BALLOU v. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC et al
Plaintiff: Susan Ballou
Defendant: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT and BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC
Not Classified By Court: HON. DENNIS M. CAVANAUGH, RET.
Case Number: 2:2018cv11765
Filed: July 18, 2018
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Office: Newark Office
County: Bergen
Presiding Judge: Claire C Cecchi
Referring Judge: Mark Falk
2 Judge: Leda D Wettre
Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Other Contract
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER granting #11 Motion to Dismiss WITHOUT PREJUDICE as to Counts Four and Five; that BMW NA's motion to dismiss Plaintiff's complaint is DENIED as to Counts One, Two, Three, and Six; that to the extent Plaintiff is able to cure the pleading deficiencies identified in the Court's Opinion, she shall have thirty (30) days from the date of this Order to file an amended complaint. Signed by Judge Claire C. Cecchi on 6/28/2023. (ld, )
June 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 38 OPINION. Signed by Judge Claire C. Cecchi on 6/28/2023. (ld, )
June 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 37 TEXT ORDER: A telephone conference is set for July 27, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre. Dial-in information for the conference is (888) 684-8852, access code 8948139. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 6/6/23. (LM, )
June 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre: Status Conference held on 6/6/2023. (LM, )
February 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 36 AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 2/27/2023. (lag, )
February 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre: Status Conference held on 2/23/2023. (LM, )
February 10, 2023 Opinion or Order CHAMBER'S NOTE - Motion reinstated: #11 MOTION to Dismiss filed by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC. (jl, )
December 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 12/7/2022. (wh)
December 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre: Status Conference held on 12/1/2022. (LM, )
October 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 34 TEXT ORDER: A telephone conference is set for December 1, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre. Dial-in information for the conference is (888) 684-8852, access code 8948139. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 10/17/22. (LM, )
October 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre: Status Conference held on 10/17/2022. (LM, )
October 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 Letter from Gary S. Graifman To Judge Wettre Re: Status Conference Of October 17, 2022. (GRAIFMAN, GARY)
July 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 32 AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER, etc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 7/11/2022. (lag, )
July 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre: Status Conference held on 7/11/2022. (LM, )
July 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 31 STATUS REPORT (JOINT) by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC. (DALTON, CHRISTOPHER)
July 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 30 Discovery Confidentiality Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 7/1/2022. (ld, )
June 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 29 DECLARATION of Christopher Dalton in Support of Discovery Confidentiality Order by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order (Discovery Confidentiality Order))(DALTON, CHRISTOPHER)
April 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER, etc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 4/21/2022. (lag, )
April 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre: Status Conference held on 4/20/2022. (LM, )
April 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 STATUS REPORT (JOINT) by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC. (DALTON, CHRISTOPHER)
April 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 26 TEXT ORDER: The telephone conference set for April 20, 2022 will now proceed at 4:00 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre. Dial-in information for the conference is (888) 684-8852, access code 8948139. Please mark your calendars accordingly. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 4/8/22. (LM, )
January 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 25 PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER, etc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 1/28/2022. (lag, )
January 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre: Initial Pretrial Conference held on 1/26/2022. (LM, )
January 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 Joint Discovery Plan by SUSAN BALLOU. (Attachments: #1 Supplement (Letter From Gary S. Graifman To Judge Wettre Re: Proposed Joint Discovery Plan))(GRAIFMAN, GARY)
January 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 23 Letter from Gary S. Graifman To Judge Wettre In Response To Defendants' Request For Stay Of Discovery. (GRAIFMAN, GARY)
January 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 Letter from BMW of North America, LLC. (DALTON, CHRISTOPHER)
December 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 LETTER ORDER: Initial Conference set for 1/26/2022 at 11:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre. Signed by Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre on 12/2/21. (LM, )
November 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 STATUS REPORT (Supplement to DE 19) by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC. (DALTON, CHRISTOPHER)
November 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 STATUS REPORT by SUSAN BALLOU. (Attachments: #1 Supplement (Status Report from January 2020))(GRAIFMAN, GARY)
