Gant v. Ford Motor Company
Plaintiff: Aaron Gant
Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Not Classified By Court: Gene J Esshaki
Case Number: 2:2019cv12533
Filed: August 28, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Presiding Judge: David R. Grand
Referring Judge: Sean F Cox
2 Judge: Bernard A Friedman
3 Judge: R Steven Whalen
Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 97 AMENDED ORDER Requiring the Parties to Mediate and Extending Certain Motion Deadlines to Allow for Mediation. (Dispositive/Daubert Motions due by 12/22/2023) Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
October 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 96 ORDER Requiring the Parties to Mediate and Extending Certain Motion Deadlines to Allow for Mediation. (Dispositive/Daubert Motions due by 12/22/2023) Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
June 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 95 NOTICE by All Plaintiffs of withdrawal of #94 Amended MOTION to Seal . (Ourand, William)
June 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 94 Amended MOTION to Seal by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J, #12 Exhibit K, #13 Exhibit L, #14 Exhibit M, #15 Exhibit N, #16 Exhibit O, #17 Exhibit P, #18 Exhibit Q, #19 Exhibit R, #20 Exhibit S, #21 Exhibit T, #22 Exhibit U, #23 Exhibit V, #24 Exhibit W, #25 Exhibit X, #26 Exhibit Y, #27 Exhibit Z, #28 Exhibit AA, #29 Exhibit BB, #30 Exhibit CC, #31 Exhibit DD, #32 Exhibit EE, #33 Exhibit FF, #34 Exhibit GG, #35 Exhibit HH, #36 Exhibit II, #37 Exhibit JJ, #38 Exhibit KK) (Ourand, William)
June 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 93 [DOCUMENT TITLED PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL. ATTORNEY TO REFILE] SEALED MOTION to File Mtn for Adverse Inferences and Other Relief against Ford re #91 Order,, Set Scheduling Order Deadlines, by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Redacted Mtn, #2 Exhibit Unredacted Mtn, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit, #9 Exhibit, #10 Exhibit, #11 Exhibit, #12 Exhibit, #13 Exhibit, #14 Exhibit, #15 Exhibit, #16 Exhibit, #17 Exhibit, #18 Exhibit, #19 Exhibit, #20 Exhibit, #21 Exhibit, #22 Exhibit, #23 Exhibit, #24 Exhibit, #25 Exhibit, #26 Exhibit, #27 Exhibit, #28 Exhibit, #29 Exhibit, #30 Exhibit, #31 Exhibit, #32 Exhibit, #33 Exhibit, #34 Exhibit, #35 Exhibit, #36 Exhibit, #37 Exhibit, #38 Exhibit, #39 Exhibit, #40 Exhibit, #41 Exhibit, #42 Exhibit, #43 Exhibit, #44 Exhibit, #45 Exhibit, #46 Exhibit, #47 Exhibit, #48 Exhibit, #49 Exhibit, #50 Exhibit, #51 Exhibit, #52 Exhibit, #53 Exhibit, #54 Exhibit, #55 Exhibit, #56 Exhibit, #57 Exhibit, #58 Exhibit) (Ourand, William) Modified on 6/21/2023 (JMcC).
