Case: Hwang Geum Joo v. Japan

COMPLAINT filed by plaintiffs HWANG GEUM JOO, YUAN ZHULIN, LOLA TOMASA SALINOG, LIU HUANG A-TAU, KIM BOON-SUN, KIM SANG HEE, KIM SOON-DUK, YI YONG NYO, KIM BOK-DONG, LU XIUZHEN, GUO YAYING, ZHU QIAOMEI, PRESCILA BARTONICO, NARCISA CLAVERIA, and MAXIMA REGALA DE LA CRUZ; jury demand (bm) (bj). (Entered: 09/19/2000)

SUMMONS (1) issued for defendant JAPAN (bm)

MOTION (UNOPPOSED) filed by defendant JAPAN to extend time to 3/7/01 to answer complaint [1-1] (hsj) Modified on 01/16/2001 (Entered: 01/16/2001)

ORDER by Judge Henry H. Kennedy : granting motion to extend time to 3/7/01 to answer complaint [1-1] [2-1] by JAPAN (N) (dcn) (Entered: 01/18/2001)

MOTION filed by plaintiff for declaration judgment that Japan cannot claim sovereign immunity in defense claims of systematic sexual slavery during World War II. ; Attachments (11) (hsj) (Entered: 03/06/2001)

MOTION filed by defendant JAPAN to dismiss complaint [1-1] ; exhibits 1-15; BULKY PLEADING (dcn) (Entered: 03/08/2001)

MOTION filed by defendant JAPAN to defer plaintiff's motion for declaratory judgment (hsj) (Entered: 03/20/2001)

MOTION (UNOPPOSED) filed by plaintiffs to extend time to 5/1/01 to respond to defendant's motion to dismiss. (hsj) Modified on 03/20/2001 (Entered: 03/20/2001)

ORDER by Judge Henry H. Kennedy : granting motion to extend time to 5/1/01 to respond to defendant's motion to dismiss. [7-1] by plaintiffs response to dispositive motions due by 5/1/01 ; (N) (dcn) (Entered: 03/22/2001)

MOTION (UNOPPOSED) filed by plaintiff to extend time to 4/6/01 to respond to defendant's motion to defer plaintiffs' motion for declaratory judgment and to reply to defendant's opposition to the motion for declaratory judgment. (hsj) Modified on 03/26/2001 (Entered: 03/23/2001)

ORDER by Judge Henry H. Kennedy : granting motion to extend time to 4/6/01 to respond to defendant's motion to defer plaintiffs' motion for declaratory judgment and to reply to defendant's opposition to the motion for declaratory judgment. [9-1] by plaintiffs (N) (dcn) (Entered: 03/26/2001)

MOTION (Unopposed) filed by plaintiffs to extend time to 4/3/01 to file a joint Rule 16.3 statement (bm) (Entered: 03/29/2001)

ORDER by Judge Henry H. Kennedy : granting motion to extend time to 4/3/01 to file a joint Rule 16.3 statement [11-1] by plaintiffs (N) (jwd) (Entered: 04/03/2001)

MEET AND CONFER STATEMENT/REPORT PURSUANT TO L.R. 16 filed by plaintiffs, defendant. (td) (Entered: 04/06/2001)

RESPONSE by plaintiffs in opposition to motion to defer plaintiffs' motion for declaratory judgment [6-1] by JAPAN (bm) (Entered: 04/10/2001)

MOTION (CONSENT) filed by defendant JAPAN to extend time to 4/25/01 to reply in support of JAPAN'S motion to defer declaratory judgment motion. (hsj) Modified on 04/11/2001 (Entered: 04/11/2001)

ORDER by Judge Henry H. Kennedy : granting motion to extend time to 4/25/01 to reply in support of JAPAN'S motion to defer declaratory judgment motion. [15-1] by JAPAN (N) (dcn) (Entered: 04/12/2001)

