Barnes et al v. Unilever United States Incorporated
Plaintiff: Yvonne Barnes, Patricia Dean, Antonio Morris and Bernadette Bogdanovs
Defendant: Unilever United States Incorporated
Case Number: 1:2021cv06191
Filed: November 18, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Matthew F Kennelly
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Fraud
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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March 11, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 89 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 3/11/2023: For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Court denies defendant's motion to dismiss, except to the extent plaintiffs' claims are based on the alleged omission of benzene on Unilever's products' labels [dkt. no. 65]. The parties are directed to confer and attempt to agree on a schedule for discovery and pretrial proceedings and are to file a joint status report with a proposed schedule by no later than March 20, 2023. A telephonic status hearing is set for March 27, 2023 at 9:00 a.m., using call-in number 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. (mk)
January 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 88 RESPONSE by Plaintiffs Yvonne Barnes, Bernadette Bogdanovs, Patricia Dean, Antonio Morris to other #87 DEFENDANT'S SECOND NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY (Schaffer, Charles)
January 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 87 Defendant's Second Notice of Supplemental Authority by Unilever United States Incorporated (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Murray, Lynn)
December 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 86 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, )
December 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 85 WITHDRAWING Kevin Laukaitis as counsel for Plaintiffs Yvonne Barnes, Bernadette Bogdanovs, Patricia Dean, Antonio Morris and substituting Jonathan Shub as counsel of record (Shub, Jonathan)
December 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 84 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Video motion hearing held on 12/21/2022. Oral argument heard on the defendant's motion to dismiss. Defendant's motion to dismiss #65 is taken under advisement. The Court will set out a further status hearing at a later date. Mailed notice. (mma, )
December 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 83 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Telephonic status hearing held on 12/14/2022. Plaintiffs' motion to reassign #71 is denied without prejudice as to the reasons stated more fully on the record. Defendant's motion to dismiss #65 is set for oral argument on 12/21/2022 at 2:30 p.m. The hearing will be held by video and the Court will send out the video conference invitation a few days in advance of the hearing. Mailed notice. (mma, )
December 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 82 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: The telephonic hearing set for 9:15 AM on 12/14/2022 is converted to a status hearing and advanced to 9:00 AM on 12/14/2022. The call-in number remains as previously stated. (mk)
December 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 81 RESPONSE by Plaintiffs Yvonne Barnes, Bernadette Bogdanovs, Patricia Dean, Antonio Morris to other #79 Plaintiffs' Response to Defendant's Notice of Supplemental Authority (Laukaitis, Kevin)
November 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 80 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Motion of Douglas B. Maddock, Jr. to appear pro hac vice #77 is granted. (mk)
November 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 79 NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY by Unilever United States Incorporated (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Murray, Lynn)
November 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 78 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: At the Court's instance, due to its unavailability on 11/30/2022, the telephonic hearing set for that date is vacated and reset to 12/14/2022 at 9:15 AM, using call-in number 888-684-8852, access 746-1053. (mk)
November 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 77 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-20083839. (Maddock, Douglas)
November 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 76 REPLY by Plaintiffs Yvonne Barnes, Bernadette Bogdanovs, Patricia Dean, Antonio Morris to motion to reassign case, #71 Reply In Support Of Motion For Reassignment (Roberts, Max)
November 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 75 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Plaintiffs are directed to file by 11/28/2022 a reply to defendant's objection to their motion for reassignment based on relatedness. (mk)
November 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 74 Unilever United States, Inc.'s Memorandum In Opposition To Plaintiff's Motion for Reassignment by Unilever United States Incorporated (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit Exhibit C)(Murray, Lynn)
November 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 73 REPLY by Defendant Unilever United States Incorporated to Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #65 (Murray, Lynn)
