Los Angeles Waterkeeper v. Ajax Forge Company et al

California Central District Court
Judge:Otis D Wright, II
Referred: Gail J Standish
Case #: 2:17-cv-02066
Nature of Suit893 Other Statutes - Environmental Matters
Cause33:1319 Clean Water Act
Case Filed:Mar 15, 2017
Terminated:Feb 23, 2018
Last checked: Monday Sep 11, 2017 1:57 AM PDT
Defendant
Ajax Forge Company
Represented By
Carl Dawson Michel
Michel And Associates PC
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William Lee Smith
Michel & Associates PC
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Defendant
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Plaintiff
Los Angeles Waterkeeper
Represented By
Arthur S Pugsley, IV
Los Angeles Waterkeeper
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Melissa Lynn Kelly
Los Angeles Waterkeeper
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Gideon Kracov
Law Office Of Gideon Kracov
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Docket last updated: 04/23/2024 11:59 PM PDT
Friday, November 16, 2018
31 31 notice Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123) Fri 11/16 6:01 PM
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Kelly Halford Clark counsel for Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper. Adding Kelly H. Clark as counsel of record for Los Angeles Waterkeeper for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper. (Attorney Kelly Halford Clark added to party Los Angeles Waterkeeper(pty:pla))(Clark, Kelly)
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Thursday, August 23, 2018
30 30 notice Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123) Thu 08/23 1:45 PM
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Melissa Lynn Kelly counsel for Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper. Melissa Lynn Kelly is no longer counsel of record for the aforementioned party in this case for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper. (Kelly, Melissa)
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Friday, February 23, 2018
29 29 judgmentCV Judgment - Consent Mon 02/26 10:55 AM
CONSENT DECREE AND ORDER JUDGMENT28 by Judge Otis D. Wright, II : Defendant shall pay a total of $7,500.00 to compensate Waterkeeper for costs and fees to be incurred for monitoring Defendants compliance with this Consent Decree. Defendant shall pay $3,500.00 each time an Action Plan is submitted to Waterkeeper. The Defendant agrees to make a payment of $17,500.00 to be received within 90 calendar days of the Effective Date to the Rose Foundation Payments for a project related to water quality designed to analyze, reduce, prevent, or otherwise mitigate the ecological and/or public health effects of storm water and/or nonstormwater discharges into Los Angeles area waterbodies.The Defendant agrees to partially reimburse Plaintiff for its investigation fees and costs, consultant fees and costs, reasonable attorneys fees, and other costs incurred as a result of investigating and filing the lawsuit, and negotiating a resolution of this matter in an amount totaling $35,000.00.The Defendant shall make a remediation payment of $600.00 for each missed deadline included in this Consent Decree. (SEE DOCUMENT FOR OTHER SPECIFICS). ( MD JS-6. Case Terminated ) (lc)
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28 28 notice Settlement Fri 02/23 11:44 AM
NOTICE of Settlement and Joint Request to Enter Consent Decree filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper.(Kracov, Gideon)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A - Proposed Consent Decree
27 27 notice Notice (Other) Fri 02/23 11:34 AM
NOTICE of No Objection filed by USDOJ USDOJ.(Mackay, Cheryl)
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Att: 1 Exhibit
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
26 26 2 pgs order Order ~Util - Terminate Deadlines and Hearings ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines Wed 12/27 4:39 PM
ORDER REGARDING SETTLEMENT AND VACATING DATES AND DEADL25 by Judge Otis D. Wright, II: The Court ORDERS the parties to provide the Court, in writing only, no later than March 7, 2018, (1) a status report explaining whether any agency has objected to the proposed consent decree, and, in the event there is no objection, (2) the proposed consent decree for the Courts review. All other dates and deadlines in this matter are VACATED. (lc)
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25 25 notice Settlement Wed 12/27 9:05 AM
NOTICE of Settlement and Request to Set OSC re Proposed Consent Decree filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper.(Kracov, Gideon)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
Monday, October 30, 2017
24 24 6 pgs order Order ~Util - Set/Reset Hearings Mon 10/30 11:28 AM
