Sims v. Unilever United States Inc.
| Lawanda Sims |
| Unilever United States Inc. |
| 3:2023cv00708 |
| May 30, 2023 |
| US District Court for the District of Connecticut |
| Jeffrey A Meyer |
| Michael P Shea |
| Robert M Spector |
| Other Fraud |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Fraud |
| Plaintiff |
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| Cases associated. Create association to 3:22-cv-01189-MPS. (Peterson, M) |
Filing 50
ORDER. It appears that all of the "copycat cases" identified by Plaintiffs in Little et al v. Unilever United States, Inc., Dkt. No. 3:22-cv-1189 (MPS), have now been transferred to this Court. Accordingly, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a), the Court will consolidate the cases for administrative convenience. The parties shall file all post-consolidation pleadings and other papers in the docket of the earliest filed action, Little et al v. Unilever United States, Inc., Dkt. No. 3:22-cv-01189 (MPS). See D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 42 ("Unless the presiding Judge rules otherwise, where two or more cases are consolidated, whether for trial or pretrial purposes, the Clerk shall maintain a separate docket for each case, but the parties shall file all pleadings and other papers in the master docket, which shall be the docket of the earliest filed case, and copies of all pleadings shall be served on all parties in each of the consolidated cases."). The Clerk is hereby directed to close the dockets in the following member cases and to consolidate them with lead case Little et al v. Unilever United States, Inc., Dkt. No. 3:22-cv-1189 (MPS): Barnette v. Unilever United States, Inc., 22-cv-01649; Earl et al v. Unilever United States, Inc., 23-cv-00702; Loudenslager v. Unilever United States, Inc., 23-cv-00625; Rullo v. Unilever United States, Inc., 22-cv-01618; Sims v. Unilever United States Inc., 23-cv-00708; and Simmons et al v. Unilever United States, Inc., 23-cv-00491. Counsel and the parties from each member case will be added to the docket of the lead case. In addition, in light of Plaintiffs' #35 Motion for Extension filed in Simmons et al v. Unilever United States, Inc., 23-cv-00491, the Court orders the following: 1. Motions for appointment of interim lead class counsel shall be filed on the docket in lead case Little et al v. Unilever United States, Inc., 22-cv-1189, no later than June 25, 2023. 2. A Consolidated Class Action Complaint, including as applicable the plaintiffs from all of the pending related actions, be filed within 30 days of the Court's order appointing interim lead class counsel on the Little et al v. Unilever United States, Inc., docket. The Court will set a briefing schedule on any responses to the Complaint at that time. Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 6/8/2023. (Davis, Christina)
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Filing 49
ORDER. In light of the #28 joint status report filed in related case Little et al v. Unilever United States, Inc., Dkt. No. 3:22-cv-1189 (MPS), which represents that all related cases "have now been transferred to the District of Connecticut or are in the process of being transferred to the District of Connecticut by Stipulation," id. at 4, the Court orders the following:(1) Motions for appointment of interim lead class counsel shall be filed on the docket in Little et al v. Unilever United States, Inc., Dkt. No. 3:22-cv-01189 (MPS), no later than June 9, 2023; and(2) A Consolidated Class Action Complaint, including as applicable the plaintiffs from all of the pending related actions, be filed within 30 days of the Court's order appointing interim lead class counsel on the Little et al v. Unilever United States, Inc., docket.Signed by Judge Michael P. Shea on 6/5/2023. (Davis, Christina)
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| Filing 48 NOTICE of Appearance by Lauren R. Greenspoon on behalf of Unilever United States Inc. (Greenspoon, Lauren) |
| Filing 47 NOTICE of Related Case by Unilever United States Inc. (Simpson, Robert) |
| Filing 46 Disclosure Statement by Unilever United States Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Unilever PLC for Unilever United States Inc.. (Simpson, Robert) |
| Filing 45 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert Reginald Simpson on behalf of Unilever United States Inc. (Simpson, Robert) |
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Filing 44
ORDER OF TRANSFER. The Honorable Jeffrey A. Meyer hereby transfers the above-identified case to the docket of the Honorable Michael P. Shea for all purposes. All future pleadings and filings in this case shall bear docket number 3:23cv708 (MPS). Manually filed pleadings or documents related to this action shall be filed with the Clerk's Office in Hartford, where the docket is maintained. [See Local Rule 3(a)]. Signed by Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer on 6/2/2023.(Lewis, D)
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| Filing 43 Notice to counsel in transferred case. Signed by Clerk on 6/2/2023.(Chartier, AnnMarie) |
| Filing 42 NOTICE: ANY MOTIONS PENDING AT THE TIME OF TRANSFER MUST BE REFILED IN OUR DISTRICT. Signed by Clerk on 5/30/2023.(Chartier, AnnMarie) |
