California Central District Court
Judge:R Gary Klausner
Referred: Rozella A Oliver
Case #: 2:24-cv-10378
Nature of Suit440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights
Cause28:1441 Notice of Removal - Civil Rights Act
Case Filed:Dec 02, 2024
Last checked: Thursday Jan 16, 2025 1:22 AM PST
Defendant
Leland T. Wayne
Represented By
Lawrence C Hinkle, II
Sanders Roberts LLP
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Justin H Sanders
Sanders Roberts LLP
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Plaintiff
Vanessa LeMaistre
Represented By
Monica Hincken
Wigdor LLP
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Michael J. Willemin
Wigdor LLP
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Omar H. Bengali
Girard Bengali Apc
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Robert J Girard, II
Girard Bengali Apc
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Docket last updated: 9 hours ago
Monday, May 12, 2025
35 35 order Appear Pro Hac Vice Mon 05/12 1:23 PM
ORDER by Judge R. Gary Klausner: granting34 Non-Resident Attorney Molly Zhu APPLICATION to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of plaintiff, designating Vanessa LeMaistre as local counsel. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY (ak)
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Friday, May 09, 2025
34 34 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice (G-64) Fri 05/09 1:08 PM
Corrected APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Molly Zhu to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Previously Paid on 5/8/2025, Receipt No. 39664668) filed by Plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre. (Bengali, Omar)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
33 33 notice Notice of Deficiency in Electronically filed Pro Hac Vice Application (G-112C) - optional html form Fri 05/09 12:28 PM
NOTICE of Deficiency in Electronically Filed Pro Hac Vice Application RE: APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Molly Zhu to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-39664668)32 . The following error(s) was/were found: Not signed. (ak)
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Thursday, May 08, 2025
32 32 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice (G-64) Thu 05/08 11:36 AM
APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Molly Zhu to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-39664668) filed by Plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre. (Bengali, Omar)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order Proposed Order
Thursday, May 01, 2025
31 31 order For Order Thu 05/01 8:18 AM
ORDER by Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver: Granting Stipulation for Physical Examination of Plaintiff30 . GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, and pursuant to the parties' Stipulation, the Court hereby approves and grants the Stipulation For Physical Examination of Plaintiff Vanessa Lemaistre. IT IS SO ORDERED. (See attached) (edr)
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
30 30 4 pgs stip Order Wed 04/30 5:19 PM
STIPULATION for Order filed by Defendant Leland T. Wayne.(Hinkle, Lawrence)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order for Mental Examination of Plaintiff
Friday, April 04, 2025
29 29 order Discovery Fri 04/04 3:37 PM
MINUTES OF ZOOM DISCOVERY HEARING27 by Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver: The case was called for an informal discovery conference ("IDC") by Zoom. Counsel for the parties made their video appearances. The Court and the parties discussed the pending discovery disputes as set forth in the parties' joint email to the Court dated April 1, 2025. (See document for further details) (edr)
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Thursday, April 03, 2025
28 28 textonly Text Only Scheduling Notice Thu 04/03 12:26 PM
SCHEDULING NOTICE - Text Only - ORDER by Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver re: MOTION RE: INFORMAL DISCOVERY DISPUTE27 previously scheduled for 4/4/2025 10:00 AM has been rescheduled. Motion RE: INFORMAL DISCOVERY DISPUTE set for hearing on 4/4/2025 at 10:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver. Clerk to email parties video link. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (edr)
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Wednesday, April 02, 2025
27 27 motion Discovery Wed 04/02 10:26 AM
MOTION RE: INFORMAL DISCOVERY DISPUTE: The parties have requested an informal discovery conference with Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver. Counsel for each party has submitted their respective positions and the issue will be adjudicated in accordance with the Magistrate Judge's procedures. Scheduled for 4/4/2025 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver. Clerk to email parties video link. (See attached)(edr)
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
