Gosling v. Groupon, Inc. Featured Case

A federal consumer class-action lawsuit against Groupon charges that 1) consumers buy Groupons that some businesses refuse to honor because they make more money from selling non-discounted products and services, and 2) Groupon subscribers are sold gift certificates with "illegal expiration dates" under state and federal law.

Plaintiff: Sarah Gosling
Defendant: Groupon, Inc.
Case Number: 3:2011cv01038
Filed: March 4, 2011
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Office: San Francisco Office
County: San Francisco
Presiding Judge: Charles R. Breyer
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on September 6, 2011. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
June 7, 2011 Case transferred to U.S. District Court, Southern District of California via ECF. Their case number - 3:11-cv-01231. (mcl, COURT STAFF)
June 6, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to U.S. District Court, Southern District of California (MDL 2238) by MDL Panel. (mcl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/6/2011)
May 5, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER for continuance of CMC re 12 Stipulation filed by Sarah Gosling, Groupon, Inc. To be resceduled for a date no sooner than 45 days after service of JPML's decision on the MDL Motion. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on 5/5/2011. (beS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/5/2011)
April 28, 2011 Filing 12 STIPULATION and [Proposed] Order for Continuance of Case Management Conference and Related Dates by Sarah Gosling, Groupon, Inc.. (Weiss, Shirli) (Filed on 4/28/2011)
April 18, 2011 Filing 11 STIPULATION to Extend Time for Defendant to Answer or Otherwise Respond to the Complaint Pursuant to Local Rule 6-1(A) by Groupon, Inc.. (Young, Christopher) (Filed on 4/18/2011)
March 30, 2011 Filing 10 STIPULATION to Extend Time for Defendant to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Complaint by Groupon, Inc.. (Young, Christopher) (Filed on 3/30/2011)
March 22, 2011 Filing 9 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by Sarah Gosling. Groupon, Inc served on 3/16/2011, answer due 4/11/11. (Jensen, Rachel) (Filed on 3/22/2011) Modified on 3/23/2011 (mcl, COURT STAFF).
March 14, 2011 Filing 8 CLERKS NOTICE Initial Case Management Conference set for 6/17/2011 08:30 AM in Courtroom 8, 19th Floor, San Francisco. (Attachments: # 1 Standing Order) (beS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/14/2011)
March 10, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Hon. Charles R. Breyer for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Executive Committee on 3/10/11. (ha, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/10/2011)
March 9, 2011 Filing 6 CLERK'S NOTICE of Impending Reassignment to U.S. District Judge. (cgk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/9/2011)
March 9, 2011 Filing 5 Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge by Sarah Gosling. (Tran, Phong) (Filed on 3/9/2011)
March 9, 2011 ***Deadlines terminated; the 6/14/2011 case management conference is vacated, 6 Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment. (cgk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/9/2011)
March 4, 2011 Filing 4 Certification of Interested Entities or Persons filed by Plaintiff Sarah Gosling. (tn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/4/2011)
March 4, 2011 Filing 3 ADR SCHEDULING ORDER: Joint Case Management Statement due 6/7/2011 & InitialCase Management Conference set for 6/14/2011 at 3:00 PM.. (tn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/4/2011)
March 4, 2011 Filing 2 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Groupon, Inc.. (tn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/4/2011)
March 4, 2011 Filing 1 CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT & Demand for Jury Trial - [Summons Issued] against Groupon, Inc., [Filing Fee: $350.00, Receipt Number 34611057124] Filed by Plaintiff Sarah Gosling. (Attachments: #(1) Civil Cover Sheet) (tn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/4/2011)
March 4, 2011 CASE DESIGNATED for Electronic Filing. (tn, COURT STAFF)

Access additional case information on PACER

Use the links below to access additional information about this case on the US Court's PACER system. A subscription to PACER is required.

Access this case on the California Northern District Court's Electronic Court Filings (ECF) System

Search for this case: Gosling v. Groupon, Inc.
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Sarah Gosling
Represented By: Rachel Lynn Jensen
Represented By: John J. Stoia, Jr.
Represented By: Phong L. Tran
Represented By: Shirli Fabbri Weiss
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Groupon, Inc.
Represented By: Shirli Fabbri Weiss
Represented By: Christopher Munro Young
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]

Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


Why Is My Information Online?