Russo v. Air Prod & Chem Inc, et al
Plaintiff: Floyd Russo
Defendant: Entergy New Orleans, Inc., Bayer Cropscience LP, McCarty Corporation, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Murphy Oil USA Inc, Chevron Chemical Company, L.L.C., Viacom Inc, Garlock Inc, Rhone-Poulenc AG Company, American Employers' Insurance Company, General Electric Company, Shell Chemical Company, Murphy Exploration and Production Company USA, Flintkote Company, Reilly-Benton Company, Inc., Foster Wheeler Corporation, Owens-Illinois Inc, Fidelity and Casualty Insurance Company of New York, Lou-Con Inc, Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc., Branton Insulations, Inc., OneBeacon America Insurance Company, American Motorists Insurance Company, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M), Eagle Inc, Anco Insulations Inc, Maryland Casualty Company, Wyeth Holdings Corporation, Shell Oil Company, Pharmacia Corporation, Union Carbide Corporation, Babcock Borsig Power, Inc., Marathon Oil Company and Entergy Louisiana, Inc.
Case Number: 2:2004cv02331
Filed: August 13, 2004
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Presiding Judge: Jay C Zainey
Nature of Suit: P.I. : Asbestos
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1442
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 29, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER from the MDL Panel vacating the conditional transfer order (CTO-237) insofar as it relates to this action - case has been remanded to state court. Clerk, MDL Panel (dno)
October 22, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 26 MINUTE ENTRY ( 10/22/04 ) ORDERED that pla's motion to remand case to state court [4-1] is GRANTED & this matter is remanded to Orleans Parish Civil District Court; Furthermore, pla's motion for sanctions [10-1] is DENIED by Judge Jay C. Zainey. (CLOSED CASE) (gw)
October 21, 2004 Filing 25 Opposition by plaintiff Floyd Russo to dft Amer Motorists Ins Co's [23-1] amended ntc of removal & suppl reply memo in support of mtn to remand (gw)
October 18, 2004 Filing 23 AMENDED Notice of removal by defendant Amer Motorists Ins from Court; (dmg)
October 18, 2004 Filing 21 Supplemental memorandum by defendant Amer Motorists Ins in opp to pla's [4-1] motion to remand case to state court (bc)
October 15, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 24 Motion by plaintiff Floyd Russo and ORDER granting leave to file an opp to amended ntc of removal & to file suppl reply memo in support of mtn to remand by Judge Jay C. Zainey Date Signed: 10/20/04 (gw)
October 14, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MINUTE ENTRY ( 10/14/04 ) ORDERED that the 10/20/04 hrg is CANCELLED & that dft Gen Elec Co motion for more definite statement or, alter, for partial no cause of action [8-1] & dft Viacom Inc's motion for more definite statement [2-1] are CONT W/O DATE, pending the resolution of the pla's mtn to remand; Following the disposition of the mtn to remand & if circumstances warrant, the dfts' shall renotice their FRCP 12(e) mtns for hrg bfr the undersigned by Magistrate Judge Daniel E. Knowles III (gw)
October 12, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 22 Motion by defendant Amer Motorists Ins and ORDER for leave to file an amended ntc of removal by Judge Jay C. Zainey Date Signed: 10/15/04 (dmg)
October 12, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 20 Motion by defendant Amer Motorists Ins and ORDER for leave to file suppl memo in opp to pla's mtn to remand in lieu of oral argument by Judge Jay C. Zainey Date Signed: 10/15/04 (bc) Modified on 10/18/2004
October 12, 2004 Filing 18 Memo in opposition by plaintiff Floyd Russo to motion for more definite statement or, alter, for partial no cause of action [8-1] filed by defendant Gen Elec Co (gw)
October 12, 2004 Filing 17 Memo in opposition by plaintiff Floyd Russo to motion for more definite statement [2-1] filed by defendant Viacom Inc (gw)
