LaPenna v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Plaintiff: Frank LaPenna
Defendant: Ford Motor Company and Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Case Number: 2:2010cv01018
Filed: December 2, 2010
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Office: Montgomery Office
County: XX US, Outside State
Presiding Judge: Wallace Capel
Referring Judge: Mark E Fuller
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 7, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 40 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting the #31 Motion to dismiss negligence claims against Cooper Tire; granting the #20 Motion to transfer venue to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia; denying as moot the #37 motion to stay discovery pending resolution of the motion to transfer; transferring this case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia; directing the Clerk to take all necessary steps to effectuate the transfer of Plaintiff's civil action. Signed by Honorable Judge Mark E. Fuller on 7/7/2011. term: Final Pretrial Conference set for 08/30/2012; term Jury Trial set for 10/01/2012 (br, )
July 7, 2011 Opinion or Order Case transferred to Southern District of Georgia. Case documents and certified docket sheet sent via email to Clerk, USDC for SDGA. (br, )
June 21, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 39 REPLY to #38 Response to #37 MOTION to Stay Discovery filed by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. (Warburton, Reed) Modified on 6/22/2011 to add link and simplify text (br, ).
June 16, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 38 RESPONSE in Opposition re #37 MOTION to Stay Discovery re #20 MOTION to Transfer, filed by Frank LaPenna. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D)(Baker, Benjamin) Modified on 6/17/2011 to modify the docket to correctly identify the #37 Motion (wcl, ).
June 13, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 37 MOTION to Stay Discovery pending resolution of the #20 Motion to Transfer by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A to Motion to Stay Discovery)(Spaht, William) Modified on 6/14/2011 (br, ).
April 22, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 36 RESPONSE in Support re #31 MOTION to Dismiss Negligence Claims Subject to and Without Waiving Defendant Cooper Tire's Pending Motion to Transfer Venue filed by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. (Spaht, William)
April 14, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER that the Defendants show cause in writing why the #31 Motion to Dismiss Negligence Claims should not be granted. Show Cause Response due by 4/22/2011. Signed by Hon. Chief Judge Mark E. Fuller on 4/14/2011. (br, )
April 6, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 34 REPLY BRIEF re #30 Response in Opposition #23 to Motion for Protective Order filed by Frank LaPenna. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit E, #8 Exhibit E, #9 Exhibit F, #10 Exhibit G, #11 Exhibit H, #12 Exhibit I, #13 Exhibit J, #14 Exhibit K, #15 Exhibit L, #16 Exhibit M, #17 Exhibit N, #18 Exhibit O, #19 Exhibit P, #20 Exhibit Q, #21 Exhibit R, #22 Exhibit S)(Baker, Benjamin) Modified on 4/6/2011 to add link (br, ).
March 29, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER granting #32 MOTION to File a Reply Brief; Plf shall have until on or before 4/6/2011, in order to file a Reply Brief, as further set out. Signed by Honorable Wallace Capel, Jr on 3/29/2011. (wcl, )
March 28, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 32 MOTION for Leave to File a Reply Brief Regarding the Entry of a Protective Order by Frank LaPenna. (Baker, Benjamin)
March 28, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 31 MOTION to Dismiss Negligence Claims by Frank LaPenna. (Baker, Benjamin)
March 25, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 30 RESPONSE in Opposition re #23 MOTION for Protective Order filed by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F)(Warburton, Reed)
March 21, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 29 Supplementation to #23 MOTION for Protective Order by Frank LaPenna. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Baker, Benjamin) Modified on 3/22/2011 to clarify text (br, ).
March 11, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 28 REPLY TO #27 Response in Opposition to #20 MOTION to Transfer filed by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. (Warburton, Reed) Modified on 3/14/2011 to clarify text and add link (br, ).
March 7, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 27 AMENDED #24 Opposition to #20 Motion to Transfer and Memorandum in Support by Frank LaPenna. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F)(Baker, Benjamin) Modified on 3/8/2011 to simplify text (br, ).