| Filing 41 NOTICE TO COUNSEL NOT ADMITTED TO THE BAR OF THE US DISTRICT COURT OF CONNECTICUT Re: Local Rule 83.1 Admission of Attorneys. The above captioned case has been received and filed in our court. Please see our Local Rule 83.1 regarding Admission of Attorneys that is available on our website at www.ctd.uscourts.gov. You will not be added to the case, nor will we accept further filings until you have complied with Local Rule 83.1. If you have any questions about this procedure, please contact the Clerk's Office. Signed by Clerk on 5/30/2023.(Chartier, AnnMarie) |
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Filing 40
ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER Signed by Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer on 5/30/2023.(Chartier, AnnMarie)
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Filing 39
STANDING PROTECTIVE ORDER Signed by Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer on 5/30/2023.(Chartier, AnnMarie)
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Filing 38
Order on Pretrial Deadlines: Amended Pleadings due by 7/29/2023 Discovery due by 11/29/2023 Dispositive Motions due by 1/3/2024 Signed by Clerk on 5/30/2023.(Chartier, AnnMarie)
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| Filing 37 Notice: Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1, a disclosure statement must be filed with a party's first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other request addressed to the Court and must be supplemented if any required information changes during the case. Signed by Clerk on 5/30/2023. (Oliver, T.) |
| Filing 36 Case transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 1:22-cv-06140. Modified on 6/1/2023 TO CORRECT THE DATE FILED (Oliver, T.). |
| Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer and Judge Robert M. Spector added. (Oliver, T.) |
| Filing 35 TRANSFERRED to the District of Connecticut the electronic record. (aee, ) |
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Filing 34
ORDER: Pursuant to the joint stipulation to transfer, this matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut for further proceedings in conjunction with Little, et al. v. Unilever United States, Inc., Case No. 3:22-cv-01189 (D. Conn.). Any pending motions are denied as moot." Signed by the Honorable Martha M. Pacold on 5/12/2023. Mailed notice (aee, )
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| Filing 33 STIPULATION JOINT STIPULATION TO TRANSFER (Roberts, Max) |
| Filing 32 SECOND NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY by Unilever United States Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Murray, Lynn) |
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Filing 31
ORDER DENYING TRANSFER. (aee, )
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| Filing 30 NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY by Unilever United States Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Murray, Lynn). (Linked document has the incorrect case number.). Modified on 4/17/2023 (jj, ). |
| Filing 29 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: Plaintiff's motion to reassign #27 and defendant's response #28 are taken under advisement. The court will rule by mail. Emailed notice. (cdh, ) |
| Filing 28 RESPONSE by Unilever United States Inc.in Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiff Lawanda Sims to reassign case Pursuant to N.D. Ill. IOP 13(e) #27 (Murray, Lynn) |
| Filing 27 MOTION by Plaintiff Lawanda Sims to reassign case Pursuant to N.D. Ill. IOP 13(e) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Barnes 12/14/2022 Transcript of Proceedings)(Klinger, Gary) |
| Filing 26 RESPONSE by Unilever United States Inc.in Support of MOTION by Defendant Unilever United States Inc. to transfer case [AMENDED] Or Stay Under First-To-File Rule and Incorporated Memorandum of Law #18 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit G, #2 Exhibit H, #3 Exhibit I, #4 Exhibit J, #5 Exhibit K)(Murray, Lynn) |
| Filing 25 RESPONSE by Lawanda Simsin Opposition to MOTION by Defendant Unilever United States Inc. to transfer case [AMENDED] Or Stay Under First-To-File Rule and Incorporated Memorandum of Law #18 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Barnes v. Unilever Transcript)(Roberts, Max) |
| Filing 24 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: Defendant's unopposed motion for an extension of time to respond to plaintiff's complaint #22 is granted. Defendant's response to plaintiff's complaint is due 30 days after the court issues a ruling on defendant's amended motion to transfer or stay. (rao, ) |
| Filing 23 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: Defendant's original motion to transfer the case #8 is denied as moot. (rao, ) |
| Filing 22 MOTION by Defendant Unilever United States Inc. for extension of time to file response/reply as to complaint #1 [FIRST/UNOPPOSED] (Murray, Lynn) |
