Gough et al v. DaBella Exteriors LLC
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| Judge: | Gordon P Gallagher |
| Case #: | 1:26-cv-01705 |
| Nature of Suit | 710 Labor - Fair Labor Standards Act |
| Cause | 15:2(a) Fair Labor Standards Act |
| Case Filed: | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Last checked: Saturday Jun 06, 2026 2:22 AM MDT |
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Defendant
DaBella Exteriors LLC
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Plaintiff
Joseph Adams
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Plaintiff
Luis Arevalo
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Plaintiff
Bryce Franks
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Plaintiff
Tyler Gough
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Plaintiff
Michel Kedhy
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Plaintiff
Jesse Negrete
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Plaintiff
Charles Smallwood
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Plaintiff
Raymond Smallwood
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Plaintiff
Anas Afana
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| Docket last updated: 09/29/2026 11:59 PM MDT |
| Friday, August 07, 2026 | ||
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Surreply
Fri 08/07 10:58 AM
SURREPLY re22 Amended MOTION to Compel Individual Arbitration and Stay Proceedings filed by Defendant DaBella Exteriors LLC. (Knapp, Vance) |
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| Thursday, August 06, 2026 | ||
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Brief in Opposition to Motion
Thu 08/06 8:16 PM
BRIEF in Opposition to22 Amended MOTION to Compel Individual Arbitration and Stay Proceedings filed by Plaintiffs Joseph Adams, Anas Afana, Luis Arevalo, Bryce Franks, Tyler Gough, Michel Kedhy, Jesse Negrete, Charles Smallwood, Raymond Smallwood. (Sanchez, Joseph) |
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| Thursday, July 30, 2026 | ||
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Motion Hearing Order on Motion to Compel
Fri 07/31 9:46 AM
MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter: taking under advisement22 Defendant DaBella Exteriors, LLC's Amended Motion to Compel Individual Arbitration and Stay Proceedings; Motion Hearing held on 7/30/2026. FTR: Courtroom A401. (rvill, ) |
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| Thursday, July 16, 2026 | ||
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Reply to Response to Motion
Thu 07/16 11:27 AM
REPLY to Response to22 Amended MOTION to Compel Individual Arbitration and Stay Proceedings filed by Defendant DaBella Exteriors LLC. (Knapp, Vance) |
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| Monday, July 06, 2026 | ||
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order
Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply
Mon 07/06 8:51 AM
ORDER by Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 7/6/2026 GRANTING26 Defendant's Unopposed Motion to Extend Deadline to File Reply. Defendant's reply in support of its 22 Amended Motion to Compel Individual Arbitration and Stay Proceedings (the "Motion") is extended to July 17, 2026. It is further ORDERED that the Scheduling Conference set for July 30, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. is CONVERTED to a Motion Hearing on the Motion. Five minutes prior to the start of the hearing, the parties shall call the conference line 571-353-2301, Access Code 841686937# to participate. Text Only Entry(nrnlc2, ) |
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| Thursday, July 02, 2026 | ||
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Memorandum
Thu 07/02 12:56 PM
MEMORANDUM regarding26 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to22 Amended MOTION to Compel Individual Arbitration and Stay Proceedings Attorney Theanna M. Bezney added to party DaBella Exteriors LLC(pty:dft) filed by DaBella Exteriors LLC. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter by District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 07/02/2026. Text Only Entry (dclem) |
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motion
Extension of Time to File Response/Reply
Thu 07/02 12:44 PM
Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to22 Amended MOTION to Compel Individual Arbitration and Stay Proceedings Attorney Theanna M. Bezney added to party DaBella Exteriors LLC(pty:dft) by Defendant DaBella Exteriors LLC. (Bezney, Theanna) |
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| Tuesday, June 30, 2026 | ||
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Declaration
Tue 06/30 4:08 PM
DECLARATION of Sami M. Ragab regarding Brief in Opposition to Motion,24 by Plaintiffs Joseph Adams, Anas Afana, Luis Arevalo, Bryce Franks, Tyler Gough, Michel Kedhy, Jesse Negrete, Charles Smallwood, Raymond Smallwood. (Ragab, Sami) |
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Brief in Opposition to Motion
Tue 06/30 3:43 PM
