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Taotao USA, Inc., Taotao Group Co., Ltd., and Jinyun County Xiangyuan Industry Co., Ltd.


StatusClosed
Date Filed11/12/2015
Docket No.CAA-HQ-2015-8065
Statute(s)
Index of Filings
    #1 - 11/12/2015 - Complaint
    #2 - 11/25/2015 - Proof Of Service
    #3 - 12/15/2015 - Respondent's Motion for an Extension of Time
    #4 - 12/16/2015 - Respondent Taotao USA Inc's Motion For Extension Of Time & Respondents Taotao Group Co., Ltd., and Jinyun County Xiangyan Industry Co., Ltd.,'s Motion to Quash and Dismiss Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(5) and Brief in Support
    #5 - 12/21/2015 - Certification of Case Record upon Transfer To EAB
    #6 - 12/22/2015 - Order Granting Motion For Extension Of Time To File Answer
    #7 - 12/30/2015 - Confidential Business Information Request and Complainant's Response To Respondents' Motion To Quash And Dismiss Pursuant To Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 12 (B)(5) [REDACTED COPY]
    #8 - 01/05/2016 - Notice of Service of Complainant's Response To Respondents' Motion To Quash
    #9 - 01/12/2016 - Clarification Order
    #10 - 01/19/2016 - Respondent Taotao USA, Inc.'s Original Answer And Request For Hearing
    #11 - 01/20/2016 - Offer of ADR
    #12 - 02/03/2016 - Motion For Partial Default on Liability as to Taotao Group Co., Ltd., and Jinyun Country Xiangyuan Industry Co., Ltd.
    #13 - 02/09/2016 - Respondent Taotao Group Co., Ltd's Original Answer and Request For Hearing
    #14 - 02/09/2016 - Respondent Jinyun County Xiangyuan Co., Ltd.'s Original Answer And Request For Hearing
    #15 - 02/11/2016 - Order
    #16 - 02/19/2016 - Order Initiating Alternative Dispute Resolution Process And Appointing Neutral
    #17 - 02/23/2016 - Respondents Taotao Group Co., Ltd., and Jinyun County Xiangyuan Industry Co., Ltd.'s, Response To Complainant's Motion For Partial Default
    #18 - 02/29/2016 - Reply In Support of Complainant's Motion For Partial Default on Liability as to Taotao Group Co., Ltd., and Jinyun County Xiangyuan Industry Co., Ltd.
    #19 - 04/20/2016 - Report Recommending Continuation of ADR Process
    #20 - 05/04/2016 - Report Recommending Termination of ADR Process and Assignment of a Judge for Litigation
    #21 - 05/09/2016 - Order of Designation
    #22 - 05/11/2016 - Prehearing Order
    #23 - 06/14/2016 - Motion for Leave to Amend the Complaint and to Extend Prehearing Deadlines
    #24 - 06/14/2016 - [PROPOSED] Amended Complaint
    #25 - 06/17/2016 - Status Report
    #26 - 06/21/2016 - Order on Motion to Quash and Dismiss
    #27 - 06/21/2016 - Order Denying Motion For Partial Default
    #28 - 07/05/2016 - Order on Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint and to Extend Prehearing Deadlines
    #29 - 07/08/2016 - Proof of Service of Amended Complaint
    #30 - 08/01/2016 - Motion to Extend Prehearing Exchange Deadline
    #31 - 08/03/2016 - Order on Motion to Extend Prehearing Exchange Deadline
    #32 - 08/03/2016 - Motion for Extension of Time to File Respondents' Answers
    #33 - 08/04/2016 - Proof of Service of Amended Complaint
    #34 - 08/05/2016 - Order Extending Answer Deadline
    #35 - 08/17/2016 - Respondent JCXI's Amended Answer to Complaint and Request for Hearing
    #36 - 08/17/2016 - Respondent Taotao USA Inc.'s Amended Answer to Complaint and Request for Hearing
    #37 - 08/17/2016 - Respondent Taotao Group Co. Ltd's Amended Answer to Complaint and Request for Hearing
    #38 - 08/25/2016 - Complainant’s Initial Prehearing Exchange
    #40 - 09/12/2016 - Order on Motion to Extend Prehearing Exchange Deadlines
    #42 - 10/06/2016 - Notice of Filing Discrepancy
    #43 - 10/13/2016 - Complainant's Rebuttal Prehearing Exchange (Business Confidentiality Asserted)
    #44 - 10/19/2016 - Notice of Appearance of Salina Tariq and David Paulson and Notice of Withdrawal for John Stone
    #45 - 10/25/2016 - Complainant's Status Report Re Notice of Filing Discrepancy
