Waggener van Meter v. Mondelez International, Inc.
| Illinois Northern District Court | |
| Judge: | Matthew F Kennelly |
| Case #: | 1:25-cv-02873 |
| Nature of Suit | 890 Other Statutes - Other Statutory Actions |
| Cause | 28:1331 Federal Question |
| Case Filed: | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Case in other court: | California Northern, 3:24-cv-00565 |
| Last checked: Wednesday Mar 19, 2025 8:05 AM CDT |
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Defendant
Mondelez International Inc.
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Plaintiff
Megan Waggener Van Meter
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Represented By
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| Docket last updated: 03/19/2025 8:20 AM CDT |
| Tuesday, January 30, 2024 | ||
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COMPLAINT CLASS ACTION against Mondelez International, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-19075728.). Filed by Megan Waggener van Meter.(Warwick, Lauren) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Att: 1
Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet
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| 2 | 2 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore. 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 2/13/2024. (ark, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.] | |
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Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 4/23/2024. Initial Case Management Conference set for 4/30/2024 01:30 PM in Oakland, - To be determined. (msr, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Wednesday, January 31, 2024 | ||
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Proposed Summons. (Warwick, Lauren) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Summons Issued as to Mondelez International, Inc.. (far, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Thursday, February 01, 2024 | ||
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WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Megan Waggener van Meter. Service waived by Mondelez International, Inc. waiver sent on 2/1/2024, answer due 4/1/2024. (Warwick, Lauren) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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NOTICE of Appearance by Alexander Michael Smith (Smith, Alexander) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Mondelez International, Inc... (Smith, Alexander) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| 9 | 9 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. (kc, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.] | |
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Certificate of Interested Entities by Mondelez International, Inc. (Smith, Alexander) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Friday, February 02, 2024 | ||
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ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore 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 2/2/2024.(jml, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Att: 1
Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording
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| 12 | 12 Clerk's Notice on Reassignment. You are noticed that the Court has scheduled an Initial Case Management Conference before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin upon reassignment. For a copy of Judge Martinez-Olguin's Standing Order and other information, please refer to the Court's website at[LINK:https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/martinez-olguin-araceli-amo/] . Case Management Statement due by 5/2/2024 no later than 12:00 PM PST. Initial Case Management Conference set for 5/9/2024 at 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ads, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.] | |
| Tuesday, February 13, 2024 | ||
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MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice / Application for Admission of Attorney Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19122954.) filed by Mondelez International, Inc.. (Panos, Dean) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | ||
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Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 13 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Dean N. Panos. (ads, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Friday, February 23, 2024 | ||
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MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19152243.) filed by Megan Waggener van Meter. (Stephan, Ryan) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19152288.) filed by Megan Waggener van Meter. (Zouras, James) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Monday, February 26, 2024 | ||
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NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth Antonia Kramer (Kramer, Elizabeth) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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NOTICE of Appearance by Julie C. Erickson (Erickson, Julie) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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NOTICE of Appearance by Kevin M. Osborne (Osborne, Kevin) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 15 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Ryan F. Stephan. (ads, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 16 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to James B. Zouras. (ads, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | ||
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MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19162336.) filed by Megan Waggener van Meter. (Caparco, Justin) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 22 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Justin Caparco. (ads, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Wednesday, March 06, 2024 | ||
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NOTICE of Appearance by Madeline Paige Skitzki (Skitzki, Madeline) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Friday, March 22, 2024 | ||
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STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER to Set Briefing Schedule on Motion to Dismiss filed by Mondelez International, Inc.. (Smith, Alexander) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 25 Stipulation Setting Briefing Schedule on Motion to Dismiss. Motion to Dismiss due by 4/1/2024. Opposition due by 4/29/2024. Reply due by 5/20/2024. (ads, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Monday, April 01, 2024 | ||