26 26 order Appear Pro Hac Vice Wed 02/12 4:07 PM
ORDER by Judge R. Gary Klausner: granting25 Non-Resident Attorney Bobby L. Daniels, Jr. APPLICATION to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of defendant Leland T. Wayne, designating Lawrence Curtis Hinkle II as local counsel. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY (ak)
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Monday, February 10, 2025
25 25 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice (G-64) Mon 02/10 11:46 AM
APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Bobby L. Daniels, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Defendant Leland T. Wayne (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Previously Paid on 2/5/2025, Receipt No. 39051637) filed by Defendant Leland T. Wayne. (Hinkle, Lawrence)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
Saturday, February 08, 2025
24 24 notice Notice of Deficiency in Electronically filed Pro Hac Vice Application (G-112C) - optional html form Sat 02/08 6:56 PM
NOTICE of Deficiency in Electronically Filed Pro Hac Vice Application RE: APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Bobby L. Daniels, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Defendant Leland T. Wayne (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-39051637)21 . The following error(s) was/were found: Pro hac vice counsel does not show any address outside the state for the practice of law (ak)
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Friday, February 07, 2025
23 23 order Protective Order Fri 02/07 7:52 AM
PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver: re Stipulation for Protective Order22 . (edr)
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Thursday, February 06, 2025
22 22 stip Protective Order Thu 02/06 3:23 PM
STIPULATION for Protective Order filed by Defendant Leland T. Wayne.(Hinkle, Lawrence)
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Wednesday, February 05, 2025
21 21 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice (G-64) Wed 02/05 4:37 PM
APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Bobby L. Daniels, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Defendant Leland T. Wayne (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-39051637) filed by Defendant Leland T. Wayne. (Hinkle, Lawrence)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order on Appliation of Non-Resident Attorney to Appear in a Specific Case Pro Hac Vice
Monday, January 27, 2025
20 20 order Order/Referral to ADR (No 3) (Private Mediator) (ADR-12) Mon 01/27 3:54 PM
ORDER/REFERRAL to ADR Procedure No 3 by Judge R. Gary Klausner. 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 July 25, 2025. (jre)
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19 19 order Pretrial-Trial Scheduling Order - form only Mon 01/27 3:52 PM
ORDER FOR JURY TRIAL by Judge R. Gary Klausner. Pretrial Conference set for 9/8/2025 09:00 AM before Judge R. Gary Klausner. Jury Trial set for 9/23/2025 09:00 AM before Judge R. Gary Klausner. (jre)
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18 18 minutes Scheduling Conference - optional html form Mon 01/27 3:50 PM
MINUTES OF Scheduling Conference held before Judge R. Gary Klausner. Amended Pleadings due by 2/15/2025. Discovery cut-off 6/24/2025. Motions due by 7/8/2025. Pretrial Conference set for 9/8/2025 09:00 AM before Judge R. Gary Klausner. Jury Trial set for 9/23/2025 09:00 AM before Judge R. Gary Klausner. Court Reporter: Marea Woolrich. (jre)
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Friday, January 17, 2025
17 17 misc Joint Report Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan Fri 01/17 3:05 PM
JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial 3-5 days, filed by Plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre.. (Willemin, Michael)
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024
16 16 order Initial Order Setting R26 Scheduling Conference - form only Tue 12/17 11:00 AM
ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge R. Gary Klausner. Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 1/17/2025. Scheduling Conference set for 1/27/2025 at 09:00 AM before Judge R. Gary Klausner. (jre)
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Friday, December 13, 2024
15 15 order Appear Pro Hac Vice Fri 12/13 3:24 PM
ORDER by Judge R. Gary Klausner: granting10 Non-Resident Attorney Monica Hincken APPLICATION to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre, designating Omar Bengali as local counsel. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY (ak)
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14 14 order Appear Pro Hac Vice Fri 12/13 3:18 PM
ORDER by Judge R. Gary Klausner: granting9 Non-Resident Attorney Michael J. Willemin APPLICATION to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre, designating Omar Bengali as local counsel. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY (ak)
