Robert Letskus, Jr. v. KVC Group, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. Background
On December 21, 2021, Plaintiff Robert Letskus, Jr. (“Plaintiff”) initiated this action in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, alleging several causes of actions against Defendants KVC Group, LLC, Prime Legal Firm, Denise Ho, and Kim Vo (collectively, “Defendants”). (Dkt. 1.) Plaintiff is represented by Mr. Gregory Peterson, Jr. and Mr. Michael Andrew Zamat, attorneys from the firm Peterson Zamat, LLC located in New Haven, Connecticut. (Id.) On July 6, 2022, the Connecticut district court granted in part Defendants’ motion to dismiss or transfer venue and transferred the case to the Central District of California. (Dkts. 53, 54.) The case was assigned to this court on August 1, 2022. (Dkt. 57.) On August 2, 2022, the court set a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) scheduling conference for October 20, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. (Dkt. 61.) The court also issued three notices notifying Plaintiff’s counsel— Mr. Peterson and Mr. Zamat—and Defendants Denise Ho and Prime Legal Firm’s counsel— Mr. Jeffrey R. Hellman—that their pro hac vice applications were due within five business days. (Dkts. 62, 63, 64.)