National Funding, Inc. v. Modern Renovations, LLC et al
Plaintiff: National Funding, Inc.
Defendant: Does 1-10, inclusive, Modern Renovations, LLC and Shawn Lee Wolford
Case Number: 5:2020cv00058
Filed: September 16, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Presiding Judge: Elizabeth K Dillon
Referring Judge: Joel C Hoppe
2 Judge: Michael F Urbanski
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 35 SCHEDULING ORDER:( Jury Trial set for 11/15-19/2021 09:30 AM in Harrisonburg before Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski. Counsel must contact the Clerk's Office no later than five (5) business days before the scheduled trial date for your technology needs.), Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge Joel C. Hoppe. Signed by Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski on 10/26/20. (mka)
October 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 34 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski: Telephonic Scheduling Conference held on 10/26/2020. (mka)
October 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER granting #29 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice; Attorney Berwin Cohen for Modern Renovations, LLC and Shawn Lee Wolford added; granting #30 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice; Attorney William Ian Talbot for Modern Renovations, LLC and Shawn Lee Wolford added. Signed by Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski on 10/20/2020. (jv)
October 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 32 Oral ORDER regarding Stipulation #27 filed by Shawn Lee Wolford, Modern Renovations, LLC, Modern Renovations, LLC answer due 11/15/2020; Shawn Lee Wolford answer due 11/15/2020. Responses due by 11/15/2020. Entered by Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski on 10/14/20. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached.(mka)
October 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 31 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski: Scheduling Conference held on 10/14/2020. This hearing to be rescheduled to be conducted jointly with a related case. (mka)
October 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 30 MOTION for William Talbot to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AVAWDC-3513074. by Modern Renovations, LLC, Shawn Lee Wolford. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Mee, Carly)
October 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 29 MOTION for Berwin Cohen to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AVAWDC-3513057. by Modern Renovations, LLC, Shawn Lee Wolford. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Mee, Carly)
October 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 28 Negative Corporate Disclosure Statement by Modern Renovations, LLC (Mee, Carly)
October 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 27 STIPULATION to Extend Time by Modern Renovations, LLC, Shawn Lee Wolford (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Mee, Carly)
October 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 NOTICE of Hearing: (N) (No Interpreter requested) #If this is a video conference click here for guidance re: participation via Zoom Telephonic Scheduling Conference set for 10/14/2020 11:30 AM in Roanoke before Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski. (mka)
October 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 Scheduling Letter (mka)
October 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by Carly Nicole Mee on behalf of Shawn Lee Wolford (Mee, Carly)
October 5, 2020 Opinion or Order IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Western District of Virginia will be going live on NextGen CM/ECF Tuesday, October 13, 2020. The VAWD CM/ECF system will be unavailable from 8:00 am, October 10, 2020, through 8:00 am on Tuesday October 13, 2020. Preparing for NextGen CM/ECF is a two-step process. Step one was to 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 VAWD CM/ECF account after the Court goes live on NextGen CM/ECF October 13, 2020. Instructions for linking you r account can be found by clicking #here. Remember you cannot link your accounts until on or after the court goes live on NextGe n October 13, 2020. If you have any additional questions please call the VAWD Clerks Office at 540-857-5100 or email ecf@vawd.uscourts.gov. (ADI) (mzc)
September 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 Negative Corporate Disclosure Statement by National Funding, Inc. (Canter, Ronald)
September 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 Notice of Filing Requirement to Modern Renovations, LLC and National Funding, Inc. - Pursuant to Standing Order dated May 15, 2000, and the adoption of Rule 7.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures, effective December 1, 2002, nongovernmental corporate parties are directed to file a Corporate Disclosure Statement with their first appearance, pleading, motion or response. #Click here to access the Corporate Disclosure Statement Form. This form should be electronically filed in this matter as ordered. (jv)
September 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 Magistrate Consent Notice to Parties. #Click here to access the Consent Form (jv)
September 29, 2020 Opinion or Order IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Western District of Virginia will be going live on NextGen CM/ECF Tuesday, October 13, 2020. This is a Two-Step process. In Step one each attorney was to make sure they had an upgraded individual PACER account. Now in preparation for Step Two please make sure you know your VAWD CM/ECF username and password. Please manually log in to the VAWD CM/ECF system at #ht tps://ecf.vawd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl to make sure you know your current VAWD CM/ECF username and password. (do not rely on the auto-populating in your browser, because you will have to manually enter your CM/ECF username and password during the linking process after we go live on NextGen.) If you do not know your username or password please email ecf@vawd.uscourts.gov and include your bar# and contact phone#. (ADI) (mzc)
September 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by Carly Nicole Mee on behalf of Modern Renovations, LLC (Mee, Carly)
September 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by Ronald Scott Canter on behalf of National Funding, Inc. (Canter, Ronald)
September 21, 2020 Opinion or Order IMPORTANT NOTICE: The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (WDVA) will be going live on the Next Generation of CM/ECF (NextGen CM/ECF) Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Preparing for NextGen CM/ECF is a two-step process. Step One is that each attorney must upgrade their individual PACER account, no shared accounts within firms will be allowed. Check and see if your PACER account is an "Upgraded" PACER account. Many PACER accounts have already been upgraded. If any of the following is true, you have an upgraded PACER account and no action is required until after the VAWD NextGen CM/ECF upgrade on October 13, 2020: 1) You have an upgraded PACER account for another NextGen Court or 2) Your PACER account was created after August 10, 2014. If none of these are true, you must upgrade your legacy PACER account before you will be able to link your PACER account to your VAWD CM/ECF account for your new NextGen CM/ECF account. Click #here to learn how to upgrade your PACER Account. If you still have questions regarding your PACER account, please contact the PACER Service Center 800- 676-6856. Complete information regarding the WDVA NextGen CM/ECF implementation can be found at #NextGen Information. (mzc) (ADI)
