Wainwright v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: John Wainwright
Defendant: BP Exploration & Production Inc, BP America Production Company, Transocean Holdings LLC, Transocean Deepwater Inc, Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc and Halliburton Energy Service, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2022cv00458
Filed: November 14, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Presiding Judge: Kristi K DuBose
Referring Judge: P Bradley Murray
2 Judge: Katherine P Nelson
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 43 U.S.C. § 1349
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 7, 2022 Notice of Appearance Pro Hac Vice by Sheeba Ajwani, Esq.. Pursuant to the Case Management Order entered in 21-cv-5000-KD-MU-C only the pro hac vice fee is being paid. I certify that documentation has been previously filed in 21cv171. ( Filing fee $ 75, Receipt number AALSDC-3113194, Online Credit Card Payment.) (Ajwani, Sheeba)
December 2, 2022 Filing 17 OMNIBUS ORDER MODIFYING B3 CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Chief District Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock on 12/17/21. (cjr)
December 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 B3 Case Management Order. Signed by Chief Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 8/20/2021. (Attachments: #1 Protective Order, #2 HIPAA Protective Order, #3 Attachment) (cjr)
December 2, 2022 Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge P. Bradley Murray. Magistrate Judge Katherine P. Nelson no longer assigned to the case. To insure that your pleadings are referred to the proper Judge and Magistrate Judge with as little delay as possible, please use the letter suffix KD-MU after the case number on all future pleadings. (cle)
November 14, 2022 Filing 15 Case transferred in from District of Louisiana Eastern; Case Number 2:22-cv-01937. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
November 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDERED that Civil Action No. 22-1937 is hereby SEVERED and DE-CONSOLIDATED from MDL 2179. FURTHER ORDERED that the instant matter is hereby TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. FURTHER ORDERED that the stay imposed by the courts pretrial orders in MDL 2179 shall be deemed lifted when the Clerk of Court actually transfer the case in accordance with this Order. FURTHER ORDERED that, notwithstanding the stay of proceedings, if plaintiff has not already served the defendants with a summons and a copy of the complaint as contemplated in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4, the plaintiff shall promptly do so. FURTHER ORDERED that following transfer of this case and in accordance with the Case Management Order for the B3 Bundle of 2/23/2021, issues that pertain solely to punitive damages (hereinafter, Punitive Damages Issues) are BIFURCATED from all other issues in the case and STAYED, and there will be no discovery, motion practice, or other litigation respecting a Punitive Damages Issue until the plaintiff in the case is adjudged entitled to compensatory damages on the plaintiffs claim. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply unless expressly altered or superseded by the judge to whom the case is transferred. FURTHER ORDERED that, following transfer of this case and in accordance with the Case Management Order for the B3 Bundle issued on 2/23/2021, the newly assigned judge will issue a scheduling order setting forth deadlines for further discovery, motion practice, pretrial conference, trial, etc., which will govern that case (subject to the provisions of above paragraph no. 5, unless expressly altered or superseded by the newly-assigned judge). FURTHER ORDERED that, in accordance with the Courts Order dated 4/6/2021, the Clerk of Court shall create an appendix (Appendix) to the Joint Omnibus Designation of Record 26821 as stated herein. FURTHER ORDERED that the parties may jointly designate any additional parts of the MDL master docket or any other docket associated with MDL 2179 that are specifically relevant to this severed case and that were not included in the Joint Omnibus Designation of Record (Supplemental Joint Designation of Record). Unless ordered otherwise by Judge Barbier, the undersigned or the newly assigned judge, the Supplemental Joint Designation shall be filed within 60 days of the date the last defendant in a severed case is served or, if all defendants have already been served, within 60 days of the cases re-allotment pursuant to this Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donna Phillips Currault on 11/7/2022.(caa) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 11/14/2022.]
October 18, 2022 Filing 13 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed; waiver sent to Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. on 9/8/2022, answer due 11/7/2022. (Durkee, Charles) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 11/14/2022.]
October 18, 2022 Filing 12 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed; waiver sent to Transocean Holdings, LLC on 9/8/2022, answer due 11/7/2022. (Durkee, Charles) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 11/14/2022.]
October 18, 2022 Filing 11 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed; waiver sent to Transocean Deepwater, Inc. on 9/8/2022, answer due 11/7/2022. (Durkee, Charles) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 11/14/2022.]
September 30, 2022 Filing 10 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed; waiver sent to Halliburton Energy Service, Inc. on 9/8/2022, answer due 11/7/2022. (Durkee, Charles) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 11/14/2022.]
September 30, 2022 Filing 9 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed; waiver sent to BP America Production Company on 9/8/2022, answer due 11/7/2022. (Durkee, Charles) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 11/14/2022.]
September 30, 2022 Filing 8 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed; waiver sent to BP Exploration & Production, Inc. on 9/8/2022, answer due 11/7/2022. (Durkee, Charles) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 11/14/2022.]
September 19, 2022 Filing 7 Statement by John Wainwright PTO 66 (Durkee, Charles) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 11/14/2022.]
September 19, 2022 Filing 6 Statement by John Wainwright PTO 63 (Durkee, Charles) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 11/14/2022.]
July 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER FOR THE B3 BUNDLE. Signed by Judge Carl Barbier. (gec) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 11/14/2022.]
July 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER Regarding Filing Requests for Summons and Summons Returns; ORDERED that requests for summons shall be filed in the docket for the member case, as opposed to the master docket. FURTHER ORDERED that summons returns shall not be filed into any docket, master or member, unless filing the summons return becomes necessary (for example, in connection with a motion for default judgment). When it is necessary to file a summons return, the attorney shall avoid filing the summons return as a separate, stand-alone document in the master docket. Instead, the summons return shall be filed as an exhibit to the motion, etc., to which it relates. (Doc #10204 in 10-md-2179). Signed by Judge Carl Barbier.(gec) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 11/14/2022.]
July 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 PRETRIAL ORDERS #1, #11, #12 1st Amended, #25, #31, #41 2nd Amended, #68, #68 1st Amended. Signed by Judge Carl Barbier. (Attachments: #1 PTO #11, #2 PTO #12 1st Amended, #3 PTO #25, #4 PTO #31, #5 PTO #41 2nd Amended, #6 PTO #68, #7 PTO #68 1st Amended)(gec) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 11/14/2022.]
June 24, 2022 Filing 2 Initial Case Assignment to Judge Carl Barbier and Magistrate Judge Donna Phillips Currault. (ess) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 11/14/2022.]
June 24, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT with jury demand against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ALAEDC-9415752) filed by John Wainwright. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)Attorney Charles David Durkee added to party John Wainwright (pty:pla).(Durkee, Charles) [Transferred from Louisiana Eastern on 11/14/2022.]

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