California Central District Court
Judge:Fred W Slaughter
Referred: John D Early
Case #: 8:25-cv-00300
Nature of Suit790 Labor - Other Labor Litigation
Cause28:1441 Notice of Removal - Labor/Mgmnt. Relations
Case Filed:Feb 12, 2025
Case in other court:Superior Court of California, County of Orange, 30-02025-01451618-CU-OE-WJC
Last checked: Sunday Feb 16, 2025 12:23 AM PST
Defendant
Does
Defendant
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Represented By
Katie Michelle Greenbaum
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak And Stewart PC
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Eric Maxwell Fox
Ogletree Deakins
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Defendant
Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company
Represented By
Katie Michelle Greenbaum
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak And Stewart PC
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Eric Maxwell Fox
Ogletree Deakins
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Defendant
Quadient, Inc.
Defendant
The Hartford Group Benefits Division LLC.
Plaintiff
Melissa Villasenor
Represented By
Ashley Jessica Garay
West Coast Employment Lawyer Aplc
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Ronald Leonardo Zambrano
West Coast Employment Lawyers Aplc
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Crystal Fiona Mohsin
West Coast Employment Lawyers Aplc
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Neama Rahmani
West Coast Trial Lawyers Aplc
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Docket last updated: 12 hours ago
Thursday, February 20, 2025
13 13 order Initial Order Setting R26 Scheduling Conference - form only Thu 02/20 11:12 AM
ORDER SETTING RULE 26(f) SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge Fred W. Slaughter: Scheduling Conference is set for 4/24/2025 at 9:00 a.m. **Counsel shall review full Order for details.** (rrp)
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
12 12 motion Dismiss Case Wed 02/19 4:47 PM
NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Case filed by Defendants Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, Hartford Fire Insurance Company. Motion set for hearing on 3/27/2025 at 10:00 AM before Judge Fred W. Slaughter. (Greenbaum, Katie)
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Att: 1 Memorandum,
Att: 2 Proposed Order
Friday, February 14, 2025
11 11 order Initial Order upon Filing of Complaint - form only Fri 02/14 3:33 PM
CIVIL STANDING ORDER by Judge Fred W. Slaughter. (mku)
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10 10 cs_rasgn Returning Case for Reassignment w/i division (CV-89) Fri 02/14 3:00 PM
ORDER RETURNING CASE FOR REASSIGNMENT by Judge James V. Selna. ORDER case returned to the Clerk for random reassignment pursuant to General Order 23-05. Case randomly reassigned from Judge James V. Selna to Judge Fred W. Slaughter for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge 8:25-cv-00300-FWS-(JDEx). (dve)
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9 9 service Proof of Service (subsequent documents) Fri 02/14 12:38 PM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE filed by Defendants Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, Hartford Fire Insurance Company, re Notice of Assignment to United States Judges(CV-18) - optional html form6 , Notice of Removal (Attorney Civil Case Opening),,,1 , Notice (Other)4 , Intradistrict Transfer - Clerical Error (G-73) - optional html form,5 , Notice to Parties of Court-Directed ADR Program (ADR-8) - optional html form7 , Civil Cover Sheet (CV-71)2 , Notice to Counsel Re: Consent to Proceed before a US Magistrate Judge - optional html form8 , Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties,3 served on February 14, 2025. (Greenbaum, Katie)
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8 8 notice Notice to Counsel Re: Consent to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge - optional html form Fri 02/14 10:12 AM
Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (lh)
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7 7 adr Notice to Parties of Court-Directed ADR Program (ADR-8) - optional html form Fri 02/14 10:12 AM
NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (lh)
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6 6 notice Notice of Assignment to United States Judges (CV-18) - optional html form Fri 02/14 10:11 AM
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge James V. Selna and Magistrate Judge John D. Early. (lh)
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5 5 transfer Intradistrict Transfer - Clerical Error (G-73) - optional html form Fri 02/14 10:04 AM
