Doreen Spafford v. American Fidelity Assurance Company et al
Plaintiff: Doreen Spafford
Defendant: American Fidelity Assurance Company and Does 1 through 100, inclusive
Case Number: 5:2023cv02136
Filed: October 13, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Sherilyn Peace Garnett
Referring Judge: Shashi H Kewalramani
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Notice of Removal - Employment Discrimination
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 22 SCHEDULING AND CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER by Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett. Final Pretrial Conference set for 10/23/2024 at 3:00 PM before Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett. Jury Trial set for 11/12/2024 at 8:30 AM before Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett. SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. (Attachments: #1 Schedule of Pretrial and Trial Dates Worksheet) (iv)
December 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 21 STANDING ORDER FOR MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT by Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett. READ THIS ORDER CAREFULLY. IT CONTROLS THIS CASE AND DIFFERS IN SOME RESPECTS FROM THE LOCAL RULES. (iv)
December 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER/REFERRAL to ADR Procedure No 3 by Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett. Case ordered to a private mediator based upon a stipulation of the parties or by the court order. ADR Proceeding to be held no later than 9/20/2024. (iv)
November 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 19 (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER by Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett: The Court has reviewed the Joint Rule 26(f) Report submitted by the parties and determines that an in-person Scheduling Conference is unnecessary. Accordingly, the Court VACATES the November 15, 2023, Scheduling Conference. Trial Order to be issued. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (pg) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
November 9, 2023 Filing 18 Notice -Request for Zoom Appearance filed by Defendant American Fidelity Assurance Company. (Parker, Alden)
November 1, 2023 Filing 17 JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial 7 days, filed by Plaintiff Doreen Spafford.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Schedule of Pretrial and Trial Dates Worksheet)(De Leon, Donald)
October 31, 2023 Filing 16 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Attorney for Plaintiff Doreen Spafford, (De Leon, Donald)
October 31, 2023 Filing 15 DEMAND for Jury Trial filed by Attorney for Plaintiff Doreen Spafford.. (De Leon, Donald)
October 31, 2023 Filing 14 NOTICE TO FILER RE DEFICIENCY by Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett. Pursuant to the document filed at Dkt. No. #13 . A WordPerfect or Microsoft Word copy of the proposed document along with a PDF copy of the electronically filed main document was to be emailed to Judge Garnetts generic chambers email address in compliance with L.R. 5-4.4.2. Counsel shall email the necessary documents by November 1, 2023. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (pg) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
October 27, 2023 Filing 13 First STIPULATION to Continue Scheduling Conference from 11/15/2023 to 1/3/2024 Re: Initial Order Setting R26 Scheduling Conference - form only #12 filed by Defendant American Fidelity Assurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Alden J. Parker in Support Thereof, #2 Proposed Order Granting Stipulation to Continue Scheduling Conference)(Parker, Alden)
October 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett. Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 11/1/2023. Scheduling Conference set for 11/15/2023 at 03:00 PM before Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett. (pg)
October 17, 2023 Filing 11 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Attorney Case Opening RE: Miscellaneous Document #5 . The following error(s) was found: Other error(s) with document(s): Incorrect event selected. Correct event to be used is Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties. You need not take any action in response to this notice unless and until the Court directs you to do so. (ghap)
October 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 STANDING ORDER upon filing of the complaint by Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett. (pg)
October 17, 2023 Filing 9 Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (ghap)
October 17, 2023 Filing 8 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (ghap)
October 17, 2023 Filing 7 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 Sunshine Suzanne Sykes and referred to Magistrate Judge Shashi H. Kewalramani for discovery. Pursuant to this Court's General Order in the Matter of Assignment of Cases and Duties to the District Judges, this case has been randomly reassigned to District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett. The case number on all documents filed with the Court in this case should read as follows: 5:23-cv-02136 SPG (SHKx). (ghap)
October 17, 2023 Filing 6 NOTICE RE INTRA-DISTRICT TRANSFER by Clerk of Court due to incorrect intra-district venue selected by the filer. Case is transferred to the Eastern Division. Case has been assigned to Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes for all further proceedings. Any matters that may be referred to a Magistrate Judge are assigned to Shashi H. Kewalramani. New Case Number 5:23-cv-2136 SSS (SHKx). (ghap)
October 13, 2023 CONFORMED FILED COPY OF COMPLAINT against Defendants American Fidelity Assurance Company, Does 1 through 100, inclusive. Jury Demanded., filed by plaintiff Doreen Spafford. (FILED IN STATE COURT ON 8/14/2023 SUBMITTED ATTACHED EXHIBIT 8/14/2023 SUBMITTED ATTACHED EXHIBIT B) (ghap)
October 13, 2023 CONFORMED FILED COPY OF ANSWER to Complaint - (Discovery), filed by Defendant American Fidelity Assurance Company. (FILED IN STATE COURT ON 10/10/2023 SUBMITTED ATTACHED EXHIBIT I)(ghap)
October 13, 2023 Filing 5 Certification and Notice of Interested Parties filed by Defendant American Fidelity Assurance Company re: Notice of Removal (Attorney Civil Case Opening),, #1 (Brown, Arielle)
October 13, 2023 Filing 4 DECLARATION of Anna Tsakiris re Notice of Removal (Attorney Civil Case Opening),, #1 filed by Defendant American Fidelity Assurance Company. (Brown, Arielle)
October 13, 2023 Filing 3 DECLARATION of Arielle E. Brown re Notice of Removal (Attorney Civil Case Opening),, #1 filed by Defendant American Fidelity Assurance Company. (Brown, Arielle)
October 13, 2023 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Defendant American Fidelity Assurance Company. (Brown, Arielle)
October 13, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Riverside County Superior Court, case number CVSW2306758 Receipt No: ACACDC-36220555 - Fee: $402, filed by Defendant American Fidelity Assurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Complaint, #3 Civil Case Cover Sheet, #4 Certificate of Counsel, #5 Notice of Department Assignment, #6 Notice of Case Management Conference, #7 Alternative Dispute Resolution Information Package, #8 [Blank] Stipulation for Alternative Dispute Resolution, #9 Answer to Complaint) (Attorney Arielle E. Brown added to party American Fidelity Assurance Company(pty:dft))(Brown, Arielle)

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Plaintiff: Doreen Spafford
Represented By: Donald De Leon
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Represented By: Arielle E. Brown
Represented By: Alden J Parker
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