| Filing 21 ANNUAL REMINDER: Pursuant to #Local Rule 3.2 (Notification of Affiliates)#, any nongovernmental party, other than an individual or sole proprietorship, must file a statement identifying all its affiliates known to the party after diligent review or, if the party has identified no affiliates, then a statement reflecting that fact must be filed. An affiliate is defined as follows: any entity or individual owning, directly or indirectly (through ownership of one or more other entities), 5% or more of a party. The statement is to be electronically filed as a PDF in conjunction with entering the affiliates in CM/ECF as prompted. As a reminder to counsel, parties must supplement their statements of affiliates within thirty (30) days of any change in the information previously reported. This minute order is being issued to all counsel of record to remind counsel of their obligation to provide updated information as to additional affiliates if such updating is necessary. If counsel has any questions regarding this process, this #LINK# will provide additional information. Signed by the Executive Committee on 12/29/2022: Mailed notice. (tg, ) |
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Filing 20
ORDER: Kevin Laukaitis is granted leave to withdraw his appearance as counsel of record on behalf of plaintiff, Lawanda Sims. Signed by the Honorable Martha M. Pacold on 12/29/2022. Mailed notice (aee, )
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| Filing 19 WITHDRAWING Kevin Laukaitis as counsel for Plaintiff Lawanda Sims and substituting Jonathan Shub as counsel of record (Shub, Jonathan) |
| Filing 18 MOTION by Defendant Unilever United States Inc. to transfer case [AMENDED] Or Stay Under First-To-File Rule and Incorporated Memorandum of Law (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F)(Murray, Lynn) |
| Filing 17 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: Defendant's motion to amend its motion to transfer or stay under first-to-file rule #16 is granted. Defendant should file the amended motion separately on the docket. Response to the amended motion is due by 1/26/2023; reply is due by 2/23/2023. If the parties request any changes to the briefing schedule, they should confer and file a motion. (rao, ) |
| Filing 16 MOTION by Defendant Unilever United States Inc. to amend/correct MOTION by Defendant Unilever United States Inc. to transfer case or stay under First-To-File Rule and Incorporated Memorandum of Law #8 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Murray, Lynn) |
| Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: The court has reviewed the parties' joint status report and notice of resolution of motion for reassignment #14 . This case was stayed pending the resolution of the Motion to Reassign filed in Barnes et al v. Unilever United States Incorporated, 21-cv-06191, 71 . The motion was denied 83 . The court now sets a briefing schedule on defendant's motion to transfer case #8 . Plaintiff's response is due by 1/13/2023. Any reply by defendant is due by 1/27/2023. (rao, ) |
| Filing 14 STATUS Report [JOINT] AND NOTICE OF RESOLUTION OF MOTION FOR REASSIGNMENT by Unilever United States Inc. (Murray, Lynn) |
| Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Lawanda Sims by Jonathan Shub (Shub, Jonathan) |
| Filing 12 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Lawanda Sims by Kevin Laukaitis (Laukaitis, Kevin) |
| Filing 11 Unilever United States Incorporated's Notification Of Affiliates by Unilever United States Inc. (Murray, Lynn) |
| Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Lawanda Sims as to Unilever United States Inc. on 11/9/2022, answer due 11/30/2022. (Klinger, Gary) |
| Filing 9 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: This case is stayed pending the resolution of the Motion to Reassign filed in Barnes et al v. Unilever United States Incorporated, 21-cv-06191 71 . Defendant should file a notice within 7 days after the resolution of that motion. If necessary, the court will then set a briefing schedule on the motion to transfer or stay. #8 . The court strikes the initial status report deadline previously set (1/9/2023) #6 . The parties are directed to file their initial joint status report by 12/15/2022. (rao, ) |
| Filing 8 MOTION by Defendant Unilever United States Inc. to transfer case or stay under First-To-File Rule and Incorporated Memorandum of Law (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Murray, Lynn) |
| Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Unilever United States Inc. by Lynn Hagman Murray (Murray, Lynn) |
| Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: The parties are directed to file an initial joint status report by 1/9/2023. (Attachments: #1 Outline for the Initial Joint Status Report) (rao, ) |
| Filing 5 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: Case reassigned to the Honorable Martha M. Pacold for all further proceedings pursuant to 28:294(b). Honorable Elaine E. Bucklo no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Executive Committee on 11/9/22.(aee, ) |
| Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Lawanda Sims by Gary M. Klinger (Klinger, Gary) |
| Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Lawanda Sims by Max Stuart Roberts (Roberts, Max) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Elaine E. Bucklo. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Beth W. Jantz. Case assignment: Random assignment. (smb, ) |
| SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Unilever United States Inc. (smb, ) |
| CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (smb, ) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Klinger, Gary) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Lawanda Sims; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AILNDC-20017784.(Klinger, Gary) |
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