BRIEF in Opposition to22 Amended MOTION to Compel Individual Arbitration and Stay Proceedings filed by Plaintiffs Joseph Adams, Anas Afana, Luis Arevalo, Bryce Franks, Tyler Gough, Michel Kedhy, Jesse Negrete, Charles Smallwood, Raymond Smallwood.(Ragab, Sami) |
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Att: 1
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Exhibit Exhibit B,
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Exhibit Exhibit C,
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Exhibit Exhibit D
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| Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | ||
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Memorandum
Wed 06/10 3:39 PM
MEMORANDUM regarding22 Amended MOTION to Compel Individual Arbitration and Stay Proceedings filed by DaBella Exteriors LLC. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter by District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 06/10/2026. Text Only Entry (dclem) |
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motion
Compel
Wed 06/10 2:49 PM
Amended MOTION to Compel Individual Arbitration and Stay Proceedings by Defendant DaBella Exteriors LLC.(Knapp, Vance) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit 1 - T. Gough Agrmt,
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Exhibit 2 - J. Negrete Agrmt,
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Exhibit 3 - R. Smallwood Agrmt,
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Exhibit 4 - C. Smallwood Agrmt,
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Att: 5
Exhibit 5 - J. Adams Agrmt,
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Att: 6
Exhibit 6 - L. Arevalo Agrmt,
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Att: 7
Exhibit 7 - A. Afana Agrmt,
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Exhibit 8 - B. Franks Agrmt,
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Exhibit 9 - M. Kehdy Agrmt
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Order
Wed 06/10 10:12 AM
ORDER. The Court strikes, with leave to refile, the filing at D.20 for being over the allowable page limitations. By District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 6/10/2026. Text Only Entry. (eluce) |
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| Tuesday, June 09, 2026 | ||
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motion
Compel
Tue 06/09 5:50 PM
MOTION to Compel Individual Arbitration and Stay Proceedings by Defendant DaBella Exteriors LLC.(Knapp, Vance) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit 1 - T. Gough Agrmt,
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Exhibit 2 - J. Negrete Agrmt,
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Exhibit 3 - R. Smallwood Agrmt,
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Exhibit 4 - C. Smallwood Agrmt,
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Exhibit 5 - J. Adams Agrmt,
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Exhibit 6 - L. Arevalo Agrmt,
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Exhibit 7 - A. Afana Agrmt,
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Exhibit 8 - B. Franks Agrmt,
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Exhibit 9 - M. Kehdy Agrmt
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| Tuesday, June 02, 2026 | ||
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order
Order on Motion to Set Aside
Tue 06/02 4:58 PM
MINUTE ORDER It is hereby ORDERED that Defendant DaBella Exteriors, LLCs Unopposed Motion to Set Aside Entry of Default and Default Judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(c) and 60(b) (ECF No.16 ) is GRANTED as follows. The Clerks Entry of Default (ECF No. 15 ) is SET ASIDE for good cause shown pursuant to Rule 55(c). Default judgment has not entered as to DaBella Exteriors, LLC so the Court need not address the Rule 60(b) arguments. It is further ORDERED that Defendant DaBella Exteriors, LLC shall answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs Complaint (ECF No.1 ) on or before June 9, 2026. By Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 06/02/2026.(jrobe, ) |
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Memorandum
Tue 06/02 9:30 AM
MEMORANDUM regarding16 Unopposed MOTION to Set Aside 15 Clerk's Entry of Default and Default Judgment Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(c) and 60(b) filed by DaBella Exteriors LLC. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter.By District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher on June 2, 2026. Text Only Entry. (gpglc3) |
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| Monday, June 01, 2026 | ||
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Corporate Disclosure Statement
Mon 06/01 5:52 PM
CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. (Knapp, Vance) |
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motion
Set Aside
Mon 06/01 5:49 PM
Unopposed MOTION to Set Aside 15 Clerk's Entry of Default and Default Judgment Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(c) and 60(b) by Defendant DaBella Exteriors LLC.(Knapp, Vance) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit A - Declaration of Stuart Herman, Corporate Representative of DaBella Exteriors, LLC
