Pitz v. Gonzalez

California Northern District Court
Judge:Lisa J Cisneros
Case #: 3:25-cv-04454
Nature of Suit890 Other Statutes - Other Statutory Actions
Cause28:1441 Petition for Removal
Case Filed:May 27, 2025
Case in other court:Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County, D25-01687
Last checked: Tuesday May 27, 2025 12:09 PM PDT
Petitioner
Christopher Pitz
Respondent
Inessa Gonzalez
Represented By
Brent Desmond Seymour
Seymour Family Law
contact info


Docket last updated: 5 hours ago
Thursday, June 05, 2025
17 17 oth_evt Clerk's Notice re: Consent or Declination Thu 06/05 1:44 PM
CLERK'S NOTICE Re: Consent or Declination: Petitioner and Respondent shall file a consent or declination to proceed before a magistrate judge. Note that any party is free to withhold consent to proceed before a magistrate judge without adverse substantive consequences. The forms are available at:[LINK:http://cand.uscourts.gov/civilforms] . Consent/Declination due by 6/12/2025. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (bns, COURT STAFF)
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16 16 order Order on Motion to Expedite Thu 06/05 1:42 PM
Order by Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros granting 12 Motion to Expedite. Case Management Statement due by 6/10/2025. Initial Case Management Conference set for 6/17/2025 at 10:30 AM in San Francisco, - Videoconference Only. (bns, COURT STAFF)
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15 15 order Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice Thu 06/05 8:12 AM
Order by Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros granting 8 Motion for Pro Hac Vice James A. Sullivan, Jr. (bns, COURT STAFF)
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14 14 order Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice Thu 06/05 8:06 AM
Order by Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros granting 7 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Stephen J. Cullen. (bns, COURT STAFF)
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13 13 order Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice Thu 06/05 8:03 AM
Order by Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros granting 6 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Kelly A. Powers. (bns, COURT STAFF)
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Wednesday, June 04, 2025
12 12 motion Expedite Wed 06/04 5:15 PM
MOTION to Expedite filed by Christopher Pitz.(Zerbini, Patricia)
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Att: 1 Declaration of Kelly Powers,
Att: 2 Proposed Order
11 11 misc Redacted Document Wed 06/04 4:48 PM
REDACTION to1 Notice of Removal,, Exh. 1, Petition for Return (corrected redaction) by Inessa Gonzalez. (Seymour, Brent)
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10 10 order Order Wed 06/04 2:09 PM
ORDER by Judge Lisa J. Cisneros: The Court has reviewed Petitioner's 9 Motion to Substitute Law Firm. Civil Local Rule 5-1(c)(2)(E) provides that Civil Local Rule 11-5 governs substitution of law firms. Civil Local Rule 11-5 provides that the Court may issue an order permitting an attorney to withdraw "after written notice has been provided, reasonably in advance, to the client and to all other parties." To give effect to the requirement of notice "reasonably in advance," the Court will refrain from entering an order on this Motion until - at the earliest - Friday, June 6, 2025. Any objection or opposition must be filed before that date. No response is needed if parties do not object. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ljclc2, COURT STAFF)
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9 9 motion Substitute Firm Wed 06/04 1:37 PM
MOTION to Substitute Attorney , LAW FIRM; PROPOSED ORDER filed by Christopher Pitz. (Zerbini, Patricia)
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8 8 motion Pro Hac Vice Wed 06/04 12:06 PM
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20751670.) filed by Christopher Pitz.(Sullivan, James)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing
7 7 motion Pro Hac Vice Wed 06/04 11:18 AM
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice - Stephen J. Cullen ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20751197.) filed by Christopher Pitz.(Cullen, Stephen)
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Att: 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing
6 6 motion Pro Hac Vice Wed 06/04 10:57 AM
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice - Kelly A. Powers ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20751045.) filed by Christopher Pitz.(Powers, Kelly)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A -Certificate of Good Standing
Tuesday, June 03, 2025
5 5 notice Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney Tue 06/03 4:43 PM
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Patricia Mercedes Zerbini on behalf of Christopher Pitz (Zerbini, Patricia)
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025
4 4 order Order ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings Wed 05/28 11:14 AM
ORDER by Judge Lisa J. Cisneros: The case management conference previously set for August 28, 2025 is ADVANCED to July 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM, to occur by Zoom webinar videoconference. Access instructions are available at https://cand.uscourts.gov/ljc/. The parties shall file a joint case management statement no later than July 3, 2025, which should address the possibility of an expedited trial schedule. Some pages of the Petition filed at ECF No. 1 -1 as an attachment to Respondent's Notice of Removal appear to include unintended redactions carried over from previous pages. Respondent shall file a corrected version of the Petition no later than June 4, 2025. In this Court's view, the state court's temporary orders (ECF No. 1 -4 at 4) remain in effect pending further order of this Court. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ljclc2, COURT STAFF)
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
3 3 order Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines Tue 05/27 2:10 PM
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 8/21/2025. Initial Case Management Conference set for 8/28/2025 01:30 PM in San Francisco - To be held by Zoom. (dhm, COURT STAFF)
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2 2 utility ~Util - Case Assigned by Intake Tue 05/27 12:44 PM
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 6/10/2025. (smc, COURT STAFF)
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1 1 cmp Notice of Removal Tue 05/27 11:35 AM
NOTICE OF REMOVAL from California Superior Court, Contra Costa County. Their case number is D25-01687. (Filing fee $405 receipt number ACANDC-20718659). Filed by Inessa Gonzalez.(Seymour, Brent)
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Att: 1 Exhibit Petition for Return of Children to Germany,
Att: 2 Exhibit Petitioner's Points and Authorities,
Att: 3 Exhibit Petitioner's Ex Parte Request for Orders,
Att: 4 Exhibit Ex Parte Orders,
Att: 5 Exhibit Notice and Acknowledgement of Receipt