Ease Logistics Services, LLC. (Beggs, Robert)
July 11, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 17 State Court Record. Attachments: #1 State Court Record. Pt 2, #2 State Court Record. Pt 3. (vb)
July 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 15 NOTICE of Hearing: Status Conference set for 7/16/2025 11:00 AM in Zoom Meeting before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers. (sln)
July 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 14 RELATED CASE MEMORANDUM ORDER: The Judge agrees that this case and case number 2:24-cv-3240 ARE related. Signed by Judge Edmund A. Sargus on 7/10/25. (sem)
July 8, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER - Plaintiff is ordered to comply with Rule 7.1 within SEVEN DAYS of this Order. Deficiency Deadline by 7/15/2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers on July 8, 2025. (jlk)
July 7, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 11 RESPONSE in Opposition re #10 MOTION to Strike #7 Jury Demand filed by Defendants Fathi A. Alawad, Zeatoon Inc d/b/a Cross Forest, Zeatoon LLC. (Mohan, Adelia) Modified text on 7/8/2025 (sln).
June 19, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MOTION to Strike Jury Demand by Plaintiff Ease Logistics Services, LLC. (Beggs, Robert) Modified text on 6/20/2025. (sln).
June 3, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 9 PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL ORDER: The Court adopts the following schedule: Joinder of Parties due by 8/1/2025. Motions to Amend due by 8/1/2025. Initial Disclosures due by 7/2/2025. Discovery due by 1/21/2026. If the parties are unable to reach an agreement on any matter related to discovery, they are directed to arrange a conference with the Court. Dispositive motions due by 2/13/2026. Primary Expert due by 1/9/2026. Rebuttal Expert due by 2/13/2026. Settlement Demand due by 9/12/2025. Response to Settlement Demand due by 10/13/2025. Mediation Deadline: 1/2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers on June 3, 2025. (jlk)
June 3, 2025 Opinion or Order NOTICE : The Preliminary Pretrial Conference set for 6/3/2025 11:00 AM is VACATED. (See ECF No. #8 .) (sln)
June 2, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 8 RULE 26(f) REPORT by Defendants Fathi A. Alawad, Zeatoon Inc d/b/a Cross Forest, Zeatoon LLC. (Mohan, Adelia)
May 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ANSWER to #6 Complaint with Jury Demand filed by All Defendants. (Mohan, Adelia)
May 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 6 COMPLAINT with JURY DEMAND against All Defendants, filed by Ease Logistics Services, LLC (state court complaint filed with the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas on 3/6/25). (sem)
May 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 5 NOTICE of Hearing:Preliminary Pretrial Conference set for 6/3/2025 11:00 AM in Zoom Meeting before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers. (sln)
May 2, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Rule 7.1(a)(2) Disclosure Statement by Defendants Fathi A. Alawad, Zeatoon Inc d/b/a Cross Forest, Zeatoon LLC. (Mohan, Adelia)
May 2, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Defendant Zeatoon LLC. (Mohan, Adelia)
May 2, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Defendant Zeatoon Inc d/b/a Cross Forest. (Mohan, Adelia)
May 2, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL ( Filing fee $ 405 paid - receipt number: AOHSDC-10490945), filed by Fathi A. Alawad, Zeatoon LLC, Zeatoon Inc d/b/a Cross Forest. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Supplemental Civil Cover Sheet) (Mohan, Adelia)

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Plaintiff: Ease Logistics Services, LLC
Represented By: Danny Lee Caudill
Represented By: Robert John Beggs
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