California Eastern District Court
Judge:Kimberly J Mueller
Referred: Dennis M Cota
Case #: 2:21-cv-00949
Nature of Suit195 Contract - Contract Product Liability
Cause28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Case Filed:May 25, 2021
Terminated:Aug 29, 2023
Last checked: Sunday Nov 21, 2021 2:03 AM PST
Defendant
Polaris Industries, Inc.
Represented By
R. Allan Pixton, PHV
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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David A. Klein
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
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Andrew B. Bloomer, PHV
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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Paul D. Collier, PHV
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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Defendant
Polaris Sales, Inc.
Represented By
R. Allan Pixton, PHV
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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David A. Klein
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
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Andrew B. Bloomer, PHV
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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Paul D. Collier, PHV
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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Plaintiff
Tim Artoff
Represented By
John P. Kristensen
Carpenter & Zuckerman
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Thomas Edward Wheeler
Law Offices Of Todd M. Friedman
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Todd M. Friedman
Law Offices Of Todd M. Friedman
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Adrian R. Bacon
Law Offices Of Todd Friedman
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Jesenia A. Martinez
Kristensen LLP
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Plaintiff
Francisco Berlanga
Represented By
John P. Kristensen
Carpenter & Zuckerman
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Thomas Edward Wheeler
Law Offices Of Todd M. Friedman
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Todd M. Friedman
Law Offices Of Todd M. Friedman
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Adrian R. Bacon
Law Offices Of Todd Friedman
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Jesenia A. Martinez
Kristensen LLP
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Plaintiff
Michael Hellman
Represented By
John P. Kristensen
Carpenter & Zuckerman
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Thomas Edward Wheeler
Law Offices Of Todd M. Friedman
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Todd M. Friedman
Law Offices Of Todd M. Friedman
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Adrian R. Bacon
Law Offices Of Todd Friedman
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Jesenia A. Martinez
Kristensen LLP
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Plaintiff
Jonathan Lollar
Represented By
John P. Kristensen
Carpenter & Zuckerman
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Thomas Edward Wheeler
Law Offices Of Todd M. Friedman
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Todd M. Friedman
Law Offices Of Todd M. Friedman
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Adrian R. Bacon
Law Offices Of Todd Friedman
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Jesenia A. Martinez
Kristensen LLP
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Plaintiff
Cy Mitchell
Represented By
John P. Kristensen
Carpenter & Zuckerman
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Thomas Edward Wheeler
Law Offices Of Todd M. Friedman
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Todd M. Friedman
Law Offices Of Todd M. Friedman
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Adrian R. Bacon
Law Offices Of Todd Friedman
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Jesenia A. Martinez
Kristensen LLP
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GPO Jun 25 2021
ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 6/24/21 ORDERING that Plaintiffs shall file and serve the Amended Complaint on or before 7/14/2021. Defendants shall respond to the Amended Complaint within 14 days after service of the Amended Complaint. (Kastilahn, A)
GPO Sep 13 2021
ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 9/10/2021 GRANTING 24 Stipulation and ORDERING: Opposition to 23 Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint due by 10/5/2021, Replies due by 10/19/2021, and CONTINUING the Motion Hearing to 11/2/2021 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before District Judge John A. Mendez. (Huang, H)
GPO Dec 07 2021
R. (Huang, H)ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 12/6/2021 GRANTING 32 Application for Pro Hac Vice. Added attorney Richard Godfrey, PHV for All Defendants. The Pro Hac Vice attorney is directed to request electronic filing access through PACE
GPO Feb 07 2022
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 2/4/22. (Kastilahn, A)
GPO Feb 16 2022
ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 2/15/2022 GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART 23 Motion to Dismiss. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices Act, Nevada Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act is GRANTED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's claims for equitable restitution under the CLRA, FAL, and UCL is GRANTED WITH PREJUDICE. The remainder of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is DENIED. Defendants' Answer to the FAC is due twenty (20) days from the date of this Order. (Mena-Sanchez, L)
GPO Mar 11 2022
ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 3/10/22 ORDERING that Defendants shall file and serve their opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Reconsideration on orbefore 4/15/2022 and Plaintiffs shall file and serve their reply on or before 4/25/2022. (Kastilahn, A)
GPO Mar 21 2022
PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 3/21/22. All dispositive motions shall be filed by 12/9/22. Hearing on such motions shall be on 2/14/23 at 1:30 PM. All discovery shall be completed by 10/31/22. Designation of Expert Witnesses due by 8/22/22 and supplemental disclosures due by 9/30/22. The Final Pretrial Conference is SET for 3/24/23 at 10:00 AM and the Jury Trial is SET for 5/8/2023 at 09:00 AM, in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before District Judge John A. Mendez. (Kastilahn, A)
GPO Apr 05 2022
STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 4/4/2022 ORDERING that Defendants Polaris Industries Inc., Polaris Sales Inc., and Polaris Inc. (f/k/a Polaris Industries, Inc.) shall file and serve their Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Reconsideration on or before 4/22/2022. Plaintiffs shall file and serve their Reply in support of their Motion for Reconsideration on or before 5/2/2022. (Zignago, K.)
