Briggs et al v. FCA US LLC, f/k/a/ Chrysler Group LLC, a Delaware Corporation
Plaintiff: Matthew Ogren, Kara Gulbranson, James Deale, Reyes Vargas, Gregory Briggs and Justin Ewing
Defendant: FCA US LLC, f/k/a/ Chrysler Group LLC, a Delaware Corporation
Case Number: 2:2020cv13235
Filed: December 9, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Presiding Judge: David R. Grand
Referring Judge: Nancy G Edmunds
2 Judge: Stephen J Murphy
3 Judge: Elizabeth A Stafford
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. ยง 2301
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 5, 2021 Filing 6 Notice to Parties Regarding Consolidated Case: Order of consolidation entered on *01/05/2021*. Designated lead case number is *20-12341*. (DPer)
January 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 STIPULATED ORDER consolidating cases and setting schedule for consolidated amended complaint and motion to dismiss. Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPer)
January 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE from District Judge Gershwin A. Drain and Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford to District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III and Magistrate Judge David R. Grand. (NAhm)
December 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER of RECUSAL and REASSIGNING CASE from District Judge Nancy G. Edmunds to District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (NAhm)
December 10, 2020 Filing 2 SUMMONS Issued for *FCA US LLC, f/k/a/ Chrysler Group LLC, a Delaware Corporation* (LGra)
December 10, 2020 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 (LGra)
December 9, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by All Plaintiffs against FCA US LLC, f/k/a/ Chrysler Group LLC, a Delaware Corporation with Jury Demand. Plaintiff requests summons issued. Receipt No: AMIEDC-8211154 - Fee: $ 402. County of 1st Plaintiff: Out of State - County Where Action Arose: Wayne - County of 1st Defendant: Oakland. [Previously dismissed case: No] [Possible companion case(s): None] (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit #1 Nov. 14, 2019 FCA Part 573 Safety Recall Report 19V-757, #3 Exhibit #2 Oct. 24, 2019 FCA Part 573 Safety Recall Report 19V-757, #4 Exhibit #3 Issued Interim Notification Letter, #5 Exhibit #4 Issued Owner Interim Notification Letter, #6 Exhibit #5 April 2020 Dealer Service Instructions for Safety Recall VB1/NHTSA 19V-757 Diesel EGR Cooler, #7 Exhibit #6 May 2020 Revised Dealer Service Instructions for Safety Recall VB1/NHTSA 19V-757 Diesel EGR Cooler, #8 Exhibit #7 Dec. 2019 Mopar Notice to Dealers: Safety Recall VB1/NHTSA 19V-757 Diesel EGR Cooler, #9 Exhibit #8 Amendment 6 to FCAs Part 573 Safety Recall Report dated April 21, 2020, #10 Exhibit #9 FCA Dealer Service Instruction Revision 1 May 2020, #11 Exhibit #10 NHTSA, U.S. DOT Fines Fiat Chrysler $70 million for Failure to Provide Early Warning Report Data to NHTSA (Dec. 10, 2015), #12 Exhibit #11 FCA US, LLC Consent Order Response (July 26, 2015), #13 Exhibit #12 FCA News Release, 2015 Ram 1500 Offers Best-in-class Fuel Efficiency with Gasoline and Diesel powered Pickups (Sept. 2, 2014), #14 Exhibit #13 Billy G. Holland, et al., Modeling Approach to Estimate EGR Cooler Thermal Fatigue Life, 8 SAE INTL J. ENGINES 17241732 (2015), #15 Exhibit #14 Wikipedia article: Exhaust gas recirculation, #16 Exhibit #15 Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Complete Guide Components, X-ENGINEER.ORG, #17 Exhibit #16 Jonathn S. Resikin, E&MU: EGR Colling Issues Vex Fleets(July 16, 2012), #18 Exhibit #17 Jim Park, Stay Ahead of Trouble on EGR Engines, TRUCKINGINFO.COM (Feb. 11, 2014), #19 Exhibit #18 Vashani, et al., A Numerical study on the Thermal and Strain Characteristics of EGR Cooler, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTROL AND AUTOMATION (July 2014), #20 Exhibit #19 HELLA KGaA, Hueck & Co., Bulletin (2015), #21 Exhibit #20 Kun Yang, Characterizing Diesel Particulate Filter Failure During Commercial Fleet Use due to Pinholes, Melting, Cracking and Fouling, 2 EMISSION CONTROL SCI. & TECH. (Apr. 8, 2016), #22 Exhibit #21 Cracked EGR Cooler, RAM1500DIESEL.COM (May 31, 2016), #23 Exhibit #22 Losing Coolant, CARCOMPLAINTS.COM (June 20, 2016), #24 Exhibit #23 EGR Cooler leaking, ECODIESELRAM.COM, #25 Exhibit #24 Are you slowly loosing coolant?, RAM1500DIESEL.COM (June 26, 2017), #26 Exhibit #25 Engine compartment fires, CARGURUS.COM (May 3, 2012), #27 Exhibit #26 May 2019 BMW Owner Notification Letter, #28 Exhibit #27 Park Jae-hyuk, BMW fined $10 million for delayed recall, KOREA TIMES (Dec. 25, 2018), #29 Exhibit #28 FCA US LLC Chronology, 2014-2019 Ram 1500 Eco Diesel Engine Compartment (submitted Oct. 24, 2019), #30 Exhibit #29 FCA Press Release, Statement: EGR Cooler (Oct. 25, 2019), #31 Exhibit #30 Amendment 5 to FCAs Part 573 Safety Recall Report dated April 2, 2020, #32 Exhibit #31 Amendment 7 to FCAs Part 573 Safety Recall Report dated June 11, 2020, #33 Exhibit #32 2014 Ram 1500 Owner Comments, CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, #34 Exhibit #33 2014 Dodge Ram Commercial eBrochure, #35 Exhibit #34 The 2014 Ram 1500 with EcoDiesel Engine, Available Soon at a Dealer Near You, RAM ZONE (July 16, 2013), #36 Exhibit #35 The 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, First of Its Kind Light-Duty Diesel Pickup, RAM ZONE (Feb. 14, 2013), #37 Exhibit #36 Turbo water coolant feed tube failure, ECODIESELRAM.COM, #38 Exhibit #37 Engine Fire and FC says Not Responsible, RAM 1500 ECODIESEL FORUM, #39 Exhibit #38 NHTSA Engine Problems, CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, #40 Exhibit #39 Engine Fire, ECODIESELRAM.COM (Dec. 2019), #41 Exhibit #40 FCA New Safety Recall Advanced Communication VB1 (Nov. 1, 2019), #42 Exhibit #41 Redesigned EGR Cooler, RAM 1500 ECODIESEL FORUM, #43 Exhibit #42 Updated EFR Part # ?, RAM 1500 ECODIESEL FORUM, #44 Exhibit #43 Deward, RAM 1500 ECODIESEL FORUM, #45 Exhibit #44 Ecodiesel Fire, RAM 1500 ECODIESEL FORUM) (Bocan, David) Modified on 12/10/2020 (TTho). [RELATED TO CASE 2:20-cv-12341]

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Plaintiff: Matthew Ogren
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