Ruston et al v. Ford Motor Company et al
Plaintiff: Andreas Alsdorf, Ken Ryan, James Ruston, Christopher Dieterick, Bruce Szepelak, Vic Sparano, Jeffrey Martin, Kohen Marzolf and Johnny Tolly
Defendant: Robert Bosch LLC, Ford Motor Company and Robert Bosch GmbH
Case Number: 2:2018cv11108
Filed: April 6, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Office: Detroit Office
County: Wayne
Presiding Judge: Stephanie Dawkins Davis
Referring Judge: Denise Page Hood
2 Judge: Elizabeth A Stafford
3 Judge: Arthur J Tarnow
Nature of Suit: Racketeer/Corrupt Organization
Cause of Action: 18 U.S.C. § 1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 1, 2019 Filing 34 Notice to Parties Regarding Consolidated Case: Order of consolidation entered on *3/31/19*. Designated lead case number is *18-10106*. (SSch)
March 31, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER Consolidating cases. Signed by District Judge Denise Page Hood. (SSch)
December 19, 2018 Filing 32 NOTICE of Change of Address/Contact Information by Matthew D. Slater on behalf of Robert Bosch LLC. (Slater, Matthew)
October 8, 2018 Filing 31 NOTICE of Change of Address/Contact Information by Steve W. Berman on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Berman, Steve)
September 17, 2018 Minute Entry for proceedings before District Judge Denise Page Hood: Status Conference Not Held, (Court Reporter: Janice Coleman) (LSau)
September 13, 2018 Filing 30 NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas Eric Loeser on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Loeser, Thomas)
July 20, 2018 Filing 29 NOTICE of Appearance by James E. Cecchi on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Cecchi, James)
July 18, 2018 Filing 28 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Caroline F. Bartlett appearing on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Bartlett, Caroline)
July 11, 2018 Filing 27 NOTICE TO APPEAR: Status Conference set for 9/17/2018 02:00 PM before District Judge Denise Page Hood (LSau)
July 9, 2018 Filing 26 NOTICE by Ford Motor Company Notice to the Parties regarding Filed Motion to Consolidate Case (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit 2 - Motion to Consolidate) (Douglas, Stephanie)
June 21, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 25 Order Vacating Order to Show Cause #22 . Signed by District Judge Denise Page Hood. (LSau)
June 21, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 24 STIPULATED ORDER Extending Time for Served Defendants to Respond to Plaintiffs' Complaint. Signed by District Judge Denise Page Hood. (LSau)
June 15, 2018 Filing 23 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Stipulation and Proposed Order) (Lienhardt, Dennis)
June 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER for Plaintiff(s) to Show Cause Why This Case Should Not be Dismissed for Failure to Prosecute. Show Cause Response due by 6/26/2018 Signed by District Judge Denise Page Hood. (LSau)
April 24, 2018 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher A. Seeger on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Seeger, Christopher)
April 23, 2018 Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by William R. Jansen on behalf of Robert Bosch LLC. (Jansen, William)
April 23, 2018 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Jr on behalf of Robert Bosch LLC. (Boccuzzi, Carmine)
April 23, 2018 Filing 18 STATEMENT of DISCLOSURE of CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS and FINANCIAL INTEREST by Ford Motor Company identifying Other Affiliate Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirketi (Ford Otosan), Other Affiliate Jiangling Motor Corporation, Limited for Ford Motor Company. (Douglas, Stephanie)
April 23, 2018 Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by Susan M. McKeever on behalf of Ford Motor Company. (McKeever, Susan)
April 23, 2018 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael G. Brady on behalf of Robert Bosch LLC. (Brady, Michael)
April 23, 2018 Filing 15 NOTICE of Appearance by Stephanie A. Douglas on behalf of Ford Motor Company. (Douglas, Stephanie)
April 23, 2018 Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Patrick G. Seyferth on behalf of Ford Motor Company. (Seyferth, Patrick)
April 23, 2018 Filing 13 STATEMENT of DISCLOSURE of CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS and FINANCIAL INTEREST by Robert Bosch LLC (Slater, Matthew)
April 23, 2018 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew D. Slater on behalf of Robert Bosch LLC. (Slater, Matthew)
April 23, 2018 Filing 11 CERTIFICATE of Service/Summons Returned Executed. Robert Bosch LLC served on 4/10/2018, answer due 5/1/2018. (Berman, Steve)
April 23, 2018 Filing 10 CERTIFICATE of Service/Summons Returned Executed. Ford Motor Company served on 4/10/2018, answer due 5/1/2018. (Berman, Steve)
April 23, 2018 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Jeffrey M. Yeatman on behalf of Ford Motor Company. (Yeatman, Jeffrey)
April 23, 2018 Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Joel A. Dewey on behalf of Ford Motor Company. (Dewey, Joel)
April 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE from District Judge Arthur J. Tarnow and Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti to District Judge Denise Page Hood and Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford. (SSch)
April 10, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER of DISQUALIFICATION and REASSIGNING CASE from Magistrate Judge Stephanie Dawkins Davis to Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti. (SSch)
April 9, 2018 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Dennis A. Lienhardt on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Lienhardt, Dennis)
April 9, 2018 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by Sharon S. Almonrode on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Almonrode, Sharon)
April 9, 2018 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by E. Powell Miller on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Miller, E.)
