Shanita Butler v. SharkNinja Operating LLC et al
Plaintiff: SHANITA BUTLER
Defendant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC, DOES 1 to 20, and Does 1-20
Case Number: 5:2022cv00134
Filed: January 21, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Stanley Blumenfeld
Referring Judge: Margo A Rocconi
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Notice of Removal - Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 32 MINUTE ORDER OF DISMISSAL by Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr.: The parties filed a notice of settlement on 5/3/2022 #31 . This action is therefore dismissed in its entirety without prejudice. For 45 days from the date of this order, the Court retains jurisdiction to vacate this order and to reopen the action nunc pro tunc on motion of any party. By operation of this order and without further court action, the dismissal in this case will convert to a dismissal with prejudice on the 46th day, absent a timely motion to vacate and reopen. See document for further details. (Made JS-6. Case Terminated.) Court Reporter: N/A. (gk)
May 3, 2022 Filing 31 NOTICE of Settlement filed by Defendant SharkNinja Operating LLC. (Kaiser, Scott)
March 31, 2022 Filing 30 NOTICE OF ERRATA filed by Defendant SharkNinja Operating LLC. correcting Stipulation for Protective Order #27 Corrected version is ECF No. 28 (Kaiser, Scott)
March 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 29 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Margo A. Rocconi re Stipulation for Protective Order #28 . [See document for further details.] (et)
March 30, 2022 Filing 28 STIPULATION for Protective Order filed by Defendant SharkNinja Operating LLC.(Kaiser, Scott)
March 29, 2022 Filing 27 STIPULATION for Protective Order filed by Defendant SharkNinja Operating LLC.(Kaiser, Scott)
March 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER CONTINUING ONLY THE EXPERT DISCLOSURE DEADLINES IN THE CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER by Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr.: Upon Stipulation #25 , the Court hereby modifies the case management order by adopting the Proposed Dates in this order. Initial Expert Disclosure due 5/5/2022. Rebuttal Expert Disclosure 5/12/2022. See document for details. (gk)
March 22, 2022 Filing 25 Joint STIPULATION to Continue Expert Disclosure Deadlines from 4/4/22 & 5/5/22 to 4/11/22 & 5/12/22 Re: Minutes of In Chambers Order/Directive - no proceeding held,,,,, Terminate Deadlines and Hearings,,,,, Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings,,,, #13 filed by Defendant SharkNinja Operating LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kaiser, Scott)
March 21, 2022 Filing 24 MINUTES OF (In Court) MINUTE ORDER RE: PRE-MOTION TELEPHONIC DISCOVERY CONFERENCE held before Magistrate Judge Margo A. Rocconi: Case is called. Counsel make their appearances for the record. A conference is held where the parties present their positions. Granting #21 Motion for Telephonic Conference. Court Reporter: CS 3/21/22. (es)
March 18, 2022 Filing 23 NOTICE of Change of Attorney Business or Contact Information: for attorney Stephen Eugene Fresch counsel for Plaintiff Shanita Butler. Changing address to 222 N. Pacific Coast Hwy #1426, El Segundo, California 90245. Changing e-mail to steve@comleylaw.com. Filed by Plaintiff Shanita Butler. (Fresch, Stephen)
March 17, 2022 Filing 22 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Stephen Eugene Fresch counsel for Plaintiff Shanita Butler. Adding Stephen E. Fresch as counsel of record for Shanita Butler for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiff Shanita Butler. (Attorney Stephen Eugene Fresch added to party Shanita Butler(pty:pla))(Fresch, Stephen)
March 17, 2022 Filing 21 MOTION RE: INFORMAL DISCOVERY DISPUTE: Video Conference set for hearing on 3/21/2022 at 11:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Margo A. Rocconi. (es)
March 4, 2022 Filing 20 ANSWER to Amended Complaint/Petition #16 filed by Defendant SharkNinja Operating LLC.(Kaiser, Scott)
February 22, 2022 Filing 19 Notice and CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff Shanita Butler, (Comley, Robert)
February 22, 2022 Filing 18 RESPONSE BY THE COURT TO NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES IN ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOCUMENTS by Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr. In accordance with the Notice of Filer of Deficiencies (Dkt. No. #17 ): The document is accepted as filed. The filer is ordered to file their Notice of Interested Parties pursuant to Local Rule 7.1-1 by close of business day, February 22, 2022. (jgr)
February 21, 2022 Filing 17 NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronically Filed Documents RE: First Amended Complaint #16 . The following error(s) was/were found: Local Rule 7.1-1 No Notice of Interested Parties and/or no copies. 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. You need not take any action in response to this notice unless and until the Court directs you to do so. (lom)
February 18, 2022 Filing 16 First AMENDED COMPLAINT against Defendant SharkNinja Operating LLC amending Complaint - (Discovery) JURY DEMAND, filed by Plaintiff Shanita Butler(Comley, Robert)
