United States District Court for the District of Oregon, 2012

69 opinions

BIOTRONIK, INC., an Oregon corporation, Plaintiff, v. MEDTRONIC USA, INC., a Minnesota corporation; and Medtronic, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, Defendants 2012-01-04
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Plaintiff, v. PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF OREGON; Ray Baum, Susan Ackerman, and John Savage, in their official capacities as Commissioners of the Public Utility Commission of Oregon and not as individuals; and Qwest Corporation, Defendants 2012-01-17
Joshua SCHLOSSBERG, Plaintiff, v. Bill SOLESBEE, et al., Defendant 2012-01-18
AUDUBON SOCIETY OF PORTLAND, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, Defendant 2012-01-18
CENTURY INDEMNITY COMPANY, a Pennsylvania Corporation, Plaintiff, v. The MARINE GROUP, LLC, a California limited liability company, as affiliated with Northwest Marine, Inc.; Northwest Marine, Inc., an inactive Oregon corporation, as affiliated with Northwest Marine Iron Works; Northwest Marine Iron Works, an inactive Oregon corporation, Defendants; The Marine Group, LLC, a California limited liability company, as affiliated with Northwest Marine, Inc.; Northwest Marine, Inc., an inactive Oregon corporation, as affiliated with Northwest Marine Iron Works; Northwest Marine Iron Works, an inactive Oregon corporation; and BAE San Diego Ship Repair, Inc., a California corporation, Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. Agricultural Insurance Company, an Ohio corporation; American Centennial Insurance Company, a Delaware corporation; Chicago Insurance Company, an Illinois corporation; Continental Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania corporation; Employers Mutual Casualty Company, an Iowa corporation; Federal Insurance Company, an Indiana corporation; Granite State Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania corporation; Hartford Insurance Company, a Connecticut corporation; Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, a New Jersey corporation; Insurance Company of North America, a Pennsylvania corporation; Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London, and Certain London Market Insurance Companies, each a foreign corporation; National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, a Pennsylvania corporation; New England Reinsurance Company, a Connecticut corporation; Old Republic Insurance Company, an Illinois corporation; Pacific Mutual Marine Office Inc., a New York corporation; Reliance Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania corporation; Royal Indemnity Company, a Delaware corporation; St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, a Minnesota corporation; Twin City Fire Insurance Company, an Indiana corporation; Water Quality Insurance Syndicate, a syndicate of foreign corporations; West Coast Marine Managers, Inc., a New York corporation; and John Doe Insurance Companies, Third-Party Defendants 2012-01-27
CENTURY INDEMNITY COMPANY, a Pennsylvania Corporation, Plaintiff, v. The MARINE GROUP, LLC, a California limited liability company, as affiliated with Northwest Marine, Inc.; Northwest Marine, Inc., an inactive Oregon corporation, as affiliated with Northwest Marine Iron Works; Northwest Marine Iron Works, an inactive Oregon corporation, Defendants; The Marine Group, LLC, a California limited liability company, as affiliated with Northwest Marine, Inc.; Northwest Marine, Inc., an inactive Oregon corporation, as affiliated with Northwest Marine Iron Works; Northwest Marine Iron Works, an inactive Oregon corporation; and BAE San Diego Ship Repair, Inc., a California corporation, Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. Agricultural Insurance Company, an Ohio corporation; American Centennial Insurance Company, a Delaware corporation; Chicago Insurance Company, an Illinois corporation; Continental Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania corporation; Employers Mutual Casualty Company, an Iowa corporation; Federal Insurance Company, an Indiana corporation; Granite State Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania corporation; Hartford Insurance Company, a Connecticut corporation; Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, a New Jersey corporation; Insurance Company of North America, a Pennsylvania corporation; Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London, and Certain London Market Insurance Companies, each a foreign corporation; National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, a Pennsylvania corporation; New England Reinsurance Company, a Connecticut corporation; Old Republic Insurance Company, an Illinois corporation; Pacific Mutual Marine Office Inc., a New York corporation; Reliance Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania corporation; Royal Indemnity Company, a Delaware corporation; St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, a Minnesota corporation; Twin City Fire Insurance Company, an Indiana corporation; Water Quality Insurance Syndicate, a syndicate of foreign corporations; West Coast Marine Managers, Inc., a New York corporation; and John Doe Insurance Companies, Third-Party Defendants 2012-01-27
