Sorenson, et al. v. Ford Motor Company
Plaintiff: Bernard Sorenson and Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson
Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Case Number: 2:2017cv01987
Filed: September 25, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Office: Sacramento Office
County: Sacramento
Presiding Judge: Allison Claire
Referring Judge: John A Mendez
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
April 27, 2018 Filing 33 DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE., attorney Gillian Mellon, NCAED terminated (Santos, Rowena)
April 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 32 RELATED CASE ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 4/23/2018. (York, M)
April 24, 2018 SERVICE BY MAIL: #32 Order served on Gillian Mellon NCAED. (York, M)
February 8, 2018 OTHER COURT CASE NUMBER from CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA case number 2:18-cv-00996. (Robles, S)
February 6, 2018 Filing 30 MDL ORDER. CASE TRANSFERRED to the Central District of California. CASE CLOSED. (Donati, J)
February 6, 2018 SERVICE BY MAIL: #30 Order served on Gillian Mellon NCAED. (Donati, J)
January 15, 2018 Filing 29 JOINT STATUS REPORT by Bernard Sorenson, Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson. (Santos, Rowena)
January 4, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 28 RELATED CASE ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 1/3/2018 ORDERING that the action denominated 2:17-CV-02306 TLN KJN be REASSIGNED to District Judge John A. Mendez and Magistrate Judge Allison Claire for all further proceedings; any dates currently set in the reassigned case only are hereby VACATED. Henceforth, the caption on the documents filed in the reassigned case shall be shown as 2:17-CV-02306 JAM AC. (Becknal, R)
December 14, 2017 Filing 27 NOTICE of RELATED CASE 2:17-cv-01987, 2:17-cv-02006, 2:17-cv-02378, 2:17-cv-02380, 2:17-cv-02382, 2:17-cv-02388, 2:17-cv-02389, 2:17-cv-02586 by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Proof of Service)(Johnson, Paul)
November 20, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 26 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 11/17/2017 ORDERING that this matter shall be stayed in its entirety for 60 days and that the parties shall submit a joint status report to the Court on 1/15/18 concerning the status of the settlement. (Washington, S)
November 20, 2017 Filing 25 OPPOSITION by Bernard Sorenson, Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson to #17 Motion to Stay. (Attachments: #1 Request for Judicial Notice)(Santos, Rowena) Modified on 11/21/2017 (Kaminski, H).
November 20, 2017 SERVICE BY MAIL: #26 Stipulation and Order, served on Jacob Cutler NCAED, Gillian Mellon NCAED. (Washington, S)
November 17, 2017 Filing 24 STIPULATION and PROPOSED ORDER Instituting 60-Day Stay by Ford Motor Company. (Dawson, Matthew) Modified on 11/20/2017 (Kaminski, H).
November 8, 2017 Filing 23 MINUTE ORDER: Defendants Motion to Shorten Time is DENIED. ECF No. 18. Defendants Motion to Stay, ECF No. 17, remains set for hearing on December 5, 2017, with the regular briefing schedule. (TEXT ENTRY ONLY)(Vine, H)
November 7, 2017 Filing 22 REPLY by Ford Motor Company in support of #18 Motion to Shorten Time. (Johnson, Paul) Modified on 11/8/2017 (Mena-Sanchez, L).
November 6, 2017 Filing 21 OPPOSITION by Bernard Sorenson, Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson to #18 Motion to Shorten Time. (Attachments: #1 Request for Judicial Notice)(Santos, Rowena)
November 3, 2017 Filing 20 MINUTE ORDER (Text Only) issued by Courtroom Deputy J. Streeter for District Judge John A. Mendez on 11/3/2017: The Court is in receipt of Defendant's Ex Parte Application to Shorten Time for its Motion to Stay, currently set for hearing on December 5, 2017. ECF No. #18 . Plaintiffs may file a response, due Monday, November 6, 2017. Defendant may file a reply the following day, Tuesday, November 7, 2017. If the Court grants the motion, it will then set a consolidated briefing schedule for the Motion to Stay. (Streeter, J)
November 2, 2017 Filing 19 CERTIFICATE of SERVICE by Ford Motor Company re #17 Motion to Stay, #18 Motion to Shorten Time. (Johnson, Paul)
November 2, 2017 Filing 18 MOTION to SHORTEN TIME for #17 Motion to Stay All Proceedings and Deadlines by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Johnson, Paul) Modified on 11/3/2017 (Becknal, R).
