Veronica R. Gonzalez v. Ford Motor Company et al
Plaintiff: VERONICA R. GONZALEZ
Defendant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Does 1 through 10, inclusive and Long Beach Lincoln Mercury, Inc. doing business as Caruso Ford
Case Number: 2:2021cv06764
Filed: August 20, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: John E McDermott
Referring Judge: John F Walter
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1446 pl
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 14, 2021 Filing 43 TRANSMITTAL of documents to Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles, Stanley Mosk Courthouse. A certified copy of the order of remand and a copy of the docket sheet from this court was sent to Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles, Stanley Mosk Courthouse. Case Number: 20STCV26518. (et)
October 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 42 MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS MOTION TOREMAND TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT [filed 9/20/2021; Docket No. #34 ] by Judge John F. Walter. Plaintiff's Motion to Remand to Los Angeles County Superior Court is GRANTED. This action is hereby REMANDED to Los Angeles County Superior Court. [MD JS-6. Case Terminated.] (et)
October 6, 2021 Filing 41 NOTICE OF LODGING filed re NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Remand Case to Los Angeles Superior Court #34 (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order [Proposed] Statement of Decision Granting Plaintiff's Motion to Remand to Los Angeles Superior Court)(Xie, Matt)
October 4, 2021 Filing 40 REPLY In Support NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Remand Case to Los Angeles Superior Court #34 filed by Plaintiff Veronica R. Gonzalez. (Xie, Matt)
September 29, 2021 Filing 39 COUNTERCLAIM against FORD MOTOR COMPANY Long Beach Lincoln Mercury, Inc. amending Amended Complaint/Petition #18 , filed by Defendant/Counter-Claimant Long Beach Lincoln Mercury, Inc.(Roeb, Craig)
September 29, 2021 Filing 38 ANSWER to Amended Complaint/Petition #18 filed by LONG BEACH LINCOLN MERCURY, INC. dba CARUSO FORD Long Beach Lincoln Mercury, Inc..(Attorney Craig Alan Roeb added to party Long Beach Lincoln Mercury, Inc.(pty:dft))(Roeb, Craig)
September 27, 2021 Filing 37 Opposition To Plaintiffs Motion For Remand To State Court re: NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Remand Case to Los Angeles Superior Court #34 filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Attorney Daniel A Law added to party Ford Motor Company(pty:dft))(Law, Daniel)
September 22, 2021 Filing 36 PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff Veronica R. Gonzalez, upon Defendant Long Beach Lincoln Mercury, Inc. served on 9/8/2021, answer due 9/29/2021. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Mai Houa Yang, Client Representative for Cogency Global, Inc. (registered agent for service of process for Defendant Long Beach Lincoln Mercury, Inc. DBA Caruso Ford) in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by personal service.Original Summons NOT returned. (Xie, Matt)
September 20, 2021 Filing 35 NOTICE OF LODGING filed re NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Remand Case to Los Angeles Superior Court #34 (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order [Proposed] Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Remand to Los Angeles County Superior Court)(Xie, Matt)
September 20, 2021 Filing 34 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Remand Case to Los Angeles Superior Court filed by Plaintiff Veronica R. Gonzalez. Motion set for hearing on 10/18/2021 at 01:30 PM before Judge John F. Walter. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Plaintiff's Motion to Remand to Los Angeles County Superior Court, #2 Declaration Declaration of White J. Xie in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Remand to Los Angeles County Superior Court) (Xie, Matt)
September 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF'S EX PARTE APPLICATION TO EXTEND TIME UNTIL SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 TO FILE MOTION FOR REMAND OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, RELIEF FROM STANDING ORDER RULE 5(B) #30 by Judge John F. Walter. The Court ORDERS that Plaintiff may file her Motion for Remand without filing the Standing Order Rule 5(b) Joint Report. (iv)
September 20, 2021 Filing 32 NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronically Filed Documents RE: Ex Parte Application #30 . The following error(s) was/were found: Proposed order not submitted pursuant to Local Rule 52-4.1. A Word or Wordperfect version of the proposed order should also be emailed to the chambers generic email address. Pursuant to Local Rule 5-4.4.1- Proposed orders not lodged with a main document shall be electronically lodged as an attachment to a Notice of Lodging. In response to this notice, the Court may: (1) order an amended or correct document to be filed; (2) order the document stricken; or (3) take other action as the Court deems appropriate. (iv)
