PCS Sales (USA), Inc. et al v. BNSF Railway Company et al
| PCS Sales (USA), Inc., Agrium (U.S.), Inc., White Springs Agricultural Chemicals, Inc., PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. and PCS Nitrogen, Inc. |
| Union Pacific Railroad Company, CSX Transportation, Inc., Norfolk Southern Railway Company and BNSF Railway Company |
| 1:2019cv06505 |
| September 30, 2019 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Robert M Dow |
| Anti-Trust |
| 15 U.S.C. § 1 |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 25 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant CSX Transportation, Inc. by Kerry Mohan (Mohan, Kerry) |
| Filing 24 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant CSX Transportation, Inc. by Sean Christopher Gingrich (Gingrich, Sean) |
| Filing 23 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant CSX Transportation, Inc. by Daniel J. Mohan (Mohan, Daniel) |
| Filing 22 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: Case reassigned to the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr pursuant to Local Rule 40.4, case related to 19 CV 6504 for all further proceedings. Honorable Virginia M. Kendall no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Executive Committee on 11/19/19. (smm, ) |
| Filing 21 Petition (NOT Motion) Notice of potential tag-along actions to MDL no. 1869 and Motion for transfer, consolidation, and/or coordination of rail freight fuel surcharge antitrust actions. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in support of defendants' notice of potential tag-along actions to MDL no. 1869 and Motion for transfer, consolidation, and/or coordination of rail freight fuel surcharge antitrust actions, #2 Schedule of actions, #3 Exhibit A) (kp, ) |
| Filing 20 NOTICE by Agrium (U.S.), Inc., PCS Nitrogen, Inc., PCS Phosphate Company, Inc., PCS Sales (USA), Inc., White Springs Agricultural Chemicals, Inc. of filing Motion to Reassign and Consolidate for Pre-Trial Purposes (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Motion to Reassign and Consolidate for Pre-Trial Purposes (Conagra Case))(Schapiro, Andrew) |
| Filing 19 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Parties' Stipulated Motion for extension of time to file Response to Plaintiff's Complaint #17 is granted. Answer shall be due by 12/16/2019. Motion hearing set for 11/13/2019 is stricken. Joint Status Report due by 1/9/2020. Initial Status hearing set for 1/15/2020 at 9:00 AM. Mailed notice (lk, ) |
| Filing 18 NOTICE of Motion by Andrew H. Schapiro for presentment of extension of time, #17 before Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 11/13/2019 at 09:00 AM. (Schapiro, Andrew) |
| Filing 17 MOTION by Plaintiffs Agrium (U.S.), Inc., PCS Nitrogen, Inc., PCS Phosphate Company, Inc., PCS Sales (USA), Inc., White Springs Agricultural Chemicals, Inc. for extension of time to respond to Complaint (Stipulated Motion on behalf of all Parties) (Schapiro, Andrew) |
| Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Parties' Stipulated Motion for extension of time to file Response to Plaintiff's Complaint #14 is granted. Answer shall be due by 11/7/2019. Motion hearing set for 11/5/2019 is stricken. Mailed notice (lk, ) |
| Filing 15 NOTICE of Motion by Andrew H. Schapiro for presentment of extension of time, #14 before Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 11/5/2019 at 09:00 AM. (Schapiro, Andrew) |
| Filing 14 MOTION by Plaintiffs Agrium (U.S.), Inc., PCS Nitrogen, Inc., PCS Phosphate Company, Inc., PCS Sales (USA), Inc., White Springs Agricultural Chemicals, Inc. for extension of time to respond to Complaint (Stipulated Motion on behalf of all Parties) (Schapiro, Andrew) |
| Filing 13 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Initial status hearing set for 12/11/2019 at 9:00 a.m. Joint Status Report due by 12/5/2019. The parties are directed to Judge Kendall's web page found at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov for information about the Initial Status Report and for information regarding all standing orders for cases on Judge Kendall's docket. The parties shall follow all of the standing orders for Judge Kendall and all Local Rules which can be found at the same web page. For the Initial Status Report, the parties are to report on the following: (1) Possibility of settlement in the case; (2) if no possibility of settlement exists, the nature and length of discovery necessary (with specific dates) to get the case ready for trial; 3) whether the parties jointly consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge. At the Initial Status Hearing, the Parties shall be prepared to inform the Court about the extent of monetary damages in order for the Court to address the proportionality of discovery as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26. Lead counsel is directed to appear at this status hearing. Mailed notice (lk, ) |
| Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Attorneys Sami Rashid and Stephen Neuwirth's Motions to appear pro hac vice #6 and #7 are granted. Mailed notice (lk, ) |
| Filing 11 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiffs Agrium (U.S.), Inc., PCS Nitrogen, Inc., PCS Phosphate Company, Inc., PCS Sales (USA), Inc., White Springs Agricultural Chemicals, Inc. regarding Summons, Complaint, Corporate Disclosure Statement served on Union Pacific Railroad Company c/o The Corporation Trust Company on 10/7/2019 (Schapiro, Andrew) |
| Filing 10 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiffs Agrium (U.S.), Inc., PCS Nitrogen, Inc., PCS Phosphate Company, Inc., PCS Sales (USA), Inc., White Springs Agricultural Chemicals, Inc. regarding Summons, Complaint, Corporate Disclosure Statement served on Norfolk Southern Railway Company c/o Corporation Service Company on 10/7/2019 (Schapiro, Andrew) |
| Filing 9 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiffs Agrium (U.S.), Inc., PCS Nitrogen, Inc., PCS Phosphate Company, Inc., PCS Sales (USA), Inc., White Springs Agricultural Chemicals, Inc. regarding Summons, Complaint, Corporate Disclosure Statement served on CSX Transportation, Inc. c/o The Corporation Trust Company on 10/7/2019 (Schapiro, Andrew) |
| Filing 8 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiffs Agrium (U.S.), Inc., PCS Nitrogen, Inc., PCS Phosphate Company, Inc., PCS Sales (USA), Inc., White Springs Agricultural Chemicals, Inc. regarding Summons, Complaint, Corporate Disclosure Statement served on BNSF Railway Company c/o The Corporation Trust Company on 10/7/2019 (Schapiro, Andrew) |
| Filing 7 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16356522. (Rashid, Sami) |
| Filing 6 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16356443. (Neuwirth, Stephen) |
| SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants BNSF Railway Company, CSX Transportation, Inc., Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Union Pacific Railroad Company. (lw, ) |
| Filing 5 NOTICE TO THE PARTIES - The Court is participating in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP). The key features and deadlines are set forth in this Notice which includes a link to the (MIDP) Standing Order and a Checklist for use by the parties. In cases subject to the pilot, all parties must respond to the mandatory initial discovery requests set forth in the Standing Order before initiating any further discovery in this case. Please note: The discovery obligations in the Standing Order supersede the disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1). Any party seeking affirmative relief must serve a copy of the following documents (Notice of Mandatory Initial Discovery and the Standing Order) on each new party when the Complaint, Counterclaim, Crossclaim, or Third-Party Complaint is served. (smm, ) |
| Filing 4 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by All Plaintiffs (Schapiro, Andrew) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sidney I. Schenkier. Case assignment: Random assignment. (axc, ) |
| Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Agrium (U.S.), Inc., PCS Nitrogen, Inc., PCS Phosphate Company, Inc., PCS Sales (USA), Inc., White Springs Agricultural Chemicals, Inc. by Andrew H. Schapiro (Schapiro, Andrew) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Schapiro, Andrew) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by PCS Phosphate Company, Inc., Agrium (U.S.), Inc., PCS Sales (USA), Inc., White Springs Agricultural Chemicals, Inc., PCS Nitrogen, Inc.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16289554.(Schapiro, Andrew) |
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