Walter Ponce-Sanchez v. HF Foods Group Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Walter Ponce-Sanchez
Defendant: HF Foods Group Inc., Caixuan Xu, Zhou Min Ni, Xiao Mou Zhang and Jian Ming Ni
Case Number: 2:2020cv03967
Filed: April 30, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Jean P Rosenbluth
Referring Judge: Otis D Wright
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 77
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 34 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS by Judge Otis D. Wright, II:The Court, having considered the Parties Responses to the Courts Order to Show Cause,hereby DISCHARGES the Order to Show Cause. (ECF No. 29.) Further, as both Parties agree that consolidation is warranted, and good cause appearing, the Court hereby CONSOLIDATES the following two cases: (1) Jesus Mendoza v. HF Foods Group Inc. et al., Case No. 2:20-cv-02929-ODW (JPRx) LEAD CASE; (2) Walter Ponce-Sanchez v. HF Foods Group Inc. et al., Case No. 2:20-cv-03967-ODW (JPRx); Case number 2:20-cv-02929-ODW (JPRx) is designated as the LEAD case and all documents relating to the consolidated matters should be filed ONLY in that case. (lc)
June 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER by Judge Otis D. Wright, II: the following document(s) be STRICKEN for failure to comply with the Local Rules, General Order and/or the Courts Case Management Order: APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Patrick V. Dahlstrom to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $400 Previously Paid on 5/4/2020, Receipt No. 26324804) #31 , for the following reasons: Comply with instructions on discrepancy doc no.32 Refile and attach the proposed order to the e-filed document. Send proposed order in word to the judge's chambers email. (lc)
June 4, 2020 Filing 32 NOTICE of Deficiency in Electronically Filed Pro Hac Vice Application RE: APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Patrick V. Dahlstrom to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $400 Previously Paid on 5/4/2020, Receipt No. 26324804) #31 . The following error(s) was/were found: Local Rule 83-2.1.3.3(d) Certificate of Good Standing not attached for every state court listed to which the applicant has been admitted. Other error(s) with document(s): NY Missing and/or declaration. (Thrasher, Lupe)
June 3, 2020 Filing 31 (STRICKEN PER 6/6/20 ORDER DOCKET NO. 33) . APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Patrick V. Dahlstrom to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $400 Previously Paid on 5/4/2020, Receipt No. 26324804) filed by Attorney Walter Ponce-Sanchez. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order, #2 Certificate of Good Standing) (Dahlstrom, Patrick) Modified on 6/5/2020 (lc).
June 1, 2020 Filing 30 RESPONSE filed by Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchezto Minutes of In Chambers Order/Directive - no proceeding held,, Set/Reset Deadlines, #29 (Pafiti, Jennifer)
May 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 29 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS by Judge Otis D. Wright, II: The parties are ORDERED to SHOW CAUSE, why this case, 2:20-cv-03967, should not be consolidated with the related case, 2:20-cv-02929, in writing only, no later than June 1, 2020. The parties must file their responses in 2:20-cv-03967. No hearing will be held. TheCourt will discharge this order upon the filing of the Parties responses. (lc)
May 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney J. Alexander Hood II to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez and designating Jennifer Pafiti as local counsel #26 by Judge Otis D. Wright, II (lc)
May 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Jeremy A. Lieberman to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez and designating Jennifer Pafiti as local counsel #25 by Judge Otis D. Wright, II. (lc)
May 8, 2020 Filing 26 APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney J. Alexander Hood II to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $400 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-26380100) filed by Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Declaration, #3 Exhibit good standing certificate) (Hood, J)
May 8, 2020 Filing 25 APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Jeremy A. Lieberman to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $400 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-26379936) filed by Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Declaration, #3 Exhibit good standing certificates) (Lieberman, Jeremy)
May 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER RE TRANSFER PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 19-03-Related Case- filed. Related Case No: 2:20-cv-02929 ODW(JPRx). Case transferred from Judge Percy Anderson and Magistrate Judge Gail J. Standish to Judge Otis D. Wright, II and Magistrate Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge 2:20-cv-03967 ODW(JPRx). Signed by Judge Otis D. Wright, II (rn)
May 5, 2020 Filing 22 NOTICE of Related Case(s) filed by Defendants HF Foods Group Inc., Jian Ming Ni, Zhou Min Ni, Caixuan Xu, Xiao Mou Zhang. Related Case(s): 2:20-cv-02929-ODW-JPR (Cox, Charles)