ORDER that the Scheduling Conference is set for 1/22/2018 1:30 PM ; compliance with FRCP 16, and 26(f) and filing of joint report; Counsel for plaintiff shall immediately serve this Order on all parties, including any new parties to the action by Judge Otis D Wright, II (lc)
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23 23 notice Deficiency in Electronically Filed Documents (G-112A) - optional html form Mon 10/30 10:00 AM
NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronically Filed Documents RE: Ajax Answer to Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening)22 . The following error(s) was/were found: Local Rule 7.1-1 No Notice of Interested Parties and/or no copies. In response to this notice, the Court may: (1) order an amended or correct document to be filed; (2) order the document stricken; or (3) take other action as the Court deems appropriate. You need not take any action in response to this notice unless and until the Court directs you to do so. (lc)
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Friday, October 27, 2017
22 22 answer Answer to Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) Fri 10/27 4:53 PM
ANSWER to Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening)1 filed by Defendant Ajax Forge Company.(Smith, William)
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Tuesday, October 24, 2017
21 21 misc Errata Tue 10/24 11:22 AM
NOTICE OF ERRATA filed by Defendant Ajax Forge Company. correcting Stipulation Extending Time to Answer (30 days or less)20 (Smith, William)
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20 20 stip Extending Time to Answer (30 days or less) Tue 10/24 10:10 AM
STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to Ajax Forge Company answer now due 11/7/2017, re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening)1 filed by Defendants Ajax Forge Company.(Smith, William)
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Thursday, August 24, 2017
19 19 order Extending Answer Due Deadline Thu 08/24 9:26 AM
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE RESPONSIVE PLEADING18 by Judge Otis D. Wright, II. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court allows Defendant until October 27, 2017 to file a responsive pleading in this matter. No further extensions will be granted. (lom)
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Wednesday, August 23, 2017
18 18 stip Extending Time to Answer (More than 30 days) Wed 08/23 3:50 PM
STIPULATION for Extension of Time to File Answer to October 27,2017 re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening)1 filed by Defendants Ajax Forge Company.(Attorney William Lee Smith added to party Ajax Forge Company(pty:dft))(Smith, William)
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Att: 1 Declaration of W. Lee Smith,
Att: 2 Proposed Order
Monday, June 26, 2017
17 17 order Extending Answer Due Deadline Mon 06/26 9:46 AM
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE RESPONSIVE PLEADING TO AUGUST 29, 201716 by Judge Otis D. Wright, II (lc)
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Friday, June 23, 2017
16 16 stip Extension of Time to File Response/Reply Fri 06/23 3:21 PM
Second STIPULATION for Extension of Time to File Responsive Pleadings filed by Defendants Ajax Forge Company Ajax Forge Company.(Attorney Carl Dawson Michel added to party Ajax Forge Company(pty:dft))(Michel, Carl)
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Att: 1 Declaration of W. Lee Smith, Esq. in Support of Stipulation to Extent Time,
Att: 2 Proposed Order to Second Stipulation to Extent Time to File Responsive Pleading
Tuesday, June 06, 2017
15 15 textonly Text Only Notice of Judicial Move to Roybal Federal Building Tue 06/06 4:47 PM
TEXT ONLY ENTRY: NOTICE TO PARTIES: Effective June 1, 2017, Judge Standish is located at the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building, COURTROOM 640 on the 6th floor, located at 255 East Temple Street, Los Angeles, California 90012. All Court appearances shall be made in Courtroom 640 of the Roybal Federal Building, and all mandatory chambers copies shall be hand delivered to the judge's mail box located outside the Clerk's Office on the 12th floor of the Roybal Federal Building. The location for filing civil documents in paper format exempted from electronic filing and for viewing case files and other records services remains at the United States Courthouse, 312 North Spring Street, Room G-8, Los Angeles, California 90012. The location for filing criminal documents in paper format exempted from electronic filing remains at the Roybal Federal Building, 255 East Temple Street, Room 178, Los Angeles, California 90012. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (rrey)
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14 14 order Clerk to Enter Default Tue 06/06 2:11 PM
