Van Steenwyk v. Pierce, et al.
Plaintiff: MATTHEW D. VAN STEENWYK, Individually; as Trustee of Beneficiary of The Matthew Van Steenwyk GST Trust and The Matthew Van Steenwyk Issue Trust; as Co-Trustee of The Gretchen Marie Van Steenwyk-Marsh GST Trust and The Gretchen Marie Van Steenwyk-Mars
Defendant: PAMELA PIERCE, PHILIP GOBE, APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES ASSOCIATES, INC., a California corporation, Nominal Defendant, KEDRIN E. VAN STEENWYK, in the following capacities: (1) individually; (2) as Executor of the Will of Elizabeth Van Steenwyk; and (3) as Successor Trustee of Survivors Trust Created Under The Donald H. Van Steenwyk and Elizabeth A. Van Steenwyk 1996, PHILIP LONGORIO, ATA RANCHES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Nominal Defendant, ADELAIDA CELLARS, INC., a California corporation, GENE DUROCHER, SCIENTIFIC DRILLING INTERNATIONAL, INC., Nominal defendant, JOSEPH MCCOY, DANIEL CARTER and KIERAN DUGGAN
Amicus Curiae: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL
Case Number: 25-1462
Filed: March 7, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 25, 2025 Filing 43 REPLY to Response to Motion to Dismiss (DE 42) filed by Appellee Matthew D. Van Steenwyk. [25-1462, 25-1469] [Entered: 07/25/2025 04:30 PM]
July 18, 2025 Filing 42 RESPONSE to Motion to Dismiss (DE 41) filed by Appellant Pamela Pierce, Appellant Philip Gobe, Appellant Gene Durocher, Appellant Joseph McCoy. [25-1462, 25-1469] [Entered: 07/18/2025 03:21 PM]
July 8, 2025 Filing 41 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Appellee Matthew D. Van Steenwyk. [25-1462, 25-1469]
July 7, 2025 Filing 40 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to FRAP 26.1 and CR 26.1-1 filed by Amicus Curiae - Pending United States of America Chamber of Commerce, Amicus Curiae - Pending Association of Corporate Counsel. [25-1462, 25-1469] [Entered: 07/07/2025 06:41 AM]
July 2, 2025 Filing 39 ADDED Amicus Curiae - Pending United States of America Chamber of Commerce, Amicus Curiae - Pending Association of Corporate Counsel, Counsel for Amicus Curiae - Pending Anitha Reddy, Counsel for Amicus Curiae - Pending Ian Boczko, Counsel for Amicus Curiae - Pending Alyssa Hunt [25-1462, 25-1469] [Entered: 07/02/2025 04:40 PM]
July 1, 2025 Filing 38 Paper copies (6) of Opening Brief submitted at DE 34 by Appellants Pamela Pierce, et al received. [25-1462, 25-1469] [Entered: 07/01/2025 03:34 PM]
July 1, 2025 Filing 37 Paper copies (3) of Excerpts of Record in 6 Volumes and Index Volume submitted at DE 33 by Appellants Pamela Pierce, et al received. [25-1462, 25-1469] [Entered: 07/01/2025 03:32 PM]
June 30, 2025 Filing 36 AMICUS BRIEF and MOTION for leave to file amicus brief filed by Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and Association of Corporate Counsel. [25-1462, 25-1469] [Entered: 06/30/2025 07:43 PM]
June 26, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER FILED. Opening Brief submitted at DE 34 by Appellants Pamela Pierce, et al. is filed. Within 7 days of this order, Appellants must file 6 copies of the brief in paper format bound with blue front cover pages. Each copy must include certification at the end that the copy is identical to the electronic version. The excerpts of record submitted at DE 33 by Appellants Pamela Pierce, et al. are filed. Within 7 days of this order, Appellants must file 3 copies of the excerpts in paper format securely bound on the left side, with white front covers. The paper copies must be sent to the Clerks principal office. [25-1462, 25-1469] [Entered: 06/26/2025 05:01 PM]
June 23, 2025 Filing 34 OPENING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellant Pamela Pierce, Appellant Philip Gobe, Appellant Gene Durocher, Appellant Joseph McCoy. [25-1462, 25-1469] [Entered: 06/23/2025 11:51 PM]
June 23, 2025 Filing 33 EXCERPTS OF RECORD submitted for filing by Appellant Pamela Pierce, Appellant Philip Gobe, Appellant Gene Durocher, Appellant Joseph McCoy. [25-1462, 25-1469] [Entered: 06/23/2025 11:49 PM]