    #46 - 10/28/2016 - Respondents Taotao USA, Inc.,Taotao Group Co., Ltd., and Jinyun County Xiangyuan Industry Co., Ltd.'s, Joint Pre-Hearing Exchange; CBI Omitted
    #47 - 11/03/2016 - Respondents Taotao USA, Inc., Taotao Group Co., Ltd., and Jinyun County Xiangyuan Industry Co., Ltd.'s Joint Prehearing Exchange (Redacted, CBI Asserted0
    #48 - 11/08/2016 - Motion to Extend Prehearing Exchange Deadline for Dispositive Motions
    #49 - 11/10/2016 - Order on Complainant's Motion to Extend Prehearing Exchange Deadline for Dispositive Motions
    #50 - 11/28/2016 - Complainant's First Motion to Supplement the Prehearing Exchange
    #51 - 11/28/2016 - Complainant's Motion for Partial Accelerated Decision
    #52 - 11/28/2016 - Respondents' Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim
    #53 - 11/28/2016 - Respondents' Motion for Accelerated Decision
    #54 - 12/15/2016 - Respondents' Unopposed Motion to Extend Deadlines
    #55 - 12/16/2016 - Order on Respondents' Unopposed Motion to Extend Deadlines
    #56 - 01/03/2017 - Complainant's Second Motion to Supplement PHE and Combined Responses to Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Accelerated Decision
    #57 - 01/03/2017 - Response to Complainant's First Motion to Supplement Prehearing Exchange
    #58 - 01/03/2017 - Response to Complainant's Motion for Partial Accelerated Decision
    #59 - 01/12/2017 - Respondents' Motion to Stay Proceeding
    #60 - 01/13/2017 - Complainant's Reply to Complainant's Motion for Partial Accelerated Decision
    #61 - 01/13/2017 - Complainant's Reply to Complainant's first Motion to Supplement Prehearing Exchange
    #62 - 01/13/2017 - Respondents' Reply to Complainant's Combined Response to Respondents' Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim and Motion for Accelerated Decision
    #63 - 01/18/2017 - Complainant's Response Opposing Respondent's Motion to Stay
    #64 - 01/27/2017 - Order on Respondents' Motion to Stay Proceeding
    #65 - 05/03/2017 - Order on Partial Accelerated Decision and Related Motions
    #66 - 05/09/2017 - Hearing Notice and Order
    #67 - 05/15/2017 - Respondents' Motion for Reconsideration, or in the Alternative, Request for Interlocutory Appeal
    #68 - 05/30/2017 - Complainant's Response to Respondents' Motion for Reconsideration, or in the Alternative, Request for Interlocutory Appeal
    #69 - 06/02/2017 - Complainant's Status Report
    #70 - 06/09/2017 - Respondents' Motion for Continuance of the Hearing
    #71 - 06/09/2017 - Respondents' Reply in Support of Their Motion for Reconsideration, or in the Alternative, Request for Interlocutory Appeal
    #72 - 06/14/2017 - Notice of Appearance
    #73 - 06/15/2017 - Order on Respondents' Motion for Reconsideration or Interlocutory Review
    #74 - 06/16/2017 - Status Report
    #75 - 06/16/2017 - Status Report
    #76 - 06/16/2017 - Complainant's Third Motion to Supplement the Prehearing Exchange (with Exhibits)
    #78 - 06/17/2017 - Respondents' Motion to Depose Witnesses
    #79 - 06/19/2017 - Respondents' First Motion to Supplement the Prehearing Exchange (CBI Asserted for Exhibits)
    #80 - 06/23/2017 - Complainant's Motion in Limine
    #81 - 06/23/2017 - Complainant's Motion for Additional Discovery
    #82 - 06/23/2017 - Complainant's Motion Requesting Official Notice
    #83 - 06/23/2017 - Complainant's Notice of Potential Witness Conflict
    #84 - 06/23/2017 - Respondents' Motion for Issuance of Subpoenas
    #85 - 06/23/2017 - Respondents' Motion in Limine
    #86 - 06/26/2017 - Complainant's Response to Respondents' Motion for Continuance of the Hearing
    #86 - 06/27/2017 - Order on Respondents' Motion for Continuance of the Hearing
    #87 - 06/30/2017 - Complainant's Response to Respondents' First Motion to Supplement the Prehearing Exchange
    #88 - 06/30/2017 - Complainant's Status Report
    #89 - 07/03/2017 - Complainant's Response to Respondents' Motion to Take Depositions
