Case: Housing Rights Initiative v. Compass, Inc.

1:21-cv-02221 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 15, 2021

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Case Summary

This is a case about property owners and brokers in New York City who allegedly refused to rent residential property to holders of Housing Choice Vouchers (which subsidized housing for low-income families). On March 15, 2021, the Housing Rights Initiative (HRI) filed this lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. HRI sued eighty eight property owners and brokers under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and city and state laws that barred source of income discrimination. Represented by private counsel and the Legal Aid Society, HRI sought (1) injunctive relief ordering that the defendants end their policies or practices of not renting to holders of Housing Choice Vouchers, (2) a declaratory judgment that the defendants’ policies or practices violated the FHA and state and city law, and (3) money damages, punitive damages, and attorney’s fees and costs. HRI claimed that refusing to rent residential property to Housing Choice Voucher holders had an unlawful discriminatory effect based on disability and race in violation of the FHA and constituted source of income discrimination under New York State and New York City law. The case was assigned to Judge Sidney H. Stein.

Given the large number of defendants, the litigation proceeded slowly and in a disorderly manner. There were difficulties properly serving some of the defendants, and a number of defendants requested an extension of time to answer the complaint. During this protracted pleading stage, HRI voluntarily dismissed some of the defendants, and others filed unconsented motions for dismissal.

On November 19, HRI informed the court that it was planning to move for leave to file an amended complaint and requested that existing deadlines be extended. In response, the court postponed the deadline for HRI to respond to motions to dismiss and the deadline to answer the complaint for any defendants who had not yet done so. The new deadlines were twenty-one days after the court ruled on the motion to file an amended complaint or twenty-one days after the amended complaint was filed, whichever was later. On November 23, HRI moved for leave to file an amended complaint. The court granted leave and mooted outstanding motions to dismiss on December 6. HRI filed its amended complaint the next day. The amended complaint excluded the eleven defendants who had been dismissed prior to that date and minorly amended certain arguments.

In late December 2021, the defendants began answering the amended complaint. By early March, more than half of the remaining defendants had responded to the amended complaint. Most of the responding parties answered the amended complaint, but some filed motions to dismiss or other similar motions. By March 9, however, many defendants had still not responded to the amended complaint, and HRI began to file proposed clerk’s certificates of default. By March 21, the clerk had entered certificates of default for twenty three defendants.

On March 19, one of the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the action as against all non-appearing defendants. The motion argued that, although HRI properly served these parties with the original complaint, it failed to properly serve them with the amended complaint. HRI mailed the amended complaint to these parties pursuant to FRCP(5)(b)(2)(C). But, the motion argued, service should have been made pursuant to FRCP 4. The motion then explained that the time to serve the amended complaint had expired, and that the non-appearing defendants should be released from the action.

In an order filed on March 22, Judge Stein expressed her frustration with the case, stating: “It is time for this action to move forward in a more orderly fashion.” To that effect, Judge Stein directed HRI to file a status report by March 24 and ordered a status conference for March 25.

In the status report, HRI explained that it had resolved its claims with eighteen of the original defendants. Many of these defendants, HRI claimed, entered non-monetary settlement agreements including some or all of following terms: “Higher commissions to agents who rent to voucher holders, dedicated staff to assist with voucher paperwork, training for individuals making leasing policies or interacting with prospective tenants, commitments to non-discrimination policies that explicitly cover source of income, posting signage regarding acceptance of vouchers in public-facing offices, reserving apartments for tenants with vouchers, commitments to training for individuals making leasing decisions or interacting with potential tenants, inclusion of the statement ‘housing choice vouchers welcome’ on advertisements, and development of internal auditing programs.” HRI stated that, of the seventy remaining defendants, forty three were actively participating in the litigation and twenty seven had failed to respond. As mentioned, HRI had obtained entries of default against twenty three of those twenty seven non-participating defendants. HRI explained that it had not pursued certificates of default against the final four defendants because it remained hopeful about its efforts to resolve its claims with these parties.

On March 25, the court denied, along with other motions, the motion to dismiss from the action all non-appearing defendants. The court explained that HRI acted properly in serving the amended complaint under FRCP 5(b). The amended complaint was “a pleading filed after the original complaint” and, seeing as it contained no new claims, did not require Rule 4 service under FRCP 5(a)(2). Additionally, the court provided one of the defaulting defendants, on consent of the plaintiff, ten days to reply to the amended complaint, and it instructed HRI regarding the process to pursue default judgments from the other defaulting defendants.

