California Central District Court
Judge:R Gary Klausner
Referred: Rozella A Oliver
Case #: 2:21-cv-05644
Nature of Suit440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights
Cause42:1983 Civil Rights Act
Case Filed:Jul 12, 2021
Terminated:Oct 19, 2021
Last checked: Saturday Jan 08, 2022 1:54 AM PST
Defendant
Dr. Shirley N. Weber
Represented By
Julia Harumi Mass
Caag - Office Of The Attorney General
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Kanwalroop Kaur Singh
Caag - Office Of Attorney General
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Heidi Joya
Caag - Office Of The Attorney General
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Anthony V Seferian
Caag - Office Of Attorney General
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Plaintiff
Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment
Represented By
C. Boyden Gray
Boyden Gray And Associates PLLC
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Stephen Michael Duvernay
Benbrook Law Group PC
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Bradley A Benbrook
Benbrook Law Group PC
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Jordan Smith
Boyden Gray And Associates
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William J. Brown, Jr.
Brown Wegner LLP
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Jonathan A. Berry
Boyden Gray And Associates PLLC
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Michael Buschbacher
Boyden Gray And Associates PLLC
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Docket last updated: 11/22/2024 11:59 PM PST
Thursday, October 21, 2021
misc Receipt of Case by Other District (Electronic Case Transfer) Thu 10/21 5:06 PM
TEXT-ONLY ENTRY - RECEIVED Notice of Receipt of Electronic Case Transfer from Eastern District of California, 2:21-cv-01951 filed 10/21/2021. (iv)
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Tuesday, October 19, 2021
46 46 order Transfer Case Tue 10/19 2:51 PM
(IN CHAMBERS) Order Re: Defendant's Motion to Transfer Venue [DE28 ] by Judge R. Gary Klausner: The Court GRANTS Defendant's Motion and Transfers the action to the Eastern District of California. Case transferred electronically (MD JS-6. Case Terminated.) (jp)
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Monday, October 18, 2021
45 45 respm Objection/Opposition (Motion related) Mon 10/18 3:24 PM
Defendant Secretary of State's Evidentiary Objections to Affidavit of Edward Blum in Support of re: NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Complaint 41 filed by Defendant Shirley N. Weber. (Mass, Julia)
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44 44 respm Reply (Motion related) Mon 10/18 3:19 PM
REPLY in Support of NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Complaint 41 filed by Defendant Shirley N. Weber. (Mass, Julia)
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
43 43 respm Response in Opposition to Motion Tue 10/12 7:56 AM
OPPOSITION to NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Complaint 41 filed by Plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment.(Smith, Jordan)
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Att: 1 Affidavit
Tuesday, October 05, 2021
42 42 1 pgs order Order Tue 10/05 11:08 AM
ORDER TO EXTEND DATE FOR PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS41 by Judge R. Gary Klausner that the deadline to file Plaintiff's response brief to Defendants motion to dismiss is extended to 10/12/2021, at 8:00 AM. (jp)
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Monday, October 04, 2021
41 41 motion Dismiss (cause or other) Mon 10/04 5:04 PM
NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Complaint filed by Defendant Shirley N. Weber. Motion set for hearing on 11/1/2021 at 09:00 AM before Judge R. Gary Klausner. (Mass, Julia)
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Att: 1 Memorandum Defendant Secretary of State's Motion to Dismiss Complaint,
Att: 2 Memorandum Request for Judicial Notice in Support of Defendant Secretary of State's Motion to Dismiss Complaint,
Att: 3 Exhibit A to the RJN,
Att: 4 Exhibit B to the RJN,
Att: 5 Exhibit C to the RJN,
Att: 6 Declaration of Andrew Jennings in Support of Defendant Secretary of State's Motion to Dismiss Complaint,
Att: 7 Exhibit 1 to the Decl. of Andrew Jennings,
Att: 8 Proposed Order Proposed Order Granting Defendant Secretary of State's Motion to Dismiss and Request for Judicial Notice
Friday, October 01, 2021
40 40 stip Reschedule Fri 10/01 5:39 PM
STIPULATION to Reschedule Response to Forthcoming Motion to Dismiss filed by Plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment.(Smith, Jordan)
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Att: 1 Declaration,
Att: 2 Proposed Order
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
textonly Text Only Scheduling Notice Wed 09/29 9:24 AM
(IN CHAMBERS) NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES AND ORDER by Judge R. Gary Klausner. Defendant's Motion to Transfer Case to Eastern District28 , calendared for hearing on October 4, 2021 has been taken under submission and off the motion calendar. No appearances by counsel are necessary. The court will review the matter without hearing any further arguments in person or on paper. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (sw)
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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
38 38 respm Reply (Motion related) Wed 09/22 5:10 PM
REPLY in Support of NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Transfer Case to Eastern District of California 28 filed by Defendant Shirley N. Weber. (Joya, Heidi)
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37 37 respm Objection/Opposition (Motion related) Wed 09/22 5:08 PM
Defendant's Evidentiary Objections to Affidavit of Jordan E. Smith in Support of re: NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Transfer Case to Eastern District of California 28 filed by Defendant Shirley N. Weber. (Joya, Heidi)
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Friday, September 17, 2021
36 36 order Stipulation and Order ~Util - Set/Reset Motion Hearing and R&R Deadlines Fri 09/17 6:00 PM
