Williams v. Tesla, Inc.
Plaintiff: Zachery Williams and Michael Ma
Defendant: Tesla, Inc.
Case Number: 4:2020cv08208
Filed: November 20, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Haywood S Gilliam
Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 STIPULATION re #7 Amended Complaint, for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint filed by Tesla, Inc.. (Nassihi, Amir) (Filed on 1/18/2021)
December 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 CLERK'S NOTICE SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FOR REASSIGNED CIVIL CASE. Notice is hereby given that a Case Management Conference has been set for March 16, 2021, 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 March 9th. 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 4:20-cv-08208-HSG. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/10/2020)
December 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. 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. Judge Jeffrey S. White no longer assigned to case, Signed by the Clerk on 12/9/2020. (anjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/9/2020)
December 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 12/9/20. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/9/2020)
December 9, 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 12/9/20.Joint Case Management Statement due by 3/5/2021. Initial Case Management Conference set for 3/12/2021 11:00 AM in Oakland, - Telephonic Only.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 12/9/2020)
December 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Jeffrey S. White for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim no longer assigned to case, Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras.. Signed by Clerk on 12/09/2020. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(mbcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/9/2020)
December 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 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. (mklS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/8/2020)
December 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Zachery Williams, Michael Ma. Service waived by Tesla, Inc. waiver sent on 12/1/2020, answer due 2/1/2021. (Wright, David) (Filed on 12/7/2020)
December 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Michael Ma, Zachery Williams.. (Wright, David) (Filed on 12/7/2020)
December 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Steven Alan Haskins as Counsel for Plaintiffs (Haskins, Steven) (Filed on 12/2/2020)
December 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Mark I. Richards as Counsel for Plaintiffs (Richards, Mark) (Filed on 12/2/2020)
November 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Summons Issued as to Tesla, Inc. (hdjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/30/2020)
November 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Proposed Summons. (Wright, David) (Filed on 11/25/2020)
November 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants. Filed byZachery Williams, Michael Ma. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - SAMR Statement, #2 Exhibit 2 - Tesla Letter, #3 Exhibit 3 - Tesla Blog Post, #4 Exhibit 4 - TSB 13-31-003, #5 Exhibit 5 - TSB-17-31-001, #6 Exhibit 6 - TSB - 17-31-001, #7 Exhibit 7 - Plaintiff Williams Invoice, #8 Exhibit 8 - Plaintiff Ma Invoice, #9 Affidavit Venue Affidavit - Plaintiff Ma)(Wright, David) (Filed on 11/25/2020)
November 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Summons Issued as to Tesla, Inc.. (hdjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/24/2020)
November 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 2/15/2021. Initial Case Management Conference set for 2/22/2021 01:30 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom C, 15th Floor. (hdjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/24/2020)
November 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim. 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 12/7/2020. (mbcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/23/2020)
November 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 AFFIDAVIT re #1 Complaint,, as to Consumer Legal Remedies Act Venue by Zachery Williams. (Wright, David) (Filed on 11/20/2020)
November 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Proposed Summons. (Wright, David) (Filed on 11/20/2020)
November 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT (Class Action) against Tesla, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0971-15224732.). Filed byZachery Williams. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - China SAMR Statement, #2 Exhibit 2 - Blog Post, #3 Exhibit 3 - Tesla Letter to NHTSA, #4 Exhibit 4 - Technical Service Bulletin 13-31-003, #5 Exhibit 5 - Technical Service Bulletin 17-31-001, #6 Exhibit 6 - Technical Service Bulletin 19-31-001, #7 Exhibit 7 - Repair Invoice, #8 Civil Cover Sheet)(Wright, David) (Filed on 11/20/2020)

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Plaintiff: Zachery Williams
Represented By: David Christopher Wright
Represented By: Steven Alan Haskins
Represented By: Mark I. Richards
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Plaintiff: Michael Ma
Represented By: David Christopher Wright
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Defendant: Tesla, Inc.
Represented By: Amir M. Nassihi
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