Best Companies, Inc. v. Apple Inc.
Plaintiff: Best Companies, Inc.
Defendant: Apple Inc.
Case Number: 5:2020cv06971
Filed: October 6, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Edward J Davila
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER Granting #15 Application for Admission of Attorney Pro Hac Vice for Scott A. Kamber, Counsel for Plaintiff. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on 11/30/2020. (amkS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/30/2020)
November 25, 2020 Filing 15 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-15239133.) filed by Best Companies, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Kamber, Scott) (Filed on 11/25/2020)
October 26, 2020 ***Set Deadlines/Hearings per ECF #14 Order: Joint Status Report due by 2/1/2021. (amkS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/26/2020)
October 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER GRANTING #13 JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING CASE DEADLINES. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on 10/26/2020. (ejdlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/26/2020)
October 26, 2020 Filing 13 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Regarding Case Deadlines filed by Apple Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Chorba Declaration)(Chorba, Christopher) (Filed on 10/26/2020)
October 26, 2020 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Chorba (Chorba, Christopher) (Filed on 10/26/2020)
October 21, 2020 Filing 11 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Best Companies, Inc... (Kravitz, Deborah) (Filed on 10/21/2020)
October 19, 2020 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Best Companies, Inc.. Apple Inc. served on 10/14/2020, answer due 11/4/2020. (Aschenbrener, Michael) (Filed on 10/19/2020)
October 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Edward J. Davila for all further proceedings ew #8 Order Relating Cases. Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Judge Nathanael M. Cousins no longer assigned to case. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(bwS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/13/2020)
October 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER RELATING CASE. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on 10/13/2020. (ejdlc3S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/13/2020)
October 7, 2020 Filing 7 SUA SPONTE Judicial Referral for Purpose of Determining Relationship of Case 5:20-cv-06971 NC and 5:18-md-02827 EJD, In re Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 10/7/2020. (lmhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/7/2020)
October 7, 2020 Filing 6 Summons Issued as to Apple Inc. (sfbS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/7/2020)
October 7, 2020 Filing 5 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 12/30/2020. Initial Case Management Conference set for 1/6/2021 10:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 5, 4th Floor. (sfbS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/7/2020)
October 7, 2020 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by Deborah Kravitz (Kravitz, Deborah) (Filed on 10/7/2020)
October 7, 2020 Filing 3 Case assigned to Judge Nathanael M. Cousins. 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 10/21/2020. (anjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/7/2020)
October 6, 2020 Filing 2 Proposed Summons. (Aschenbrener, Michael) (Filed on 10/6/2020)
October 6, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Apple Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0971-15031636.). Filed byBest Companies, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Aschenbrener, Michael) (Filed on 10/6/2020)

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Defendant: Apple Inc.
Represented By: Christopher Chorba
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Plaintiff: Best Companies, Inc.
Represented By: Michael James Aschenbrener
Represented By: Scott A Kamber
Represented By: Deborah Kravitz
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