November 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 72 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Any objection to plaintiffs' motion for a finding that Case No. 22 C 6140 is related to this case #71 is due by 11/21/2022. Telephonic motion hearing, unless deemed unnecessary by the Court, is set for 11/30/2022 at 9:10 AM, using call-in number 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. (mk)
November 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 71 MOTION by Plaintiffs Yvonne Barnes, Bernadette Bogdanovs, Patricia Dean, Antonio Morris to reassign case Motion to Reassign Sims v. Unilever United States Inc. To This Court (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Sims v. Unilever United States Inc. Complaint)(Roberts, Max)
October 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 70 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Stipulated motion for extension of schedule and to continue status hearing #68 is granted. Response to motion to dismiss is to be filed by 11/2/2022. Reply to response is to be filed by 11/23/2022. The telephonic status hearing set for 11/22/2022 is vacated and reset to 11/30/2022 at 9:10 a.m. The following call-in number will be used for the hearing: 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. (mk)
October 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 69 MEMORANDUM by Yvonne Barnes, Bernadette Bogdanovs, Patricia Dean, Antonio Morris in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #65 (Roberts, Max)
October 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 68 MOTION by Plaintiffs Yvonne Barnes, Bernadette Bogdanovs, Patricia Dean, Antonio Morris for extension of time to file response/reply as to Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #65 STIPULATED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS THE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND CONTINUATION OF STATUS CONFERENCE (Roberts, Max)
September 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 67 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Bernadette Bogdanovs by R. Jason Richards (Richards, R.)
September 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 66 MEMORANDUM by Unilever United States Incorporated in support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #65 (Murray, Lynn)
September 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 65 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Unilever United States Incorporated (Murray, Lynn)
September 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 64 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Motion of Philip Furia to appear pro hac vice #63 is granted. (mk)
August 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 63 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-19789413. (Furia, Philip)
August 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 62 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Telephonic status hearing held on 8/29/2022. Case numbers 22 C 338 and 22 C 3143 are consolidated with this case for all purposes. All future filings shall be filed in 21 C 6191. The fact discovery cutoff date of 9/19/2022 is vacated. Response to the consolidated amended complaint is due on 9/26/2022. Rule 26(a)(1) disclosure date is due 10/14/2022. The response to any motion to dismiss is due on 10/26/2022. The reply is due on 11/16/2022. A telephonic status hearing is set for 11/22/2022 at 9:10 a.m. The following call-in number will be used for the hearing: 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Mailed notice. (mma, )
August 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 61 MOTION by Defendant Unilever United States Incorporated for extension of time to file answer regarding amended complaint #60 (Murray, Lynn)
August 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 60 FIRST AMENDED CONSOLIDATED CLASS ACTION AMENDED complaint by Yvonne Barnes, Antonio Morris, Patricia Dean against All Defendants (Schaffer, Charles)
August 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 59 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Unilever United States Incorporated by Lynn Hagman Murray (Murray, Lynn)
July 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 58 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 7/24/2022: For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Court dismisses Counts 3, 4, and 6 of plaintiffs' complaint for failure to state a claim but otherwise denies defendants' motion to dismiss [dkt. no. 46]. Plaintiffs are given until August 24, 2022 to file an amended complaint, which may be a consolidated amended complaint combining this case and Case Nos. 22 C 338, Morris v. Unilever United States Inc., and 22 C 3143, Bogdanovs v. Unilever United States Inc. The case is set for a telephonic status hearing on August 29, 2022 at 9:10 a.m., using call-in number 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. (mk)
July 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 57 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Motion hearing held by video on 7/20/2022. Oral argument heard regarding the defendant's motion to dismiss consolidated amended complaint #46 . The Court will issue a written ruling at a later date. Mailed notice. (mma, )
July 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 56 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: The Court advises counsel that in its questions to the parties at this afternoon's oral argument, it intends to focus primarily on the Rule 12(b)(6) arguments but reserves the right to ask questions regarding the Rule 12(b)(1) arguments. (mk)