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| Wednesday, May 27, 2026 | ||
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Clerks Entry of Default
Wed 05/27 4:16 PM
Clerk's ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to DaBella Exteriors LLC re13 MOTION for Entry of Default as to, by Clerk. Text Only Entry. (agryan) |
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Memorandum
Wed 05/27 12:36 PM
MEMORANDUM regarding13 First MOTION for Default Judgment as to Defendant DaBella Exteriors, LLC filed by Joseph Adams, Raymond Smallwood, Tyler Gough, Charles Smallwood, Luis Arevalo, Bryce Franks, Anas Afana, Michel Kedhy, Jesse Negrete. Motion referred to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter by District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 05/27/2026. Text Only Entry (dclem) |
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motion
Entry of Default
Wed 05/27 12:07 PM
First MOTION for Default Judgment as to Defendant DaBella Exteriors, LLC by Plaintiffs Joseph Adams, Anas Afana, Luis Arevalo, Bryce Franks, Tyler Gough, Michel Kedhy, Jesse Negrete, Charles Smallwood, Raymond Smallwood.(Sanchez, Joseph) Modified on 5/27/2026 to correct event type (agryan) |
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Att: 1
Affidavit Declaration of Counsel in Support of Entry of Clerk's Default
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| Friday, May 08, 2026 | ||
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Notice (Other)
Fri 05/08 11:04 AM
NOTICE of Scheduling Conference by Plaintiffs Joseph Adams, Anas Afana, Luis Arevalo, Bryce Franks, Tyler Gough, Michel Kedhy, Jesse Negrete, Charles Smallwood, Raymond Smallwood (Sanchez, Joseph) |
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| Thursday, May 07, 2026 | ||
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Affidavit/Return of Service - Executed - Complaint
Thu 05/07 12:01 PM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Bryce Franks, Raymond Smallwood, Michel Kedhy, Jesse Negrete, Anas Afana, Joseph Adams, Tyler Gough, Charles Smallwood, Luis Arevalo. DaBella Exteriors LLC served on 4/29/2026, answer due 5/20/2026. (Sanchez, Joseph) |
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| Tuesday, May 05, 2026 | ||
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Order
Tue 05/05 9:32 AM
ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING/PLANNING CONFERENCE IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall promptly serve Defendants. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a Scheduling/Planning Conference pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) shall be held on: July 30, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom A-401, Fourth Floor, Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado 80294. The Scheduling Conference will be conducted via telephone. Five minutes prior to the start of the hearing, the parties are directed to call the conference line as a participant at (571) 353-2301, Access Code 841686937#. If this date is not convenient for any counsel/pro se party, he/she should confer with opposing counsel/pro se party and file a motion to reschedule the conference to a more convenient date. Absent exceptional circumstances, no request for rescheduling any appearance in this court will be entertained unless a motion is filed no less than FIVE (5) business days in advance of the date of appearance. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall notify Defendants of the date and time of the Scheduling/Planning Conference. PLEASE READ ATTACHED ORDER. By Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 05/05/2025. (jrobe, ) |
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| Monday, May 04, 2026 | ||
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Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge
Mon 05/04 4:35 PM
ORDER REFERRING CASE to the assigned United States Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a) and (b), this case is referred to the assigned United States Magistrate Judge to (1) convene a scheduling conference under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and enter a scheduling order meeting the requirements of D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.2, (2) conduct such status conferences and issue such orders necessary for compliance with the scheduling order, including amendments or modifications of the scheduling order upon a showing of good cause, (3) hear and determine pretrial matters, including discovery and other specifically-referred motions, and (4) conduct hearings, including evidentiary hearings, and submit proposed findings of fact and recommendations for rulings on dispositive motions. Court levsponsored alternative dispute resolution is governed by D.C.COLO.LCivR 16.6. On the recommendation or informal request of the magistrate judge or on the request of the parties by motion, this court may direct the parties to engage in an early neutral evaluation, a settlement conference, or another alternative dispute resolution proceeding. By District Judge Gordon P Gallagher on 5/4/2026. Text Only Entry. (eluce) |