September 20, 2021 Filing 31 DEFENDANT FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S OPPOSITION to Ex Parte Application Ex Parte Application re: First EX PARTE APPLICATION for Extension of Time to File Motion for Remand to Los Angeles Superior Court #30 filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Declaration DECLARATION OF JUDD A. GILEFSKY IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT FORD MOTOR COMPANYS OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS EX PARTE APPLICATION TO EXTEND TIME UNTIL SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 TO FILE STANDING ORDER RULE 5(B) JOINT STATEMENT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, RELIEF FROM STANDING ORDER RULE 5(B)(Hughes, Samantha)
September 17, 2021 Filing 30 First EX PARTE APPLICATION for Extension of Time to File Motion for Remand to Los Angeles Superior Court filed by Plaintiff Veronica R. Gonzalez. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of White J. Xie in Support of Plaintiff's Ex Parte Application to Extend Time until September 20, 2021 to File Standing Order Rule 5(b) Joint Statement or, in the Alternative, Relief from Standing Order Rule 5(b)) (Xie, Matt)
September 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 29 SCHEDULING AND CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER by Judge John F. Walter. The purpose of this Order is to notify the parties and their counsel of the deadlines and the schedule that will govern this action. Pretrial Conference set for 5/27/2022 at 8:00 AM. Hearing on Motions in Limine; Disputed Jury Instructions set for 6/10/2022 at 8:00 AM. Jury Trial set for 6/21/2022 at 8:30 AM. (iv)
September 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER VACATING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE, REFERRAL TO PRIVATE MEDIATION, and DISMISSING ANY UNSERVED DOE DEFENDANTS by Judge John F. Walter. The Court has Conference is not necessary. The hearing on September 27, 2021 is vacated and taken off calendar. A Scheduling and Case Management Order will issue. Any unserved DOE defendants are dismissed at this time. The Court, having considered the parties' Request: ADR Procedure Selection, the Notice to Parties of Court-Directed ADR Program, or the report submitted by the parties pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) and Civil L.R. 26-1, hereby: ORDERS this case referred to: ADR PROCEDURE NO. 3: (Private mediation). The ADR proceeding is to be completed no later than: February 7, 2022. The Joint Report re: Results of Settlement Conference due on: February 11, 2022. (iv)
September 13, 2021 Filing 27 JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial 5, filed by Plaintiff Veronica R. Gonzalez.. (Xie, Matt)
September 10, 2021 Filing 26 Text Entry Order STRIKING MOTION to Remand #25 for the same reason(s) previously stricken. Counsel shall re-read the Court's Standing Order before refiling any Motion.THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (sr) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
September 7, 2021 Filing 25 *Stricken* First NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Remand Case to Los Angeles Superior Court filed by Plaintiff Veronica R. Gonzalez. Motion set for hearing on 10/25/2021 at 01:30 PM before Judge John F. Walter. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum Memorandum of Points & Authorities in Support of Plaintiff's Motion to Remand to Los Angeles Superior Court, #2 Declaration Declaration of White J. Xie in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Remand to Los Angeles Superior Court) (Xie, Matt) Modified on 9/10/2021 (sr).
September 7, 2021 Filing 24 Text Entry Order STRIKING MOTION to Remand #23 . Hearing date is untimely. Counsel shall read the Court's entire Standing Order before refiling any Motion.THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (sr) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
September 3, 2021 Filing 23 *Stricken* First NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Remand Case to Los Angeles Superior Court filed by Plaintiff Veronica R. Gonzalez. Motion set for hearing on 9/20/2021 at 01:30 PM before Judge John F. Walter. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum Memorandum of Points & Authorities in Support of Plaintiff's Motion to Remand to Los Angeles County Superior Court, #2 Declaration Declaration of White J. Xie in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Remand to Los Angeles County Superior Court) (Xie, Matt) Modified on 9/7/2021 (sr).
