Berkley Assurance Company v. The Finishing Touch (TFT) Ltd. et al
Plaintiff: Berkley Assurance Company
Defendant: The Finishing Touch (TFT) Ltd., Theodore Alexander HCM Ltd. and The Finishing Touch (TFT) Ltd. doing business as Van Thiel & Co.
Case Number: 3:2019cv02631
Filed: May 14, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Richard Seeborg
Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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June 17, 2019 Filing 13 CLERK'S NOTICE RE REASSIGNED CASE: You are notified that the Court has scheduled an Initial Case Management Conference before Judge Richard Seeborg upon reassignment. For a copy of Judge Seeborg's Standing Order and other information, please refer to the Court's website at www.cand.uscourts.gov. Parties or counsel may appear personally at 10:00 a.m. or file a request to appear by telephone at 11:00 am. If any party files such a request to appear by telephone, the Case Management Conference shall be moved to 11:00 am to be held telephonically. All parties shall appear telephonically and must contact Court Conference at 866/582-6878 at least one week prior to the Conference.Case Management Statement due by 8/15/2019. Initial Case Management Conference set for 8/22/2019 at 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 03, 17th Floor. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/17/2019)
June 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Richard Seeborg for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu no longer assigned to case. Signed by the Clerk on 06/17/2019. (ajsS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/17/2019)
June 14, 2019 Filing 11 CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (ig, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/14/2019)
June 13, 2019 Filing 10 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Berkley Assurance Company.. (Rhodes, Dennis) (Filed on 6/13/2019)
May 30, 2019 Filing 9 CLERK'S NOTICE TO PLAINTIFF Re: Consent or Declination: Plaintiff shall file a consent or declination to proceed before a magistrate judge. Note that any party is free to withhold consent to proceed before a magistrate judge without adverse substantive consequences. The forms are available at: http://cand.uscourts.gov/civilforms. Consent/Declination due by 6/13/2019. (ig, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/30/2019)
May 16, 2019 Filing 8 Summons Issued as to The Finishing Touch (TFT) Ltd. (ajsS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/16/2019)
May 15, 2019 Filing 7 Proposed Summons. (Rhodes, Dennis) (Filed on 5/15/2019)
May 15, 2019 Filing 6 Summons Issued as to Theodore Alexander HCM Ltd. (ajsS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/15/2019)
May 15, 2019 Filing 5 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 8/14/2019. Initial Case Management Conference set for 8/21/2019 01:30 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 4, 3rd Floor. (ajsS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/15/2019)
May 15, 2019 Filing 4 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. Counsel is required to send chambers a copy of the initiating documents pursuant to L.R. 5-1(e)(7). A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 5/29/2019. (ajsS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/15/2019)
May 14, 2019 Filing 3 Rule 7.1 Disclosures by Berkley Assurance Company identifying Corporate Parent W.R. Berkley Corporation for Berkley Assurance Company. re #1 Complaint, (Rhodes, Dennis) (Filed on 5/14/2019)
May 14, 2019 Filing 2 Proposed Summons. (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Summons)(Rhodes, Dennis) (Filed on 5/14/2019)
May 14, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT with Jury Demand against The Finishing Touch (TFT) Ltd., Theodore Alexander HCM Ltd. ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0971-13348342.). Filed byBerkley Assurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Rhodes, Dennis) (Filed on 5/14/2019) Modified on 5/15/2019 (ajsS, COURT STAFF).

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Plaintiff: Berkley Assurance Company
Represented By: Dennis J. Rhodes
Represented By: William Murray Hake
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