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MOTION to Dismiss filed by Mondelez International, Inc.. Motion to Dismiss Hearing set for 8/8/2024 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor. Responses due by 4/29/2024. Replies due by 5/20/2024.(Panos, Dean) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Proposed Order
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Request for Judicial Notice filed by Mondelez International, Inc.. (Panos, Dean) Modified on 4/2/2024 (kmg, COURT STAFF). [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Exhibit 1,
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Exhibit 2,
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Exhibit 3,
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Exhibit 5,
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Declaration of Alexander M. Smith
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| Monday, April 15, 2024 | ||
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STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER to Hold Initial Case Management Conference via Zoom filed by Mondelez International, Inc..(Smith, Alexander) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Declaration of Alexander M. Smith
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| Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | ||
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Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 29 Stipulation to Hold Initial Case Management Conference via Zoom. (ads, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| 31 | 31 Clerk's Notice Setting Zoom Hearing. Initial Case Management Conference set for 5/9/2024 at 10:30 AM - 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/judges/martinez-olguin-araceli-amo/] 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. The name of the main speaker addressing the Court for each party must be sent to the CRD at amocrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than May 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM PST. 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.) (ads, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.] | |
| Friday, April 19, 2024 | ||
| 32 | 32 ADR Clerks Notice re: Non-Compliance with Court Order. The parties have failed to file an ADR Certification as required by the Initial Case Management Scheduling Order. Counsel shall comply promptly with the requirements of ADR L.R. 3-5(b) and shall file the ADR Certification. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (cmf, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.] | |
| Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | ||
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ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Caparco, Justin) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options filed by Mondelez International, Inc. (Smith, Alexander) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Thursday, April 25, 2024 | ||
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Certificate of Interested Entities by Megan Waggener van Meter (Caparco, Justin) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Monday, April 29, 2024 | ||
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NOTICE of Change In Counsel by James Zouras Lauren A. Warwick (Zouras, James) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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OPPOSITION/RESPONSE PLAINTIFFS MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN OPPOSITION TO MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INCS MOTION TO DISMISS filed byMegan Waggener van Meter. (Caparco, Justin) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Statement of Non-Opposition TO DEFENDANTS REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE filed byMegan Waggener van Meter. (Caparco, Justin) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Thursday, May 02, 2024 | ||
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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT AND RULE 26(F) REPORT & [PROPOSED] ORDER filed by Megan Waggener van Meter. (Caparco, Justin) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Thursday, May 09, 2024 | ||
| 40 | 40 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin: Initial Case Management Conference held on 5/9/2024. Parties to submit status report regarding mediation selection due by 6/10/2024. Further Case Management Conference to be set 3 weeks after Defendant's answer. Further Case Management Statement due one week prior. Total Time in Court: 7 minutes. Court Reporter: Recorded via Zoom. Plaintiff Attorney: Justin Caparco and Julie Erickson. Defendant Attorney: Alexander Smith and Dean Panos. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ads, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 5/9/2024) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.] | |
| Monday, May 20, 2024 | ||
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REPLY / Defendant Mondelez International, Inc.'s Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss Class Action Complaint filed byMondelez International, Inc.. (Panos, Dean) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Wednesday, May 22, 2024 | ||
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NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew C. Helland (Helland, Matthew) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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NOTICE of Appearance by Robert Loren Schug (Schug, Robert) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Thursday, May 23, 2024 | ||
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NOTICE of Change In Counsel by Julie C. Erickson (Erickson, Julie) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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NOTICE of Change In Counsel by Elizabeth Antonia Kramer (Kramer, Elizabeth) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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NOTICE of Change In Counsel by Kevin M. Osborne (Osborne, Kevin) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Monday, June 10, 2024 | ||
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JOINT STATUS REPORT REGARDING MEDIATION SELECTION by Megan Waggener van Meter. (Caparco, Justin) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Monday, June 24, 2024 | ||
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STATEMENT OF RECENT DECISION pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-3.d filed byMondelez International, Inc.. (Smith, Alexander) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Exhibit 1 (Myers v. Starbucks Opinion)
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| Thursday, June 27, 2024 | ||
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MOTION to Strike DEFENDANTS STATEMENT OF RECENT DECISION filed by Megan Waggener van Meter. Motion Hearing set for 8/8/2024 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin. Responses due by 7/11/2024. Replies due by 7/18/2024.(Caparco, Justin) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Proposed Order