September 3, 2021 Filing 22 DECLARATION of Benjeman R. Beck filed by Plaintiff Veronica R. Gonzalez. (Xie, Matt)
August 31, 2021 Filing 21 21 DAY Summons Issued re First Amended Complaint #18 as to defendant Long Beach Lincoln Mercury, Inc. (lom)
August 30, 2021 Filing 20 DECLARATION of Judd A. Gilefsky filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Hughes, Samantha)
August 30, 2021 Filing 19 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Amended Complaint/Petition #18 filed by Plaintiff Veronica R. Gonzalez. (Xie, Matt)
August 30, 2021 Filing 18 FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT against Defendants Does, Ford Motor Company, Long Beach Lincoln Mercury, Inc. amending Complaint - (Discovery), filed by Plaintiff Veronica R. Gonzalez(Xie, Matt)
August 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER RETURNING CASE FOR REASSIGNMENT UPON RECUSAL by Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue. ORDER case returned to the Clerk for random reassignment Discovery pursuant to General Order 05-07. Case randomly reassigned from Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue to Magistrate Judge John E. McDermott for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge 2:21-cv-06764 JFW(JEMx). (rn)
August 24, 2021 Filing 16 CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company, identifying State Street Corporation and certain of its affiliates 1, BlackRock, Inc. and certain of its affiliates, The Vanguard Group and certain of its affiliates. (Hughes, Samantha)
August 24, 2021 Filing 15 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff Veronica R. Gonzalez, identifying Veronica R. Gonzalez. (Xie, White)
August 24, 2021 Filing 14 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney White Jay Xie counsel for Plaintiff Veronica R. Gonzalez. Adding White Jay Xie as counsel of record for Veronica R. Gonzalez for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiff Veronica R. Gonzalez. (Xie, White)
August 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS): COURT ORDER by Judge John F. Walter: Counsel are hereby notified that a Scheduling Conference has been set for September 27, 2021 at 1:15 p.m. before Judge John F. Walter in Courtroom 7A, 350 W. 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Lead Trial Counsel shall attend all proceedings before this Court, including the Scheduling Conference. Counsel are directed to comply with Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 26-1 in a timely fashion and to file a Joint Report, on or before September 13, 2021. (et)
August 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 STANDING ORDER by Judge John F. Walter. READ THIS ORDER CAREFULLY. IT CONTROLS THE CASE AND DIFFERS IN SOME RESPECTS FROM THE LOCAL RULES. This action has been assigned to the calendar of Judge John F. Walter. [See document for details.] (et)
August 24, 2021 Filing 11 TEXT ONLY ENTRY ORDER DISMISSING DOES: Pursuant to Local Rule 19-1, no complaint or petition shall be filed that includes more than ten Doe or fictitiously named parties. Accordingly, the Court hereby dismisses the action as to Doe Defendants 11 through 50, inclusive. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (sr) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
August 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER TO REASSIGN CASE due to self-recusal pursuant to General Order 21-01 by Judge Christina A. Snyder. Case transferred from Judge Christina A. Snyder to the calendar of Judge John F. Walter for all further proceedings. Case number now reads as 2:21-cv-06764 JFW(PDx). (rn)
August 23, 2021 Filing 9 Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (ghap)
August 23, 2021 Filing 8 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (ghap)
August 23, 2021 Filing 7 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Christina A. Snyder and Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue. (ghap)
August 20, 2021 CONFORMED FILED COPY OF COMPLAINT against Defendants Does 1 through 50, inclusive, Ford Motor Company. Jury Demanded., filed by plaintiff Veronica R. Gonzalez. (FILED IN STATE COURT ON 7/19/2021 SUBMITTED ATTACHED EXHIBIT A) (ghap)
August 20, 2021 Filing 6 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE filed by Defendant FORD MOTOR COMPANY, re Declaration #3 , Civil Cover Sheet (CV-71) #2 , Corporate Disclosure Statement #4 , Notice (Other) #5 , Notice of Removal (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 served on August 20, 2021. (Hughes, Samantha)
August 20, 2021 Filing 5 NOTICE OF FILING STATE COURT ANSWER TO PLAINTIFFS COMPLAINT BY DEFENDANT FORD MOTOR COMPANY; AND DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL filed by Defendant FORD MOTOR COMPANY. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Hughes, Samantha)
August 20, 2021 Filing 4 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Defendant FORD MOTOR COMPANY (Hughes, Samantha)
August 20, 2021 Filing 3 DECLARATION of SAMANTHA J. HUGHES re Notice of Removal (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 filed by Defendant FORD MOTOR COMPANY. (Hughes, Samantha)
August 20, 2021 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Defendant FORD MOTOR COMPANY. (Hughes, Samantha)
August 20, 2021 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Superior Court of the State of California in the County of Los Angeles, case number 20STCV36096 Receipt No: ACACDC-31848007 - Fee: $402, filed by Defendant FORD MOTOR COMPANY. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit) (Attorney Samantha Joy Hughes added to party FORD MOTOR COMPANY(pty:dft))(Hughes, Samantha)

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Plaintiff: VERONICA R. GONZALEZ
Represented By: Benjeman R Beck
Represented By: Matt Xie
Represented By: Nancy Zhang
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Defendant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Represented By: Samantha Joy Hughes
Represented By: Daniel A Law
Represented By: Judd A Gilefsky
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Defendant: Long Beach Lincoln Mercury, Inc. doing business as Caruso Ford
Represented By: Craig Alan Roeb
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