Case details

Court: nysd
Docket #: 1:98-cv-00384
Case Name: Franceschi v. Kucker, Kraus & Bruh
PACER case #: 174316
Date filed: 1998-01-21
Date terminated: 1999-07-09
Assigned to: Judge Lewis A. Kaplan
Case Cause: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act
Nature of Suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions
Jury Demand: None
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Chris Franceschi
Plaintiff
Robert Edward Sokolski
Sokolski & Zekaria, P.C 305 Broadway - Suite 402 New York, NY 10007 (212)-571-4080 Fax: (212)-571-4079 Email: sokolski.zekaria@mindspring.com
LEAD ATTORNEY

Kucker Kraus & Bruh, L.L.P.
Defendant
Santo Golino
Kucker Kraus & Bruh 36 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036 (212) 869-5030
LEAD ATTORNEY

Kucker Kraus & Bruh, L.L.P.
Counter Claimant
Santo Golino
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY

Chris Franceschi
Counter Defendant
Robert Edward Sokolski
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
1998-01-21 1 0 COMPLAINT filed; Summons issued and Notice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c); FILING FEE $150.00; RECEIPT #306530 (pl) (Entered: 01/26/1998)
1998-02-02 2 0 ORDER regarding scheduling and initial pretrial conference ( signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ); Copies mailed (sac) (Entered: 02/03/1998)
1998-02-19 3 0 Affidavit of service as to Kucker Kraus & Bruh by Floyd Lewis, authorized party on 2/9/98; Answer due on 3/2/98 for Kucker Kraus & Bruh (ae) (Entered: 02/23/1998)
1998-03-06 4 0 NOTICE of counsel name change and change of address by Chris Franceschi's attorney. (Copy forwarded to R.M. on 3/10/98) (kw) (Entered: 03/10/1998)
1998-03-24 5 0 SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery cutoff 4/24/98; Service of summary judgment motmions by 05/15/98; Pretrial order, proposed jury instructions and requested voir dire to be submitted on or before 5/15/98; Trial ready deadline 5/15/98 (signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan); Copies mailed (djc) Modified on 03/27/1998 (Entered: 03/25/1998)
1998-04-01 6 0 Filed Memo-Endorsement on letter by Robert E. Sokolski to Judge Kaplan dated 3/27/98, scheduling order amended as follows: discovery cutoff by 5/24/98; summary judgment motion by 6/24/98; pretrial order to be submitted on or before 6/24/98 ( signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ) (ae) (Entered: 04/01/1998)
1998-04-02 7 0 ANSWER to Complaint and COUNTERCLAIM by Kucker Kraus & Bruh (Attorney Santo Golino) against Chris Franceschi. (kw) (Entered: 04/03/1998)
1998-04-02 8 0 Rule 1.9 certificate filed by Kucker Kraus & Bruh. (kw) (Entered: 04/03/1998)
1998-04-28 9 0 Filed Memo-Endorsement on letter addressed to Judge Kaplan from Saul D. Bruh, dated 4/22/98; the request to stay discovery is denied. Deft's contentions regarding adequacy of representation may be made in response to any class certification motion. Privilege objections must be made in accordance with Local Civil Rule 26.2 ( signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ) (sac) Modified on 05/01/1998 (Entered: 04/29/1998)
1998-05-18 10 0 ORDER placing case on suspense docket. ( Signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ) (kw) (Entered: 05/18/1998)
1999-07-09 11 0 STIPULATION AND ORDER of voluntary dismissal; that pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(ii), the action brought on behalf of the named plaintiff individually, is dismissed, with prejudice, and the action to the extent brought on behalf of an absent class is dismissed without prejudice without costs to either party as against the other (signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan) (ri) (Entered: 07/09/1999)
1999-07-09 12 0 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE/ORDER; This action is settled betw. the named plaintiff and defendants for the total sum of $4,500 representing $1,000.00 in statutory damages for the named plaintiff and $3,500 in costs and attorney's fees payable to plaintiff's counsel, with such payment to issue from the defendant Kucker Kraus & Bruh, LLP ; This action is discontinued with prejudice and the discontinuance of the action brought on behalf of the absent plaintiff class, without prejudice, and without costs or interest, disbursements, or attorney's fees to any party as against any other except as provided in this Order. ( signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ); Copies mailed. (djc) (Entered: 07/09/1999)