Wooten v. C R Bard Inc et al
Plaintiff: Melba Wooten
Defendant: McKesson Corporation, C R Bard Inc, Does 1 through 100, Inclusive and Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
Case Number: 5:2020cv00114
Filed: September 2, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Office: Waycross Office
Presiding Judge: Benjamin W Cheesbro
Referring Judge: Lisa G Wood
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 29, 2020 TEXT NOTICE of Hearing: TELEPHONIC Status Conference set for 11/5/2020 01:30 PM in L G Wood Chambers before Judge Lisa G. Wood. Parties to receive conference instructions via email. (WS)
October 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER granting #37 Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings. The Court STAYS discovery and other proceedings in this case for 90 days, up to and including January 25, 2021. The Court ORDERS the parties to notify the Court before January 25, 2021, of whether they were able to reach a settlement in this case. Signed by Magistrate Judge Benjamin W. Cheesbro on 10/27/2020. (ca)
October 27, 2020 MOTION REFERRED: #37 Joint MOTION to Stay Proceedings. (jlh)
October 27, 2020 Motions No Longer Referred: #37 Joint MOTION to Stay Proceedings. (JH)
October 27, 2020 Set/Reset Deadlines: Compliance re #38 due by 1/25/2021. (ca)
October 26, 2020 Filing 37 Joint MOTION to Stay Proceedings by Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., C R Bard Inc. Responses due by 11/9/2020. (Anand, Lee Ann)
October 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 36 RULE 26(f) INSTRUCTION ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Benjamin W. Cheesbro on 10/01/2020. (MG)
September 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER re #34 Stipulation of Dismissal. Defendant McKesson Corporation is dismissed without prejudice. Each party shall bear its own fees and costs. Signed by Judge Lisa G. Wood on 09/30/2020. (MG)
September 29, 2020 Filing 34 STIPULATION of Dismissal as to Defendant McKesson Corporation Without Prejudice by Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., C R Bard Inc, McKesson Corporation. (Anand, Lee Ann)
September 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 33 TEXT ORDER granting #32 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Steven S. Schulte. Sharon J. Zinns has entered an appearance in this case and vouches she will satisfy the obligations of local counsel, as this Court's Local Rule 83.4 requires. Signed by Magistrate Judge Benjamin W. Cheesbro on September 15, 2020. (edd)
September 14, 2020 Filing 32 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Steven Schulte Fee Amount $200-BWK0100010, by Melba Wooten. Responses due by 9/28/2020. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Zinns, Sharon) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/14/2020: #2 Receipt - Receipt Number: BWK0100010). Modified on 9/14/2020 (csr). (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/14/2020: #3 Exhibit List of Cases) (MG).
September 14, 2020 Filing 31 NOTICE of Appearance by Sharon J. Zinns on behalf of Melba Wooten (Zinns, Sharon)
September 14, 2020 MOTIONS REFERRED: #32 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Steven Schulte Fee Amount $200- BWK0100010. (MG)
September 11, 2020 Filing 30 NOTICE of Appearance by Megan Catherine Walker on behalf of Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., C R Bard Inc, McKesson Corporation (Walker, Megan)
September 11, 2020 Filing 29 NOTICE of Appearance by Lee Ann Sparks Anand on behalf of Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., C R Bard Inc, McKesson Corporation (Anand, Lee Ann)
September 2, 2020 Filing 28 NOTICE TO ALL COUNSEL OF RECORD re #27 Case Transferred In - District Transfer. Compliance re Pro Hac Vice Applications due by 9/12/2020. (Attachments: #1 Pro Hac Vice Forms) (MG)
September 2, 2020 Filing 27 Case transfer in from District of Texas Northern; Case Number 3:20-cv-02741. Case transferred electronically
