Toyota Federal District Court Decisions

Plaintiff v. Defendant

Filed: March 29, 2024 as 2:2023cv03170
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Plaintiff v. Defendant
Plaintiff: Plaintiff v. Defendant
Nature of Suit: Labor/Management Relations

ORDER REMANDING ACTION FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION by Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha: The court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion 9 in its entirety and REMANDS the action to the Los Angeles County Superior Court,Case No. 23STCV04388. All dates and deadlines in this court are VACATED. Theclerk of the court shall close the action administratively MD JS-6. Case Terminated. (lc)

Umar v. Toyota Motor Credit Corporation et al

Filed: March 22, 2024 as 4:2024cv00128
Court: Arizona District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, Rowe Enterprises Incorporated, Precision Toyota of Tucson
Plaintiff: Muhammad M Umar
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION: 6 Report and Recommendation, Plaintiff's Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs is GRANTED. Plaintiff's Complaint is DISMISSED with leave to amend. (Doc. 1) Plaintiff may file an Amended Complaint within 30 days of the date of this Order, subject to the warnings fully outlined in the R&R. The Clerk of Court shall docket accordingly. Signed by Senior Judge Raner C Collins on 3/22/2024. (MCO)

Thuan Pham v. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. et al

Filed: March 19, 2024 as 8:2024cv00563
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: TOYOTA MOTOR SALES U.S.A. INC
Plaintiff: Thuan Pham
Nature of Suit: Other Contract

MINUTE ORDER (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER SUA SPONTE DISMISSING CASE FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION by Judge David O. Carter. Dismissal is without prejudice subject to refiling in state court. Case Terminated. Made JS-6. (twdb)

Gamez et al v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. et al

Filed: January 8, 2024 as 2:2023cv01464
Court: California Eastern District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Plaintiff: Arecely Gamez, Jeffry Takili
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

ORDER signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 1/5/2024 GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART 13 Motion to Dismiss. Within twenty-one (21) days from the date of entry of this order, plaintiffs shall file either a second amended complaint, or a notice of their intent not to file a second amended complaint and to proceed only on the claims found to be cognizable in this order.(Mena-Sanchez, L)

Edvard Safaryan v. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. et al

Filed: November 30, 2023 as 2:2023cv09612
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC., VAN NUYS-L, INC., DOES 1 through 30, inclusive
Plaintiff: EDVARD SAFARYAN, Edvard Sararyan
Nature of Suit: Other Contract

MINUTE (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald. The Court ORDERS Plaintiff to show cause why this action should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution. Failure to respond to the Order to Show Cause by DECEMBER 11, 2023 will result in the dismissal of this action. (iv)

United States of America v. 2021 Toyota TRD 4Runner, VIN: JTEPU5JR4M5948693 et al

Filed: November 16, 2023 as 2:2023mc00350
Court: California Eastern District Court
Claimant: Michael J. Bowden, Michael W. Bowden, Kasandra Dolan
Defendant: 2021 Toyota TRD 4Runner, VIN: JTEPU5JR4M5948693, 2022 Mercedes Benz AMG CLA 4MATIC, VIN: W1K3G4EB0NJ364663
Plaintiff: United States of America
Nature of Suit: Drug Related Seizure of Property

CONSENT JUDGMENT of FORFEITURE signed by District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on 11/15/2023. CASE CLOSED. (Clemente Licea, O)

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation v. Borough of Wyoming, PA et al

Filed: November 9, 2023 as 3:2023cv00377
Court: Pennsylvania Middle District Court
Defendant: Borough of Wyoming, PA, Bovani's Towing & Service, Inc.
Plaintiff: Toyota Motor Credit Corporation
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights

MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re 15 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Borough of Wyoming, PA Signed by Honorable Malachy E Mannion on 11/9/2023. (gg)

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation v. Borough of Wyoming, PA et al

Filed: November 9, 2023 as 3:2023cv00377
Court: Pennsylvania Middle District Court
Defendant: Borough of Wyoming, PA, Bovani's Towing & Service, Inc.
Plaintiff: Toyota Motor Credit Corporation
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights

MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re 14 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Bovani's Towing & Service, Inc. Signed by Honorable Malachy E Mannion on 11/9/2023. (gg)

Potapova v. Toyota Motor Credit Corporation

Filed: October 18, 2023 as 1:2023cv00571
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Credit Corporation
Plaintiff: Iuliia Potapova
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit

ORDER. As discussed during the October 17, 2023 telephone conference: Discovery in this case is closed; No later than Thursday, October 19, 2023, the parties shall contact Magistrate Judge Willis to schedule a settlement conference as soon as her schedule permits; and No later than Monday, October 23, 2023, the parties shall file a joint letter advising whether/when a settlement conference date has been scheduled and proposing a summary judgment briefing schedule and structure. SO…

United States of America v. 2021 Toyota TRD 4Runner, VIN: JTEPU5JR4M5948693 et al

Filed: September 22, 2023 as 2:2023mc00350
Court: California Eastern District Court
Claimant: Michael J. Bowden, Michael W. Bowden, Kasandra Dolan
Defendant: 2021 Toyota TRD 4Runner, VIN: JTEPU5JR4M5948693, 2022 Mercedes Benz AMG CLA 4MATIC, VIN: W1K3G4EB0NJ364663
Plaintiff: United States of America
Nature of Suit: Drug Related Seizure of Property

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on 9/21/2023 EXTENDING time for the United States to file a complaint for forfeiture against the Defendant vehicles or to obtain an indictment alleging that the defendant vehicles are subject to forfeiture, by 11/21/23. (Clemente Licea, O)

Hodge v. Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, et al.

Filed: September 6, 2023 as 1:2022cv00001
Court: North Carolina Western District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, Keffer Mazda, Mazda Financial Services
Plaintiff: Leslie V. Hodge
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit

CLERK'S JUDGMENT is hereby entered in accordance with the Court's Memorandum of Decision and Order dated 9/6/2023. Signed by Clerk, Katherine Hord Simon. (ejb)

Hodge v. Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, et al.

Filed: September 6, 2023 as 1:2022cv00001
Court: North Carolina Western District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, Keffer Mazda, Mazda Financial Services
Plaintiff: Leslie V. Hodge
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER that Pltf's 36 Motion to Vacate or Modify Arbitral Award is DENIED. The Court hereby enters judgment in accordance with [Doc. 37 -3] Award of Arbitrator as follows: Toyota Motor Credit Corporation shall have and recover of the Pltf Leslie V. Hodge the amount of $1,864.32, and in addition thereto, Deft Toyota Motor Credit Corporation and Keffer Mazda shall have and recover of the Pltf Leslie V. Hodge the amount of $4,900.0 0 representing…

DAVID KHATIB v. TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. et al

Filed: August 11, 2023 as 8:2023cv00943
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, ANAKIN, LLC doing business as OURISMAN CDJR OF WOODBRIDGE, CTS Corporation, Does 1 through 10
Plaintiff: DAVID KHATIB
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

MINUTES [IN CHAMBERS] Order Regarding Motion to Remand 28 and Motion for Leave to Amend 31 by Judge James V. Selna: After the Court issued its tentative ruling, Toyota submitted a Request for Hearing which the Court granted. (Dkt. Nos. 40-41. ) The Court heard oral argument on August 7, 2023. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the motion to amend and DENIES the motion to remand. Denying 28 MOTION to Remand Case to State Court; Granting 31 NOTICE OF MOTION AND…

Zakhary v. Bay Ridge Automotive Management Corp., et al

Filed: May 31, 2023 as 1:2022cv09477
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: Bay Ridge Automotive Management Corp., individually and d/b/a Toyota of Manhattan Bay Ridge Automotive Management Corp., individually and d/b/a Toyota of Manhattan, Vladimir Disla, individually, Bay Ridge Automotive Management Corp. individually doing business as Toyota of Manhattan, Vladimir Disla
Plaintiff: Wadie Zakhary
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights

