Cavale v. Ford Motor Company et al
Plaintiff: Michael S. Cavale
Defendant: Ford Motor Company, Visalia Ford and Visalia Ford Lincoln
Case Number: 1:2018cv00680
Filed: May 17, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Office: Fresno Office
County: Fresno
Presiding Judge: Barbara A McAuliffe
Referring Judge: Lawrence J O'Neill
Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MEMORANDUM DECISION and ORDER Re Motion to Remand #12 , #14 , #17 , signed by Chief Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 8/8/2018: CASE REMANDED to Fresno County Superior Court. (CASE CLOSED) (Hellings, J)
August 9, 2018 Opinion or Order SERVICE BY MAIL: #23 Order on Motion to Remand (certified copy) served on Clerk of Court, Fresno County Superior Court at 1130 O Street, Fresno, CA 93721. (Hellings, J)
July 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 22 CONSENT ORDER GRANTING Substitution of Attorney, Added attorney Warren Earl Platt for Visalia Ford, Inc., signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 7/24/2018. (Hellings, J)
July 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 21 CONSENT ORDER GRANTING Substitution of Attorney, Added attorney Warren Earl Platt for Ford Motor Company, signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 7/24/2018. (Hellings, J)
July 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 20 SUBSTITUTION of ATTORNEY - PROPOSED, submitted by Visalia Ford Lincoln. (Platt, Warren)
July 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 19 SUBSTITUTION of ATTORNEY - PROPOSED, submitted by Ford Motor Company. (Platt, Warren)
July 10, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 18 MINUTE ORDER: (TEXT ENTRY ONLY) The motion to remand #12 is taken under submission on the papers pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). The hearing on that motion, currently set for 7/16/18 is therefore VACATED. A written decision will issue as soon as is practicable signed by Chief Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on July 10, 2018. (Munoz, I)
July 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 17 REPLY by Michael S. Cavale to RESPONSE to #12 MOTION to REMAND . (Scott, Caitlin)
July 3, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 16 EXHIBIT Exhibits A, B, & D, redacted, in opposition re #12 MOTION to REMAND filed by Michael S. Cavale. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit D)(Johnson, Paul)
July 3, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MINUTE ORDER: (Text Only) signed by Chief Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 7/3/2018. Counsel Paul R. Johnson has notified the court that exhibits in support of defendants' #14 opposition to plaintiffs #12 motion to remand inadvertently contain confidential information. The Clerk is directed to seal exhibits A, B, and D (ECF Nos. 14-1, 14-2, and 14-4) in their entirety. Counsel shall re-file the redacted versions of the exhibit immediately. (Gaumnitz, R)
July 2, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 14 OPPOSITION by Ford Motor Company, Visalia Ford Lincoln to #12 MOTION to REMAND . Attorney Johnson, Paul R. added. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D)(Johnson, Paul)
June 18, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 13 CONSENT to JURISDICTION of US MAGISTRATE JUDGE by Michael S. Cavale. (Scott, Caitlin)
June 18, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION to REMAND by Michael S. Cavale. Motion Hearing set for 7/16/2018 at 08:30 AM in Courtroom 4 (LJO) before Chief Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum, #2 Proposed Order)(Scott, Caitlin)
June 1, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ANSWER with Jury Demand by Visalia Ford Lincoln. Attorney Strotz, Peter A. added.(Strotz, Peter)
May 29, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 10 NOTICE of APPEARANCE by Christine J. Haw on behalf of Michael S. Cavale. Attorney Haw, Christine J. added. (Haw, Christine)
May 29, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 9 DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE., attorney Jacob Cutler terminated (Scott, Caitlin)
May 29, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 8 NOTICE of APPEARANCE by Caitlin Jane Scott on behalf of Michael S. Cavale. Attorney Scott, Caitlin Jane added. (Scott, Caitlin)
May 22, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 7 NOTICE of Notice to State Court Clerk and Adverse Parties of Removal of Entire Action to Federal Court by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Notice to State Court of Removal)(Strotz, Peter)
May 18, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 6 CIVIL NEW CASE DOCUMENTS ISSUED; Initial Scheduling Conference set for 8/28/2018 at 08:30 AM in Courtroom 8 (BAM) before Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe. (Attachments: #1 Standing Order, #2 Consent Form, #3 VDRP) (Sant Agata, S)
May 17, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 5 NOTICE of Answer to Compalint, filed before removal by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Strotz, Peter)
May 17, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 4 DEMAND for TRIAL by JURY by Ford Motor Company. (Strotz, Peter)
May 17, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 3 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Strotz, Peter)
May 17, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET by Ford Motor Company (Strotz, Peter)
May 17, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE of REMOVAL from Superior Court of California, County of Fresno, case number 18CECG01344 by Ford Motor Company. (Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0972-7665541) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G)(Strotz, Peter)

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Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Represented By: Alexander Gerard Calfo
Represented By: Peter A. Strotz
Represented By: Paul R. Johnson
Represented By: Warren Earl Platt
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Defendant: Visalia Ford
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Defendant: Visalia Ford Lincoln
Represented By: Paul R. Johnson
Represented By: Warren Earl Platt
Represented By: Peter A. Strotz
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Plaintiff: Michael S. Cavale
Represented By: Jacob William Cutler
Represented By: Caitlin J. Scott
Represented By: Christine J. Haw
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