Stephanie Clifford v. Donald J. Trump
Plaintiff: Stephanie Clifford
Defendant: Donald J Trump
Case Number: 2:2018cv06893
Filed: August 10, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Maria A Audero
Referring Judge: Frederick F Mumm
2 Judge: S James Otero
3 Judge: Dean D Pregerson
Nature of Suit: Assault Libel & Slander
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Date Filed Document Text
October 15, 2018 Filing 36 MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) by Judge S. James Otero: ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT DONALD J. TRUMP'S SPECIAL MOTION TO DISMISS/STRIKE COMPLAINT [Docket No. 28]; ORDER DENYING AS MOOT DEFENDANT DONALD J. TRUMP'S ALTERNATIVE MOTION TO DISMISSCOMPLAINT [Docket No. 28].T he Court GRANTS Defendant's Special Motion To Strike/Dismiss. Defendant is entitled to attorney's fees under the Texas Citizen Participation Act. Should Defendants move for attorneys' fees, the motion must be filed within fourteen (14) days from the date of this order. The Court DENIES AS MOOT Defendant's Motion To Dismiss.(Made JS-6. Case Terminated.) (lc)
October 2, 2018 Filing 35 NOTICE OF FILING TRANSCRIPT filed for proceedings 9/24/18 1:57 p.m. re Transcript 34 THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (Zurborg, Carol) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
October 2, 2018 Filing 34 TRANSCRIPT for proceedings held on 9/24/18 1:57 p.m. Court Reporter: Carol Jean Zurborg, phone number (213) 894-3539. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Notice of Intent to Redact due within 7 days of this date. Redaction Request due 10/23/2018. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 11/2/2018. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 12/31/2018. (Zurborg, Carol)
September 24, 2018 Filing 33 MINUTES OF Motion Hearing held before Judge S. James Otero: RE MOTION to Strike /Dismiss Complaint Pursuant to Anti-SLAPP Statute or, Alternatively, to Dismiss Complaint Pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(6) filed by Defendant Donald J Trump #28 . The Court and counsel confer. The Court concludes that defendants motion was timely filed for the reasons stated on the record. Counsel present argument. The matter stands submitted. Court Reporter: Carol Zurborg. (lc)
September 10, 2018 Filing 32 REPLY in Support of NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Strike /Dismiss Complaint Pursuant to Anti-SLAPP Statute or, Alternatively, to Dismiss Complaint Pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(6) #28 filed by Defendant Donald J Trump. (Attachments: #1 Objections to Declarations of Stephanie Clifford and Michael J. Avenatti)(Harder, Charles)
September 4, 2018 Filing 31 SCHEDULING NOTICE OF CHANGE OF HEARING TIME by Judge S. James Otero re: NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Strike /Dismiss Complaint Pursuant to Anti-SLAPP Statute or, Alternatively, to Dismiss Complaint Pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(6) #28 . The Court changes the time of the hearing of said Motion set for hearing on 9/24/2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 02:00 PM before Judge S. James Otero. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (vcr) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
September 3, 2018 Filing 30 MEMORANDUM in Opposition to NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Strike /Dismiss Complaint Pursuant to Anti-SLAPP Statute or, Alternatively, to Dismiss Complaint Pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(6) #28 filed by Plaintiff Stephanie Clifford. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Stephanie Clifford, #2 Declaration of Michael J. Avenatti, #3 Evidentiary Objections to Declaration of Charles J. Harder)(Avenatti, Michael)
August 29, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 29 INITIAL STANDING ORDER upon filing of the complaint by Judge S. James Otero. (vcr)
August 27, 2018 Filing 28 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Strike /Dismiss Complaint Pursuant to Anti-SLAPP Statute or, Alternatively, to Dismiss Complaint Pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(6) filed by Defendant Donald J Trump. Motion set for hearing on 9/24/2018 at 10:00 AM before Judge S. James Otero. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Charles J. Harder in Support of Motion, #2 Exhibits A-F to Declaration of Charles J. Harder, #3 Exhibits G-N to Declaration of Charles J. Harder, #4 Exhibits O-S to Declaration of Charles J. Harder) (Harder, Charles)
August 24, 2018 Filing 27 RESPONSE filed by Pro Hac Vice attorney Catherine R Keenan on behalf of Plaintiff Stephanie Clifford. RE: Notice of Filing Fee Due. PHV fee N/A. Attorney will not be appearing as attorney of record on this case and will be removed pursuant to G109 Notice. (lt)
August 21, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER RE TRANSFER PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 16-05-Related Case- filed. Related Case No: 2:18-cv-02217 SJO(FFMx). Case transferred from Magistrate Judge Maria A. Audero and Judge Dean D. Pregerson to Judge S. James Otero and Magistrate Judge Frederick F. Mumm for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge 2:18-cv-06893 SJO(FFMx). Signed by Judge S. James Otero (rn)
