Richard Villarreal et al v. Ford Motor Company et al
Plaintiff: Richard Villarreal and Valerie Villarreal
Defendant: Ford Motor Company and Does 1 through 10, inclusive
Alternative Dispute Resolution (Adr) Provider: Phyllis G Pollack
Case Number: 2:2017cv07346
Filed: October 6, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Jean P Rosenbluth
Referring Judge: Karen L Stevenson
2 Judge: George H Wu
Nature of Suit: Prop. Damage Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Notice of Removal - Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 7, 2018 Filing 36 NOTICE of Change of other firm name or address information by Steve Mikhov attorney for Plaintiffs Richard Villarreal, Valerie Villarreal. Changing E-mail Address to stevemusfc@knightlaw.com. Filed by Plaintiffs Richard Villarreal, Valerie Villarreal. (Mikhov, Steve)
October 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER FOR DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE by Judge George H. Wu, re Stipulation for Order #34 . Case Terminated. Made JS-6. (mrgo)
October 10, 2018 Filing 34 Joint STIPULATION for Order Joint Stipulation and Order for Dismissal with Prejudice filed by Plaintiffs Richard Villarreal, Valerie Villarreal. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Mikhov, Steve)
September 21, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER RE: REQUEST TO CONTINUE THE SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 STATUS CONFERENCE TO OCTOBER 12, 2018 by Judge George H. Wu, re Stipulation to Continue #31 . (Status Conference continued to 10/11/2018 at 08:30 AM before Judge George H. Wu.) (mrgo)
September 20, 2018 Filing 32 NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronically Filed Documents RE: Stipulation to Continue #31 . The following error(s) was/were found: Proposed Document was not submitted as separate attachment. In response to this notice, the Court may: (1) order an amended or correct document to be filed; (2) order the document stricken; or (3) take other action as the Court deems appropriate. You need not take any action in response to this notice unless and until the Court directs you to do so. (lom)
September 19, 2018 Filing 31 STIPULATION to Continue Status Conference from September 27, 2018 to October 12, 2018 Re: Status Conference - optional html form,, Set/Reset Hearing, #30 filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company.(Shackelford, Ricky)
August 30, 2018 Filing 30 MINUTES OF POST-MEDIATION STATUS CONFERENCE held before Judge George H. Wu. The Court continues the status conference to September 27, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. Counsel are advised the hearing will be vacated, and no appearance will be required provided a stipulation to dismiss, is filed by noon on September 25, 2018. Court Reporter: Katie Thibodeaux. (iv)
August 29, 2018 Filing 29 TEXT ONLY ENTRY - IN CHAMBERS: by Judge George H. Wu: Counsel for the parties are to appear telephonically at the status conference now set for August 30, 2018. They are to make arrangements with the court clerk to do so. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (jag) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
August 27, 2018 Filing 28 DECLARATION of Mitchell Rosensweig re Status Conference - optional html form,, Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings, #27 filed by Plaintiffs Richard Villarreal, Valerie Villarreal. (Rosensweig, Mitchell)
July 30, 2018 Filing 27 MINUTES OF POST-MEDIATION STATUS CONFERENCE held before Judge George H. Wu. Settlement is reached and being finalized. The Court continues the status conference to August 30, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. Counsel are advised the hearing will be vacated, and no appearance will be required provided a stipulation to dismiss, is filed by noon on August 27, 2018. Court Reporter: Katie Thibodeaux. (mrgo)
July 27, 2018 Filing 26 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Ricky L Shackelford on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company (Shackelford, Ricky)
July 27, 2018 Filing 25 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Mitchell Rosensweig counsel for Plaintiffs Richard Villarreal, Valerie Villarreal. Adding Mitchell Rosensweig as counsel of record for Richard Villarreal and Valerie Villarreal for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiffs Richard Villarreal and Valerie Villarreal. (Attorney Mitchell Rosensweig added to party Richard Villarreal(pty:pla), Attorney Mitchell Rosensweig added to party Valerie Villarreal(pty:pla))(Rosensweig, Mitchell)