April 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 92 NINTH STIPULATION AND ORDER Dismissing Certain but not all Plaintiffs. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
March 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 91 ORDER Extending Discovery, Expert Report and Dispositive/Daubert Motion Deadlines Only re #86 MOTION TO EXTEND Discovery, Expert Report, and Dispositive/Daubert Motion Deadlines. (Discovery due by 6/1/2023, Dispositive/Daubert Motion Cut-off set for 10/23/2023). See document for additional dates. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
March 28, 2023 Opinion or Order TEXT-ONLY ORDER Finding as Moot #89 Emergency MOTION Temporary stay or suspend expert deadline pending Court's ruling on motion to extend re #86 MOTION TO EXTEND Discovery, Expert Report, and Dispositive/Daubert Motion Deadlines re #78 Stipulation and Order. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
March 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 90 NOTICE by All Plaintiffs of Correcting Error in Emergency Motion (Ourand, William)
February 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 89 Emergency MOTION Temporary stay or suspend expert deadline pending Court's ruling on motion to extend re #86 MOTION TO EXTEND Discovery, Expert Report, and Dispositive/Daubert Motion Deadlines re #78 Stipulation and Order,, Set Scheduling Order Deadlines, by All Plaintiffs. (Ourand, William)
February 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 88 REPLY to Response re #86 MOTION TO EXTEND Discovery, Expert Report, and Dispositive/Daubert Motion Deadlines re #78 Stipulation and Order,, Set Scheduling Order Deadlines, filed by All Plaintiffs. (Ourand, William)
February 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 87 RESPONSE to #86 MOTION TO EXTEND Discovery, Expert Report, and Dispositive/Daubert Motion Deadlines re #78 Stipulation and Order,, Set Scheduling Order Deadlines, filed by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit 1 - Marino ltr. to Branigan 12.8.21, #3 Exhibit 2 - Ford's Supp. Resp. to Ps Req. for Production 3.14.22, #4 Exhibit 3 - Ford Supp. Resp. to Ps, #5 Exhibit 4 - Ford's Resp. to Ps Supp. Req. for Production., #6 Exhibit 5 - Ford's Resp. to Ps 2nd Supp. Req for Production and Supp. Req. for Admissions, #7 Exhibit 6 - Stern Ltr. to Schebel 4.15.22, #8 Exhibit 7 - Schebel Ltr. to Stern 5.13.22, #9 Exhibit 8 - Schebel Ltr. to Stern 5.25.22, #10 Exhibit 9 - Stern Ltr. to Schebel 6.2922, #11 Exhibit 10 - Schebel Ltr. to Stern 7.18.22, #12 Exhibit 11 - Schebel Ltr. to Stern 9.12.22, #13 Exhibit 12 - Schebel email to Stern 9.22.22, #14 Exhibit 13 - Schebel email to Stern 9.26.22, #15 Exhibit 14 - List of Documents Produced by Ford Motor Comnpany in Aaron Gant, et al. v. Ford Motor Company) (Schebel, Jodi)
January 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 86 MOTION TO EXTEND Discovery, Expert Report, and Dispositive/Daubert Motion Deadlines re #78 Stipulation and Order,, Set Scheduling Order Deadlines, by All Plaintiffs. (Ourand, William)
January 11, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 85 NOTICE of Appearance by Sunny Rehsi on behalf of Ford Motor Company. (Rehsi, Sunny)
December 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 84 NOTICE of Appearance by William Ourand, Jr on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Ourand, William)
December 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 83 EIGHT STIPULATION AND ORDER Dismissing Certain but not All Plaintiffs with Prejudice. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC) Modified on 12/2/2022 (JMcC).
October 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 82 SEVENTH STIPULATION AND ORDER Dismissing Certain but not All Plaintiffs With Prejudice. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
September 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 81 SIXTH STIPULATED ORDER Dismissing Certain but not All Plaintiffs With Prejudice. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
September 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Scheduling Order Deadlines: Dispositive/Daubert Motion Cut-off reset for 8/25/2023 (JMcC)
August 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 80 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Gene J. Esshaki appearing on behalf of Gene J Esshaki Discovery Facilitator (Esshaki, Gene)
August 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 79 FIRST ADDENDUM TO STIPULATED ORDER Appointing Discovery Master. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
August 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 78 STIPULATION AND ORDER Amending Scheduling Order. (Dispositive/Daubert Motion Cut-off set for 8/25/2022, Fact Discovery due by 2/3/2023, Status/Final Pretrial Conference set for 1/30/2024 at 02:00 PM before District Judge Sean F. Cox, Trailing Trial Docket set for March/April 2024) Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
