Los Angeles Waterkeeper v. Bell Foundry Co et al
Plaintiff: Los Angeles Waterkeeper
Defendant: Bell Foundry Co and Does 1 through 10
Interested Party: United States Department of Justice
Case Number: 2:2016cv07389
Filed: October 3, 2016
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Patrick J Walsh
Referring Judge: John F Walter
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33 U.S.C. § 1365
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 16, 2018 Filing 33 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Kelly Halford Clark counsel for Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper. Adding Kelly H. Clark as counsel of record for Los Angeles Waterkeeper for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper. (Attorney Kelly Halford Clark added to party Los Angeles Waterkeeper(pty:pla))(Clark, Kelly)
August 27, 2018 Filing 32 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Melissa Lynn Kelly counsel for Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper. Melissa Lynn Kelly is no longer counsel of record for the aforementioned party in this case for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper. (Kelly, Melissa)
May 22, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 31 CONSENT DECREE AND ORDER by Judge John F. Walter. NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED BETWEEN THE SETTLING PARTIES AND ORDERED AND DECREED BY THE COURT AS FOLLOWS: (1) The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action pursuant to Section 505(a)(1)(A) of the CWA, 33 USC 1365(a)(1)(A). (3) The complaint states a claim upon which relief may be granted against Defendant pursuant to Section 505 of the CWA, 33 USC 1365. (4) Waterkeeper has standing to bring this action. (5) The Court shall retain jurisdiction over this matter for purposes of interpreting, modifying or enforcing the terms of this consent Decree, or for as long thereafter as is necessary for the Court to resolve any motion to enforce this Consent Decree. (See attachment for further details). (41) Defendant agrees to make a payment of $20,000 within 30 days of the Effective Date to the rose Foundation for a project. (42) Defendant shall pay the $40,000 within 30 days of the Effective Date and shall be make payable to Law office of Gideon Kracov. (43) Defendant shall pay a total of $5,000 to compensate Waterkeeper for costs and fees to be incurred for monitoring Defendant compliance with this Consent Decree. (45) Defendant shall make a remediation payment of $600 for each missed deadline included in this Consent Decree. (SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS). (MD JS-6. Case Terminated ) (jp)
May 22, 2017 Filing 30 SCHEDULING NOTICE by Judge John F. Walter. The hearing re Order to Show Cause Re Entry of the Proposed Consent Decree currently set for 5/23/2017 at 8:30 AM is hereby VACATED. No appearances are necessary. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (jloz) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
May 22, 2017 Filing 29 Joint STIPULATION for Settlement and Request to Enter Consent Decree and Order filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper.(Kracov, Gideon)
May 19, 2017 Filing 28 Statement of Interest of the United States and Comment on Proposed Consent Decree (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Ennis, Christine)
May 16, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER Continuing Order to Show Cause Hearing Re: Entry of [Proposed] Consent Decree #26 by Judge John F. Walter that the Order to Show Cause of the [Proposed] Consent Decree is continued to 5/23/2017 at 8:30 AM. (jp)
May 15, 2017 Filing 26 Joint STIPULATION to Continue OSC re Entry of Consent Decree from 5/22/17 to 5/29/17 or thereafter Re: Order,, Set/Reset Hearing,, Terminate Deadlines and Hearings, #25 filed by Joint Los Angeles Waterkeeper. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kracov, Gideon)
March 31, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: ENTRY OF [PROPOSED] CONSENT DECREE by Judge John F. Walter that (1) an Order to Show Cause re: Entry of the [Proposed] Consent Decree is sset for 5/22/2017 at 1:30 PM. (2) All other hearing and deadline dates in this action, including those related to Rule 26 and the 4/24/2017 Conference, are hereby vacated. (jp)
March 30, 2017 Filing 24 NOTICE of Settlement Jointly filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kracov, Gideon)
March 28, 2017 Filing 23 SCHEDULING NOTICE by Judge John F. Walter: Docket entry #17 is stricken as a duplicate filing. An Order setting Scheduling Conference was issued on February 16, 2016, see docket entry #14 . THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (sr) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
March 28, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO INITIAL COMPLAINT by Judge John F. Walter. Defendant Bell Foundry shall have four (4) days from March 27, 2017 to respond to Plaintiff's Complaint. As such, Defendant's response to Plaintiff's Complaint is due on or before March 31, 2017. (jloz)
March 27, 2017 Filing 21 AMENDED CERTIFICATION and NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant Bell Foundry Co, identifying BELL FOUNDRY CO., a corporation. (Funderburk, William)
March 27, 2017 Filing 20 CERTIFICATION and NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant Bell Foundry Co, identifying BELL FOUNDRY CO., a corporation. (Funderburk, William)
March 27, 2017 Filing 19 ANSWER to Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 with JURY DEMAND filed by Defendant Bell Foundry Co.(Funderburk, William)
March 24, 2017 Filing 18 STIPULATION for Extension of Time to File Answer to 03/31/2017 filed by Defendant Bell Foundry Co. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Funderburk, William)