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13 13 answer Answer to Complaint (Discovery) Fri 12/13 12:35 PM
ANSWER to Complaint - (Discovery) filed by Defendant Leland T. Wayne.(Sanders, Justin)
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
12 12 order Initial Order upon Filing of Complaint - form only Wed 12/11 5:38 PM
STANDING ORDER REGARDING NEWLY ASSIGNED CASES by Judge R. Gary Klausner. (jre)
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
11 11 notice Notice of Reassignment (CV-87) of Magistrate Judge Direct Assignment Program Tue 12/10 5:53 PM
NOTICE OF REASSIGNMENT of MJDAP case from Magistrate Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth to Judge R. Gary Klausner for all further proceedings. Any discovery matters that may be referred to a Magistrate Judge are assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judges 2:24-cv-10378 RGK(RAOx). (rn)
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10 10 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice (G-64) Tue 12/10 4:21 PM
APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Monica Hincken to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-38731331) filed by Plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre. (Bengali, Omar)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
9 9 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice (G-64) Tue 12/10 4:15 PM
APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Michael J. Willemin to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-38731174) filed by Plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre. (Bengali, Omar)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
8 8 textonly MJDAP Timely Opt-Out Tue 12/10 7:00 AM
Declination of Consent form received on 12/9/2024 was submitted within deadline set forth in L.R. 73-2.1. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (bem)
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Thursday, December 05, 2024
7 7 notice Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties Thu 12/05 10:23 AM
NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant Leland T. Wayne, identifying Vanessa LeMaistre, Leland T. Wayne. (Sanders, Justin)
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Wednesday, December 04, 2024
6 6 notice Deficiency in Attorney Case Opening Wed 12/04 2:52 PM
NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Attorney Case Opening. The following error(s) was found: No Notice of Interested Parties has been filed. A Notice of Interested Parties must be filed with every partys first appearance. See Local Rule 7.1-1. Counsel must file a Notice of Interested Parties immediately. Failure to do so may be addressed by judicial action, including sanctions. See Local Rule 83-7. (sh)
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5 5 attorney Pro Hac Vice Application Due (G-109) - optional html form Wed 12/04 2:49 PM
NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney MONICA HINCKEN. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (sh)
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4 4 attorney Pro Hac Vice Application Due (G-109) - optional html form Wed 12/04 2:42 PM
NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Michael J. Willemin. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (sh)
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3 3 misc Notice of Assignment to U.S. Magistrate Judge and Declination of Consent CV-20B optional html form Wed 12/04 2:41 PM
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to a U.S. Magistrate Judge and Declination of Consent. This case has been randomly assigned to Magistrate Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth. (sh)
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Monday, December 02, 2024
2 2 misc Civil Cover Sheet (CV-71) Mon 12/02 5:52 PM
CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Defendant Leland T. Wayne. (Sanders, Justin)
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1 1 notice Notice of Removal (Attorney Civil Case Opening) Mon 12/02 5:50 PM
NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, case number 24STCV29310 Receipt No: ACACDC-38679884 - Fee: $405, filed by Defendant Leland T. Wayne. (Attorney Justin H Sanders added to party Leland T. Wayne(pty:dft))(Sanders, Justin)
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Att: 1 Declaration Declaration of Justin H. Sanders ISO Notice of Removal,
Att: 2 Certificate of Notice of Removal to State Court and Plaintiff
cmp Complaint - (Discovery) Wed 12/04 2:32 PM
CONFORMED EFILED COPY OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT against Defendants Leland T. Wayne. Jury Demanded., filed by Plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre. [FILED IN STATE COURT 10/29/2024 SUBMITTED AS ATTACHMENT NO. 1 EXHIBIT 1 TO THE NOTICE OF REMOVAL1 ] (sh)
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