August 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for in-person proceedings before District Judge Sean F. Cox: Status Conference held on 8/25/2022. (Court Reporter: None Present, Not on the Record) (JMcC)
August 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 77 NOTICE TO APPEAR IN PERSON: Status Conference with Counsel and Discovery Facilitator set for 8/25/2022 at 04:00 PM before District Judge Sean F. Cox (JMcC)
August 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 76 CORRECTED FIFTH STIPULATED ORDER Dismissing Certain but not All Plaintiffs with Prejudice. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
August 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 75 FIFTH STIPULATED ORDER Dismissing Certain but not All Plaintiffs with Prejudice. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
August 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 74 STIPULATION AND ORDER Appointing Discovery Facilitator. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
August 1, 2022 Opinion or Order TEXT-ONLY NOTICE: Status Conference on 8/1/2022 is Cancelled (JMcC)
July 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 73 NOTICE TO APPEAR BY VIDEO CONFERENCE: Rescheduled Status Conference set for 8/1/2022 at 02:00 PM before District Judge Sean F. Cox (JMcC)
July 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 72 NOTICE TO APPEAR BY VIDEO CONFERENCE: Continuation of Status Conference set for 7/29/2022 at 02:00 PM before District Judge Sean F. Cox (JMcC)
July 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for virtual proceedings before District Judge Sean F. Cox: Status Conference held on 7/22/2022. (Court Reporter: None Present, Not on the Record) (JMcC)
July 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 71 ORDER Granting Withdrawal of Mary T. Novacheck re #70 Notice of Withdrawal of Attorney filed by Ford Motor Company. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
July 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 70 NOTICE of Withdrawal of Attorney Mary Novacheck for on behalf of Ford Motor Company. (Novacheck, Mary)
July 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 69 NOTICE TO APPEAR BY VIDEO CONFERENCE: Status Conference set for 7/22/2022 at 01:00 PM before District Judge Sean F. Cox (JMcC)
July 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for in-person proceedings before District Judge Sean F. Cox: Status Conference held on 7/19/2022. (Court Reporter: None Present, Not on the Record) (JMcC)
July 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for in-person proceedings before District Judge Sean F. Cox: Status Conference held on 7/5/2022. (Continued In-Person Status Conference set for 7/19/2022 at 10:00 AM before District Judge Sean F. Cox) (Court Reporter: None Present, Not on the Record) (JMcC)
June 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 68 FOURTH STIPULATION AND ORDER Dismissing Certain but not all Plaintiffs. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
June 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 67 NOTICE TO APPEAR IN PERSON: Status Conference set for 7/5/2022 at 03:00 PM before District Judge Sean F. Cox (JMcC)
May 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 66 THIRD STIPULATION AND ORDER Dismissing Certain but not All Plaintiffs with Prejudice. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
April 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 65 NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas N. Lurie on behalf of All Defendants. (Lurie, Thomas)
April 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 64 NOTICE of Appearance by Amy L Wells on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Wells, Amy)
April 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 63 SECOND STIPULATION AND ORDER Dismissing certain but not all Plaintiffs with Prejudice. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
April 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 62 NOTICE of Appearance by Nicholas G. Even on behalf of Ford Motor Company. (Even, Nicholas)
April 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 61 [STRICKEN] CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ford Motor Company Third Amended Notice of Videotaped Depositions Duces Tecum (Branigan, Thomas) Modified on 4/11/2022 (JMcC).
April 11, 2022 Opinion or Order NOTICE of Error directed to: Thomas P. Branigan re #60 Certificate of Service. Document is prohibited discovery, disclosure or a certificate of service thereof. Document was stricken. [No Image Associated with this docket entry] (JMcC)
April 11, 2022 Opinion or Order NOTICE of Error directed to: Thomas P. Branigan re #61 Certificate of Service. Document is prohibited discovery, disclosure or a certificate of service thereof. Document was stricken. [No Image Associated with this docket entry] (JMcC)
March 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 60 [STRICKEN] CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Ford Motor Company Second Amended Notice of Videotaped Depositions Duces Tecum (Branigan, Thomas) Modified on 4/11/2022 (JMcC).
