Sandys v. Willard et al
Plaintiff: Thomas Sandys
Defendant: Juul Labs, Inc., Howard A. Willard, III, Riaz Valani, Nicholas J. Pritzker, Kevin C. Crosthwaite, Altria Group, Inc., Kevin Burns and William F. Gifford, Jr.
Case Number: 4:2020cv05480
Filed: August 7, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Phyllis J Hamilton
Referring Judge: Donna M Ryu
Nature of Suit: Stockholders Suits
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 40 ORDER by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton granting #36 Motion for Pro Hac Vice Matthew J. Peters. (kcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/28/2020)
September 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton granting #35 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Susan E. Engel. (kcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/28/2020)
September 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton granting #34 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Andrew Clubok. (kcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/28/2020)
September 25, 2020 Filing 37 Certificate of Interested Entities by Kevin C. Crosthwaite (Murphy, Kristin) (Filed on 9/25/2020)
September 25, 2020 Filing 36 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice for Matthew J. Peters (Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-14989820.) filed by Kevin C. Crosthwaite. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Peters, Matthew) (Filed on 9/25/2020) Modified on 9/28/2020 (jlmS, COURT STAFF).
September 25, 2020 Filing 35 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice for Susan E. Engel (Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-14989727.) filed by Kevin C. Crosthwaite. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Engel, Susan) (Filed on 9/25/2020) Modified on 9/28/2020 (jlmS, COURT STAFF).
September 25, 2020 Filing 34 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice for Andrew Clubok (Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-14989642.) filed by Kevin C. Crosthwaite. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Clubok, Andrew) (Filed on 9/25/2020) Modified on 9/28/2020 (jlmS, COURT STAFF).
September 25, 2020 Filing 33 NOTICE of Appearance of Andrew Brian Clubok as Counsel, filed by Kevin C. Crosthwaite (Clubok, Andrew) (Filed on 9/25/2020) Modified on 9/28/2020 (jlmS, COURT STAFF).
September 25, 2020 Filing 32 NOTICE of Appearance of Kristin Nicole Murphy as Counsel, filed by Kevin C. Crosthwaite (Murphy, Kristin) (Filed on 9/25/2020) Modified on 9/28/2020 (jlmS, COURT STAFF).
September 24, 2020 Filing 31 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Thomas Sandys. Service waived by Kevin C. Crosthwaite waiver sent on 9/2/2020, answer due 11/2/2020. (Jasnoch, John) (Filed on 9/24/2020)
September 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton granting #24 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Joshua Rabinovitz. (kcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/23/2020)
September 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton granting #16 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Benjamin D. Klein. (kcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/22/2020)
September 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton granting #14 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Stephen R. DiPrima. (kcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/22/2020)
September 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE: Joint Case Management Statement due by 12/10/2020. Initial Case Management Conference set for 12/17/2020 02:00 PM. Signed by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton on 9/17/2020. (amgS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/17/2020)
September 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu no longer assigned to case, Signed by the Clerk on 9/16/2020. (anjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/16/2020)
September 15, 2020 Filing 25 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 9/15/2020)
September 11, 2020 Filing 24 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice Re: Joshua Rabinovitz (Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-14931083) filed by Juul Labs, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Cert. of Good Standing)(Rabinovitz, Joshua) (Filed on 9/11/2020) Modified on 9/14/2020 (cjlS, COURT STAFF).
September 11, 2020 Filing 23 Certificate of Interested Entities by Juul Labs, Inc. (Klar, Austin) (Filed on 9/11/2020)
September 11, 2020 Filing 22 Rule 7.1 Disclosures by Juul Labs, Inc. (Klar, Austin) (Filed on 9/11/2020) Modified on 9/14/2020 (cjlS, COURT STAFF).