ORDER TO EXTEND DATES FOR RESPONSE AND REPLY REGARDING MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE34 by Judge R. Gary Klausner. THE COURT HEREBY ORDERS that Plaintiff's response brief filed September 15, 2021, opposing Defendant's motion to transfer venue is deemed timely filed, and ORDERS that Defendant file its reply brief in support of its motion to transfer venue on or before September 22, 2021. (lom)
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Wednesday, September 15, 2021
35 35 respm Response in Opposition to Motion Wed 09/15 8:36 PM
OPPOSITION to NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Transfer Case to Eastern District of California 28 filed by Plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment.(Smith, Jordan)
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Att: 1 Affidavit Affidavit of Jordan E. Smith
34 34 stip Extension of Time to File Document Wed 09/15 8:33 PM
First STIPULATION for Extension of Time to File Response and Reply for Motion to Transfer filed by Plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment.(Smith, Jordan)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order Proposed Order
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
33 33 2 pgs order Order Tue 09/14 3:34 PM
DENIED BY ORDER OF THE COURT by Judge R. Gary Klausner re Stipulation to Continue Motion Hearing Date and Pleading Response Date32 . The Stipulation is DENIED. (jp)
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Sunday, September 12, 2021
32 32 stip Extension of Time to File Document Sun 09/12 5:15 PM
Corrected STIPULATION for Extension of Time to File Response and Reply to Transfer Motion and for Answer or Other Responsive Pleading and Extension of Hearing Date filed by Plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment.(Smith, Jordan)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order,
Att: 2 Declaration
31 31 notice Notice (Other) Sun 09/12 5:02 PM
NOTICE Notice of Errata re [#30] filed by Plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment. (Smith, Jordan)
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Friday, September 10, 2021
30 30 stip Reschedule Fri 09/10 7:51 PM
First STIPULATION to Reschedule Hearing on Transfer Motion filed by Plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment.(Smith, Jordan)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order Proposed Order
Tuesday, September 07, 2021
29 29 notice Deficiency in Electronically Filed Documents (G-112A) - optional html form Tue 09/07 4:42 PM
NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronically Filed Documents RE: Notice of Appearance27 . The following error(s) was/were found: Incorrect event selected. Correct event to be used is: Notice of Appearance of Withdrawal of Counsel G123.. In response to this notice, the Court may: (1) order an amended or correct document to be filed; (2) order the document stricken; or (3) take other action as the Court deems appropriate. You need not take any action in response to this notice unless and until the Court directs you to do so. (ak)
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Friday, September 03, 2021
28 28 motion Transfer Case Fri 09/03 6:17 PM
NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Transfer Case to Eastern District of California filed by defendant Shirley N. Weber. Motion set for hearing on 10/4/2021 at 09:00 AM before Judge R. Gary Klausner. (Joya, Heidi)
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Att: 1 Declaration Declaration of Julia Harumi Mass,
Att: 2 Proposed Order
27 27 notice Appearance Fri 09/03 1:50 PM
NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Heidi Joya on behalf of Defendant Shirley N. Weber (Attorney Heidi Joya added to party Shirley N. Weber(pty:dft))(Joya, Heidi)
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Thursday, August 26, 2021
26 26 stip Extending Time to Answer (30 days or less) Thu 08/26 1:29 PM
STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to Shirley N. Weber answer now due 10/4/2021, re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening)1 filed by Defendant Shirley N. Weber.(Mass, Julia)
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Thursday, August 19, 2021
25 25 notice Appearance Thu 08/19 6:08 PM
First NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Kanwalroop Kaur Singh on behalf of Defendant Shirley N. Weber (Attorney Kanwalroop Kaur Singh added to party Shirley N. Weber(pty:dft))(Singh, Kanwalroop)
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Tuesday, August 03, 2021
24 24 notice Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123) Tue 08/03 3:23 PM
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Anthony V Seferian counsel for Defendant Shirley N. Weber. Adding Anthony V. Seferian as counsel of record for Shirley N. Weber for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Defendant Shirley N. Weber. (Attorney Anthony V Seferian added to party Shirley N. Weber(pty:dft))(Seferian, Anthony)
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Monday, August 02, 2021
23 23 notice Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123) Mon 08/02 3:33 PM
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Julia Harumi Mass counsel for Defendant Shirley N. Weber. Adding Julia Harumi Mass as counsel of record for Shirley N. Weber, in her official capacity as Secretary of State of the State of California for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Defendant Shirley N. Weber. (Attorney Julia Harumi Mass added to party Shirley N. Weber(pty:dft))(Mass, Julia)
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Monday, July 26, 2021
22 22 order Appear Pro Hac Vice Mon 07/26 10:27 AM
ORDER by Judge R. Gary Klausner granting18 Non-Resident Attorney Jonathan A Berry APPLICATION to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment, designating William J Brown, Jr., as local counsel. (jp)
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21 21 order Appear Pro Hac Vice Mon 07/26 10:25 AM
ORDER by Judge R. Gary Klausner granting17 Non-Resident Attorney Michael Buschbacher APPLICATION to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment, designating William J Brown, Jr., as local counsel. (jp)
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20 20 order Appear Pro Hac Vice Mon 07/26 10:23 AM
ORDER by Judge R. Gary Klausner granting16 Non-Resident Attorney C Boyden Gray APPLICATION to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment, designating William J Brown, Jr., as local counsel. (jp)