February 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 59 STIPULATION AND ORDER Dismissing Certain but not all Plaintiffs With Prejudice. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
July 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 58 STIPULATION of Dismissal of Plaintiff Marvin Edwards, With Prejudice and Without Costs by Aaron Gant (Marino, Amy)
April 27, 2021 Opinion or Order TEXT-ONLY ORDER Lifting Stay re #37 Order on Granting #19 Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint; Denying Without Prejudice #20 Motion to Dismiss and Staying Discovery Until Further Order of the Court. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
April 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 57 SCHEDULING ORDER: Fact Discovery due by 8/1/2022, Daubert and Dispositive Motion Cut-off set for 2/28/2023, Status/Pretrial Conference set for 6/20/2023 at 02:00 PM before District Judge Sean F. Cox Trailing Trial Docket set for July/August 2023 Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (Refer to image for additional dates) (JMcC)
April 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings before District Judge Sean F. Cox: Scheduling Conference held on 4/27/2021. (Court Reporter: None Present, Not on the Record) (JMcC)
April 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 56 EXHIBIT TO JOINT RULE 26(f) REPORT re #54 Report (Free) by All Plaintiffs (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A - Proposed Fact Sheet, #3 Exhibit B - Proposed Fraud Questionnaire) (Marino, Amy)
April 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 55 NOTICE TO APPEAR BY VIDEO CONFERENCE: Scheduling Conference set (via Zoom) for 4/27/2021 at 02:30 PM before District Judge Sean F. Cox (Zaidel, B)
April 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 54 JOINT 16(b)/26(f) REPORT by All Plaintiffs (Marino, Amy)
March 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 53 STATEMENT of DISCLOSURE of CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS and FINANCIAL INTEREST by Ford Motor Company (Branigan, Thomas)
March 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 52 ANSWER to Amended Complaint with Affirmative Defenses with Jury Demand (Second Amended Complaint) by Ford Motor Company. (Branigan, Thomas)
March 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 51 NOTICE TO APPEAR: Scheduling Conference set for 4/27/2021 at 02:30 PM before District Judge Sean F. Cox (Zaidel, B)
February 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 50 OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part #42 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
January 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings before District Judge Sean F. Cox: Motion Hearing held on 1/28/2021 re #42 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint filed by Ford Motor Company. Disposition: Motion taken under advisement (Court Reporter: David Yarbrough) (JMcC)
January 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 49 ORDER re January 28, 2021 Hearing on #42 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint filed by Ford Motor Company. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
January 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 48 NOTICE by All Plaintiffs re: Ford's Submission of Supplemental Authority re MTD the FAC (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A - Pls' Mtn for Reconsideration in Cyr, #3 Exhibit B - Def's Resp to Pls' Mtn for Reconsideration in Cyr) (Marino, Amy)
November 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 47 NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED HEARING BY VIDEO CONFERENCE on #42 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint. Motion Hearing set for 1/28/2021 at 03:00 PM before District Judge Sean F. Cox |Zoom Webinar Information: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1612314617?pwd=MngzdTZrUHBMS29TdDAzTjM3VDVsdz09 Passcode: 407546 Or iPhone one-tap : US: +16692545252,,1612314617# or +16468287666,,1612314617#| (JMcC)
October 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 46 [DOCUMENT IS NOT A SUR-REPLY DOCUMENT IS A: REPLY BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF FORD MOTOR COMPANYS MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT] SUR-REPLY re #42 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint filed by Ford Motor Company. (Wise, Robert) Modified on 10/23/2020 (LGra).
October 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 45 STIPULATION AND ORDER Extending Time to Reply re #42 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint. (Reply due by 10/23/2020) Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
October 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 44 NOTICE OF HEARING BY VIDEO CONFERENCE on #42 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint. Motion Hearing set for 12/3/2020 at 02:00 PM before District Judge Sean F. Cox |Zoom Webinar Information: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1612314617?pwd=MngzdTZrUHBMS29TdDAzTjM3VDVsdz09 Passcode: 407546 Or iPhone one-tap : US: +16692545252,,1612314617# or +16468287666,,1612314617#| (JMcC)
