Bad Kitty Incorporated v. Guotai USA Company Limited et al
Plaintiff: Bad Kitty Incorporated
Defendant: Jiangsu Guotai Litian Enterprises Company Limited and Guotai USA Company Limited
Case Number: 2:2019cv00916
Filed: February 11, 2019
Court: US District Court for the District of Arizona
Presiding Judge: Deborah M Fine
Referring Judge: G Murray Snow
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER: Plaintiff Bad Kitty Incorporated's Motion to Remand to State Court (Doc. #15 ) is GRANTED and the Clerk of Court is directed to remand this action back to the Maricopa County Superior Court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED finding Defendant Guotai USA Company Ltd.'s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. #14 ) as being MOOT. (See Order for further details). Signed by Chief Judge G Murray Snow on 4/5/2019. (Attachments: #1 Remand Letter) (SST)
April 4, 2019 Filing 23 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Guotai USA Company Limited, Jiangsu Guotai Litian Enterprises Company Limited identifying Corporate Parent Jiangsu Guotai International Group Guomao Company Limited for Guotai USA Company Limited, Jiangsu Guotai Litian Enterprises Company Limited. (Zdancewicz, Michael)
April 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER re: #4 Notice of Deficiency re Corporate Disclosure Statement as to Jiangsu Guotai Litian Enterprises Company Limited, which was due 3/1/2019. Counsel shall file a Corporate Disclosure Statement by 4/5/2019. Entered by Chief Judge G Murray Snow on 4/3/2019. This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no PDF document associated with this entry. (KFZ)
March 29, 2019 Filing 21 REPLY to Response to Motion re: #15 MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by Bad Kitty Incorporated. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit DECLARATION OF JOHN GAFFNEY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S REPLY TO MOTION TO REMAND, #2 Affidavit Declaration of Attorney Mark W. Horne in Support of Plaintiff's Reply to Motion to Remand)(Horne, Mark)
March 26, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff shall have thirty (30) days from this Court's ruling on Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (Doc. #15 ) to file its Response to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction or in the Alternative to Transfer Venue Pursuant (Doc. #14 ). Signed by Chief Judge G Murray Snow on 3/26/2019. (SST)
March 22, 2019 Filing 19 STIPULATION RE: PLAINTIFFS TIME TO RESPOND TO DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DISMISS OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE TRANSFER VENUE by Bad Kitty Incorporated. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order Extending Plaintiff's time to Respond to Motion to Dismiss)(Horne, Mark)
March 22, 2019 Filing 18 AFFIDAVIT in Opposition re: #15 MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by Guotai USA Company Limited, Jiangsu Guotai Litian Enterprises Company Limited. (Zdancewicz, Michael)
March 22, 2019 Filing 17 AFFIDAVIT in Opposition re: #15 MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by Guotai USA Company Limited, Jiangsu Guotai Litian Enterprises Company Limited. (Zdancewicz, Michael)
March 22, 2019 Filing 16 RESPONSE in Opposition re: #15 MOTION to Remand to State Court filed by Guotai USA Company Limited, Jiangsu Guotai Litian Enterprises Company Limited. (Zdancewicz, Michael)
March 12, 2019 Filing 15 MOTION to Remand to State Court by Bad Kitty Incorporated. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibits to Motion to Remand, #2 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order of Remand)(Horne, Mark)
March 4, 2019 Filing 14 *MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction Or in the Alternative to Transfer Venue Pursuant to 28 USC 1404(a) by Guotai USA Company Limited, Jiangsu Guotai Litian Enterprises Company Limited. (Zdancewicz, Michael) *Modified to add filer on 3/4/2019 (DXD).
