Hilton v. Saunt
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| Judge: | Charles S Haight, Jr |
| Case #: | 3:22-cv-00461 |
| Nature of Suit | 190 Contract - Other Contract |
| Cause | 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract |
| Case Filed: | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Last checked: Sunday Sep 25, 2022 5:31 AM EDT |
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Defendant
Tamara Saunt
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Represented By
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Plaintiff
Laurel Hilton
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Represented By
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GPO
Jul 06 2023
ORDER. For the reasons explained in the attached, the Court enters the following orders: (1) Plaintiff’s 18 Second Motion to Amend the Complaint is GRANTED. Counsel for Plaintiff shall serve the second amended complaint upon the existing and added parties and file it on the docket forthwith. (2) Plaintiff’s 21 Second Motion to Modify the Scheduling Order is GRANTED. The case deadlines are MODIFIED as follows: a. Any required response to the second amended complaint must be made within fourteen (14) days after service of the amended pleading, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15. b. The newly added defendants will have until August 21, 2023 to respond to the 7 Application for Prejudgment Remedy. A hearing on the Application will be scheduled shortly thereafter. c. All discovery, including depositions of expert witnesses pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(4), shall be completed by October 2, 2023. d. All dispositive motions shall be filed on or before December 4, 2023. e. The joint trial memorandum required by the Standing Order on Trial Memoranda in Civil Cases shall be filed on or before January 8, 2024, or thirty (30) days after a ruling by the Court on the last filed dispositive mo-tion, whichever is later. f. The case will be ready for trial by February 12, 2024, or thirty (30) days after the filing of the joint trial memorandum, whichever is later. It is so ordered. Signed by Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr. on July 6, 2023. (Eubank, J.) |
| Docket last updated: 6 hours ago |
| Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | ||
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Trial Memo
Wed 04/10 8:19 PM
TRIAL MEMO Plaintiff's Post-Trial Brief by Laurel Hilton. (Javarauckas, Stephanie) |
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Trial Memo
Wed 04/10 3:31 PM
TRIAL MEMO Defendants' Post-Trial Brief as Ordered by Bartholomew Saunt and Tamara Saunt, Trustee of the Saunt Family Trust, Tamara Saunt Estimated trial time NA.(Rattigan, Margaret) |
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Att: 1
Appendix Post-Trial Proposed Findings of Fact,
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Att: 2
Appendix Summary of Defendants' Exhibits
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| Thursday, March 21, 2024 | ||
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misc
Transcript
Thu 03/21 6:52 AM
TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings: Type of Hearing: Bench Trial. Held on 2 29-2024 and 3 4-2024 before Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr. Court Reporter: Cassie Zayas. IMPORTANT NOTICE - REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: To remove personal identifier information from the transcript, a party must electronically file a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction with the Clerk's Office within seven (7) calendar days of this date. If no such Notice is filed, the court will assume redaction of personal identifiers is not necessary and the transcript will be made available through PACER without redaction 90 days from today's date. The transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. The policy governing the redaction of personal information is located on the court website at www.ctd.uscourts.gov. Redaction Request due 4/11/2024. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 4/21/2024. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 6/20/2024. (Zayas, Cassie) |
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| Monday, March 04, 2024 | ||
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Witness List Exhibit List
Wed 03/06 1:26 PM
Marked Exhibit List and Witness List by Laurel Hilton, Tamara Saunt. (Freberg, B) |
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Exhibit List Witness List
Wed 03/06 1:22 PM
ENTERED IN ERROR - Marked Exhibit List and Witness List by Laurel Hilton, Tamara Saunt. (Freberg, B) Modified on 3/6/2024 - wrong pdf (Freberg, B) |
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minutes
Bench Trial - Completed Motion Hearing Order on Motion for Judgment
Wed 03/06 12:06 PM
Minute Entry. Proceedings held before Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr: Bench Trial held and completed on 3/4/2024; 35 Oral Rule 52 Motion for Judgment denied. Total Time: 4 hours and 29 minutes(Court Reporter Cassie Zayas.) (Freberg, B) |
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order
Scheduling Order
Mon 03/04 6:24 PM