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| Friday, June 28, 2024 | ||
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OPPOSITION/RESPONSE filed byMondelez International, Inc.. (Panos, Dean) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Monday, July 01, 2024 | ||
| 51 | 51 Clerk's Notice Continuing Motions Hearing.27 Motion to Dismiss and49 Motion to Strike Hearings set for 11/7/2024 at 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ads, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.] | |
| Tuesday, July 30, 2024 | ||
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STATEMENT OF RECENT DECISION pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-3.d filed byMegan Waggener van Meter.(Caparco, Justin) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Exhibit A
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| Friday, September 13, 2024 | ||
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MOTION to Transfer Case filed by Mondelez International, Inc.. Motion Hearing set for 11/7/2024 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin. Responses due by 9/27/2024. Replies due by 10/4/2024.(Panos, Dean) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Declaration,
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Exhibit 1 Gollogly Complaint,
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Exhibit 2 Gollogly Waiver,
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Exhibit 3 Email Correspondence,
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Proposed Order
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| Friday, September 27, 2024 | ||
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OPPOSITION/RESPONSE filed byMegan Waggener van Meter.(Caparco, Justin) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Exhibit A,
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Exhibit B,
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Exhibit C
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| Thursday, October 03, 2024 | ||
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STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY OF ELECTRONICALLY STORED INFORMATION filed by Megan Waggener van Meter.(Caparco, Justin) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Exhibit A,
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Declaration of Justin M. Caparco In Support Of ESI Protocol,
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The Redlined ESI Protocol
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Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 55 Stipulation RE: Discovery of Electronically Stored Information. (ads, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Friday, October 04, 2024 | ||
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REPLY filed byMondelez International, Inc..(Panos, Dean) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Supplemental Declaration of Dean N. Panos
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| Thursday, October 31, 2024 | ||
| 58 | 58 Clerk's Notice Continuing Motions Hearing.27 Motion to Dismiss,49 Motion to Strike, and53 Motion to Transfer Case reset for 1/16/2025 at 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ads, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.] | |
| Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | ||
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ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION Continue Hearing on Motion to Dismiss, Motion to Transfer Venue, and Motion to Strike Statement of Recent Decision re 58 Clerk's Notice Continuing Motion Hearing,, Terminate Hearings,, Set Motion and Deadlines/Hearings, filed by Mondelez International, Inc.. Responses due by 11/25/2024.(Panos, Dean) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Declaration of Alexander M. Smith,
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Exhibit 1,
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Exhibit 2,
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Exhibit 3,
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Proposed Order
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| Friday, November 22, 2024 | ||
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OPPOSITION/RESPONSE filed byMegan Waggener van Meter.(Caparco, Justin) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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Proposed Order Proposed Order,
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Declaration Declaration of James B. Zouras
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| 61 | 61 ORDER by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin GRANTING 59 Administrative Motion to Continue 01/16/2025 Hearing. Motion Hearing CONTINUED to 2/13/2025 at 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (amolc1, COURTSTAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.] | |
| Friday, January 31, 2025 | ||
| 62 | 62 Clerk's Notice Modifying Motion Hearing Time.49 Motion to Strike,53 Motion to Transfer Case, and27 Motion to Dismiss Hearing set for 2/13/2025 at 03:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ads, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.] | |
| Tuesday, February 11, 2025 | ||
| 63 | 63 ORDER re: 62 : Having found Plaintiff's motion to strike 49 , Defendant's motion to transfer 53 , and Defendant's motion to dismiss 27 appropriate for determination on the papers, the Court VACATES the February 13, 2025 motion hearing. See Civil Local Rule 7-1(b). Signed by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on February 11, 2025. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (amolc2, COURTSTAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.] | |
| Monday, March 17, 2025 | ||
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Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 53 motion to transfer and denying as moot 27 motion to dismiss and 49 motion to strike. Signed by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on March 17, 2025. (amolc2, COURTSTAFF) Modified on 3/18/2025 (jlg, COURT STAFF). [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.]
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| Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | ||
| Case transferred to the Northern District of Illinois per entry64 ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE. (kam2, COURT STAFF) [Transferred from California Northern on 3/19/2025.] | ||
| Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | ||
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RECEIVED from California Northern; Case Number 3:24-cv-00565 (nsf,)
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