Ayeni v. Bank of America N.A. et al
Plaintiff: Christopher Ayeni
Defendant: Bank of America N.A. and Cellco Partnership doing business as Verizon Wireless
Case Number: 4:2024cv00087
Filed: January 9, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Sim Lake
Referring Judge: Lee H Rosenthal
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Notice of Removal
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 11, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 52 SCHEDULING AND DOCKET CONTROL ORDER. Amended Pleadings due by 4/5/2024. Pltf Expert Report due by 6/17/2024. Deft Expert Report due by 8/19/2024. Mediation and Discovery due by 10/16/2024. Dispositive Motions due by 11/1/2024. Joint Pretrial Order and Motion in Limine due by 1/10/2025. Docket Call set for 1/17/2025 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 11B before Judge Lee H Rosenthal. (Signed by Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified. (GlendaHassan, 4)
February 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 51 SCHEDULING ORDER. Amended Pleadings due by 4/5/2024. Pltf Expert Witness List due by 6/17/2024. Pltf Expert Report due by 6/17/2024. Deft Expert Witness List due by 8/19/2024. Deft Expert Report due by 8/19/2024. Discovery due by 10/16/2024. Mediation due by 10/16/2024. Dispositive Motion Filing due by 11/1/2024. Joint Pretrial Order due by 1/10/2025. Docket Call set for 1/17/2025 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 11B before Judge Lee H Rosenthal(Signed by Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified.(KimberlyPicota, 4)
February 8, 2024 Filing 50 Minute entry for proceedings before the Hon. Lee H. Rosenthal. Initial conference held on February 8, 2024. The joint motion to vacate existing deadlines is granted. (Docket Entry No. 49). A scheduling and docket control order will be issued separately, as stated on the record. Appearances: David Kramer, Eric Norvell, Matthew Durham.(Court Reporter: C. Cummings), filed.(LisaEddins, 4)
January 26, 2024 Filing 49 Joint MOTION to Vacate by Bank of America N.A., filed. Motion Docket Date 2/16/2024. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Durham, Matthew)
January 25, 2024 Filing 48 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Christopher Ayeni, filed.(Norvell, Eric)
January 25, 2024 Filing 47 JOINT DISCOVERY/CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by Bank of America N.A., filed.(Durham, Matthew)
January 25, 2024 Filing 46 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Bank of America N.A., filed.(Durham, Matthew)
January 22, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 45 ORDER granting #43 Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Attorney. Attorney Gregory Marshall terminated..(Signed by Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified.(KimberlyPicota, 4)
January 22, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 44 ORDER Scheduling Rule 16 Conference With the Court and Setting Out the Requirements for Initial Pretrial Work. Initial Conference set for 2/8/2024 at 02:00 PM by video before Judge Lee H Rosenthal. *The Zoom information can be located on Judge Rosenthal's home page, at the bottom of the page, in the Interactive calendar link. (Signed by Judge Lee H Rosenthal) (Attachments: #1 Supplement) Parties notified.(LisaEddins, 4)
January 22, 2024 Filing 43 Unopposed MOTION to Substitute Attorney Matthew D. Durham in place of Gregory Marshall( Motion Docket Date 2/12/2024.), Unopposed MOTION for Gregory Marshall to Withdraw as Attorney by Bank of America N.A., filed. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Durham, Matthew)
January 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 42 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr. recused. Case reassigned to Judge Lee H. Rosenthal for all further proceedings. (Signed by Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr.) Parties notified. (GlendaHassan, 4)
January 11, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 41 ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 2/2/2024 at 03:00 PM in Room 11521 before Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr. (Signed by Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr) Parties notified. (MarilynFlores, 4)
January 11, 2024 Filing 40 NOTICE of Reassignment. Case reassigned to Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr. Judge Sim Lake no longer assigned to the case. Parties notified, filed. (HeatherCarr, 4)
January 10, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 39 RECUSAL ORDER. Judge Sim Lake recused. Deadlines in scheduling orders subsist. Court settings are vacated.(Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified.(JoanDavenport, 4)
January 9, 2024 Filing 38 Case transferred in from New Mexico. Case Number 2:23-cv-00618; certified copy of transfer order, certified docket sheet, and transfer letter received