March 7, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER setting the #11 #12 #23 MOTIONS for Protective Orders for submission on 3/25/2011. Signed by Honorable Wallace Capel, Jr on 3/7/2011. (br, )
March 7, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER that the Defendant may file a Reply to the #24 Response in Opposition by 3/11/2011. Signed by Hon. Chief Judge Mark E. Fuller on 3/7/2011. (br, )
March 4, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 24 RESPONSE in Opposition re #20 MOTION to Change Venue to Transfer filed by Frank LaPenna. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F)(Baker, Benjamin)
March 3, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MOTION for Protective Order by Frank LaPenna. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D)(Baker, Benjamin)
February 24, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER that the plaintiffs show cause why the #20 Motion to Change Venue should not be granted. Show Cause Response due by 3/4/2011. Signed by Hon. Chief Judge Mark E. Fuller on 2/24/2011. (br, )
February 18, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 21 BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support re #20 MOTION to Change Venue to Transfer filed by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. (Warburton, Reed)
February 18, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MOTION to Change Venue to Transfer by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A)(Warburton, Reed)
February 16, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 19 UNIFORM SCHEDULING ORDER: Final Pretrial Conference set for 8/30/2012 before Hon. Chief Judge Mark E. Fuller. Jury Trial set for 10/1/2012 before Hon. Chief Judge Mark E. Fuller. Amended Pleadings due by 8/15/2011. Discovery due by 2/28/2012. Motions due by 5/30/2012. Mediation Notice due by 6/25/2012. Signed by Hon. Chief Judge Mark E. Fuller on 2/16/2011. (br, )
February 11, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER directing: 1) That all claims against dft Ford Motor Company are DISMISSED with prejudice, each party to bear its own costs; 2) That plf's claims as set forth in the complaint remain against all other dfts; 3) That the caption of this case is changed to reflect that this action is brought against Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. The parties are directed to use the new caption as it appears on this Order for all future submissions to the Court. Signed by Hon. Chief Judge Mark E. Fuller on 2/11/2011. (Attachments: #1 Civil Appeals Checklist) (wcl, )
February 9, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 17 NOTICE of Correction re #16 MOTION to Dismiss, to attach a corrected PDF document to include a correct certificate of service page. (Attachments: #1 Corrected Main PDF Document to Docket Entry #16 )(wcl, )
February 8, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MOTION to Dismiss by Frank LaPenna. (Baker, Benjamin) (Main Document 16 replaced on 2/9/2011 to attach a corrected PDF document to include a correct certificate of service page) (wcl, ). Modified on 2/9/2011 (wcl, ).
February 7, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 15 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Schuck, Gregory)
February 4, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer Hadrick Reid on behalf of Ford Motor Company (Reid, Jennifer)
January 13, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 13 RULE 26(f) ORDER: Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 2/10/2011. Signed by Hon. Chief Judge Mark E. Fuller on 1/13/2011. (br, )
January 3, 2011 Opinion or Order Case reassigned to Honorable Wallace Capel, Jr as referral judge. Honorable Susan Russ Walker no longer assigned to the case. NO PDF attached to this entry. (br, )
December 27, 2010 Opinion or Order ***Attorneys Justin Toby McDonald and William Carlos Spaht added for Cooper Tire & Rubber Company pursuant to #6 Answer; Attorneys Gregory Lee Schuck and Nicholas Charles Gonzalez added for Ford Motor Company pursuant to #8 Answer. (br, )
December 27, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION for Protective Order regarding preservation of evidence by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Thomas, Donald)
December 27, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION for Protective Order regarding HIPAA compliance by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Thomas, Donald)
December 27, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement by Ford Motor Company. (Thomas, Donald)
December 27, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 9 NOTICE by Ford Motor Company of Proceeding (Attachments: #1 Appendix Answer of Defendant Ford Motor Company)(Thomas, Donald)
December 27, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ANSWER to #1 Complaint with Jury Demand by Ford Motor Company.(Thomas, Donald)
December 27, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. (Warburton, Reed)
December 27, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Answer of Defendant Cooper Tire & Rubber Company ANSWER to #5 Amended Complaint by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company.(Warburton, Reed)
December 20, 2010 Opinion or Order DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Frank LaPenna. (No PDF Attached-See Docket Entry #5 ) (wcl, )
December 20, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 5 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Ford Motor Company, filed by Frank LaPenna.(Baker, Benjamin)
December 9, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Return Receipt Cards showing service of summons and complaint signed by Laura Payne for Cooper Tire & Rubber Company served on 12/7/2010, answer due 12/28/2010; Ford Motor Company served on 12/7/2010, answer due 12/28/2010. (br, )
December 6, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Summons Issued; summons and complaint mailed CMRRR as to Ford Motor Company, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. (br, )
December 2, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Corporate/Conflict Disclosure Statement by Frank LaPenna. (br, )
December 2, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT FOR WRONGFUL DEATH against Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Ford Motor Company (Filing fee $ 350.00 receipt number 4602016470), filed by Frank LaPenna. (Attachments: #1 Receipt)(br, )
December 2, 2010 Opinion or Order DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Frank LaPenna. NO PDF attached; see #1 Complaint for PDF. (br, )

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Plaintiff: Frank LaPenna
Represented By: Benjamin E. Baker, Jr.
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Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Represented By: Donald Alan Thomas
Represented By: Jennifer Hadrick Egbe
Represented By: Gregory Lee Schuck
Represented By: Nicholas Charles Gonzalez
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Defendant: Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Represented By: Reed Thomas Warburton
Represented By: Justin Toby McDonald
Represented By: William Carlos Spaht
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