Sanyo Electric Co. LTD et al v. PREM Warehouse LLC et al

Federal Civil Lawsuit Texas Northern District Court, Case No. 5:17-cv-00182
District Judge Sam R Cummings, presiding
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Parties
Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., Plaintiff

Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space John C. Sims +1 806 763 9555 +1 806 763 5804 tonideleon26@yahoo.com
No Logo Sanyo Electric Co. LTD, Plaintiff

Represented by Sims, Hubbert & Wilson

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space John C. Sims +1 806 763 9555
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No Logo PREM Sales LLC, Defendant

Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Fernando Manuel Bustos +1 806 780 3976 +1 806 780 3800 fbustos@bustoslawfirm.com
Space Robert Houston Holmes
Space Matthew Nephi Zimmerman
No Logo PREM Warehouse LLC, Defendant

Represented by Bustos Law Firm PC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Fernando Manuel Bustos +1 806 780 3976 +1 806 780 3800 fbustos@bustoslawfirm.com

Represented by Law Offices of Fernando M. Bustos, PC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Matthew Nephi Zimmerman +1 806 780 3976 +1 806 780 3800 mzimmerman@bustoslawfirm.com

Represented by Law Offices of Robert G. Turner

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Robert Houston Holmes +1 214 754 0204 +1 214 748 0396 rhholmes@swbell.net
Attributes
Nature of Suit 890 - Other Statutes: Other Statutory Actions
Cause Section 09 U.S.C. § 1 U.S. Arbitration Act
Jurisdiction Federal Question
Case Status closed
Jury Demand None
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 43 Filed: 2/6/2020, Entered: 2/6/2020 Court Filing
JUDGMENT: For the reasons stated in the Court's Order of even date, it is ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the JCAA Arbitration Award, enter in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendants, be CONFIRMED. The Clerk of Court is hereby directed to close this civil action. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sam R Cummings on 2/6/2020) (bdg)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 42 Filed: 2/6/2020, Entered: 2/6/2020 Court Filing
ORDER: Having considered Plaintiffs Status Report and noting that Defendants have failed to provide a response thereto, the Court hereby ORDERS that the JCAA Arbitration Award, enter in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendants, be CONFIRMED. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sam R Cummings on 2/6/2020) (bdg)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 41 Filed: 2/6/2020, Entered: 2/6/2020 Court Filing
ORDER LIFTING STAY. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sam R Cummings on 2/6/2020) (bdg)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 40 Filed: 1/14/2020, Entered: 1/14/2020 Court Filing
ORDER: The Court ORDERS that the Defendants provide a response to Plaintiff's Status Report by no later than 1/24/2020. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sam R Cummings on 1/14/2020) (bdg)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 39 Filed: 1/6/2020, Entered: 1/6/2020
STATUS REPORT filed by Panasonic Asia Pacific PTE LTD. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit(s) Exhibit 2) (Sims, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 38 Filed: 10/23/2019, Entered: 10/23/2019 Court Filing
ORDER STAYING CASE: The Court hereby ORDERS that this civil action remain stayed until the Japanese courts have fully and finally resolved the pending foreign litigation. The parties shall file a Joint Status Report with the Court as soon as possible and by no later than 1/31/2020. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sam R Cummings on 10/23/2019) (bdg)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 37 Filed: 10/18/2019, Entered: 10/18/2019
STATUS REPORT filed by PREM Sales LLC, PREM Warehouse LLC. (Bustos, Fernando)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 36 Filed: 10/16/2019, Entered: 10/16/2019
STATUS REPORT filed by Panasonic Asia Pacific PTE LTD, Sanyo Electric Co. LTD. (Sims, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 35 Filed: 10/16/2019, Entered: 10/16/2019
NOTICE of Withdrawal re: 34 Status Report filed by Panasonic Asia Pacific PTE LTD, Sanyo Electric Co. LTD (Sims, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 34 Filed: 10/15/2019, Entered: 10/15/2019
Joint STATUS REPORT filed by Sanyo Electric Co. LTD. (Sims, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 33 Filed: 6/14/2019, Entered: 6/14/2019 Court Filing
