DONNELLY et al v. THOMPSON et al
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| Judge: | Vince Chhabria |
| Case #: | 3:24-cv-09213 |
| Nature of Suit | 440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights |
| Cause | 28:1331 Fed. Question |
| Case Filed: | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Terminated: | Feb 10, 2025 |
| Last checked: Sunday Feb 02, 2025 12:51 AM PST |
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Jared Huffman
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Kevin Mullin
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Anna Eshoo
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Lloyd J Austin III
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Alejandro Padilla
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Jimmy Panetta
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Mike Thompson
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Laphonza R Butler
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Nancy Pelosi
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Shiva Mishek
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Armon Ketchum
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Nida Khalil
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Roni Zeiger
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Laurel Krause
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Unhae Langis
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Jad Maluf
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Timur Mamedov
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Kathleen L. McClain
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Ariel Dawn Mihic
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Judith Mirkinson
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David Spero
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Robie Tenorio
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Leslie Zeiger
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Sameena Usman
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Judy Talaugon
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Chris Perrando
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Barry Preisler
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Nikolas Saba
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Meg Sandow
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Haleh Sheikholeslami
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Norman Solomon
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Seth Michael Donnelly
17619 Johnson Avenue
Sonoma, CA 95476 |
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Maria Barakat
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Jedidiah Bell
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Pamela Brown
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Michael J Caggiano
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Dillon Castelton
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Peter Klotz Chamberlin
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Arthur Ciancutti
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Leslie Ciancutti
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MD Howard Andrew Coren
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Alexandra Paige Cumming
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Alexander Dillard
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Tarik Sharif Kanaana
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Nemr Elsotary
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Hassan Fouda
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Lisa Fredrikson
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Victoria Gray
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Judith C Green
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Linda Helland
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Elliot Helman
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Cheryl Dianne Higgins
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San Hindi
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Christine Hong
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Christopher Jewell
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Jane Jewell
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Dean Johansson
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Plaintiff
Bud Ketchum
Terminated: 01/17/2025
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Leslie Angeline
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Francesca Ciancutti
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| Docket last updated: 04/04/2025 11:59 PM PDT |
| Monday, February 10, 2025 | ||
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order