REPLY by defendant JAPAN in support of motion to defer plaintiff's motion for declaratory judgment [6-1] by JAPAN (cdw) (Entered: 04/26/2001)

MOTION (UNOPPOSED) filed by plaintiffs to extend time to 5/2/01 to file their opposition t defendant's motion to dismiss complaint. (hsj) (Entered: 05/04/2001)

RESPONSE by plaintiff in opposition to motion to dismiss complaint [1-1] [5-1] by JAPAN.; Exhibits (16) (hsj) (bj). (Entered: 05/04/2001)

ORDER by Judge Henry H. Kennedy : granting motion to defer plaintiff's motion for declaratory judgment [6-1] by JAPAN (N) (dcn) (Entered: 05/04/2001)

ORDER by Judge Henry H. Kennedy : granting motion to extend time to 5/2/01 to file their opposition t defendant's motion to dismiss complaint. [19-1] by plaintiffs (dcn) (Entered: 05/07/2001)

STATEMENT of interest of the United States of America; (FIAT. Judge Kennedy) (td) (Entered: 07/05/2001)

(UNOPPOSED) MOTION filed by defendant JAPAN to extend time to reply to plaintiffs' opposition to defendant's motion to dismiss (adc) (Entered: 05/10/2001)

ORDER by Judge Henry H. Kennedy : granting motion to extend time to reply to plaintiffs' opposition to defendant's motion to dismiss [22-1] by JAPAN response to dispositive motions due by 6/1/01 ; (N) (dcn) (Entered: 05/15/2001)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiffs by Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., ; (FIAT. Judge Kennedy) (td) (Entered: 05/29/2001)

MOTION (UNOPPOSED) filed by defendant JAPAN to file excess pages limitation for the reply memorandum in support of defendant's motion to dismiss. (hsj) (Entered: 05/22/2001)

MOTION filed by plaintiff for leave to respond to the United States Statement of Interest (bm) (Entered: 05/25/2001)

MOTION filed by defendant JAPAN to stay discovery ; attachment (1) (bm) Modified on 06/05/2001 (Entered: 05/25/2001)

ORDER by Judge Henry H. Kennedy : granting motion for leave to respond to the United States Statement of Interest by 6/1/01[25-1] by plaintiffs (N) (dcn) (Entered: 05/29/2001)

REPLY by defendant JAPAN in support of motion to dismiss complaint [1-1] [5-1] by JAPAN (hsj) (Entered: 06/04/2001)

RESPONSE by plaintiffs to United States' statement of interest (aet) (Entered: 06/07/2001)

MOTION filed by plaintiffs to extend time to 6/21/01 to file their opposition to defendant's motion to stay discovery (bm) (Entered: 06/07/2001)

MEMORANDUM by plaintiffs in opposition to motion to stay discovery [26-1] by JAPAN (cdw) (Entered: 06/22/2001)

ORDER by Judge Henry H. Kennedy : granting motion to extend time to 6/21/01 to file their opposition to defendant's motion to stay discovery [30-1] by plaintiff (nunc pro tunc 6/8/01) (N) (dcn) (Entered: 06/25/2001)

MOTION (UNOPPOSED) filed by defendant JAPAN to extend time to 7/6/01 to reply to opposition to motion to stay discovery (cdw) (Entered: 06/27/2001)

SCHEDULING NOTICE: hearing on defendants motion to dismiss set for 9:30 8/6/01 ; before Judge Henry H. Kennedy, courtroom 14, 4th Floor. (dcn)

MOTION filed by plaintiffs for oral argument and status conference (cdw) (Entered: 07/05/2001)

MOTION filed by plaintiffs to withdraw motion for oral argument and status conference [35-1] (cdw) (Entered: 07/06/2001)

SCHEDULING NOTICE: motion hearing set for 9:30 8/1/01 ; before Judge Henry H. Kennedy . (dcn)

REPLY by defendant JAPAN in support of motion to stay discovery [26-1] by JAPAN (cdw) (Entered: 07/10/2001)

