City of East St. Louis, Illinois v. Monsanto Company, et al
| CITY OF EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS |
| MONSANTO COMPANY, PHARMACIA LLC, f./k/a Pharmacia Corporation and SOLUTIA INCORPORATED |
| 26-1601 |
| March 27, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit |
| Torts to Land |
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| Filing 42 Paper copies of appellant reply brief filed by Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. [42] [7553719] [26-1601] (NHV) [Entered: 09/08/2026 03:01 PM] |
| Filing 41 Notice of Circuit Rule 33 mediation issued. The mediation will be conducted by phone, Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Central Time. See Notice for further details and requirements. RJS [41] [7553341] [26-1601] (AP) [Entered: 09/04/2026 03:12 PM] |
| Filing 40 Appellant's reply brief filed by Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. Paper copies due on 09/08/2026. [40] [7552088] [26-1601] (NHV) [Entered: 09/01/2026 10:46 AM] |
| Filing 39 Submitted appellant reply brief by Mattew J. Limoli for Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. [39] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7551955] [26-1601] (Limoli, Matthew) [Entered: 08/31/2026 04:57 PM] |
Filing 38
Order issued GRANTING motion to extend time to file appellant's reply brief. [ # 37 ] Appellant's reply brief, if any, is due on or before 08/31/2026 for Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. CDH [38] [7547851] [26-1601] (SCB) [Entered: 08/14/2026 02:38 PM]
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| Filing 37 Motion filed by Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois to extend time to file appellant reply brief. [37] [7547715] [26-1601]--[Text edited 08/14/2026 by JR.] (Limoli, Matthew) [Entered: 08/14/2026 10:25 AM] |
| Filing 36 NOTICE: Attorney Lauren R. Goldman for Appellees Monsanto Company and Pharmacia LLC will not be available for oral argument October 28 through November 12; December 18 through January 5; January 26 through 29. [36] [7546606] [26-1601] (Goldman, Lauren) [Entered: 08/10/2026 06:21 PM] |
| Filing 35 NOTICE: Attorney Matthew Joseph Limoli for Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois will not be available for oral argument During the weeks of November 9, 2026; February 8, 2027; and February 16, 2027.. [35] [7546549] [26-1601] (Limoli, Matthew) [Entered: 08/10/2026 03:38 PM] |
| Filing 34 Paper copies of appellee brief and appendix filed by Appellees Monsanto Company, Pharmacia LLC and Solutia Incorporated. [34] [7545403] [26-1601] (CAG) [Entered: 08/05/2026 10:48 AM] |
| Filing 33 Filed Appendix by Appellees Monsanto Company, Pharmacia LLC and Solutia Incorporated. [33] [7544993] Paper copies due on 08/10/2026 [26-1601] (DAB) [Entered: 08/04/2026 08:46 AM] |
| Filing 32 Appellee's brief filed by Appellees Monsanto Company, Pharmacia LLC and Solutia Incorporated. Paper copies due on 08/10/2026. [32] [7544992] [26-1601] (DAB) [Entered: 08/04/2026 08:45 AM] |
| Filing 31 Submitted appellee brief by Lauren R. Goldman for Appellees Monsanto Company and Pharmacia LLC. [31] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7544980] [26-1601] (Goldman, Lauren) [Entered: 08/03/2026 07:25 PM] |
| Filing 30 NOTICE: Circuit Rule 46(a) requires the lead attorney and any attorney who intends to present oral argument be admitted to practice in this court. The lead attorney for each party represented by counsel must apply for admission to practice in this court by the later of: (a) 30 days from the docketing of the matter in this court; or (b) 15 days from being retained or appointed as counsel. An attorney who intends to present oral argument must apply for admission to practice in this court before the filing of the appellee's brief. Our records indicate Attorney Mr. Charles Ronald Hobbs, II for Appellee Solutia Incorporated has not been admitted to practice in this court as of this date. The "Application for Admission to Practice in the Seventh Circuit" form can be found at: https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/assets/pdf/applctn.pdf. The filing of the completed application must be accomplished via the CM/ECF filing system. [30] [7544912] [26-1601] (LJ) [Entered: 08/03/2026 03:48 PM] |
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Filing 29
Order issued GRANTING motion to extend time to file appellees' brief [ # 28 ] Appellees' brief due on or before 08/03/2026 for Monsanto Company, Pharmacia LLC and Solutia Incorporated. Appellant's reply brief, if any, is due on or before 08/24/2026 for Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. CDH [29] [7542488] [26-1601] (CFK) [Entered: 07/24/2026 12:10 PM]
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| Filing 28 Motion filed by Appellees Monsanto Company and Pharmacia LLC to extend time to file appellee brief. [28] [7541766] [26-1601]--[Text edited 07/22/2026 by JR.] (Goldman, Lauren) [Entered: 07/22/2026 12:56 PM] |
| Filing 27 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Charles R. Hobbs II for Appellee Solutia Incorporated. [27] [7541506] (L-Yes; E-No; R-No) [26-1601] [Edited 07/21/2026 by CG to reflect the addition of counsel.] (Hobbs, Charles) [Entered: 07/21/2026 03:28 PM] |
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Filing 26
ORDER issued GRANTING motion to extend time to file appellees' brief. [ # 25 ] Appellees' brief due on or before 07/27/2026 for Monsanto Company, Pharmacia LLC and Solutia Incorporated. Appellant's reply brief, if any, is due on or before 08/17/2026 for Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. SCR [26] [7530675] [26-1601] (CG) [Entered: 06/04/2026 03:59 PM]
