Watkins et al v. Plum, PBC et al
Plaintiff: James A Watkins and Margaret Watkins
Defendant: Plum, PBC, Nurture, Inc., Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Amazon.com Sales, Inc., Whole Food Market, Inc., Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, Whole Foods Market, Inc. and Amazon.com Services LLC
Case Number: 2:2022cv00551
Filed: March 4, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Presiding Judge: Dana Douglas
Referring Judge: Jay C Zainey
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
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Date Filed Document Text
June 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 43 ORDER Granting #42 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to Samuel Felker. Signed by Judge Jay C. Zainey on 6/23/2022. (Attachments: #1 Notice to Visiting Attorneys) (ajn)
June 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 42 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ALAEDC-9410497) by Whole Foods Market, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Proposed Order)(Ballay, Brian)
May 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 41 ORDER Granting #40 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to Hope S. Freiwald. Signed by Judge Jay C. Zainey on 5/13/2022. (ajn) (Additional attachment(s) added on 5/17/2022: #1 Notice to Visiting Attorneys) (ajn).
May 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 40 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Hope Freiwald (Fee previously paid) by Plum, PBC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Order, #2 Electronic Registration for Hope S. Freiwald, #3 Exhibit 1 - PA Certificate of Good Standing, #4 Exhibit 2 - NJ Certificate of Good Standing, #5 Exhibit 3 - Hope Freiwald Affidavit)(Surprenant, Diana)
May 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 39 REPLY/MEMORANDUM in Support filed by Whole Foods Market, Inc. re #15 MOTION to Dismiss. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(ajn)
May 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER Granting #34 Motion for Leave to File Reply. Signed by Judge Jay C. Zainey on 5/11/2022. (ajn)
May 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER Granting #33 Motion to Adopt Nurture Inc.'s Motion For Leave to File Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Jay C. Zainey on 5/11/2022. (ajn)
May 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 36 REPLY to Response to Motion filed by Nurture, Inc. re #23 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim . (blg)
May 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER granting #32 Motion for Leave to File Reply. Signed by Judge Jay C. Zainey on 5/10/2022. (blg)
May 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 34 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Leave to File Reply Memorandum in Further Support of Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(2) by Whole Foods Market, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Pleading Reply in Further Support of Motion to Dismiss, #2 Proposed Pleading Exhibit 1, #3 Proposed Order)(Rychlak, Alexandra)
May 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Joinder to Adopt Nurture Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss by Plum, PBC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Surprenant, Diana)
May 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 32 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Leave to File Reply in Support of Motion for Dismissal of Plaintiffs' Complaint Pursuant to FRCP 12(B)(6) by Nurture, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order, #2 Proposed Pleading Reply in Support of Motion for Dismissal)(Capodice, Camala E.)
May 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 31 MEMORANDUM in Opposition filed by James A Watkins, Margaret Watkins re #23 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim . (ajn)
May 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER Granting #28 Motion for Leave to File and Withdraw Documents. Rec. DOC. 26 shall be, and hereby is withdrawn, and the attached shall be, and hereby is, filed into the record as the Opposition to Nurture, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Jay C. Zainey on 5/6/2022. (ajn)
May 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 29 **DEFICIENT** EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice Admission of Hope Freiwald (Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ALAEDC-9348144) by Plum, PBC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Exhibit 1 - PA Cert. of Good Standing, #3 Exhibit 2 - NJ Cert. of Good Standing, #4 Exhibit 3 - Affidavit of Hope Freiwald)(Surprenant, Diana) Modified on 5/9/2022 (ajn).
May 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Leave to File and Withdraw Documents by James A Watkins, Margaret Watkins. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Proposed Pleading Opposition Memorandum to Nurture, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss)Attorney James A. Watkins added to party James A Watkins(pty:pla).(Watkins, James)
May 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 **DEFICIENT** RESPONSE/MEMORANDUM in Opposition filed by All Plaintiffs re #23 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Nurture Inc. as adopted by Plum PBC. (Watkins, James) Modified on 5/5/2022 (ajn).
May 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 26 **WITHDRAWN PER ORDER AT R.DOC. 30** RESPONSE/MEMORANDUM in Opposition filed by All Plaintiffs re #23 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim by Nurture, Inc, and adopted by Plum PBC. (Watkins, James) Modified on 5/9/2022 (ajn).