RETAIL IMAGING MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC, an Oregon Limited Liability Company, Plaintiff, v. FUJIFILM NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION, a New York Corporation, Defendant 2012-01-30
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Tommy Lee VASQUEZ, Defendant 2012-02-08
Rodney D. OLMSTEAD and Tracy L. Olmstead, Plaintiffs, v. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., a California-headquartered National Association, and BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, a Texas Limited Partnership, Defendants 2012-02-09
Betty PHELPS and Delbert Phelps, Plaintiffs, v. WYETH, INC., Schwarz Pharma, Inc., Pliva USA, Inc., Northstar RX LLC, and Alaven Pharmaceutical, LLC, Defendants 2012-02-24
NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES, a non-profit corporation, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, a United States Government Agency; National Marine Fisheries Service, a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a part of the United States Department of Commerce; United States Fish and Wildlife Service, a part of the United States Department of the Interior, Defendants, State of Oregon; and Northwest Pulp and Paper Association, Intervenor-Defendants 2012-02-28
Mark A. REEVES, Plaintiff, v. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A.; Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to Bag Home Loan Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing; Federal National Mortgage Association; and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Defendants 2012-02-28
Douglas A. JAMES and Eileen M. James, Husband and Wife, Plaintiffs, v. RECONTRUST COMPANY, an unknown Entity Operating in the State of Oregon, BAC Home Loan Servicing Limited Partnership, a Texas Limited Partnership, Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Northwest Mortgage Group, Inc. an Oregon Corporation, Defendants 2012-02-29
Rick L. SOVEREIGN and Amy J. Sovereign, Plaintiffs, v. DEUTSCHE BANK; Mortgageit, Inc.; Mortgage Electronic Registration System, a foreign corporation; CitiMortgage, Inc., a foreign corporation; and Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, a foreign corporation, Defendants 2012-03-05
Michael Eric HEDLUND, Plaintiff, v. The EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INSTITUTE, INC. and Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Defendants 2012-03-05
MULTIBANK 2009-1 RES-ADC VENTURE, LLC, a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff, v. PINECREST AT NESKOWIN, LLC; Michael D. Freeman; Melanie S. Freeman; Unit Owners Association of PineCrest, Defendants v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as receiver for Silver Falls Bank, Third-Party Defendant 2012-03-08
John M. NICOL, Carrilon P. Nicol, Plaintiffs, v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, Defendants 2012-03-08
Robert REAMES, Plaintiff, v. AB CAR RENTAL SERVICES, INC., and Avis Budget Car Rental, L.L.C., Defendants 2012-03-08
Lynda deBARROS, Plaintiff, v. WALMART STORES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant 2012-03-09
James B. MORRIS, Plaintiff, v. Michael C. ZUSMAN, Sussman Shank LLP, Nena Cook, Jeff D. Brecht, Grenley, Rotenburg, Evans, Bragg & Bodie, P.C., and Gary I. Grenley, Defendants 2012-03-09
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Daniel Carl ERNST, Defendant 2012-03-09
Karen SALAZAR, Plaintiff, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant 2012-03-13
Lars ERICKSON, Plaintiff, v. Michael John BLAKE, Defendant 2012-03-14
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. The TUG SUNDIAL (VESSEL ID NO. 652357), in rem, Barge 166, in rem, Barge 71, in rem, The Pioneer, in rem, their apparel, tackle and appurtenances; Bank of America NA, in personam; and Tidewater Barge Lines, Inc., in personam, Defendants 2012-03-15
Wesley James GARRETT, Plaintiff, v. NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, a division of Chartis, Inc., Defendant 2012-03-20
L & A DESIGNS, LLC, an Oregon company, and Wesley Alford, an individual, Plaintiffs, v. XTREME ATVS, INC., a Connecticut corporation, Andrew R. Clunan, an individual, and Natalie Clunan, an individual, Defendants 2012-03-20
