McDonald et al v. Apple Inc.
Plaintiff: Joshua McDonald and Michael Helsel
Defendant: Apple Inc.
Case Number: 5:2021cv02461
Filed: April 6, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Nathanael M Cousins
Referring Judge: Edward J Davila
2 Judge: Virginia K DeMarchi
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on May 13, 2021. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
May 13, 2021 Filing 17 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Edward J. Davila: Initial Case Management Conference held on 5/13/2021 via Zoom Webinar remotely. Further Case Management Statement due by 6/22/2021. Further Case Management Conference SPECIALLY set for Tuesday, 6/29/2021 10:00 AM in San Jose, - Videoconference Only. Plaintiff Attorney: Rafey Balabanian,Andrea Gold,John Norris. Defendant Attorney: John Gibson,Brooke Kim,Evi Schueller. Total Time in Court:10:00-10:23am(23 Mins.) Court Reporter: Irene Rodriguez. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (amkS, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 5/13/2021)
May 10, 2021 Filing 16 CLERK'S NOTICE CONVERTING FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE TO ZOOM HEARING. The Initial Case Management Conference remains as set on 5/13/2021 at 10:00 AM. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar remotely.Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at #https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/ejd Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who wish to be identified by the court as making an appearance or will be participating in the argument at the hearing. A list of names and emails must be sent to the CRD at EJDcrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than May 11, 2021 at 12:00 PM PST.General Order 58. 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.Zoom Guidance and Setup: #https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/. (This is a text-only entry generated by the cou rt. There is no document associated with this entry.) (kedS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/10/2021)
May 4, 2021 Filing 15 (Text Only) CLERKS NOTICE RESETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FOLLOWING REASSIGNMENT. Joint Case Management Statement due by 5/5/2021. Initial Case Management Conference set for 5/13/2021 10:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 4, 5th Floor before Hon. Edward J. Davila. The Court does not issue a revised Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ejdorders. This is a text only docket entry, there is no document associated with this notice. (amkS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/4/2021)
May 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Edward J. Davila for all further proceedings re #13 Order. 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 Nathanael M. Cousins no longer assigned to case. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(bwS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/4/2021)
May 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER GRANTING #12 Joint Administrative Motion to Transfer Case to MDL. The Clerk is directed to transfer this action to Judge Davila and associate it as a member case with In re Apple Inc. App Store Simulated Casino-Style Games Litig., MDL No. 2985. Signed by Judge Nathanael M. Cousins. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/3/2021)
May 3, 2021 Filing 12 Joint ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION to Transfer Case to MDL filed by Michael Helsel, Joshua McDonald. Responses due by 5/7/2021. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Gold, Andrea) (Filed on 5/3/2021)
April 21, 2021 Filing 11 CLERK'S NOTICE RE: Consent or Declination. All parties are requested to file a consent or declination to proceed before a magistrate judge by 5/5/2021. Note that any party is free to withhold consent to proceed before a magistrate judge without adverse substantive consequences. The forms are available at: http://cand.uscourts.gov/civilforms. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/21/2021)
April 19, 2021 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Joshua McDonald, Michael Helsel. Apple Inc. served on 4/13/2021, answer due 5/4/2021. (Warshaw, Daniel) (Filed on 4/19/2021)
April 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER GRANTING #6 Application for Admission of Attorney Andrea R. Gold Pro Hac Vice representing Plaintiffs. Signed by Judge Nathanael M. Cousins. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/7/2021)
April 7, 2021 Filing 8 Summons Issued as to Apple Inc. (sfbS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/7/2021)
April 7, 2021 Filing 7 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 6/30/2021. Initial Case Management Conference set for 7/7/2021 10:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 5, 4th Floor. (sfbS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/7/2021)
April 7, 2021 Filing 6 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number 0971-15805123.) filed by Michael Helsel, Joshua McDonald. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Gold, Andrea) (Filed on 4/7/2021)
April 7, 2021 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Hassan Ali Zavareei (Zavareei, Hassan) (Filed on 4/7/2021)
April 6, 2021 Filing 4 Case assigned to Magistrate 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 4/20/2021. (anjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/6/2021)
April 6, 2021 Filing 3 Certificate of Interested Entities by Michael Helsel, Joshua McDonald (Warshaw, Daniel) (Filed on 4/6/2021)
April 6, 2021 Filing 2 Proposed Summons. (Warshaw, Daniel) (Filed on 4/6/2021)
April 6, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Apple Inc. ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0971-15801480.). Filed byJoshua McDonald, Michael Helsel. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Warshaw, Daniel) (Filed on 4/6/2021)

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Plaintiff: Joshua McDonald
Represented By: Daniel L. Warshaw
Represented By: Hassan Ali Zavareei
Represented By: Andrea R. Gold
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Represented By: Daniel L. Warshaw
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