	Document
1 1:21-cv-02221	Complaint	March 15, 2021	March 15, 2021 Complaint
165 1:21-cv-02221	Notice of Motion for a More Definite Statement	Aug. 20, 2021	Aug. 20, 2021 Pleading / Motion / Brief
271 1:21-cv-02221	First Amended Complaint	Dec. 9, 2021	Dec. 9, 2021 Complaint
518 1:21-cv-02221	Order	March 22, 2022	March 22, 2022 Order/Opinion
528 1:21-cv-02221	Order	March 25, 2022	March 25, 2022 Order/Opinion

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against 1369 FIRST AVENUE, LLC, 1380 FIRST OWNERS CO., L.P., 1515 LEXINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC, 165 HESTER CORPORATION, 165TH ST. REALTY, LLC, 308 E 90TH ST. LLC, 3095 30 LLC, 348 EAST 62ND LLC, 3LOCATION3.CO REALTY, LLC, 449 WEST 56TH ASSOCIATES L.P., 469 CLINTON AVENUE REALTY LLC, 65 BERGEN LLC, 718 REALTY INC., 780 RIVERSIDE OWNER LLC, 83RD STREET ASSOCIATES LLC, 931-955 CONEY ISLAND AVE. LLC, ALEXANDER HIDALGO REAL ESTATE, LLC, ALPINE REALTY, ATIAS ENTERPRISES INC., AVENUE REAL ESTATE LLC, BEST MOVE REALTY, BEST SERVICE REALTY CORP., BOLD LLC, BRITTBRAN REALTY, LLC, BTG LLC, CAMBRIDGE 41-42 OWNERS CORP., CHAN & SZE REALTY INCORPORATED, CHANDLER MANAGEMENT, LLC, CHARIE PROPERTIES LLC, CHELSEA 251 LLC, COL, LLC, COLUMBUS NY REAL ESTATE INC., Compass, Inc., Corcoran Group LLC, DOUBLE A PROPERTY ASSOCIATES CRESTION ARMS LLC, E REALTY INTERNATIONAL CORP, EAST 34TH STREET, LLC, EAST 89TH ASSOCIATES, LLC, ELEBEN YAU MEI WONG 532 LLC, ERIC GOODMAN REALTY CORP., EVA MANAGEMENT LLC, FAMGROUP, FIRSTSERVICE REALTY NYC, INC., FORTUNE GARDENS, INC., GIM REALTY LLC, GUIDANCE REALTY CORP., HAMILTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES LLC, HELLS KITCHEN, INC., HOME BY CHOICE LLC, JACKSON HT. ROOSEVELT DEVELOPMENT II, LLC, JAN REYNOLDS REAL ESTATE, JM PRESTON PROPERTIES, LLC, JOHN OKELLY REAL ESTATE INC., JRL-NYC, LLC, LANDE REALTY 2010, LLC, RAY-HWA LIN, LIONS GATE NEW YORK LLC, M Q REALTY LLC, ROSA MAGIAFREDDA, MANHATTAN REALTY GROUP, MAYET REALTY CORP., MAZ GROUP NY LLC, PETER CHRIS MESKOURIS, MORGAN ROSE REALTY, LLC, MTY REALTY GROUP, INC., MYEROWTZ/SATZ REALTY CORP., NATURAL HABITAT REALTY INC., NEW GOLDEN AGE REALTY INC., ORCHARD PLAZA LLC, PARK ROW (1ST AVE) LTD., PD PROPERTIES LLC, PROSPECT OWNERS CORP., PSJ HOLDING LLC, Paley Management Corp., R NEW YORK REAL ESTATE LLC, RENTIKO INC., RING DING LLC, SALDO PROPERTIES, LLC, SMART MERCHANTS INCORPORATED, TENTH MANHATTAN CORP., THE STRATFORD, LLC, JANE H. TSENG, URBAN REAL ESTATE PROPERTY GROUP, INC., VERGA ASSOCIATES LLC, VORO LLC, WEGRO REALTY CO, MATTHEW GROS WERTER, WINZONE REALTY INC.. (Filing Fee $ 402.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-24248117)Document filed by Housing Rights Initiative..(Handley, Matthew) (Entered: 03/15/2021)	March 15, 2021	March 15, 2021 Clearinghouse
2	CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Handley, Matthew) (Entered: 03/15/2021)	March 15, 2021	March 15, 2021 PACER
3	NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Lilia Isobel Toson on behalf of Housing Rights Initiative..(Toson, Lilia) (Entered: 03/15/2021)	March 15, 2021	March 15, 2021 PACER
	Notice to Attorney Regarding Party Modification	March 16, 2021	March 16, 2021 PACER