SCHEDULING ORDER. As presentation of evidence in the bench trial has concluded on this date, the Court Reporter will complete the transcript of the trial proceedings on or before Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Counsel for the parties shall file their post-trial briefs on or before Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Thereafter, upon receipt of the briefs, the Court will schedule oral argument. Signed by Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr. on March 4, 2024. (Dorais, L.) |
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motion
Judgment
Wed 03/06 12:03 PM
ORAL Rule 52 MOTION for Judgment by Tamara Saunt. (Freberg, B) |
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| Thursday, February 29, 2024 | ||
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Bench Trial - Begun
Thu 02/29 5:04 PM
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr: Bench Trial held on 2/29/2024. Total Time: 4 hours and 36 minutes(Court Reporter Cassie Zayas.) (Freberg, B) |
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| Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | ||
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order
Scheduling Order
Tue 02/27 10:56 AM
SCHEDULING ORDER: The start time for the Bench Trial before Judge Haight, set for Thursday, February 29, 2024, is hereby moved to 11:00 A.M. All other details in the prior scheduling order [Doc. 31] remain the same. Signed by Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr. on February 27, 2024. (Dorais, L.) |
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| Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | ||
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Scheduling Order
Tue 01/23 7:43 PM
SCHEDULING ORDER - NOTICE OF TRIAL: The case will be called for a bench trial before Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr. on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 5, third floor of the Lee Courthouse, 141 Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut. The trial will continue from day to day, during the hours between 10:30 am and 5:00 p.m. on each day, until all evidence is taken and closing arguments are completed. Accordingly, counsel should reserve adequate days following February 29 for completion of the trial, and regard themselves as engaged before this Court during that time. Signed by Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr. on January 23, 2024. (Dorais, L.) |
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| Monday, January 08, 2024 | ||
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Trial Memo
Mon 01/08 4:32 PM
TRIAL MEMO JOINT by Laurel Hilton Estimated trial time 2 days.(Javarauckas, Stephanie) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit Plaintiff's List of Exhibits,
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Att: 2
Exhibit Defendants' List of Exhibits,
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Att: 3
Exhibit Plaintiff's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law,
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Att: 4
Exhibit Defendants' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
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| Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | ||
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answer
Answer to Amended Complaint
Tue 07/25 1:56 PM
ANSWER to25 Amended Complaint by Bartholomew Saunt and Tamara Saunt, Trustee of the Saunt Family Trust, Tamara Saunt.(Rattigan, Margaret) |
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Tue 07/25 1:47 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Margaret Fogerty Rattigan on behalf of Bartholomew Saunt and Tamara Saunt, Trustee of the Saunt Family Trust (Rattigan, Margaret) |
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| Wednesday, July 12, 2023 | ||
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order
Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
Wed 07/12 8:08 AM
ELECTRONIC ORDER. Before the Court is Plaintiff’s24 Motion to Withdraw the Application for Prejudgment Remedy (Doc. 7 ) . The motion is GRANTED, in the interest of judicial economy. It is so ordered. Signed by Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr. on July 12, 2023. (Eubank, J.) |
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Order on Motion for Prejudgment Remedy
Thu 07/13 5:44 PM
ORDER withdrawing7 Motion for Prejudgment Remedy. Signed by Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr on 7/11/2023. (Sichanh, Christina) |
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| Tuesday, July 11, 2023 | ||
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Amended Complaint
Tue 07/11 4:23 PM
AMENDED COMPLAINT against Tamara Saunt, Bartholomew Saunt and Tamara Saunt, Trustee of the Saunt Family Trust, filed by Laurel Hilton.(Javarauckas, Stephanie) |
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motion
Miscellaneous Relief
Tue 07/11 4:15 PM
MOTION Withdrawal of May 13, 2022, Application for Prejudgment Remedy, Dk. # 7 re7 MOTION for Prejudgment Remedy (Attachment) by Laurel Hilton.Responses due by 8/1/2023 (Javarauckas, Stephanie) |
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order
Order
Tue 07/11 3:14 PM