August 31, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting #20 Motion to Sever and Transfer Venue of Out-of-State Plaintiffs' Cases. The Court directs the Clerk of the Court to sever and transfer this action as follows: a. Plaintiff Maydelin Espinoza's case be severed and transferred to the Miami Division of the Southern District of Florida (Civil case 3:20-cv-2725 opened); b. Plaintiff Ana Gomez's case be severed and transferred to the Fort Myers Division of the Middle District of Florida (Civil case 3:20-cv-2726 opened); c. Plaintiff Merrylene Green's case be severed and transferred to the Jacksonville Division of the Middle District of Florida (Civil case 3:20-cv-2727 opened); d. Plaintiff Phillip Grimes's case be severed and transferred to the Louisville Division of the Western District of Kentucky (Civil case 3:20-cv-2728 opened); e. Plaintiff Pamela Hale's case be severed and transferred to the Ashland Division of the Eastern District of Kentucky (Civil case 3:20-cv-2729 opened); f. Plaintiff Saladeem Hines's case be severed and transferred to the Manhattan Division of the Southern District of New York (Civil case 3:20-cv-2730 opened); g. Plaintiff Bridgette Ismond's case be severed and transferred to the Tampa Division of the Middle District of Florida (Civil case 3:20-cv-2731 opened); h. Plaintiff Spencer Knowles's case be severed and transferred to the Muskogee Division of the Eastern District of Oklahoma (Civil case 3:20-cv-2732 opened); i. Plaintiff Samantha Mlsna's case be severed and transferred to the Madison Division of the Western District of Wisconsin (Civil case 3:20-cv-2733 opened); j. Plaintiff Kenneth Moore's case be severed and transferred to the Kansas City Division of the District of Kansas (Civil case 3:20-cv-2734 opened); k. Plaintiff Vandlean Mosier's case be severed and transferred to the Sacramento Division of the Eastern District of California (Civil case 3:20-cv-2735 opened); l. Plaintiff Albert Noel's case be severed and transferred to the Eastern District of Louisiana (Civil case 3:20-cv-2736 opened); m. Plaintiff Nancy Prescott's case be severed and transferred to the Nashville Division of the Middle District of Tennessee (Civil case 3:20-cv-2737 opened); n. Plaintiff John Reynold's case be severed and transferred to the Atlanta Division of the Northern District of Georgia (Civil case 3:20-cv-2738 opened); o. Plaintiff Eddie Tate's case be severed and transferred to the Chattanooga Division of the Eastern District of Tennessee (Civil case 3:20-cv-2740 opened); p. Plaintiff Melba Wooten's case be severed and transferred to the Waycross Division of the Southern District of Georgia (Civil case 3:20-cv-2741 opened). Plaintiff Vickie Ingram is the sole plaintiff with any connection to this forum. Accordingly, she shall remain in the Dallas Division of the Northern District of Texas. (Ordered by Judge Karen Gren Scholer on 8/31/2020) (jmg) Modified text and linkage on 9/2/2020 (axm).
August 28, 2020 Filing 25 RESPONSE filed by Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc, C R Bard Inc re: #24 Supplemental MOTION to Sever and Transfer Venue of Out of State Plaintiffs' Cases, #20 MOTION to Sever and Transfer Venue of Out of State Plaintiffs' Cases (Jarreau, Jordan)
August 27, 2020 Filing 24 Supplemental MOTION to Sever and Transfer Venue of Out of State Plaintiffs' Cases filed by Albert Noel (Schulte, Steven)
August 14, 2020 Filing 23 RESPONSE filed by Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc, C R Bard Inc re: #20 MOTION to Sever and Transfer Venue of Out of State Plaintiffs' Cases (Matthews, Melissa)
August 6, 2020 Filing 22 Appendix in Support filed by Maydelin Espinosa, Ana Gomez, Merrylene Green, Phillip Grimes, Pamela Hale, Saladeem Hines, Vicke Ingram, Bridgette Ismond, Spencer Knowles, Samantha Mlsna, Kenneth Moore, Vandlean Mosier, Albert Noel, Nancy Prescott, John Reynolds, Eddie Tate, Melba Wooten re #20 MOTION to Sever and Transfer Venue of Out of State Plaintiffs' Cases (Schulte, Steven)
August 6, 2020 Filing 21 Brief/Memorandum in Support filed by Maydelin Espinosa, Ana Gomez, Merrylene Green, Phillip Grimes, Pamela Hale, Saladeem Hines, Vicke Ingram, Bridgette Ismond, Spencer Knowles, Samantha Mlsna, Kenneth Moore, Vandlean Mosier, Albert Noel, Nancy Prescott, John Reynolds, Eddie Tate, Melba Wooten re #20 MOTION to Sever and Transfer Venue of Out of State Plaintiffs' Cases (Schulte, Steven)
