American Utility Management Sucks!: City action against AUM and Concord Management

These items were moved to the end of this blog as they took up to much room at the top of the site. The names and email addresses of those who complained to the City are redacted.

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The now closed/settled case of Nekole Rucker v. American Utility Management

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CASE NOW SETTLED

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (Western Division - Los Angeles)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:12-cv-09935-R-PJW

Nekole Rucker v. American Utility Management Inc
Assigned to: Judge Manuel L. Real
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Patrick J. Walsh
Cause: 28:1331 Fed. Question

Date Filed: 11/20/2012
Date Terminated: 08/12/2013
Jury Demand: Both
Nature of Suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Date Filed	#	Docket Text
11/20/2012	1	CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT against Defendant American Utility Management Inc. Case assigned to Judge Manuel L. Real for all further proceedings. Discovery referred to Magistrate Judge Patrick J. Walsh.(Filing fee $ 350:PAID) Jury Demanded., filed by plaintiff Nekole Rucker.(ghap) (Additional attachment(s) added on 11/30/2012: # 1 Ntc of Asgmt, # 2 Summons, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet) (mg). (Entered: 11/27/2012)
11/20/2012		21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint - (Discovery) 1 as to Defendant American Utility Management Inc. (ghap) (Entered: 11/27/2012)
11/20/2012	2	CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff Nekole Rucker. (ghap) (mg). (Entered: 11/27/2012)
11/21/2012	3	ORDER RE: NOTICE TO COUNSEL by Judge Manuel L. Real, (pj) (Entered: 11/28/2012)
11/29/2012	4	CLERKS E-MAIL RE LOCAL RULE 3-2 TO COUNSEL on 11/29/12 addressed to josh@westcoastlitigation.com. COURT REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. Pursuant to Local Rule 3-2, you are required to e-mail, within 24 hours of filing, a Filed stamped copy of your complaint and other civil case initiating documents, in PDF format to the Court. To date, we have not received the PDF images of your filing. Please do so within 24 hours or this matter will be referred to the Judge for further proceedings. (mg) (Entered: 11/29/2012)
12/04/2012	5	PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff Nekole Rucker, upon Defendant American Utility Management Inc served on 11/20/2012, answer due 12/11/2012. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Agent for Service of Process in compliance with California Code of Civil Procedure by personal service. Original Summons returned. (Loker, Matthew) (Entered: 12/04/2012)
12/11/2012	6	ANSWER to Complaint - (Discovery), Complaint - (Discovery) 1 with JURY DEMAND filed by Defendant American Utility Management Inc.(Dong, Marcus) (Entered: 12/11/2012)
12/11/2012	7	CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 filed by Defendant American Utility Management Inc identifying American Utility Management, Inc. as Corporate Parent. (Dong, Marcus) (Entered: 12/11/2012)
02/04/2013	8	PROOF OF SERVICE filed by Plaintiff Nekole Rucker, for Order re: Notice to Counsel served on February 4, 2013. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit Proof of Service)(Kazerounian, Seyed) (Entered: 02/04/2013)
02/22/2013	9	JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial 4, filed by Plaintiff Nekole Rucker.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proof of Service)(Loker, Matthew) (Entered: 02/22/2013)
03/13/2013	10	Joint STIPULATION for Extension of Time to File Motion for Class Certification Nekole Rucker. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Proof of Service)(Loker, Matthew) (Entered: 03/13/2013)
05/03/2013	11	MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS SETTING PRE-TRIAL & TRIAL DATES by Judge Manuel L. Real: COUNSEL ARE NOTIFIED that this action is hereby placed on calendar for FINAL PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE on SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 AT 11:00 A.M. Memoranda of Contentions of Fact and Law, Exhibit Lists and Witness Lists shall be filed and served on or before AUGUST 26, 2013, which date will also serve as the discovery cut-off date in this action. There is no Motion Cut-Off Date set. PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE ORDER shall be lodged with this Court on or before SEPTEMBER 9, 2013. JURY TRIAL DATE is set as OCTOBER 8, 2013 AT 9:00 A.M. (pj) (Entered: 05/03/2013)
05/03/2013	12	DENIED NO GOOD CAUSE SHOWN FILED TOO LATE. ORDER DENYING EXTENDING TIME TO FILE A MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION BEYOND THE 90 DAY PERIOD SET FORTH IN LOCAL RULE 23.3 by Judge Manuel L. Real, 10 (pj) (Entered: 05/03/2013)
08/09/2013	13	NOTICE of Settlement filed by Plaintiff Nekole Rucker. (Attachments: # 1 Proof of Service)(Loker, Matthew) (Entered: 08/09/2013)
08/12/2013	14	ORDER OF DISMISSAL by Judge Manuel L. Real: THE COURT having been advised by the counsel for the parties that the aboveentitled action has been settled; IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that this action is hereby dismissed without costs and without prejudice to the right, upon good cause shown within 60 days, to reopen the action if the settlement is not consummated. The Court reserves its jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing the settlement. (Made JS-6. Case Terminated.) (yl) (Entered: 08/12/2013)

Nekole Rucker v. American Utility Management Inc

Plaintiff: Nekole Rucker
Defendant: American Utility Management Inc
Case Number: 2:2012cv09935
Filed: November 20, 2012
Court: California Central District Court
Presiding Judge: Manuel L. Real
Referring Judge: Patrick J. Walsh
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

Plaintiff: Nekole Rucker
Represented By: Seyed Abbas Kazerounian
Represented By: Robert L Hyde
Represented By: Matthew M Loker
Represented By: Joshua B Swigart

Defendant: American Utility Management Inc
Represented By: Marcus M Dong

American Utility Management (AUM) does business all across the country.

Here is the case of Nekole Rucker v. American Utility Management it is a class action suit in the Central District of California (ie: Los Angeles) which complains that AUM violated various State and Federal laws including the Fair Debt Collection Act by posting notices on Ms Rucker's front door, visible to all passing by, falsely stating that failure to pay the alleged debt to AUM would result in the apartment complex to refuse to accept her rent and then to evict her, and also the turning over of the account to a collection agency with subsequent damage to her credit.These tactics by AUM were allegedly done with malice and to embaras Rucker into paying the alleged debt. The request for class action would open AUM to many such claims, all to be heard together.

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