	***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Matthew Keith Handley. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: 65 BERGEN LLC; THE STRATFORD, LLC; PROSPECT OWNERS CORP.; BOLD LLC; RING DING LLC; E REALTY INTERNATIONAL CORP; JACKSON HT. ROOSEVELT DEVELOPMENT II, LLC; MORGAN ROSE REALTY, LLC; M Q REALTY LLC; EVA MANAGEMENT LLC; ERIC GOODMAN REALTY CORP.; 308 E 90TH ST. LLC; ROSA MAGIAFREDDA; NEW GOLDEN AGE REALTY INC.; CHAN & SZE REALTY INCORPORATED; PETER CHRIS MESKOURIS; HELLS KITCHEN, INC.; MYEROWTZ/SATZ REALTY CORP.; PD PROPERTIES LLC; SMART MERCHANTS INCORPORATED; COLUMBUS NY REAL ESTATE INC.; LIONS GATE NEW YORK LLC; MATTHEW GROS WERTER; 780 RIVERSIDE OWNER LLC; ATIAS ENTERPRISES INC.; PARK ROW (1ST AVE) LTD; VORO LLC; PSJ HOLDING LLC; WINZONE REALTY INC.; CAMBRIDGE 41-42 OWNERS CORP.; RAY-HWA LIN; JANE H. TSENG; ALEXANDER HIDALGO REAL ESTATE, LLC; EAST 89TH ASSOCIATES, LLC; MAYET REALTY CORP.; NATURAL HABITAT REALTY INC.; CHELSEA 251 LLC; HOME BY CHOICE LLC; HAMILTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES LL; EAST 34TH STREET, LLC; BRITTBRAN REALTY, LLC; MANHATTAN REALTY GROUP; WEGRO REALTY CO; JM PRESTON PROPERTIES, LLC; 1369 FIRST AVENUE, LLC; 931-955 CONEY ISLAND AVE. LLC; BEST MOVE REALTY; FORTUNE GARDENS, INC.; URBAN REAL ESTATE PROPERTY GROUP, INC.; 348 EAST 62ND LLC; JAN REYNOLDS REAL ESTATE; 83RD STREET ASSOCIATES LLC; FIRSTSERVICE REALTY NYC, INC.; TENTH MANHATTAN CORP.; 3LOCATION3.CO REALTY, LLC; 469 CLINTON AVENUE REALTY LLC; 718 REALTY INC.; DOUBLE A PROPERTY ASSOCIATES CRESTION ARMS LLC; GUIDANCE REALTY CORP.; BEST SERVICE REALTY CORP.; CHANDLER MANAGEMENT, LLC; MTY REALTY GROUP, INC.; 165TH ST. REALTY, LLC; CHARIE PROPERTIES LLC; ELEBEN YAU MEI WONG 532 LLC; JOHN OKELLY REAL ESTATE INC.; LANDE REALTY 2010, LLC; FAMGROUP; 1515 LEXINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC; ALPINE REALTY; VERGA ASSOCIATES LLC; MAZ GROUP NY LLC; 449 WEST 56TH ASSOCIATES L.P.; R NEW YORK REAL ESTATE LLC; GIM REALTY LLC; ORCHARD PLAZA LLC; RENTIKO INC.; AVENUE REAL ESTATE LLC; 165 HESTER CORPORATION; SALDO PROPERTIES, LLC; 1380 FIRST OWNERS CO., L.P.. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party name contained a typographical error; party name was entered in all caps; alias party name was omitted;. (jgo)	March 16, 2021	March 16, 2021 PACER
	Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice	March 16, 2021	March 16, 2021 PACER
	CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Sidney H. Stein. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(jgo)	March 16, 2021	March 16, 2021 PACER
	Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (jgo)	March 16, 2021	March 16, 2021 PACER
	Case Designation	March 16, 2021	March 16, 2021 PACER
	Case Designated ECF. (jgo)	March 16, 2021	March 16, 2021 PACER
	Case Designated ECF	March 16, 2021	March 16, 2021 PACER
4	NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Johnnie Woluewich on behalf of Guidance Realty Corp...(Woluewich, Johnnie) (Entered: 03/22/2021)	March 22, 2021	March 22, 2021 PACER
5	FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT SUMMONS REQUEST - PDF ERROR REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to 1369 FIRST AVENUE, LLC, 1380 FIRST OWNERS CO., L.P., 1515 LEXINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC, 165 HESTER CORPORATION, 165TH ST. REALTY, LLC, 308 E 90TH ST. LLC, 3095 30 LLC, 348 EAST 62ND LLC, 3LOCATION3.CO REALTY, LLC, 449 WEST 56TH ASSOCIATES L.P., 469 CLINTON AVENUE REALTY LLC, 65 BERGEN LLC, 718 REALTY INC., 780 RIVERSIDE OWNER LLC, 83RD STREET ASSOCIATES LLC, 931-955 CONEY ISLAND AVE. LLC, ALEXANDER HIDALGO REAL ESTATE, LLC, ALPINE REALTY, ATIAS ENTERPRISES INC., AVENUE REAL ESTATE LLC, BEST MOVE REALTY, BEST SERVICE REALTY CORP., BOLD LLC, BRITTBRAN REALTY, LLC, BTG LLC, CAMBRIDGE 41-42 OWNERS CORP., CHAN & SZE REALTY INCORPORATED, CHANDLER MANAGEMENT, LLC, CHARIE PROPERTIES LLC, CHELSEA 251 LLC, COL, LLC, COLUMBUS NY REAL ESTATE INC., Compass, Inc., Corcoran Group LLC, DOUBLE A PROPERTY ASSOCIATES CRESTION ARMS LLC, E REALTY INTERNATIONAL CORP, EAST 34TH STREET, LLC, EAST 89TH ASSOCIATES, LLC, ELEBEN