Brown v. Google, Inc. et al Featured Case

Plaintiff Robert A. Brown sued Google, Inc., Payrolling.com and Marissa Mayer in state court. Plaintiff alleged that he understood from his interview that he would receive full benefits and increased pay once his probationary period ended. Google filed a notice of removal to federal court and contended that ERISA preempted some of plaintiff's causes of action.

Plaintiff: Robert A. Brown
Defendant: Google, Inc., Payrolling.com and Marissa Mayer
Case Number: 5:2005cv01779
Filed: April 29, 2005
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Office: San Jose Office
County: Alameda
Presiding Judge: Patricia V. Trumbull
Presiding Judge: Ronald M. Whyte
Nature of Suit: Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. ยง 1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement
Jury Demanded By: None

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Date Filed Document Text
August 3, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 39
ORDER by Judge Whyte granting 36 Motion to Remand, finding as moot 7 Motion to Dismiss (rmwlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/3/2005)
July 29, 2005 Filing 38
Minute Entry: Motion Hearing held on 7/29/2005 before Ronald M. Whyte (Date Filed: 7/29/2005) re 7 MOTION to Dismiss NOTICE OF DEFENDANTS GOOGLE INC.'S AND MARISSA MAYER'S MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 12(B)(6); MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT THEREOF filed by Google, Inc.,, Marissa Mayer,, 16 MOTION to Remand filed by Robert A. Brown,, 36 MOTION to Remand Second Notice of Continued Hearing filed by Robert A. Brown,. (Court Reporter Lee-Anne Shortridge.) (jg, Court Staff) (Date Filed: 7/29/2005)
July 12, 2005 Filing 37
NOTICE by Marissa Mayer, Google, Inc. re 7 MOTION to Dismiss NOTICE OF DEFENDANTS GOOGLE INC.'S AND MARISSA MAYER'S MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 12(B)(6); MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT THEREOF of Continued Hearing (Burror, Heather) (Filed on 7/12/2005)
July 11, 2005 Filing 36
MOTION to Remand Second Notice of Continued Hearing filed by Robert A. Brown. Motion Hearing set for 7/29/2005 09:00 AM in Courtroom 6, 4th Floor, San Jose. (Sheffer, Gregory) (Filed on 7/11/2005)
June 30, 2005 Filing 35
Reply Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Motion to Remand filed byRobert A. Brown. (Sheffer, Gregory) (Filed on 6/30/2005)
June 24, 2005 Filing 34
CLERK'S NOTICE re: Failure to E-File and/or Failure to Register as an E-Filer (dhm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/24/2005)
June 21, 2005 Filing 30
AMENDED ANSWER to Plaintiff's Complaint byPayrolling.com. (dhm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/21/2005) Additional attachment(s) added on 7/11/2005 (dhm, COURT STAFF).
June 20, 2005 Filing 29
CLERK'S NOTICE re: Failure to E-File plaintiff's Notice of Continued Hearing (dhm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/20/2005)
June 16, 2005 Filing 28
NOTICE of Continued Hearing on Motion 16 MOTION to Remand: Motion Hearing set for 7/15/2005 09:00 AM. (dhm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/16/2005) Additional attachment(s) added on 6/21/2005 (dhm, COURT STAFF).
June 14, 2005 Filing 27
NOTICE by Marissa Mayer, Google, Inc. re 7 MOTION to Dismiss NOTICE OF DEFENDANTS GOOGLE INC.'S AND MARISSA MAYER'S MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 12(B)(6); MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT THEREOF, 23 Notice (Other), Notice (Other) of Continued Hearing (Burror, Heather) (Filed on 6/14/2005)
June 7, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 26
ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Ronald M. Whyte for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Patricia V Trumbull remains as the referral judge. Signed by Executive Committee on June 7, 2005. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/7/2005)
June 6, 2005 Filing 24
Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge by Marissa Mayer, Google, Inc. and Request for Reassignment to a U.S. District Judge. (Burror, Heather) (Filed on 6/6/2005)
June 2, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 22
ORDER Continuing Hearing on Motion to Dismiss; and Setting Deadline for Parties to Each File Either a Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge, or else a Declination and Request for Reassignment. Signed by Judge Patricia V. Trumbull on 6/2/05. (pvtlc1) (Filed on 6/2/2005)
May 31, 2005 Filing 21
Certificate of Interested Entities or parties (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/31/2005) Additional attachment(s) added on 6/1/2005 (bw, COURT STAFF).
May 27, 2005 Filing 18
MEMORANDUM of Points and Authorities in Support of Plaintiff's Robert A. Brown's Motion to Remand filed by Robert A. Brown. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/27/2005) Additional attachment(s) added on 5/27/2005 (bw, COURT STAFF).
May 17, 2005 Filing 15
CLERK'S NOTICE re: Failure to E-File Notice of Removal by counsel for Defendant and or failure to Register as an E-Filer (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/17/2005)
May 16, 2005 Filing 14
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Marissa Mayer, Google, Inc. (AMENDED) of Supplementary Material Under L.R. 4-2 (Burror, Heather) (Filed on 5/16/2005)
May 6, 2005 Filing 9
Proposed Order re 7 MOTION to Dismiss NOTICE OF DEFENDANTS GOOGLE INC.'S AND MARISSA MAYER'S MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 12(B)(6); MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT THEREOF, 8 Declaration in Support,, by Marissa Mayer, Google, Inc.. (Burror, Heather) (Filed on 5/6/2005)
May 3, 2005 Filing 5
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Google, Inc. of Notice to Adverse Parties of Removal to Federal Court (Burror, Heather) (Filed on 5/3/2005)
April 29, 2005 Filing 4
Joinder re [1] Notice of Removal by Marissa Mayer, Marissa Mayer. (mpb, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/29/2005) Additional attachment(s) added on 5/17/2005 (bw, COURT STAFF).
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Plaintiff: Robert A. Brown
Represented By: Gregory Mark Sheffer
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Defendant: Google, Inc.
Represented By: Catherine A. Conway
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Defendant: Payrolling.com
Represented By: Aniko M. Felsen
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