Smith v. Ford Motor Company et al
Plaintiff: M.D. Christopher J. Smith
Defendant: Ford Motor Company and Future Ford, Inc.
Case Number: 3:2019cv05170
Filed: August 19, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Charles R Breyer
Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 29 Acknowledgment of Receipt from Santa Clara County Superior Court. (gbaS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/21/2020)
February 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 28 Certified copies of #27 Remand Order and Docket Sheet sent to Santa Clara County Superior Court. (gbaS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/6/2020)
February 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 27 Amended Order Granting Motion to Remand. (crblc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/4/2020)
February 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER by Judge Charles R. Breyer granting #16 Motion to Remand. (crblc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/4/2020)
January 31, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Charles R. Breyer: Motion Hearing held on 1/31/2020 - Re #16 Motion to Remand filed by Christopher J. Smith. Matter taken under submission. The Court will issue an order. (Total Time in Court: 56 Minutes) Court Reporter: Marla Knox. Plaintiff Attorney: Anh X Nguyen (CourtCall). Defendant Attorney: Stephen H. Dye. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ls, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 1/31/2020) Modified on 1/31/2020 (ls, COURT STAFF).
January 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST TO APPEAR AT HEARING ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO REMAND BY TELEPHONE by Judge Charles R. Breyer: Granting #23 Motion to Appear by Telephone. Counsel will make arrangements through CourtCall. (lsS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/29/2020)
January 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MOTION to Appear by Telephone filed by Christopher J. Smith. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Nguyen, Anh) (Filed on 1/24/2020)
January 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 CLERK'S NOTICE VACATING MOTION TO REMAND HEARING on January 17, 2020 before the Honorable Charles R. Breyer. Motion Hearing reset for 1/31/2019 at 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 06, 17th Floor before Judge Charles R. Breyer.. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lsS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/10/2020)
January 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines as to #16 MOTION to Remand. Motion Hearing set for 1/31/2020 at 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 06, 17th Floor before Judge Charles R. Breyer. (lsS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/10/2020)
December 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 21 REPLY (re #16 MOTION to Remand ) Plaintiff's Reply in Support of Motion to Remand filed byChristopher J. Smith. (Nguyen, Anh) (Filed on 12/30/2019)
December 23, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 20 OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re #16 MOTION to Remand ) filed byFord Motor Company, Future Ford, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Exhibit 1-6)(May, Richard) (Filed on 12/23/2019)
December 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 19 CLERK'S NOTICE VACATING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE on December 13, 2019 before the Honorable Charles R. Breyer. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lsS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/10/2019)
December 9, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 18 JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by Christopher J. Smith, Future Ford, Inc. and Ford Motor Company. (Nguyen, Anh) (Filed on 12/9/2019) Modified on 12/10/2019 (amgS, COURT STAFF).
December 9, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MOTION to Appear by Telephone at Case Management Conference filed by Christopher J. Smith. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Granting Plaintiffs' Request to Appear at Case Management by Telephone)(Nguyen, Anh) (Filed on 12/9/2019)
December 9, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MOTION to Remand filed by Christopher J. Smith. Motion Hearing set for 1/17/2020 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 06, 17th Floor before Judge Charles R. Breyer. Responses due by 12/23/2019. Replies due by 12/30/2019. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Plaintiff's Motion to Remand, #2 Declaration of Anh Nguyen in Support of Plaintiff's Motion to Remand, #3 Exhibit 1, #4 Exhibit 2, #5 Proposed Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion to Remand)(Nguyen, Anh) (Filed on 12/9/2019)
November 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 15 CLERK'S NOTICE VACATING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE on November 22, 2019 before the Honorable Charles R. Breyer. A Joint Case Management Statement due by 12/6/2019. Initial Case Management Conference set for 12/13/2019 at 8:30 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 06, 17th Floor. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lsS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/4/2019)
November 1, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Tai, Daniel) (Filed on 11/1/2019)
November 1, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Chung-Kwang Tai (Tai, Daniel) (Filed on 11/1/2019)
October 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Jacob William Cutler (Cutler, Jacob) (Filed on 10/30/2019)
October 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Anh X Nguyen (Nguyen, Anh) (Filed on 10/22/2019)
August 22, 2019 Filing 10 CLERK'S NOTICE: A Joint Case Management Statement due by 11/15/2019. Initial Case Management Conference set for 11/22/2019 at 8:30 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 06, 17th Floor. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lsS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/22/2019)
August 22, 2019 Filing 9 Case Reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Judge Charles R. Breyer for all further proceedings. 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 Susan Van Keulen no longer assigned to the case. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording) (bwS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/22/2019)
August 22, 2019 Filing 8 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 8/22/2019)
August 22, 2019 Filing 7 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. (pmcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/22/2019)
August 22, 2019 Filing 6 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Ford Motor Company, Future Ford, Inc... (May, Richard) (Filed on 8/22/2019)
August 20, 2019 Filing 5 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 11/12/2019. Initial Case Management Conference set for 11/19/2019 09:30 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 6, 4th Floor. (cv, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/20/2019)
August 20, 2019 Filing 4 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen. 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 9/3/2019. (as, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/20/2019)
August 19, 2019 Filing 3 Certificate of Interested Entities by Future Ford, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Gary S Pleau, Other Affiliate William Walsh, Other Affiliate Geoff Pleau for Future Ford, Inc.. re #2 Certificate of Interested Entities, #1 Notice of Removal, (May, Richard) (Filed on 8/19/2019)
August 19, 2019 Filing 2 Certificate of Interested Entities by Ford Motor Company identifying Corporate Parent State Street Corporation, Other Affiliate Evercore Trust Company, N.A., Other Affiliate The Vanguard Group, Other Affiliate Black Rock, Inc. for Ford Motor Company. re #1 Notice of Removal, (May, Richard) (Filed on 8/19/2019)
August 19, 2019 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Santa Clara Superior Court. Their case number is 19CV351156. (Filing fee $400 receipt number 0971-13625650). Filed byFuture Ford, Inc., Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - State Court Pleadings, #2 Exhibit B - Excerpts, #3 Civil Cover Sheet, #4 Declaration of Richard J. May, #5 Exhibit A to Declaration of Richard J. May)(May, Richard) (Filed on 8/19/2019)

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Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Represented By: Richard James May
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Defendant: Future Ford, Inc.
Represented By: Richard James May
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Plaintiff: M.D. Christopher J. Smith
Represented By: Tionna Grace Dolin
Represented By: Anh X Nguyen
Represented By: Daniel Chung-Kwang Tai
Represented By: Jacob William Cutler
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