NOTICE RE INTRA-DISTRICT TRANSFER by Clerk of Court due to incorrect intra-district venue selected by the filer. Case is transferred to the Southern Division. Case has been assigned to Judge James V. Selna for all further proceedings. Any matters that may be referred to a Magistrate Judge are assigned to John D. Early. New Case Number 8:25-cv-00300 JVS (JDEx). (lh)
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
4 4 Notice filed by Defendants Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, Hartford Fire Insurance Company. Notice of Consent by Quadient, Inc. (Greenbaum, Katie)
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3 3 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendants Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, Hartford Fire Insurance Company, identifying Quadient, Inc.; The Hartford Group Benefits Division, LLC; Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company; Hartford Fire Insurance Company; Melissa Villasenor. (Greenbaum, Katie)
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2 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Defendant Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, Movant Hartford Fire Insurance Company. (Greenbaum, Katie)
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1 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Orange County Superior Court, case number 30-2025 01451618 Receipt No: ACACDC-39097808 - Fee: $405, filed by Defendants Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company. (Attorney Katie Michelle Greenbaum added to party Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company(pty:dft), Attorney Katie Michelle Greenbaum added to party Hartford Fire Insurance Company(pty:bkmov))(Greenbaum, Katie)
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Att: 1 Declaration of Kevin F. Barnett in support of Defendants' Notice of Removal,
Att: 2 Declaration of Katie Greenbaum in support of Defendant's Notice of Removal,
Att: 3 Exhibit A re Declaration of Katie Greenbaum in support of Defendant's Notice of Removal,
Att: 4 Exhibit B re Declaration of Katie Greenbaum in support of Defendant's Notice of Removal
cmp Complaint - (Discovery) Fri 02/14 10:16 AM
CONFORMED FILED COPY OF COMPLAINT against Defendants Does, Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, Quadient, Inc., The Hartford Group Benefits Division LLC. Jury Demanded, filed by Plaintiff Melissa Villasenor. (FILED IN ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT ON 1/03/2025 SUBMITTED ATTACHED TO NOTICE OF REMOVAL1 ) (lh)
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service Service of Summons and Complaint Returned Executed (21 days) Fri 02/14 10:21 AM
CONFORMED FILED COPY OF PROOF OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS Executed by Plaintiff Melissa Villasenor, upon Defendant Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company served on 1/13/2025, answer due 2/3/2025. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Daisy Montenegro, Agent for Service of Process in compliance with California Code of Civil Procedure by service on a domestic corporation, unincorporated association, or public entity. (FILED IN ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT ON 1/13/2025 SUBMITTED ATTACHED TO NOTICE OF REMOVAL1 ) (lh)
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service Service of Summons and Complaint Returned Executed (21 days) Fri 02/14 10:24 AM
CONFORMED FILED COPY OF PROOF OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS Executed by Plaintiff Melissa Villasenor, upon Defendant Hartford Fire Insurance Company served on 1/13/2025, answer due 2/3/2025. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Daisy Montenegro, Agent for Service of Process in compliance with California Code of Civil Procedure by service on a domestic corporation, unincorporated association, or public entity. (FILED IN ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT ON 1/13/2025 SUBMITTED ATTACHED TO NOTICE OF REMOVAL1 ) (lh)
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service Service of Summons and Complaint Returned Executed (21 days) Fri 02/14 10:28 AM
CONFORMED FILED COPY OF PROOF OF SERVICE SUMMONS Executed by Plaintiff Melissa Villasenor, upon Defendant Quadient, Inc. served on 1/13/2025, answer due 2/3/2025. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Koy Saechao, Agent for Service of Process in compliance with California Code of Civil Procedure by service on a domestic corporation, unincorporated association, or public entity. (FILED IN ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT ON 1/13/2025 SUBMITTED ATTACHED TO NOTICE OF REMOVAL1 ) (lh)
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