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| Filing 25 Motion filed by Appellees Monsanto Company, Pharmacia LLC and Solutia Incorporated to extend time to file appellee brief. [25] [7530661] [26-1601] (Goldman, Lauren) [Entered: 06/04/2026 03:34 PM] |
| Filing 24 Paper copies of appellant brief filed by Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. [24] [7529971] [26-1601] (SK) [Entered: 06/02/2026 02:44 PM] |
| Filing 23 Appellant's brief filed by Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. Paper copies due on 06/03/2026. REMINDER: If a case is designated to proceed to oral argument, hearing notices will be mailed shortly before the date of oral argument. Please note that counsel's unavailability for oral argument must be submitted by letter, filed electronically with the Clerk's Office, and should be made by no later than seven days after the filing of the appellee's brief. See Cir. R. 34(b)(3), (4). The court's calendar is located at https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/cal/argcalendar.pdf. Once scheduled, oral argument is rescheduled only in extraordinary circumstances. See Cir. R. 34(b)(4), (e). [23] [7528763] [26-1601] (NHV) [Entered: 05/28/2026 08:48 AM] |
| Filing 22 Re-Submitted appellant brief by Matthew J. Limoli for Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. [22] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7528749] [26-1601] (Limoli, Matthew) [Entered: 05/27/2026 07:41 PM] |
| Filing 21 Brief deficiency letter sent to Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. [21] [7528735] [26-1601] (NHV) [Entered: 05/27/2026 04:56 PM] |
| Filing 20 Submitted appellant brief by Matthew J. Limoli for Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. [20] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7528722] [26-1601] (Limoli, Matthew) [Entered: 05/27/2026 04:19 PM] |
| Filing 19 NOTICE: Circuit Rule 46(a) requires the lead attorney and any attorney who intends to present oral argument be admitted to practice in this court. The lead attorney for each party represented by counsel must apply for admission to practice in this court by the later of: (a) 30 days from the docketing of the matter in this court; or (b) 15 days from being retained or appointed as counsel. An attorney who intends to present oral argument must apply for admission to practice in this court before the filing of the appellee's brief. Our records indicate Attorney A. Elizabeth Blackwell for Appellees Monsanto Company and Solutia Incorporated has not been admitted to practice in this court as of this date. The "Application for Admission to Practice in the Seventh Circuit" form can be found at: https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/assets/pdf/applctn.pdf. The filing of the completed application must be accomplished via the CM/ECF filing system. [19] [7524875] [26-1601] (LJ) [Entered: 05/12/2026 11:21 AM] |
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Filing 18
Order issued GRANTING motion to extend time to file appellant's brief. [ # 17 ] Appellant's brief due on or before 05/27/2026 for City of East St. Louis, Illinois. Appellees' brief due on or before 06/26/2026 for Monsanto Company, Pharmacia LLC and Solutia Incorporated. Appellant's reply brief, if any, is due on or before 07/17/2026 for Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. SCR [18] [7521558] [26-1601] (FP) [Entered: 04/29/2026 09:38 AM]
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| Filing 17 Motion filed by Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois to extend time to file appellant brief. [17] [7521466] [26-1601] (Limoli, Matthew) [Entered: 04/28/2026 03:56 PM] |
| Filing 16 NOTICE: Circuit Rule 46(a) requires the lead attorney and any attorney who intends to present oral argument be admitted to practice in this court. The lead attorney for each party represented by counsel must apply for admission to practice in this court by the later of: (a) 30 days from the docketing of the matter in this court; or (b) 15 days from being retained or appointed as counsel. An attorney who intends to present oral argument must apply for admission to practice in this court before the filing of the appellee's brief. Our records indicate Attorney Mr. Christopher J Quinn for Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois has not been admitted to practice in this court as of this date. The "Application for Admission to Practice in the Seventh Circuit" form can be found at: https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/assets/pdf/applctn.pdf. The filing of the completed application must be accomplished via the CM/ECF filing system. [16] [7520423] [26-1601] (LJ) [Entered: 04/24/2026 08:04 AM] |
| Filing 15 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Jeffrey Liu for Appellees Monsanto Company and Pharmacia LLC. [15] [7520058] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [26-1601] (Liu, Jeffrey) [Entered: 04/22/2026 06:49 PM] |
| Filing 14 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Justine Goeke for Appellees Monsanto Company and Pharmacia LLC. [14] [7520057] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [26-1601] (Goeke, Justine) [Entered: 04/22/2026 06:46 PM] |
| Filing 13 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Russell Balikian for Appellees Monsanto Company and Pharmacia LLC. [13] [7520056] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [26-1601] (Balikian, Russell) [Entered: 04/22/2026 06:41 PM] |