April 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER Granting #24 Motion Motion to Adopt re #23 Motion to Dismiss filed byNurture, Inc. Signed by Judge Jay C. Zainey on 4/26/2022. (ajn)
April 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Joinder to Adopt the Motion to Dismiss filed by Nurture, Inc. by Plum, PBC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Notice of Submission)(Surprenant, Diana)
April 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim by Nurture, Inc.. Motion(s) will be submitted on 5/11/2022. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Notice of Submission)(Winsberg, Gabriel)
April 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER Granting #21 MOTION to Reset Submission Date. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the submission date is CONTINUED to 5/11/2022 re #15 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. Whole Foods has until the new submission date of 5/11/2022, to file, with leave of Court, its Reply Brief in further support of its Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Jay C. Zainey on 4/14/2022.(ajn)
April 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 21 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION to Continue /Reset Reply Deadline by Whole Foods Market, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Ballay, Brian)
April 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting #18 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Andrew Caleb Rayford terminated. Signed by Judge Jay C. Zainey on 4/6/2022. (caa)
April 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 RESPONSE/MEMORANDUM in Opposition filed by All Plaintiffs re #15 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6)(Watkins, James)
April 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION to Withdraw Andrew C. Rayford as Attorney by Hain Celestial Group, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Lowenthal, Joseph)
April 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice as to Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans by All Plaintiffs. (Watkins, James)
March 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ANSWER to #1 Notice of Removal, with Jury Demand by Amazon.com Sales, Inc..(Cochran, Douglas)
March 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by Whole Foods Market, Inc.. Motion(s) will be submitted on 4/13/2022. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Declaration, #3 Notice of Submission)(Ballay, Brian)
March 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER Granting #13 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Answer due 4/14/2022. Signed by Judge Jay C. Zainey on 3/25/2022. (ajn)
March 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer by Nurture, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Winsberg, Gabriel)
March 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 NOTICE Of Compliance by Nurture, Inc. re #3 Order Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1447(B). (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Winsberg, Gabriel) Modified text on 3/22/2022 (ajn).
March 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER Granting #10 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer as to Amazon.com Sales, Inc. Answer due Thursday, 3/31/2022. Signed by Judge Jay C. Zainey on 3/18/2022. (ajn)
March 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer re #1 Notice of Removal, by Amazon.com Sales, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Cochran, Douglas)
March 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER granting #7 Motion to Substitute Attorney. Added attorneys Douglas Jay Cochran, Walter Frederick Metzinger, III, Nicholas J. Wehlen for Amazon.com Sales, Inc. Attorney Brian M. Ballay and Steven F. Griffith, Jr terminated. Signed by Judge Jay C. Zainey on 3/15/2022. (caa)
March 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION to Withdraw Brian M. Ballay, Steven F. Griffith, Jr., Alex Rychlak and Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz as Attorney , MOTION to Substitute Attorney Douglas J. Cochran, Walter F. Metzinger III, Nicholas J. Whelen and Stone Pigman by Amazon.com Sales, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Ballay, Brian)
March 11, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ANSWER to #1 Notice of Removal - Petition for Damages with Jury Demand by Hain Celestial Group, Inc.(ajn)
March 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 **DEFICIENT** EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer re #1 Notice of Removal, by Amazon.com Sales, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)Attorney Douglas Jay Cochran added to party Amazon.com Sales, Inc.(pty:dft).(Cochran, Douglas) Modified on 3/11/2022 (cwa).
March 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER GRANTING #4 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer #1 Notice of Removal. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Whole Foods Market, Inc.'s deadline to respond to be, and the same is hereby extended through and including Monday, 3/28/2022. Signed by Judge Jay C. Zainey on 3/9/2022. (pp)
March 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer re #1 Notice of Removal, by Whole Foods Market, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Ballay, Brian)
March 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 DIRECTIVE Pursuant to 28:1447(b) re #1 Notice of Removal by Clerk.(ajn)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Initial Case Assignment to Judge Jay C. Zainey and Magistrate Judge Dana Douglas. (aj)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, case number 2022-00903 (Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ALAEDC-9259209) filed by Nurture, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F)Attorney Gabriel Winsberg added to party Nurture, Inc.(pty:dft).(Winsberg, Gabriel)

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Plaintiff: James A Watkins
Represented By: James A. Watkins
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Plaintiff: Margaret Watkins
Represented By: James A. Watkins
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Defendant: Plum, PBC
Represented By: E. Paige Sensenbrenner
Represented By: Diana Cole Surprenant
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Represented By: Hope S. Freiwald
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Defendant: Nurture, Inc.
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Defendant: Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
Represented By: Joseph Jacob Lowenthal, Jr.
Represented By: Andrew Caleb Rayford
Represented By: Madeleine Fischer
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Defendant: Amazon.com Sales, Inc.
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Defendant: Whole Food Market, Inc.
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Defendant: Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans
Represented By: Chanelle L. Collins
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Defendant: Whole Foods Market, Inc.
Represented By: Steven F. Griffith, Jr.
Represented By: Alexandra Bruce Rychlak
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Represented By: Samuel Felker
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Defendant: Amazon.com Services LLC
Represented By: Douglas Jay Cochran
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Represented By: Walter Frederick Metzinger, III
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