ORDER by Judge Henry H. Kennedy : setting forth format for hearing set for 8/1/01 (N) (dcn) (Entered: 07/25/2001)

NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY by plaintiffs in support of opposition to defendant's motion to dismiss; attachments (cdw) (Entered: 07/26/2001)

ERRATA by plaintiffs to exhibit 2 to plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition to defendant's motion to dismiss; exhibits (12) (cdw) (Entered: 07/26/2001)

MOTION HEARING before Judge Henry H. Kennedy taken under advisement by JAPAN motion to dismiss complaint [1-1] [5-1] Reporter: Dolores Byers (dcn)

MOTION filed by plaintiffs to supplement the record with plaintiffs' exhibits provided to the Court at the 8/1/01 hearing ; exhibits (24) (cdw) (Entered: 08/14/2001)

RESPONSE by defendant JAPAN in opposition to motion to supplement the record with plaintiffs' exhibits provided to the Court at the 8/1/01 hearing [42-1] by plaintiffs (cdw) (Entered: 08/21/2001)

REPLY by plaintiffs in support of motion to supplement the record with plaintiffs' exhibits provided to the Court at the 8/1/01 hearing [42-1] by plaintiffs (cdw) (Entered: 08/27/2001)

NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY by plaintiffs for Jeong v. Onoda Cement Co., Ltd., case no. BC217805; Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, 9/14/01; exhibits (2) (cdw) (Entered: 10/03/2001)

REQUEST by plaintiffs for judicial notice ; exhibits (2) (cdw) (Entered: 10/03/2001)

ORDER by Judge Henry H. Kennedy : denying motion to supplement the record with plaintiffs' exhibits provided to the Court at the 8/1/01 hearing [42-1] by plaintiffs (N) (dcn) (Entered: 10/05/2001)

MEMORANDUM OPINION by Judge Henry H. Kennedy (N) (dcn) (Entered: 10/05/2001)

JUDGMENT by Judge Henry H. Kennedy : granting motion to dismiss complaint [1-1] [5-1] by JAPAN ;entering judgment in favor of defendants (N) (dcn) (Entered: 10/05/2001)

NOTICE OF APPEAL by plaintiff from order entering judgment in favor of defendants [49-1], entered on: 10/5/01; $105.00 filing fee; Copies mailed to plaintiffs and defendants' counsel (cjp) (Entered: 10/09/2001)

TRANSMITTED PRELIMINARY RECORD on appeal [50-1] by HWANG GEUM JOO to U.S. Court of Appeals (cjp)

USCA # 01-7169 assigned for appeal [50-1] by HWANG GEUM JOO (cdw)

TRANSCRIPT of motions hearing filed for date(s) of 8/1/01. Reporter: Dolores A. Byers, CSR, RPR (cdw) (Entered: 02/12/2003)

CERTIFIED COPY of judgment filed in USCA dated 7/27/03, on appeal [50-1], affirming the judgment of USDC . USCA # 01-7169 (cp) (Entered: 09/25/2003)

ORDER of USCA (certified copy)that the court's mandate issued on September 15, 2003, be recalled; USCA #01-7169. (jsc) Modified on 8/5/2004 (jsc). Additional attachment(s) added on 8/13/2004 (td, ). (Entered: 08/03/2004)

TRANSCRIPT of Motions Hearing on August 1, 2001 @ 9:30 a.m. before Judge Henry H. Kennedy, Jr. Court Reporter: Dolores A. Byers. The public may view the document in the Clerk's Office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m, Monday through Friday. (lc, ) (Entered: 10/26/2004)

USCA JUDGMENT (certified copy) as to 50 Notice of Appeal filed by HWANG GEUM JOO; It is hereby ordered and adjudged that the judgment of the District Court appealed from in this cause is hereby affirmed;USCA#01-7169 (jsc ) (Entered: 09/25/2006)