February 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER SETTING RULE 16 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE - Pursuant to Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a Case ManagementConference is set for May 24, 2019 at 2:15 p.m. in Courtroom 602, Sandra Day O'ConnorU.S. Federal Courthouse, 401 W. Washington St., Phoenix, Arizona 85003-2151. (See document for complete details). Signed by Chief Judge G Murray Snow on 2/27/19. (SLQ)
February 26, 2019 Filing 11 NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCY re: #10 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Bad Kitty Incorporated. Document not in compliance with LRCiv 7.1(a)(3) - Party names must be capitalized using proper upper and lower case type. No further action is required. This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no PDF document associated with this entry. (SLQ)
February 26, 2019 Filing 10 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Bad Kitty Incorporated. (Horne, Mark)
February 26, 2019 Filing 9 MINUTE ORDER: Pursuant to Local Rule 3.7(b), a request has been received for a random reassignment of this case to a District Judge. FURTHER ORDERED Case reassigned by random draw to Judge G. Murray Snow. All further pleadings/papers should now list the following COMPLETE case number: CV-19-916-PHX-GMS. This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no PDF document associated with this entry. (MAP)
February 25, 2019 Filing 13 Party Elects Assignment of Case to District Judge Jurisdiction. This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no PDF document associated with this entry. (MAP)
February 25, 2019 Filing 8 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Guotai USA Company Limited. (Zdancewicz, Michael)
February 14, 2019 Remark: Pro hac vice motion granted for Jonathan Mark Levitan on behalf of defendants. This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no PDF document associated with this entry. (BAS)
February 13, 2019 Filing 6 Additional Attachments to Main Document re: 5 Notice of Deficiency (Text Only) Automated JS-44 Civil Cover Sheet by Defendant Guotai USA Company Limited. (Zdancewicz, Michael)
February 12, 2019 Filing 5 NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCY re: [1-1] Notice of Removal; Civil Cover Sheet filed by Guotai USA Company Limited. Pursuant to the Electronic Case Filing Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual Section II(B), attorneys are required to submit the Automated Civil Cover Sheet when filing a new case. FOLLOW-UP ACTION REQUIRED: Please refile with correct PDF document. Deficiency must be corrected within one business day of this notice. This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no PDF document associated with this entry. (KEP)
February 12, 2019 Filing 4 NOTICE TO PARTY OF DEFICIENCY RE: CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: Pursuant to FRCiv 7.1 and LRCiv 7.1.1 the attached Corporate Disclosure Statement form must be filed by all nongovernmental corporate parties with their first appearance. A supplemental statement must be filed upon any change in the information. In addition, if not already filed, the Corporate Disclosure Statement should be filed within 14 days. Corporate Disclosure Statement Deadline set as to Guotai USA Company Limited, Jiangsu Guotai Litian Enterprises Company Limited. (KEP)
February 12, 2019 Filing 3 NOTICE TO THE PARTIES - The Court is participating in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP) and this case is subject to that pilot. The key features and deadlines are set forth in the attached Notice which includes General Order 17-08. Also attached is a checklist for use by the parties. All parties must respond to the mandatory initial discovery requests set forth in the General Order before initiating any further discovery in this case. Please note: The discovery obligations in the General Order supersede the disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1). Any party seeking affirmative relief must serve a copy of the attached documents (Notice to Parties, including General Order 17-08 and MIDP Checklist) on each new party when the Complaint, Counterclaim, Crossclaim, or Third-Party Complaint is served. (KEP)
February 11, 2019 Filing 2 Filing fee paid, receipt number 0970-16523402. This case has been assigned to the Honorable Deborah M. Fine. All future pleadings or documents should bear the correct case number: CV-19-916-PHX-DMF. Magistrate Election form attached. PLEASE NOTE: Plaintiff(s) and defendants that have already appeared in this case are required to file the attached Magistrate Election form within FOURTEEN (14) days of this filing. Please read attached instructions. (KEP)
February 11, 2019 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Maricopa County Superior Court, case number CV2018-012949. Filing fee received: $ 400.00, receipt number 0970-16523402 filed by Guotai USA Company Limited. (Zdancewicz, Michael) (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Supplemental Civil Cover Sheet, #3 Exhibit)(KEP)
February 11, 2019 ***STATE COURT RECORDS RECEIVED*** SERVICE EXECUTED : Proof of Service re: Summons, Complaint, Certificate on Compulsory Arbitration and Exhibits upon Guotai USA Company Limited on 1/2/2019. (Original filed in Maricopa County Superior Court on 1/8/2019) (KEP) This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no PDF document associated with this entry.

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Defendant: Jiangsu Guotai Litian Enterprises Company Limited
Represented By: Michael J Zdancewicz
Represented By: Marc Steven Windtberg
Represented By: Jonathan Mark Levitan
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