Caruso v. Monsanto Company et al
Plaintiff: Meghan Caruso
Defendant: Russo Hardware, Inc. and Monsanto Company
Respondent: Menard, Inc., Mac Restoration Contracting, Inc., Home Depot USA, Inc. and Archer Pines Landscaping, Inc.
Intervenor: University of Illinois-Chicago
Case Number: 1:2019cv07121
Filed: October 29, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Virginia M Kendall
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury: Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1446 pl
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 20, 2019 Filing 23 REPLY by Meghan Caruso to memorandum in opposition to motion #22 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Hensley, Bryce)
December 6, 2019 Filing 22 MEMORANDUM by Monsanto Company in Opposition to motion to remand,, #10 MONSANTO COMPANY'S MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO REMAND (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Dammrich, Thomas)
November 14, 2019 Filing 21 TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS held on 11/12/2019 before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. - Motion Hearing. Order Number: 36767. Court Reporter Contact Information: Gayle A. McGuigan, CSR, RMR, CRR, Gayle_McGuigan@ilnd.uscourts.gov, (312) 435-6047. IMPORTANT: The transcript may be viewed at the court's public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through the Court Reporter/Transcriber or PACER. For further information on the redaction process, see the Court's web site at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov under Quick Links select Policy Regarding the Availability of Transcripts of Court Proceedings. Redaction Request due 12/5/2019. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 12/16/2019. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 2/12/2020. (McGuigan, Gale)
November 12, 2019 Filing 20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Motion hearing held on 11/12/2019. Briefing schedule set as to Plaintiff's Motion to Remand #10 . Response due by 12/6/2019. Reply due by 12/20/2019. Defendant's to stay proceedings pending JPML ruling on transfer to Multidistrict Litigation #13 is taken under advisement. Mandatory Initial Disclosures and Joint Status Report are stayed pending ruling on Motion to Remand. Status hearing set for 1/27/2020 at 9:00 AM. Status hearing set for 11/25/2019 is stricken. Mailed notice. (lk, )
November 12, 2019 Filing 19 ATTORNEY Appearance for Intervenor University of Illinois-Chicago by Brett Michael Mares (Mares, Brett)
November 11, 2019 Filing 18 RESPONSE by Meghan Carusoin Opposition to MOTION by Defendant Monsanto Company to stay MONSANTO COMPANY'S MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS PENDING JPML RULING ON TRANSFER TO MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION #13 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3)(Hensley, Bryce)
November 11, 2019 Filing 17 Appearance by University of Illinois-Chicago (Drinkwine, Christopher)
November 11, 2019 Filing 16 Appearance by University of Illinois-Chicago (Antonacci, Brad)
November 11, 2019 Filing 15 Appearance by University of Illinois-Chicago (Emmert, Jordan)
November 6, 2019 Filing 14 NOTICE of Motion by Thomas Joseph Dammrich, II for presentment of motion to stay #13 before Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 11/12/2019 at 09:00 AM. (Dammrich, Thomas)
November 6, 2019 Filing 13 MOTION by Defendant Monsanto Company to stay MONSANTO COMPANY'S MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS PENDING JPML RULING ON TRANSFER TO MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 through 4)(Dammrich, Thomas)
November 4, 2019 Filing 12 Amended NOTICE of Motion by Bryce Thomas Hensley for presentment of motion to remand,, #10 before Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 11/12/2019 at 09:00 AM. (Hensley, Bryce)
November 4, 2019 Filing 11 NOTICE of Motion by Bryce Thomas Hensley for presentment of motion to remand,, #10 before Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 11/12/2019 at 09:00 AM. (Hensley, Bryce)
November 4, 2019 Filing 10 MOTION by Plaintiff Meghan Caruso to remand (Attachments: #1 Supplement Memorandum of Law ISO Motion to Remand, #2 Supplement Supp. Authority Pursuant to Court's Standing Order, #3 Exhibit 1, #4 Exhibit A, #5 Exhibit B, #6 Exhibit C, #7 Exhibit D, #8 Exhibit E, #9 Exhibit F, #10 Exhibit G, #11 Exhibit H, #12 Exhibit I, #13 Exhibit J, #14 Exhibit K, #15 Exhibit L1, #16 Exhibit L2, #17 Exhibit L3, #18 Exhibit M, #19 Exhibit N)(Hensley, Bryce)
November 1, 2019 Filing 9 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. (gcy, )
November 1, 2019 Filing 8 MAILED Removal Letter 77.d to counsel of record. (gcy, )
November 1, 2019 Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Initial status hearing set for 11/25/2019 at 9:00 a.m. Joint Status Report due by 11/20/2019. 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, )
October 30, 2019 Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Meghan Caruso by Bryce Thomas Hensley (Hensley, Bryce)
October 30, 2019 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Susan E. Cox. Case assignment: Random assignment. (ec, )
October 29, 2019 Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Monsanto Company by Peter Francis O'Neill (O'Neill, Peter)
October 29, 2019 Filing 4 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Monsanto Company (Dammrich, Thomas)
October 29, 2019 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Monsanto Company by Thomas Joseph Dammrich, II (Dammrich, Thomas)
October 29, 2019 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Dammrich, Thomas)
October 29, 2019 Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Law Division, case number (2018-L-011723) filed by Monsanto Company Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16387439. Russo Summons, Monsanto Summons, Complaint, Affidavit of Service on Russo, First Amended Complaint, Russo Answer to First Amended Complaint, Motion to Strike Affirmative Defenses, First Amended Answer to First Amended Complaint, Answer to Monsanto First Amended Affirmative Defenses, Case Management Orders, Motion to Extend Time to Answer Written Discovery, Protective and Confidentiality Order, Emergency Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint, Order Granting Emergency Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint, Second Amended Complaint (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G)(Dammrich, Thomas)

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Defendant: Russo Hardware, Inc.
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Defendant: Monsanto Company
Represented By: Peter Francis O'Neill
Represented By: Thomas Joseph Dammrich, II
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Respondent: Mac Restoration Contracting, Inc.
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Respondent: Archer Pines Landscaping, Inc.
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Intervenor: University of Illinois-Chicago
Represented By: Brett Michael Mares
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Plaintiff: Meghan Caruso
Represented By: Bryce Thomas Hensley
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