Sharon Zhang v. Staar Surgical Company et al
Plaintiff: Sharon Zhang
Defendant: Patrick F Williams, Caren L Mason, Staar Surgical Company and Deborah Andrews
Case Number: 8:2020cv01660
Filed: September 1, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: John D Early
Referring Judge: James V Selna
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) Order re Motion to Consolidate and Motions for Appointment of Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel by Judge James V. Selna: For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS the motion to consolidate and additionally orders the following: (1) the Clerk is directed to close Sharon Zhang v. STAAR Surgical Company, et al. (8:20-cv-01660-JVS-JDEx) ; and (2) all future filings shall be made in Nawaf Alwazzan v. STAAR Surgical Company, et al. (8:20-cv-01533-JVS-JDEx). The Court also GRANTS Mandas motion for appointment as lead plaintiff in the now consolidated action, and approves his reasonable choice of Pomerantz LLP as lead counsel. The Court finds that oral argument would not be helpful in this matter. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; L.R. 7-15. Hearing set for November 16, 2020, is ordered VACATED. (Made JS-6. Case Terminated.) (es)
September 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER CONSOLIDATING ACTIONS #14 by Judge James V. Selna. The Court GRANTS the Stipulation and ORDERS the following: 1. The Alwazzan Action and the Zhang Action are consolidated and the caption for future filings will be: In re STAAR Surgical Co. Securities Litigation, and the lead case is 8:20-cv-01533-JVS-JDE. The case number will be 8:20-cv-01533-JVS-JDE consol with 8:20-cv-01660-JVS-JDE or SACV 20-01533JVS(JDEx) consol with SACV 20-01660JVS(JDEx). (See order for details.) (es)
September 11, 2020 Filing 14 Joint STIPULATION to Consolidate Cases as to 8:20-cv-01533-JVS-JDE filed by Defendants Deborah Andrews, Caren L Mason, Staar Surgical Company, Patrick F Williams. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Attorney Peter Bradley Morrison added to party Deborah Andrews(pty:dft), Attorney Peter Bradley Morrison added to party Caren L Mason(pty:dft), Attorney Peter Bradley Morrison added to party Staar Surgical Company(pty:dft), Attorney Peter Bradley Morrison added to party Patrick F Williams(pty:dft))(Morrison, Peter)
September 4, 2020 Filing 13 INITIAL ORDER FOLLOWING FILING OF COMPLAINT ASSIGNED TO JUDGE SELNA (lb)
September 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER RE TRANSFER PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 19-03-Related Case- filed. Related Case No: 8:20-cv-01533-JVS-JDE. Case transferred from Judge Cormac J. Carney and Magistrate Judge Autumn D. Spaeth to Judge James V. Selna and Magistrate Judge John D. Early for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge 8:20-cv-01660-JVS-JDE. Signed by Judge James V. Selna. (rrp)
September 2, 2020 Filing 11 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Peretz Bronstein. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (esa)
September 2, 2020 Filing 10 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Patrick V Dahlstrom. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (esa)
September 2, 2020 Filing 9 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Jeremy A Lieberman. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (esa)
September 2, 2020 Filing 8 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney J. Alexander Hood, II. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (esa) (Main Document 8 replaced on 9/2/2020) (esa).
September 2, 2020 Filing 7 21 DAY Summons issued re Complaint #1 as to defendants Deborah Andrews, Caren L Mason, Staar Surgical Company, Patrick F Williams. (esa)
September 2, 2020 Filing 6 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (esa)
September 2, 2020 Filing 5 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Cormac J. Carney and Magistrate Judge Autumn D. Spaeth. (esa)
September 1, 2020 Filing 4 Certification and Notice of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff Sharon Zhang, (Pafiti, Jennifer)
September 1, 2020 Filing 3 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by plaintiff Sharon Zhang. (Pafiti, Jennifer)
September 1, 2020 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiff Sharon Zhang. (Pafiti, Jennifer)
September 1, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Receipt No: ACACDC-27885231 - Fee: $400, filed by plaintiff Sharon Zhang. (Attachments: #1 Certification, #2 Schedule A) (Attorney Jennifer Pafiti added to party Sharon Zhang(pty:pla))(Pafiti, Jennifer)

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