Jeffrey John Hughes al v. Olympus America, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: jeffrey John hughes and Annie Ruth Hughes
Defendant: Olympus Medical System Corporation, Olympus Corporation of the Americas, Eric Arabit, Vincent J Hernandez, Custom Ultrasonics, Inc, Katrina Respicio, Olympus America, Inc., Regents of The University of California and Does 1 through 20 inclusive
Case Number: 2:2019cv10702
Filed: December 18, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Steve Kim
Referring Judge: R Gary Klausner
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury: Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER GRANTING Stipulation of Dismissal of Entire Action With Prejudice #32 by Judge R. Gary Klausner that, pursuant to FRCP 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), Plaintiff's Complaint in the above-referenced action shall be and hereby is dismissed with prejudice, with the Court retaining jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the Parties settlement, if necessary. (Made JS-6. Case Terminated.) (jp)
April 20, 2020 Filing 32 STIPULATION to Dismiss Case pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) filed by Defendants Olympus America, Inc., Olympus Corporation of the Americas. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Lukitsch, Bethany)
March 30, 2020 Filing 31 NOTICE OF DISMISSAL filed by Plaintiffs Annie Ruth Hughes, Jeffrey John Hughes pursuant to FRCP 41a(1) as to Olympus Medical System Corporation. (Kaufman, Peter)
March 17, 2020 Filing 30 Notice of Withdrawal of Motion to Dismiss Party, #13 filed by Defendant Olympus Medical System Corporation. (Lukitsch, Bethany)
March 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 29 DENIED BY ORDER OF THE COURT by Judge R. Gary Klausner, re Notice of Settlement #26 . THE STIPULATION IS DENIED. (jp)
March 2, 2020 Filing 28 NOTICE OF DISMISSAL filed by Defendant Regents of The University of California pursuant to FRCP 41a(1) as to Regents of The University of California. (Stanley, David)
February 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 27 SCHEDULING NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES AND ORDER by Judge R. Gary Klausner. The Court has reviewed the Notice of Settlement #26 , filed on February 13, 2020. The parties are hereby notified that they are not relieved of any deadlines or court appearances until a dismissal of the action is filed. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (sw) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
February 13, 2020 Filing 26 NOTICE of Settlement and Joint Stipulation to Vacate All Dates and Deadlines filed by Plaintiffs Annie Ruth Hughes, Jeffrey John Hughes. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kaufman, Peter)
February 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER TO STRIKE ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOCUMENT(S) by Judge R. Gary Klausner: the following document(s) be STRICKEN for failure to comply with the Local Rules, General Order and/or the Courts Case Management Order: Notice of Settlement #24 , for the following reasons: Proposed Document was not submitted as separate attachment. (jp)
January 30, 2020 Filing 24 [DOCUMENT STRICKEN PER ORDER DATED 2/3/2020, SEE DOCKET ENTRY NO. #25 ] - NOTICE of Settlement of Entire Case and Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order to Vacate All Dates and Deadlines filed by Plaintiffs Annie Ruth Hughes, Jeffrey John Hughes. (Kaufman, Peter) Modified on 2/4/2020 (jp).
January 29, 2020 Filing 23 NOTICE OF DISMISSAL filed by Plaintiffs Annie Ruth Hughes, Jeffrey John Hughes pursuant to FRCP 41a(1) as to Custom Ultrasonics, Inc. (Kaufman, Peter)
January 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 SCHEDULING NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES AND ORDER by Judge R. Gary Klausner. Specially Appearing Defendant Olympus Medical System Corporation's Motion to Dismiss #13 , calendared for hearing on January 27, 2020, has been taken under submission and off the motion calendar. No appearances by counsel are necessary. The Court will issue a ruling after full consideration of properly submitted pleadings. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (sw) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
January 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER RE TRANSFER PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 19-03 (Related Case) filed. Transfer of case declined by Judge Fernando M. Olguin, for the reasons set forth on this order. Related Case No. 2:19-cv-10694 FMO(RAOx) (rn)
January 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER DENYING JOINT STIPULATION TO STAY ACTION #15 by Judge R. Gary Klausner, (lc)
January 2, 2020 Filing 19 Pursuant to Local Rule 5-4.4.2, counsel for defendant shall immediately submit the proposed order in connection with Docket Entry 15 (to the Judge's generic email address) in Word or Word Perfect format. Text Only Entry THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (sw) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
January 2, 2020 Filing 18 RESPONSE filed by Pro Hac Vice attorney Mark E. Anderson on behalf of Defendant Olympus America, Inc.. RE: Notice of Filing Fee Due. PHV fee N/A. Mark E. Anderson will not be appearing as attorney of record at this time. Should his appearance become necessary, we will submit a pro hac vie application for Mr. Anderson to the Court. (lt)
January 2, 2020 Filing 17 RESPONSE filed by Pro Hac Vice attorney Candice Ali Blydenburgh on behalf of Defendant Olympus America, Inc.. RE: Notice of Filing Fee Due. PHV fee N/A. Candice Ali Blydenburgh will not be appearing as attorney of record at this time. Should her appearance become necessary, we will submit a pro hac vie application for Ms. Blydenburgh to the Court. (lt)
January 2, 2020 Filing 16 RESPONSE filed by Pro Hac Vice attorney Samuel L. Tarry, Jr. on behalf of Defendant Olympus America, Inc.. RE: Notice of Filing Fee Due. PHV fee N/A. Samuel L. Tarry Will not be appearing as attorney of record at this time. Should his appearance become necessary, we will submit a pro hac vie application for Mr. Tarry to the Court. (lt)
December 30, 2019 Filing 15 STIPULATION to Stay Case filed by Defendants Olympus America, Inc., Olympus Corporation of the Americas, Olympus Medical System Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Lukitsch, Bethany)