October 6, 2004 ANSWER by defendant Fid & Cas Ins Co NY to original complaint [1-1] and to 1st suppl & amd complaint by plaintiff Floyd Russo [0-1]. (State Court) (gw)
September 27, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MINUTE ENTRY ( 9/27/04 ) Orderd that dft Viacom & dft Gen Elec Co's motions for more definite statement [2-1], [8-1] are rescheduled for oral hrg at 11:00 10/20/04 by Magistrate Judge Daniel E. Knowles III (lg)
September 22, 2004 Filing 14 Reply memorandum by plaintiff Floyd Russo in support of his [4-1] motion to remand case to state court (gw)
September 20, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Motion by plaintiff Floyd Russo and ORDER granting leave to file a reply memo in support of his mtn to remand by Judge Jay C. Zainey Date Signed: 9/21/04 (gw)
September 20, 2004 Filing 12 Memo in opposition by defendant Amer Motorists Ins to motion to remand case to state court [4-1] filed by plaintiff Floyd Russo (gw)
September 17, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Motion by defendant Amer Motorists Ins and ORDER for oral argument on pla's motion to remand case to state court [4-1] to be heard at 1:30 10/6/04 by Judge Jay C. Zainey Date Signed: 9/24/04 (lg)
September 17, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Motion by defendant Amer Motorists Ins and ORDER granting leave to file a memo in opp to pla's mtn to remand in excess of the 25 page limit prescribed by the Local Rules of this Court by Judge Jay C. Zainey Date Signed: 9/20/04 (gw)
September 8, 2004 Filing 10 MOTION by plaintiff Floyd Russo for sanctions to be heard before Judge at 9:00 10/6/04 (lg)
August 31, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MINUTE ENTRY ( 8/31/04 ) ORDERED that the motion by dft Viacom Inc for more definite statement [2-1] & the motion by dft Gen Elec Co for more definite statement or, alter, for partial no cause of action [8-1] is rescheduled for oral hrg on 10/6/04 at 11:00 am by Magistrate Judge Daniel E. Knowles III (gw)
August 30, 2004 Filing 8 12(e) MOTION by defendant Gen Elec Co for more definite statement or, alter, for partial no cause of action referred to Magistrate Judge Daniel E. Knowles III to be heard before Mag at 11:00 9/22/04 (gw)
August 30, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 6 MINUTE ENTRY ( 8/30/04 ) ORDERED that Viacom Inc's mtn for more definite stmt [Rec. Doc. No. 2] is scheduled for oral hrg on 9/22/04 at 11:00 am by Magistrate Judge Daniel E. Knowles III (gw)
August 30, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MINUTE ENTRY ( 8/27/04 ) ORDERED that pla's motion to remand case to state court [4-1] is set for hrg on 9/22/04 on the briefs by Judge Jay C. Zainey (gw)
August 30, 2004 Filing 4 MOTION by plaintiff Floyd Russo to remand case to state court to be heard before Judge; no hrg date set. (gw)
August 26, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Motion by defendant Amer Motorists Ins and ORDER granting waiver of filing of the state court record of this case with this Court by Judge Jay C. Zainey Date Signed: 8/27/04 (gw)
August 23, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Motion by plaintiff Floyd Russo for exp hrg on its mtn to remand this case to State Court and ORDER - denied by Judge Jay C. Zainey (gw)
August 19, 2004 Filing 2 MOTION by defendant Viacom Inc for more definite statement to be heard before Mag Judge Knowles at 11:00 9/22/04 (plh) Modified on 08/24/2004
August 13, 2004 Filing 1 Notice of removal by defendant Amer Motorists Ins from Civil Dist Court Orleans Parish; Case Number: 03-18399 D-16 (plh)
August 13, 2004 Payment of filing fee by defendant Amer Motorists Ins in amount of $ 150.00 (plh)
August 13, 2004 PLAINTIFF'S 2nd SUPPL & AMENDED complaint [1-1], [0-1]; (state court) (plh) Modified on 08/23/2004
August 13, 2004 PLAINTIFF'S 1ST SUPPL & AMENDED complaint [1-1] terminating party - Murphy Explor & Prod; adding Murphy Oil USA Inc (state court) (plh) Modified on 08/23/2004

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