Order
Mon 02/10 8:07 AM
ORDER. This case is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Even in the highly unlikely event that the plaintiffs could establish Article III standing, the case nonetheless presents a nonjusticiable political question. See, e.g. , Corrie v. Caterpillar, Inc. , 503 F.3d 974, 980-83 (9th Cir. 2007). Dismissal is without leave to amend, and the Clerk of the Court is directed to close the case. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 2/10/2025. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (vclc2, COURT STAFF) Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) |
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respoth
Response to Order to Show Cause
Thu 01/30 9:07 AM
Response to Order to Show Cause by Seth Michael Donnelly. (Donnelly, Seth) |
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Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney
Tue 01/28 9:45 AM
Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 19 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. (bxs, COURT STAFF) |
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| Monday, January 27, 2025 | ||
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motion
Withdraw as Party's Only Attorney
Mon 01/27 1:33 PM
MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney (Unopposed) filed by Unhae Langis, Armon Ketchum, Michael J Caggiano, Nemr Elsotary, Alexandra Paige Cumming, Sameena Usman, Meg Sandow, Haleh Sheikholeslami, Jad Maluf, Roni Zeiger, Laurel Krause, Hassan Fouda, San Hindi, Barry Preisler, Shiva Mishek, Dillon Castelton, Howard Andrew Coren, Jedidiah Bell, Peter Klotz Chamberlin, Alexander Dillard, Judith C Green, David Spero, Victoria Gray, Leslie Zeiger, Nikolas Saba, Elliot Helman, Ariel Dawn Mihic, Norman Solomon, Christine Hong, Leslie Ciancutti, Judith Mirkinson, Nida Khalil, Cheryl Dianne Higgins, Christopher Jewell, Jane Jewell, Chris Perrando, Robie Tenorio, Seth Donnelly, Kathleen L. McClain, Pamela Brown, Maria Barakat, Tarik Sharif Kanaana, Judy Talaugon, Timur Mamedov, Dean Johansson, Linda Helland, Lisa Fredrikson, Arthur Ciancutti. Motion Hearing set for 3/6/2025 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 04, 17th Floor before Judge Vince Chhabria. Responses due by 2/10/2025. Replies due by 2/18/2025. (Royer, Dean) |
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Order
Thu 01/23 2:26 PM
ORDER. At first glance, this lawsuit appears to be a frivolous attempt to get the Court involved in a pure foreign policy issue. In addition, the plaintiffs appear to lack Article III standing. Therefore, the plaintiffs are ordered to show cause why the case should not be dismissed. Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment , 523 U.S. 83, 89 (1998); Bhambra v. Illston , No. 23-CV-00157-VC, 2023 WL 2396341, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 1, 2023). The response to the order to show cause is due within 7 days of this order and may not exceed 15 pages. The plaintiffs should use the space to explain how they have standing, to describe what sort of relief they could be entitled to, and to articulate why it would be appropriate for a federal court to get involved in foreign policy questions relating to the United States' role in the Middle East. The defendants need not make an appearance or file any sort of response to the complaint until and unless the Court requests one. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 1/23/2025. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (vclc2, COURT STAFF) |
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| Friday, January 17, 2025 | ||
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service
Summons Issued as to USA
Fri 01/17 2:23 PM
Summons Issued as to Lloyd J Austin III, Laphonza R Butler, Anna Eshoo, Jared Huffman, Kevin Mullin, Alejandro Padilla, Jimmy Panetta, Nancy Pelosi, Mike Thompson, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (dhm, COURT STAFF) |
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Proposed Summons
Fri 01/17 1:51 PM
Proposed Summons. (Royer, Dean) |
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Proposed Summons
Fri 01/17 10:30 AM
Proposed Summons. (Royer, Dean) |
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Substitute Firm
Fri 01/17 9:59 AM
MOTION to Substitute Attorney filed by Unhae Langis, Armon Ketchum, Michael J Caggiano, Nemr Elsotary, Alexandra Paige Cumming, Sameena Usman, Meg Sandow, Haleh Sheikholeslami, Jad Maluf, Roni Zeiger, Laurel Krause, Hassan Fouda, San Hindi, Barry Preisler, Shiva Mishek, Dillon Castelton, Howard Andrew Coren, Jedidiah Bell, Peter Klotz Chamberlin, Alexander Dillard, Judith C Green, David Spero, Victoria Gray, Leslie Zeiger, Nikolas Saba, Elliot Helman, Ariel Dawn Mihic, Norman Solomon, Christine Hong, Leslie Ciancutti, Judith Mirkinson, Nida Khalil, Cheryl Dianne Higgins, Christopher Jewell, Jane Jewell, Chris Perrando, Robie Tenorio, Seth Donnelly, Kathleen L. McClain, Pamela Brown, Maria Barakat, Tarik Sharif Kanaana, Judy Talaugon, Timur Mamedov, Dean Johansson, Linda Helland, Lisa Fredrikson, Arthur Ciancutti. (Royer, Dean) |