June 12, 2025 Filing 32 ADDED Counsel for Appellant Brian Kulp [25-1462, 25-1469] [Entered: 06/12/2025 01:45 PM]
June 12, 2025 Filing 31 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Brian Kulp for Appellant Kedrin E. Van Steenwyk. [25-1469, 25-1462] [Entered: 06/12/2025 12:35 PM]
May 27, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER FILED. The motions (Docket Entry No. 24 in No. 25-1462; Docket Entry No. 16 in No. 25-1469) to consolidate are granted. Nos. 25-1462 and 25-1469 are consolidated. The parties must include both case numbers on all future filings. The motion (Docket Entry No. 29 in No. 25-1462) to strike the streamlined request for an extension of time is treated as a motion to amend the briefing schedule and is granted. The opening briefs for all appellants are due June 23, 2025. The consolidated answering briefs are due July 23, 2025. The optional reply briefs are due within 21 days after service of the last-served consolidated answering. [25-1462, 25-1469] [Entered: 05/27/2025 04:37 PM]
May 21, 2025 Filing 29 MOTION to Strike Filing or Portion of Filing filed by Appellant Philip Longorio, Appellant Daniel Carter, Appellant Kieran Duggan. [Entered: 05/21/2025 04:03 PM]
May 16, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER FILED. Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief (DE 27) granted. Amended briefing schedule FOR ALL APPELLANTS: Opening Brief Due (Appellant) 7/23/2025, Answering Brief Due (Appellee) 8/22/2025. Optional Reply Brief due 21 days after service of Answering Brief. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. [Entered: 05/16/2025 12:49 PM]
May 15, 2025 Filing 27 Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief filed by Appellant Philip Longorio, Appellant Daniel Carter, Appellant Kieran Duggan. [Entered: 05/15/2025 04:14 PM]
May 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER FILED. Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief (DE 25) granted. Amended briefing schedule: Opening Brief Due (Appellant) 6/23/2025, Answering Brief Due (Appellee) 7/23/2025. Optional Reply Brief due 21 days after service of Answering Brief. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. [Entered: 05/14/2025 04:27 PM]
May 14, 2025 Filing 25 Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief filed by Appellant Pamela Pierce, Appellant Philip Gobe, Appellant Gene Durocher, Appellant Joseph McCoy. [Entered: 05/14/2025 02:22 PM]
April 10, 2025 Filing 24 MOTION to Consolidate filed by Not Applicable Kedrin E. Van Steenwyk. [Entered: 04/10/2025 10:49 AM]
April 9, 2025 Filing 23 RELEASED FROM MEDIATION (text only). This case is released from the Mediation Program. [25-1462, 25-1469] [Entered: 04/09/2025 03:42 PM]
April 8, 2025 Filing 22 Attorney Angela Laughlin Brown as Counsel for Appellee substituted for Attorney Samuel Youngs Edgerton, III, Johnny Lee Antwiler, II. [Entered: 04/08/2025 10:19 AM]
April 8, 2025 Filing 21 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Angela Laughlin Brown for Appellee Applied Technologies Associates, Inc., Appellee ATA Ranches, Inc., Appellee Scientific Drilling International, Inc. replacing Johnny Lee Antwiler, II, Samuel Youngs Edgerton, III. [Entered: 04/08/2025 09:44 AM]
March 28, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER FILED. Bridget S. BADE, Ana DE ALBA The motion (Docket Entry No. 18) for judicial notice is granted. The emergency motion (Docket Entry No. 8) to stay is denied. See Nken v. Holder, 556 U.S. 418, 434 (2009) (defining standard for stay pending appeal). [Entered: 03/28/2025 03:18 PM]
March 28, 2025 Filing 19 REPLY to Response to Motion to Stay Lower Court or Agency Proceedings, Order, or Judgment (DE 17) filed by Appellant Pamela Pierce, Appellant Philip Gobe, Appellant Gene Durocher, Appellant Joseph McCoy. [Entered: 03/28/2025 12:01 AM]
March 27, 2025 Filing 18 MOTION for Judicial Notice filed by Appellee Matthew D. Van Steenwyk. [Entered: 03/27/2025 08:06 PM]
