BNSF Railway Company v. Alameda County et al
Plaintiff: BNSF Railway Company
Defendant: San Joaquin County, Stanislaus County, Tulare County, Kern County, Contra Costa County, Plumas County, San Diego County, San Bernardino County, Fresno County, Riverside County, Alameda County, Merced County, Orange County, Madera County, Kings County and Tulare County, California
Case Number: 4:2019cv07230
Filed: November 1, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Haywood S Gilliam
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1331
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 26, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting #36 Stipulation Setting Schedule for #35 Preliminary Injunction Briefing and Continuing Case Management Conference. Case Management Statement due by 2/27/2020 and Initial Case Management Conference set for 3/5/2020 02:00 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 2, 4th Floor. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/26/2019)
December 26, 2019 Reset Deadline as to #35 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction , See Docket No. #37 : Replies due by 2/20/2020. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/26/2019)
December 23, 2019 Filing 36 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Setting Schedule for Preliminary Injunction Briefing and Continuing Case Management Conference filed by BNSF Railway Company and all Defendants. (Baril, Jessica) (Filed on 12/23/2019) Modified on 12/23/2019 (jjbS, COURT STAFF).
December 20, 2019 Filing 35 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by BNSF Railway Company. Motion Hearing set for 3/5/2020 02:00 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 2, 4th Floor before Judge Haywood S Gilliam Jr.. Responses due by 1/3/2020. Replies due by 1/10/2020. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Alan M. Annis, #2 Declaration of Judy A. Cummings, #3 Declaration of Jessica Reich Baril, #4 Proposed Order, #5 Certificate/Proof of Service)(Horwich, Benjamin) (Filed on 12/20/2019)
December 18, 2019 Filing 34 NOTICE of Appearance by Farand Chi-Fung Kan (Kan, Farand) (Filed on 12/18/2019)
December 9, 2019 Filing 33 NOTICE of Appearance by Laura E. Dolan as Counsel for County of San Diego. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Service)(Dolan, Laura) (Filed on 12/9/2019)
December 2, 2019 Filing 32 NOTICE of Appearance of Counsel by Jerri Sue Bradley (Bradley, Jerri) (Filed on 12/2/2019) Modified on 12/3/2019 (jjbS, COURT STAFF).
November 27, 2019 Filing 31 NOTICE of Appearance by Steven Craig Miller (Miller, Steven) (Filed on 11/27/2019)
November 26, 2019 Filing 30 STIPULATION to Extend Time to Answer Complaint for All Defendants filed by BNSF Railway Company and All Defendants. (Horwich, Benjamin) (Filed on 11/26/2019) Modified on 11/27/2019 (jjbS, COURT STAFF).
November 26, 2019 Filing 29 NOTICE of Appearance by Gretchen Maria Stuhr Stuhr, Gretchen (Stuhr, Gretchen) (Filed on 11/26/2019)
November 26, 2019 Filing 28 NOTICE of Appearance by Richard Manuel Flores (Flores, Richard) (Filed on 11/26/2019)
November 26, 2019 Filing 27 NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Carl Cederborg for Fresno County (Cederborg, Daniel) (Filed on 11/26/2019)
November 26, 2019 Filing 26 NOTICE of Appearance by Kathleen Alison Taylor for County of Tulare (Taylor, Kathleen) (Filed on 11/26/2019)
November 26, 2019 Filing 25 NOTICE of Appearance by Rebecca Jeanenne Hooley (Hooley, Rebecca) (Filed on 11/26/2019)
November 26, 2019 Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by Forrest William Hansen (Hansen, Forrest) (Filed on 11/26/2019)
November 25, 2019 Filing 23 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Robert Linden (Linden, Michael) (Filed on 11/25/2019)
November 21, 2019 Filing 22 SUMMONS Returned Executed by BNSF Railway Company. All Defendants. (Baril, Jessica) (Filed on 11/21/2019)
November 21, 2019 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Kristina Marie Robb (Robb, Kristina) (Filed on 11/21/2019)
November 21, 2019 Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Perry Solish (Solish, Daniel) (Filed on 11/21/2019)
November 20, 2019 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by Ronak N Patel (Patel, Ronak) (Filed on 11/20/2019)
November 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting #13 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Stephen Dorr Goodwin.(ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/20/2019)
November 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting #12 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Zachary A. Kisber.(ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/20/2019)
November 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting #11 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for John Michael Phillips. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/20/2019)
November 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting #10 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Misty Smith Kelley. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/20/2019)
November 7, 2019 Filing 14 CLERK'S NOTICE SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FOR REASSIGNED CIVIL CASE. Notice is hereby given that a Case Management Conference has been set for February 11, 2020, before Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., at 2:00 p.m., in Courtroom 2, 4th Floor, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA. Case Management Statement due by February 4th. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. All future filings should reflect the case number as 4:19-cv-07230-HSG. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/7/2019)
November 6, 2019 Filing 13 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice for Stephen Dorr Goodwin ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-13863378.) filed by BNSF Railway Company. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Goodwin, Stephen) (Filed on 11/6/2019)
November 6, 2019 Filing 12 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice for Zachary A. Kisber ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-13863163.) filed by BNSF Railway Company. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Kisber, Zachary) (Filed on 11/6/2019)
November 6, 2019 Filing 11 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice for John Michael Phillips ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-13863131.) filed by BNSF Railway Company. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Phillips, John) (Filed on 11/6/2019)
November 6, 2019 Filing 10 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice for Misty Smith Kelley ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-13862701.) Filing fee previously paid on 11/06/2019 filed by BNSF Railway Company. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Kelley, Misty) (Filed on 11/6/2019)
November 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER, Case Reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Haywood S Gilliam, Jr for all further proceedings. J Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero no longer assigned to the case.. Signed by The Clerk on 11/6/19. (haS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/6/2019)
November 5, 2019 Filing 8 CLERK'S NOTICE of Impending Reassignment to U.S. District Judge (klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/5/2019)
November 4, 2019 Filing 7 Summons Issued as to Defendants Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Fresno County, Kern County, Kings County, Madera County, Merced County, Orange County, Plumas County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, San Joaquin County, Stanislaus County & Tulare County, California. (tnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/4/2019)
November 4, 2019 Filing 6 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Joint Case Management Statement due by 1/31/2020. Initial Case Management Conference set for 2/7/2020 at 2:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom G, 15th Floor. (tnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/4/2019)
November 4, 2019 Filing 5 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge filed by BNSF Railway Company. (Horwich, Benjamin) (Filed on 11/4/2019)
November 4, 2019 Filing 4 Proposed Summons. (Horwich, Benjamin) (Filed on 11/4/2019)
November 4, 2019 Filing 3 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero. 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 11/18/2019. (as, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/4/2019)
November 1, 2019 Filing 2 Certification of Interested Entities or Persons filed by BNSF Railway Company identifying Corporate Parent Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC, Corporate Parent Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for BNSF Railway Company re #1 Complaint (Horwich, Benjamin) (Filed on 11/1/2019)
November 1, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants, (Filing Fee: $400.00, receipt number 0971-13847929). Filed by BNSF Railway Company. (Attachments: #(1) Civil Cover Sheet)(Horwich, Benjamin) (Filed on 11/1/2019) Modified on 11/4/2019 (tnS, COURT STAFF).

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