May 5, 2020 Filing 21 CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by Defendants HF Foods Group Inc., Jian Ming Ni, Zhou Min Ni, Caixuan Xu, Xiao Mou Zhang, identifying Walter Ponce-Sanchez, HF Foods Group Inc., Zhou Min Ni, Xiao Mou Zhang, Caixuan Xu, Jian Ming Ni. (Cox, Charles)
May 5, 2020 Filing 20 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Charles W Cox, II counsel for Defendants HF Foods Group Inc., Jian Ming Ni, Zhou Min Ni, Caixuan Xu, Xiao Mou Zhang. Adding Charles W. Cox as counsel of record for HF Foods Group Inc., Zhou Min Ni, Xiao Mou Zhang, Caixuan Xu, Jian Ming Ni for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Defendants HF Foods Group Inc., Zhou Min Ni, Xiao Mou Zhang, Caixuan Xu, Jian Ming Ni. (Attorney Charles W Cox, II added to party HF Foods Group Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Charles W Cox, II added to party Jian Ming Ni(pty:dft), Attorney Charles W Cox, II added to party Zhou Min Ni(pty:dft), Attorney Charles W Cox, II added to party Caixuan Xu(pty:dft), Attorney Charles W Cox, II added to party Xiao Mou Zhang(pty:dft))(Cox, Charles)
May 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER by Judge Percy Anderson: denying #19 Non-Resident Attorney Patrick V. Dahlstrom APPLICATION to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez. Terming Attorney Patrick V Dahlstrom. (mrgo)
May 4, 2020 Filing 19 APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Patrick V. Dahlstrom to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $400 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-26324804) filed by Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Declaration, #3 Proposed Order) (Pafiti, Jennifer)
May 4, 2020 Filing 18 21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 as to defendant HF Foods Group Inc., Zhou Min Ni, Caixuan Xu, Xiao Mou Zhang. (mrgo)
May 4, 2020 Filing 17 21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 as to defendant Jian Ming Ni. (mrgo)
May 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 STANDING ORDER (CONTROLS THE CASE AND DIFFERS IN SOME RESPECTS FROM THE LOCAL RULES) by Judge Percy Anderson (lc)
May 1, 2020 Filing 15 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Notice of Deficiency in Request to Issue Summons,, #12 , Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez. (Pafiti, Jennifer)
May 1, 2020 Filing 14 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Notice of Deficiency in Request to Issue Summons,, #12 , Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez. (Pafiti, Jennifer)
May 1, 2020 Filing 13 CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez, (Pafiti, Jennifer)
May 1, 2020 Filing 12 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Request to Issue Summons RE: Summons Request #3 , Summons Request #4 . The following error(s) was found: The caption of the summons must match the caption of the complaint verbatim. If the caption is too large to fit in the space provided, enter the name of the first party and then write see attached.Next, attach a face page of the complaint or a second page addendum to the Summons. The summons cannot be issued until this defect has been corrected. Please correct the defect and re-file your request. (esa)
May 1, 2020 Filing 11 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Attorney Case Opening. The following error(s) was found: No Notice of Interested Parties has been filed. A Notice of Interested Parties must be filed with every partys first appearance. See Local Rule 7.1-1. Counsel must file a Notice of Interested Parties immediately. Failure to do so may be addressed by judicial action, including sanctions. See Local Rule 83-7. (esa)
May 1, 2020 Filing 10 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Peretz Bronstein. 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)
May 1, 2020 Filing 9 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Patrick V. Dahlstrom. 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)
May 1, 2020 Filing 8 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney J. Alexander Hood II. 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)
May 1, 2020 Filing 7 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Jeremy A. Lieberman. 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)
May 1, 2020 Filing 6 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (esa)
May 1, 2020 Filing 5 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Percy Anderson and Magistrate Judge Gail J. Standish. (esa)
April 30, 2020 Filing 4 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez. (Pafiti, Jennifer)
April 30, 2020 Filing 3 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez. (Pafiti, Jennifer)
April 30, 2020 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez. (Pafiti, Jennifer)
April 30, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Receipt No: ACACDC-26284178 - Fee: $400, filed by Plaintiff Walter Ponce-Sanchez. (Attorney Jennifer Pafiti added to party Walter Ponce-Sanchez(pty:pla))(Pafiti, Jennifer)

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