November 2, 2017 Filing 17 MOTION to STAY by Ford Motor Company. Motion Hearing set for 12/5/2017 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before District Judge John A. Mendez. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Motion, #2 Memorandum, #3 Declaration of Paul R. Johnson, #4 Exhibit A - Ford DPS6 - JPML motion, #5 Exhibit B - Ford DPS6 - JPML memorandum, #6 Exhibit C - Ford DPS6 - JPML schedule of cases, #7 Exhibit D - Meet-and-confer email, #8 Exhibit E - Meet-and-confer reply)(Johnson, Paul)
November 1, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 16 RELATED CASE ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 10/31/17: This action is related with member cases 2:17-CV-02140 KJM-CKD, 2:17-CV-02145 KJM-CKD, 2:17-CV-02147 TLN CMK,2:17-CV-02148 KJM-GGH, Case No. 2:17-CV-02151 MCE-DB, 2:17-cv-02153 JAM-KJN, and 2:17-CV-02158 TLN-CMK. (Kaminski, H)
October 27, 2017 Filing 15 ANSWER with Jury Demand by Ford Motor Company.(Dawson, Matthew)
October 26, 2017 Filing 14 NOTICE of RELATED CASE 2:17-cv-01987, 2:17-cv-02140, 2:17-cv-02145, 2:17-cv-02147, 2:17-cv-02148, 2:17-cv-02151, 2:17-cv-02153, 2:17-cv-02158 by Ford Motor Company. (Johnson, Paul)
October 25, 2017 Filing 13 MOTION to REMAND by Bernard Sorenson, Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson. Motion Hearing set for 12/5/2017 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before District Judge John A. Mendez. (Attachments: #1 Request for Judicial Notice, #2 Memorandum, #3 Proposed Order)(Santos, Rowena)
October 23, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 12 RELATED CASE ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 10/20/17 ORDERING the actions denominated 1:17-CV-01317 LJO-MJS, 2:17-CV-02006 JAM-CKD, 2:17-CV-02051 TLN-AC, 2:17-02053 MCE-DB, 2:17-02079 MCE-GGH, and 2:17- 02092 MCE-EFB, be reassigned to Judge John A. Mendez and Magistrate Judge Allison Claire for all further proceedings, and any dates currently set in this reassigned case only are hereby VACATED. Any dates currently set in this reassigned case only are hereby VACATED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment.(Mena-Sanchez, L)
October 13, 2017 Filing 11 FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT against Ford Motor Company by Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson, Bernard Sorenson.(Santos, Rowena)
October 11, 2017 Filing 10 NOTICE to state-court clerk and adverse parties by Ford Motor Company re #1 Notice of Removal,. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Johnson, Paul)
October 11, 2017 Filing 9 CERTIFICATE of SERVICE by Ford Motor Company re #5 Civil New Case Documents for JAM. (Johnson, Paul)
October 11, 2017 Filing 8 NOTICE of APPEARANCE by Rowena Santos on behalf of Bernard Sorenson, Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson. Attorney Santos, Rowena added. (Santos, Rowena)
September 29, 2017 Filing 7 NOTICE of Answer, filed in state court by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Answer to complaint, filed in state court)(Johnson, Paul)
September 26, 2017 Filing 6 ASSOCIATION of ATTORNEY: Added attorney Alexander Gerard Calfo for Ford Motor Company. (Calfo, Alexander)
September 26, 2017 Filing 5 CIVIL NEW CASE DOCUMENTS ISSUED. (Attachments: #1 Consent Form, #2 Order re Filing Requirements, #3 VDRP) (Michel, G.)
September 25, 2017 Filing 4 DECLARATION of Spencer P. Hugret in support of #1 Notice of Removal. (Johnson, Paul)
September 25, 2017 Filing 3 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Ford Motor Company. (Johnson, Paul)
September 25, 2017 Filing 2 DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL by Ford Motor Company. (Johnson, Paul)
September 25, 2017 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, case number 34-2017-00216595 by Ford Motor Company. (Filing fee $400.00, receipt number 0972-7281039) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Civil Cover Sheet) (Johnson, Paul)

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Plaintiff: Bernard Sorenson
Represented By: Gillian Mellon, NCAED
Represented By: Jacob Cutler, NCAED
Represented By: Rowena Santos
Represented By: Jacob Cutler
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Plaintiff: Jacob Bernard Russell Sorenson
Represented By: Gillian Mellon, NCAED
Represented By: Jacob Cutler, NCAED
Represented By: Rowena Santos
Represented By: Jacob Cutler
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Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Represented By: Alexander Gerard Calfo
Represented By: Paul R. Johnson
Represented By: Matthew H. Dawson
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