Swanson v. Bayer CropScience, LP et al
Plaintiff: John C. Swanson
Defendant: Corteva, Inc., CHS, Inc., Growmark, Inc., Cargill Incorporated, BASF Corporation, Tenkoz, Inc., Bayer CropScience, LP, Growmark FS, LLC, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc., Simplot AB Retail Sub, Inc., Bayer CropScience, Inc., Winfield Solutions, LLC, Univar Solutions, Inc., Syngenta Corporation, Federated Co-Operatives, Ltd. and Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Case Number: 3:2021cv00046
Filed: January 13, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Nancy J Rosenstengel
Nature of Suit: Anti-Trust
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 15
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 12, 2021 Filing 46 MOTION to Stay Pending Decision by The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Or, In the Alternative, For an Extension of Time to Respond by Syngenta Corporation. (Nester, Michael)
March 12, 2021 Filing 45 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Cargill Incorporated. (Mahr, Eric)
March 12, 2021 Filing 44 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Attorney Eric J. Mahr $200 fee paid,receipt number 0754-4426804 by on behalf of Cargill Incorporated. (Mahr, Eric)
March 11, 2021 Filing 43 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Federated Co-Operatives, Ltd.. (McCluggage, Michael)
March 11, 2021 Filing 42 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Corteva, Inc.. (Flack, Donald)
March 11, 2021 Filing 41 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent E.I du Pont de Nemours & Company (DuPont), Other Affiliate Corteva, Inc. for Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.. (Flack, Donald)
March 11, 2021 Filing 40 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Tenkoz, Inc.. (McCaffrey, Timothy)
March 11, 2021 Filing 39 NOTICE of Appearance by Timothy McCaffrey on behalf of Tenkoz, Inc. (McCaffrey, Timothy)
March 11, 2021 Filing 38 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Syngenta Corporation identifying Corporate Parent Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Other Affiliate Syngenta AG for Syngenta Corporation. (Nester, Michael)
March 11, 2021 Filing 37 NOTICE of Appearance by Donald M. Flack, Jr on behalf of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. (Flack, Donald)
March 9, 2021 Filing 36 Corporate Disclosure Statement by BASF Corporation. (Bozarth, Troy)
March 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER granting #34 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Attorney Kathy L. Osborn on behalf of CHS, Inc.(ack)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
March 5, 2021 Filing 34 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Attorney Kathy L. Osborn $200 fee paid,receipt number 0754-4420197 by on behalf of CHS, Inc.. (Osborn, Kathy)
March 4, 2021 Filing 33 Corporate Disclosure Statement by CHS, Inc.. (Kingsbury, Colby)
March 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER granting #30 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Attorney Marco Cercone, on behalf of John C. Swanson. (ack)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
March 3, 2021 Filing 31 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Winfield Solutions, LLC identifying Corporate Parent Land O'Lakes, Inc. for Winfield Solutions, LLC. (Eimer, Nathan)
March 3, 2021 Filing 30 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Attorney Marco Cercone $200 fee paid,receipt number 0754-4418326 by on behalf of John C. Swanson. (Cercone, Marco)
March 3, 2021 Filing 29 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Growmark FS, LLC. (Noeltner, Barry)
March 3, 2021 Filing 28 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Growmark, Inc.. (Noeltner, Barry)
March 3, 2021 Filing 27 NOTICE of Appearance by Barry S. Noeltner on behalf of Growmark FS, LLC, Growmark, Inc. (Noeltner, Barry)
February 19, 2021 Filing 26 AMENDED COMPLAINT against BASF Corporation, Bayer CropScience, Inc., Bayer CropScience, LP, CHS, Inc., Cargill Incorporated, Corteva, Inc., Federated Co-Operatives, Ltd., Growmark FS, LLC, Growmark, Inc., Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc., Simplot AB Retail Sub, Inc., Syngenta Corporation, Tenkoz, Inc., Univar Solutions, Inc., Winfield Solutions, LLC, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., filed by John C. Swanson.(Nussbaum, Linda)
February 17, 2021 Filing 25 NOTICE of Appearance by Travis Herbert Campbell on behalf of Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc. (Campbell, Travis)
February 17, 2021 Filing 24 NOTICE STRIKING ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOCUMENTS striking #23 Complaint filed by John C. Swanson. Login used and signature do not match. Filer should re-file documents. Attorney Stephen M. Tillery and Jamie Boyer have not filed a Notice of Appearance. See Local Rule 83.1(f). In all cases filed in, removed to, or transferred to this court, all attorneys, including government attorneys, shall file a written entry of appearance before addressing the court. (ack)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
February 16, 2021 Filing 23 STRICKEN COMPLAINT Consolidated Class Action Complaint against All Defendants, filed by John C. Swanson.(Boyer, Jamie) Modified on 2/17/2021 (ack).
