Jose Frutos v. Ford Motor Company
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| Judge: | Sunshine Suzanne Sykes |
| Referred: | Shashi H Kewalramani |
| Case #: | 5:24-cv-00412 |
| Nature of Suit | 190 Contract - Other Contract |
| Cause | 28:1441 Notice of Removal -- Other Contract |
| Case Filed: | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Terminated: | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Case in other court: | Riverside Superior Court, CVRI2302291 |
| Last checked: Tuesday Aug 20, 2024 1:29 AM PDT |
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Defendant
Ford Motor Company
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Defendant
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Defendant
Rancho Ford, Inc.
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Plaintiff
Jose Frutos
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| Docket last updated: 05/21/2025 11:59 PM PDT |
| Thursday, March 20, 2025 | ||
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Judgment
Fri 03/21 8:46 AM
JUDGMENT ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES AND MOTION FOR COSTS AND EXPENSES PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 54(D), by Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, in favor of Jose Frutos against Ford Motor Company, Rancho Ford, Inc. Plaintiff is awarded lodestar attorneys fees in the amount of $38,768.00; Plaintiff is awarded costs and expenses in the amount of $4,418.74; Plaintiff is awarded a total sum of attorneys fees, costs and expenses in the amount of $56,313.67. Related to: Notice of Lodging28 . SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (twdb) |
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| Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | ||
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Notice of Lodging
Wed 03/19 2:18 PM
NOTICE OF LODGING filed re NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Attorney Fees , Costs and Expenses 17 , Order on Motion for Attorney Fees,, Order on Motion for Costs,26 , NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Costs against Ford Motor Company, Rancho Ford, Inc.18(Cutler, Jacob) |
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Proposed Order Proposed Judgment on Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees, Costs and Expenses and Motion for Costs and Expenses Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)
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Text Only Scheduling Notice
Wed 03/19 10:52 AM
SCHEDULING NOTICE AND ORDER by Judge Sunshine S. Sykes: In view of the Court's Order granting Plaintiff's motions for attorneys' fees and costs, and the parties' Notice of Settlement, the Court hereby VACATES the final pretrial conference scheduled on March 21, 2025 and the trial scheduled on April 7, 2025. [Dkt. 26, 15]. IT IS SO ORDERED. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (iva) |
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Attorney Fees Costs
Wed 03/19 10:06 AM
MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) by Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes: ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS MOTIONS FOR ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS [DKT. 17, 18],17 ,18 . For the above reasons, Frutos request for attorneys fees, costs, and expenses under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act is GRANTED in the amount equal to $56,313.67. SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. (twdb) |
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| Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | ||
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Text Only Scheduling Notice
Tue 02/25 4:17 PM
(IN CHAMBERS) ORDER by Judge Sunshine S. Sykes: The Court finds that the Motion for Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Expenses (Dkt. 17) and Motion for Costs and Expenses Per Rule 54(D) (Dkt. 18) are appropriate for resolution without a hearing. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; L.R. 7-15. Accordingly, the Court vacates the hearing set on February 28, 2025. The motions stand submitted on the papers timely filed. IT IS SO ORDERED. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (iva) |
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| Wednesday, February 19, 2025 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123)
Wed 02/19 11:42 AM
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Robert A Hightower counsel for Defendants Rancho Ford, Inc., Ford Motor Company. Adding Robert A. Hightower as counsel of record for Ford Motor Company and Rancho Ford, Inc. for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Defendants Ford Motor Company and Rancho Ford, Inc.. (Attorney Robert A Hightower added to party Rancho Ford, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Robert A Hightower added to party Ford Motor Company(pty:dft))(Hightower, Robert) |
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| Friday, February 14, 2025 | ||
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Non-Opposition to Motion
Fri 02/14 10:33 AM
NOTICE OF NON-OPPOSITION to NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Costs against Ford Motor Company, Rancho Ford, Inc.18 Notice of Defendants Non-Opposition to Plaintiffs Motion for Costs and Expenses Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d) filed by Plaintiff Jose Frutos. (Cutler, Jacob) |
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Reply (Motion related)
Fri 02/14 10:29 AM
REPLY in support of NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Attorney Fees , Costs and Expenses 17 filed by Plaintiff Jose Frutos.(Cutler, Jacob) |
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Declaration of Jacob Cutler in Support of Plaintiff's Reply
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| Friday, February 07, 2025 | ||
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Objection/Opposition (Motion related)
Fri 02/07 11:29 AM
Motion for Attorneys' Fees Opposition re: NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Attorney Fees , Costs and Expenses 17 filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company.(Migler, William) |
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Declaration of William J. Migler,
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Exhibit A,
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Exhibit B,
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Exhibit E,
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Exhibit F
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Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123)
Fri 02/07 11:10 AM
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney William James Migler counsel for Defendants Rancho Ford, Inc., Ford Motor Company. Adding William J. Migler as counsel of record for Ford Motor Company and Rancho Ford, Inc. for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company and Rancho Ford, Inc.. (Attorney William James Migler added to party Rancho Ford, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney William James Migler added to party Ford Motor Company(pty:dft))(Migler, William) |
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| Monday, February 03, 2025 | ||
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Deficiency in Filed Documents (G-112A) - optional html form
Mon 02/03 9:38 AM
NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronic Filed Document RE: NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Attorney Fees , Costs and Expenses 17 , NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Costs against Ford Motor Company, Rancho Ford, Inc.18 . The following error(s) was/were found: Proposed document was not submitted or was not submitted as a separate attachment. 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. (twdb) |