July 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 55 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Telephonic status hearing held on 7/6/2022. The oral argument set for 7/20/2022 will be held by video #51 . Counsel will receive a video invitation a few days in advance of the hearing. Mailed notice. (mma, )
July 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 54 STATUS Report by Yvonne Barnes, Patricia Dean, Antonio Morris (Laukaitis, Kevin)
June 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 53 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Defendant's unopposed motion for reassignment of Case No. 22-cv-3143 (Judge Leinenweber) as a related case is granted #52 . Mailed notice. (mma, )
June 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 52 MOTION by Defendant Unilever United States Incorporated to reassign case Unopposed Motion for Reassignment of Related Case Pursuant to Local Rule 40.4 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A and B)(Mendoza, Riley)
June 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 51 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Telephonic status hearing held on 6/21/2022. Defendant's motion to dismiss is set for oral argument on 7/20/2022 at 3:00 p.m. A telephonic status hearing is set for 7/6/2022 at 8:55 a.m. The following call-in number will be used for the hearing: 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Mailed notice. (mma, )
June 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 50 REPLY by Defendant Unilever United States Incorporated Defendant's Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss Consolidated Amended Complaint (Mendoza, Riley)
May 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 49 MEMORANDUM by Yvonne Barnes, Patricia Dean, Antonio Morris in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #46 (Suciu, Nick)
April 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 48 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Yvonne Barnes, Patricia Dean, Antonio Morris by Russell Busch (Busch, Russell)
April 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 47 MEMORANDUM by Unilever United States Incorporated in support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #46 Defendant's Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss Consolidated Amended Complaint (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Cho, Amy)
April 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 46 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Unilever United States Incorporated Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Consolidated Amended Complaint (Cho, Amy)
April 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 45 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Motion of Evan DeWitt Montgomery to appear pro hac vice #44 is granted. (mk)
April 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 44 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-19313269. (Montgomery, Evan)
March 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 43 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Antonio Morris by Jonathan Shub (Shub, Jonathan)
March 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 42 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Antonio Morris by Kevin Laukaitis (Laukaitis, Kevin)
March 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 41 CONSOLIDATED AMENDED complaint by Yvonne Barnes, Patricia Dean, Antonio Morris against Unilever United States Incorporated (Whitener, Virginia)
March 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 40 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Yvonne Barnes, Patricia Dean by Gary M. Klinger (Klinger, Gary)
March 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 39 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Telephonic status hearing held on 3/11/2022. The unopposed motion to consolidate #34 is granted. Case number 22 C 338 and this case are consolidated for all purposes. All future filings shall be filed in 21 C 6191. Plaintiff's consolidated amended complaint is due 3/25/2022. Motion to dismiss is due by 4/25/2022. The response to the motion to dismiss is due by 5/25/2022. Reply is to be filed by 6/15/2022. Rule 26(a)(1) disclosure deadline is moved to 4/25/2022. A telephonic status hearing is set for 6/21/2022 at 9:00 a.m. The following call-in number will be used for the hearing: 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. Mailed notice. (mma, )
March 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 38 MEMORANDUM Defendant's Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Cho, Amy)
March 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 37 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Unilever United States Incorporated Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Cho, Amy)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 36 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: At the Court's instance, the telephonic status hearing set for 3/11/2022 at 9:05 AM is reset to 9:20 AM on that same date. This is a time change only. The parties should be prepared to address the motion to consolidate at the status hearing. The following call-in number will be used: 888-684-8852; access code 746-1053. (mk)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 MEMORANDUM by Yvonne Barnes, Patricia Dean in support of motion to consolidate cases #34 (Whitener, Virginia)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 34 MOTION by Plaintiffs Yvonne Barnes, Patricia Dean to consolidate cases (Attachments: #1 [Proposed] Order)(Whitener, Virginia)