ELECTRONIC ORDER. On review of the docket, the Court notes that Counsel for Plaintiff has not yet filed the second amended complaint on the docket, as instructed to “forthwith” in the Court’s22 Order dated July 6, 2023. The Court notes that the first17 Amended Complaint was not docketed for approximately two months after the Court granted the10 Motion to Amend , despite the Court also instructing Counsel for Plaintiff to docket that amendment “forthwith.” See Doc. 11. To avoid unnecessary delay, Counsel for Plaintiff is ORDERED to enter the second amended complaint, as filed on May 24, 2023, as a new filing on the docket, and to serve it upon the existing and added parties, on or before July 18, 2023 . It is so ordered. Signed by Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr. on July 11, 2023. (Eubank, J.) |
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| Thursday, July 06, 2023 | ||
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order
Order on Motion to Amend/Correct
Thu 07/06 12:19 PM
ORDER. For the reasons explained in the attached, the Court enters the following orders: (1) Plaintiff’s18 Second Motion to Amend the Complaint is GRANTED . Counsel for Plaintiff shall serve the second amended complaint upon the existing and added parties and file it on the docket forthwith . (2) Plaintiff’s21 Second Motion to Modify the Scheduling Order is GRANTED . The case deadlines are MODIFIED as follows: a. Any required response to the second amended complaint must be made within fourteen (14) days after service of the amended pleading, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15. b. The newly added defendants will have until August 21, 2023 to respond to the7 Application for Prejudgment Remedy . A hearing on the Application will be scheduled shortly thereafter. c. All discovery, including depositions of expert witnesses pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(4), shall be completed by October 2, 2023 . d. All dispositive motions shall be filed on or before December 4, 2023 . e. The joint trial memorandum required by the Standing Order on Trial Memoranda in Civil Cases shall be filed on or before January 8, 2024 , or thirty (30) days after a ruling by the Court on the last filed dispositive mo-tion, whichever is later. f. The case will be ready for trial by February 12, 2024 , or thirty (30) days after the filing of the joint trial memorandum, whichever is later. It is so ordered. Signed by Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr. on July 6, 2023. (Eubank, J.) |
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| Wednesday, May 24, 2023 | ||
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motion
Amend/Correct
Wed 05/24 4:36 PM
Second MOTION to Amend/Correct 12 Scheduling Order,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, with consent by Laurel Hilton.Responses due by 6/14/2023 (Javarauckas, Stephanie) |
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| Wednesday, March 22, 2023 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Wed 03/22 10:54 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by Stephanie Marie Javarauckas on behalf of Laurel Hilton (Javarauckas, Stephanie) |
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| Thursday, January 26, 2023 | ||
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notice
Notice (Other)
Thu 01/26 3:24 PM
NOTICE by Laurel Hilton re: Analysis of Damages (Gasser, Edward) |
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| Thursday, December 29, 2022 | ||
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motion
Amend/Correct
Thu 12/29 1:11 PM
MOTION to Amend/Correct17 Amended Complaint by Laurel Hilton.Responses due by 1/19/2023(Gasser, Edward) |
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Att: 1
Memorandum in Support,
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Att: 2
Exhibit Exhibits in Support of Memorandum of Law,
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Att: 3
Exhibit Proposed Second Amended Complaint with Redline,
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Exhibit Proposed Second Amended Complaint Exhibits
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Amended Complaint
Thu 12/29 1:03 PM
AMENDED COMPLAINT as filed on August 25, 2022 (Dk. 10-1) against Tamara Saunt, filed by Laurel Hilton.(Gasser, Edward) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit
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| Monday, December 26, 2022 | ||
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order
Order on Motion to Amend/Correct
Mon 12/26 6:33 PM
ELECTRONIC ORDER granting, for good cause shown, Plaintiff's consented-to15 Motion to Modify Scheduling Order. Accordingly, the parties must complete the depositions of all fact witnesses on or before March 31, 2023. At this time, no other remaining deadline is modified. However, in the unanticipated event that the parties later determine that the particular extension granted in this Order renders another deadline unreasonable, the parties may then move for extension of that impacted deadline upon "a particularized showing that the time limitation in question cannot reasonably be met despite the diligence of the party seeking the extension," D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 7(b)(1). Signed by Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr. on December 26, 2022. (Dorais, L.) |
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| Thursday, December 08, 2022 | ||