YAU MEI WONG 532 LLC, ERIC GOODMAN REALTY CORP., EVA MANAGEMENT LLC, FAMGROUP, FIRSTSERVICE REALTY NYC, INC., FORTUNE GARDENS, INC., GIM REALTY LLC, GUIDANCE REALTY CORP., HAMILTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES LLC, HELLS KITCHEN, INC., HOME BY CHOICE LLC, JACKSON HT. ROOSEVELT DEVELOPMENT II, LLC, JAN REYNOLDS REAL ESTATE, JM PRESTON PROPERTIES, LLC, JOHN OKELLY REAL ESTATE INC., JRL-NYC, LLC, LANDE REALTY 2010, LLC, RAY-HWA LIN, LIONS GATE NEW YORK LLC, M Q REALTY LLC, ROSA MAGIAFREDDA, MANHATTAN REALTY GROUP, MAYET REALTY CORP., MAZ GROUP NY LLC, PETER CHRIS MESKO4URIS, MORGAN ROSE REALTY, LLC, MTY REALTY GROUP, INC., MYEROWTZ/SATZ REALTY CORP., NATURAL HABITAT REALTY INC., NEW GOLDEN AGE REALTY INC., ORCHARD PLAZA LLC, PARK ROW (1ST AVE) LTD., PD PROPERTIES LLC, PROSPECT OWNERS CORP., PSJ HOLDING LLC, Paley Management Corp., R NEW YORK REAL ESTATE LLC, RENTIKO INC., RING DING LLC, SALDO PROPERTIES, LLC, SMART MERCHANTS INCORPORATED, TENTH MANHATTAN CORP., THE STRATFORD, LLC, JANE H. TSENG, URBAN REAL ESTATE PROPERTY GROUP, INC., VERGA ASSOCIATES LLC, VORO LLC, WEGRO REALTY CO, MATTHEW GROS WERTER, WINZONE REALTY INC., re: 1 Complaint. Document filed by Housing Rights Initiative. (Attachments: # 1 Summons Form, # 2 Rider w/ List of Defendants).(Handley, Matthew) Modified on 3/26/2021 (sj). (Entered: 03/25/2021)	March 25, 2021	March 25, 2021 PACER
	Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Request for Issuance of Summons	March 26, 2021	March 26, 2021 PACER
	***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Matthew Keith Handley to RE-FILE Document No. 5 Request for Issuance of Summons. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the issuance of summons is not correct; PDF should consist of Summons and list of defendants only. Re-file the document using the event type Request for Issuance of Summons found under the event list Service of Process - select the correct filer/filers - and attach the correct summons form PDF. (sj)	March 26, 2021	March 26, 2021 PACER
6	FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT PLEADING - SUMMONS REQUEST PDF ERROR - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to 1369 FIRST AVENUE, LLC, 1380 FIRST OWNERS CO., L.P., 1515 LEXINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC, 165 HESTER CORPORATION, 165TH ST. REALTY, LLC, 308 E 90TH ST. LLC, 3095 30 LLC, 348 EAST 62ND LLC, 3LOCATION3.CO REALTY, LLC, 449 WEST 56TH ASSOCIATES L.P., 469 CLINTON AVENUE REALTY LLC, 65 BERGEN LLC, 718 REALTY INC., 780 RIVERSIDE OWNER LLC, 83RD STREET ASSOCIATES LLC, 931-955 CONEY ISLAND AVE. LLC, ALEXANDER HIDALGO REAL ESTATE, LLC, ALPINE REALTY, ATIAS ENTERPRISES INC., AVENUE REAL ESTATE LLC, BEST MOVE REALTY, BEST SERVICE REALTY CORP., BOLD LLC, BRITTBRAN REALTY, LLC, BTG LLC, CAMBRIDGE 41-42 OWNERS CORP., CHAN & SZE REALTY INCORPORATED, CHANDLER MANAGEMENT, LLC, CHARIE PROPERTIES LLC, CHELSEA 251 LLC, COL, LLC, COLUMBUS NY REAL ESTATE INC., Compass, Inc., Corcoran Group LLC, DOUBLE A PROPERTY ASSOCIATES CRESTION ARMS LLC, E REALTY INTERNATIONAL CORP, EAST 34TH STREET, LLC, EAST 89TH ASSOCIATES, LLC, ELEBEN YAU MEI WONG 532 LLC, ERIC GOODMAN REALTY CORP., EVA MANAGEMENT LLC, FAMGROUP, FIRSTSERVICE REALTY NYC, INC., FORTUNE GARDENS, INC., GIM REALTY LLC, GUIDANCE REALTY CORP., HAMILTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES LLC, HELLS KITCHEN, INC., HOME BY CHOICE LLC, JACKSON HT. ROOSEVELT DEVELOPMENT II, LLC, JAN REYNOLDS REAL ESTATE, JM PRESTON PROPERTIES, LLC, JOHN OKELLY REAL ESTATE INC., JRL-NYC, LLC, LANDE REALTY 2010, LLC, RAY-HWA LIN, LIONS GATE NEW YORK LLC, M Q REALTY LLC, ROSA MAGIAFREDDA, MANHATTAN