Chopourian v. Catholic Healthcare West et al
Plaintiff: Ani Chopourian
Defendant: Catholic Healthcare West and Mercy General Hospital
Case Number: 2:2009cv02972
Filed: October 23, 2009
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Office: Sacramento Office
County: XX US, Outside State
Presiding Judge: Garland E. Burrell
Presiding Judge: Dale A. Drozd
Nature of Suit: Defendant
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1441 Petition for Removal - Employment Discrimination
Jury Demanded By: Defendant

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December 5, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 361 ORDER signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 12/4/12 GRANTING 360 Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Vacate; MOOTING 332 Motion for New Trial and 333 Motion for Judgment. This action DISMISSED with prejudice. (Meuleman, A)
May 24, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 331 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 5/23/12. The Court adopts the parties' stipulation and sets the hearing on the Motions for 9/28/2012 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. (Mena-Sanchez, L)
April 30, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 319 ORDER; JUDGMENT signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 4/30/12. Judgment is entered in favor of Plaintiff Ani Chopourian and against Defendant Catholic Healthcare West in the following amounts: Title VII (claims 1-2): $300,000.00 Total economic damages (claims 3-5): $3,730,488.00 Noneconomic damages (claims 3-6): $22,000,000.00 Punitive Damages (claims 3-6): $56,250,000.00 Meal and Rest Period Wages (claim 7): $32,716.80 30 Day Penalty (claim 7): $17,280.00 Judgment is entered in favor of plaintiff Ani Chopourian and against defendant Catholic Healthcare West in the total amount of $82,330,484.80. (Mena-Sanchez, L)
April 3, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 317 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 4/3/2012 re 316 Stipulation and Proposed Order; ORDERING execution on the judgment shall be STAYED 30 days after the Court enters its orders disposing of defendant's motions for new trial and/or JMOL and/or for a remittitur; any applicable deadlines for filing a costs bill or motion for attorney's fees shall be extended until 30 days after the Court enters its order disposing of defendants motions for new trial and/or JMOL and/or for remittitur. (Waggoner, D)
February 1, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 215 ORDER signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 1/31/2012 APPROVING the admissibility of specific portions of the videotaped deposition of Renee Dodge. (Michel, G)
January 27, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 199 ORDER signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 1/27/2012 ORDERING 100 The parties have submitted excerpts of video-taped depositions they wish to present at trial, along with counterdesignations and objections. Plaintiff complains that because of def endant's late response, she did not have time to respond to all objections; the court will allow her to respond briefly, on the first day of trial, to those objections which the court sustains in this order; the court will not address those objections the parties have resolved as noted in their joint submission. (Reader, L)
December 20, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 162 ORDER signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 12/20/11 DENYING IN PART AND GRANTING IN PART with the limitations on permissible evidence identified in the body of this order, with further resolution of this motion deferred until trial 112 Motion in Limine; GRANTING 109 Motion in Limine; GRANTING 103 Motion in Limine; GRANTING without prejudice to defendant's filing a motion under Rule 412 of FRE 104 Motion in Limine; GRANTING without prejudice to defendants offering Moore for voir di re prior to his being called to testify at trial 108 Motion in Limine; GRANTING 110 Motion in Limine; DENYING without prejudice 105 Motion in Limine; GRANTING 106 Motion in Limine; DENYING without prejudice pending the parties' exchange of exhibits 107 Motion in Limine; DENYING insofar as plaintiff seeks to use portions of depositions in opening statement but GRANTING in other respects, subject to the parties' agreement 111 Motion in Limine; GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART 75 Motion in Limine; GRANTING as to plaintiff's written comments about her supervisor's alcoholism and drinking on the job, and otherwise DENYING 86 Motion in Limine; GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART 79 Motion in Limine; GRAN TING 80 Motion in Limine; DENYING 81 Motion in Limine; DENYING without prejudice 82 Motion in Limine; DENYING 83 Motion in Limine; DENYING 84 Motion in Limine; DENYING 85 Motion in Limine; DEFERRED pending the parties' further submissions 100 Motion in Limine; DENYING without prejudice 101 Motion in Limine; DENYING 102 Motion in Limine and DISCHARGING 145 Order to Show Cause. (Meuleman, A)
December 8, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 161 ORDER signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 12/7/2011 ORDERING that the 156 request to seal document is GRANTED and the exhibits attached to ECF No. 156 are deemed to be the exhibits offered in support of Defendant's 83 Motion in Limine No. 7 to Exclude Evidence of Post-Termination Denial of Privileges and to Request the Court to Dismiss Plaintiff's Eighth Cause of Action Sua Sponte. The Clerk of the Court is directed to seal ECF No. 83-1. (Zignago, K.)
