Ferreira v. P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc.
Plaintiff: Joseph Ferreira
Defendant: P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc.
Case Number: 4:2020cv03797
Filed: June 9, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Jeffrey S White
Nature of Suit: Labor: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1446 Petition for Removal
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER GRANTING DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 4/16/2021. (amgS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/16/2021)
April 16, 2021 Filing 38 JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE by Joseph Ferreira, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE)(Brandes, Christopher) (Filed on 4/16/2021) Modified on 4/16/2021 (cjlS, COURT STAFF).
February 12, 2021 Filing 37 Minute Entry for proceedings held by Zoom before Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim: Settlement Conference held on 2/12/2021. Case settled. Parties plan to execute a written settlement agreement. (Total Time in Court: 2 hours, 30 minutes.) (Not reported.) Attorneys for Plaintiff: D. Aaron Brock; Paul Brandes; Paul Hirsch. Client Representative: Joseph Ferreira. Attorneys for Defendant: Jeffrey Thurrell; Michael Armstrong. Client Representative: Libby Pitre. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mklS, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 2/12/2021)
February 2, 2021 Filing 36 CLERKS NOTICE SETTING ZOOM HEARING. Settlement Conference currently set for 2/12/2021 09:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim by Videoconference Only. This proceeding will be held via Zoom meeting. Meeting Access: Counsel and their clients may access the meeting information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/sk. Do NOT join the Zoom webinar (for public hearings). Go to the section labeled: Joining Non-Public Hearings (Settlement Conferences, etc.) below the public webinar information and click on the box to the left to expand text and obtain information for the non-public Zoom meeting. (Zoom Meeting ID: 161 399 7742 Passcode: 530648) Parties will be placed in a waiting room and admitted once the settlement conference begins. Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who will be attending the settlement conference. A joint list of names including client representatives and titles must be sent to the CRD at SKCRD@cand.uscourts.gov no later than 2/10/2021 at 12:00 PM. Zoom Guidance and Setup: #https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/. Settlement Conference set for 2/12/2021 09:30 AM in San Francisco, - Videoconference Only. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mklS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/2/2021)
January 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER GRANTING AS MODIFIED #34 JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE DISCOVERY DEADLINES. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 1/22/21. Close of Expert Discovery due by 7/19/2021. Close of Fact Discovery due by 5/3/2021. Designation of Experts due by 5/10/2021. Rebuttal Reports due by 6/7/2021. Motion Hearing set for 5/28/2021 09:00 AM in Oakland, - To be determined before Judge Jeffrey S. White.(jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/22/2021)
January 21, 2021 Filing 34 JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE DISCOVERY DEADLINES filed by Joseph Ferreira, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. (Brandes, Christopher) (Filed on 1/21/2021) Modified on 1/22/2021 (cjlS, COURT STAFF).
January 6, 2021 Filing 33 Minute Entry for proceedings held by Zoom before Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim: Scheduling Conference held on 1/6/2021. Settlement Conference reset for 2/12/2021 09:30 AM in San Francisco - Videoconference Only. All provisions of the Court's prior settlement order (docket no. #25 ) remain in effect. (Total Time in Court: 10 minutes.) (Not reported.) Attorney for Plaintiff: Paul Hirsch. Attorney for Defendant: Jeffrey Thurrell. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mklS, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 1/6/2021)
December 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER AS MODIFIED by Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim granting #31 Stipulation to Continue Settlement Conference. Scheduling Conference set for 1/6/2021 09:30 AM in San Francisco - Videoconference Only before Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim. (The attachment contains Zoom meeting information counsel will need to participate in the scheduling conference.)(mklS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/22/2020)
December 21, 2020 Filing 31 STIPULATION WITH [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE filed by Joseph Ferreira, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. (Brandes, Christopher) (Filed on 12/21/2020) Modified on 12/21/2020 (cjlS, COURT STAFF).