OREGON NATURAL DESERT ASSOCIATION; and Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Plaintiffs, v. David SABO, District Ranger, Chemult Ranger District, Fremont-Winema National Forests; and U.S. Forest Service, Defendants, and Iverson Management Limited Partnership, Intervenors 2012-03-30
Tina WILLIS and Gary Willis, Plaintiffs, v. NATIONWIDE DEBT SETTLEMENT GROUP, an Arizona Limited Liability Company; Global Client Solutions, LLC, an Oklahoma Limited Liability Company; and Debt Care USA, Defendants 2012-03-30
Jeanne PEREZ-DENISON, Plaintiff, v. KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF THE NORTHWEST, an Oregon Corporation, and David G. Fisher, Defendants 2012-04-09
Jeffrey FORTER, Plaintiff, v. Randy GEER, et al., Defendants 2012-04-17
Kenneth AYERS, Plaintiff, v. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Defendant 2012-04-19
Betty PHELPS and Delbert Phelps, Plaintiffs, v. WYETH, INC.; Schwarz Pharma, Inc.; Pliva USA, Inc.; Northstar RX LLC; and Alaven Pharmaceutical, Defendants 2012-04-24
Loren STOUT and Piper Stout, Plaintiffs, v. U.S. FOREST SERVICE, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Defendants 2012-04-24
John NEIGHORN, Plaintiff, v. QUEST HEALTH CARE and Rotech Healthcare, Inc., Defendants 2012-05-02
William SIZER, Samuel McCormick and Shawna Davis, Plaintiffs, v. NEW ENGLAND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., a Delaware corporation, and Michelle Warnes, an individual, Defendants 2012-05-09
Paula LANE; Andres Paniagua; Elizabeth Harrah; Angela Kehler; Gretchen Cason; Lori Robertson; Sparkle Green; and Zavier Kinville, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated, and United Cerebral Palsy Association of Oregon and Southwest Washington, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. John KITZHABER, Governor of the State of Oregon; Erinn Kelley-Siel, Director of the Oregon Department of Human Services; Mary Lee Fay, Administrator of the Office of Developmental Disability Services; and Stephaine Parrish Taylor, Administrator of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Defendants 2012-05-17
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. David VANBEENEN, Defendant 2012-05-23
Steven KULIN, Plaintiff, v. DESCHUTES COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Oregon, Defendant 2012-05-31
OREGON NATURAL DESERT ASSN, Plaintiff, v. Kenny McDANIEL, Burn District Manager, BLM, et al., Defendants 2012-05-31
Levert LYONS, Plaintiff, v. NIKE, INC., Defendant 2012-06-07
JOE HAND PROMOTIONS, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation, Plaintiff, v. Randy JACOBSON, individually, and as the alter ego of Par III, Inc., dba The Porterhouse Restaurant; and Par III, Inc., an Oregon domestic corporation, dba The Porterhouse, Defendants 2012-06-08
Jesus LEMUS, Plaintiff, v. TIMBERLAND APARTMENTS, L.L.C, et al., Defendants 2012-06-19
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. WESTERN RADIO SERVICES CO., Defendant; Richard Oberdorfer and Western Radio Services Co., Plaintiffs, v. Holly Jewkes, District Ranger, Crescent Ranger District, and United States Forest Service, Defendants 2012-06-25
The NORTHWEST PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL, ex rel. State of OREGON, Plaintiff, v. QWEST CORPORATION, Defendant 2012-06-28
Larry ARNETT and Ronda Arnett, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P., Defendants 2012-07-11
PACIFICORP, an Oregon corporation, Plaintiff, v. NORTHWEST PIPELINE GP, a Delaware Partnership, and Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation, a California corporation, Defendants 2012-07-16
Joachim P. AMADI, Plaintiff, v. CONAGRA FOODS, INC., a Delaware corporation, John Humble and Bob Rich, individually and in their capacity as supervisors, Defendants 2012-07-27
Richard BRASKETT, Plaintiff, v. Celeste FENDER and Nathan Tobey, Defendants 2012-08-03
Paula LANE; Andres Paniagua; Elizabeth Harrah; Angela Kehler; Gretchen Cason; Lori Robertson; Sparkle Green; and Zavier Kinville, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated, and United Cerebral Palsy of Oregon and Southwest Washington, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. John KITZHABER, Governor of the State of Oregon; Erinn Kelley-Siel, Director of the Oregon Department of Human Services; Mary Lee Fay, Administrator of the Office of Developmental Disability Services; and Stephaine Parrish Taylor, Administrator of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Defendants 2012-08-06
Tammy WATKINS, Plaintiff, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant 2012-08-06
