Rodgers v. Ford Motor Company
Plaintiff: Willard M. Rodgers
Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Case Number: 5:2017cv05703
Filed: October 3, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Office: San Jose Office
County: San Benito
Presiding Judge: Nathanael M Cousins
Referring Judge: Lucy H Koh
2 Judge: Howard R Lloyd
Nature of Suit: Prop. Damage Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 12, 2018 Case transferred from the Northern District of California has been opened in CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA as case 2:18-cv-00987. (dhmS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/12/2018)
February 8, 2018 Filing 16 TRANSFER ORDER from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407, that the actions listed on Schedule A and pending outside the Central District of California are transferred to the Central District of California to become part of MDL 2814. (dhmS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/8/2018)
February 5, 2018 Filing 15 NOTICE by Ford Motor Company re #14 Order Relating Case of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's Ruling (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - MDL Transfer Order)(Ayad, Sarah) (Filed on 2/5/2018)
December 1, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER RELATING CASE. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on 12/1/2017. (iym, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/1/2017)
November 29, 2017 Filing 13 NOTICE by Ford Motor Company Request for Judicial Notice Re Orders to Stay in 89 Related Cases (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Central District's NEFs Judge Birotte's Stays, #2 Exhibit B - Northern District's NEFs Judge Koh's Stays, #3 Exhibit C - Judge Koh's Ordger Granting Aministrative Stay, #4 Exhibit D - Judge Bencivengo's Order Granting Stay, #5 Exhibit E - Judge Whelan's Order Granting Stay, #6 Exhibit F - Judge Sabraw's Order Granting Stay, #7 Exhibit G - Judge Burn's Order Granting Stay, #8 Exhibit H - Judge Curiel's Order Granting Stay, #9 Exhibit I - Southern District's NEFs Judge Houston's Stays, #10 Exhibit J - Judge Houston's Order Granting Stay)(Ayad, Sarah) (Filed on 11/29/2017)
October 17, 2017 Filing 12 NOTICE OF RELATED CASES by Ford Motor Company (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Vargas Complaint, #2 Exhibit B - Order Granting Class Action Settlement)(Ayad, Sarah) (Filed on 10/17/2017) Modified text on 10/18/2017 (dhmS, COURT STAFF).
October 13, 2017 Filing 11 **CLERK'S NOTICE FOLLOWING CASE REASSIGNMENT TO THE HONORABLE LUCY H. KOH** Following the case reassignment to Hon. Lucy H. Koh, an Initial Case Management Conference is set for 1/17/2018 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 8, 4th floor, in San Jose, California. A Joint Case Management Conference Statement is due 7-days before the scheduled conference date. See Civil L.R. 16-9 and Civil L.R. 16-10(a). The parties shall familiarize themselves with the Scheduling Notes and Standing Orders for the Hon. Lucy H. Koh: http://cand.uscourts.gov/lhk. (This is a text only docket entry, there is no document associated with this notice.) (iym, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/13/2017)
October 13, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Lucy H. Koh for all further proceedings. This case is assigned to a judge who participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins remains as referral judge assigned to case. Reassignment Order signed by Executive Committee on 10/13/2017. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibiity for Video Recording)(bwS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/13/2017) Modified on 10/13/2017 (bwS, COURT STAFF). Modified on 10/16/2017 (bwS, COURT STAFF).
October 12, 2017 Filing 9 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 10/12/2017)
October 12, 2017 Filing 8 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Ford Motor Company.. (Ayad, Sarah) (Filed on 10/12/2017)
October 4, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins for all further proceedings pursuant to Order of Recusal. Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd no longer assigned to the case. (cv, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/4/2017)
October 4, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Signed by Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd on 10/4/2017. (hrllc3S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/4/2017)
October 3, 2017 Filing 5 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 12/26/2017. Initial Case Management Conference set for 1/2/2018 01:30 PM in Courtroom 2, 5th Floor, San Jose before Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd. (dhmS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/3/2017)
October 3, 2017 Answer to Removal Complaint submitted as Exhibit A to #1 Notice of Removal by Ford Motor Company. (dhmS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/3/2017)
October 3, 2017 Filing 4 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd. 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 10/17/2017. (bwS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/3/2017)
October 3, 2017 Filing 3 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Ford Motor Company. (Ayad, Sarah) (Filed on 10/3/2017)
October 3, 2017 Filing 2 Certificate of Interested Entities by Ford Motor Company identifying Corporate Parent State Street Corporation, Other Affiliate BlackRock, Inc., Other Affiliate Evercore Trust Company, N.A., Other Affiliate The Vanguard Group for Ford Motor Company. (Ayad, Sarah) (Filed on 10/3/2017)
October 3, 2017 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Defendant Ford Motor Company from San Benito Superior Court. Their case number is CU-17-00127. (Filing fee $400 receipt number 0971-11768700). Filed byFord Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Plaintiff Summons and Complaint, #2 Exhibit A - Ford's Answer, #3 Exhibit B - Dec. of Ayad, #4 Exhibit C - Dec. of Hugret, #5 Exhibit D - Dec. of Luna, #6 Exhibit E - US Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K, #7 Civil Cover Sheet)(Ayad, Sarah) (Filed on 10/3/2017)

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Represented By: Sarah Marie Ayad
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