    #90 - 07/03/2017 - Respondents' Response to Complainant's Third Motion to Supplement the Prehearing Exchange and Motion to Take Deposition
    #91 - 07/07/2017 - Order on Motions to Supplement the Prehearing Exchange
    #92 - 07/07/2017 - Order on Respondents' Motion to Take Depositions
    #93 - 07/10/2017 - Complainant's Response to Respondents' Motion in Limine
    #94 - 07/10/2017 - Complainant's Response to Respondents' Motion for Issuance of Subpoenas
    #95 - 07/17/2017 - Complainants' Response to Respondents' Motion to Depose Robert Specht
    #96 - 07/17/2017 - Respondents' Response to Complainant's Motion in Limine
    #97 - 07/18/2017 - Order Requiring Electronic Service
    #98 - 07/18/2017 - Order on Respondents' Motion for Issuance of Subpoenas
    #99 - 07/18/2017 - Order on Respondents' Motion in Limine
    #100 - 07/27/2017 - Complainant's Reply in Support of Motion in Limine to Exclude Evidence and Testimony
    #101 - 07/29/2017 - Respondents' Motion for Reconsideration of the Orders on Respondents’ Motion in Limine and Respondents' Motion to Take Depositions
    #102 - 07/31/2017 - Complainant's Fourth Motion to Supplement the Prehearing Exchange
    #103 - 08/02/2017 - Respondents' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
    #104 - 08/04/2017 - Complainant's Status Report
    #105 - 08/09/2017 - Complainant's Motion to Take Depositions
    #106 - 08/10/2017 - Respondents' Motion for Leave to Respond to Complainant's Motion Requesting Official Notice
    #107 - 08/14/2017 - Response to Respondents' Motion for Reconsideration of the Orders on Respondents' Motion in Limine and Respondents' Motion to Take Depositions
    #108 - 08/17/2017 - Order on Complainant's Motion for Additional Discovery Through Requests for Admissions
    #109 - 08/17/2017 - Order on Complainant's Fourth Motion to Supplement the Prehearing Exchange
    #110 - 08/17/2017 - Order on Complainant's Motion to Take Depositions
    #111 - 08/17/2017 - Response to Motion: Response to Respondents' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
    #112 - 08/18/2017 - Order Granting Respondents' Motion for Leave to Respond and Complainant's Motion Requesting Official Notice
    #113 - 08/21/2017 - Complainant's Fifth Motion to Supplement Prehearing Exchange w/CX 194
    #114 - 08/25/2017 - Complainant's Motion for Additional Discovery Through Requests for Production of Documents and Interrogatories
    #115 - 08/28/2017 - Respondents' Response to Complainant's Requests for Admissions
    #116 - 08/28/2017 - Respondent's Reply in Support of Respondents' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
    #117 - 08/31/2017 - Complainant's Notice of Deposition of Matao Cao
    #118 - 08/31/2017 - Complainant's Notice of Deposition of David Garibyan
    #119 - 09/04/2017 - Revised Notice of Deposition for David Garibyan
    #120 - 09/04/2017 - Revised Notice of Deposition for Matao Cao
    #121 - 09/08/2017 - Order Denying Respondents' Motion for Reconsideration of the Orders on Respondents' Motion in Limine and Respondents' Motion to Take Depositions
    #122 - 09/11/2017 - Order Granting Complainant's Fifth Motion to Supplement the Prehearing Exchange
    #123 - 09/14/2017 - Respondent's Response to Complainant's Motion for Additional Discovery Through Requests for Production and Interrogatories
    #124 - 09/15/2017 - Complainant's Withdrawal of Notice of Potential Conflict of Interest Regarding Jonathan Shefftz
    #125 - 09/15/2017 - Complainant's Motion to Supplement/Amend the Prehearing Exchange
    #126 - 09/15/2017 - Respondents' Redacted Second Motion to Supplement the Prehearing Exchange
    #127 - 09/19/2017 - Order on Agency's Motion in Limine
    #129 - 09/20/2017 - Order on Agency's Motion for Additional Discovery
    #130 - 09/20/2017 - Order on Motions to Supplement Prehearing Exchange
    #131 - 09/21/2017 - Agency Motion for Additional Discovery
