Hodnett v. Ford Motor Company - Diversity Contract Dispute, April 24, 2026
Summary
Douglas Hodnett filed a civil contract dispute against Ford Motor Company in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on April 24, 2026, under case number 3:26-cv-03558. The case is based on diversity jurisdiction and was removed from Santa Clara County Superior Court of California, where it bore case number 25CV460322. Ford Motor Company filed the notice of removal with a filing fee of $405 (receipt number ACANDC-21910882) and disclosed corporate parents Evercore Trust Company, N.A. and State Street Corporation.
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What changed
Ford Motor Company filed a Notice of Removal on April 24, 2026, transferring the contract dispute from Santa Clara County Superior Court (case 25CV460322) to the Northern District of California. The filing included a $405 filing fee and corporate parent disclosures identifying Evercore Trust Company, N.A. and State Street Corporation as related entities.
Parties involved in similar state-court contract disputes should be aware that defendants may remove cases to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction. Corporate defendants should ensure complete disclosure of interested entities as part of removal filings to avoid procedural complications.
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Hodnett v. Ford Motor Company
Case Number: 3:26-cv-03558 Location: San Francisco Case Type: Civil Case Basis: Diversity Nature of Suit: Contract: Other Date Filed:
April 24, 2026
Last Filing Date:
April 24, 2026
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| Date Filed | Docket Number | Document Description |
|---|---|---|
| 04-24-26 | 1 | NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Santa Clara County Superior Court of California. Their case number is 25CV460322. (Filing fee $405 receipt number ACANDC-21910882). Filed by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A, # (2) Exhibit B, |
| 04-24-26 | 2 | Certificate of Interested Entities by Ford Motor Company identifying Corporate Parent Evercore Trust Company, N.A. (fiduciary of the Ford defined contribution plans), Corporate Parent State Street Corporation (parent of State Street Bank & Trust Co |
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