George Ray Thomas v. County of Los Angeles et al
Plaintiff: George Ray Thomas
Defendant: COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Lee Baca and Does 1-10, inclusive
Alternative Dispute Resolution (Adr) Provider: Steven E Moyer
Case Number: 2:2021cv09277
Filed: November 29, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Michael W Fitzgerald
Referring Judge: Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong
2 Judge: John E McDermott
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Notice of Removal - Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT'S MOTION JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND #19 by Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong: 1. The Court GRANTS the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND as to the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Causes of Actions; 2. If Thomas wishes to amend his Complaint, he should file a separate motion to do so within fourteen (14) days of this Order. (lc)
October 3, 2022 Filing 32 TEXT ONLY ENTRY by Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong. The Court finds the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings #19 appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; Local Rule 7-15. Accordingly, the motion hearing set for OCTOBER 6, 2022, is removed from the calendar and the motion is taken under submission. No appearances are necessary on October 6, 2022. IT IS SO ORDERED. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (kd) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
August 2, 2022 Filing 31 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT of Panel Mediator. Mediator (ADR Panel) Steven E Moyer has been assigned to serve as Panel Mediator. (lst)
July 15, 2022 Filing 30 TEXT ONLY ENTRY by Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong. The Court continues the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings #19 to 10/06/2022 at 10:00 AM before Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong. Counsel shall take notice of this new date. IT IS SO ORDERED. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (kd) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
July 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER by Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong. Based on the foregoing Stipulation #25 and good cause having been shown, the hearing on Defendant COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings #19 is hereby continued to July 28, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. IT IS SO ORDERED. (kd)
July 8, 2022 Filing 28 REPLY in support of NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings #19 filed by Defendant County of Los Angeles. (Park, Caroline)
July 7, 2022 Filing 27 MEMORANDUM in Opposition to NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings #19 filed by Plaintiff George Ray Thomas. (Ferguson, Franklin)
June 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER/REFERRAL to ADR Procedure No 2 by Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong. Case ordered to Court Mediation Panel for mediation. ADR Proceeding to be held no later than 03/08/2023. (aco)
June 22, 2022 Filing 25 Joint STIPULATION to Continue Motion to Dismiss from July 14, 2022 to July 28, 2022 Re: Order,, Set/Reset Motion Hearing and R&R Deadlines, #22 filed by Plaintiff George Ray Thomas. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Ferguson, Franklin)
June 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 CIVIL TRIAL ORDER by Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong. (SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.) (rolm)
May 31, 2022 Filing 23 JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial 3-5 days, filed by Defendant County of Los Angeles.. (Park, Caroline)
May 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER REGARDING STIPULATION TO CONTINUE THE HEARING ON THE MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS [ECF No. #20 ] by Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong. Based on the foregoing Stipulation (ECF No. 20) and good cause having been shown, the hearing on Defendant COUNTY OF LOS ANGELESs motion for judgment on the pleadings is hereby continued to July 14, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. IT IS ORDERED. (yl)
May 16, 2022 Filing 21 TEXT ONLY ENTRY by Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong. The Court ORDERS the parties to submit a current copy of the Schedule of Pretrial and Trial Dates Worksheet attached to the Court's Order Setting Scheduling Conference no later than fifteen (15) days after this ORDER. The Order Setting Scheduling Conference is available on Judge Frimpong's website. The Court will schedule Final Pretrial Conferences and Trials no earlier than August 2022. The parties are required to meet and confer regarding their availability prior to submitting this Joint worksheet. IT IS SO ORDERED. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (kmh) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
May 16, 2022 Filing 20 STIPULATION to Continue Hearing on the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings from June 30, 2022 to July 14, 2022 filed by Defendant County of Los Angeles. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Park, Caroline)
May 13, 2022 Filing 19 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings filed by Defendant County of Los Angeles. Motion set for hearing on 6/30/2022 at 10:00 AM before Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Caroline M. Park ISO MJOP, #2 Proposed Order re MJOP) (Park, Caroline)
April 29, 2022 Filing 18 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Caroline M Park counsel for Defendant County of Los Angeles. Adding Caroline M. Park as counsel of record for Defendant COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Defendant COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. (Attorney Caroline M Park added to party County of Los Angeles(pty:dft))(Park, Caroline)
April 29, 2022 Filing 17 TEXT ONLY ENTRY by Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong. Counsel having satisfactorily responded to the Court's Order to Show Cause 15 , the Court hereby VACATES said order. IT IS SO ORDERED. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. TEXT ONLY ENTRY. (kmh)
April 29, 2022 Filing 16 JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT filed by Defendant County of Los Angeles. (Park, Caroline)
