GIOFFE et al v. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. et al
Plaintiff: MEGHAN GIOFFE, MELISSA ANIDO and ALAN WURZELBACHER
Defendant: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION doing business as AUDI OF AMERICA, INC., AUDI AG and VOLKSWAGEN AG
Case Number: 1:2022cv00193
Filed: January 14, 2022
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Ann Marie Donio
Referring Judge: Noel L Hillman
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 2301 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 24, 2023 Filing 38 RESPONSE in Support filed by All Defendants re #33 MOTION for Settlement Plaintiffs' Motion for an Order and Judgment Granting Final Approval of Class Action Settlement (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D)(RAMSEY, HOMER)
May 24, 2023 Filing 37 DECLARATION re #33 MOTION for Settlement Plaintiffs' Motion for an Order and Judgment Granting Final Approval of Class Action Settlement, #34 MOTION for Attorney Fees Supplemental Declaration of Lawrence Deutsch by MELISSA ANIDO, MEGHAN GIOFFE, ALAN WURZELBACHER. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A- Declaration of Kimberly O'Kane)(DEUTSCH, LAWRENCE)
May 3, 2023 Filing 36 DECLARATION re #33 MOTION for Settlement Plaintiffs' Motion for an Order and Judgment Granting Final Approval of Class Action Settlement : Declaration of Kimberly O'Kane Re: Requests For Exclusion, Notice And Administration by MELISSA ANIDO, MEGHAN GIOFFE, ALAN WURZELBACHER. (DEUTSCH, LAWRENCE)
April 10, 2023 Set Deadlines as to #33 MOTION for Settlement Plaintiffs' Motion for an Order and Judgment Granting Final Approval of Class Action Settlement, #34 MOTION for Attorney Fees . Motion set for 5/15/2023 before Judge Noel L. Hillman. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (ssp, )
April 7, 2023 Filing 35 DECLARATION of Lawrence Deutsch re #33 MOTION for Settlement Plaintiffs' Motion for an Order and Judgment Granting Final Approval of Class Action Settlement, #34 MOTION for Attorney Fees by MELISSA ANIDO, MEGHAN GIOFFE, ALAN WURZELBACHER. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A- Declaration of Jenny Shawver)(DEUTSCH, LAWRENCE)
April 7, 2023 Filing 34 MOTION for Attorney Fees by MELISSA ANIDO, MEGHAN GIOFFE, ALAN WURZELBACHER. (Attachments: #1 Brief)(DEUTSCH, LAWRENCE)
April 7, 2023 Filing 33 MOTION for Settlement Plaintiffs' Motion for an Order and Judgment Granting Final Approval of Class Action Settlement by MELISSA ANIDO, MEGHAN GIOFFE, ALAN WURZELBACHER. (Attachments: #1 Brief In Support)(DEUTSCH, LAWRENCE)
February 24, 2023 Filing 32 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Michael B. Gallub to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. (RAMSEY, HOMER)
February 24, 2023 Pro Hac Vice counsel, MICHAEL B. GALLUB, has been updated to receive Notices of Electronic Filing. Pursuant to L.Civ.R. 101.1, only local counsel are entitled to sign and file papers, enter appearances and receive payments on judgments, decrees or orders. (amv)
February 15, 2023 Filing 31 NOTICE by VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. Consent to Change Attorney (RAMSEY, HOMER)
January 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 30 STIPULATION AND ORDER modifying/amending the Class Settlement. Final Fairness Hearing set for 6/20/2023 02:00 PM before Judge Noel L. Hillman. Signed by Judge Noel L. Hillman on 1/31/2023. (tf, )
January 7, 2023 Filing 29 STIPULATION re #28 Order on Motion for Settlement Stipulation and Proposed Order to Modify and Amend the Class Settlement, Preliminary Approval Order, and Associated Timetable Concerning the Preliminarily Approved Class Action Settlement by VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration in Support of Stipulation to Modify and Amend Class Settlement, Preliminary Approval Order and Associated Timetable Concerning Preliminarily Approved Class Settlement, #2 Exhibit Amended Settlement Agreement (Exhibit A to Declaration of Homer B. Ramsey))(RAMSEY, HOMER)
October 25, 2022 NOTICE of Hearing: Final Fairness Hearing will be held on May 15, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at 2:00 PM in Camden - Courtroom 3A before Judge Noel L. Hillman. (gn)
October 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER Granting Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement #25 . Signed by Judge Noel L. Hillman on 10/24/2022. (ssp, )
August 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT. Signed by Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio on 8/9/2022. (mag)
August 9, 2022 Filing 26 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT by VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.. (RAMSEY, HOMER)
August 9, 2022 Filing 25 MOTION for Settlement Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for an Order Preliminarily Approving Class Action Settlement by MELISSA ANIDO, MEGHAN GIOFFE, ALAN WURZELBACHER. (Attachments: #1 Brief, #2 Declaration of Lawrence Deutsch, #3 Exhibit 1-Settlement Agreement, #4 Exhibit A - Proposed Claim Form, #5 Exhibit B- Proposed Preliminary Approval Order, #6 Exhibit C- VIN Number List, #7 Exhibit D- Recall 90S9, #8 Exhibit E- Proposed Class Notice, #9 Exhibit 2- Berger Montague Firm Resume)(DEUTSCH, LAWRENCE)
August 9, 2022 Set Deadlines as to #25 MOTION for Settlement Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for an Order Preliminarily Approving Class Action Settlement. Motion set for 9/6/2022 before Judge Noel L. Hillman. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (mag)
July 26, 2022 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio: Telephone Status Conference held on 7/26/2022. (sb, )
July 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 STIPULATION AND ORDER extending Defendant Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.'s time to respond to the Class Action Complaint; VWGoA'S time to respond is extended through and including August 10, 2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio on 7/26/2022. (mag)
July 26, 2022 Filing 23 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT by VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.. (RAMSEY, HOMER)