LEAGUE OF WILDERNESS DEFENDERS/BLUE MOUNTAINS BIODIVERSITY PROJECT, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE and Kent Connaughton, Regional Forester, Pacific Northwest Region of the U.S. Forest Service, in his official capacity, Defendants 2012-08-10
Pamela Jane SORNSON, Plaintiff, v. OREGON COMMISSION ON CHILDREN, a commission created and funded by the Oregon legislature, Mickey Lansing, in her official capacity as Executive Director of the Oregon Commission on Children and Families and in her individual capacity, Marion County, a political subdivision of the state of Oregon, and Casa of Marion County, Inc., an Oregon nonprofit corporation, Defendants 2012-08-13
LAKE ASSOCIATES, LLC, an Oregon limited liability company, dba Warne Scope Mounts, Plaintiff, v. DNZ PRODUCTS LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company, Defendant 2012-08-20
Tami WIEDERHOLD, Plaintiff, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., a New York corporation, Defendant 2012-08-23
Rocky BIXBY, Lawrence Roberta, Scott Ashby, Charles Ellis, Matthew Hadley, Jesus Bruno, Colt Campredon, Stephen Foster, Byron Greer, Kelly Hafer, Dennis Jewell, Stephen Mueller, Vito Pacheco, John Rydquist, Kevin Stanger, Ronald Bjerklund, Adanrolando Garcia, Brian Hedin, Charles Seamon, Randy Keiper, Matt Kuhnel, Dennis Rosgen, Aaron St. Clair, Kevin Wilson, Jason Blain, James Borja, Devon Fields, Leslie Ing, Richard Lawrence, Jay Louisiana, James McGowan, Donald Yeargin, and Jason Arnold, Plaintiffs, v. KBR, INC., Kellogg, Brown & Root Service, Inc., KBR Technical Services, Inc., Overseas Administration Services, Ltd., and Service Employees International, Inc., Defendants 2012-09-04
Carol MELTON, Plaintiff, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Defendant 2012-09-07
Kimerie LARMANGER, Plaintiff, v. KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF THE NORTHWEST dba Kaiser Permanente; Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.; Justin McGowan; and Shawn Ferguson, Defendants 2012-09-07
Peter SAVAGE, Cliff Puckett, V. Michael Wallace, and Gabriel Triplett, Plaintiffs, v. Doug TWEEDY, Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters, and United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Defendants 2012-09-10
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. David WINSOR, Defendant 2012-09-11
Rocky BIXBY, Lawrence Roberta, Scott Ashby, Charles Ellis, Matthew Hadley, Jesus Bruno, Colt Campredon, Stephen Foster, Byron Greer, Kelly Hafer, Dennis Jewell, Stephen Mueller, Vito Pacheco, John Rydquist, Kevin Stanger, Ronald Bjerklund, Adanrolando Garcia, Brian Hedin, Charles Seamon, Randy Keiper, Matt Kuhnel, Dennis Rosgen, Aaron St. Clair, Kevin Wilson, Jason Blain, James Borja, Devon Fields, Leslie Ing, Richard Lawrence, Jay Louisiana, James McGowan, Donald Yeargin, Jason Arnold, and Michael ORielly, Plaintiffs, v. KBR, INC., Kellogg, Brown & Root Service, Inc., KBR Technical Services, Inc., Overseas Administration Services, Ltd., and Service Employees International, Inc., Defendants 2012-09-13
Steven SANTELLA and Sonya Santella, Plaintiffs, v. GRIZZLY INDUSTRIAL, INC. f/k/a Grizzly Imports, Inc., Defendant, v. SawStop, LLC; SD3, LLC; and Stephen F. Gass, Ph.D., Subpoenaed Entities 2012-09-26
Richard RABBAT, Plaintiff, v. STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Salaried Employees Long-Term Disability Plan, and Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, Defendants 2012-10-01
FLIR SYSTEMS, INC., an Oregon corporation, Plaintiff, v. SIERRA MEDIA, INC., a Washington corporation, and Fluke Corporation, a Washington corporation, Defendants 2012-10-09
Central Oregon LANDWATCH, an Oregon non-profit corporation, Plaintiff v. Kent CONNAUGHTON, in his official capacity as Regional Forester of the Deschutes National Forest, John Allen, in his official capacity as Forest Supervisor of the Deschutes National Forest, and the United States Forest Service, a federal agency, Defendants 2012-10-11
The REGENCE GROUP, Regence Blueshield, Regence Bluecross Blueshield Of Oregon, Regence Blueshield Of Idaho, and Regence Bluecross Blueshield of Utah, Plaintiffs, v. TIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant 2012-10-12
Joann Allen ERNST, Jamie Allen, Joanna Allen, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF EUGENE, a Municipality; Officer Joe Kidd, Officer Matt Lowen, Commander Jennifer Bills, in their individual capacity, and as a police official for the City of Eugene, Defendants 2012-10-16
UNITED STATES of America v. Enrique TRUJILLO-ALVAREZ, Defendant 2012-10-29
Steven McCLOUD, Plaintiff, v. HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant 2012-11-06
Calbruce Jamal GREEN, Plaintiff, v. TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT OF OREGON, a Municipal Corporation, Defendant 2012-11-09