August 14, 2018 Filing 25 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Michael J Avenatti counsel for Plaintiff Stephanie Clifford. Adding Michael J. Avenatti as counsel of record for Stephanie Clifford for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiff Stephanie Clifford. (Attorney Michael J Avenatti added to party Stephanie Clifford(pty:pla))(Avenatti, Michael)
August 13, 2018 Filing 24 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Catherine R Keenan. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. (ghap)
August 13, 2018 Filing 23 NOTICE of Related Case(s) filed by Defendant Donald J Trump. Related Case(s): 18-CV-02217-SJO-FFM (Harder, Charles)
August 13, 2018 Filing 22 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (ghap)
August 13, 2018 Filing 21 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Dean D. Pregerson and Magistrate Judge Maria A. Audero. (ghap)
August 13, 2018 Filing 20 NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF CASE TRANSFERRED IN: Formerly Case Number: 1:18-cv-03842-JMF, from Southern District of New York (Foley Square). The above-referenced case has been transferred to this district and assigned the above civil case number 2:18-cv-6893-DDP-(MAAx). (ghap)
August 13, 2018 Filing 19 ORIGINAL file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received from New York Southern
August 8, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER RE: STIPULATION TO TRANSFER ACTION TO THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA: Upon consideration of Plaintiff Stephanie Clifford and Defendant Donald J. Trump's Stipulation to Transfer Action to the United States District Court for the Central District of California, the Court's records and files of the case, and for good cause shown, the Court hereby orders as follows: 1. The Stipulation is GRANTED; 2. This action shall be transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. 3. Nothing in this Order, the parties' Stipulation, or the fact of the parties' consent to transfer, shall be construed as a waiver of any legal or factual argument or position relating to this case. The Clerk of Court is directed to transfer this case forthwith, to terminate Docket No. 11 as moot, and to close the case in this Court. (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 8/8/2018) (mro) Modified on 8/8/2018 (mro). [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
August 8, 2018 Filing 17 PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by Stephanie Clifford. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order re: Stipulation to Transfer Action to the United States District Court for the Central District of California) (Keenan, Catherine) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
August 8, 2018 CASE TRANSFERRED OUT ELECTRONICALLY from the U.S.D.C. Southern District of New York to the United States District Court - District of Central District of California (mro) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
August 7, 2018 Filing 16 NOTICE of Errata re: #13 Response in Opposition to Motion,. Document filed by Stephanie Clifford. (Attachments: #1 Plaintiff Stephanie Clifford's Opposition to Defendant Donald J. Trump's Motion to Transfer Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec 1404(a) or, in the Alternative, to Dismiss or Stay Pursuant to the "First-Filed" Rule)(Keenan, Catherine) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
August 6, 2018 Filing 15 Objection to Declarations of Charles J. Harder in Support of Defendant Donald J. Trump's Motion to Transfer Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec 1404(a) or, in the Alternative, to Dismiss or Stay Pursuant to the "First-Filed" Rule. Document filed by Stephanie Clifford. (Keenan, Catherine) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
August 6, 2018 Filing 14 DECLARATION of Michael J. Avenatti in Opposition re: #11 MOTION to Transfer Case Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) or, in the Alternative, to Dismiss or Stay Pursuant to the "First-Filed" Rule.. Document filed by Stephanie Clifford. (Attachments: #1 Exhibits 1-9, #2 Exhibits 10-15)(Keenan, Catherine) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
August 6, 2018 Filing 13 RESPONSE in Opposition to Motion re: #11 MOTION to Transfer Case Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) or, in the Alternative, to Dismiss or Stay Pursuant to the "First-Filed" Rule. . Document filed by Stephanie Clifford. (Keenan, Catherine) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
July 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER: On July 23, 2018, Defendant filed a motion to transfer this case, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a), or, in the alternative, to dismiss or stay this case, pursuant to the "first-filed" rule. (Docket No. 11). The following schedule shall apply to Defendant's motion: Plaintiff shall file any opposition by August 6, 2018. Defendant's reply, if any, shall be due by August 13, 2018. At the time any reply is served, the moving party shall supply the Court with one courtesy hard copy of all motion papers by mailing or by delivering them to the United States Courthouse, 40 Centre Street, New York, New York. Finally, the Court concludes that it would be premature to hold a Rule 16 initial pretrial conference before Defendant's motion is resolved. Accordingly, the initial pretrial conference currently scheduled for August 15, 2018, is adjourned sine die. SO ORDERED. Set Deadlines/Hearing as to #11 MOTION to Transfer Case Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) or, in the Alternative, to Dismiss or Stay Pursuant to the "First-Filed" Rule. :(Responses due by 8/6/2018, Replies due by 8/13/2018.) (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 7/26/2018) (ne) Modified on 7/26/2018 (ne). [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
