Stephan Marano v. Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Stephen Marano
Defendant: Does 1 through 50, inclusive and Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
Case Number: 8:2020cv02215
Filed: November 20, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Cormac J Carney
Referring Judge: Autumn D Spaeth
Nature of Suit: Labor: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Notice of Removal
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 14, 2022 Filing 34 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Order for Granting Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement filed by Plaintiff Stephen Marano. Motion set for hearing on 10/17/2022 at 01:30 PM before Judge Cormac J. Carney. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Points and Authorities, #2 Declaration of Jonathan Melmed, #3 Declaration of Stephan Marano, #4 Proposed Order Granting Preliminary Approval) (Melmed, Jonathan)
August 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 SCHEDULING ORDER by Judge Cormac J. Carney. Plaintiff shall have until Wednesday, September 14, 2022, on which to file Plaintiffs motion for preliminary approval of class and PAGA action settlement, with the motion to be heard on Monday, October 17, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. (twdb)
August 17, 2022 Filing 32 NOTICE OF LODGING filed Proposed Order re Status Report #31 (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Melmed, Jonathan)
August 16, 2022 Filing 31 STATUS REPORT filed by Plaintiff Stephen Marano. (Melmed, Jonathan)
August 10, 2022 Filing 30 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Abigail Hudson counsel for Defendant Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.. Abigail Hudson is no longer counsel of record for the aforementioned party in this case for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Defendant Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.. (Hudson, Abigail)
August 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 29 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS by Judge Cormac J. Carney: ORDER DIRECTING THE PARTIES TO SUBMIT A JOINT REPORT ON STATUS OF SETTLEMENT AND PROPOSED BRIEFING AND HEARING DATES FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION. The Court therefore ORDERS the parties to submit a joint report on the status of the settlement and proposed briefing and hearing dates for class certification no later than August 16, 2022. ( Joint Status Report due by 8/16/2022.) (twdb)
February 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 MINUTE ORDER (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER RESCINDING ORDER DISMISSING ACTION ON NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT by Judge Cormac J. Carney. The Court rescinds its order at Dkt. 26, reopens the case, and vacates all hearings and deadlines in this matter. Given that the parties do not yet know when their settlement will be finalized, the Court declines the parties' request to set a hearing date for preliminary approval of the class action settlement. The parties shall file their motion for preliminary approval of class settlement in due course and select a hearing date when such motion is ready. See minute order for details. (Case reopened. MD JS-5.) (lom)
February 17, 2022 Filing 27 Joint STIPULATION for Order RE CONDITIONALLY DISMISSING CASE Stephen Marano. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order PROPOSED ORDER)(Melmed, Jonathan)
February 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 26 MINUTE (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER DISMISSING ACTION ON NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT by Judge Cormac J. Carney. The Court, having been notified by a Notice of Settlement #25 that the case settled, hereby orders this action dismissed without prejudice. The Court hereby orders all proceedings in the case vacated and taken off calendar. (Made JS-6. Case Terminated.) (iv)
February 9, 2022 Filing 25 NOTICE of Settlement filed by Plaintiff Stephen Marano. (Melmed, Jonathan)
September 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER by Judge Cormac J. Carney, Granting Stipulation to Reschedule the Current Class Certification Dates and All Dates Contingent Thereon #22 . 1. Plaintiff shall have until April 4, 2022, to file any class certification motion. 2. Plaintiff shall have until August 8, 2022, to have heard any class certification motion.( Discovery cut-off 1/16/2023., Motions due by 3/13/2023., Jury Trial continued to 5/16/2023 at 08:30 AM before Judge Cormac J. Carney., Pretrial Conference continued to 5/8/2023 at 03:00 PM before Judge Cormac J. Carney.) All other deadlines are to remain in place. (twdb)
September 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Autumn D. Spaeth re Stipulation for Protective Order #21 . (see document for details) (hr)
September 20, 2021 Filing 22 Joint STIPULATION to Reschedule Current Class Certification Dates filed by Plaintiff Stephen Marano. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Melmed, Jonathan)
September 16, 2021 Filing 21 Joint STIPULATION for Protective Order filed by PLAINTIFF Stephen Marano. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Melmed, Jonathan)
February 18, 2021 Filing 20 ANSWER to Amended Complaint #15 DEFENDANT'S ANSWER TO PLAINTIFF'S FIRST AMENDED CLASS ACTION AND PAGA REPRESENTATIVE ACTION COMPLAINT filed by Defendant Liberty Mutual Group, Inc..(Roberts, Katherine)
January 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER REGARDING SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES, PRETRIAL CONFERENCE AND TRIAL by Judge Cormac J. Carney. (cw)