August 6, 2020 Filing 20 MOTION to Sever and Transfer Venue of Out of State Plaintiffs' Cases filed by Maydelin Espinosa, Ana Gomez, Merrylene Green, Phillip Grimes, Pamela Hale, Saladeem Hines, Vicke Ingram, Bridgette Ismond, Spencer Knowles, Samantha Mlsna, Kenneth Moore, Vandlean Mosier, Albert Noel, Nancy Prescott, John Reynolds, Eddie Tate, Melba Wooten (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order) (Schulte, Steven)
August 6, 2020 Filing 19 RESPONSE filed by Maydelin Espinosa, Ana Gomez, Merrylene Green, Phillip Grimes, Pamela Hale, Saladeem Hines, Vicke Ingram, Bridgette Ismond, Spencer Knowles, Samantha Mlsna, Kenneth Moore, Vandlean Mosier, Albert Noel, Nancy Prescott, John Reynolds, Eddie Tate, Melba Wooten re: #2 MOTION to Dismiss the Out-Of State Plaintiffs' Claims for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction (Schulte, Steven)
July 22, 2020 Filing 18 NOTICE of Filing Completed Forms For Each Plaintiff filed by Maydelin Espinosa, Ana Gomez, Merrylene Green, Phillip Grimes, Pamela Hale, Saladeem Hines, Vicke Ingram, Bridgette Ismond, Spencer Knowles, Samantha Mlsna, Kenneth Moore, Vandlean Mosier, Albert Noel, Nancy Prescott, John Reynolds, Eddie Tate, Melba Wooten (Attachments: #1 Exhibit(s)) (Schulte, Steven)
July 22, 2020 Filing 17 NOTICE of Filing Completed Forms for Each Plaintiff re: #16 Order, filed by Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc, C R Bard Inc, McKesson Corporation (Attachments: #1 Exhibit(s)) (Matthews, Melissa)
July 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER: To assist the Court, counsel for all parties shall complete the form attached hereto as Exhibit A for each Plaintiff in this action. The parties shall file their completed forms on or before 7/22/2020. (Ordered by Judge Karen Gren Scholer on 7/16/2020) (oyh)
July 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER: The Court grants the parties' Agreed Motion for Leave to Extend the Time for Plaintiff to File Responses to Defendants' Motions to Dismiss and Defendants' Replies to Those Responses [ECF No. #13 ]. Plaintiffs shall respond to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss by 8/27/2020. Defendants shall file their reply, if any, by 9/26/2020. (Ordered by Judge Karen Gren Scholer on 7/9/2020) (ndt)
July 9, 2020 Filing 14 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by McKesson Corporation. (Matthews, Melissa) (Main Document 14 replaced with the flattened document on 7/10/2020) (pnp).
July 8, 2020 Filing 13 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply to #11 MOTION to Dismiss Without Prejudice Plaintiffs' Claims for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction, #2 MOTION to Dismiss the Out-Of State Plaintiffs' Claims for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, #12 Brief/Memorandum in Support of Motion, #3 Brief/Memorandum in Support of Motion filed by Maydelin Espinosa, Ana Gomez, Merrylene Green, Phillip Grimes, Pamela Hale, Saladeem Hines, Vicke Ingram, Bridgette Ismond, Spencer Knowles, Samantha Mlsna, Kenneth Moore, Vandlean Mosier, Albert Noel, Nancy Prescott, John Reynolds, Eddie Tate, Melba Wooten (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order) (Schulte, Steven)
July 7, 2020 Filing 12 Brief/Memorandum in Support filed by McKesson Corporation re #11 MOTION to Dismiss Without Prejudice Plaintiffs' Claims for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction (Matthews, Melissa)
July 7, 2020 Filing 11 MOTION to Dismiss Without Prejudice Plaintiffs' Claims for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction filed by McKesson Corporation (Matthews, Melissa)
July 7, 2020 Filing 10 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) with Jury Demand filed by McKesson Corporation (Matthews, Melissa)
July 7, 2020 Filing 9 ANSWER to Complaint (Notice of Removal) with Jury Demand filed by Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc, C R Bard Inc (Matthews, Melissa)
July 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Karen Gren Scholer for all further proceedings. Judge Jane J. Boyle no longer assigned to case. (Ordered by Judge Jane J. Boyle on 7/2/2020) (oyh)
July 1, 2020 Filing 7 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc. (Matthews, Melissa) (Main Document 7 replaced with flattened document on 7/6/2020) (pnp).