December 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge R. Gary Klausner. A Scheduling Conference has been placed on calendar for April 27, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. The Conference will be held pursuant to F.R.Civ. P. 16(b). Trial counsel must be present and there are no telephonic appearances. Counsel are ordered to file a joint statement providing a brief factual summary of the case, including the claims being asserted. The parties are reminded of their obligations to disclose information and confer on a discovery plan not later than 21 days prior to the scheduling conference, and to file a joint statement with the Court not later than 14 days after they confer, as required by F.R. Civ.P. 26 and the Local Rules of this Court. Failure to comply may lead to the imposition of sanctions. Plaintiff's counsel is directed to give notice of the scheduling conference to each party that makes an initial appearance in the action after this date. Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 4/20/2020. (sw)
December 23, 2019 Filing 13 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Specially Appearing Defendant Olympus Medical System Corporation filed by Specially Appearing Defendant Olympus Medical System Corporation. Motion set for hearing on 1/27/2020 at 09:00 AM before Judge R. Gary Klausner. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Akihiro Taguchi, #2 Proposed Order) (Lukitsch, Bethany)
December 23, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 STANDING ORDER REGARDING NEWLY ASSIGNED CASES by Judge R. Gary Klausner. (sw)
December 20, 2019 Filing 11 AMENDED CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Defendants Olympus America, Inc., Olympus Corporation of the Americas, Olympus Medical System Corporation. (Lukitsch, Bethany)
December 20, 2019 Filing 10 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Attorney Case Opening. The following error(s) was found: The Civil Cover Sheet (CV-71)is missing or incomplete. All civil actions presented for filing must be accompanied by a completed Civil Cover Sheet. See Local Rule 3-1. Counsel must file a completed Civil Cover Sheet immediately. Failure to do so may be addressed by judicial action, including sanctions. See Local Rule 83-7. Other error(s) with document(s): Missing page 3. (esa)
December 20, 2019 Filing 9 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Mark E. Anderson. 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. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (esa)
December 20, 2019 Filing 8 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Candace Ali Blydenburgh. 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. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (esa)
December 20, 2019 Filing 7 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Samuel L. Tarry, Jr.. 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. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (esa)
December 20, 2019 Filing 6 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (esa)
December 20, 2019 Filing 5 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge R. Gary Klausner and Magistrate Judge Steve Kim. (esa)
December 20, 2019 Filing 4 NOTICE of Related Case(s) filed by Defendants Olympus America, Inc., Olympus Corporation of the Americas. Related Case(s): 19-cv-10698; 19-cv-10694 (Attachments: #1 Unredacted Document Proof of Service)(Lukitsch, Bethany)
December 18, 2019 CONFORMED COPY OF COMPLAINT against defendants Eric Arabit, Custom Ultrasonics, Inc, Does, Vincent J Hernandez, Olympus America, Inc., Olympus Corporation of the Americas, Olympus Medical System Corporation, Regents of The University of California, Katrina Respicio, Jury Demand, filed by plaintiffs Annie Ruth Hughes, Jeffrey John Hughes. (filed in state court 10/24/19, submitted as document 1, attachment 1) (esa)
December 18, 2019 COPY OF ANSWER to Complaint filed by defendant Olympus America, Inc. (non-conformed, submitted as document 1, attachment 10)(esa)
December 18, 2019 COPY OF NOTICE OF DISMISSAL filed by plaintiffs Annie Ruth Hughes, Jeffrey John Hughes as to defendants Eric Arabit, Vincent J Hernandez, Katrina Respicio. (filed in state court 12/10/19, submitted as document 1, attachment 12) (esa)
December 18, 2019 COPY OF ANSWER to Complaint filed by defendant Olympus Corporation of the Americas. (non-conformed, submitted as document 1, attachment 11)(esa)
December 18, 2019 Filing 3 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Defendants Olympus America, Inc., Olympus Corporation of the Americas, Olympus Medical System Corporation. (Lukitsch, Bethany)
December 18, 2019 Filing 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Defendants Olympus America, Inc., Olympus Corporation of the Americas, Olympus Medical System Corporation (Attachments: #1 Unredacted Document Proof of Service)(Lukitsch, Bethany)
December 18, 2019 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Los Angeles Superior Court, case number 19STCV38267 Receipt No: 0973-24979154 - Fee: $400, filed by Defendants Olympus America, Inc., Olympus Corporation of the Americas, Olympus Medical System Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit L, #13 Exhibit M, #14 Exhibit Proof of Service) (Attorney Bethany Gayle Lukitsch added to party Olympus America, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Bethany Gayle Lukitsch added to party Olympus Corporation of the Americas(pty:dft), Attorney Bethany Gayle Lukitsch added to party Olympus Medical System Corporation(pty:dft))(Lukitsch, Bethany)

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Plaintiff: jeffrey John hughes
Represented By: Kevin Richard Boyle
Represented By: Brian J Panish
Represented By: Peter L Kaufman
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Plaintiff: Annie Ruth Hughes
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Defendant: Olympus Medical System Corporation
Represented By: Bethany Gayle Lukitsch
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Defendant: Olympus Corporation of the Americas
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Defendant: Eric Arabit
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Defendant: Vincent J Hernandez
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Defendant: Custom Ultrasonics, Inc
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Defendant: Regents of The University of California
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