California Northern District Court
Judge:William H Orrick
Referred: Kandis A Westmore
Case #: 3:23-cv-00924
Nature of Suit110 Contract - Insurance
Cause28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract
Case Filed:Mar 01, 2023
Last checked: Monday Aug 28, 2023 4:30 AM PDT
Defendant
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Represented By
Anna S. McLean
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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Jennifer Marie Hoffman
Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP
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Frank Falzetta
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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Plaintiff
Dan Grout
Represented By
Thomas M. Beh
Murray Law Firm
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Andrew F. Kirtley
Cotchett Pitre And Mccarthy LLP
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Jessica Wittmer Hayes
Murray Law Firm
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Nabilah Hossain
Cotchett, Pitre And Mccarthy LLP
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Stephen Barnett Murray, Jr.
Murray Law Firm
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Frank Mario Pitre
Cotchett Pitre & Mccarthy LLP
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Andrew F Kirtley
Cotchett Pitre And Mccarthy LLP
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Rachel Mache
Welty, Weaver & Currie, P.C.
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Jack W Weaver
Welty, Weaver & Currie, PC
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William Hayes Hedden
Attorney At Law
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Andrew William Britton
Cotchett, Pitre & Mccarthy LLP
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Arthur Mahony Murray
Murray Law Firm
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Plaintiff
Melissa Pitkin
Represented By
Thomas M. Beh
Murray Law Firm
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Andrew F. Kirtley
Cotchett Pitre And Mccarthy LLP
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Jessica Wittmer Hayes
Murray Law Firm
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Nabilah Hossain
Cotchett, Pitre And Mccarthy LLP
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Stephen Barnett Murray, Jr.
Murray Law Firm
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Frank Mario Pitre
Cotchett Pitre & Mccarthy LLP
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Andrew F Kirtley
Cotchett Pitre And Mccarthy LLP
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Rachel Mache
Welty, Weaver & Currie, P.C.
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Jack W Weaver
Welty, Weaver & Currie, PC
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William Hayes Hedden
Attorney At Law
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Andrew William Britton
Cotchett, Pitre & Mccarthy LLP
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Arthur Mahony Murray
Murray Law Firm
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TERMINATED PARTIES
Defendant
State Farm General Insurance Company
Terminated: 07/25/2023
Represented By
Anna S. McLean
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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Jennifer Marie Hoffman
Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP
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Frank Falzetta
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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GPO Nov 13 2024
ORDER granting 67 STIPULATION for Extension of Time to File Opposition to and Reply ISO Motion to Certify Class. Response due by 2/5/2025. Reply due by 3/19/2025. Motion Hearing reset for 4/23/2025 02:00 PM via Videoconference before Judge William H. Orrick. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 11/13/2024. (jmd, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/13/2024)
GPO Feb 24 2025
ORDER granting 77 STIPULATION re 61 MOTION to Certify Class. Reply due by 5/28/2025. Motion Hearing reset for 6/18/2025 02:00 PM via Videoconference before Judge William H. Orrick. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 02/24/2025. (jmd, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/24/2025) Modified on 2/24/2025 to correct hearing date (jmd, COURT STAFF).
GPO Jul 15 2025
ORDER CERTIFYING CLASS by Judge William H. Orrick. (jmd, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/15/2025)
GPO Oct 28 2025
CIVIL PRETRIAL ORDER. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 10/27/2025. (jmd, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/28/2025)
GPO Dec 04 2025
Order RE 11/14/2025 115, 116 Discovery Letters. Signed by Judge Kandis A. Westmore on 12/4/2025. Plaintiff to produce responsive documents by 12/10/2025. (ccf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/4/2025)
GPO Jun 22 2026
AMENDED CIVIL PRETRIAL ORDER. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 06/22/2026. (jmd, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/22/2026)
GPO Jun 30 2026
ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND MOTIONS TO EXCLUDE by Judge William H. Orrick. Sealing requests are denied; within 14 days of this order the parties shall revisit the information they seek to file under seal with a chart identifying any information that may cause it competitive or personal harm. Plaintiffs shall prepare a trial plan to be filed by July 10, 2026, with any response from State Farm to be filed by July 24, 2026. (jmd, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/30/2026)
GPO Sep 15 2026
BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR DISCOVERY DISPUTE granting 232 MOTION for Extension of Time and setting briefing schedule as to 231 Discovery Letter Brief. Response due by 9/17/2026. Reply due by 9/18/2026. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 09/15/2026. (jmd, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/15/2026)

Docket last updated: 6 hours ago
Tuesday, October 06, 2026
243 243 misc Joint Case Management Statement Tue 10/06 6:44 PM
JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by State Farm General Insurance Company. (Hoffman, Jennifer)
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242 242 oth_evt Clerk's Notice Setting Zoom Hearing Tue 10/06 11:29 AM
CLERKS NOTICE RESETTING ZOOM HEARING - Case Management Conference reset for 10/13/2026 03:30 PM via videoconference. This proceeding will be held via Zoom webinar. Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at [LINK:https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/who] Civ LR 77-3(d). 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://cand.uscourts.gov/zoom] . (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jmd, COURT STAFF)
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241 241 1 pgs order Order Tue 10/06 10:09 AM
ORDER REQUESTING RESPONSE FROM PLAINTIFF re 240 Motion to Seek Reconsideration or for Clarification of Paragraph 2 in the Court's August 26, 2026 Order (ECF 230). If plaintiffs have not addressed the arguments made by State Farm, they should do so by noon on Friday, October 9th, 2026. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 10/6/2026. (jmd, COURT STAFF)
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