January 3, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER by District Judge Margaret I. Strickland GRANTING IN PART #27 Bank of America, N.A.'s Motion to Dismiss for Forum Non Conveniens or Transfer Venue Under 28 U.S.C. sec. 1404(a), and TRANSFERRING this case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.The Clerk of Court shall take the steps necessary to effectuate the transfer. (gri)
December 12, 2023 Filing 36 NOTICE by Bank of America N.A. of Service of Discovery (Marshall, Gregory)
November 21, 2023 Filing 35 REPLY to Response to Motion re #27 MOTION to Dismiss for Forum Non Conveniens or Transfer Venue Under 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) filed by Bank of America N.A.. (Marshall, Gregory)
November 16, 2023 Filing 34 NOTICE by Bank of America N.A. re #27 MOTION to Dismiss for Forum Non Conveniens or Transfer Venue Under 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) (Marshall, Gregory)
November 9, 2023 Filing 33 RESPONSE in Opposition re #27 MOTION to Dismiss for Forum Non Conveniens or Transfer Venue Under 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) filed by Christopher Ayeni. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Christopher Ayeni, M.D., #2 Exhibit Order Denying Motion to Dismiss, Judge E. Lujan, #3 Exhibit Office of Comptroller of the Currency Search, Bank of America, N.A.) (Norvell, Eric)
November 6, 2023 Filing 32 NOTICE by Christopher Ayeni re #27 MOTION to Dismiss for Forum Non Conveniens or Transfer Venue Under 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) Extension of Time to File Response (Norvell, Eric)
October 16, 2023 Filing 31 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Christopher Ayeni of Plaintiffs' First Set of Discovery to Defendant Bank of America (Kramer, David)
October 14, 2023 Filing 30 NOTICE by Christopher Ayeni re #27 MOTION to Dismiss for Forum Non Conveniens or Transfer Venue Under 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) Notice of Agreement to Extension of Time to File Response (Kramer, David)
October 12, 2023 Filing 29 ANSWER to #17 Amended Complaint by Bank of America N.A..(Marshall, Gregory)
October 12, 2023 Filing 28 NOTICE by Bank of America N.A. re #27 MOTION to Dismiss for Forum Non Conveniens or Transfer Venue Under 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1) (Marshall, Gregory)
October 12, 2023 Filing 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Forum Non Conveniens or Transfer Venue Under 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) by Bank of America N.A.. (Attachments: #1 Supplement) (Marshall, Gregory)
October 11, 2023 Filing 26 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Christopher Ayeni of Plaintiffs' Initial Disclosures to Defendant Bank of America (Kramer, David)
October 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER ADOPTING JOINT STATUS REPORT by Magistrate Judge Damian L. Martinez. (im)
October 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 24 SCHEDULING ORDER: by Magistrate Judge Damian L. Martinez. Discovery due by 4/9/2024. Discovery Motions due by 4/30/2024. Pretrial Motions, other than discovery motions, due by 5/14/2024. (im)
October 10, 2023 Filing 23 Clerk's Minutes for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Damian L. Martinez: Scheduling Conference held on 10/10/2023. (im)
October 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER by Magistrate Judge Damian L. Martinez granting #20 Motion for Protective Order (im)
October 4, 2023 Filing 21 NOTICE by Bank of America N.A. re #17 Amended Complaint (Marshall, Gregory)
October 4, 2023 Filing 20 MOTION for Protective Order by Bank of America N.A.. (Attachments: #1 Supplement Proposed Order) (Marshall, Gregory)
September 29, 2023 Filing 19 Joint Status Report and Provisional Discovery Plan by Bank of America N.A. (Marshall, Gregory)
September 25, 2023 Filing 18 NOTICE of Appearance by Eric D Norvell on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Norvell, Eric)
September 21, 2023 Filing 17 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Cellco Partnership, Bank of America N.A.., filed by Christopher Ayeni. (Kramer, David)
September 21, 2023 Filing 16 NOTICE by Bank of America N.A. of Service of Rule 26 Initial Disclosures (Marshall, Gregory)
September 21, 2023 Filing 15 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that this case has been randomly reassigned to United States District Judge Margaret I. Strickland as the trial judge. Under D.N.M.LR-Civ. 10.1, the first page of each document must have the case file number and initials of the assigned judges.Accordingly, further documents filed in this matter must bear the case number and the judges' initials shown in the case caption and the NEF for this document. Kindly reflect this change in your filings. Chief District Judge William P. Johnson no longer assigned to this case.[THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (bc)
September 20, 2023 Filing 14 NOTICE REGARDING DOCUMENT ENTRIES: Because this case has been reassigned to a district judge, please be advised that any documents filed by the parties under Rule 73(b) have been permanently removed from the docket. Document(s) removed: No. 11. [THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (kg)
