William Richard Bertrand et al v. Ford Motor Company et al
Plaintiff: Laurel Kathleen Bertrand and William Richard Bertrand
Defendant: Ford Motor Company and Does 1 through 10, inclusive
Alternative Dispute Resolution (Adr) Provider: Ronald Akasaka
Case Number: 2:2021cv04053
Filed: May 14, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Pedro V Castillo
Referring Judge: Dale S Fischer
Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Notice of Removal - Breach of Contract
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 29 TEXT ONLY ENTRY (IN CHAMBERS): ORDER DISMISSING CASE DUE TO SETTLEMENT by Judge Dale S. Fischer. The Court has been advised that this action has been settled. Accordingly, it is ordered that the action is dismissed without prejudice. The Court retains jurisdiction for 60 days to vacate this Order and to reopen the action on a showing of good cause that the settlement has not been completed and further proceedings are necessary. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (rfi) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
November 30, 2021 Filing 28 NOTICE of Settlement filed by Plaintiffs Laurel Kathleen Bertrand, William Richard Bertrand. (Daghighian, Sepehr)
September 20, 2021 Filing 27 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Michael William Oppenheim counsel for Plaintiffs Laurel Kathleen Bertrand, William Richard Bertrand. Adding Michael W. Oppenheim as counsel of record for Plaintiffs, William Richard Bertrand & Laurel Kathleen Bertrand for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiff William Richard Bertrand & Laurel Kathleen Bertrand. (Attorney Michael William Oppenheim added to party Laurel Kathleen Bertrand(pty:pla), Attorney Michael William Oppenheim added to party William Richard Bertrand(pty:pla))(Oppenheim, Michael)
September 3, 2021 Filing 26 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Lauren Candice Martin counsel for Plaintiffs Laurel Kathleen Bertrand, William Richard Bertrand. Lauren C. Martin is no longer counsel of record for the aforementioned party in this case for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiffs William Richard Bertrand and Laurel Kathleen Bertrand. (Martin, Lauren)
August 26, 2021 Filing 25 NOTICE of Change of address by Lauren Candice Martin attorney for Plaintiffs Laurel Kathleen Bertrand, William Richard Bertrand. Changing attorneys address to 10866 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Filed by Plaintiffs Laurel Kathleen Bertrand, William Richard Bertrand. (Martin, Lauren)
August 26, 2021 Filing 24 NOTICE of Change of address by Michael H Rosenstein attorney for Plaintiffs Laurel Kathleen Bertrand, William Richard Bertrand. Changing attorneys address to 10866 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Filed by Plaintiffs Laurel Kathleen Bertrand, William Richard Bertrand. (Rosenstein, Michael)
August 26, 2021 Filing 23 NOTICE of Change of address by Sepehr Daghighian attorney for Plaintiffs Laurel Kathleen Bertrand, William Richard Bertrand. Changing attorneys address to 10866 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Filed by Plaintiffs Laurel Kathleen Bertrand, William Richard Bertrand. (Daghighian, Sepehr)
July 9, 2021 Filing 22 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT of Panel Mediator. Mediator (ADR Panel) Ronald Akasaka has been assigned to serve as Panel Mediator. (lst)
July 7, 2021 Filing 21 STIPULATION REGARDING SELECTION of Panel Mediator filed. Parties stipulate that Ronald Akasaka may serve as Panel Mediator. Plaintiff obtained the Panel Mediators consent to serve. All parties and the Panel Mediator have agreed that the mediation will be held on 9/23/2021 and counsel will submit mediation statements seven (7) calendar days before the session. Filed by Plaintiffs Laurel Kathleen Bertrand, William Richard Bertrand(Martin, Lauren)
June 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER/REFERRAL to ADR Procedure No 2 by Judge Dale S. Fischer. Case ordered to Court Mediation Panel for mediation. ADR Proceeding to be held no later than 1/3/2022. (dd)
June 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 Order re Jury Trial by Judge Dale S. Fischer. These dates and requirements are firm. The Court is very unlikely to grant continuances unless the parties establish good cause through a concrete showing. Failure to complete discovery in a timely manner does not constitute good cause, nor does the fact that a settlement conference is pending. Each side is limited to five motions in limine, unless the Court orders otherwise. See Trial Order for specifics. Expert Witness Exchange Deadlines: Initial: 9/6/2021; Rebuttal: 9/13/2021; Cut-off: 11/1/2021, Motion Hearing Cut-off: 12/20/2021, Amended Pleadings due by 8/16/2021. Discovery cut-off 10/18/2021. Final Pretrial Conference set for 2/28/2022 03:00 PM before Judge Dale S. Fischer. Jury Trial set for 3/29/2022 08:30 AM before Judge Dale S. Fischer. (dd)
June 23, 2021 Filing 18 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: (IN CHAMBERS) SCHEDULING ORDER. The Court takes the Scheduling Conference off calendar and establishes the case management dates as proposed by parties in the Joint Rule 26(f) Report as further described in the Schedule of Pretrial and Trial dates except as noted in the Order re Trial. (See Order re Trial for specific dates and times.) These dates and requirements are firm. The Court is very unlikely to grant continuances unless the parties establish good cause through a concrete showing. Failure to complete discovery in a timely manner does not constitute good cause, nor does the fact that a settlement conference is pending. Each side is limited to five motions in limine unless the Court orders otherwise. All fictitiously named defendants are dismissed. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (dd) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
June 22, 2021 Filing 17 Notice of Withdrawal of Disclosure #15 filed by defendant Ford Motor Company. (Gilefsky, Judd)
June 21, 2021 Filing 16 JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial 3-4 days, filed by Plaintiffs Laurel Kathleen Bertrand, William Richard Bertrand.. (Martin, Lauren)
June 21, 2021 Filing 15 WITHDRAWN, see docket entry no. 17 - Initial DISCLOSURE filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company (Gilefsky, Judd) Modified on 6/22/2021 (lom).