January 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 SCHEDULING ORDER by Judge Cormac J. Carney: Last day to file class certification motion 10/4/2021. Last day to hear class certification motion 2/7/2022. Discovery cut-off and last day to hear discovery motions 7/12/2022. Last day to hear all other motions 9/12/2022. Last date to conduct settlement conference 7/26/2022. Pretrial Conference set for 11/7/2022 at 3:00 p.m. Jury Trial set for 11/15/2022 at 8:30 a.m. before Judge Cormac J. Carney. (cw)
January 20, 2021 Filing 17 JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial TBD, filed by Plaintiff Stephen Marano.. (Melmed, Jonathan)
January 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER by Judge Cormac J. Carney, Granting Stipulation for Leave to File First Amended Complaint (DKT. #14 ). Defendant may file a responsive pleading to the FAC within thirty (30) days of this ORDER. (twdb)
January 19, 2021 Filing 15 FIRST AMENDED Class Action COMPLAINT against Defendant Does, Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. amending Complaint - (Discovery), filed by plaintiff Stephen Marano(Attorney Kyle Dalton Smith added to party Stephen Marano(pty:pla))(twdb)
January 15, 2021 Filing 14 Joint STIPULATION for Leave to file First Amended Complaint filed by Plaintiff Stephen Marano. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Melmed, Jonathan)
January 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER by Judge Cormac J. Carney: Denying Plaintiff's MOTION to Remand Case to State Court (Dkt. #9 ). SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. (twdb)
January 11, 2021 Filing 12 RESPONSE IN SUPPORT of NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Remand Case to Orange County Superior Court #9 filed by Plaintiff Stephen Marano. (Melmed, Jonathan)
January 4, 2021 Filing 11 OPPOSITION to NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Remand Case to Orange County Superior Court #9 filed by Defendant Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF SERENA WANNEMACHER, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Declaration OF SHANNON LABADIE)(Carpenter, David)
January 4, 2021 Filing 10 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney David R Carpenter counsel for Defendant Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.. Adding David R. Carpenter as counsel of record for Liberty Mutual Group Inc. for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by defendant Liberty Mutual Group Inc.. (Attorney David R Carpenter added to party Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.(pty:dft))(Carpenter, David)
December 15, 2020 Filing 9 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Remand Case to Orange County Superior Court filed by Plaintiff Stephen Marano. Motion set for hearing on 1/25/2021 at 01:30 PM before Judge Cormac J. Carney. (Attachments: #1 Evidentiary Objections, #2 Proposed Order) (Melmed, Jonathan)
December 1, 2020 Filing 8 NOTICE OF INTENT by Judge Cormac J. Carney. Scheduling order to be issued on January 28, 2021. (cw)
November 23, 2020 Filing 7 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (jtil)
November 23, 2020 Filing 6 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Cormac J. Carney and Magistrate Judge Autumn D. Spaeth. (jtil)
November 20, 2020 CONFORMED COPY OF ANSWER to Complaint filed by Defendant Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. in Orange County Superior Court on 11/18/2020, attached to Roberts Decl. as Exhibit B.(jtil)
November 20, 2020 CONFORMED COPY OF COMPLAINT filed by Plaintiff Stephen Marano in Orange County Superior Court on 10/19/2020, attached to Roberts Decl. as Exhibit A. (jtil)
November 20, 2020 Filing 5 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE filed by defendant Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., re Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties, #4 , Notice of Related Case(s) #3 , Civil Cover Sheet (CV-71) #2 , Notice of Removal (Attorney Civil Case Opening),, #1 served on November 20, 2020. (Roberts, Katherine)
November 20, 2020 Filing 4 DEFENDANT LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP INC.'S CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by defendant Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., identifying Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc.; LMHC Massachusetts Holdings Inc.; Liberty Mutual Group Inc.; and Sidley Austin LLP. (Roberts, Katherine)
November 20, 2020 Filing 3 NOTICE of Related Case(s) filed by defendant Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.. (Roberts, Katherine)
November 20, 2020 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Defendant Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.. (Roberts, Katherine)
November 20, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Orange County California Superior Court, case number 30-2020-01165807-CU-OE-CXC Receipt No: ACACDC-29127511 - Fee: $400, filed by defendant Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration OF KATHERINE A. ROBERTS, #2 Exhibit A TO DECLARATION OF KATHERINE A. ROBERTS, #3 Exhibit B TO DECLARATION OF KATHERINE A. ROBERTS, #4 Declaration OF SERENA WANNEMACHER) (Attorney Katherine Ann Roberts added to party Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.(pty:dft))(Roberts, Katherine)

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Defendant: Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
Represented By: Katherine Ann Roberts
Represented By: David R Carpenter
Represented By: Abigail Hudson
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Represented By: Kyle Dalton Smith
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