March 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Motions of Jason Sultzer, Daniel Markowitz, Mindy Dolgoff, Sarah Westcot, David Magagna, and Andrew Obergfell to appear pro hac vice are granted. (mk)
March 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 32 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-19206437. (Obergfell, Andrew)
March 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 31 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-19203523. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Cert of Good Standing--PA, #2 Exhibit Cert of Good Standing--NJ)(Magagna, David)
March 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 30 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-19202139. (Westcot, Sarah)
March 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 29 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-19201300. (Dolgoff, Mindy)
March 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-19201190. (Markowitz, Daniel)
March 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Yvonne Barnes, Patricia Dean by Charles E. Schaffer (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(Schaffer, Charles)
March 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 26 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-19200918. (Sultzer, Jason)
February 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: At the Court's instance, the telephonic status hearing set for 3/8/2022 is vacated and reset to 3/11/2022 at 9:05 a.m. The following call-in number will be used: 888-684-8852; access code 746-1053. The 3/8/2022 deadline previously set remains as-is. (mk)
February 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Yvonne Barnes, Patricia Dean by Max Stuart Roberts (Roberts, Max)
February 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Defendant has filed a motion saying (as it did in the joint status report filed on 1/4/2022) that it intends to file a motion to transfer the case to another district. It asks to defer filing of its response to the complaint, currently due on 2/18/2022, until 30 days after the Court rules on the motion to transfer or until 4/18/2022. It is clear from the tenor of the motion and even clearer from the earlier status report that the response to the complaint will be a motion to dismiss, which may include among other things the issue of standing. The Court is not persuaded that dealing with these motions seriatim is the best or most efficient way to proceed. The Court would prefer to have everything on the table so that it can determine how to proceed--which may end up being the way defendant is proposing, but the Court does not know that yet. The Court therefore denies defendant's motion and instead extends the time for filing the motion to transfer and the response to the complaint by two weeks, to 3/8/2022, which ought to be sufficient time given that the complaint was served in mid-December; counsel appeared shortly after that; defendant was aware of the likely grounds for seeking dismissal by early January; and the time for the response has already been extended once. Defendant should not expect another extension of the deadline. The telephonic status hearing set for 2/22/2022 is vacated and reset to 3/8/2022 at 9:10 AM, using call-in number 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. Counsel should wait for the case to be called before announcing themselves. (mk)
January 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Motion for reassignment #21 is granted. The Court finds Case No. 22 C 338 (Judge Kness) related to the present case and will ask the Executive Committee to reassign that case to Judge Kennelly's docket pursuant to Local Rule 40.4. Mailed notice. (mma, )
January 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 21 MOTION by Plaintiffs Yvonne Barnes, Patricia Dean to reassign case (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Class Action Complaint -- Morris v. Unilever)(Whitener, Virginia)
January 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MOTION by Defendant Unilever United States Incorporated for extension of time Joint Motion for Extension of Complaint Response Deadline (Cho, Amy)
January 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Unilever United States Incorporated by Patrick L. Oot (Oot, Patrick)
January 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Motion of Patrick Oot to appear pro hac vice #17 is granted. (mk)
January 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-19030470. (Oot, Patrick)
January 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Unilever United States Incorporated by James P. Muehlberger (Muehlberger, James)
January 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: The Court has reviewed the parties' joint status report and sets the following discovery and pretrial schedule. Response to complaint and motion to transfer, if any, is to be filed by 2/18/2022. Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures are to be made by 3/21/2022. The deadline for amending the pleadings and adding parties is 7/31/2022. Fact discovery is to be completed by 9/19/2022. The Court will set an expert disclosure and discovery schedule at a later date. The telephonic status hearing set for 1/11/2022 is vacated and reset to 2/22/2022 at 9:00 a.m., using the following call-in number: 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. (mk)