June 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 STIPULATION AND ORDER extending Defendant Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.'s time to respond to the Complaint; VWGoA'S time to respond is extended through and including July 29, 2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio on 6/13/2022. (amv)
June 13, 2022 Filing 21 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT by VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.. (RAMSEY, HOMER)
May 13, 2022 Filing 20 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Michael B.Gallub to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-13410065.) (RAMSEY, HOMER)
May 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER granting #18 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to Michael B. Gallub, shall make a payment of $150 to the Clerk of the United States District Court. Signed by Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio on 5/13/2022. (mag)
May 13, 2022 Filing 18 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Unopposed by VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Certification of Homer B. Ramsey, #2 Certification of Michael B. Gallub, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(RAMSEY, HOMER)
May 13, 2022 Pro Hac Vice counsel, MICHAEL B. GALLUB, has been added to receive Notices of Electronic Filing. Pursuant to L.Civ.R. 101.1, only local counsel are entitled to sign and file papers, enter appearances and receive payments on judgments, decrees or orders. (mag)
May 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 STIPULATION AND ORDER Extending Defendant Volkswagen Group of America, INC.'s time to respond to Class Action Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio on 5/10/2022. (mag)
May 10, 2022 Filing 16 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT by VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.. (RAMSEY, HOMER)
April 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio on 4/27/2022. (alb)
April 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 STIPULATION AND ORDER granting VWGoAs time to respond to the Class Action Complaint is extended from the current deadline of 4/15/2022 through and including 5/16/2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio on 4/7/2022. (mag)
April 6, 2022 Filing 13 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING DEFENDANT VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.S TIME TO RESPOND TO CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT by VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.. (RAMSEY, HOMER)
April 6, 2022 Filing 12 Letter from the parties regarding proposed discovery confidentiality order. (RAMSEY, HOMER)
April 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 TEXT ORDER: The Court is in receipt of the parties' proposed Consent Discovery Confidentiality Order. The parties shall submit a Consent Discovery Confidentiality Order in the form of Appendix S, or in the alternative, shall submit a letter delineating the differences in the proposed order as compared to the form of Appendix S. SO ORDERED by Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio on 4/4/2022. (slc)
April 1, 2022 Filing 10 Proposed Order Regarding Confidentiality of Discovery (Stipulated Protective Order) by VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.. (RAMSEY, HOMER)
February 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING DEFENDANT VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.S TIME TO RESPOND TO CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT; Complaint extended from the current deadline of February 10, 2022 through and including April 15, 2022. Signed by Judge Noel L. Hillman on 2/16/2022. (alb)
February 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING DEFENDANT VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.'S TIME TO RESPOND TO CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT. Signed by Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio on 2/9/2022. (alb)
February 9, 2022 Filing 7 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT by VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.. (RAMSEY, HOMER)
February 7, 2022 Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by HOMER B. RAMSEY on behalf of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. (RAMSEY, HOMER)
February 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Standing order in all cases in which the basis of jurisdiction is 28 U.S.C. 1332, Diversity of Citizenship: Whether or not the Court issues an Order to Show Cause or other Order directing the filing of an amended pleading or removal petition on the issue of jurisdiction, the parties in all diversity cases are required to complete and file a Joint Certification of the citizenship of the Parties, #click here, no later than the first Rule 16 conference. Signed by Judge Noel L. Hillman on 2/7/2022. (alb)
February 4, 2022 Filing 5 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT by VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.. (RAMSEY, HOMER)
January 25, 2022 Filing 4 SUMMONS Returned Executed by MEGHAN GIOFFE, ALAN WURZELBACHER, MELISSA ANIDO. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. served on 1/20/2022, answer due 2/10/2022. (DEUTSCH, LAWRENCE)
January 14, 2022 Filing 3 SUMMONS ISSUED as to AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AG, VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (alb)
January 14, 2022 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by ABIGAIL GERTNER on behalf of MELISSA ANIDO, MEGHAN GIOFFE, ALAN WURZELBACHER (GERTNER, ABIGAIL)
January 14, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against AUDI AG, AUDI OF AMERICA, INC., VOLKSWAGEN AG, VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. ( Filing and Admin fee $ 402 receipt number ANJDC-13113674) with JURY DEMAND, filed by MEGHAN GIOFFE, ALAN WURZELBACHER, MELISSA ANIDO. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(DEUTSCH, LAWRENCE)
January 14, 2022 Judge Noel L. Hillman and Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio added. (dd, )

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