September 16, 2020 Filing 30 NOTICE of Appearance by Paul Henry Hirsch (Hirsch, Paul) (Filed on 9/16/2020)
September 8, 2020 Set/Reset Hearing re #21 Order,,, Set Deadlines/Hearings,, Pretrial Conference set for 8/2/2021 02:00 PM before Judge Jeffrey S. White. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/8/2020)
August 24, 2020 Filing 29 PLAINTIFFS NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF FILING OF STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER SELECTING PRIVATE ADR by Joseph Ferreira. (Brandes, Christopher) (Filed on 8/24/2020) Modified on 8/25/2020 (cjlS, COURT STAFF).
August 24, 2020 Filing 28 JOINT NOTICE APPROVING REFERRAL TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE SALLIE KIM FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES by Joseph Ferreira, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. (Brandes, Christopher) (Filed on 8/24/2020) Modified on 8/25/2020 (cjlS, COURT STAFF).
August 19, 2020 Filing 27 ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Armstrong, Michael) (Filed on 8/19/2020)
August 19, 2020 Filing 26 STIPULATION and Proposed Order selecting Private ADR by Joseph Ferreira filed by Joseph Ferreira, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. (Brandes, Christopher) (Filed on 8/19/2020) Modified on 8/20/2020 (cjlS, COURT STAFF).
August 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE AND SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ORDER (with corrected date in attachment). Settlement Conference set for 1/6/2021 09:30 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom C, 15th Floor. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim on 8/11/2020. (mklS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/12/2020)
August 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 **Filed in error. Please refer to docket no. #25 with corrected attachment.** NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE AND SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ORDER. Settlement Conference set for 1/6/2021 09:30 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom C, 15th Floor. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim on 8/11/2020. (mklS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/11/2020) Modified on 8/12/2020 (mklS, COURT STAFF).
August 11, 2020 Filing 23 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim: Telephonic Scheduling Conference held on 8/11/2020. Settlement conference set for 1/6/2021 at 9:30 AM. The Court will issue a settlement conference order. (Time in Court: 5 minutes.)(Not reported.) Attorney for Plaintiff: Christopher Brandes. Attorney for Defendant: Jeffrey Thurrell. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mklS, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 8/11/2020)
August 3, 2020 Filing 22 NOTICE OF TELEPHONIC SCHEDULING CONFERENCE FOR SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. (The attached notice contains dial-in information counsel will need to participate.) Telephonic Scheduling Conference set for 8/11/2020 09:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim on 8/3/2020. (mklS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/3/2020)
July 30, 2020 CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim for Settlement (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/30/2020)
July 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER SETTING PRETRIAL AND TRIAL DATES AND VACATING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Signed by Judge JEFFREY S. WHITE on 7/30/20. Close of Expert Discovery due by 4/12/2021. Close of Fact Discovery due by 3/4/2021. Designation of Experts due by 1/25/2021. Rebuttal Reports due by 2/22/2021. Jury Selection set for 8/18/2021 08:00 AM before Judge Jeffrey S. White. Jury Trial set for 8/23/2021 08:00 AM before Judge Jeffrey S. White. Motion Hearing set for 4/2/2021 09:00 AM before Judge Jeffrey S. White. Pretrial Conference set for 4/2/2021 02:00 PM before Judge Jeffrey S. White. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/30/2020)
July 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 7/30/20. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/30/2020)
July 29, 2020 Filing 19 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR STANDARD LITIGATION filed by Joseph Ferreira and P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. (Brandes, Christopher) (Filed on 7/29/2020) Modified on 7/30/2020 (jjbS, COURT STAFF).
July 29, 2020 Filing 18 JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by Joseph Ferreira and P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. (Brandes, Christopher) (Filed on 7/29/2020) Modified on 7/30/2020 (jjbS, COURT STAFF).