July 1, 2020 Filing 6 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by C R Bard Inc. (Matthews, Melissa) (Main Document 6 replaced with flattened document on 7/6/2020) (pnp).
July 1, 2020 Filing 5 AMENDED DOCUMENT by Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc, C R Bard Inc. Amendment to #1 Notice of Removal,,,,,,,. . (Attachments: #1 Cover Sheet Supplement, #2 Cover Sheet Supplement, #3 Exhibit(s) A - Portion of REACH Agreement, #4 Exhibit(s) B - McKesson Corporation, #5 Exhibit(s) C - 8-30-2016 Romney, Kim Deposition, #6 Exhibit(s) D - Index of State Court Documents, #7 Exhibit(s) D-1 - State Court Docket, #8 Exhibit(s) D-2 - P's Original Petition & Jury Demand, #9 Exhibit(s) D-3 - Civil Case Info Sheet, #10 Exhibit(s) D-4 - Citation Issued to Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., #11 Exhibit(s) D-5 - Citation Issued to C. R. Bard, Inc., #12 Exhibit(s) D-6 - Citation Issued to McKesson Corporation, #13 Exhibit(s) D-7 - Return of Service - C. R. Bard, Inc., #14 Exhibit(s) D-8 - Return of Service - Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.) (Matthews, Melissa) (Attachment 1 and 2 replaced with the flattened document on 7/2/2020) (pnp).
July 1, 2020 Filing 4 New Case Notes: A filing fee has been paid. Pursuant to Misc. Order 6, Plaintiff is provided the Notice of Right to Consent to Proceed Before A U.S. Magistrate Judge (Judge Ramirez). Clerk to provide copy to plaintiff if not received electronically. (hml)
July 1, 2020 Filing 3 Brief/Memorandum in Support filed by Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., C. R. Bard, Inc. re #2 MOTION to Dismiss the Out-Of State Plaintiffs' Claims for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction (Matthews, Melissa)
July 1, 2020 Filing 2 MOTION to Dismiss the Out-Of State Plaintiffs' Claims for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction filed by Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., C. R. Bard, Inc. (Matthews, Melissa)
July 1, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL WITH JURY DEMAND filed by Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., C. R. Bard, Inc.. (Filing fee $400; receipt number 0539-10960987) In each Notice of Electronic Filing, the judge assignment is indicated, and a link to the # Judges Copy Requirements and # Judge Specific Requirements is provided. The court reminds the filer that any required copy of this and future documents must be delivered to the judge, in the manner prescribed, within three business days of filing. Unless exempted, attorneys who are not admitted to practice in the Northern District of Texas must seek admission promptly. Forms and Instructions found at www.txnd.uscourts.gov, or by clicking here: # Attorney Information - Bar Membership. If admission requirements are not satisfied within 21 days, the clerk will notify the presiding judge. (Attachments: #1 Cover Sheet, #2 Cover Sheet Supplement, #3 Exhibit(s) A - Portion of REACH Agreement, #4 Exhibit(s) B - McKesson Corporation, #5 Exhibit(s) C - 8-30-2016 Romney, Kim Deposition, #6 Exhibit(s) D - Index of State Court Documents, #7 Exhibit(s) D-1 - State Court Docket, #8 Exhibit(s) D-2 - P's Orig Petition & Jury Demand, #9 Exhibit(s) D-3 - Civil Case Info Sheet, #10 Exhibit(s) D-4 - Citation Issued to Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., #11 Exhibit(s) D-5 - Citation Issued to C. R. Bard, Inc., #12 Exhibit(s) D-6 - Citation Issued to McKesson Corporation, #13 Exhibit(s) D-7 - Return of Service - C. R. Bard, Inc., #14 Exhibit(s) D-8 - Return of Service - Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.) (Matthews, Melissa)

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Defendant: McKesson Corporation
Represented By: Melissa Dorman Matthews
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Plaintiff: Melba Wooten
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