REALTY GROUP, MAYET REALTY CORP., MAZ GROUP NY LLC, PETER CHRIS MESKOURIS, MORGAN ROSE REALTY, LLC, MTY REALTY GROUP, INC., MYEROWTZ/SATZ REALTY CORP., NATURAL HABITAT REALTY INC., NEW GOLDEN AGE REALTY INC., ORCHARD PLAZA LLC, PARK ROW (1ST AVE) LTD., PD PROPERTIES LLC, PROSPECT OWNERS CORP., PSJ HOLDING LLC, Paley Management Corp., R NEW YORK REAL ESTATE LLC, RENTIKO INC., RING DING LLC, SALDO PROPERTIES, LLC, SMART MERCHANTS INCORPORATED, TENTH MANHATTAN CORP., THE STRATFORD, LLC, JANE H. TSENG, URBAN REAL ESTATE PROPERTY GROUP, INC., VERGA ASSOCIATES LLC, VORO LLC, WEGRO REALTY CO, MATTHEW GROS WERTER, WINZONE REALTY INC., re: 1 Complaint,,,,,,,,. Document filed by Housing Rights Initiative. (Attachments: # 1 List of Defendants).(Handley, Matthew) Modified on 3/29/2021 (dnh). (Entered: 03/26/2021)	March 26, 2021	March 26, 2021 PACER
	Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Request for Issuance of Summons	March 29, 2021	March 29, 2021 PACER
	***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Matthew Keith Handley to RE-FILE Document No. 6 Request for Issuance of Summons. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the issuance of summons is not correct; the defendant 'To:' section was left blank. Please include 'see attached rider' in the defendant 'To:' section. Re-file the document using the event type Request for Issuance of Summons found under the event list Service of Process - select the correct filer/filers - and attach the correct summons form PDF. (dnh)	March 29, 2021	March 29, 2021 PACER
7	FILING ERROR - SUMMONS REQUEST PDF ERROR - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to 1369 FIRST AVENUE, LLC, 1380 FIRST OWNERS CO., L.P., 1515 LEXINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC, 165 HESTER CORPORATION, 165TH ST. REALTY, LLC, 308 E 90TH ST. LLC, 3095 30 LLC, 348 EAST 62ND LLC, 3LOCATION3.CO REALTY, LLC, 449 WEST 56TH ASSOCIATES L.P., 469 CLINTON AVENUE REALTY LLC, 65 BERGEN LLC, 718 REALTY INC., 780 RIVERSIDE OWNER LLC, 83RD STREET ASSOCIATES LLC, 931-955 CONEY ISLAND AVE. LLC, ALEXANDER HIDALGO REAL ESTATE, LLC, ALPINE REALTY, ATIAS ENTERPRISES INC., AVENUE REAL ESTATE LLC, BEST MOVE REALTY, BEST SERVICE REALTY CORP., BOLD LLC, BRITTBRAN REALTY, LLC, BTG LLC, CAMBRIDGE 41-42 OWNERS CORP., CHAN & SZE REALTY INCORPORATED, CHANDLER MANAGEMENT, LLC, CHARIE PROPERTIES LLC, CHELSEA 251 LLC, COL, LLC, COLUMBUS NY REAL ESTATE INC., Compass, Inc., Corcoran Group LLC, DOUBLE A PROPERTY ASSOCIATES CRESTION ARMS LLC, E REALTY INTERNATIONAL CORP, EAST 34TH STREET, LLC, EAST 89TH ASSOCIATES, LLC, ELEBEN YAU MEI WONG 532 LLC, ERIC GOODMAN REALTY CORP., EVA MANAGEMENT LLC, FAMGROUP, FIRSTSERVICE REALTY NYC, INC., FORTUNE GARDENS, INC., GIM REALTY LLC, GUIDANCE REALTY CORP., HAMILTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES LLC, HELLS KITCHEN, INC., HOME BY CHOICE LLC, JACKSON HT. ROOSEVELT DEVELOPMENT II, LLC, JAN REYNOLDS REAL ESTATE, JM PRESTON PROPERTIES, LLC, JOHN OKELLY REAL ESTATE INC., JRL-NYC, LLC, LANDE REALTY 2010, LLC, RAY-HWA LIN, LIONS GATE NEW YORK LLC, M Q REALTY LLC, ROSA MAGIAFREDDA, MANHATTAN REALTY GROUP, MAYET REALTY CORP., MAZ GROUP NY LLC, PETER CHRIS MESKOURIS, MORGAN ROSE REALTY, LLC, MTY REALTY GROUP, INC., MYEROWTZ/SATZ REALTY CORP., NATURAL HABITAT REALTY INC., NEW GOLDEN AGE REALTY INC., ORCHARD PLAZA LLC, PARK ROW (1ST AVE) LTD., PD PROPERTIES LLC, PROSPECT OWNERS CORP., PSJ HOLDING LLC, Paley Management Corp., R NEW YORK REAL ESTATE LLC, RENTIKO INC., RING DING LLC, SALDO PROPERTIES, LLC, SMART MERCHANTS INCORPORATED, TENTH MANHATTAN CORP., THE STRATFORD, LLC, JANE H. TSENG, URBAN REAL ESTATE PROPERTY GROUP, INC., VERGA ASSOCIATES LLC, VORO LLC, WEGRO REALTY CO, MATTHEW GROS WERTER, WINZONE REALTY INC., re: 1 Complaint,,,,,,,,. Document filed by Housing Rights Initiative. (Attachments: # 1 Rider -- List of Defendants).(Handley, Matthew) Modified on 3/30/2021 (jgo). (Entered: 03/29/2021)	March 29, 2021	March 29, 2021 PACER
	Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Request for Issuance of Summons	March 30, 2021	March 30, 2021 PACER
	***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Matthew Keith Handley to RE-FILE Document No. 7 Request for Issuance of Summons. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): party name on 'as to' docket entry text and the attached rider must match exactly as they appear on the pleading caption (469 Clinton Avenue Realty LLC, MTY Realty Group, Inc.). Re-file the document using the event type Request for Issuance of Summons found under the event list Service of Process - select the correct filer/filers - and attach the correct summons form PDF. (jgo)	March 30, 2021	March 30, 2021 PACER
8	REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to 1369 FIRST AVENUE, LLC, 1380 FIRST OWNERS CO., L.P., 1515 LEXINGTON AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC, 165 HESTER CORPORATION, 165TH ST. REALTY, LLC, 308 E 90TH ST. LLC, 3095 30 LLC, 348 EAST 62ND LLC, 3LOCATION3.CO REALTY, LLC, 449 WEST 56TH ASSOCIATES L.P., 469 CLINTON AVENUE REALTY LLC, 65 BERGEN LLC, 718 REALTY INC., 780 RIVERSIDE OWNER LLC, 83RD STREET ASSOCIATES LLC, 931-955 CONEY ISLAND AVE. LLC, ALEXANDER HIDALGO REAL ESTATE, LLC, ALPINE REALTY, ATIAS ENTERPRISES INC., AVENUE REAL ESTATE LLC, BEST MOVE REALTY, BEST SERVICE REALTY CORP., BOLD LLC, BRITTBRAN REALTY, LLC, BTG LLC, CAMBRIDGE 41-42 OWNERS CORP., CHAN & SZE REALTY INCORPORATED, CHANDLER MANAGEMENT, LLC, CHARIE PROPERTIES LLC, CHELSEA 251 LLC, COL, LLC, COLUMBUS NY REAL ESTATE INC., Compass, Inc., Corcoran Group LLC, DOUBLE A PROPERTY ASSOCIATES CRESTION ARMS LLC, E REALTY INTERNATIONAL CORP, EAST 34TH STREET, LLC, EAST 89TH ASSOCIATES, LLC, ELEBEN YAU MEI WONG 532 LLC, ERIC GOODMAN REALTY CORP., EVA MANAGEMENT LLC, FAMGROUP, FIRSTSERVICE REALTY NYC, INC., FORTUNE GARDENS, INC., GIM REALTY LLC, GUIDANCE REALTY CORP., HAMILTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES LLC, HELLS KITCHEN, INC., HOME BY CHOICE LLC, JACKSON HT. ROOSEVELT DEVELOPMENT II, LLC, JAN REYNOLDS REAL ESTATE, JM PRESTON PROPERTIES, LLC, JOHN OKELLY REAL ESTATE INC., JRL-NYC, LLC, LANDE REALTY 2010, LLC, RAY-HWA LIN, LIONS GATE NEW YORK LLC, M Q REALTY LLC, ROSA MAGIAFREDDA, MANHATTAN REALTY GROUP, MAYET REALTY CORP., MAZ GROUP NY LLC, PETER CHRIS MESKOURIS, MORGAN ROSE REALTY, LLC, MTY REALTY GROUP, INC., MYEROWTZ/SATZ REALTY CORP., NATURAL HABITAT REALTY INC., NEW GOLDEN AGE REALTY INC., ORCHARD PLAZA LLC, PARK ROW (1ST AVE) LTD., PD PROPERTIES LLC, PROSPECT OWNERS CORP., PSJ HOLDING LLC, Paley Management Corp., R NEW YORK REAL ESTATE LLC, RENTIKO INC., RING DING LLC, SALDO PROPERTIES, LLC, SMART MERCHANTS INCORPORATED, TENTH MANHATTAN CORP., THE STRATFORD, LLC, JANE H. TSENG, URBAN REAL ESTATE PROPERTY GROUP, INC., VERGA ASSOCIATES LLC, VORO LLC, WEGRO REALTY CO, MATTHEW GROS WERTER, WINZONE REALTY INC., re: 1 Complaint,,,,,,,,. Document filed by Housing Rights Initiative. (Attachments: # 1 Rider -- List of Defendants).(Handley, Matthew) (Entered: 03/31/2021)	March 31, 2021	March 31, 2021 PACER