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Proposed Summons
Fri 01/17 9:56 AM
Proposed Summons. (Royer, Dean) |
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Amended Complaint
Fri 01/17 9:52 AM
AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants. Filed by Pamela Brown, Maria Barakat, Jane Jewell, Seth Donnelly, Chris Perrando, Christopher Jewell, Kathleen L. McClain, Norman Solomon, Laurel Krause, Dean Johansson, Tarik Sharif Kanaana, Arthur Ciancutti, Howard Andrew Coren, Cheryl Dianne Higgins, Linda Helland, Judy Talaugon, Robie Tenorio, Timur Mamedov, Lisa Fredrikson, Unhae Langis, Armon Ketchum, Michael J Caggiano, Nemr Elsotary, Alexandra Paige Cumming, Sameena Usman, Meg Sandow, Haleh Sheikholeslami, Jad Maluf, Roni Zeiger, Hassan Fouda, San Hindi, Barry Preisler, Shiva Mishek, Dillon Castelton, Jedidiah Bell, Peter Klotz Chamberlin, Alexander Dillard, Judith C Green, David Spero, Victoria Gray, Leslie Zeiger, Nikolas Saba, Elliot Helman, Ariel Dawn Mihic, Christine Hong, Leslie Ciancutti, Judith Mirkinson, Nida Khalil. (Royer, Dean) |
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Electronic Filing Error
Fri 01/17 12:56 PM
[LINK:Electronic filing error] . *** Incorrect PDF attached. [err201] This filing will not be processed by the clerks office. Please re-file in its entirety using the correct Summons Form AO 440*** . Re:13 Proposed Summons filed by Nikolas Saba, Christopher Jewell, Christine Hong, Meg Sandow, Ariel Dawn Mihic, Francesca Ciancutti, Peter Klotz Chamberlin, David Spero, Kathleen L. McClain, Tarik Sharif Kanaana, San Hindi, Alexander Dillard, Shiva Mishek, Alexandra Paige Cumming, Jedidiah Bell, Judith C Green, Elliot Helman, Leslie Zeiger, Maria Barakat, Dillon Castelton, Nida Khalil, Dean Johansson, Howard Andrew Coren, Cheryl Dianne Higgins, Jad Maluf, Linda Helland, Victoria Gray, Jane Jewell, Unhae Langis, Hassan Fouda, Chris Perrando, Judith Mirkinson, Pamela Brown, Michael J Caggiano, Seth Donnelly, Roni Zeiger, Barry Preisler, Laurel Krause, Arthur Ciancutti, Lisa Fredrikson, Nemr Elsotary, Armon Ketchum, Norman Solomon, Timur Mamedov, Robie Tenorio, Judy Talaugon, Haleh Sheikholeslami, Sameena Usman (dhm, COURT STAFF) |
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Electronic Filing Error
Fri 01/17 12:57 PM
[LINK:Electronic filing error] . Duplicate entry. [err103]This filing will not be processed by the clerks office. Re:15 Proposed Summons filed by Nikolas Saba, Christopher Jewell, Christine Hong, Meg Sandow, Ariel Dawn Mihic, Peter Klotz Chamberlin, David Spero, Kathleen L. McClain, Tarik Sharif Kanaana, San Hindi, Alexander Dillard, Shiva Mishek, Alexandra Paige Cumming, Jedidiah Bell, Judith C Green, Elliot Helman, Leslie Zeiger, Maria Barakat, Dillon Castelton, Nida Khalil, Dean Johansson, Howard Andrew Coren, Cheryl Dianne Higgins, Jad Maluf, Linda Helland, Victoria Gray, Jane Jewell, Unhae Langis, Hassan Fouda, Chris Perrando, Judith Mirkinson, Pamela Brown, Michael J Caggiano, Seth Donnelly, Roni Zeiger, Barry Preisler, Laurel Krause, Arthur Ciancutti, Lisa Fredrikson, Nemr Elsotary, Armon Ketchum, Norman Solomon, Timur Mamedov, Robie Tenorio, Judy Talaugon, Haleh Sheikholeslami, Leslie Ciancutti, Sameena Usman (dhm, COURT STAFF) |
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service
Certificate/Proof of Service
Fri 01/03 10:15 AM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Francesca Ciancutti, Laurel Krause, Howard Andrew Coren, Leslie Angeline, Norman Solomon, Cheryl Dianne Higgins, Christopher Jewell, Jane Jewell, Chris Perrando, Robie Tenorio, Seth Donnelly, Kathleen L. McClain, Pamela Brown, Maria Barakat, Tarik Sharif Kanaana, Judy Talaugon, Timur Mamedov, Dean Johansson, Bud Ketchum, Linda Helland, Arthur Ciancutti (Royer, Dean) |
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Certificate/Proof of Service
Fri 01/03 10:14 AM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Francesca Ciancutti, Laurel Krause, Howard Andrew Coren, Leslie Angeline, Norman Solomon, Cheryl Dianne Higgins, Christopher Jewell, Jane Jewell, Chris Perrando, Robie Tenorio, Seth Donnelly, Kathleen L. McClain, Pamela Brown, Maria Barakat, Tarik Sharif Kanaana, Judy Talaugon, Timur Mamedov, Dean Johansson, Bud Ketchum, Linda Helland, Arthur Ciancutti (Royer, Dean) |