July 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 24 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS by Judge George H. Wu. The Court has received Plaintiffs' Counsel's declaration stating that: (1) The parties mediated and resolved this case on May 3, 2018, but did not reach an agreement regarding reimbursement for Plaintiffs' attorneys fees and costs; and (2) Plaintiffs anticipate being prepared to file their Motion for Attorneys Fees and Costs by no later than August 3, 2018, unless the parties are able to informally resolve the issue. See Docket No. 23. Plaintiffs request that the Court continue the post mediation status conference now set for July 30 to September 7. Id. Defendant has not filed a response. The request is DENIED, but the parties can appear telephonically (if they desire) by advanced arrangement with the Court Clerk. (mrgo)
July 23, 2018 Filing 23 DECLARATION of Deepak Devabose Status of Settlement In Anticipation of Status Conference filed by Plaintiffs Richard Villarreal, Valerie Villarreal. (Devabose, Deepak)
June 28, 2018 Filing 22 NOTICE of Change of address by Steve Borislav Mikhov attorney for Plaintiffs Richard Villarreal, Valerie Villarreal. Changing attorneys address to 10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 2500, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Filed by Plaintiffs Richard Villarreal, Valerie Villarreal. (Mikhov, Steve)
May 14, 2018 Filing 21 MINUTES OF Post-Mediation Status Conference held before Judge George H. Wu. A settlement has been reached #20 . For reasons stated on the record, a Status Conference is continued to July 30, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. If a Notice of Dismissal is filed by noon on July 26, 2018, the Status Conference will be taken off-calendar. Plaintiff is to give notice to the Defendants counsel. All previous set dates are taken off-calendar. Court Reporter: Katie Thibodeaux. (lom)
May 7, 2018 Filing 20 MEDIATION REPORT Filed by Mediator (ADR Panel) Phyllis G Pollack: Mediation held on May 3, 2018 and the case has been completely settled. With the filing of this Report, the parties are advised that they must notify the trial judge's deputy courtroom clerk of the fact of settlement and to promptly file documents regarding the final disposition of the case. Counsel: Please evaluate the effectiveness of the ADR Program by completing a survey on your mediation experience. To access the survey, click on the following link: #MediationParticipantSurvey(Pollack, Phyllis)
May 3, 2018 Filing 19 NOTICE of Offer of Judgment filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Shackelford, Ricky)
April 4, 2018 Filing 18 NOTICE OF MEDIATION DATE filed. Mediation set for May 3, 2018 at 10:00am. at 865 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 1388, Los Angeles, CA 90017.(Pollack, Phyllis)
February 27, 2018 Filing 17 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT of Panel Mediator. Mediator (ADR Panel) Phyllis G Pollack has been assigned to serve as Panel Mediator. (mb)
February 23, 2018 Filing 16 STIPULATION REGARDING SELECTION of Panel Mediator filed. Parties request that the ADR Program assign a Panel Mediator from the following area of law: Products Liability. Filed by Plaintiffs Richard Villarreal, Valerie Villarreal(Mikhov, Steve)
December 7, 2017 Filing 15 MINUTES OF SCHEDULING CONFERENCE held before Judge George H. Wu. The Court sets the following: Mediation cutoff May 11, 2018; Post-Mediation Status Conference May 14, 2018 at 8:30 a.m.; Discovery cutoff May 29, 2018; Expert discovery cutoff June 29, 2018; Motion hearing cutoff July 30, 2018; Pretrial Conference August 30, 2018 at 8:30 a.m.; Jury Trial September 11, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. The parties are referred to ADR Procedure No. 2 - Court Mediation Panel. Court Reporter: Katie Thibodeaux. (lom)
December 6, 2017 Filing 14 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Steve Borislav Mikhov counsel for Plaintiffs Richard Villarreal, Valerie Villarreal. Adding Russell Higgins as counsel of record for Richard Villarreal and Valerie Villarreal for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiffs Richard Villarreal and Valerie Villarreal. (Mikhov, Steve)
November 27, 2017 Filing 13 JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial The parties anticipate the trial will take 10-12 days, filed by Plaintiffs Richard Villarreal, Valerie Villarreal.. (Devabose, Deepak)
November 27, 2017 Filing 12 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Deepak Devabose counsel for Plaintiffs Richard Villarreal, Valerie Villarreal. Adding Deepak Devabose as counsel of record for Richard Villarreal and Valerie Villarreal for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiffs Richard Villarreal and Valerie Villarreal. (Attorney Deepak Devabose added to party Richard Villarreal(pty:pla), Attorney Deepak Devabose added to party Valerie Villarreal(pty:pla))(Devabose, Deepak)