February 11, 2021 Filing 22 NOTICE of Appearance by Sarah H. Catalano on behalf of Winfield Solutions, LLC (Catalano, Sarah)
February 11, 2021 Filing 21 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (Kingsbury, Colby)
February 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER re #18 Joint Motion to Set Responsive Pleading Deadlines and Briefing Schedule. Plaintiffs indicate they expect to file an amended consolidated complaint on or before February 16, 2021, which will supersede the current complaint in this and two related cases (21-CV-21 and 21-CV-122). In an effort to streamline the proceedings and maximize judicial resources, the parties jointly move the Court to vacate the current answer deadline and set a briefing schedule for all parties governing the anticipated consolidated amended complaint and any motion(s) to dismiss that may be filed. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS the motion and VACATES the current answer deadline. Defendants are ORDERED to respond to the amended consolidated complaint 45 days after it is filed, but no earlier than April 2, 2021. Additionally, Plaintiffs shall have 45 days to oppose any motion(s) to dismiss filed by Defendants, and Defendants shall have 30 days to file any reply brief(s), if a reply is warranted under Local Rule 7.1(c). Signed by Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel on 2/4/2021. (mlp) THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
February 4, 2021 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael L. McCluggage on behalf of Federated Co-Operatives, Ltd. (McCluggage, Michael)
February 3, 2021 Filing 18 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #1 Complaint, (to Set Responsive Pleading Deadlines And Briefing Schedule) by Syngenta Corporation. (Nester, Michael)
February 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE: This lawsuit is similar to Case No. 21-21-NJR filed in this Court in which Plaintiff alleges an antitrust class action against the Defendants. The other case is assigned to the Honorable Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel. Under the logic of Smith v. Check-n-Go of Illinois, 200 F.3d 511, 513 n.1 (7th Cir. 1999), this case should be reassigned to Chief Judge Rosenstengel. Accordingly, the undersigned hereby TRANSFERS this case (for reassignment by the Clerk's Office) to Chief Judge Rosenstengel. Counsel should use the suffix "-NJR" in the case number of all future pleadings herein. Signed by Judge Staci M. Yandle on 2/3/2021. (mah). THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
February 3, 2021 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Donald M. Flack, Jr on behalf of Corteva, Inc. (Flack, Donald)
February 3, 2021 Filing 15 NOTICE of Appearance by Troy A. Bozarth on behalf of BASF Corporation (Bozarth, Troy)
February 3, 2021 Filing 14 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by John C. Swanson. Winfield Solutions, LLC waiver sent on 1/27/2021, answer due 3/29/2021. (McNulty, Shannon)
February 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #9 Attorney Linda P. Nussbaum's Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiff John C. Swanson. (ack)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
February 2, 2021 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Brian Chang on behalf of Winfield Solutions, LLC (Chang, Brian)
February 2, 2021 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Vanessa G Jacobsen on behalf of Winfield Solutions, LLC (Jacobsen, Vanessa)
February 2, 2021 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Nathan P. Eimer on behalf of Winfield Solutions, LLC (Eimer, Nathan)
February 2, 2021 Filing 9 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Attorney Linda P. Nussbaum $200 fee paid,receipt number 0754-4392836 by on behalf of John C. Swanson. (Nussbaum, Linda)
February 2, 2021 Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Colby A. Kingsbury on behalf of CHS, Inc. (Kingsbury, Colby)
February 2, 2021 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael J. Nester on behalf of Syngenta Corporation (Nester, Michael)
January 27, 2021 Filing 6 NOTICE TERMINATING JUDGE ASSIGNMENT: Pursuant to Administrative Order No. 257, and a request for reassignment having been received, this case, in its entirety, is hereby reassigned to Judge Staci M. Yandle for further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Gilbert C. Sison no longer assigned to the case. All future documents must bear case number 21-46-SMY. (ack)THIS TEXT ENTRY IS AN ORDER OF THE COURT. NO FURTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MAILED.