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Clerk's Notice ~Util - Teleconference Zoom
Thu 01/02 12:39 PM
REASSIGNED CASE - NOTICE OF NEW HEARING DATE: You are notified that the Court has scheduled an Initial Case Management Conference before Judge Vince Chhabria upon reassignment. For a copy of Judge Chhabria's Standing Order and other information, please refer to the Court's website at www.cand.uscourts.gov. Joint Case Management Statement due by 3/21/2025. Initial Case Management Conference set for 3/28/2025 at 10:00 AM by Videoconference Only. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar. Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at [LINK:https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/vc] Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who wish to be identified by the court as making an appearance or will be participating in the argument at the hearing. One list of names of all counsel appearing for all parties must be sent in one email to the CRD at vccrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than Friday, March 21, 2025, by no later than 12:00PM. General Order 58. Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. Zoom Guidance and Setup: [LINK:https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/] . (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (bxs, COURT STAFF) |
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Order Reassigning Case ~Util - Case Assigned/Reassigned
Thu 01/02 12:21 PM
ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Vince Chhabria for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim no longer assigned to case, Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Signed by Clerk on 01/02/2025.(mbc, COURT STAFF) |
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Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment - Text Only
Thu 01/02 11:33 AM
CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (bxl, COURT STAFF) |
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Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge
Thu 01/02 9:42 AM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Francesca Ciancutti, Laurel Krause, Howard Andrew Coren, Leslie Angeline, Norman Solomon, Cheryl Dianne Higgins, Christopher Jewell, Jane Jewell, Chris Perrando, Robie Tenorio, Seth Donnelly, Kathleen L. McClain, Pamela Brown, Maria Barakat, Tarik Sharif Kanaana, Judy Talaugon, Timur Mamedov, Dean Johansson, Bud Ketchum, Linda Helland, Arthur Ciancutti..(Royer, Dean) |
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Certificate/Proof of Service
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Summons Issued
Thu 12/19 12:05 PM
Summons Issued as to JARED HUFFMAN, MIKE THOMPSON. (dhm, COURT STAFF) |
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Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines
Thu 12/19 11:43 AM
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 3/17/2025. Initial Case Management Conference set for 3/24/2025 01:30 PM in San Francisco - To be held by Zoom. (dhm, COURT STAFF) |
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~Util - Case Assigned by Intake
Thu 12/19 11:10 AM
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 1/2/2025. (smc, COURT STAFF) |
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Proposed Summons
Thu 12/19 10:29 AM
Proposed Summons. (Royer, Dean) |
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Complaint
Thu 12/19 10:19 AM
COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-20159571.). Filed by LAUREL KRAUSE, PAMELA BROWN, BUD KETCHUM, MARIA BARAKAT, JANE JEWELL, SETH DONNELLY, CHRIS PERRANDO, LESLIE ANGELINE, CHRISTOPHER JEWELL, DEAN JOHANSSON, TARIK SHARIF KANAANA, ARTHUR CIANCUTTI, HOWARD ANDREW COREN, MD, NORMAN SOLOMON, CHERYL DIANNE HIGGINS, KATHLEEN L. MCCLAIN, LINDA HELLAND, JUDY TALAUGON, FRANCESCA CIANCUTTI, Robie Tenorio, TIMUR MAMEDOV.(Royer, Dean) |
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Civil Cover Sheet
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Electronic Filing Error
Thu 12/19 11:39 AM
[LINK:Electronic filing error. Please review Data Entry Rules for Case Openings.] . *** Use standard capitalization. Do not use all capital letters unless all or part of the business name is in all capitals. *** Counsel need not re-file the document. Re:1 Complaint,, filed by CHRISTOPHER JEWELL, MARIA BARAKAT, LESLIE ANGELINE, HOWARD ANDREW COREN, MD, CHRIS PERRANDO, NORMAN SOLOMON, BUD KETCHUM, ARTHUR CIANCUTTI, JANE JEWELL, LAUREL KRAUSE, JUDY TALAUGON, SETH DONNELLY, KATHLEEN L. MCCLAIN, DEAN JOHANSSON, TIMUR MAMEDOV, TARIK SHARIF KANAANA, LINDA HELLAND, FRANCESCA CIANCUTTI, Robie Tenorio, PAMELA BROWN, CHERYL DIANNE HIGGINS (dhm, COURT STAFF) |
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