March 21, 2025 Filing 17 RESPONSE to Motion to Stay Lower Court or Agency Proceedings, Order, or Judgment (DE 8) filed by Appellee Matthew D. Van Steenwyk. [Entered: 03/21/2025 09:34 PM]
March 18, 2025 Filing 16 MEDIATION CONFERENCE SCHEDULED - DIAL-IN Assessment Conference, 04/09/2025, 11:00 a.m. PACIFIC Time. See order for instructions and details. [25-1462, 25-1469] [Entered: 03/18/2025 03:15 PM]
March 14, 2025 Filing 15 ADDED Counsel for Appellee Anthony King [Entered: 03/14/2025 03:34 PM]
March 14, 2025 Filing 14 ADDED Counsel for Appellant John Wood [Entered: 03/14/2025 03:32 PM]
March 14, 2025 Filing 13 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Anthony King for Appellee Matthew D. Van Steenwyk. [Entered: 03/14/2025 01:56 PM]
March 14, 2025 Filing 12 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by John Wood for Appellant Daniel Carter, Appellant Kieran Duggan, Appellant Philip Longorio. [Entered: 03/14/2025 01:41 PM]
March 13, 2025 Filing 11 ADDED Counsel for Defendant James Glassman [Entered: 03/13/2025 12:20 PM]
March 13, 2025 Filing 10 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by James Glassman for Not Applicable Kedrin E. Van Steenwyk. [Entered: 03/13/2025 11:37 AM]
March 12, 2025 Filing 9 MEDIATION QUESTIONNAIRE filed by Appellant Pamela Pierce, Appellant Philip Gobe, Appellant Gene Durocher, Appellant Joseph McCoy. To submit pertinent confidential information directly to the Circuit Mediators, please email #[email protected] and include the case name and number in the subject line. Confidential submissions may include any information relevant to mediation of the case and settlement potential, including, but not limited to, settlement history, ongoing or potential settlement discussions, non-litigated party related issues, other pending actions, and timing considerations that may impact mediation efforts. [Entered: 03/12/2025 03:20 PM]
March 11, 2025 Filing 8 MOTION to Stay Lower Court or Agency Proceedings/Order/Judgment filed by Appellant Pamela Pierce, Appellant Philip Gobe, Appellant Gene Durocher, Appellant Joseph McCoy. [Entered: 03/11/2025 11:28 PM]
March 11, 2025 Filing 7 Emergency MOTION Circuit Rule 27-3 Certificate filed by Appellant Pamela Pierce, Appellant Philip Gobe, Appellant Gene Durocher, Appellant Joseph McCoy. [Entered: 03/11/2025 11:25 PM]
March 10, 2025 Filing 6 ADDED Counsel for Defendant Adrea Feathers [Entered: 03/10/2025 02:42 PM]
March 10, 2025 Filing 5 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Andrea Feathers for Not Applicable Kedrin E. Van Steenwyk. [Entered: 03/10/2025 02:39 PM]
March 10, 2025 Filing 4 ADDED Counsel for Defendant Valerie Elizabeth Alter [Entered: 03/10/2025 02:29 PM]
March 10, 2025 Filing 3 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Valerie Elizabeth Alter for Not Applicable Kedrin E. Van Steenwyk. [Entered: 03/10/2025 02:19 PM]
March 7, 2025 Filing 2 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Mediation Questionnaire due (Appellant) 3/12/2025, Appeal Transcript Order Due (Appellant) 3/17/2025, Appeal Transcript Due (Appellant) 4/17/2025, Appeal Opening Brief Due (Appellant) 5/23/2025, Appeal Answering Brief Due (Appellee) 6/23/2025. For appeal no. 25-1462, 2:20-cv-02375-FLA-AJR. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) to comply with this briefing schedule will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. [Entered: 03/07/2025 03:07 PM]
March 7, 2025 Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 2:20-cv-02375-FLA-AJR has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 25-1462 has been assigned to this case. All communications with the court must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number. Please carefully review the docket to ensure the name(s) and contact information are correct. It is your responsibility to alert the court if your contact information changes. Resources Available For more information about case processing and to assist you in preparing your brief, please review the Case Opening Information (for #attorneys and #pro se litigants) and review the #Appellate Practice Guide. Attorneys should consider contacting the court's #Appellate Mentoring Program for help with the brief and argument. [Entered: 03/07/2025 01:33 PM]