November 28, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 152 ORDER signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 11/23/2011 ORDERING that the 143 request to seal documents is GRANTED and the exhibits attached to ECF No. 143 are deemed to be the exhibits offered in support of Defendant's 75 Motion in Limine No. 1 to Exclude Evidence of Event Reports Not Provided to Defendant while Plaintiff was Employed by CHW. The Clerk of the Court is directed to seal ECF No. 75-1. (Duong, D)
November 10, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 145 ORDER and ORDER to SHOW CAUSE signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 11/10/2011. Defendant's Brief on impact of scope of EEOC Complaint is due 11/18/2011 with Opposition due on 11/30/2011. Argument is SET set for 12/7/2011 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 3 (LJM). Trial set for 1/23/2012 at 9:00 AM in Courtroom 3. Attorney Martin directed to SHOW CAUSE within 14 days of date of Order whey she should not be sanctioned. (Marciel, M)
August 29, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 69 ORDER signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 8/26/11 ORDERING that plaintiff's motion for leave to file a third amended complaint 53 is DENIED. (Becknal, R)
July 20, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 65 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 07/20/2011 ORDERING that dfts counsel shall provide pltfs counsel w/ the formal letter regarding the depositions of dfts persons most knowledgeable and the topics to be covered by each such person by 12:00 PM on 7/22/2011; Dfts' counsel shall contact deponent Moore regarding the taking and scheduling of her deposition and contact pltfs counsel regarding whether Ms. Moore is able to sit for her depositions by 12:00 PM on 7/22/2011. (Michel, G)
July 8, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 63 AMENDED STIPULATION and ORDER Relating to video recording of document review and defendant's motion for protective order regarding the video recording signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 7/7/11. (Matson, R)
July 7, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 61 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 7/7/11: 60 The parties' Stipulation is not approved, but without prejudice to the refiling of a sufficient stipulation (or, if necessary, a proposed stipulated protective order) if the parties are unable to reach a private agreement regarding the ongoing storage of both the video camera and CD at issue. (Kaminski, H)
June 30, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 58 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 6/30/2011 ORDERING that on 6/30/2011, at 9:00 AM, Pltf shall produce unredacted originals of all Pltf's documents containing Personal Health Information, for review by defense counsel. Defens e counsel shall provide Pltf's counsel with a letter, by 7/8/2011, parsing out which future deponent(s) is the person most knowledgeable regarding each topic. By noon on 6/30/2011, Pltf's counsel must email Dft's counsel with dates he is unavailable to conduct depositions during the period between 7/11/2011, and the close of discovery on 8/5/2011. By close of business on 6/30/2011, Dft's counsel must email Pltf's counsel and provide 12 to 14 dates that defense counsel h as "blocked off" for depositions. All depositions must be scheduled by close of business on 7/8/2011. All depositions must occur between 7/11/2011 and 8/5/2011. The first deposition shall occur on 7/11/2011. As soon as Dft's counsel determines which individual(s) will be deposed on 7/11/2011, Dft's counsel shall inform Pltf's counsel of that identity or identities. The parties are to have a signed protective order in place prior to 7/11/2011. (Zignago, K.)
June 27, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 57 ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 6/27/11 ORDERING the referral to the court's Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program is REVOKED and the case is set for settlement conference; the discovery cut-off date, currently set for 7/5/1 1, is extended until 8/5/11; the expert disclosure date, currently set for 7/19/11, is extended until 8/19/11; the expert discovery cut-off date, currently set for 8/12/11, is extended until 9/12/11; the joint pretrial statement, currently due 8/17/1 1, is now due 9/19/11; the final pretrial conference date of 8/25/11, is vacated and the final pretrial conference is set for 9/28/11 at 11:00 a.m.; the trial date of 10/2/11 is vacated and trial is set for 11/29/11 at 9:00 a.m.; and a settlement con ference is set for 9/15/11 at 10:00 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Dale Drozd. Confidential settlement conference statements should be provided to the court one week before the conference by emailing them to dadorders@caed.uscourts.gov. (Becknal, R)
June 14, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 48 ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF'S EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR ORDER SHORTENING TIME, signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 6/14/11. Plaintiff's ex parte application 43 for order shortening time is GRANTED. The hearing on 36 the motion to mo dify the court's status order is SET for 6/22/2011 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. Defendant's opposition to the motion shall be filed on or before 6/17/11, and plaintiff's reply shall be filed on or before 6/20/11. (Kastilahn, A) Modified on 6/14/2011 (Kastilahn, A). Modified on 6/14/2011 (Schultz, C).
April 6, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 30 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 4/6/11 ORDERING non-expert discovery cut-off set for 7/5/11; expert discovery cut-off set for 8/12/11; expert disclosure date set for 7/19/11; final pretrial conference set for 8/10/2011 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller and the joint pretrial statement due 8/3/11. (Carlos, K)
February 17, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 27 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 02/16/11 ORDERING that the following deadlines are CONTINUED: Discovery cutoff to 05/18/11; last day to hear motions is 06/18/11; Final Pretrial Conference set for 08/10/11 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller with a joint pretrial statement due 0/03/11 and Jury Trial set for 10/03/11 at 08:30 AM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. (Benson, A.)
October 2, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 13 STIPULATION AND ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to the U.S. District Court, Easten District of CA (Sacramento). ***Civil Case Terminated. Signed by Judge Saundra Brown Armstong, on 9/30/09. (lrc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/2/2009) Modified on 10/5/2009 (jlm, COURT STAFF). [Transferred from cand on 10/23/2009.]
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Plaintiff: Ani Chopourian
Represented By: Leslie Frann Levy
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Defendant: Catholic Healthcare West
Represented By: Judith Clark Martin, NCAED
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Defendant: Mercy General Hospital
Represented By: Judith Clark Martin, NCAED
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