July 23, 2018 Filing 11 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - MOTION to Transfer Case Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) or, in the Alternative, to Dismiss or Stay Pursuant to the "First-Filed" Rule. Document filed by Donald J. Trump. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion, #2 Declaration of Charles J. Harder in Support of Motion, #3 Exhibits A - C to Declaration of Charles J. Harder, #4 Exhibits D - F to Declaration of Charles J. Harder, #5 Exhibits G - K to Declaration of Charles J. Harder, #6 Exhibits L - S to Declaration of Charles J. Harder, #7 Exhibits T - AA to Declaration of Charles J. Harder, #8 Request for Judicial Notice in Support of Motion)(Harder, Charles) Modified on 8/7/2018 (db). [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
June 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER granting #9 Letter Motion to Continue. The initial pretrial conference previously scheduled for June 20, 2018, is hereby ADJOURNED to August 15, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. (HEREBY ORDERED by Judge Jesse M. Furman)(Text Only Order) (Furman, Jesse)[Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
June 13, 2018 Filing 9 CONSENT LETTER MOTION to Continue June 20, 2018 Initial Pretrial Conference and Related Deadlines addressed to Judge Jesse M. Furman from Defendant Donald J. Trump dated June 13, 2018. Document filed by Donald J. Trump.(Harder, Charles) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
June 13, 2018 Filing 8 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Charles John Harder on behalf of Donald J. Trump. (Harder, Charles) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
May 29, 2018 Filing 7 WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. Donald J. Trump waiver sent on 5/22/2018, answer due 7/23/2018. Document filed by Stephanie Clifford. (Keenan, Catherine) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
May 1, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 6 NOTICE OF INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: It is hereby ORDERED that counsel for all parties appear for an initial pretrial conference with the Court on June 20, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. in Courtroom 1105 of the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse, 40 Centre Street, New York, New York, and as further set forth herein. (Initial Conference set for 6/20/2018 at 02:30 PM in Courtroom 1105, 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Jesse M. Furman.) (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 5/1/2018) (ras) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
May 1, 2018 Filing 5 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Donald J. Trump. (pne) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
May 1, 2018 Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: #http://nysd.uscourts.gov/forms.php. (pne) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
May 1, 2018 CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Jesse M. Furman. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at #http://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/District. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at #http://nysd.uscourts.gov/ecf_filing.php. (pne) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
May 1, 2018 Case Designated ECF. (pne) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
May 1, 2018 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Catherine R. Keenan. The party information for the following parties has been modified: Stephanie Clifford, Donald J. Trump. The information for the parties has been modified for the following reason: party role was entered incorrectly. (pne) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
May 1, 2018 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney Catherine R. Keenan. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected: County code New York. The following correction has been made to your case entry: the County code has been modified to XX Out of State. (pne) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
April 30, 2018 Filing 4 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Catherine R. Keenan on behalf of Stephanie Clifford. New Address: Philip Russell, LLC, 66 FIELD POINT RD, GREENWICH, CT, 06830, (203) 661-4200. (Keenan, Catherine) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
April 30, 2018 Filing 3 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Donald J. Trump, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Stephanie Clifford. (Keenan, Catherine) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
April 30, 2018 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed. (Keenan, Catherine) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]
April 30, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Donald J. Trump. (Filing Fee $ 400.00, Receipt Number 0208-15005277)Document filed by Stephanie Clifford.(Keenan, Catherine) [Transferred from New York Southern on 8/13/2018.]

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