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motion
Amend/Correct
Thu 12/08 3:52 PM
MOTION to Amend/Correct 12 Scheduling Order,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, with consent by Laurel Hilton.Responses due by 12/29/2022 (Gasser, Edward) |
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| Thursday, November 17, 2022 | ||
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respm
Objection
Thu 11/17 4:55 PM
OBJECTION re7 MOTION for Prejudgment Remedy (Attachment) filed by Tamara Saunt. (Rattigan, Margaret) |
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| Tuesday, November 01, 2022 | ||
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Response
Tue 11/01 3:26 PM
Joint RESPONSE re9 Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting as Ordered filed by Laurel Hilton. (Gasser, Edward) |
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| Wednesday, October 19, 2022 | ||
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Order on Motion to Amend/Correct
Wed 10/19 12:24 PM
ELECTRONIC ORDER. Plaintiff has submitted a10 Motion to Amend Complaint . Plaintiff filed this motion more than twenty-one days after filing the1 Complaint , which means that Plaintiff requires the Court’s permission to amend the complaint. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2). As required by the Local Rules, Plaintiff’s filing indicates that Defendant consents to the amendment. See Mot. to Amend Compl. at 1; D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 7(f). In light of this, and the principle that leave to amend should be freely given “when justice so requires,” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2), the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s10 Motion to Amend Complaint . Plaintiff shall docket the amended complaint—in the version currently filed as Doc. 10-1—forthwith. It is so ordered. Signed by Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr. on October 19, 2022. (Eubank, J.) |
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Scheduling Order
Wed 10/19 1:39 PM
ELECTRONIC SCHEDULING ORDER. The Court has reviewed the Parties’9 Joint Rule 26(f) Report and Proposed Scheduling Order , which is hereby APPROVED AS MODIFIED. As an initial matter, the Court notes that Defendant appeared on May 27, 2022, see Doc. 8; therefore, the Parties’ deadline to file a Rule 26(f) Report was July 11, 2022. (Local Rule 26(f) provides that, within thirty days after the appearance of any defendant, the attorneys of record and any unrepresented parties must confer for purposes described in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f). D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 26(f). Local Rule 26(f) further provides that, no later than two weeks after the conference, the participants must jointly file a report of the conference using Form 26(f). Id. ) In this case, the parties did not confer as required until July 8, 2022, and did not file a report of the conference until August 16, 2022—more than a month late. See Doc. 9 at 1. Accordingly, it is hereby ordered that the Parties jointly file on or before November 4, 2022 a written statement signed by all counsel of record explaining why sanctions should not be imposed for their failure to comply with Local Rule 26(f). Secondly, certain of the deadlines proposed by the parties are substantially longer than those typically issued by this Court. The Court therefore sets forth the following modified case deadlines. Plaintiff may move to join additional parties or to amend the pleadings until December 30, 2022 . Defendant may move to join additional parties until February 17, 2023 and shall respond to the amended complaint within the time ordinarily provided by the applicable rules. Motions filed after the foregoing dates shall require, in addition to any other requirements under the applicable rules, a showing of good cause for the delay. All discovery, including depositions of expert witnesses pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(4), may commence upon entry of this Scheduling Order and shall be completed by April 21, 2023 . Depositions of fact witnesses shall be completed by December 30, 2022 . A damages analysis shall be provided by any party who has a claim or counterclaim for damages by January 27, 2023 . The Parties shall designate all trial experts and provide opposing counsel with reports from retained experts pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on any issues on which they bear the burden of proof by January 27, 2023 . Depositions of any such experts shall be completed by February 24, 2023 . The Parties shall designate all trial experts and provide opposing counsel with reports from retained experts pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2) on any issues on which they do not bear the burden of proof by March 24, 2023 . Depositions of such experts shall be completed by April 21, 2023 . All dispositive motions shall be filed on or before May 26, 2023 . The joint trial memorandum required by the Standing Order on Trial Memoranda in Civil Cases shall be filed on or before May 26, 2023 , or thirty (30) days after a ruling by the Court on the last filed dispositive motion, whichever is later. The case will be ready for trial by June 26, 2023 , or thirty (30) days after the filing of the joint trial memorandum, whichever is later. Should a dispute arise regarding the contours of discovery, as Doc. 9 at 6 suggests may occur, the parties shall first comply with the requirement in the Federal Rules to confer in good faith to attempt to resolve the dispute, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 37, and only then, if so advised, shall they promptly file motions and accompanying memoranda of law seeking the Court’s intervention. The occurrence of a discovery dispute shall not automatically stay the foregoing deadlines. Finally, the Court has reviewed Plaintiff’s7 Motion for Prejudgment Remedy . Defendant has not objected to this motion. Pursuant to the Local Rules and Connecticut law, Defendant may “request a hearing to contest the application for a prejudgment remedy, assert any exemption or make a request concerning the posting or substitution of a bond.” Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-278d(g); see also D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 4(c). Defendant is therefore ORDERED, on or before November 18, 2022 , to file a notice and, if so advised, a memorandum of law, indicating its position on the7 Motion for Prejudgment Remedy , at which point the Court will schedule a hearing, if requested. It is SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr. on October 19, 2022. (Eubank, J.) |
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| Thursday, August 25, 2022 | ||
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Amended Complaint
Thu 08/25 3:59 PM
AMENDED COMPLAINT with consent against Tamara Saunt, filed by Laurel Hilton.(Gasser, Edward) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit Amended Complaint Exhibits
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| Tuesday, August 16, 2022 | ||
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misc
Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting
Tue 08/16 3:35 PM
Joint REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Gasser, Edward) |
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| Friday, May 27, 2022 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Fri 05/27 12:49 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Margaret Fogerty Rattigan on behalf of Tamara Saunt (Rattigan, Margaret) |
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| Friday, May 13, 2022 | ||
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motion
Prejudgment Remedy
Fri 05/13 1:59 PM
MOTION for Prejudgment Remedy (Attachment) by Laurel Hilton. (Gasser, Edward) |
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| Monday, May 02, 2022 | ||
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service
Summons Returned Executed
Mon 05/02 12:08 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Laurel Hilton. Tamara Saunt served on 4/24/2022, answer due 5/15/2022. (Gasser, Edward) |
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| Wednesday, March 30, 2022 | ||
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Electronic Summons Issued
Wed 03/30 1:41 PM
ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 and LR 4 as to *Tamara Saunt* with answer to complaint due within *21* days. Attorney *Edward W. Gasser* *Gasser Law Firm, LLC* *20 East Main Street* *Avon, CT 06001*. |
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order
Electronic Service Documents
Wed 03/30 1:39 PM
NOTICE TO COUNSEL/SELF-REPRESENTED PARTIES : Counsel or self-represented parties initiating or removing this action are responsible for serving all parties with attached documents and copies of1 Complaint, filed by Laurel Hilton,2 Order on Pretrial Deadlines,3 Electronic Filing Order Signed by Clerk on 3/20/2022. |
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| Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | ||
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order
Electronic Filing Order
Wed 03/30 12:46 PM
ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER Signed by Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr on 3/29/2022. |
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order
Order on Pretrial Deadlines
Wed 03/30 12:45 PM
Order on Pretrial Deadlines: Amended Pleadings due by 5/28/2022. Discovery due by 9/28/2022. Dispositive Motions due by 11/2/2022. Signed by Clerk on 3/29/2022. |
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Complaint
Tue 03/29 12:10 PM
COMPLAINT against All Plaintiffs ( Filing fee $402 receipt number ACTDC-6881126.), filed by Laurel Hilton.(Gasser, Edward) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit Complaint Exhibit 1: PayPal Payment Receipts,
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Att: 2
Exhibit Complaint Exhibit 2: 11/19/19 Email from Tammy Saunt to Laurie Hilton,
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Att: 3
Exhibit Complaint Exhibit 3: 01/20/21 Email from Tammy Saunt to Laurie Hilton
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service
Request to Issue Summons
Tue 03/29 12:11 PM
Request for Clerk to issue summons as to Tamara Saunt. (Gasser, Edward) |
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utility
Add and Terminate Judges
Tue 03/29 12:45 PM
Judge Charles S. Haight, Jr added. (Freberg, B) |
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