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Letter Reassigning Case
Mon 05/04 4:26 PM
CASE REASSIGNED Pursuant to7 Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. All parties do not consent. Case randomly reassigned to District Judge Gordon P Gallagher. All future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-01705-GPG . (Text Only Entry) (jrobe, ) |
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Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge
Mon 05/04 11:29 AM
CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Plaintiffs Joseph Adams, Anas Afana, Bryce Franks, Tyler Gough, Michel Kedhy, Jesse Negrete, Charles Smallwood, Raymond Smallwood All parties do not consent.. (Sanchez, Joseph) |
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| Friday, May 01, 2026 | ||
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Notice of Entry of Appearance
Fri 05/01 5:18 PM
NOTICE of Entry of Appearance of Counsel for Plaintiffs by Sami M. Ragab on behalf of All Plaintiffs Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Joseph Adams(pty:pla), Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Anas Afana(pty:pla), Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Luis Arevalo(pty:pla), Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Bryce Franks(pty:pla), Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Tyler Gough(pty:pla), Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Michel Kedhy(pty:pla), Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Jesse Negrete(pty:pla), Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Charles Smallwood(pty:pla), Attorney Sami M. Ragab added to party Raymond Smallwood(pty:pla) (Ragab, Sami) |
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Exhibits
Thu 04/30 1:44 PM
Exhibits in Support of1 Complaint,,, Amended Civil Cover Sheet by Plaintiffs Joseph Adams, Anas Afana, Luis Arevalo, Bryce Franks, Tyler Gough, Michel Kedhy, Jesse Negrete, Charles Smallwood, Raymond Smallwood. (Sanchez, Joseph) |
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Order
Thu 04/23 3:10 PM
ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING/PLANNING CONFERENCE AND SETTING DEADLINE FOR FILING OF CONSENT/NON-CONSENT FORM IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall promptly serve Defendants. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that on or before July 16, 2026, the parties shall complete and file the Consent/Non-Consent Form (see ECF No. 3-1), indicating either unanimous consent of the parties or that consent has been declined.Please note that this date may be earlier than the default deadlines contemplated by D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1(c)(4). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a Scheduling/Planning Conference pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.16(b) shall be held on: July 30, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom A-401, Fourth Floor, Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado 80294. The Scheduling Conference will be conducted via telephone. Five minutes prior to the start of the hearing, the parties are directed to call the conference line as a participant at (571) 353-2301, Access Code 841686937#. PLEASE READ ATTACHED ORDER. by Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 04/23/2026. (jrobe, ) |
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Summons Issued
Wed 04/22 3:55 PM
SUMMONS issued by Clerk. (eguth, ) |
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Magistrate Judge Consent Form
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| Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | ||
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Case Assigned to Judge
Wed 04/22 3:53 PM
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter. Text Only Entry (eguth, ) |
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Complaint
Tue 04/21 6:41 PM
COMPLAINT against DaBella Exteriors LLC (Filing fee $ 405,Receipt Number ACODC-10963774)Attorney Joseph Patrick Sanchez added to party Joseph Adams(pty:pla), Attorney Joseph Patrick Sanchez added to party Luis Arevalo(pty:pla), Attorney Joseph Patrick Sanchez added to party Bryce Franks(pty:pla), Attorney Joseph Patrick Sanchez added to party Tyler Gough(pty:pla), Attorney Joseph Patrick Sanchez added to party Michel Kedhy(pty:pla), Attorney Joseph Patrick Sanchez added to party Jesse Negrete(pty:pla), Attorney Joseph Patrick Sanchez added to party Charles Smallwood(pty:pla), Attorney Joseph Patrick Sanchez added to party Raymond Smallwood(pty:pla), filed by Bryce Franks, Raymond Smallwood, Michel Kedhy, Jesse Negrete, Joseph Adams, Tyler Gough, Charles Smallwood, Luis Arevalo.(Sanchez, Joseph) |
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Att: 1
Civil Cover Sheet Cover Sheet,
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Exhibit Class Action Consent Forms,
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Summons Summons
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