N.D. Cal. 3:20-cv-06018 Docket

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. Counsel is required to send chambers a copy of the initiating documents pursuant to L.R. 5-1(e)(7). A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 9/10/2020. (mbcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/27/2020) (Entered: 08/27/2020)

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. (kcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/29/2020) (Entered: 10/29/2020)

CLERK’S NOTICE SCHEDULING TELEPHONIC CONFERENCE FOR AUGUST 17, 2021 AT 1:00 P.M..

This proceeding will be held by AT&T Conference Line. The court circulates the following conference number to allow the equivalent of a public hearing by telephone.

For conference line information, see: https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/telhrg/

All counsel, members of the public and press please use the following dial-in information below to access the conference line:

Dial In: 888-684-8852

Access Code: 1047951

The Court may be in session with proceedings in progress when you connect to the conference line. Therefore, mute your phone if possible and wait for the Court to address you before speaking on the line. For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines.

PLEASE NOTE: 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. See General Order 58 at Paragraph III.

Telephone Conference set for 8/17/2021 at 01:00 PM in San Francisco, – Telephonic Only before Judge Maxine M. Chesney. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.),.(tlS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/17/2021) (Entered: 08/17/2021)

Order Setting Settlement Conference before Magistrate Judge. Settlement Conference set for 9/13/2021 at 10:30 AM in San Francisco – Videoconference Only. Settlement Conference Statements due 9/6/2021. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom meeting.

Meeting Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the meeting information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/lb. Please DO NOT join the Zoom webinar (for public hearings). Go to the section labeled: Joining Non-Public Hearings (Settlement Conferences, etc.) below the public webinar information and click on the box to the left to expand text and obtain information for the non-public Zoom meeting. You will be placed in a waiting room and admitted once the settlement conference begins. (Meeting ID: 160 464 1326 Passcode: 106809)

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: https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/.

Signed by Judge Laurel Beeler on 09/03/2021. (ejkS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/3/2021) (Entered: 09/03/2021)

Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler: Settlement Conference held via Zoom on 9/13/2021. Settlement conference held. The government will provide a proposal of settlement or a reasonable timeline to do so within two weeks. The parties agreed to extend timelines so that (as the court understands it), the current timelines for oppositions for motions is 10/15/2021. They must submit a stipulation documenting their agreement within two business days. The court has a six-week antitrust trial starting 10/4/2021 but can find some time in the late afternoon in October to facilitate settlement negotiations. (Not Reported).

Total Time in Court: 5 hours.
Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Jeffrey Dubner, Kristen Miller, Currey Cooke, and Kathryn Fort.
Also appearing: Kimberley Cluff, Tamara Honrado, Amanda Metivier, and Jerry Peterson.
Defendants’ Attorney: Emmet P. Ong.
Also appearing: Lynne DeSarbo, JooYeun Chang, Aysha Schomburg, Joe Bock, Tresa Young, Jennifer Haight, and Sarah Redmon.

(This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ejkS, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 9/13/2021) (Entered: 09/13/2021)

CLERK’S NOTICE CONVERTING DECEMBER 3, 2021 MOTION(S) HEARING TO A ZOOM WEBINAR.

As to 66 MOTION for Summary Judgment , 103 MOTION for Summary Judgment AND OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, 102 MOTION to Remand Without Vacatur. Motion Hearing set for 12/3/2021 09:00 AM in San Francisco, – Videoconference Only before Judge Maxine M. Chesney. 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 https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/mmc

General Order 58. Persons granted access to court proceeding s 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: https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/.

Motion Hearing set for 12/3/2021 09:00 AM in San Francisco, – Videoconference Only before Judge Maxine M. Chesney. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.),(tl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/19/2021) (Entered: 11/19/2021)

CLERK’S NOTICE CONVERTING DECEMBER 3, 2021 MOTION(S) HEARING TO A ZOOM WEBINAR.

As to 66 MOTION for Summary Judgment , 103 MOTION for Summary Judgment AND OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, 102 MOTION to Remand Without Vacatur.,. Motion Hearing set for 12/3/2021 at 09:00 AM in San Francisco, – Videoconference Only before Judge Maxine M. Chesney. 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 https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/mmc

General Order 58. Persons granted access to court proce edings 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: https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/.

Motion Hearing set for 12/3/2021 at 09:00 AM in San Francisco, – Videoconference Only before Judge Maxine M. Chesney. (This is a te xt-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.), (tl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/24/2021) (Entered: 11/24/2021)

CLERK’S JUDGMENT:

1. Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment is hereby DENIED.

2. Defendants motion for summary judgment is hereby GRANTED, and

3. Defendants motion for voluntary remand without vacatur is hereby DENIED as moot.

(tl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/4/2022) (Entered: 11/04/2022)