Kay and George Sullivan, Michael and Kathleen Tirelli, and Steve Bonnano individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Agape World, Inc. Nicholas Cosmo, Agape Merchant Advance LLC, John Does 1-12, Bank of America, N.A., MF Global, Inc.,

Plaintiffs:Kay Sullivan, Michael Tirelli, Steve Bonnano, George Sullivan and Kathleen Tirelli
Defendants:Agape World, Inc., Nicholas Cosmo, Agape Merchant Advance LLC, John Does 1-12, Bank Of America, N.A., MF Global, Inc., Transact Futures, Alaron Trading Corporation and XYZ Corps. 1-10
 
Case Number:2:2009cv01274
Filed:March 26, 2009
 
Court:New York Eastern District Court
Office:Central Islip Office [ Court Info ]
County:Nassau
Presiding Judge:Senior Judge Arthur D. Spatt
Presiding Judge:Senior Judge Leonard D. Wexler
Referring Judge:Magistrate Judge E. Thomas Boyle
Referring Judge:Magistrate Judge A. Kathleen Tomlinson
 
Nature of Suit:Other Statutes - Securities/Commodities/Exchanges
Cause:28:1331 Fed. Question: Securities Violation
Jurisdiction:Federal Question
Jury Demanded By:Plaintiff
Date Filed # Docket Text
March 26, 2009 1 COMPLAINT (Receipt 29380) against Agape World, Inc., Nicholas Cosmo, Agape Merchant Advance LLC, John Does 1-12, Bank Of America, N.A., MF Global, Inc., Transact Futures, Alaron Trading Corporation, XYZ Corps. 1-10 $ 350 Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -Yes,, filed by Michael and Kathleen Tirelli, Steve Bonnano, Kay and George Sullivan. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Rios, Laura) (Entered: March 27, 2009)
March 26, 2009   Summons Issued as to Agape World, Inc., Nicholas Cosmo, Agape Merchant Advance LLC, John Does 1-12, Bank Of America, N.A., MF Global, Inc., Transact Futures, Alaron Trading Corporation and XYZ Corps. 1-10. (Rios, Laura) (Entered: March 27, 2009)
March 30, 2009 2 SCHEDULING ORDER: Initial Conference set for 7/22/2009 10:00 AM in Courtroom 830 before Magistrate Judge E. Thomas Boyle. See order for further instructions. Counsel for Plaintiff(s) or Plaintiff pro-se is obligated to serve a copy of this order on each defendant.. Ordered by Magistrate Judge E. Thomas Boyle on 3/30/2009. (Lundy, Lisa) (Entered: March 31, 2009)
March 31, 2009   Case Ineligible for Arbitration (Bollbach, Jean) (Entered: March 31, 2009)
April 17, 2009 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Anthony L. Paccione on behalf of MF Global, Inc. (aty to be noticed) (Paccione, Anthony) (Entered: April 17, 2009)
April 17, 2009 4 NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew D. Parrott on behalf of MF Global, Inc. (aty to be noticed) (Parrott, Matthew) (Entered: April 17, 2009)
April 17, 2009 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Bonnie Lynn Chmil on behalf of MF Global, Inc. (aty to be noticed) (Chmil, Bonnie) (Entered: April 17, 2009)
April 21, 2009 6 Corporate Disclosure Statement by MF Global, Inc. (Paccione, Anthony) (Entered: April 21, 2009)
April 22, 2009 7 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER Extending The Time Of MF Global, Inc To Respond To The Complaint Until May 15, 2009 by MF Global, Inc. (Paccione, Anthony) (Entered: April 22, 2009)
April 23, 2009   ORDER TO ANSWER re 7 Stipulation filed by MF Global, Inc.: MF Global, Inc. answer due 5/15/2009. So Ordered. Ordered by Magistrate Judge E. Thomas Boyle on 4/23/2009. (Minerva, Deanna) (Entered: April 23, 2009)
April 23, 2009 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael D. Schissel on behalf of Bank Of America, N.A. (aty to be noticed) (Schissel, Michael) (Entered: April 23, 2009)
April 23, 2009 9 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Bank Of America, N.A. (Schissel, Michael) (Entered: April 23, 2009)
April 23, 2009 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Pamela Addison Miller on behalf of Bank Of America, N.A. (aty to be noticed) (Miller, Pamela) (Entered: April 23, 2009)
April 23, 2009 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Erik Christopher Walsh on behalf of Bank Of America, N.A. (aty to be noticed) (Walsh, Erik) (Entered: April 23, 2009)
April 23, 2009 12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Scott Alan George, Esq. Filing fee $ 25, receipt number 02070000000003493584. by Michael Tirelli, Steve Bonnano, Kay Sullivan, George Sullivan, Kathleen Tirelli. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit in Support of Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, # 2 Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Proposed Order) (Weiss, Stephen) (Entered: April 23, 2009)
April 24, 2009   ORDER granting 12 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice: Attorney Scott Alan George is permitted to argue or try this case, in whole or in part, as counsel. Mr. George shall register for ECF. Registration is available online at the EDNY's homepage. Once registered, Mr. George shall file a notice of appearance and ensure that he receives electronic notification of all activity in this action. So Ordered. Ordered by Magistrate Judge E. Thomas Boyle on 4/24/2009. (Minerva, Deanna) (Entered: 04/24/2009)
April 24, 2009 13 STIPULATION Proposed Stipulation and Order Extending Time to Respond to the Complaint by Bank Of America, N.A. (Schissel, Michael) (Entered: April 24, 2009)
April 24, 2009 14 STIPULATION EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT by Transact Futures (Libowsky, David) (Entered: April 24, 2009)
April 24, 2009 15 STIPULATION EXTENDNG TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT by Transact Futures (Libowsky, David) (Entered: April 24, 2009)