GPO Jul 29 2022
ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 7/28/2022 DENYING 38 Motion for Reconsideration. (Reader, L)
GPO Aug 12 2022
STIPULATION and ORDER MODIFYING PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 8/11/2022 CONTINUING the following deadlines: Close of Fact Discovery 10/31/2022, No change to deadline, but applies to fact discovery only, not expert discovery; Disclosure of Plaintiffs' Expert Witnesses 11/7/2022; Disclosure of Polaris's Expert Witnesses 12/16/2022; Close of Expert Discovery 1/16/2023; Dispositive Motions 2/24/2023; Hearing on Dispositive Motion to 5/9/2023 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before District Judge John A. Mendez; Final Pretrial Conference to 6/9/2023 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before District Judge John A. Mendez; Trial set for 7/24/2023 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before District Judge John A. Mendez.(Perdue, C.)
GPO Sep 26 2022
ORDER signed by Senior Judge John A. Mendez on 9/26/22 ORDERING that plaintiff Michael Hellman's claims are DISMISSED with prejudice, with each party to bear its own costs. (Kastilahn, A)
GPO Dec 09 2022
ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 12/9/22 NOT APPROVING 57 the parties' stipulation for modification of the schedule. The parties shall meet and confer and submit a revised stipulation within 7 days of the date of this order. (Kastilahn, A)
GPO Dec 12 2022
ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 12/12/2022 GRANTING 60 Application for Pro Hac Vice. Added attorney Wendy L. Bloom, PHV for Polaris Industries, Inc., Polaris Industries, Inc., Polaris Sales, Inc. The Pro Hac Vice attorney is directed to request electronic filing access through PACER. (Coll, A)
GPO Dec 22 2022
STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 12/21/2022 MODIFYING the Pretrial Scheduling Order as follows: Close of Fact Discovery due by 12/12/2022; Disclosure of Plaintiffs' Expert Witnesses due by 01/27/2023; Disclosure of Polaris's Expert Witnesses due by 03/10/2023; Close of Expert Discovery due by 04/21/2023; Dispositive Motions due by 05/05/2023 and Hearing on Dispositive Motions SET for 6/30/2023 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. (Spichka, K.)
GPO Jan 11 2023
ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 01/10/23 DECCLINING Related Case.(Licea Chavez, V)
GPO Mar 23 2023
ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 3/22/2023 GRANTING 68 Application for Pro Hac Vice. Added attorney Evan Ribot for Polaris Industries, Inc., Polaris Industries, Inc., Polaris Sales, Inc. The Pro Hac Vice attorney is directed to request electronic filing access through PACER. (Perdue, C.)
GPO Mar 23 2023
torney is directed to request electronic filing access through PACER. (Perdue, C.)ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 3/22/2023 GRANTING 69 Application for Pro Hac Vice. Added attorney Dan Sinclair, PHV for Polaris Industries, Inc., Polaris Industries, Inc., for Polaris Sales, Inc. The Pro Hac Vice at
GPO Mar 30 2023
ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 3/29/23 GRANTING 70 the parties' joint motion for an increase in page limits, as follows: Plaintiff may file a motion for class certification of up to 25 pages. Defendant Polaris may file an opposition to this motion of up to 25 pages. (Kastilahn, A)
GPO Mar 31 2023
ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 03/30/23 DENYING 66 Request to Seal without prejudice. (Benson, A.)
GPO Apr 28 2023
ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 4/27/2023 DENYING 76 Request to file under seal. (Reader, L)
GPO May 03 2023
ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 5/2/23 ORDERING that the dispositive motions currently due to be filed on 5/5/23 will now be due after the Court rules on Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification. The hearing on dispositive motions currently scheduled for 6/30/23 at 1:30 p.m. is hereby VACATED, and will be rescheduled after the Court rules on Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification. (Kastilahn, A)
GPO May 19 2023
ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 5/18/2023 GRANTING 83 Request to Seal. Plaintiffs are directed to file the redacted documents on the public docket at the time they file the motion for class certification. (Mena-Sanchez, L)
GPO Jun 01 2023
STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 6/1/2023 MODIFYING the Dispositive Motion Deadlines. Defendants' Opposition will be filed and served on or before 7/10/2023; Plaintiff's Reply will be filed and served on or before 7/26/2023; and the Motion Hearing will remain for 8/11/2023 at 10:00am. (Perdue, C.)
GPO Aug 01 2023
ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 8/1/23 ORDERING that at the upcoming hearing on 8/11/23, the parties shall be prepared to address why this action should not be stayed pending resolution of the pending motion for class certification in Guzman v. Polaris Industries Inc., No. 18-1543 (C.D. Cal.), or in the alternative whether a dismissal, transfer or stay of a broader scale would be appropriate.(Kastilahn, A)
GPO Aug 29 2023
ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 8/28/2023 ORDERING that this action is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Central District of California under the first-to-file rule. CASE CLOSED. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

Docket last updated: 4 hours ago
Wednesday, September 06, 2023
misc Other Court Case Number Wed 09/06 12:49 PM
OTHER COURT CASE NUMBER from Central District of California case number 2:23-cv-07187. (Gonzalez, R)
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
109 109 order Minute Order ~Util - 1 Terminate Deadlines and Hearings Wed 08/30 9:41 AM
MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy C. Schultz for Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 8/30/2023: In light of the 8/29/2023 Order, ECF No.108 , Defendants' Motion for Leave to file a Motion to Strike, ECF No.101 , is DENIED as MOOT, and all previously set hearing and deadlines are VACATED. (Text Only Entry)(Schultz, C)
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