September 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 43 RESPONSE to #42 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A - A.G. v. Diamond Mortgage, #3 Exhibit B - McKee v. GM, #4 Exhibit C - Davis v. Forest River) (Marino, Amy)
July 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 42 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2) (Branigan, Thomas)
June 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 41 STIPULATION AND ORDER Extending Parties Respective Briefing Deadline re #38 Amended Complaint. (Responsive Pleading due by 7/24/2020) Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
May 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 40 EXHIBIT CONTINUATION #2 - EXHIBITS AA - KK re #38 Amended Complaint, by All Plaintiffs (Attachments: #1 Exhibit AA - CarComplaints.com Article, 1/4/19, #2 Exhibit BB - USA Today Article, 3/14/18, #3 Exhibit CC - CarComplaints.com Summary, 12/7/11, #4 Exhibit DD - Road Show Article, 7/11/17, #5 Exhibit EE - CarComplaints.com Article, 8/31/19, #6 Exhibit FF - Customer Satisfaction Program 17B38, #7 Exhibit GG - Customer Satisfaction Program 16B32, #8 Exhibit HH - Customer Satisfaction Program 10B15, #9 Exhibit II - Customer Satisfaction Program 16B38, #10 Exhibit JJ - Customer Satisfaction Program 14B07, #11 Exhibit KK - Ford Sales & Svc Agt) (Marino, Amy)
May 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 39 EXHIBIT CONTINUATION #1 - EXHIBITS M - Z re #38 Amended Complaint, by All Plaintiffs (Attachments: #1 Exhibit M - 2012 Fusion Tech Info, #2 Exhibit N - 2013 Fusion Marketing Brochure, #3 Exhibit O - 2014 Fusion Marketing Brochure, #4 Exhibit P - 2015 Fusion Marketing Brochure, #5 Exhibit Q - 2016 Fusion Marketing Brochure, #6 Exhibit R - 2017 Fusion Marketing Brochure, #7 Exhibit S - NHTSA Cmplts re Fusion's 6F35, #8 Exhibit T - NHTSA Cmplts re Fusion's CVT, #9 Exhibit U - TSB Compilation, #10 Exhibit V - Free Press Article, 9/10/19, #11 Exhibit W - CNBC Article, 5/15/19, #12 Exhibit X - Forbes Article, 4/24/19, #13 Exhibit Y - NHTSA ODI Resume, #14 Exhibit Z - CarComplaints.com Article, 11/5/18) (Marino, Amy)
May 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 38 AMENDED COMPLAINT with Jury Demand (SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT) filed by All Plaintiffs against Ford Motor Company. NO NEW PARTIES ADDED. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits IOE, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J, #12 Exhibit K, #13 Exhibit L) (Marino, Amy)
May 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER Granting #19 Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint; Denying Without Prejudice #20 Motion to Dismiss and Staying Discovery Until Further Order of the Court. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
May 19, 2020 Opinion or Order TEXT-ONLY NOTICE: Motion Hearing on 6/4/2020 is Cancelled re #19 MOTION for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint and #20 MOTION to Dismiss. (JMcC)
April 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 36 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
April 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 35 NOTICE by All Plaintiffs of withdrawal of #30 MOTION to Compel FORD'S RESPONSES TO DISCOVERY without prejudice. (Marino, Amy)
April 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO COMPEL DEFENDANT TO RESPOND TO DISCOVERY (ECF No. 30). Signed by Magistrate Judge David R. Grand. (EBut)
April 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 33 NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED HEARING on #19 MOTION for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint, and #20 MOTION to Dismiss. Motion Hearing set for 6/4/2020 at 02:00 PM before District Judge Sean F. Cox (JMcC)
March 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 32 REPLY to Response re #20 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint filed by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Hall v GM) (Pellegrino, Brandon)
March 20, 2020 Opinion or Order TEXT-ONLY: The Court will hold a telephonic status conference regarding plaintiffs' motion to compel (ECF No. 30) on Monday, March 30, 2020, at 11:00a.m. The remaining briefing deadlines on plaintiffs' motion are hereby stayed. The Court will issue new briefing deadlines following the status conference call. Counsel shall use the interim period of time to have meaningful, good-faith, vitriol-free discussions about which, if any, portions of the requested discovery Ford will agree to produce to plaintiffs, and which, if any, portions of the requested discovery plaintiffs will agree to hold in abeyance pending the Court's ruling on Ford's motion to dismiss. Entered by Magistrate Judge David R. Grand. (EBut)
March 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER REFERRING MOTION to Magistrate Judge David R. Grand: #30 MOTION to Compel FORD'S RESPONSES TO DISCOVERY filed by Aaron Gant. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