April 9, 2018 Filing 2 SUMMONS Issued for *Ford Motor Company, Robert Bosch GmbH, Robert Bosch LLC* (SKra)
April 9, 2018 A United States Magistrate Judge of this Court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636c and FRCP 73. The Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form is available for download at #http://www.mied.uscourts.gov (SKra)
April 6, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Christopher Dieterick, Andreas Alsdorf, Johnny Tolly, Bruce Szepelak, Vic Sparano, Kohen Marzolf, Jeffrey Martin, James Ruston, Ken Ryan against Ford Motor Company, Robert Bosch GmbH, Robert Bosch LLC with Jury Demand. Plaintiff requests summons issued. Receipt No: 0645-6678209 - Fee: $ 400. County of 1st Plaintiff: Out of State - County Where Action Arose: Wayne - County of 1st Defendant: Wayne. [Previously dismissed case: No] [Possible companion case(s): United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2:18-cv-10106, Judge Denise Page Hood] (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit 1 - USA Today - Volkswagen Emission Scandal Widens, #3 Exhibit 2 - Bosch 2014 Annual Report, #4 Exhibit 3 - Bosch 2016 Annual Report, #5 Exhibit 4 - Bosch - Bosch in North America (May 2007), #6 Exhibit 5 - Bloomberg - Three Bosch Managers Targeted as German Diesel Probe Expands, #7 Exhibit 6 - 2011 Ford Super Duty brochure, #8 Exhibit 7 - 2012 Ford Super Duty brochure, #9 Exhibit 8 - 2013 Ford Super Duty brochure, #10 Exhibit 9 - 2014 Ford Super Duty brochure, #11 Exhibit 10 - 2015 Ford Super Duty brochure, #12 Exhibit 11 - 2016 Ford Super Duty brochure, #13 Exhibit 12 - 2017 Ford Super Duty brochure, #14 Exhibit 13 - Bosch Press Release - The brain of diesel injection, #15 Exhibit 14 - Bosch Auto Parts - Engine management, #16 Exhibit 15 - BBC - Volkswagen: The scandal explained, #17 Exhibit 16 - Automotive News - Bosch probes whether its staff helped VWs emissions rigging, #18 Exhibit 17 - ESCRYPT - Reliable Protection for ECUs, #19 Exhibit 18 - Car and Driver - EPA Investigating Bosch over VW Diesel Cheater Software, #20 Exhibit 19 - Reuters - Volkswagen probe finds manipulation was open secret in department, #21 Exhibit 20 - Autoweek - VW chairman Poetsch: Company tolerated breaches of rules, #22 Exhibit 21 - Handelsblatt Global - Dieselgates Roots Stretch Back to Audi, #23 Exhibit 22 - Autocar - VW emissions scandal: how Volkswagen's 'defeat device' works, #24 Exhibit 23 - Automotive News - Bosch warned VW about illegal software use in diesel cars, report says, #25 Exhibit 24 - BBC - VW Scandal: Company Warned over Test Cheating Years Ago, #26 Exhibit 25 - Autonews - Bosch boosts US diesel lobbying, #27 Exhibit 26 - Bosch - Bosch drives clean diesel in California, #28 Exhibit 27 - Bosch - Bosch Brings Innovation, Green Technology to SAE 2009 World Congress, #29 Exhibit 28 - Bosch - Bosch: Clean Diesel is Key Part of Future Technology Mix, #30 Exhibit 29 - The U.S. Coalition for Advanced Diesel Cars - California Diesel Days, #31 Exhibit 30 - Automotive News - New Coalition Aims To Promote Diesel Cars, #32 Exhibit 31 - The U.S. Coalition for Advanced Diesel Cars - About the Coalition, #33 Exhibit 32 - Letter to Chairman Mary Nichols and CARB (Jan. 8, 2016), #34 Exhibit 33 - Volkswagen - Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Drivers Take to the Track for the First Time in 2010 at VIR, #35 Exhibit 34 - Diesel Technology Forum - Clean Diesel Clearly Better Campaign for Clean Diesel Cars Welcomed, #36 Exhibit 35 - EPAs Notice of Violation to FCA (Jan. 12, 2017), #37 Exhibit 36 - EPA News Release - EPA Notifies Fiat Chrysler of Clean Air Act Violations (Jan. 12, 2017), #38 Exhibit 37 - EPAs Notice of Violation to Volkswagen (Sept. 18, 2015), #39 Exhibit 38 - TNO - Detailed investigations and real-world emission performance of Euro 6 diesel passenger cars, #40 Exhibit 39 - Transport & Environment - VWs cheating is just the tip of the iceberg, #41 Exhibit 40 - Transport & Environment - Five facts about diesel the car industry would rather not tell you, #42 Exhibit 41 - Emissions Analytics Press Release (Sept. 28, 2015), #43 Exhibit 42 - Jalopnik - Feds Are Now Investigating Volkswagen Supplier Bosch Over Dieselgate) (Berman, Steve)