April 24, 2009 16 NOTICE of Appearance by David J. Libowsky on behalf of Transact Futures (aty to be noticed) (Libowsky, David) (Entered: April 24, 2009)
April 27, 2009   ORDER TO ANSWER re 13 Stipulation filed by Bank Of America, N.A.: Bank Of America, N.A. answer due 6/10/2009. So Ordered. Ordered by Magistrate Judge E. Thomas Boyle on 4/27/2009. (Minerva, Deanna) (Entered: April 27, 2009)
April 27, 2009   ORDER TO ANSWER re 15 Stipulation filed by Transact Futures: Transact Futures answer due 5/29/2009. So Ordered. Ordered by Magistrate Judge E. Thomas Boyle on 4/27/2009. (Minerva, Deanna) (Entered: April 27, 2009)
April 28, 2009 17 NOTICE of Appearance by Scott A. George on behalf of all plaintiffs (aty to be noticed) (George, Scott) (Entered: April 28, 2009)
April 28, 2009 18 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Michael Tirelli, Steve Bonnano, Kay Sullivan, George Sullivan, Kathleen Tirelli re 17 Notice of Appearance (George, Scott) (Entered: April 28, 2009)
April 29, 2009 19 AMENDED COMPLAINT against all defendants, filed by all plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service) (George, Scott) (Entered: April 29, 2009)
May 14, 2009 20 Letter dated 5/14/09 from Mr. Schissel, counsel for Bank of America, requesting that the following six cases be assigned to a single judge and a single magistrate judge: 09-cv-757-ADS-AKT, 09-cv-827-TCP-ARL, 09-cv-1274-LDW-ETB, 09-cv-1436-ADS-WDW, 09-cv-1606-LDW-MLO and 09-cv-1782-TCP-ARL. Counsel for plaintiffs in 09-cv-757 does not consent to this application. All other counsel have either consented or raised no objection. (The hard copy of this letter is Doc. No. 9 in 09-cv-757.) (Vaughn, Terry) Modified on 5/14/2009 to list the six cases. (Vaughn, Terry). (Entered: May 14, 2009)
May 15, 2009   With the approval of Chambers: Senior Judge Arthur D. Spatt and Magistrate Judge A. Kathleen Tomlinson added. Magistrate Judge E. Thomas Boyle and Senior Judge Leonard D. Wexler no longer assigned to case. (Vaughn, Terry) (Entered: May 15, 2009)
May 15, 2009 21 STIPULATION And Proposed Order That Defendant MF Global, Inc's Time To Move, Answer Or Otherwise Respond To Plaintiffs' First Amended Class Action Complaint Is Extended Up To And Including June 10, 2009 by MF Global, Inc. (Paccione, Anthony) (Entered: May 15, 2009)
May 16, 2009 22 STIPULATION AND ORDER that Defendant MF Global, Inc.'s time to answer the Amended Complaint is extended from May 18, 2009 up to and including June 10, 2009.. Ordered by Senior Judge Arthur D. Spatt on 5/16/2009. (Mierzejewski, Elizabeth) (Entered: May 19, 2009)
May 22, 2009 23 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Jonathan Shub, Esq. Filing fee $ 25, receipt number 02070000000003542453. by Michael Tirelli, Steve Bonnano, Kay Sullivan, George Sullivan, Kathleen Tirelli. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit in Support of Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, # 2 Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Proposed Order) (Weiss, Stephen) (Entered: May 22, 2009)
May 22, 2009 24 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Michael Tirelli, Steve Bonnano, Kay Sullivan, George Sullivan, Kathleen Tirelli re 23 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Jonathan Shub, Esq. Filing fee $ 25, receipt number 02070000000003542453. (Weiss, Stephen) (Entered: May 22, 2009)
June 2, 2009   ORDER denying 23 Motion for Leave to Appear pro hac vice, without prejudice, and with the right to renew. The moving affidavit in support of the motion for admission pro hac vice must be made by an attorney already admitted to practice in the Eastern District. Attorneys who are not admitted may not move their own admission. The motion may be re-submitted with an appropriate sponsoring affidavit for further action by the Court. Ordered by Magistrate Judge A. Kathleen Tomlinson on 6/2/2009. (Jacobwitz, Beth) (Entered: June 2, 2009)
June 9, 2009 25 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Michael Tirelli, Steve Bonnano, Kay Sullivan, George Sullivan, Kathleen Tirelli and Roseann M. Bologna (Glenn, Edward) (Entered: June 9, 2009)
June 23, 2009 26 ORDER Re: 25 Notice of Voluntary Dismissal without prejudice pursuant to F.R.C.P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i). Case closed. (Signed by Senior Judge Arthur D. Spatt on 6/23/09). (Coleman, Laurie) (Entered: June 30, 2009)
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Plaintiff: Kay Sullivan
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Defendant: Agape World, Inc.
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Defendant: Nicholas Cosmo
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Defendant: Agape Merchant Advance LLC
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Defendant: John Does 1-12
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Defendant: Bank Of America, N.A.
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Defendant: MF Global, Inc.
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Defendant: Transact Futures
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Defendant: Alaron Trading Corporation
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Defendant: XYZ Corps. 1-10
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Plaintiff: George Sullivan
Represented By: Edward H. Glenn, Jr., Stephen Andrew Weiss, Jacob H. Zamansky
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Plaintiff: Kathleen Tirelli
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