March 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 30 MOTION to Compel FORD'S RESPONSES TO DISCOVERY by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A - Plf's Interrogatories, #3 Exhibit B - Plf's Requests for Production, #4 Exhibit C - Pf's Requests for Admissions, #5 Exhibit D - Plf's Letter re Discovery, #6 Exhibit E - Ford's Answer to ROGS, #7 Exhibit F - Ford's Response to RFPs, #8 Exhibit G - Ford Response to RFAs, #9 Exhibit H - Carafagno, #10 Exhibit I - Karlsson, #11 Exhibit J - Wilson) (Marino, Amy)
March 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Mark Granzotto appearing on behalf of Aaron Gant (Granzotto, Mark)
March 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 28 INDEX of Exhibits re #27 Response to Motion, by All Plaintiffs (Corrected and Continued I.O.E.) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit E - In re: FCA Monostable Gearshift Lit - Slip Opinion, #2 Exhibit F - In re: FCA Monostable Gearshift - As-Filed) (Marino, Amy)
February 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 27 RESPONSE to #20 MOTION to Dismiss FAC filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit AG v. Diamond Mortgage, #3 Exhibit McKee v. GM, #4 Exhibit Davis v. Forest, #5 Exhibit Beck v FCA US LLC) (Marino, Amy)
February 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED HEARING on #19 MOTION for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint and #20 MOTION to Dismiss. Motion Hearing set for 4/16/2020 at 02:00 PM before District Judge Sean F. Cox (JMcC)
February 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 STIPULATION AND ORDER Extending Briefing Schedule re #20 MOTION to Dismiss. (Response due by 2/28/2020, Reply due by 3/20/2020) Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
February 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert Latane Wise on behalf of Ford Motor Company. (Wise, Robert)
February 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines as to #20 MOTION to Dismiss. Response due by 2/14/2020 (JMcC)
January 31, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 RESPONSE to #19 MOTION for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint filed by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit 1 - Case Law, #3 Exhibit 2 - January 13, 2020 Email) (Branigan, Thomas)
January 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 NOTICE OF HEARING on #19 MOTION for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint, and #20 MOTION to Dismiss. Motion Hearing set for 3/26/2020 at 03:00 PM before District Judge Sean F. Cox (JMcC)
January 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Mary Novacheck on behalf of Ford Motor Company. (Novacheck, Mary)
January 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MOTION to Dismiss by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit 1 - Charts of Claims Barred, #3 Exhibit 2 - Case Law, #4 Exhibit 3 - Plaintiffs' Written Discovery) (Branigan, Thomas)
January 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MOTION for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit A - Proposed SAC, #3 Exhibit B - Gen. Elec. v. Sargent & Lundy, #4 Exhibit C - Ziegler v. IBP Hog Market) (Marino, Amy)
January 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 NOTICE of Appearance by Brandon M. Pellegrino on behalf of Ford Motor Company. (Pellegrino, Brandon)
January 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by Amy L. Marino on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Marino, Amy)
January 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings before District Judge Sean F. Cox: Telephonic Status Conference held on 1/13/2020. (JMcC)
January 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 NOTICE TO APPEAR BY TELEPHONE: Status Conference set for 1/13/2020 at 03:00 PM before District Judge Sean F. Cox (JMcC)
December 5, 2019 Opinion or Order TEXT-ONLY ORDER Denying Without Prejudice #9 MOTION to Dismiss the Plaintiffs' Complaint filed by Ford Motor Company re #10 Order. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
November 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 15 EXHIBIT CONTINUATION #2 re #13 Exhibit Index,, #12 Amended Complaint, #14 Exhibit,,, by All Plaintiffs (Attachments: #1 Exhibit AA - CarComplaints.com Article, 1/4/19, #2 Exhibit BB - USA Today Article, 3/14/18, #3 Exhibit CC - CarComplaints.com Summary, 12/7/11, #4 Exhibit DD - Road Show Article, 7/11/17, #5 Exhibit EE - CarComplaints.com Article, 8/31/19, #6 Exhibit FF - Customer Satisfaction Program 17B38, #7 Exhibit GG - Customer Satisfaction Program 16B32, #8 Exhibit HH - Customer Satisfaction Program 10B15, #9 Exhibit II - Customer Satisfaction Program 16B38, #10 Exhibit JJ - Customer Satisfaction Program 14B07, #11 Exhibit KK - Ford Sales and Service Agt) (Marino, Amy)