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Plaintiff: MATTHEW D. VAN STEENWYK, Individually; as Trustee of Beneficiary of The Matthew Van Steenwyk GST Trust and The Matthew Van Steenwyk Issue Trust; as Co-Trustee of The Gretchen Marie Van Steenwyk-Marsh GST Trust and The Gretchen Marie Van Steenwyk-Mars
Represented By: Diane H. Bang
Represented By: Eugene Lim
Represented By: Mr. Jonas Palmer Mann
Represented By: Mr. Matthew Umhofer
Represented By: Mr. Anthony King
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Defendant: PAMELA PIERCE
Represented By: Mr. Mark David Harris
Represented By: Mr. Kevin Tod Abikoff
Represented By: Jonathan M. Weiss
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Defendant: PHILIP GOBE
Represented By: Mr. Mark David Harris
Represented By: Mr. Kevin Tod Abikoff
Represented By: Jonathan M. Weiss
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Defendant: APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES ASSOCIATES, INC., a California corporation, Nominal Defendant
Represented By: Mr. Gary J. Lorch
Represented By: Mr. Johnny Lee Antwiler, II
Represented By: Samuel Youngs Edgerton, III
Represented By: Angela Laughlin Brown, AT
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Defendant: KEDRIN E. VAN STEENWYK, in the following capacities: (1) individually; (2) as Executor of the Will of Elizabeth Van Steenwyk; and (3) as Successor Trustee of Survivors Trust Created Under The Donald H. Van Steenwyk and Elizabeth A. Van Steenwyk 1996
Represented By: Andrea Feathers
Represented By: Ms. Valerie Elizabeth Alter
Represented By: James Glassman
Represented By: Brian Kulp
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Defendant: PHILIP LONGORIO
Represented By: Sarah Elisabeth Kelly-Kilgore, Associate
Represented By: Brendan Connors
Represented By: Mr. John Wood, Atttorney
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Defendant: ATA RANCHES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Nominal Defendant
Represented By: Mr. Johnny Lee Antwiler, II
Represented By: Samuel Youngs Edgerton, III
Represented By: Angela Laughlin Brown, AT
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Defendant: ADELAIDA CELLARS, INC., a California corporation
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Defendant: GENE DUROCHER
Represented By: Mr. Mark David Harris
Represented By: Mr. Kevin Tod Abikoff
Represented By: Jonathan M. Weiss
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Defendant: SCIENTIFIC DRILLING INTERNATIONAL, INC., Nominal defendant
Represented By: Mr. Johnny Lee Antwiler, II
Represented By: Samuel Youngs Edgerton, III
Represented By: Angela Laughlin Brown, AT
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Defendant: JOSEPH MCCOY
Represented By: Mr. Mark David Harris
Represented By: Mr. Kevin Tod Abikoff
Represented By: Jonathan M. Weiss
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Defendant: DANIEL CARTER
Represented By: Sarah Elisabeth Kelly-Kilgore, Associate
Represented By: Brendan Connors
Represented By: Mr. John Wood, Atttorney
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Defendant: KIERAN DUGGAN
Represented By: Sarah Elisabeth Kelly-Kilgore, Associate
Represented By: Brendan Connors
Represented By: Mr. John Wood, Atttorney
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Amicus curiae: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Represented By: Alyssa Hunt
Represented By: Ian Boczko
Represented By: Anitha Reddy
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Amicus curiae: ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL
Represented By: Alyssa Hunt
Represented By: Ian Boczko
Represented By: Anitha Reddy
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