New York Southern District Court
Case #: 1:25-cv-04136
Nature of Suit896 Other Statutes - Arbitration
Cause09:1 U.S. Arbitration Act
Case Filed:May 16, 2025
Last checked: Friday May 16, 2025 2:06 PM EDT
All Defendants
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Incorporated
Represented By
Louis Michael Lagalante
Lagalante PLLC
contact info
All Plaintiffs
John Lahoud
13173 Faberge Pl
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418


Docket last updated: 3 hours ago
Sunday, May 18, 2025
5 5 notice Notice of Appearance Sun 05/18 8:38 AM
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Joseph Michael Cerra on behalf of John Lahoud..(Cerra, Joseph)
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Friday, May 16, 2025
4 4 notice Notice of Appearance Fri 05/16 2:09 PM
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Louis Michael Lagalante on behalf of Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Incorporated..(Lagalante, Louis)
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3 3 misc Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement Fri 05/16 2:06 PM
FILING ERROR - NOT ALL CORPORATE PARENTS/OTHER AFFILIATES WERE ADDED - RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Corporate Parent Bank Of America Corporation for Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Incorporated. Document filed by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Incorporated..(Lagalante, Louis) Modified on 5/16/2025 (lb)
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2 2 misc Civil Cover Sheet Fri 05/16 2:03 PM
CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Lagalante, Louis)
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1 1 notice Notice of Removal Fri 05/16 1:59 PM
NOTICE OF REMOVAL from New York, County of New York. Case Number: 652930/2025. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-31094576).Document filed by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Incorporated..(Lagalante, Louis)
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Att: 1 Exhibit Petition to Vacate Arbitration Award,
Att: 2 Exhibit Notice to NYS Court of Removal Notice
misc Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement Fri 05/16 3:01 PM
***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Notice to Attorney Louis Michael Lagalante to RE-FILE Document No. 3 Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement,. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): not all corporate parents/other affiliates were added; the jurisdiction of this action is based on diversity - the party/intervenor did not name and identify the citizenship of every individual or entity whose citizenship is attributed to that party or intervenor. Re-file the document using the event type Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement found under the event list Other Documents - select the correct filer/filers - attach the correct signed PDF - when prompted with the message "Are there any corporate parents or other affiliates?", select the Yes or No radio button - If Yes - enter the corporate parent/other affiliate, click the Search button - select the correct corporate parent/other affiliate name from the search results list or if no person found, create a new corporate parent/other affiliate - select the party to whom the corporate parent/other affiliate should be linked - add corporate parent/other affiliate names one at a time - name and identify the citizenship of every individual or entity whose citizenship is attributed to that party or intervenor. Please use the revised form found here NYSD form page (lb)
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