July 24, 2020 Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael S Armstrong (Armstrong, Michael) (Filed on 7/24/2020)
June 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND REQUIRING JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT.. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 6/25/20. Joint Case Management Statement due by 9/11/2020. Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/18/2020 11:00 AM. This proceeding will be held by AT&T Conference Line. The court circulates the following conference number to allow the equivalent of a public hearing by telephone.For conference line information, see: https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/telhrg/ All counsel, members of the public and press please use the following dial-in information below to access the conference line: Dial In: 1-888-684-8852Access Code: 8583698#The Court may be in session with proceedings in progress when you connect to the conference line. Therefore, mute your phone if possible and wait for the Court to address you before speaking on the line. For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines.PLEASE NOTE: Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. See General Order 58 at Paragraph III. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/25/2020)
June 24, 2020 Filing 15 Case REASSIGNED to Judge Jeffrey S. White.. Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins no longer assigned to case. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording) (bwS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/24/2020)
June 24, 2020 Filing 14 This case will be randomly reassigned to a District Judge outside the San Jose Division pursuant to the Caseload Rebalancing Pilot Program approved by the Court effective March 1, 2018. For information, visit our web page at #http://cand.uscourts.gov/news/225. (bwS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/24/2020)
June 24, 2020 Filing 13 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 a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge. 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. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/24/2020)
June 23, 2020 Filing 12 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Joseph Ferreira.. (Brandes, Christopher) (Filed on 6/23/2020)
June 23, 2020 Filing 11 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc... (Thurrell, Jeffrey) (Filed on 6/23/2020)
June 17, 2020 Filing 10 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. re #6 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines,, 5 Case Assigned by Intake,,, (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-F)(Thurrell, Jeffrey) (Filed on 6/17/2020)
June 16, 2020 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Paul Brandes (Brandes, Christopher) (Filed on 6/16/2020)
June 15, 2020 Filing 8 Certificate of Interested Entities by Joseph Ferreira (Bowden, Lindsay) (Filed on 6/15/2020)
June 15, 2020 Filing 7 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Joseph Ferreira. (Bowden, Lindsay) (Filed on 6/15/2020)
June 10, 2020 Filing 6 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: This case may fall within the Initial Discovery Protocols for Employment Cases Alleging Adverse Action. See #General Order 71. Parties and Counsel are directed to review General Order 71 to determine whether it applies to this case, and to comply with that General Order if applicable. Case Management Statement due by 9/2/2 020. Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/9/2020 10:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 5, 4th Floor. (sfbS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/10/2020)
June 10, 2020 Filing 5 Case assigned to Judge Nathanael M. Cousins. 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 6/24/2020. (mbcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/10/2020)
June 9, 2020 Filing 1 Answer to Removal Complaint (See 1-5, Exhibit D) by P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. (sfbS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/9/2020)
June 9, 2020 Filing 4 NOTICE by P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. Notice of Related Cases [Local Rule 3-12] (Thurrell, Jeffrey) (Filed on 6/9/2020)
June 9, 2020 Filing 3 Rule 7.1 Disclosures by P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Wok Holdings, Inc. for P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc.. (Thurrell, Jeffrey) (Filed on 6/9/2020)
June 9, 2020 Filing 2 Certificate of Interested Entities by P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Wok Holdings, Inc. for P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc.. (Thurrell, Jeffrey) (Filed on 6/9/2020)
June 9, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Monterey Superior Court. Their case number is 20CV001200. (Filing fee $400 receipt number 0971-14558767). Filed byP.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Exhibit A, Summons & Complaint, #3 Exhibit B, State Court Civil Case Cover Sheet, #4 Exhibit C, Ntc of Assignment and CMC, #5 Exhibit D, Answer, #6 Exhibit E, Ntc to Adverse Party, #7 Exhibit F, Ntc to Superior Court of Filing Removal, #8 Civil Cover Sheet, #9 Declaration of Robert Kennedy ISO Removal, #10 Certificate/Proof of Service on Adverse Party)(Thurrell, Jeffrey) (Filed on 6/9/2020)

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Plaintiff: Joseph Ferreira
Represented By: Christopher Paul Brandes
Represented By: D. Aaron Brock
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Represented By: Lindsay Leigh Bowden
Represented By: Paul Henry Hirsch
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Defendant: P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc.
Represented By: Jeffrey Richard Thurrell
Represented By: Michael S Armstrong
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