ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO APPEAR BY TELEPONE Re: Dkt. No. 98. SALLIE KIM , Magistrate Judge . Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. IT IS SO ORDERED.
ORDER TO REASSIGN CASE TO A DISTRICT JUDGE; REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION TO DISMISS CASE FOR LACK OF SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION Re: ECF No. 1 LAUREL BEELER , Magistrate Judge . INTRODUCTION Pro se petitioner Karena A. Feng filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus on behalf of her minor children. Ms. Feng has been diagnosed with a mental disorder and was at one point involuntarily placed in a psychiatric ward. Ms. Feng claims that she was placed in this psychiatric ward so that a...
FINDINGS OF FACT AND ORDER RE WAIVER OF DETENTION PENDING TRIAL MICHAEL S. BERG , Magistrate Judge . In accordance with the Bail Reform Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. 3142(f), a detention hearing was scheduled for 12/19/2019, to determine whether Julio Cesar Moreno-Bojorquez (the "Defendant") shall be held in custody without bail pending trial and, if convicted, sentencing in the above-captioned matter. At the hearing on 12/19/2019, the Defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived all...
FINDINGS OF FACT AND ORDER RE WAIVER OF DETENTION PENDING TRIAL MICHAEL S. BERG , Magistrate Judge . In accordance with the Bail Reform Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. 3142(f), a detention hearing was scheduled for 12/19/2019, to determine whether Richard Martinez (the "Defendant") shall be held in custody without bail pending trial and, if convicted, sentencing in the above-captioned matter. At the hearing on 12/19/2019, the Defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived all rights, on the...
FINDINGS OF FACT AND ORDER RE WAIVER OF DETENTION PENDING TRIAL MICHAEL S. BERG , Magistrate Judge . In accordance with the Bail Reform Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. 3142(f), a detention hearing was scheduled for 12/19/2019, to determine whether Nicole Marie Wilson (the "Defendant") shall be held in custody without bail pending trial and, if convicted, sentencing in the above-captioned matter. At the hearing on 12/19/2019, the Defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived all rights, on the...
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [Re: ECF 336, 338] BETH LABSON FREEMAN , District Judge . This antitrust action arises from alleged misconduct relating to the leasing and servicing of "StarStar numbers," also referred to by the parties as "** numbers." A StarStar number is a mobile dial code that lets a user call a short code — e.g., "**CASH" or "**LAW" — from a mobile telephone and be connected to a ten-digit telephone number. Defendant Zoove, Inc., now doing...
COMMITMENT TO ANOTHER DISTRICT Charging District's Case No. 2018 CMD 015424 Charging District's Case No. 2018 CMD 016773 SALLIE KIM , Magistrate Judge . The defendant has been ordered to appear in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The defendant is requesting court-appointed counsel. The defendant remains in custody. IT IS ORDERED: The United States Marshal must transport the defendant, together with a copy of this order, to the charging district and deliver the defendant...
COMMITMENT TO ANOTHER DISTRICT Charging District's Case No. CR 16-00511-PHX-DGC SALLIE KIM , Magistrate Judge . The defendant has been ordered to appear in the District of Arizona. The defendant may need an interpreter for this language: Spanish. The defendant: () will retain an attorney. (x) is requesting court-appointed counsel. The defendant remains in custody after the initial appearance. IT IS ORDERED: The United States Marshal must transport the defendant, together with a copy...
ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO DISMISS CHARLES R. BREYER , District Judge . Volkswagen salespersons, in a proposed class action, contend that they were harmed by the company's diesel scandal. Volkswagen and other defendants (who are alleged to have conspired with the company) have moved to dismiss the complaint. Because each claim in the complaint contains one or more pleading deficiencies, the Court GRANTS the motions. I. BACKGROUND 1 Plaintiffs are three car salespersons who, at various...
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS (ECF No. 2), DISMISSING THE COMPLAINT WITHOUT PREJUDICE, AND CLOSING THE CASE, WITH LEAVE TO AMEND ANDREW G. SCHOPLER , Magistrate Judge . Plaintiff moves to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). While plaintiff qualifies to proceed without paying the initial filing fee, her complaint fails to state a claim for relief. So, the Court grants plaintiff's IFP motion but dismisses the complaint without prejudice. Motion to Proceed In...