April 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re: Failure to File Case Management Statement by Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong. In light of the Reassignment Order ECF #14 entered on 02/14/202, the Court sets a hearing for Order to Show Cause on May 5, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. If a Case Management Statement is filed on or before April 29, 2022, the hearing on the Order to Show Cause will be discharged, and no appearances will be necessary on May 5, 2022. IT IS SO ORDERED. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (kd) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
February 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 REASSIGNMENT ORDER by Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong. Please refer to the Order for complete details. IT IS SO ORDERED. (kd)
February 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER OF THE CHIEF JUDGE (#22-013) approved by Judge Philip S. Gutierrez. Pursuant to the recommended procedure adopted by the Court for the CREATION OF CALENDAR of Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, this case is transferred from Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald to the calendar of Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge 2:21-cv-09277-MEMF-JEMx. (sn)
January 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER RE: JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE JANUARY 24, 2022 SCHEDULING CONFERENCE TO FEBRUARY 14, 2022 #11 by Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald. The Scheduling Conference on January 24, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. is VACATED. The parties shall file their Joint Rule 26(f) Report pursuant to the requirements set forth in the Order Setting Scheduling Conference (Docket No. 10) no later than February 4, 2022. (iv)
January 10, 2022 Filing 11 Joint STIPULATION to Continue Scheduling Conference from January 24, 2022 to February 14, 2022 Re: Initial Order Setting R26 Scheduling Conference - form only, #10 filed by Plaintiff George Ray Thomas. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Ferguson, Franklin)
December 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald. READ THIS ORDER CAREFULLY. IT DIFFERS IN SOME RESPECTS FROM THE LOCAL RULES. This case has been assigned to Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald. This matter is set for a scheduling conference on 1/24/2022 at 11:00 AM. (iv)
December 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER RETURNING CASE FOR REASSIGNMENT by Judge Christina A. Snyder. ORDER case returned to the Clerk for random reassignment pursuant to General Order 21-01. Case randomly reassigned from Judge Christina A. Snyder to Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge 2:21-cv-09277 MWF(JEMx). (rn)
December 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MINUTE (IN CHAMBERS) - ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge Christina A. Snyder: This matter is set for a Scheduling Conference on January 24, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. The Scheduling Conference will be held pursuant to F.R.Civ.P 16(b). The parties are reminded of their obligations to disclose information and confer on a discovery plan not later than 21 days prior to the date of the Rule 16(b) Scheduling Conference and to report to the Court not later than 14 days after they confer on a discovery plan and the other matters required by F.R.Civ.P. 26(f) and the Local Rules of this Court. See order for more information. (shb)
December 6, 2021 Filing 7 ANSWER to Complaint - (Discovery), with JURY DEMAND filed by Defendant County of Los Angeles.(Jardin, James)
November 30, 2021 Filing 6 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Attorney Case Opening RE: Notice of Removal (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 . The following error(s) was found: Other error(s) with document(s): Attachment # 2 Civil Cover Sheet should not have been attached to Docket Entry No.1 Each document should have been filed separately. You are not required to take any action to correct this deficiency unless the Court so directs. (et)
November 30, 2021 Filing 5 Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (et)
November 30, 2021 Filing 4 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (et)
November 30, 2021 Filing 3 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Christina A. Snyder and Magistrate Judge John E. McDermott. (et)
November 29, 2021 CONFORMED E-FILED COPY OF COMPLAINT against Defendants Lee Baca, County of Los Angeles, Does 1-10, inclusive. Jury Demanded., filed by Plaintiff George Ray Thomas. [FILED IN STATE COURT ON 3/22/2021 SUBMITTED ATTACHED TO EXHIBIT A TO NOTICE OF REMOVAL #1 . (et)
November 29, 2021 CONFORMED E-FILED COPY OF PROOF OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT Executed by Plaintiff George Ray Thomas, upon Defendant County of Los Angeles served on 10/28/2021, answer due 11/18/2021. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Ruben Khosdikian, Deputy Clerk in compliance with statute not specified by personal service.Original Summons NOT returned. [FILED IN STATE COURT ON 10/28/2021 SUBMITTED ATTACHED TO EXHIBIT B TO NOTICE OF REMOVAL #1 . (et)
November 29, 2021 Filing 2 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, (Jardin, James)
November 29, 2021 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Los Angeles - Central District, case number 21STCV10830 Receipt No: ACACDC-32396554 - Fee: $402, filed by Defendant COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Civil Cover Sheet) (Attorney James Christopher Jardin added to party COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES(pty:dft))(Jardin, James)

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Plaintiff: George Ray Thomas
Represented By: Franklin L Ferguson, Jr
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Defendant: COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Represented By: James Christopher Jardin
Represented By: Tomas A Guterres
Represented By: Caroline M Park
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Defendant: Lee Baca
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Alternative dispute resolution (adr) provider: Steven E Moyer
Represented By: Steven E Moyer
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