9	ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to 1369 First Avenue, LLC, 1380 First Owners Co., L.P., 1515 Lexington Avenue Associates, LLC, 165 Hester Corporation, 165th St. Realty, LLC, 308 E 90th St. LLC, 3095 30 LLC, 348 East 62nd LLC, 3Location3.Co Realty, LLC, 449 West 56th Associates L.P., 469 Clinton Ave Realty LLC, 65 Bergen LLC, 718 Realty Inc., 780 Riverside Owner LlC, 83rd Street Associates LLC, 931-955 Coney Island Ave. LLC, Alexander Hidalgo Real Estate, LLC, Alpine Realty, Atias Enterprises Inc., Avenue Real Estate LLC, BTG LLC, Best Move Realty, Best Service Realty Corp., Bold LLC, Brittbran Realty, LLC, COL, LLC, Cambridge 41-42 Owners Corp., Chan & Sze Realty Incorporated, Chandler Management, LLC, Charie Properties LLC, Chelsea 251 LLC, Columbus NY Real Estate Inc., Compass, Inc., Corcoran Group LLC, Double A Property Associates - Crestion Arms LLC, E Realty International Corp, East 34th Street, LLC, East 89th Associates, LLC, Eleben Yau Mei Wong 532 LLC, Eric Goodman Realty Corp., Eva Management LLC, Famgroup, Firstservice Realty NYC, Inc., Fortune Gardens, Inc., Gim Realty LLC, Guidance Realty Corp., Hamilton Heights Associates, LLC, Hell's Kitchen, Inc., Home By Choice LLC, JM Preston Properties, LLC, JRL-NYC, LLC, Jackson Ht. Roosevelt Development II, LLC, Jan Reynolds Real Estate, John O'Kelly Real Estate Inc., Lande Realty 2010, LLC, Ray-Hwa Lin, Lions Gate New York LLC, M Q Realty LLC, MTY Group, Inc., Rosa Magiafredda, Manhattan Realty Group, Mayet Realty Corp., Maz Group NY LLC, Peter Chris Meskouris, Morgan Rose Realty, LLC, Myerowtz/Satz Realty Corp., Natural Habitat Realty Inc., New Golden Age Realty Inc., Orchard Plaza LLC, PD Properties LLC, PSJ Holding LLC, Paley Management Corp., Park Row (1st Ave.) Ltd., Prospect Owners Corp., R New York Real Estate LLC, Rentiko Inc., Ring Ding LLC, Saldo Properties, LLC, Smart Merchants Incorporated, Tenth Manhattan Corp., The Stratford, LLC, Jane H. Tseng, Urban Real Estate Property Group, Inc., Verga Associates LLC, Voro LLC, Wegro Realty Co, Matthew Gros Werter, Winzone Realty Inc...(pc) (Entered: 04/01/2021)	April 1, 2021	April 1, 2021 PACER
10	ANSWER to Complaint. Document filed by Voro LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Affidavit of Service).(Liao, Henry) (Entered: 04/20/2021) 1 Affidavit Affidavit of Service View on PACER	April 20, 2021	April 20, 2021 RECAP
11	WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. Compass, Inc. waiver sent on 4/21/2021, answer due 6/21/2021. Document filed by Housing Rights Initiative..(Handley, Matthew) (Entered: 04/26/2021)	April 26, 2021	April 26, 2021 PACER
12	LETTER addressed to Judge Sidney H. Stein from Lori Edwards, 3location3.coRlty,llc dated 4/22/2021 re: This letter is to inform you the company (3location3.coRlty,llc) was never served. I have received this paperwork in the mail only and do not want to be in default and am asking for time to engage a lawyer. Document filed by 3Location3.Co Realty, LLC. (rjm) (Entered: 04/29/2021)	April 29, 2021	April 29, 2021 PACER
13	SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. 931-955 Coney Island Ave. LLC served on 4/19/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. Service was accepted by Colleen Banahan. Document filed by Housing Rights Initiative..(Handley, Matthew) (Entered: 05/05/2021)	May 5, 2021	May 5, 2021 PACER
14	NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Robert Marvin Calica on behalf of Gim Realty LLC..(Calica, Robert) (Entered: 05/06/2021)	May 6, 2021	May 6, 2021 PACER
15	LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re: 1 Complaint,,,,,,,, --request on consent, for extension of time to answer or move from May 19, 2021 to June 7, 2021 addressed to Judge Sidney H. Stein from Robert M. Calica dated May 6, 2021. Document filed by Gim Realty LLC..(Calica, Robert) (Entered: 05/06/2021)	May 6, 2021	May 6, 2021 PACER