ORDER: The Court has been informed that the Parties have reached a settlement in principle in this case. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that this action is dismissed without costs and without prejudice to restoring the action to the Court' ;s calendar, provided the application to restore the action is made within thirty (30) days of this Order. Any application to reopen filed after thirty (30) days from the date of this Order may be denied solely on that basis. Any pending…

Elliot Nazos et al v. Toyota Motor Corporation et al

Filed: May 16, 2023 as 2:2022cv02214
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Plaintiff: Elliot Nazos, Christine Blight, Jack Perry, Patricia Loughney, Timothy Dotson, Emily Barbour, Jill Silvernale, Kyle Blumin
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CONCERNING CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT OF DISCOVERY MATERIALS by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick re Stipulation for Protective Order. 89 (See attached for details) (vmun)

Nelson v. Toyota Motor Company et al

Filed: April 18, 2023 as 1:2020cv03119
Court: Colorado District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Company, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., INC.
Plaintiff: Wesley Nelson
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

ORDER ON MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT. The Motion for Partial Summary Judgment [Doc. 94 ] is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Summary judgment is GRANTED insofar as Plaintiffs seek to strike the designations of Amy Nelson a nd Bradley Nelson as nonparties at fault, see [Doc. 85 ]. Summary judgment is DENIED insofar as Plaintiffs seek to strike the designation of Cecile Bender as a nonparty at fault with respect to her alleged attempts to inject Dennis Bender with…

Susanna Baltadhyan v. Toyota Motor Credit Coporation

Filed: April 17, 2023 as 2:2022cv08693
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Credit Coporation
Plaintiff: Susanna Baltadhyan
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit

MINUTE (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER DISMISSING ACTION FOR LACK OF PROSECUTION FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COURT'S ORDER by Judge Josephine L. Staton: Plaintiff has failed to respond to the Court's Order. Therefore, the Court ORDERS that this action is dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution and for failure to comply with the Orders of the Court. (Made JS-6. Case Terminated.) (jp)

G.F.B. Enterprises, LLC v. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.

Filed: March 24, 2023 as 1:2023cv20392
Court: Florida Southern District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.
Plaintiff: G.F.B. Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a Lexus of Kendall and d/b/a Lexus of West Kendall, G.F.B. Enterprises, LLC doing business as LEXUS OF KENDALL doing business as LEXUS OF WEST KENDALL
Nature of Suit: Franchise

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 3/24/2023. See attached document for full details. (zse)

Zakhary v. Bay Ridge Automotive Management Corp., et al

Filed: March 15, 2023 as 1:2022cv09477
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: Bay Ridge Automotive Management Corp., individually and d/b/a Toyota of Manhattan Bay Ridge Automotive Management Corp., individually and d/b/a Toyota of Manhattan, Vladimir Disla, individually, Bay Ridge Automotive Management Corp. individually doing business as Toyota of Manhattan, Vladimir Disla
Plaintiff: Wadie Zakhary
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights

ORDER: WHEREAS, the Order dated January 5, 2023, required the parties to file a status letter on March 13, 2023, as outlined in Individual Rule IV.A.2; WHEREAS, the parties failed to submit the letter. It is hereby ORDERED that, by March 17, 2023, the parties shall file the status letter. (Signed by Judge Lorna G. Schofield on 3/15/2023) (ama)

Kenney v. Steve Landers Toyota et al

Filed: March 8, 2023 as 4:2022cv00762
Court: Arkansas Eastern District Court
Defendant: Steve Landers Toyota, Jon Roberts, Roderick Gray, Aaron Murphy, Santander Consumer USA Inc
Plaintiff: Kimberly Kenney
Nature of Suit: All Other Real Property

ORDER dismissing Ms. Kenney's case pursuant to the 1/5/2023 3 Order. An in forma pauperis appeal of the instant Order or the 1/5/2023 Order (or the forthcoming Judgment) would not be taken in good faith. Signed by Judge Lee P. Rudofsky on 3/8/2023. (ldb)