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Plaintiff: Andreas Alsdorf
Represented By: Caroline F. Bartlett
Represented By: Christopher A. Seeger
Represented By: Dennis A. Lienhardt
Represented By: E. Powell Miller
Represented By: James E. Cecchi
Represented By: Sharon S. Almonrode
Represented By: Steve W. Berman
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Plaintiff: Ken Ryan
Represented By: Caroline F. Bartlett
Represented By: Christopher A. Seeger
Represented By: Dennis A. Lienhardt
Represented By: E. Powell Miller
Represented By: James E. Cecchi
Represented By: Sharon S. Almonrode
Represented By: Steve W. Berman
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Plaintiff: James Ruston
Represented By: Caroline F. Bartlett
Represented By: Christopher A. Seeger
Represented By: Dennis A. Lienhardt
Represented By: E. Powell Miller
Represented By: James E. Cecchi
Represented By: Sharon S. Almonrode
Represented By: Steve W. Berman
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Plaintiff: Christopher Dieterick
Represented By: Caroline F. Bartlett
Represented By: Christopher A. Seeger
Represented By: Dennis A. Lienhardt
Represented By: E. Powell Miller
Represented By: James E. Cecchi
Represented By: Sharon S. Almonrode
Represented By: Steve W. Berman
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Plaintiff: Bruce Szepelak
Represented By: Caroline F. Bartlett
Represented By: Christopher A. Seeger
Represented By: Dennis A. Lienhardt
Represented By: E. Powell Miller
Represented By: James E. Cecchi
Represented By: Sharon S. Almonrode
Represented By: Steve W. Berman
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Plaintiff: Vic Sparano
Represented By: Caroline F. Bartlett
Represented By: Christopher A. Seeger
Represented By: Dennis A. Lienhardt
Represented By: E. Powell Miller
Represented By: James E. Cecchi
Represented By: Sharon S. Almonrode
Represented By: Steve W. Berman
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Plaintiff: Jeffrey Martin
Represented By: Caroline F. Bartlett
Represented By: Christopher A. Seeger
Represented By: Dennis A. Lienhardt
Represented By: E. Powell Miller
Represented By: James E. Cecchi
Represented By: Sharon S. Almonrode
Represented By: Steve W. Berman
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Plaintiff: Kohen Marzolf
Represented By: Caroline F. Bartlett
Represented By: Christopher A. Seeger
Represented By: Dennis A. Lienhardt
Represented By: E. Powell Miller
Represented By: James E. Cecchi
Represented By: Sharon S. Almonrode
Represented By: Steve W. Berman
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Plaintiff: Johnny Tolly
Represented By: Caroline F. Bartlett
Represented By: Christopher A. Seeger
Represented By: Dennis A. Lienhardt
Represented By: E. Powell Miller
Represented By: James E. Cecchi
Represented By: Sharon S. Almonrode
Represented By: Steve W. Berman
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Defendant: Robert Bosch LLC
Represented By: Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Jr.
Represented By: Matthew D. Slater
Represented By: Michael G. Brady
Represented By: William R. Jansen
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Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Represented By: Jeffrey M. Yeatman
Represented By: Joel A. Dewey
Represented By: Patrick G. Seyferth
Represented By: Stephanie A. Douglas
Represented By: Susan M. McKeever
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Defendant: Robert Bosch GmbH
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