March 15, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS by Judge John F. Walter: Counsel are hereby notified that a Scheduling Conference has been set for4/24/2017 at 08:30 AM before Judge John F. Walter in Courtroom 7A, 350 W. 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Lead Trial Counsel shall attend all proceedings before this Court, including the Scheduling Conference. Counsel are directed to comply with Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 26-1 in a timely fashion and to file a Joint Report, on or before 4/14/2017. (jp)
March 15, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO INITIAL COMPLAINT #15 by Judge John F. Walter that Defendant response to Plaintiff Complaint is due on or before 3/27/2017. (jp)
March 14, 2017 Filing 15 Joint STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to Bell Foundry Co answer now due 3/27/2017, filed by Defendant Bell Foundry Co. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO INITIAL COMPLAINT)(Funderburk, William)
February 16, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS by Judge John F. Walter: Counsel are hereby notified that a Scheduling Conference has been set for 4/24/2017 at 08:30 AM before Judge John F. Walter in Courtroom 7A, 350 W. 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Lead Trial Counsel shall attend all proceedings before this Court, including the Scheduling Conference. Counsel are directed to comply with Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 26-1 in a timely fashion and to file a Joint Report, on or before 4/17/2017. (jp)
February 15, 2017 Filing 13 Joint STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to Bell Foundry Co answer now due 3/17/2017, filed by Defendant Bell Foundry Co.(Attorney William W Funderburk, Jr added to party Bell Foundry Co(pty:dft))(Funderburk, William)
January 5, 2017 Filing 12 NOTICE TO PARTIES by Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Patrick J. Walsh. Effective, January 4, 2017, Judge Walsh will be located at the Roybal Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, COURTROOM 790 on the 7th floor, located at 255 East Temple Street, Los Angeles, California 90012. All Court appearances shall be made in Courtroom 790 of the Roybal Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, and all mandatory chambers copies shall be hand delivered to the judge's mail box located outside the Clerk's Office on the 1st floor of the Roybal Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse. Magistrate Judge Walsh's Courtroom Deputy Clerk, Isabel Martinez, may be reached at (213) 894-8958. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (rrp) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
December 19, 2016 Filing 11 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper. upon Bell Foundry Co waiver sent by Plaintiff on 12/19/2016, answer due 2/17/2017. Waiver of Service signed by William Funderburke, Counsel for Bell. (Kracov, Gideon)
November 7, 2016 Filing 10 NOTICE TO PARTIES by District Judge John F. Walter. Effective November 14, 2016, Judge Walter will be located at the 1st Street Courthouse, COURTROOM 7A on the 7th floor, located at 350 W. 1st Street, Los Angeles, California 90012. All Court appearances shall be made in Courtroom 7A of the 1st Street Courthouse, and all mandatory chambers copies shall be hand delivered to Chambers, not to the Clerk's Office. The location for filing civil documents in paper format exempted from electronic filing and for viewing case files and other records services remains at the United States Courthouse, 312 North Spring Street, Room G-8, Los Angeles, California 90012. The location for filing criminal documents in paper format exempted from electronic filing remains at Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 255 East Temple Street, Room 178, Los Angeles, California 90012. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (rrp) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
October 5, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 9 STANDING ORDER by Judge John F. Walter. This action has been assigned to the calendar of Judge John F. Walter. READ THIS ORDER CAREFULLY. IT CONTROLS THE CASE AND DIFFERS IN SOME RESPECTS FROM THE LOCAL RULES. (jp)
October 4, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER RETURNING CASE FOR REASSIGNMENT by Judge Ronald S.W. Lew. ORDER case returned to the Clerk for random reassignment pursuant to General Order 14-03. Case randomly reassigned from Judge Ronald S.W. Lew to Judge John F. Walter for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge 2:16-cv-07389 JFW(PJWx). (rn)
October 3, 2016 Filing 7 21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 as to Defendant Bell Foundry Co. (et)
October 3, 2016 Filing 6 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (et)
October 3, 2016 Filing 5 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Ronald S. W. Lew and Magistrate Judge Patrick J. Walsh. (et)
October 3, 2016 Filing 4 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper, (Kracov, Gideon)
October 3, 2016 Filing 3 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper. (Kracov, Gideon)
October 3, 2016 Filing 2 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper. (Kracov, Gideon)
October 3, 2016 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Receipt No: 0973-18656137 - Fee: $400, filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (Attorney Gideon Kracov added to party Los Angeles Waterkeeper(pty:pla))(Kracov, Gideon)

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Defendant: Bell Foundry Co
Represented By: William W Funderburk, Jr
Represented By: Anna Louise Le May
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Plaintiff: Los Angeles Waterkeeper
Represented By: Kelly Halford Clark
Represented By: Gideon Kracov
Represented By: Melissa Lynn Kelly
Represented By: Arthur S Pugsley, IV
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