November 17, 2017 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Tiffany S Fordyce on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company (Attorney Tiffany S Fordyce added to party Ford Motor Company(pty:dft))(Fordyce, Tiffany)
October 30, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS - ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge George H. Wu. (Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 11/27/2017. Scheduling Conference set for 12/7/2017 at 08:30 AM before Judge George H. Wu.) (mrgo)
October 30, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 9 STANDING ORDER RE FINAL PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCES FOR CIVIL JURY TRIALS BEFORE JUDGE GEORGE H. WU by Judge George H. Wu: You are instructed to read and to follow (unless otherwise superseded herein) the Central District of California Local Rules (henceforth "Local Rules") 16-1 through 16-15 regarding pre-trial requirements. Please refer to the Court's order for additional information. (cr)
October 12, 2017 Filing 8 PROOF OF SERVICE filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company, re Notice of Assignment to United States Judges(CV-18) - optional html form #4 served on 10/6/2017. (Shackelford, Ricky)
October 12, 2017 Filing 7 PROOF OF SERVICE filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company, re Civil Cover Sheet (CV-71) #2 , Notice of Removal (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 , Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties #3 served on 10/06/2017. (Shackelford, Ricky)
October 10, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER RETURNING CASE FOR REASSIGNMENT UPON RECUSAL by Magistrate Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth. ORDER case returned to the Clerk for random reassignment Discovery pursuant to General Order 05-07. Case randomly reassigned from Magistrate Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth to Magistrate Judge Karen L. Stevenson for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge 2:17-cv-07346 GW (KSx). (esa)
October 6, 2017 Filing 5 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (car)
October 6, 2017 Filing 4 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge George H. Wu and Magistrate Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth. (car)
October 6, 2017 Filing 3 CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company, a Delaware corporation, identifying The Vanguard Group. (Shackelford, Ricky)
October 6, 2017 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company, a Delaware corporation. (Shackelford, Ricky)
October 6, 2017 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from LA Superior, case number BC67441 Receipt No: 0973-20626046 - Fee: $400, filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company, a Delaware corporation. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C) (Attorney Ricky L Shackelford added to party Ford Motor Company, a Delaware corporation(pty:dft))(Shackelford, Ricky)
October 6, 2017 CONFORMED COPY OF ANSWER to Complaint - (Discovery), filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company. Filed in State Court on 10/6/17 Submitted with attachment 2 Exhibit B to Notice of Removal(car)
October 6, 2017 CONFORMED COPY OF COMPLAINT against Defendants Does 1 thrugh 10, inclusive, Ford Motor Company. Jury Demanded, filed by Plaintiffs Valerie Villarreal, Richard Villarreal. Filed in State Court on 9/1/17 Submitted with attachment 1 Exhibit A to Notice of Removal (car)

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Plaintiff: Richard Villarreal
Represented By: Steve Borislav Mikhov
Represented By: Steve Mikhov
Represented By: Deepak Devabose
Represented By: Mitchell Rosensweig
Represented By: Russell W Higgins
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Plaintiff: Valerie Villarreal
Represented By: Steve Borislav Mikhov
Represented By: Steve Mikhov
Represented By: Deepak Devabose
Represented By: Mitchell Rosensweig
Represented By: Russell W Higgins
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Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Represented By: Daniell K Newman
Represented By: Ricky L Shackelford
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Represented By: Michael A Augustin
Represented By: Tiffany S Fordyce
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Defendant: Does 1 through 10, inclusive
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Alternative dispute resolution (adr) provider: Phyllis G Pollack
Represented By: Phyllis G Pollack
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