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
19 19 attorney Response to Notice of Fee Due on Pro Hac Vice Application Wed 07/21 12:08 PM
RESPONSE filed by Pro Hac Vice attorney Jordan Smith on behalf of Plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment. RE: Notice of Filing Fee Due. PHV fee N/A. Attorney is a licensed California attorney, admitted to this Court, is currently Active and in good standing. (lt)
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Monday, July 19, 2021
18 18 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice (G-64) Mon 07/19 11:32 AM
APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Jonathan Berry to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-31651535) filed by plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment. (Brown, William)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
17 17 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice (G-64) Mon 07/19 11:21 AM
APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Michael Buschbacher to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-31651392) filed by plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment. (Brown, William)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
16 16 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice (G-64) Mon 07/19 11:09 AM
APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney C. Boyden Gray to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-31651184) filed by plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment. (Brown, William)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
15 15 notice Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123) Mon 07/19 11:02 AM
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney William J Brown, Jr counsel for Plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment. Adding William J. Brown, Jr. as counsel of record for Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment. (Attorney William J Brown, Jr added to party Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment(pty:pla))(Brown, William)
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Thursday, July 15, 2021
14 14 service Summons Issued (Attorney Civil Case Opening) Thu 07/15 9:36 AM
21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening)1 as to Defendant Shirley N. Weber. (jp)
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
13 13 notice Summons Request Wed 07/14 3:51 PM
Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening)1 filed by Plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment. (Duvernay, Stephen)
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12 12 notice Notice to Counsel Re: Consent to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge - optional html form Wed 07/14 9:01 AM
Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (ghap)
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11 11 order Initial Order upon Filing of Complaint - form only Wed 07/14 7:05 AM
STANDING ORDER REGARDING NEWLY ASSIGNED CASES by Judge R. Gary Klausner. (sw)
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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
10 10 notice Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties Tue 07/13 4:39 PM
CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment, (Duvernay, Stephen)
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9 9 attorney Pro Hac Vice Application Due (G-109) - optional html form Tue 07/13 12:50 PM
NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Jordan E Smith on behalf on Plaintiff. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (ghap)
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8 8 attorney Pro Hac Vice Application Due (G-109) - optional html form Tue 07/13 12:48 PM
NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Michael Buschacher on behalf on Plaintiff. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (ghap)
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7 7 attorney Pro Hac Vice Application Due (G-109) - optional html form Tue 07/13 12:46 PM
NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Jonathan Berry on behalf on Plaintiff. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (ghap)
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6 6 attorney Pro Hac Vice Application Due (G-109) - optional html form Tue 07/13 12:44 PM
NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney C. Boyden Gray on behalf on Plaintiff. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (ghap)
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5 5 notice Deficiency in Attorney Case Opening Tue 07/13 12:23 PM
NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Attorney Case Opening RE: Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening)1 . The following error(s) was found: No Notice of Interested Parties has been filed. A Notice of Interested Parties must be filed with every partys first appearance. See Local Rule 7.1-1. Counsel must file a Notice of Interested Parties immediately. Failure to do so may be addressed by judicial action, including sanctions. See Local Rule 83-7. (ghap)
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4 4 adr Notice to Parties of Court-Directed ADR Program (ADR-8) - optional html form Tue 07/13 12:19 PM
NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (ghap)
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3 3 notice Notice of Assignment to United States Judges (CV-18) - optional html form Tue 07/13 12:18 PM
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge R. Gary Klausner and Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver. (ghap)
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Monday, July 12, 2021
2 2 misc Civil Cover Sheet (CV-71) Mon 07/12 9:36 PM
CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiff ALLIANCE FOR FAIR BOARD RECRUITMENT. (Benbrook, Bradley)
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1 1 cmp Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) Mon 07/12 9:34 PM
COMPLAINT Receipt No: ACACDC-31617726 - Fee: $402, filed by Plaintiff ALLIANCE FOR FAIR BOARD RECRUITMENT. (Attorney Bradley A Benbrook added to party ALLIANCE FOR FAIR BOARD RECRUITMENT(pty:pla))(Benbrook, Bradley)
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