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO VACATE ARREST WARRANT [ECF No. 329] BARRY TED MOSKOWITZ , District Judge . Before the Court is Defendant Diane Dostalik's (f/k/a Diane Nagby) ("Defendant") motion to vacate the arrest warrant for failure to purge her civil contempt issued by this Court on July 15, 2019 (ECF No. 300) (the "Arrest Warrant"). (ECF No. 329.) Plaintiff initiated this action "seeking recovery of funds to which it claims an interest as a creditor, funds allegedly fraudulently transferred...
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR STANDARD LITIGATION SUSAN VAN KEULEN , Magistrate Judge . 1. PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS Disclosure and discovery activity in this action are likely to involve production of confidential, proprietary, or private information for which special protection from public disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may be warranted. Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate to and petition the court to enter the following...
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING PLAINTIFF'S CROSS-MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT LUCY H. KOH , United States District Judge . Before the Court is Defendant City of San Jose's motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 102, and Plaintiff Diamond S.J. Enterprise, Inc.'s cross-motion for partial summary judgment, ECF No. 103. Both motions have been fully briefed. Having considered the submissions of the parties, the relevant law, and the record in this case,...
ORDER GRANTING (1) CLASS'S MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT AND (2) CLASS'S MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES, COSTS, AND SERVICE AWARD [Re: ECF 129; 131] BETH LABSON FREEMAN , District Judge . Plaintiff Julie Corzine ("Plaintiff") and Defendant Whirlpool Corporation ("Whirlpool" or "Defendant") have entered into a Class Action Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims ("Settlement Agreement" or "Settlement") regarding a defect in certain Whirlpool-manufactured refrigerators. Two...
ORDER DISMISSING CASE WILLIAM H. ORRICK , District Judge . The parties to the action, by and through their counsel, have advised the Court that they have agreed to a settlement. IT IS ORDERED that this matter is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE and any hearings scheduled in this matter are VACATED. It is further ordered that if any party certifies to this Court, with proper notice to opposing counsel within ninety (90) days from the date below, that settlement has not in fact occurred, this order...
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR RELIEF AND AWARDING COSTS Docket No. 227 EDWARD M. CHEN , District Judge . I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Capella Photonics, Inc. brought patent infringement claims against four Defendants. In 2014, one of the Defendants filed a petition with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("PTAB") seeking institution of inter partes review on the challenged claims. After the claims were cancelled by the PTAB (an outcome affirmed by the Federal Circuit), this...
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM PRIOR ORDER Docket No. 92 Docket No. 216 EDWARD M. CHEN , District Judge . I. INTRODUCTION In September 2012, Defendant William J. Wise pled guilty to eighteen criminal charges, including charges for mail and wire fraud and money laundering. See Docket No. 6. 1 In February 2015, this Court sentenced Mr. Wise to a period of 262 months. See Docket No. 60-6, Exh. 49. In February 2016, Mr. Wise filed a motion to vacate or set aside...
ORDER: (1) ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION; and (2) GRANTING THE PETITIONS FOR MINORS COMPROMISE [Doc. Nos. 40 and 41] ROGER T. BENITEZ , District Judge . I. INTRODUCTION Before the Court are the petitions of guardian ad litem Erik Brewster to approve the compromise of the pending action on behalf of minor Plaintiffs Mila Shen, Zoe Shen, and Vesper Shen ("minor Plaintiffs"). (Doc. No. 40.) United States Magistrate Judge Bernard G. Skomal filed a Report and...
ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE DEFENDANT'S APPEAL AND SETTING HEARING ON THE APPEAL (Doc. No. 20.) MARILYN L. HUFF , District Judge . Pending before the Court is Defendant Ramon Quintero's ("Defendant") appeal of the Magistrate Judge's detention order (Doc. No. 20) filed on December 27, 2019. The Government filed a response in opposition on December 30, 2019. (Doc. No. 21.) The Defendant is charged with attempted reentry of a removed alien, a felony, in violation of Title 8 U.S.C. 1326....
ORDER GRANTING TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER ROGER T. BENITEZ , District Judge . On December 24, 2019, Plaintiffs filed a motion for temporary restraining order, seeking to enjoin Defendants from enforcing Assembly Bill 5 ("AB-5") as to any motor carrier operating in California, pending this Court's resolution of Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction, which is set for hearing on January 13, 2020. Having considered the parties' arguments set forth in Plaintiffs' supporting papers,...