November 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 EXHIBIT CONTINUATION #1 re #13 Exhibit Index,, #12 Amended Complaint by All Plaintiffs (Attachments: #1 Exhibit M - 2012 Fusion Tech Info, #2 Exhibit N - 2013 Fusion Marketing Brochure, #3 Exhibit O - 2014 Fusion Marketing Brochure, #4 Exhibit P - 2015 Fusion Marketing Brochure, #5 Exhibit Q - 2016 Fusion Marketing Brochure, #6 Exhibit R - 2017 Fusion Marketing Brochure, #7 Exhibit S - NHTSA Cmplts re Fusion's 6F35, #8 Exhibit T - NHTSA Cmplts re Fusion's CVT, #9 Exhibit U - TSB Compilation, #10 Exhibit V - Free Press Article, 9/10/19, #11 Exhibit W - CNBC Article, 5/15/19, #12 Exhibit X - Forbes Article, 4/24/19, #13 Exhibit Y - NHTSA ODI Resume, #14 Exhibit Z - CarComplaints.com Article, 11/5/18) (Marino, Amy)
November 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 13 INDEX of Exhibits re #12 Amended Complaint by All Plaintiffs (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - GM & Ford Presentation, 4/16/07-4/19/07, #2 Exhibit B - Ford Article, 11/9/05, #3 Exhibit C - Auto Blog Article, 5/8/08, #4 Exhibit D - Press Release, 5/7/08, #5 Exhibit E - Ward's Auto Article, 8/17/12, #6 Exhibit F - Torque News Article, 8/2/12, #7 Exhibit G - 2010 Fusion Marketing Brochure, #8 Exhibit H - 2010 Fusion Tech Info, #9 Exhibit I - 2011 Fusion Marketing Brochure, #10 Exhibit J - 2011 Fusion Tech Info, #11 Exhibit K - 2011 Fleet Guide, #12 Exhibit L - 2012 Fusion Marketing Brochure) (Marino, Amy)
November 21, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 AMENDED COMPLAINT with Jury Demand filed by All Plaintiffs against All Plaintiffs. NO NEW PARTIES ADDED. (Marino, Amy) Modified on 11/22/2019 (SKra). [AMENDED COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND FILED BY ALL PLAINTIFFS AGAINST ALL DEFENDANTS]
November 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 11 STIPULATION AND ORDER Extending Time for Plaintiff to File an Amended Complaint or Respond re #9 MOTION to Dismiss and Setting Deadline for Defendant to Respond to Anticipated Amended Complaint. (Plaintiff's deadline to Amend or Respond due by 11/22/2019; Ford's Responsive Pleading Deadline is 1/17/2020. ) Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
October 16, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER re #9 MOTION to Dismiss the Plaintiffs' Complaint filed by Ford Motor Company. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
October 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MOTION to Dismiss the Plaintiffs' Complaint by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit 1 - 2011 Sales Brochure, #3 Exhibit 2 - Warranty Guides (2010-2017), #4 Exhibit 3 - Technical Service Bulletins, #5 Exhibit 4 - Ford U.S. Sales Reports (2010-2017), #6 Exhibit 5 - Charts of Claims Barred, #7 Exhibit 6 - Most Relevant Case Law) (Branigan, Thomas)
October 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Jodi M. Schebel appearing on behalf of Ford Motor Company (Schebel, Jodi)
October 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Matthew G. Berard appearing on behalf of Ford Motor Company (Berard, Matthew)
October 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Thomas P. Branigan appearing on behalf of Ford Motor Company (Branigan, Thomas)
October 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 REPLY to Response re #3 Ex Parte MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages filed by Ford Motor Company. (Branigan, Thomas)
October 3, 2019 Opinion or Order TEXT-ONLY ORDER GRANTING #3 Ex Parte MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages filed by Ford Motor Company. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)
October 2, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 RESPONSE to #3 Ex Parte MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages filed by Aaron Gant. (Stern, Kenneth)
October 1, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Ex Parte MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Ford Motor Company. (Branigan, Thomas)
September 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE from District Judge Bernard A. Friedman and Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen to District Judge Sean F. Cox and Magistrate Judge David R. Grand. (NAhm)
August 28, 2019 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Ford Motor Company from Wayne County Circuit Court, case number 19-010455-NZ. Fee Paid: Receipt No. 0645-7383815; $400.00 [Previously dismissed case: No] [Possible companion case(s): USDC, Eastern District of Michigan, 19-cv-10583, Judge Sean F. Cox] (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Summons and Complaint) (Branigan, Thomas) Modified on 8/28/2019 (DPer).
August 28, 2019 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)

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Plaintiff: Aaron Gant
Represented By: Kenneth A. Stern
Represented By: Amy L. Marino
Represented By: Amy L Wells
Represented By: Mark Granzotto
Represented By: William Ourand, Jr
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Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Represented By: Thomas P. Branigan
Represented By: Jodi M. Schebel
Represented By: Matthew G. Berard
Represented By: Mary Novacheck
Represented By: Brandon M. Pellegrino
Represented By: Nicholas G. Even
Represented By: Robert Latane Wise
Represented By: Thomas N. Lurie
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