Consolidated
Lead case: 0:24-md-03128

Minnesota District Court
Judge:Katherine M Menendez
Referred: David T Schultz
Case #: 0:25-cv-01038
Nature of Suit371 Torts - Personal Property - Truth in Lending
Cause15:1601 Truth in Lending
Case Filed:Mar 21, 2025
Case in other court:Texas Southern, 3:25-cv-00063
Last checked: Friday Mar 21, 2025 5:08 PM CDT
Defendant
DECA Energy Inc
Defendant
Dividend Solar Finance LLC
Represented By
Robert Lee Binz, III
Dinsmore & Shohl
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Defendant
Fifth Third Bank
Plaintiff
Ronald Lee Chapnick
Represented By
Abraham Garcia
Kgs Law Group
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Carlos Antonio Saldana
Kgs Law PLLC
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Brandon Allan Kinard
Kgs Law
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Docket last updated: 03/21/2025 5:21 PM CDT
Friday, March 21, 2025
8 8 MDL PRETRIAL ORDER No. 1: Establishing Procedures. Signed by Judge Katherine M. Menendez on 10/24/2024.(kt)
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7 7 (Text-Only) COUNSEL PLEASE NOTE: This docket contains pleadings and orders pertaining to this case only and some, but not all, orders from the master case file In re: Dividend Solar Finance, LLC, and Fifth Third Bank Sales and Lending Practices Litigation, MDL No. 24-3128 (KMM/DTS) . Counsel shall read and comply with all Pretrial Orders filed in this master case. Pleadings filed and orders issued in the master case may be accessed through the master docket sheet at 0:24-md-3128-KMM-DTS . Additionally, access to Pretrial Orders, minutes, transcripts, and other documents issued in the master case may be found on the Dividend Solar Finance, LLC, and Fifth Third Bank Sales and Lending Practices Litigation MDL website at:[LINK:https://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/content/dividend-solar-finance-llc-and-fifth-third-bank-sales-and-lending-practices-litigation] . (kt)
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6 6 Case transferred in from District of Texas Southern; Case Number 3:25-cv-00063. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. Case assigned to Judge Katherine M. Menendez and referred to Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz per MDL List.
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Interdistrict transfer to District of Minnesota. Case transferred electronically. (ltg4) [Transferred from Texas Southern on 3/21/2025.]
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Thursday, March 20, 2025
5 5 JPML CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-10) transferring case to District of Minnesota to be included in MDL Docket No. 3128. (ltg4) [Transferred from Texas Southern on 3/21/2025.]
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025
4 4 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Ronald Lee Chapnick, filed. (Kinard, Brandon) [Transferred from Texas Southern on 3/21/2025.]
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Thursday, March 06, 2025
3 3 ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 6/11/2025 at 09:00 AM by video before Magistrate Judge Andrew M Edison. (Signed by Judge Jeffrey V Brown) Parties notified. (vp3) [Transferred from Texas Southern on 3/21/2025.]
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2 2 CLERKS NOTICE Regarding Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. Parties notified, filed. (vp3) [Transferred from Texas Southern on 3/21/2025.]
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Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison selected to receive referrals. The selected Magistrate Judge is not assigned to this case until a District Judge refers the case or a motion or the parties consent to jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge. Once a referral has been made, the name of the referral judge will appear at the top of the docket sheet. (vp3) [Transferred from Texas Southern on 3/21/2025.]
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Wednesday, March 05, 2025
1 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 239th Judicial District Court of Brazoria County, Texas, case number 132486-CV (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-33026661) filed by Dividend Solar Finance LLC. (Binz, Robert) [Transferred from Texas Southern on 3/21/2025.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit Index of Matters Being Filed,
Att: 2 Exhibit State Court Docket Sheet, Process, Plaintiff's Original Petition, and Defendant's Original Answer,
Att: 3 Exhibit List of All Counsel of Record,
Att: 4 Exhibit Civil Cover Sheet