16	NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Judah Serfaty on behalf of Gim Realty LLC..(Serfaty, Judah) (Entered: 05/06/2021)	May 6, 2021	May 6, 2021 PACER
17	ORDER granting 15 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re 15 LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re: 1 Complaint,,,,,,,, --request on consent, for extension of time to answer or move from May 19, 2021 to June 7, 2021 addressed to Judge Sidney H. Stein from Robert M. Calica dated M, 1 Complaint. GIM's request for an extension of time to respond to the complaint by June 7, 2021, is granted. SO ORDERED. Gim Realty LLC answer due 6/7/2021. (Signed by Judge Sidney H. Stein on 5/7/2021) (kv) (Entered: 05/07/2021)	May 7, 2021	May 7, 2021 PACER
18	SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. 3Location3.Co Realty, LLC served on 4/19/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. Service was accepted by Colleen Banahan. Document filed by Housing Rights Initiative..(Handley, Matthew) (Entered: 05/10/2021)	May 10, 2021	May 10, 2021 PACER
19	SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. 65 Bergen LLC served on 4/19/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. Service was accepted by Colleen Banahan. Document filed by Housing Rights Initiative..(Handley, Matthew) (Entered: 05/10/2021)	May 10, 2021	May 10, 2021 PACER
20	SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. 83rd Street Associates LLC served on 4/19/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. Service was accepted by Colleen Banahan. Document filed by Housing Rights Initiative..(Handley, Matthew) (Entered: 05/10/2021)	May 10, 2021	May 10, 2021 PACER
21	SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. 165 Hester Corporation served on 4/19/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. Service was accepted by Colleen Banahan. Document filed by Housing Rights Initiative..(Handley, Matthew) (Entered: 05/11/2021)	May 11, 2021	May 11, 2021 PACER
22	SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. 165th St. Realty, LLC served on 4/19/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. Service was accepted by Colleen Banahan. Document filed by Housing Rights Initiative..(Handley, Matthew) (Entered: 05/11/2021)	May 11, 2021	May 11, 2021 PACER
23	SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. 308 E 90th St. LLC served on 4/19/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. Service was accepted by Colleen Banahan. Document filed by Housing Rights Initiative..(Handley, Matthew) (Entered: 05/11/2021)	May 11, 2021	May 11, 2021 PACER
24	SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. 348 East 62nd LLC served on 4/19/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. Service was accepted by Colleen Banahan. Document filed by Housing Rights Initiative..(Handley, Matthew) (Entered: 05/11/2021)	May 11, 2021	May 11, 2021 PACER
25	SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. 449 West 56th Associates L.P. served on 4/19/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. Service was accepted by Colleen Banahan. Document filed by Housing Rights Initiative..(Handley, Matthew) (Entered: 05/11/2021)	May 11, 2021	May 11, 2021 PACER
26	SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. 469 Clinton Ave Realty LLC served on 4/19/2021, answer due 5/10/2021. Service was accepted by Colleen Banahan. Document filed by Housing Rights Initiative..(Handley, Matthew) (Entered: 05/11/2021)	May 11, 2021	May 11, 2021 PACER

Case: Housing Rights Initiative v. Compass, Inc.

1:21-cv-02221 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

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