September 15, 2023 Filing 13 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that this case has been randomly reassigned to United States Chief District Judge William P. Johnson as the trial judge. Under D.N.M.LR-Civ. 10.1, the first page of each document must have the case file number and initials of the assigned judges.Accordingly, further documents filed in this matter must bear the case number and the judges' initials shown in the case caption and the NEF for this document. Kindly reflect this change in your filings. Magistrate Judge Jerry H. Ritter no longer assigned to this case.[THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (bc)
September 11, 2023 Filing 12 AMENDED ANSWER to Plaintiff's Complaint by Bank of America N.A.. (Marshall, Gregory)
September 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jerry H. Ritter GRANTING #9 Unopposed Motion for Referral to Binding Arbitration and for a Stay of Proceedings as to Defendant Verizon. Plaintiff and Verizon shall submit a joint post-arbitration status report within fifteen (15) days of the conclusion of arbitration. (ama)
September 7, 2023 Filing 9 Unopposed MOTION for Referral to Binding Arbitration and for a Stay of Civil Proceedings as to Defendant Verizon Only by Cellco Partnership. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (Riether, Robert)
August 22, 2023 Filing 8 INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER. Telephonic Rule 16(c) Hearing set for 10/10/2023 at 09:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Damian L. Martinez. Joint Status Report due by 9/29/2023. Unless otherwise notified by the Clerk or the Court a notice of consent or non-consent for this case to proceed before the trial Magistrate Judge should be submitted by each party no later than 9/12/2023. (im)
August 21, 2023 Filing 7 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) by Bank of America N.A.. (Marshall, Gregory)
July 28, 2023 Filing 6 NOTICE by Bank of America N.A. re #1 Notice of Removal, (Marshall, Gregory)
July 27, 2023 Filing 5 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Cellco Partnership identifying Corporate Parent Verizon Communications Inc., Other Affiliate Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems, LLC, Other Affiliate GTE Wireless LLC, Other Affiliate Verizon Americas LLC for Cellco Partnership. (Riether, Robert)
July 27, 2023 Filing 4 STIPULATION for Binding Arbitration and for a Stay of Civil Proceedings as to Defendant Verizon Only by Cellco Partnership (Riether, Robert)
July 24, 2023 Filing 3 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that this case has been randomly assigned to United States Magistrate Judge Jerry H. Ritter to conduct dispositive proceedings in this matter, including motions and trial. Appeal from a judgment entered by a Magistrate Judge will be to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. It is the responsibility of the case filer to serve a copy of this Notice upon all parties with the summons and complaint. Consent is strictly voluntary, and a party is free to withhold consent without adverse consequences. Should a party choose to consent, notice should be made no later than 21 days after entry of the Order setting the Rule 16 Initial Scheduling Conference. For e-filers, visit our Web site at www.nmd.uscourts.gov for more information and instructions.[THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (jg)
July 24, 2023 Filing 2 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Bank of America N.A. identifying Corporate Parent Bank of America Corporation, Corporate Parent NB Holdings Corporation, Corporate Parent BAC North America Holding Company for Bank of America N.A.. (Marshall, Gregory)
July 24, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Bank of America N.A. from County of Eddy Fifth Judicial District Court, case number D-503-cv-2023-00512. ( Filing Fee - Online Payment), filed by Bank of America N.A.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Civil Cover Sheet, #6 Supplement Diversity Disclosure)(Marshall, Gregory)
July 24, 2023 Filing and Administrative Fees Received: $ 402 receipt number ANMDC-8928522 re #1 Notice of Removal, filed by Bank of America N.A. (Payment made via Pay.gov)(Marshall, Gregory)
July 24, 2023 Office code correction. Case office code has been changed from 1 (Albuquerque) to 2 (Las Cruces). (jg)
July 24, 2023 United States Magistrate Judge Jerry H. Ritter and United States Magistrate Judge Damian L. Martinez assigned. (jg)

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Plaintiff: Christopher Ayeni
Represented By: David C Kramer
Represented By: Eric D Norvell
Represented By: Eric Dean Norvell
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Defendant: Bank of America N.A.
Represented By: Gregory Marshall
Represented By: Matthew David Durham
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Defendant: Cellco Partnership doing business as Verizon Wireless
Represented By: Robert Riether
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