Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson, et al. v. Ford Motor Company

Plaintiff: Bernard Sorenson and Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson
Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Case Number: 2:2018cv00996
Filed: February 6, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Andre Birotte
Referring Judge: Frederick F Mumm
Nature of Suit: Contract Product 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 28, 2018 Filing 41 ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO DISMISS CASE by Judge Andre Birotte Jr,. Based on the Parties joint stipulation pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) and good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS the joint stipulation. Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES with prejudice the Complaint as to all parties and claims. The Clerk of Court shall terminate the case. IT IS SO ORDERED, (Made JS-6. Case Terminated.) (yl)
November 27, 2018 Filing 40 Joint STIPULATION to Dismiss Case filed by Plaintiff Bernard Sorenson, Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Cutler, Jacob)
October 22, 2018 Filing 39 ORDER by Judge Andre Birotte Jr GRANTING Request for Approval of Substitution of attorney Spencer P Hugret for Defendant Ford Motor Company in place and stead of attorneys Alexander G Calfo, Paul R Johnson and Matthew Harry Dawson #38 . (jp)
October 9, 2018 Filing 38 REQUEST TO SUBSTITUTE ATTORNEY Spencer P. Hugret in place of attorney Alexander G. Calfo, Paul R. Johnson and Matthew Harry Dawson filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Attorney Spencer Peter Hugret added to party Ford Motor Company(pty:dft)) (Hugret, Spencer)
April 10, 2018 Filing 37 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Payam Shahian counsel for Plaintiffs Bernard Sorenson, Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson. Adding Payam Shahian as counsel of record for Jacob Sorenson and Bernard Sorenson for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiff Jacob Sorenson and Bernard Sorenson. (Attorney Payam Shahian added to party Bernard Sorenson(pty:pla), Attorney Payam Shahian added to party Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson(pty:pla))(Shahian, Payam)
March 9, 2018 Filing 36 ORDER NO. 1: ORDER SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE by Judge Andre Birotte Jr.: Initial Conference set for 4/18/2018 at 09:30 AM before Judge Andre Birotte Jr. Counsel will file a Preliminary Report by 4/3/2018. Applications for Lead and Liaison Counsel Appointments must be filed by 4/3/2018. See document for further details. Associated Cases: 2:18-ml-02814-AB-FFM et al. (gk)
February 13, 2018 Filing 35 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Rowena G Santos counsel for Plaintiffs Bernard Sorenson, Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson. Gillian Mellon 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 Jacob Sorenson. (Santos, Rowena)
February 8, 2018 Filing 31 ORIGINAL file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received from California Eastern
February 7, 2018 Filing 34 Letter to Counsel regarding MDL Transfer-In. (car)
February 7, 2018 Filing 33 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Andre Birotte Jr and Magistrate Judge Frederick F. Mumm. (car)
February 6, 2018 Filing 32 Copy of Transfer Order received from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. Transfer order filed by MDL panel on 2/2/2018 regarding transfer of Case No. 2:17-cv-01987-JAM-AC from U.S. District Court Eastern District of California (Sacramento). Case assigned to Judge Andre Birotte Jr for the purpose of pretrial proceedings. Case consolidated with 2:18-ml-2814-AB(FFMx). (car)
February 6, 2018 Filing 30 MDL ORDER. CASE TRANSFERRED to the Central District of California. CASE CLOSED. (Donati, J) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
February 6, 2018 SERVICE BY MAIL: #30 Order served on Gillian Mellon NCAED. (Donati, J) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
January 15, 2018 Filing 29 JOINT STATUS REPORT by Bernard Sorenson, Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson. (Santos, Rowena) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
January 4, 2018 Filing 28 RELATED CASE ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 1/3/2018 ORDERING that the action denominated 2:17-CV-02306 TLN KJN be REASSIGNED to District Judge John A. Mendez and Magistrate Judge Allison Claire for all further proceedings; any dates currently set in the reassigned case only are hereby VACATED. Henceforth, the caption on the documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as 2:17-CV-02306 JAM AC. (Becknal, R) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
December 14, 2017 Filing 27 NOTICE of RELATED CASE 2:17-cv-01987, 2:17-cv-02006, 2:17-cv-02378, 2:17-cv-02380, 2:17-cv-02382, 2:17-cv-02388, 2:17-cv-02389, 2:17-cv-02586 by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Proof of Service)(Johnson, Paul) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
November 20, 2017 Filing 26 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 11/17/2017 ORDERING that this matter shall be stayed in its entirety for 60 days and that the parties shall submit a joint status report to the Court on 1/15/18 concerning the status of the settlement. (Washington, S) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
November 20, 2017 Filing 25 OPPOSITION by Bernard Sorenson, Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson to #17 Motion to Stay. (Attachments: #1 Request for Judicial Notice)(Santos, Rowena) Modified on 11/21/2017 (Kaminski, H). [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
November 20, 2017 SERVICE BY MAIL: #26 Stipulation and Order, served on Jacob Cutler NCAED, Gillian Mellon NCAED. (Washington, S) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
November 17, 2017 Filing 24 STIPULATION and PROPOSED ORDER Instituting 60-Day Stay by Ford Motor Company. (Dawson, Matthew) Modified on 11/20/2017 (Kaminski, H). [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
November 8, 2017 Filing 23 MINUTE ORDER: Defendants Motion to Shorten Time is DENIED. ECF No. 18. Defendants Motion to Stay, ECF No. 17, remains set for hearing on December 5, 2017, with the regular briefing schedule. (TEXT ENTRY ONLY)(Vine, H) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
November 7, 2017 Filing 22 REPLY by Ford Motor Company in support of #18 Motion to Shorten Time. (Johnson, Paul) Modified on 11/8/2017 (Mena-Sanchez, L). [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