ORDER: The Court, having considered the Parties' Joint Status Report, filed June 12, 2019, is of the opinion that the above-styled and -numbered action should continue to be STAYED and ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED until the Japanese courts have fully and finally resolved the pending foreign litigation. The parties shall file a third joint status report with the Court as soon as possible and no later than 120 days from the date of this Order. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sam R Cummings on 6/14/2019) (krd)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 32 Filed: 6/12/2019, Entered: 6/12/2019
Joint STATUS REPORT filed by Sanyo Electric Co. LTD. (Sims, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 31 Filed: 6/4/2019, Entered: 6/4/2019 Court Filing
ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to file a second joint Status Report due by no later than 3:00 p.m. on 6/12/2019. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sam R Cummings on 6/4/2019) (bdg)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 30 Filed: 1/15/2019, Entered: 1/15/2019 Court Filing
ORDER: The Court is of the opinion that the action should continue to be STAYED and ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED until the Japanese courts have fully and finally resolved the pending foreign litigation. The parties shall file a second joint status report with this Court as soon as possible and no later than 120 days from the date of this Order. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sam R Cummings on 1/15/2019) (bdg)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 29 Filed: 1/11/2019, Entered: 1/11/2019
Joint STATUS REPORT filed by Panasonic Asia Pacific PTE LTD, Sanyo Electric Co. LTD. (Sims, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 28 Filed: 7/17/2018, Entered: 7/17/2018 Court Filing
ORDER: Having considered these arguments and Petitioners' responses to them, the Court is of the opinion that the Motion for Judgment 22 on the Pleadings should be DENIED for the reasons stated in Petitioners' Response. The Court is therefore of the opinion that the above-styled and -numbered civil action should be STAYED and ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED until the Japanese courts have fully and finally resolved the pending foreign litigation. The parties shall file a joint status report with this Court as soon as possible and no later than 180 days from the date of this Order. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sam R Cummings on 7/17/2018) (bmg)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 27 Filed: 6/7/2018, Entered: 6/7/2018
REPLY BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF 22 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings filed by PREM Sales LLC, PREM Warehouse LLC. (bdg)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 26 Filed: 6/7/2018, Entered: 6/7/2018 Court Filing
ORDER granting 24 Motion for Leave to File Reply Brief. The Clerk of Court shall docket Defendants' Reply Brief as of the date of this Order. (Unless the document has already been filed, clerk to enter the document as of the date of this order.) (Ordered by Senior Judge Sam R Cummings on 6/7/2018) (bdg)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 25 Filed: 6/6/2018, Entered: 6/6/2018
Appendix in Support filed by PREM Sales LLC, PREM Warehouse LLC re 24 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Defendants' Reply Brief in Support of Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Bustos, Fernando)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 24 Filed: 6/6/2018, Entered: 6/6/2018
Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Defendants' Reply Brief in Support of Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings filed by PREM Sales LLC, PREM Warehouse LLC with Brief/Memorandum in Support. (Bustos, Fernando)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 23 Filed: 5/23/2018, Entered: 5/23/2018
RESPONSE filed by Sanyo Electric Co. LTD re: 22 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings (Attachments: # 1 Declaration(s)) (Sims, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 22 Filed: 5/2/2018, Entered: 5/2/2018
MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings filed by PREM Sales LLC, PREM Warehouse LLC with Brief/Memorandum in Support. (Bustos, Fernando)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 21 Filed: 3/15/2018, Entered: 3/15/2018
SUPPLEMENTAL APPENDIX filed by Panasonic Asia Pacific PTE LTD, Sanyo Electric Co. LTD re 2 . (zzm)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 20 Filed: 3/15/2018, Entered: 3/15/2018 Court Filing
ORDER: denying as moot the Motion To Stay Pending the Supreme Court of Japan's Ruling 4 ; granting 19 Motion for Leave to File Decision. The Clerk of the Court is directed to file Exhibits A-1 and A-2 to the Motion as a "Supplemental Appendix to Petitioners' Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award." (Ordered by Senior Judge Sam R Cummings on 3/15/2018) (zzm)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 19 Filed: 3/14/2018, Entered: 3/14/2018