January 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 STATUS Report Joint Status Report by Unilever United States Incorporated (Mendoza, Riley)
December 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Motion of James Muehlberger to appear pro hac vice #12 is granted. (mk)
December 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-19003480. (Muehlberger, James)
December 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Unilever United States Incorporated by Riley C. Mendoza (Mendoza, Riley)
December 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Defendant's motion to extend deadlines #9 is granted in part. The deadline for defendant to respond to the complaint is extended to 2/18/2022 as requested. The request to reset the initial case management conference and the pre-conference joint status report deadline is overruled. (mk)
December 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MOTION by Defendant Unilever United States Incorporated for extension of time Defendant's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Deadlines (Cho, Amy)
December 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Unilever United States Incorporated (Cho, Amy)
December 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Unilever United States Incorporated by Amy Yongmee Cho (Cho, Amy)
December 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Yvonne Barnes, Patricia Dean as to Unilever United States Incorporated on 12/17/2021, answer due 1/7/2022. (Whitener, Virginia)
December 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: By no later than 1/4/2022, the parties (or, if no defendant has yet appeared, the plaintiff(s)) are to file a joint status report that includes the following information: (1) the status of service of process upon each defendant; (2) a description of each party's claims and defenses; (3) details regarding any discussions concerning settlement, whether before or after the filing of the lawsuit; (4) a proposed discovery and pretrial schedule; and (5) any other matters that any party wishes to bring to the Court's attention. The case is set for a case management conference under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16 on 1/11/2022 at 9:15 a.m. The case management conference will be conducted by telephone, using the following call-in number: 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. Plaintiff's counsel is directed to provide a copy of this order to any defendant that has not yet appeared by counsel via regular mail at the address at which the defendant has been or is to be served with process. (mk)
November 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 FIRST AMENDED complaint by Yvonne Barnes, Patricia Dean against Unilever United States Incorporated (Whitener, Virginia)
November 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Yvonne Barnes, Patricia Dean by Nick Suciu, III (Suciu, Nick)
November 19, 2021 Opinion or Order CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable M. David Weisman. Case assignment: Random assignment. (ak, )
November 19, 2021 Opinion or Order 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. (ak, )
November 19, 2021 Opinion or Order SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Unilever United States Incorporated (jj, )
November 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Whitener, Virginia)
November 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Yvonne Barnes, Patricia Dean; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-18890170.(Whitener, Virginia)

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Plaintiff: Yvonne Barnes
Represented By: Virginia Ann Whitener
Represented By: Nick Suciu, III
Represented By: Andrew Obergfell
Represented By: Philip Furia
Represented By: Gary M. Klinger
Represented By: Russell Busch
Represented By: Charles E. Schaffer
Represented By: Daniel H Markowitz
Represented By: David Charles Magagna
Represented By: Jason P. Sultzer
Represented By: Jonathan Shub
Represented By: Max Stuart Roberts
Represented By: Sarah N. Westcot
Represented By: Mindy Dolgoff
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Plaintiff: Patricia Dean
Represented By: Virginia Ann Whitener
Represented By: Nick Suciu, III
Represented By: Andrew Obergfell
Represented By: Gary M. Klinger
Represented By: Russell Busch
Represented By: David Charles Magagna
Represented By: Charles E. Schaffer
Represented By: Philip Furia
Represented By: Jonathan Shub
Represented By: Jason P. Sultzer
Represented By: Max Stuart Roberts
Represented By: Sarah N. Westcot
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Plaintiff: Antonio Morris
Represented By: Russell Busch
Represented By: Jonathan Shub
Represented By: Kevin Laukaitis
Represented By: Charles E. Schaffer
Represented By: Virginia Ann Whitener
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Plaintiff: Bernadette Bogdanovs
Represented By: Kiley Lynn Grombacher
Represented By: Marcus Bradley
Represented By: R. Jason Richards
Represented By: Sin-Ting Mary Liu
Represented By: Jonathan Shub
Represented By: Robert Jason Richards
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Defendant: Unilever United States Incorporated
Represented By: Amy Yongmee Cho
Represented By: James P. Muehlberger
Represented By: Patrick L. Oot
Represented By: Riley C. Mendoza
Represented By: Douglas B. Maddock
Represented By: Evan DeWitt Montgomery
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