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| Friday, January 31, 2025 | ||
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Costs
Fri 01/31 3:10 PM
NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Costs against Ford Motor Company, Rancho Ford, Inc. filed by Plaintiff Jose Frutos. Motion set for hearing on 2/28/2025 at 02:00 PM before Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes. (Cutler, Jacob) |
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Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion,
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Declaration of Jacob Cutler in Support of Motion
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Attorney Fees
Fri 01/31 3:05 PM
NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Attorney Fees , Costs and Expenses filed by Plaintiff Jose Frutos. Motion set for hearing on 2/28/2025 at 02:00 PM before Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes. (Cutler, Jacob) |
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Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion,
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Declaration of Roger Kirnos in Support of Motion
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Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123)
Fri 01/31 1:14 PM
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Jacob William Cutler counsel for Plaintiff Jose Frutos. Adding Jacob William Cutler as counsel of record for Plaintiff for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiff Jose Frutos. (Attorney Jacob William Cutler added to party Jose Frutos(pty:pla))(Cutler, Jacob) |
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| Friday, January 10, 2025 | ||
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Settlement
Fri 01/10 2:27 PM
NOTICE of Settlement (JOINT) filed by Plaintiff Jose Frutos. (Higgins, Russell) |
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| Monday, April 22, 2024 | ||
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order
Order/Referral to ADR (No 3) (Private Mediator) (ADR-12)
Mon 04/22 2:56 PM
ORDER/REFERRAL to ADR Procedure No 3 by Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes. Case ordered to a private mediator based upon a stipulation of the parties or by the court order. ADR Proceeding to be held no later than 1/24/2025. (iva) |
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Pretrial-Trial Scheduling Order - form only
Mon 04/22 2:55 PM
CIVIL TRIAL ORDER by Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes. Amended Pleadings due by 5/31/2024. Motions due by 1/3/2025. Last date to conduct settlement conference is 1/24/2025. Motion set for hearing on 3/14/2025 at 02:00 PM before Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes. Final Pretrial Conference set for 3/21/2025 01:00 PM before Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes. Jury Trial set for 4/7/2025 09:00 AM before Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes. (iva) |
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| Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | ||
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Text Only Scheduling Notice
Tue 04/16 4:58 PM
(IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TAKING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE OFF CALENDAR by Judge Sunshine S. Sykes: The Court has considered the parties' Joint Rule 16(b)/26(f) Report with respect to the Scheduling Conference and has concluded that the hearing on 4/19/2024 1:00 PM is not necessary. Accordingly, the Scheduling Conference is taken off calendar. No appearance by counsel is necessary. A separate order will issue setting the deadlines and dates for this case. IT IS SO ORDERED. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (iva) |
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| Friday, April 05, 2024 | ||
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Joint Report Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan
Fri 04/05 4:29 PM
JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial 4 days, filed by Plaintiff Jose Frutos..(Higgins, Russell) |
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Exhibit A - Schedule of Pretrial and Trial Dates Worksheet
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| Sunday, March 03, 2024 | ||
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order
Initial Order Setting R26 Scheduling Conference - form only
Sun 03/03 11:29 AM
ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes. Scheduling Conference set for 4/19/2024 at 01:00 PM before Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes. (iva) |
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Initial Order upon Filing of Complaint - form only
Sun 03/03 8:22 AM
CIVIL STANDING ORDER by Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes. (iva) |
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| Monday, February 26, 2024 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123)
Mon 02/26 1:32 PM
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Russell W Higgins counsel for Plaintiff Jose Frutos. Maite Colon 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 Jose Frutos. (Higgins, Russell) |
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Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123)
Mon 02/26 10:40 AM
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Russell W Higgins counsel for Plaintiff Jose Frutos. Adding Russell Higgins as counsel of record for Plaintiff for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiff Jose Frutos. (Attorney Russell W Higgins added to party Jose Frutos(pty:pla))(Higgins, Russell) |
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| Friday, February 23, 2024 | ||
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Notice to Counsel Re: Consent to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge - optional html form
Fri 02/23 2:54 PM
Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (jtil) |
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Notice to Parties of Court-Directed ADR Program (ADR-8) - optional html form
Fri 02/23 2:53 PM
NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (jtil) |
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Notice of Assignment to United States Judges (CV-18) - optional html form
Fri 02/23 2:53 PM
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes and Magistrate Judge Shashi H. Kewalramani. (jtil) |
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Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties
Thu 02/22 5:35 PM
NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company, (Gahan, Andrew) |
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Civil Cover Sheet (CV-71)
Thu 02/22 5:34 PM
CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Gahan, Andrew) |
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Notice of Removal (Attorney Civil Case Opening)
Thu 02/22 5:30 PM
NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Riverside, case number CVRI2302291 Receipt No: ACACDC-36962683 - Fee: $405, filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Attorney Andrew Shaun Gahan added to party Ford Motor Company(pty:dft))(Gahan, Andrew) |
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Declaration of A. Gahan,
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Exhibit 1,
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Complaint - (Discovery)
Fri 02/23 11:07 AM
CONFORMED COPY OF COMPLAINT filed by Plaintiff Jose Frutos in Riverside Superior Court on 5/2/2023, attached as Exhibit 1. (jtil) |
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Answer to Complaint (Discovery)
Fri 02/23 2:17 PM
CONFORMED COPY OF ANSWER to Complaint filed by Defendants Ford Motor Company and Rancho Ford, Inc. in Riverside Superior Court on 1/18/2024, attached as Exhibit 5. (jtil) |
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