MOTION for Leave to File Decision filed by Sanyo Electric Co. LTD (Sims, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 18 Filed: 9/1/2017, Entered: 9/1/2017 Court Filing
ORDER: Amended Pleadings due by 12/15/2017. Discovery due by 1/14/2019. Joinder of Parties due by 12/15/2017. Motions for summary judgment due by 8/15/2018. Motions in limine due by 01/14/2019. Bench Trial set for 2/4/2019 09:00 AM in US Courthouse, Courtroom C-216, 1205 Texas Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79401-4091 before Senior Judge Sam R Cummings. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sam R Cummings on 9/1/2017) (bdg)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 17 Filed: 8/30/2017, Entered: 8/30/2017
CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by PREM Sales LLC, PREM Warehouse LLC. (Bustos, Fernando)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 16 Filed: 8/30/2017, Entered: 8/30/2017
ANSWER to Complaint filed by PREM Sales LLC, PREM Warehouse LLC. Unless exempted, attorneys who are not admitted to practice in the Northern District of Texas must seek admission promptly. Forms and Instructions found at www.txnd.uscourts.gov, or by clicking here: Attorney Information - Bar Membership. If admission requirements are not satisfied within 21 days, the clerk will notify the presiding judge. (Bustos, Fernando)
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Sealed Legal Document 15 Filed: 8/21/2017, Entered: 8/21/2017 Court Filing
ORDER: The Court is of the opinion that the Motion for Leave to File Documents Under Seal should Be Granted. The Court notes that Petitioners' Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award and attached exhibits were filed under seal on August 9, 2017. These documents shall remain UNDER SEAL until otherwise ordered by the Court. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sam R Cummings on 8/21/2017) (zzm)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 14 Filed: 8/17/2017, Entered: 8/17/2017 Court Filing
ORDER: It is ordered that the general seal is lifted. Petitioners' Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal and Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award shall remain under seal until the Court has ruled on the Motion for Leave. These document shall be sealed in a manner that grants Defendants access to view them. Defendants' Unopposed Emergency 13 Motion to Allow Counsel for Defendants Access to Court Records is DENIED as moot. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sam R Cummings on 8/17/2017) (bdg)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 13 Filed: 8/17/2017, Entered: 8/17/2017
MOTION:Defendant's Unopposed Emergency Motion to Allow Counsel for Defendants Access to Court Records filed by PREM Sales LLC, PREM Warehouse LLC (bmg)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 12 Filed: 8/16/2017, Entered: 8/16/2017
NOTICE of Attorney Appearance PREM Sales LLC, PREM Warehouse LLC. (bmg)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 11 Filed: 8/16/2017, Entered: 8/16/2017
NOTICE of Attorney Appearance PREM Sales LLC, PREM Warehouse LLC. (bmg)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 10 Filed: 8/14/2017, Entered: 8/14/2017
NOTICE of Attorney Appearance PREM Sales LLC, PREM Warehouse LLC. (bmg)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 9 Filed: 8/11/2017, Entered: 8/11/2017
SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Prem Warehouse, Inc. (bmg) Modified text on 8/11/2017 (bdg).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 8 Filed: 8/11/2017, Entered: 8/11/2017
SUMMONS Returned Executed Prem Sales, LLC. (bmg) Modified text on 8/11/2017 (bdg).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 7 Filed: 8/9/2017, Entered: 8/9/2017
Summons Issued 08/09/2017 as to All Defendants. (zzm)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 6 Filed: 8/9/2017, Entered: 8/9/2017 Court Filing
New Case Notes: A filing fee has been paid. Pursuant to Misc. Order 6, Plaintiff is provided the Notice of Right to Consent to Proceed Before A U.S. Magistrate Judge. Clerk mailed copy to plaintiff. (zzm) Modified text on 8/10/2017 (zzm).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 5 Filed: 8/9/2017, Entered: 8/9/2017
CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES SUBMITTED BY SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD., AND PANASONIC ASIA PACIFIC PTE., LTD. by Panasonic Asia Pacific PTE LTD, and Sanyo Electric Co. LTD. (zzm)
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