November 6, 2017 Filing 21 OPPOSITION by Bernard Sorenson, Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson to #18 Motion to Shorten Time. (Attachments: #1 Request for Judicial Notice)(Santos, Rowena) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
November 3, 2017 Filing 20 MINUTE ORDER (Text Only) issued by Courtroom Deputy J. Streeter for District Judge John A. Mendez on 11/3/2017: The Court is in receipt of Defendant's Ex Parte Application to Shorten Time for its Motion to Stay, currently set for hearing on December 5, 2017. ECF No. #18 . Plaintiffs may file a response, due Monday, November 6, 2017. Defendant may file a reply the following day, Tuesday, November 7, 2017. If the Court grants the motion, it will then set a consolidated briefing schedule for the Motion to Stay. (Streeter, J) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
November 2, 2017 Filing 19 CERTIFICATE of SERVICE by Ford Motor Company re #17 Motion to Stay, #18 Motion to Shorten Time. (Johnson, Paul) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
November 2, 2017 Filing 18 MOTION to SHORTEN TIME for #17 Motion to Stay All Proceedings and Deadlines by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Johnson, Paul) Modified on 11/3/2017 (Becknal, R). [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
November 2, 2017 Filing 17 MOTION to STAY by Ford Motor Company. Motion Hearing set for 12/5/2017 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before District Judge John A. Mendez. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Motion, #2 Memorandum, #3 Declaration of Paul R. Johnson, #4 Exhibit A - Ford DPS6 - JPML motion, #5 Exhibit B - Ford DPS6 - JPML memorandum, #6 Exhibit C - Ford DPS6 - JPML schedule of cases, #7 Exhibit D - Meet-and-confer email, #8 Exhibit E - Meet-and-confer reply)(Johnson, Paul) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
November 1, 2017 Filing 16 RELATED CASE ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 10/31/17: This action is related with member cases 2:17-CV-02140 KJM-CKD, 2:17-CV-02145 KJM-CKD, 2:17-CV-02147 TLN CMK,2:17-CV-02148 KJM-GGH, Case No. 2:17-CV-02151 MCE-DB, 2:17-cv-02153 JAM-KJN, and 2:17-CV-02158 TLN-CMK. (Kaminski, H) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
October 27, 2017 Filing 15 ANSWER with Jury Demand by Ford Motor Company.(Dawson, Matthew) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
October 26, 2017 Filing 14 NOTICE of RELATED CASE 2:17-cv-01987, 2:17-cv-02140, 2:17-cv-02145, 2:17-cv-02147, 2:17-cv-02148, 2:17-cv-02151, 2:17-cv-02153, 2:17-cv-02158 by Ford Motor Company. (Johnson, Paul) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
October 25, 2017 Filing 13 MOTION to REMAND by Bernard Sorenson, Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson. Motion Hearing set for 12/5/2017 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before District Judge John A. Mendez. (Attachments: #1 Request for Judicial Notice, #2 Memorandum, #3 Proposed Order)(Santos, Rowena) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
October 23, 2017 Filing 12 RELATED CASE ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 10/20/17 ORDERING the actions denominated 1:17-CV-01317 LJO-MJS, 2:17-CV-02006 JAM-CKD, 2:17-CV-02051 TLN-AC, 2:17-02053 MCE-DB, 2:17-02079 MCE-GGH, and 2:17- 02092 MCE-EFB, be reassigned to Judge John A. Mendez and Magistrate Judge Allison Claire for all further proceedings, and any dates currently set in this reassigned case only are hereby VACATED. Any dates currently set in this reassigned case only are hereby VACATED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment.(Mena-Sanchez, L) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
October 13, 2017 Filing 11 FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT against Ford Motor Company by Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson, Bernard Sorenson.(Santos, Rowena) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
October 11, 2017 Filing 10 NOTICE to state-court clerk and adverse parties by Ford Motor Company re #1 Notice of Removal,. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Johnson, Paul) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
October 11, 2017 Filing 9 CERTIFICATE of SERVICE by Ford Motor Company re #5 Civil New Case Documents for JAM. (Johnson, Paul) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
October 11, 2017 Filing 8 NOTICE of APPEARANCE by Rowena Santos on behalf of Bernard Sorenson, Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson. Attorney Santos, Rowena added. (Santos, Rowena) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
September 29, 2017 Filing 7 NOTICE of Answer, filed in state court by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Answer to complaint, filed in state court)(Johnson, Paul) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
September 26, 2017 Filing 6 ASSOCIATION of ATTORNEY: Added attorney Alexander Gerard Calfo for Ford Motor Company. (Calfo, Alexander) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
September 26, 2017 Filing 5 CIVIL NEW CASE DOCUMENTS ISSUED. (Attachments: #1 Consent Form, #2 Order re Filing Requirements, #3 VDRP) (Michel, G.) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
September 25, 2017 Filing 4 DECLARATION of Spencer P. Hugret in support of #1 Notice of Removal. (Johnson, Paul) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
September 25, 2017 Filing 3 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Ford Motor Company. (Johnson, Paul) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
September 25, 2017 Filing 2 DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL by Ford Motor Company. (Johnson, Paul) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]
September 25, 2017 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, case number 34-2017-00216595 by Ford Motor Company. (Filing fee $400.00, receipt number 0972-7281039) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Civil Cover Sheet) (Johnson, Paul) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/8/2018.]

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Plaintiff: Bernard Sorenson
Represented By: Gillian Mellon
Represented By: Rowena G Santos
Represented By: Jacob William Cutler
Represented By: Payam Shahian
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Represented By: Gillian Mellon
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Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Represented By: Alexander G Calfo
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