Beneman v. Kia America, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Efua Beneman
Defendant: Kia America Inc and Hyundai Motor America
Case Number: 8:2023cv00191
Filed: January 26, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Karen E Scott
Referring Judge: James V Selna
Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Motor Vehicle Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 7, 2023 Filing 8 Letter to Counsel regarding MDL Transfer-In. (et)
February 7, 2023 Filing 7 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge James V. Selna and Magistrate Judge Karen E. Scott. (et)
February 6, 2023 Filing 5 ORIGINAL file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received from Maryland
January 31, 2023 Filing 4 MDL Certified Transfer ORDER. (ols, Deputy Clerk) [Transferred from Maryland on 2/6/2023.]
January 30, 2023 Filing 3 NOTICE by Efua Beneman of Transfer Order (Attachments: #1 JPML Conditional Transfer Order (Final))(Rathod, Jason) [Transferred from Maryland on 2/6/2023.]
January 30, 2023 Case Reassigned to Judge Paula Xinis. District Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander no longer assigned to the case. (kos, Deputy Clerk) [Transferred from Maryland on 2/6/2023.]
January 26, 2023 Filing 6 Copy of Conditional Transfer Order - 4 received from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. Transfer order filed by MDL panel on 1/26/2023 regarding transfer of Case No. 8:23-cv-00103-PX from USDC District of Maryland (Greenbelt). Case assigned to Judge James V. Selna for the purpose of pretrial proceedings. Case consolidated with 8:22-ml-03052-JVS (KESx). (et)
January 17, 2023 Filing 2 Summons Issued 21 days as to Hyundai Motor America, Kia America, Inc. (ols, Deputy Clerk) [Transferred from Maryland on 2/6/2023.]
January 17, 2023 Case Assigned to District Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander. (kos, Deputy Clerk) [Transferred from Maryland on 2/6/2023.]
January 17, 2023 The case of Beneman v. Kia America, Inc. et al, has been opened in the District of Maryland. The case number is ELH-23-103. PLEASE NOTE: You must pay the case filing fee within 48 hours. To pay online, select the event Civil Case Filing Fee which is found under Civil Events --> Other Filings --> Other Documents. Otherwise, forward a check made payable to Clerk, U.S. District Court and note the assigned case number on the check or cover letter. (ols, Deputy Clerk) [Transferred from Maryland on 2/6/2023.]
January 17, 2023 CIVIL CASE FILING FEE: $ 402, receipt number AMDDC-10376279(Migliaccio, Nicholas) [Transferred from Maryland on 2/6/2023.]
January 13, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Hyundai Motor America, Kia America, Inc., filed by Efua Beneman. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons Proposed for Hyundai Motor America, #3 Summons Proposed for Kia America, Inc.)(Migliaccio, Nicholas) [Transferred from Maryland on 2/6/2023.]

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Plaintiff: Efua Beneman
Represented By: Jason S. Rathod
Represented By: Nicholas A. Migliaccio
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