California Northern District Court
Judge:Noel Wise
Case #: 5:25-cv-03235
Nature of Suit195 Contract - Contract Product Liability
Cause28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Case Filed:Apr 10, 2025
Case in other court:Santa Cruz Superior Court, 24CV03452
Last checked: Thursday Apr 10, 2025 5:04 PM PDT
Defendant
Ford Motor Company
Represented By
Trina Marie Clayton
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
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Spencer Peter Hugret
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
contact info
Katherine Pollard Vilchez
Gordon Rees Scully & Mansukhani, LLP
contact info
Defendant
North Bay Ford
Plaintiff
Ronald Bailey


Docket last updated: 05/19/2025 11:59 PM PDT
Thursday, April 17, 2025
11 11 oth_evt Clerk's Notice Setting Zoom Hearing Thu 04/17 12:04 PM
CLERKS NOTICE RESETTING CASE MANAGEMENT DEADLINES FOLLOWING REASSIGNMENT. Case Management Statement due by 7/1/2025. Initial Case Management Conference set for 7/15/2025 at 09:00 AM in San Jose, - 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/wise-noel-nw/] Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who will be participating in the argument at the hearing. A list of names and emails must be sent to the CRD at nwcrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than July 11, 2025 at 5:00pm. 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/] . Case Management Statement due by 7/1/2025. Initial Case Management Conference set for 7/15/2025 at 09:00 AM in San Jose, - Videoconference Only. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (akw, COURT STAFF)
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Monday, April 14, 2025
10 10 utility Case Assigned/Reassigned Mon 04/14 9:09 AM
ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is reassigned using a proportionate, random and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to District Judge Noel Wise. Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins no longer assigned to the case, except for Discovery purposes. Counsel are instructed that all future filings shall bear the updated judicial initials immediately after the case number. Counsel are reminded to verify the location of the judge on the court website. All hearing and trial dates presently scheduled are vacated. However, existing briefing schedules for motions remain unchanged. Motions must be renoticed for hearing before the judge to whom the case has been reassigned, but the renoticing of the hearing does not affect the prior briefing schedule. Other deadlines such as those for ADR compliance and discovery cutoff also remain unchanged. Mark B. Busby Clerk, United States District Court (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (smc, COURT STAFF)
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9 9 oth_evt Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment - Text Only Mon 04/14 8:36 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 a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge. 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 WILL 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. (lmh, COURT STAFF)
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Friday, April 11, 2025
8 8 order Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines Fri 04/11 12:19 PM
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 7/9/2025. Initial Case Management Conference set for 7/16/2025 10:00 AM in San Jose, - Videoconference Only. (ark, COURT STAFF)
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7 7 misc Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge Fri 04/11 10:45 AM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Ford Motor Company..(Clayton, Trina)
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Att: 1 Certificate/Proof of Service
6 6 utility ~Util - Case Assigned by Intake Fri 04/11 7:39 AM
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins. 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 4/25/2025. (mbc, COURT STAFF)
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Thursday, April 10, 2025
5 5 notice Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney Thu 04/10 4:26 PM
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Spencer Peter Hugret on behalf of Ford Motor Company (Hugret, Spencer)
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4 4 notice Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney Thu 04/10 4:24 PM
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Trina Marie Clayton on behalf of Ford Motor Company (Clayton, Trina)
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3 3 notice Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney Thu 04/10 4:23 PM
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Katherine Pollard Vilchez on behalf of Ford Motor Company (Vilchez, Katherine)
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2 2 notice Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures Thu 04/10 4:22 PM
Certificate of Interested Entities by Ford Motor Company identifying Other Affiliate Evercore Trust Company, N.A. (fiduciary of the Ford defined contribution plan), Other Affiliate Black Rock, Inc. and certain affiliates, Other Affiliate The Vanguard Group and certain affiliates, Other Affiliate State Street Corporation (parent of State Street Bank and Trust Company, which is the trustee of the Ford defined contribution plan) for Ford Motor Company.(Clayton, Trina)
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Att: 1 Certificate/Proof of Service
1 1 cmp Notice of Removal Thu 04/10 4:20 PM
NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Santa Cruz Superior Court. Their case number is 24CV03452. (Filing fee $405 receipt number ACANDC-20554353). Filed by Ford Motor Company.(Clayton, Trina)
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Att: 1 Declaration of Atty iso Removal,
Att: 2 Exhibit A,
Att: 3 Exhibit B,
Att: 4 Exhibit C,
Att: 5 Exhibit D,
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Att: 19 Exhibit R,
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Att: 23 Exhibit V,
Att: 24 Civil Cover Sheet,
Att: 25 Certificate/Proof of Service