January 27, 2021 Filing 5 CONSENT/NON-CONSENT TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - sealed pending receipt from all parties. (McNulty, Shannon)
January 14, 2021 Filing 4 NOTICE OF INITIAL ASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE: This case has been randomly assigned to United States Magistrate Judge Gilbert C. Sison pursuant to Administrative Order No. 257. The parties are advised that their consent is required if the assigned Magistrate Judge is to conduct all further proceedings in the case, including trial and final entry of judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 73. As set forth in Administrative Order No. 257, each party will be required to file a Notice and Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction form indicating consent or nonconsent to the jurisdiction of the assigned Magistrate Judge. If all parties do not consent to the Magistrate Judge's jurisdiction, the case will be randomly assigned to a district judge for all further proceedings and the parties cannot later consent to reassignment of the case to a magistrate judge. The parties are further advised that they are free to withhold consent without adverse substantive consequences. Within 21 days of this Notice, the following party or parties must file the attached form indicating consent to proceed before the assigned Magistrate Judge or an affirmative declination to consent: John C. Swanson. A link regarding the magistrate judges in this district is attached for your convenience: #http://www.ilsd.uscourts.gov/documents/BenefitsofConsent.pdf. All future documents must bear case number 21-46-GCS. Refer to Civil/Removal Case Processing Requirements, found on the ILSD website, for further service information. Consent due by 2/4/2021 (ack)
January 14, 2021 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert A. Clifford on behalf of John C. Swanson (Clifford, Robert)
January 13, 2021 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Shannon M McNulty on behalf of John C. Swanson (McNulty, Shannon)
January 13, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against BASF Corporation, Bayer CropScience, Inc., Bayer CropScience, LP, CHS, Inc., Cargill Incorporated, Corteva, Inc., Federated Co-Operatives, Ltd., Growmark FS, LLC, Growmark, Inc., Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc., Simplot AB Retail Sub, Inc., Syngenta Corporation, Tenkoz, Inc., Univar Solutions, Inc., Winfield Solutions, LLC ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0754-4377578.), filed by John C. Swanson. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(McNulty, Shannon)

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Defendant: Corteva, Inc.
Represented By: Donald M. Flack, Jr.
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Defendant: CHS, Inc.
Represented By: Kathy L. Osborn
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Defendant: Growmark, Inc.
Represented By: Barry S. Noeltner
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Defendant: Cargill Incorporated
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Defendant: BASF Corporation
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Defendant: Tenkoz, Inc.
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Defendant: Bayer CropScience, LP
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Defendant: Growmark FS, LLC
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Defendant: Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc.
Represented By: Travis Herbert Campbell
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Defendant: Simplot AB Retail Sub, Inc.
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Defendant: Bayer CropScience, Inc.
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Defendant: Winfield Solutions, LLC
Represented By: Brian Chang
Represented By: Sarah H. Catalano
Represented By: Nathan P. Eimer
Represented By: Vanessa G Jacobsen
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Defendant: Univar Solutions, Inc.
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Defendant: Syngenta Corporation
Represented By: Michael J. Nester
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Defendant: Federated Co-Operatives, Ltd.
Represented By: Michael L. McCluggage
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Defendant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Represented By: Donald M. Flack, Jr.
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Plaintiff: John C. Swanson
Represented By: Shannon M McNulty
Represented By: Robert A. Clifford
Represented By: Linda P. Nussbaum
Represented By: Marco Cercone
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