September 11, 2020 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Austin L. Klar on Behalf of Juul Labs, Inc. (Klar, Austin) (Filed on 9/11/2020)
September 11, 2020 Filing 20 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Altria Group, Inc... (Wulfe, Lauren) (Filed on 9/11/2020)
September 11, 2020 Filing 19 Certificate of Interested Entities by Altria Group, Inc. (Wulfe, Lauren) (Filed on 9/11/2020)
September 11, 2020 Filing 18 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Altria Group, Inc. (Wulfe, Lauren) (Filed on 9/11/2020)
September 11, 2020 Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by Lauren Sachi Wulfe (Wulfe, Lauren) (Filed on 9/11/2020)
September 11, 2020 Filing 16 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice by Benjamin D. Klein ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-14929335.) filed by Altria Group, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Klein, Benjamin) (Filed on 9/11/2020)
September 11, 2020 Filing 15 NOTICE of Appearance by Benjamin D. Klein (Klein, Benjamin) (Filed on 9/11/2020)
September 11, 2020 Filing 14 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice by Stephen R. DiPrima ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-14929125.) filed by Altria Group, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(DiPrima, Stephen) (Filed on 9/11/2020)
September 11, 2020 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen R DiPrima (DiPrima, Stephen) (Filed on 9/11/2020)
August 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER by Magistate Judge Donna M. Ryu granting #11 Stipulation. (ig, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/28/2020)
August 28, 2020 Filing 11 STIPULATION WITH [PROPOSED] ORDER Aligning Response Dates filed by Thomas Sandys, Juul Labs, Inc., Altria Group, Inc. (Jasnoch, John) (Filed on 8/28/2020) Modified on 8/31/2020 (cjlS, COURT STAFF).
August 24, 2020 Filing 10 ***FILED IN ERROR PER FILER. DUPLICATE OF DOCKET #8*** AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint and accompanying documents served on The Altria Group, Inc. on August 17, 2020, filed by Thomas Sandys. (Jasnoch, John) (Filed on 8/24/2020) Modified on 8/24/2020 (jmlS, COURT STAFF).
August 24, 2020 Filing 9 ***FILED IN ERROR PER FILER. DUPLICATE OF DOCKET #7*** AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint and accompanying documents served on Juul Labs, Inc. on August 14, 2020, filed by Thomas Sandys. (Jasnoch, John) (Filed on 8/24/2020) Modified on 8/24/2020 (jmlS, COURT STAFF).
August 22, 2020 Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Thomas Sandys. Altria Group, Inc. served on 8/17/2020, answer due 9/8/2020. (Jasnoch, John) (Filed on 8/22/2020)
August 22, 2020 Filing 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Thomas Sandys. Juul Labs, Inc. served on 8/14/2020, answer due 9/4/2020. (Jasnoch, John) (Filed on 8/22/2020)
August 19, 2020 Filing 6 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Thomas Sandys.. (Jasnoch, John) (Filed on 8/19/2020)
August 10, 2020 Filing 5 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 11/11/2020. Initial Case Management Conference set for 11/18/2020 01:30 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 4, 3rd Floor. (cjlS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/10/2020)
August 10, 2020 Filing 4 Summons Issued as to Altria Group, Inc., Kevin Burns, Kevin C. Crosthwaite, William F. Gifford, Jr, Juul Labs, Inc., Nicholas J. Pritzker, Riaz Valani, Howard A. Willard, III. (cjlS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/10/2020)
August 7, 2020 Filing 3 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 8/21/2020. (haS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/7/2020)
August 7, 2020 Filing 2 Proposed Summons. (Jasnoch, John) (Filed on 8/7/2020)
August 7, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT (with jury demand) against Altria Group, Inc., Kevin Burns, Kevin C. Crosthwaite, William F. Gifford, Jr, Juul Labs, Inc., Nicholas J. Pritzker, Riaz Valani, Howard A. Willard, III (Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0971-14787110). Filed by Thomas Sandys. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Jasnoch, John) (Filed on 8/7/2020) Modified on 8/10/2020 (cjlS, COURT STAFF).

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Defendant: Juul Labs, Inc.
Represented By: Joshua Zev Rabinovitz
Represented By: Austin L. Klar
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Defendant: Howard A. Willard, III
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Defendant: Riaz Valani
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Defendant: Nicholas J. Pritzker
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Defendant: Kevin C. Crosthwaite
Represented By: Kristin Nicole Murphy
Represented By: Susan E. Engel
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Defendant: Altria Group, Inc.
Represented By: Stephen R. DiPrima
Represented By: Lauren Sachi Wulfe
Represented By: Benjamin D. Klein
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Defendant: Kevin Burns
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Defendant: William F. Gifford, Jr.
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Plaintiff: Thomas Sandys
Represented By: John T. Jasnoch
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