| Filing 12 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Amir C. Tayrani for Appellees Monsanto Company and Pharmacia LLC. [12] [7520055] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [26-1601] (Tayrani, Amir) [Entered: 04/22/2026 06:37 PM] |
| Filing 11 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Lauren Goldman for Appellees Monsanto Company and Pharmacia LLC. [11] [7520054] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [26-1601]--[Edited 04/23/2026 by FP to reflect that atty. Goldman is added to the docket.] (Goldman, Lauren) [Entered: 04/22/2026 06:30 PM] |
| Filing 10 Filed District Court order dated 04/20/2026. Plaintiff's Motion to Modify the Record on Appeal to Include Pre-Consolidation Filings. (Doc. 441). The Plaintiff's Motion is GRANTED. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to modify the record on appeal to include all matters filed prior to the consolidation (i.e., Case Nos. 21-cv-233, 21-cv-234, 21-cv-235, 21-cv-236, 21-cv-237, 21-cv-239, 21-cv-240, and 21-cv-241), to transmit the record as modified to the Seventh Circuit, and to send notice of this Order to the Seventh Circuit. (See order for further details.) Forwarded to SCR. [10] [7519770] [26-1601] (JR) [Entered: 04/22/2026 08:28 AM] |
| Filing 9 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Paul W. Johnson for Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. [9] [7518976] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [26-1601] (Johnson, Paul) [Entered: 04/17/2026 01:05 PM] |
| Filing 8 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Christopher J. Quinn for Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. [8] [7518968] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [26-1601]--[Edited 04/17/2026 by PS - docket updated to reflect the addition of counsel.] (Quinn, Christopher) [Entered: 04/17/2026 12:55 PM] |
| Filing 7 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Paul W. Johnson for Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. [7] [7518888] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [26-1601] [7] [7518888] [26-1601]--[Edited 04/17/2026 by HTP to reflect addition of counsel.] (Driscoll, John) [Entered: 04/17/2026 11:20 AM] |
| Filing 6 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney John J. Driscoll for Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. [6] [7518885] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [26-1601][6] [7518885] [26-1601]--[Edited 04/17/2026 by HTP to reflect addition of counsel.] (Driscoll, John) [Entered: 04/17/2026 11:16 AM] |
| Filing 5 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Matthew J. Limoli, Christopher J. Quinn & Paul W. Johnson of The Driscoll Firm, P.C., John J. Driscoll of The Driscoll Firm, LLC, John Baricevic & Grey Chatham of Chatham & Baricevic, Andrew A. Lemmon of Lemmon Law Firm LLC, for Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. Additional Parties: Roy L. Mason & Zachary E. Howerton of Smouse & Mason LLC, Vicki J. Maniatis of Milberg PLLC. [5] [7516997] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [26-1601] (Limoli, Matthew) [Entered: 04/10/2026 11:42 AM] |
| Filing 4 Filed Seventh Circuit Transcript Information Sheet by Appellant City of East St. Louis, Illinois. [4] [7516977] [26-1601] (Limoli, Matthew) [Entered: 04/10/2026 11:21 AM] |
| Filing 3 NOTICE: Circuit Rule 46(a) requires the lead attorney and any attorney who intends to present oral argument be admitted to practice in this court. The lead attorney for each party represented by counsel must apply for admission to practice in this court by the later of: (a) 30 days from the docketing of the matter in this court; or (b) 15 days from being retained or appointed as counsel. An attorney who intends to present oral argument must apply for admission to practice in this court before the filing of the appellee's brief. Our records indicate Attorney Tracie Jo Renfroe for Appellees Solutia Incorporated and Pharmacia LLC has not been admitted to practice in this court as of this date. The "Application for Admission to Practice in the Seventh Circuit" form can be found at: https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/assets/pdf/applctn.pdf. The filing of the completed application must be accomplished via the CM/ECF filing system. [3] [7515903] [26-1601] (LJ) [Entered: 04/07/2026 09:35 AM] |
| Filing 2 NOTICE: Circuit Rule 46(a) requires the lead attorney and any attorney who intends to present oral argument be admitted to practice in this court. The lead attorney for each party represented by counsel must apply for admission to practice in this court by the later of: (a) 30 days from the docketing of the matter in this court; or (b) 15 days from being retained or appointed as counsel. An attorney who intends to present oral argument must apply for admission to practice in this court before the filing of the appellee's brief. Our records indicate Attorney A. Elizabeth Blackwell for Appellees Monsanto Company and Solutia Incorporated has not been admitted to practice in this court as of this date. The "Application for Admission to Practice in the Seventh Circuit" form can be found at: https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/assets/pdf/applctn.pdf. The filing of the completed application must be accomplished via the CM/ECF filing system. [2] [7515630] [26-1601] (LJ) [Entered: 04/06/2026 02:11 PM] |
| Filing 1 Private civil case docketed. Fee paid. Docketing statement filed. Transcript information sheet due by 04/10/2026. Appellant's brief due on or before 05/06/2026 for City of East St. Louis, Illinois. [1] [7513907] [26-1601] (FP) [Entered: 03/30/2026 10:10 AM] |
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