Columbia Meats, Inc. et al v. Norman W. Fries, Inc., et al
Plaintiff: COLUMBIA MEATS, INC. and GREENVILLE MEATS, INC.
Defendant: Harrison Poultry, Inc., Agri Stats, Inc., Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Food Division), Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, Simmons Foods, Inc., Perdue Farms, Inc., Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Processing Division), JCG Foods Of Alabama, LLC, House of Raeford Farms, Inc., Mountaire Farms, LLC, Equity Group Kentucky Division, LLC, Foster Farms, LLC, Sanderson Farms, Inc., Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Production Division), Mountaire Farms, Inc., O.K. Farms, Inc., Equity Group Georgia Division, LLC, Koch Meat Co., Inc., NORMAN W. FRIES, INC., dba CLAXTON POULTRY FARMS, Case Farms Processing, Inc., Keystone Foods, LLC, Case Farms, LLC, Tyson Breeders, Inc., Perdue Foods, LLC, Tyson Foods, Inc., Tyson Poultry, Inc., Equity Group Eufaula Division, LLC, Wayne Farms, LLC, Tyson Chicken, Inc., O.K. Foods, Inc., O,K. INDUSTRIES, INC., Case Foods, Inc., KOCH FOOD, INC., Mountainaire Farms of Delaware, Inc., JCG Foods Of Georgia, LLC, MAR-JAC Poultry, Inc., Norman W. Fries, Inc. doing business as Claxton Poultry Farms and O.K. Industries, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2021cv02847
Filed: May 26, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Thomas M Durkin
Nature of Suit: Anti-Trust
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. ยง 1
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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June 8, 2021 Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: This case has been reassigned to Judge Durkin. Motion to withdraw unopposed motion for reassignment based on relatedness #7 is granted. Motion to reassign case #6 is withdrawn. Mailed notice. (ecw, )
June 7, 2021 Filing 9 STIPULATION Concerning Waiver of Service (Manion, Ryan)
June 1, 2021 Filing 8 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: Case reassigned to the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin for all further proceedings. Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama no longer assigned to the case, pursuant to Local Rule 40.4. Signed by Executive Committee on 06/01/2021. (rc, )
May 28, 2021 Filing 7 MOTION by Plaintiffs Columbia Meats, Inc., Greenville Meats, Inc. to withdraw motion to reassign case #6 Motion to Withdraw Unopposed Motion for Reassignment Baed on Relatedness Under Local Rule 40.4 ECF No. 6 Which Was Filed in Error (Manion, Ryan)
May 28, 2021 Filing 6 MOTION by Plaintiffs Columbia Meats, Inc., Greenville Meats, Inc. to reassign case Unopposed Motion for Reassignment Based on Relatedness Under Local Rule 40.4 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A)(Lifvendahl, Eric)
May 27, 2021 Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: On or before 8/9/2021, the parties shall file a joint initial status report. A template for the Joint Initial Status Report, setting forth the information required, may be found at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Judges.aspx by clicking on Judge Valderrama's name and then again on the link entitled 'Joint Initial Status Report.' The court will enter a scheduling order in response. Plaintiff must serve this Minute Entry on all other parties. If the defendant(s) has not been served with process, plaintiff's counsel must contact the Courtroom Deputy at analeah_charles@ilnd.uscourts.gov to reschedule the Joint Initial Status Report deadline. Plaintiff should not file the Joint Initial Status Report before the defendant(s) has been served with process. The parties are further ordered to review all of Judge Valderrama's standing orders and the information available on his webpage. Mailed notice (Attachments: #1 joint status report) (axc).
May 27, 2021 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey T. Gilbert. Case assignment: Random assignment. (crl, )
May 26, 2021 Filing 4 GREENVILLE MEATS, INC. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by GREENVILLE MEATS, INC. (Manion, Ryan)
May 26, 2021 Filing 3 COLUMBIA MEAT, INC. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by COLUMBIA MEATS, INC. (Manion, Ryan)
May 26, 2021 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Manion, Ryan)
May 26, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by GREENVILLE MEATS, INC., COLUMBIA MEATS, INC.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-18290859.(Manion, Ryan)

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Defendant: Harrison Poultry, Inc.
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Defendant: Agri Stats, Inc.
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Defendant: Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Food Division)
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Defendant: Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Processing Division)
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Defendant: JCG Foods Of Alabama, LLC
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Defendant: House of Raeford Farms, Inc.
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Defendant: Mountaire Farms, LLC
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Defendant: Equity Group Kentucky Division, LLC
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Defendant: Foster Farms, LLC
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Defendant: Sanderson Farms, Inc.
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Defendant: Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Production Division)
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Defendant: Mountaire Farms, Inc.
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Defendant: O.K. Farms, Inc.
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Defendant: Koch Meat Co., Inc.
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Defendant: NORMAN W. FRIES, INC., dba CLAXTON POULTRY FARMS
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Defendant: Case Farms Processing, Inc.
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Defendant: Keystone Foods, LLC
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Defendant: Case Farms, LLC
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Defendant: Tyson Breeders, Inc.
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Defendant: Perdue Foods, LLC
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Defendant: Tyson Poultry, Inc.
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Defendant: Equity Group Eufaula Division, LLC
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Defendant: Wayne Farms, LLC
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Defendant: Tyson Chicken, Inc.
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Defendant: O.K. Foods, Inc.
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Defendant: O,K. INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Defendant: Case Foods, Inc.
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Defendant: KOCH FOOD, INC.
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Defendant: Mountainaire Farms of Delaware, Inc.
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Defendant: JCG Foods Of Georgia, LLC
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Defendant: MAR-JAC Poultry, Inc.
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Defendant: Norman W. Fries, Inc. doing business as Claxton Poultry Farms
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Defendant: O.K. Industries, Inc.
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Plaintiff: COLUMBIA MEATS, INC.
Represented By: Ryan Manion
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Plaintiff: GREENVILLE MEATS, INC.
Represented By: Ryan Manion
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