November 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 Letter re #16 Order Appointing Mediator. (CAVANAUGH, DENNIS)
September 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Case Reassigned to Magistrate Judge Leda D. Wettre. Magistrate Judge Mark Falk no longer assigned to the case. (smf, )
March 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 Order Appointing Mediator, DENNIS M. CAVANAUGH, RET appointed, etc. Signed by Judge Claire C. Cecchi on 3/23/2020. (lag, )
March 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Claire C. Cecchi: Status Conference call held on 3/20/2020. (jl, )
January 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Claire C. Cecchi: Status Conference call held on 1/24/2020. (jl, )
January 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 TEXT ORDER - A status conference call is scheduled for JANUARY 24, 2020, at 12:30 p.m. before the Hon. Claire C. Cecchi. (Plaintiff's counsel in Patlan to initiate the call). SO ORDERED by Judge Claire C. Cecchi on 1/23/2020. (jl, )
December 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER directing that by or before 1/20/2020 each party shall deliver to the Court a confidential letter via facsimile not to exceed three pages, summarizing the status of the case, etc. Signed by Judge Claire C. Cecchi on 12/19/2019. (lag, )
January 29, 2019 Opinion or Order Set Deadlines as to #11 MOTION to Dismiss . Motion set for 3/4/2019 before Judge Claire C. Cecchi. 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. (ys, )
January 28, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 13 REPLY BRIEF to Opposition to Motion filed by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC re #11 MOTION to Dismiss (Attachments: #1 Declaration in Further Support of Motion to Dismiss)(DALTON, CHRISTOPHER)
January 28, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MEMORANDUM in Opposition filed by SUSAN BALLOU re #11 MOTION to Dismiss (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(GRAIFMAN, GARY)
January 28, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION to Dismiss by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC. Responses due by 2/5/2019 (Attachments: #1 Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss, #2 Declaration in Support of Motion to Dismiss, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(DALTON, CHRISTOPHER)
December 16, 2018 Opinion or Order Pro Hac Vice counsel, THOMAS P. SOBRAN, ESQ., 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. (gl, )
December 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Thomas P. Sobran to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. (GRAIFMAN, GARY)
December 7, 2018 Opinion or Order Pro Hac Vice fee as to Thomas P. Sobran, Esq.: $ 150, receipt number NEW038121 (gl, )
December 3, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER granting #8 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to THOMAS P. SOBRAN, ESQ. etc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark Falk on 12/3/2018. (dam, )
December 3, 2018 Opinion or Order Set Deadlines as to #8 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Thomas P. Sobran. Motion set for 1/7/2019 before Judge Claire C. Cecchi. 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. (sm)
November 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Thomas P. Sobran by SUSAN BALLOU. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Gary S. Graifman, #2 Declaration of Thomas P. Sobran, #3 Text of Proposed Order, #4 Certificate of Service)(GRAIFMAN, GARY)
November 1, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Letter from Christopher Dalton re #5 MOTION to Dismiss the Class Action Complaint. (DALTON, CHRISTOPHER)
October 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Letter from Christopher Dalton re #5 MOTION to Dismiss the Class Action Complaint. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Setting Briefing Schedule)(DALTON, CHRISTOPHER)
October 23, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MOTION to Dismiss the Class Action Complaint by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC. (Attachments: #1 Brief in Support of MTD, #2 Declaration of Christopher J. Dalton in Support of MTD with Ex. A, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(DALTON, CHRISTOPHER)
October 23, 2018 Opinion or Order CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The #4 MOTION TO DISMISS submitted by ARGIA DIMARCO, ESQ. on 10/22/2018 contains an improper signature. Only the filing user is permitted to sign electronically filed documents with an s/. PLEASE RESUBMIT THE DOCUMENT WITH A PROPER ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE. This submission will remain on the docket unless otherwise ordered by the court. (dam, )
October 22, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 4 MOTION to Dismiss Class Action Complaint by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC. (Attachments: #1 Brief in Support of MTD, #2 Declaration of Christopher J. Dalton in Support of MTD with Ex. A, #3 Text of Proposed Order on MTD)(DIMARCO, ARGIA)
August 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 3 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by SUSAN BALLOU. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC waiver sent on 8/21/2018, answer due 10/22/2018. (GRAIFMAN, GARY)
July 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 2 SUMMONS ISSUED as to BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (jr)
July 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Case assigned to Judge Claire C. Cecchi and Magistrate Judge Mark Falk. (jr)
July 18, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing and Admin fee $ 400 receipt number 0312-8890262) with JURY DEMAND, filed by Susan Ballou. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Defendants' Media Information Publication, #2 Summons, #3 Summons, #4 Civil Cover Sheet)(GRAIFMAN, GARY)

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