September 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE. Case transferred to Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski for all further proceedings. Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon no longer assigned to case. Signed by Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon on 9/17/2020. (jv)
September 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Case transferred in from District of California Central; Case Number 8:20-cv-01374. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
September 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 Transfer Out Transmittal Letter (twdb) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
September 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER by Judge David O. Carter, Granting Stipulation to Transfer Venue #14 . Transferring case to Western District of Virginia, Harrisonburg. SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. Original file, certified copy of the transfer order and docket sheet electronically sent. (MD JS-6. Case Terminated.) (twdb) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
September 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 STIPULATION to Transfer Case to Western District of Virginia, Harrisonburg filed by Plaintiff National Funding, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Duty, Jennifer) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
September 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial 2 days, filed by Plaintiff National Funding, Inc... (Duty, Jennifer) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
August 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 SCHEDULING NOTICE by Judge David O. Carter. Upon receipt of the First Amended Complaint #11 , the Court hereby denies as moot the Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction #6 . The Scheduling Conference remains as previously set. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (kd) TEXT ONLY ENTRY [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
August 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT against MODERN RENOVATIONS, LLC, a West Virginia Limited Liability Company; SHAWN LEE WOLFORD, an individual; and DOES 1-10, inclusive All Defendants amending Complaint - (Discovery), filed by NATIONAL FUNDING, INC., a California corporation National Funding, Inc.(Duty, Jennifer) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
August 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge David O. Carter: Scheduling Conference set for 9/14/2020 at 08:30 AM before Judge David O. Carter. SEE ORDER FOR MORE DETAILS. (dgo) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
August 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 SCHEDULING NOTICE by Judge David O. Carter: Scheduling Conference set for 9/14/2020 at 08:30 AM before Judge David O. Carter. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (dgo) TEXT ONLY ENTRY [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
August 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 INITIAL STANDING ORDER FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENT OF CIVIL CASE TO JUDGE CARTER upon filing of the complaint by Judge David O. Carter. (dgo) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
August 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 NOTICE OF LODGING filed re NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction #6 (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order to Dismiss, #2 Proposed Order Proposed Order to Transfer Venue)(Cohen, Berwin)[Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
August 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Defendants Modern Renovations, LLC, Shawn Lee Wolford. Motion set for hearing on 9/14/2020 at 08:30 AM before Judge David O. Carter. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum Memo of Points and Authorities, #2 Exhibit Exh. A - WDVA Complaint, #3 Exhibit Exh. B -Police Report, #4 Exhibit Exh. C -Decl. of Wolford, #5 Exhibit Exh. D -State Court Complaint) (Cohen, Berwin) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
July 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (ghap) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
July 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge David O. Carter and Magistrate Judge John D. Early. (ghap) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
July 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Judge David O. Carter and Magistrate Judge John D. Early added. (ghap) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
July 30, 2020 Opinion or Order ***Set Flag(s): (JDEx). DISCOVERY. (ghap) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
July 30, 2020 Opinion or Order NOTICE TO ATTORNEY ADMISSIONS re: Berwin Cohen, 224549, Tara Muren, 260154, James E Hawley, 299723 information correction request re Firm address correction/modification, Firm name correction/modification, Firm or Attorney Fax/Telephone Number Change, re Notice of Removal (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 . (ghap) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
July 28, 2020 Opinion or Order ***Attorney James E Hawley,Jennifer E Duty,Tara Marie Muren for National Funding, Inc. added. (ghap) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
July 28, 2020 Opinion or Order CONFORMED FILED COPY OF COMPLAINT against Defendants Does 1-10, inclusive, Modern Renovations, LLC, Shawn Lee Wolford., filed by plaintiff National Funding, Inc. (FILED IN STATE COURT ON 5/26/2020 SUBMITTED ATTACHED TO NOTICE OF REMOVAL) (ghap) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
July 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendants Modern Renovations, LLC, Shawn Lee Wolford, identifying Larry DeMarco II. (Cohen, Berwin) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
July 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Defendants Modern Renovations, LLC, Shawn Lee Wolford. (Cohen, Berwin) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]
July 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Superior Court of California, County of Orange, case number 30-2020-01142797 Receipt No: BCACDC-27387361 - Fee: $400, filed by Defendants Shawn Lee Wolford, Modern Renovations, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit State Court Complaint, #2 Exhibit State Court Cover Sheet, #3 Exhibit ADR Papers) (Attorney Berwin Cohen added to party Modern Renovations, LLC(pty:dft), Attorney Berwin Cohen added to party Shawn Lee Wolford(pty:dft))(Cohen, Berwin) [Transferred from California Central on 9/16/2020.]

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Plaintiff: National Funding, Inc.
Represented By: Jennifer E Duty
Represented By: Tara Marie Muren
Represented By: James E Hawley
Represented By: Ronald Scott Canter
Represented By: James E. Hawley
Represented By: Jennifer E. Duty
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Defendant: Does 1-10, inclusive
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Defendant: Modern Renovations, LLC
Represented By: Berwin Cohen
Represented By: Carly Nicole Mee
Represented By: William Ian Talbot
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Defendant: Shawn Lee Wolford
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