May 18, 2021 Filing 14 CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiffs Laurel Kathleen Bertrand, William Richard Bertrand, (Rosenstein, Michael)
May 18, 2021 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Michael H Rosenstein on behalf of Plaintiffs Laurel Kathleen Bertrand, William Richard Bertrand (Rosenstein, Michael)
May 18, 2021 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Sepehr Daghighian on behalf of Plaintiffs Laurel Kathleen Bertrand, William Richard Bertrand (Daghighian, Sepehr)
May 18, 2021 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Lauren Candice Martin on behalf of Plaintiffs Laurel Kathleen Bertrand, William Richard Bertrand (Martin, Lauren)
May 17, 2021 Filing 10 PROOF OF SERVICE filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company, re Notice of Removal (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 and Court Issued Documents served on 05/17/2021. (Gilefsky, Judd)
May 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge Dale S. Fischer. The Joint Report must include the completed Schedule of Pretrial and Trial dates. Lead trial counsel are ordered to appear in person unless counsel have been excused by the Court. Scheduling Conference set for 6/28/2021 at 11:00 AM before Judge Dale S. Fischer. (rfi)
May 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 STANDING ORDER FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE DALE S. FISCHER upon filing of the complaint by Judge Dale S. Fischer. If a party would be entitled to attorneys fees, counsel are referred to the Order Re Fees found on Court's website under Judge Fischer's Procedures and Schedules contained in the Judge's Requirements tab. Read all Orders carefully. They govern this case and differ in some respects from the Local Rules. COUNSEL ARE ORDERED TO PROVIDE A MANDATORY CHAMBERS COPY OF THE COMPLAINT, NOTICE OF REMOVAL, AND ANY OTHER INITIATING DOCUMENTS. (rfi)
May 14, 2021 Filing 7 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (ghap)
May 14, 2021 Filing 6 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Dale S. Fischer and Magistrate Judge Pedro V. Castillo. (ghap)
May 14, 2021 Filing 5 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Gilefsky, Judd)
May 14, 2021 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Judd A Gilefsky on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company (Gilefsky, Judd)
May 14, 2021 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Judd A Gilefsky on behalf of Defendant Ford Motor Company (Gilefsky, Judd)
May 14, 2021 Filing 2 CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company, identifying State Street Corporation; Evercore Trust Company, NA; Black Rock, Inc.; The Vanguard Group. (Gilefsky, Judd)
May 14, 2021 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from CALIFORNIA SUPERIOR COURT, case number 21STCV14020 Receipt No: ACACDC-31295800 - Fee: $402, filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Judd Gilefsky, #2 Declaration of Sharon Shin, #3 Exhibit A, #4 Exhibit B, #5 Exhibit C) (Attorney Judd A Gilefsky added to party Ford Motor Company(pty:dft))(Gilefsky, Judd)
May 14, 2021 CONFORMED FILED COPY OF ANSWER to Complaint - (Discovery), filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (FILED IN STATE COURT ON 5/13/2021 SUBMITTED ATTACHED EXHIBIT A)(ghap)
May 14, 2021 CONFORMED COPY OF COMPLAINT against Defendants Does 1 through 10, inclusive, Ford Motor Company. Jury Demanded., filed by plaintiffs Laurel Kathleen Bertrand, William Richard Bertrand. (FILED IN STATE COURT ON 4/13/2021 SUBMITTED ATTACHED EXHIBIT A) (ghap)

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Plaintiff: Laurel Kathleen Bertrand
Represented By: Sepehr Daghighian
Represented By: Michael H Rosenstein
Represented By: Lauren Candice Martin
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