Black et al v. Mantei & Associates, Ltd. et al
Plaintiff: Donald Black, Marcia Black, Larry Martin, Rebecca Martin, Barbara Thompson and James Thompson
Defendant: Mantei & Associates, Ltd., Ricky Alan Mantei, Cindy Chiellini, Centaurus Financial, Inc. and J.P. Turner & Company, L.L.C.
Case Number: 3:2023cv04149
Filed: August 18, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of South Carolina
Presiding Judge: Mary Geiger Lewis
Referring Judge: Sherri A Lydon
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 10, 2023 Filing 28 RESPONSE in Opposition re #25 MOTION to Strike #24 Sur Reply Brief. Response filed by Centaurus Financial, Inc., Cindy Chiellini, J.P. Turner & Company, L.L.C., Ricky Alan Mantei, Mantei & Associates, Ltd. Reply to Response to Motion due by 10/17/2023. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6. Refiled by the Clerk to correct event type. (cbru, )
September 27, 2023 Filing 26 TEXT ORDER: Plaintiffs' #22 Motion to Stay pending the Court's ruling on their #14 Motion to Remand is granted as unopposed. IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed by Honorable Mary Geiger Lewis on 9/27/2023. (cbru, )
September 26, 2023 Filing 25 MOTION to Strike #24 Sur Reply Brief, by Donald Black, Marcia Black, Larry Martin, Rebecca Martin, Barbara Thompson, James Thompson. Response to Motion due by 10/10/2023. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. No proposed order.(Humphrey, Robert)
September 19, 2023 Filing 24 SUR REPLY to REPLY to Response to Motion re #14 MOTION to Remand MOTION for Attorney Fees Response filed by Centaurus Financial, Inc., Cindy Chiellini, J.P. Turner & Company, L.L.C., Ricky Alan Mantei, Mantei & Associates, Ltd.. (Malloy, Kevin)
September 12, 2023 Filing 23 REPLY to Response to Motion re #14 MOTION to Remand, MOTION for Attorney Fees. Response filed by Donald Black, Marcia Black, Larry Martin, Rebecca Martin, Barbara Thompson, James Thompson. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - McCann Declaration)(Humphrey, Robert) Modified to edit text on 9/13/2023 (cbru, ). (Attachment 1 replaced on 9/14/2023) (cbru, ).
September 11, 2023 Filing 22 MOTION to Stay re #17 Scheduling Order,, Local Rule 16.00(C) by Donald Black, Marcia Black, Larry Martin, Rebecca Martin, Barbara Thompson, James Thompson. Response to Motion due by 9/25/2023. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. No proposed order.(Humphrey, Robert)
September 5, 2023 Filing 21 RESPONSE in Opposition re #14 MOTION to Remand, MOTION for Attorney Fees Response filed by Centaurus Financial, Inc., Cindy Chiellini, J.P. Turner & Company, L.L.C., Ricky Alan Mantei, Mantei & Associates, Ltd. Reply to Response to Motion due by 9/12/2023. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Memorandum and Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand, #2 Exhibit B - Bloomberg Screenshot of Issuer Description for Series 2 Shares, #3 Exhibit C - Barclays CMS Spread Note, #4 Exhibit D - Marcia Black Deposition Transcript Excerpts, #5 Exhibit E - Rebecca Martin Deposition Transcript Excerpts, #6 Exhibit F - Larry Martin Deposition Transcript Exhibits, #7 Exhibit G - Barbara Thompson Deposition Transcript Excerpts, #8 Exhibit H - James Thompson Deposition Transcript Excerpts)(Malloy, Kevin) Modified to edit text on 9/6/2023 (cbru, ). (Attachment 6 replaced on 9/6/2023) (cbru, ). Modified to edit text on 9/6/2023 (cbru, ).
August 29, 2023 Filing 20 REPLY by Centaurus Financial, Inc., Cindy Chiellini, J.P. Turner & Company, L.L.C., Ricky Alan Mantei, Mantei & Associates, Ltd. to 16 Order,,, Set Deadlines,, . (Smith, Joel)
August 23, 2023 Filing 19 TEXT ORDER: All motions filed in state court that were still pending at the time of removal are hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, with leave to refile in this Court as appropriate. IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed by Honorable Mary Geiger Lewis on 8/23/2023. (cbru, )
August 23, 2023 Filing 18 MEDIATION ORDER. Signed by Honorable Mary Geiger Lewis on 8/23/2023. (cbru, )
August 23, 2023 Filing 17 CONFERENCE AND SCHEDULING ORDER: Rule 26 Report due by 9/26/2023, Motions to Amend Pleadings due by 10/23/2023, Plaintiff ID of Expert Witness due by 11/21/2023, Defendant ID of Expert Witnesses Due by 12/21/2023, Records Custodian Affidavit due by 12/21/2023, Discovery due by 2/20/2024, Motion in Limine due by 6/3/2024, Motions due by 3/5/2024, Rule 26(a)(3) Disclosures due by 5/20/2024, Jury Selection Deadline 6/24/2024, Mediation Due by 5/6/2024. Signed by Honorable Mary Geiger Lewis on 8/23/2023. (cbru, )
August 23, 2023 Filing 16 TEXT ORDER: The parties' attention is directed to the Court's Standing Order Regarding All Removed Cases Assigned to Judge Mary Geiger Lewis, located on the District Court's website at http://www.scd.uscourts.gov/Forms/Special_Instructions/Lewis_Standing%20_Order_Regarding_Removed_Cases.pdf. Not later than seven days from the entry of this Text Order, Defendant(s) shall file the information mandated by the Order. IT IS SO ORDERED. (Reply due by 8/30/2023) Signed by Honorable Mary Geiger Lewis on 8/23/2023. (cbru, )
August 22, 2023 Filing 15 Amended Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by J.P. Turner & Company, L.L.C..(Manning, Cory)
August 22, 2023 Filing 14 MOTION to Remand, MOTION for Attorney Fees and Costs by Donald Black, Marcia Black, Larry Martin, Rebecca Martin, Barbara Thompson, James Thompson. Response to Motion due by 9/5/2023. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Plaintiff's Motion to Remand, #2 Exhibit 2 - Defendants' Response in Opposition to Motion to Remand, #3 Exhibit 3 - Plaintiff's First Set of RFA, #4 Exhibit 4 - JP Turner's Responses to Plaintiff's First Set of RFA, #5 Exhibit 5 - Mantei Defendants' Responses to First Set of RFA, #6 Exhibit 6 - Centaurus Responses to First Set of RFA, #7 Exhibit 7 - Deposition of Donald Black, #8 Exhibit 8 - Fourth Amended Scheduling Order) No proposed order.(Humphrey, Robert). Modified to add motion relief and to edit text on 8/23/2023 (cbru, ).