February 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER RE MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT by Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr. (jgr)
February 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 PRETRIAL AND TRIAL ORDER by Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr. (jgr)
February 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER by Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr.: The DOE defendants remaining after 4/4/2022 are dismissed by operation of this Order and without further notice. The Court vacates the mandatory scheduling conference set for 2/25/2022 and issues this case management order. The Court has reviewed the Joint Rule 26(f) report #12 and sets the pretrial and trial dates noted in this order based on an evaluation of the complexity of the case. Jury Trial set for 10/11/2022 08:30 AM before Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. Final Pretrial Conference and Hearing on Motions in Limine set for 9/30/2022 10:00 AM before Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. Motion to Amend Pleadings/Add Parties (Hearing Deadline) 4/4/2022. Non-Expert Discovery cut-off 6/3/2022. Discovery Motion Hearing Deadline 6/10/2022. Non-Discovery Motion Hearing Deadline 6/10/2022. Settlement Conference Deadline 6/24/2022. Post-Settlement Status Conference set for 7/8/2022 08:30 AM before Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. Status Report due by 7/1/2022. Trial Filings (First Set) Deadline 9/9/2022. Trial Filings (Second Set) Deadline 9/16/2022. See document for further details. Court Reporter: N/A. (gk)
February 11, 2022 Filing 12 JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial 4 days, filed by Plaintiff Shanita Butler.. (Comley, Robert)
January 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr. The Court sets an in-person Scheduling Conference set for hearing on February 25, 2022 at 8:30 AM before Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. The parties shall file a Joint Rule 26(f) Report by February 15, 2022. (jgr)
January 26, 2022 (CONFORMED COPY) ANSWER to Complaint #1 with Jury Demand filed by Defendant SharkNinja Operating LLC. [Filed stamped on 11/24/2021 by San Bernardino Superior Court, Case No. CIVSB2125746] (gk)
January 26, 2022 Filing 10 NOTICE of Change of Attorney Business or Contact Information: for attorney Robert Alexander Comley counsel for Plaintiff Shanita Butler. Changing firm name to Comley, Deacon & Fresch. Changing e-mail to alex@comleylaw.com. Filed by Plaintiff Shanita Butler. (Comley, Robert)
January 26, 2022 Filing 9 NOTICE Supplement to Notice of Removal filed by Defendant SharkNinja Operating LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Supplemental Exhibit)(Williams, Ryan)
January 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 CIVIL STANDING ORDER upon the filing of the complaint by Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr. (jgr)
January 25, 2022 Filing 7 Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (ghap)
January 25, 2022 Filing 6 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (ghap)
January 25, 2022 Filing 5 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT of Eastern Division Removal Case and Notice re Consent to proceed before a U.S. Magistrate Judge. This case was initially assigned to District Judge Jesus G. Bernal and referred to Magistrate Judge Margo A. Rocconi for discovery. Pursuant to General Order 21-01, this case has been randomly reassigned to District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr. The case number on all documents filed with the Court in this case should read as follows: 5:22-cv-00134 SB (MARx). (ghap)
January 21, 2022 CONFORMED FILED COPY OF COMPLAINT against Defendants Does 1 to 20, Sharkninja Operating LLC. Jury Demanded., filed by plaintiff Shanita Butler. (FILED IN STATE COURT ON 9/1/2021 SUBMITTED ATTACHED EXHIBIT D) (ghap)
January 21, 2022 Filing 4 PROOF OF SERVICE filed by Defendant SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC, re Civil Cover Sheet (CV-71) #2 , Notice of Removal (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 , Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties #3 served on 01/21/2022. (Williams, Ryan)
January 21, 2022 Filing 3 CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC, identifying SharkNinja, EP Midco LLC, Global Appliance LLC, Global Appliance UK Holdco Ltd, SharkNinja Operating LLC. (Williams, Ryan)
January 21, 2022 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Defendant SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC. (Williams, Ryan)
January 21, 2022 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from San Bernardino Superior Court, case number CIVSB2125746 Receipt No: ACACDC-32661120 - Fee: $402, filed by Defendant SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibits A-F) (Attorney Ryan Joseph Williams added to party SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC(pty:dft))(Williams, Ryan)

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Represented By: Stephen Eugene Fresch
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Represented By: Ryan Joseph Williams
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