    #132 - 09/22/2017 - Respondents' Second Motion in Limine
    #134 - 09/25/2017 - Agency Response to Respondents' Second Motion for Issuance of Subpoenas
    #135 - 09/26/2017 - Order Shortening Time to Respond
    #136 - 09/26/2017 - Order Granting Respondents' Motion for Issuance of Subpoena
    #137 - 09/26/2017 - Subpoena (Margaret Goldstein)
    #138 - 09/27/2017 - Agency Response to Respondents' Second Motion in Limine
    #140 - 09/29/2017 - Respondents' Prehearing Brief
    #141 - 09/30/2017 - Respondents' Response and Objections to Complainant's Request for Additional Discovery on Ability to Pay Through Requests for Production
    #142 - 09/30/2017 - Respondents' Response to Complainant's Discovery Requests
    #143 - 10/02/2017 - Order on Respondents' Second Motion in Limine
    #144 - 10/02/2017 - Motion for Leave to File Amended Answer
    #145 - 10/03/2017 - Order on Agency's Motion for Additional Discovery
    #146 - 10/04/2017 - Order Denying Respondents' Motion for Leave to File Amended Answers
    #147 - 10/04/2017 - Respondents' Third Motion to Supplement/Amend the Prehearing Exchange
    #148 - 10/05/2017 - Order on Respondents' Third Motion to Supplement the Prehearing Exchange
    #150 - 10/10/2017 - Order Denying Respondents' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
    #151 - 10/10/2017 - Acknowledgment of Agency's Motion for Leave to Reduce the Proposed Penalty
    #152 - 10/12/2017 - Notice of Ex Parte Contact
    #153 - 10/12/2017 - Corrected Notice of Ex Parte Contact
    #154 - 10/13/2017 - Motion to Quash Subpoena
    #155 - 10/16/2017 - Complainant's Motion for Leave to File Out of Time & Motion to Correct Expert Report
    #156 - 10/16/2017 - Respondents' Response to Motion to Quash Subpoena
    #157 - 10/16/2017 - Order on Motion to Quash Subpoena
    #158 - 10/30/2017 - Hearing Transcript (condensed) with Word Index for 10-17-17 (p. 1-332), and Exhibits (not included due to CBI)
    #159 - 10/30/2017 - Hearing Transcript (condensed) with Word Index for 10-18-17 (p. 333-687), and Exhibits (not included due to CBI)
    #160 - 10/30/2017 - Hearing Transcript (condensed) with Word Index for 10-19-17 (p. 688-921), and Exhibits (not included due to CBI)
    #161 - 11/01/2017 - Post-Hearing Scheduling Order
    #163 - 11/01/2017 - Respondents' Motion for Leave to Reopen the Record
    #163 - 11/03/2017 - Notice of Withdrawal
    #163 - 11/16/2017 - Complainant's Response to Respondents' Motion to Reopen Record
    #165 - 11/17/2017 - Respondents' Motion for Extension of Time
    #166 - 11/17/2017 - Complainant's Motion to Conform Transcript
    #167 - 11/27/2017 - Respondent's Motion to Conform Transcript
    #168 - 11/30/2017 - Order on Motions to Conform Transcript
    #169 - 12/07/2017 - Order on Respondents' Motion for Leave to Reopen the Record
    #170 - 12/13/2017 - Joint Motion to Extend Post Hearing Brief Deadlines
    #171 - 12/14/2017 - Order on Motion to Extend Post-Hearing Brief Deadlines
    #172 - 12/21/2017 - Complainant's Initial Post-Hearing Brief
    #173 - 12/23/2017 - Respondents' Initial Post-Hearing Brief
    #174 - 12/26/2017 - Respondents' Motion for Leave to File Post Hearing Brief
    #175 - 01/04/2018 - Complainant's Response to Respondents' Motion for Leave for Filing Post Hearing Brief
    #176 - 01/05/2018 - Respondents' Reply in Support of Motion for Leave for Filing Post-Hearing Brief
    #177 - 01/10/2018 - Order on Respondents' Motion for Leave for Filing Post Hearing Brief
    #178 - 01/19/2018 - Complainant's Post-Hearing Reply Brief
    #179 - 01/19/2018 - Respondents' Post-Hearing Reply Brief
    #180 - 08/07/2018 - Initial Decision
    #181 - 09/19/2018 - Receipt of Transfer of CBI Case Records to EAB
    #182 - 09/19/2018 - Hand Delivery Receipt for Transfer of Administrative Record (including CBI) to EAB
    #183 - 10/03/2018 - Respondents' Notice of Appeal

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