August 22, 2023 Filing 13 Amended Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Centaurus Financial, Inc..(Smith, Joel)
August 22, 2023 Filing 12 NOTICE and Acknowledgment of receipt of Notice of Removal by Clerk of Court for Lexington County. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Acknowledgment of Receipt of Filed Copy of Notice of Removal)(Smith, Joel) Modified to edit text on 8/23/2023 (cbru, ).
August 22, 2023 Filing 11 Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Donald Black, Marcia Black, Larry Martin, Rebecca Martin, Barbara Thompson, James Thompson.(Humphrey, Robert) Modified to edit filers on 8/23/2023 (cbru, ).
August 22, 2023 Filing 10 Case Reassigned to Honorable Mary Geiger Lewis. Honorable Sherri A Lydon no longer assigned to the case. (bshr, )
August 22, 2023 Filing 9 Amended Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Cindy Chiellini, Ricky Alan Mantei, Mantei & Associates, Ltd..(Montgomery, Michael)
August 18, 2023 Filing 8 *Originally Filed in State Court* Answer to Amended Complaint by Centaurus Financial, Inc. (ahil) Modified to edit text on 8/23/2023 (cbru, ).
August 18, 2023 Filing 7 *Originally Filed in State Court* Answer to Amended Complaint by Cindy Chiellini, Ricky Alan Mantei, Mantei & Associates, Ltd. (ahil) Modified to edit text on 8/23/2023 (cbru, ).
August 18, 2023 Filing 6 *Originally Filed in State Court* Answer to Amended Complaint by J.P. Turner & Company, L.L.C. (ahil) Modified to edit text on 8/23/2023 (cbru, ).
August 18, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Lexington County Court of Common Pleas, case number 2019-CP-32-2636 (Filing fee $402 receipt number ASCDC-11275532) filed by Mantei & Associates, Ltd., Ricky Alan Mantei, J.P. Turner & Company, L.L.C., Centaurus Financial, Inc., Cindy Chiellini. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Plaintiffs' Expert Designation, Heller Report, #2 Exhibit 2 - Gless Declaration, #3 Exhibit 3 - State Court Filings 1-20 (Amended Complaint at p. 251), #4 Exhibit 4 - State Court Filings 21-40, #5 Exhibit 5 - State Court Filings 41-60, #6 Exhibit 6 - State Court Filings 61-80, #7 Exhibit 7 - State Court Filings 81-106, #8 Exhibit 8 - Defendants' Notice of Notice of Removal, #9 Exhibit 9 - Centaurus' Answers to Local Rule 26.01 Interrogatories, #10 Exhibit 10 - J.P. Turner's Answers to Local Rule 26.01, #11 Exhibit 11 - Mantei Associates, Mantei, and Chiellini's Rule 26.01) Refiled by clerk to correct filing event.(ahil) (Main Document 1 replaced on 8/22/2023 with document provided by filer.) (ahil) Modified to edit text on 8/23/2023 (cbru, ). (Attachment 7 replaced on 8/23/2023) (cbru, ).
August 18, 2023 Filing 5 Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by J.P. Turner & Company, L.L.C. Refiled by clerk to correct document number.(ahil)
August 18, 2023 Filing 4 Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Cindy Chiellini, Ricky Alan Mantei, Mantei & Associates, Ltd. Refiled by clerk to correct document number.(ahil)
August 18, 2023 Filing 3 Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories by Centaurus Financial, Inc. Refiled by clerk to correct document number.(ahil)

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Plaintiff: Donald Black
Represented By: Elizabeth Zeck
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Plaintiff: Marcia Black
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Plaintiff: Larry Martin
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Plaintiff: Barbara Thompson
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Plaintiff: James Thompson
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Defendant: Mantei & Associates, Ltd.
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Defendant: Ricky Alan Mantei
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Defendant: Cindy Chiellini
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Defendant: Centaurus Financial, Inc.
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Defendant: J.P. Turner & Company, L.L.C.
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