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT AJAX FORGE COMPANY EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE RESPONSIVE PLEADING TO JUNE 30, 2017 AND DENYING AS MOOT PLAINTIFF SREQUEST FOR CLERK OF COURT TO ENTER DEFAULT11 by Judge Otis D. Wright, II . (lc) Modified on 6/6/2017 (.lc)
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13 13 notice Deficiency in Electronically Filed Documents (G-112A) Tue 06/06 9:10 AM
NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronically Filed Documents RE: REQUEST for Clerk to Enter Default against Defendant Ajax Forge Company11 . The following error(s) found: Request is MOOT, filer filed a stipulation toextend defendant Ajax Time to answer to June 30, 201712 . (lc)
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Monday, June 05, 2017
12 12 stip Extending Time to Answer (30 days or less) Mon 06/05 4:48 PM
STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper.(Kracov, Gideon)
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11 11 motion Clerk to Enter Default Mon 06/05 12:34 PM
REQUEST for Clerk to Enter Default against Defendant Ajax Forge Company filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper. (Kracov, Gideon)
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Thursday, June 01, 2017
10 10 order Minutes of In Chambers Order/Directive - no proceeding held ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines Thu 06/01 8:52 AM
MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS by Judge Otis D. Wright, II: Plaintiff(s) is ordered to show cause in writing no later than June 6, 2017 why this action should notbe dismissed for lack of prosecution. The Court will consider the filing of the following, as an appropriate response to this OSC, on or before the above date:Plaintiff's request for entry of default as to the defendant. In the event both documents are filed before the above date, the answer will take precedence.Answer by the defendant(s). No oral argument on this Order to Show Cause will be heard unless ordered by the Court. The Order will stand submitted upon the filing of the response to the Order to Show Cause. Failure to respond to the Court's Order may result in the dismissal of the action. (lc)
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017
9 9 service Service of Summons and Complaint Returned Executed (21 days) Tue 05/16 9:14 AM
PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper, upon Defendant Ajax Forge Company served on 5/10/2017, answer due 5/31/2017. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Agent for Service in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by service on a domestic corporation, unincorporated association, or public entity.Original Summons NOT returned. (Kracov, Gideon)
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Thursday, March 16, 2017
8 8 order Minutes of In Chambers Order/Directive - no proceeding held Thu 03/16 8:52 AM
MINUTE ORDER (IN CHAMBERS) by Judge Otis D. Wright, II. This action has been assigned to the calendar of Judge Otis D. Wright II. Counsel are STRONGLY encouraged to review the Central District's website for additional information. See document for requirements. (lom)
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017
7 7 service Summons Issued (Attorney Civil Case Opening) Wed 03/15 5:49 PM
21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening)1 as to Defendant Ajax Forge Company. (et)
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6 6 adr Notice to Parties of Court-Directed ADR Program (ADR-8) - optional html form Wed 03/15 5:44 PM
NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (et)
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5 5 notice Notice of Assignment to United States Judges (CV-18) - optional html form Wed 03/15 5:44 PM
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Otis D. Wright, II and Magistrate Judge Gail J. Standish. (et)
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4 4 misc Civil Cover Sheet (CV-71) Wed 03/15 2:36 PM
CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper. (Kracov, Gideon)
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3 3 notice Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties Wed 03/15 2:35 PM
NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper, (Kracov, Gideon)
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2 2 notice Summons Request Wed 03/15 2:34 PM
Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening)1 filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper. (Kracov, Gideon)
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1 1 cmp Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) Wed 03/15 2:32 PM
COMPLAINT Receipt No: 0973-19520722 - Fee: $400, filed by Plaintiff Los Angeles Waterkeeper. (Attorney Gideon Kracov added to party Los Angeles Waterkeeper(pty:pla))(Kracov, Gideon)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A