Kelly et al v. Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC et al
Plaintiff: Dorothy Kelly, Melissa Sawyer, Bobby Dale Kelly, Bobby Lavelle Kelly and Dorothy Dianne Rogers Kelly
Defendant: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Louisiana State University Center for Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and LSU Agricultural Center
Case Number: 3:2024cv00204
Filed: March 13, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Presiding Judge: Richard L Bourgeois
Referring Judge: Erin Wilder-Doomes
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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April 1, 2024 Filing 16 Return on Electronic Transfer from Southern district of Illinois. (JEG)
March 28, 2024 Filing 15 Extraction Log of a case Transferred to Southern District of Illinois. (EDC)
March 28, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 14 GENERAL ORDER: All pleadings and other papers filed under seal in civil and criminal actions shall be maintained under seal for thirty days following final disposition of the action. After that time, all sealed pleadings and other papers shall be placed in the case record unless a District Judge or Magistrate Judge, upon motion and for good cause shown, orders that the pleading or other paper be maintained under seal. The deadline for filing any motions regarding the unsealing of any document shall be within thirty days of the final disposition of any action and shall contain a concise statement of reasons for maintaining the pleading or other paper under seal. ATTENTION: If a motion to retain documents under seal is NOT filed, all documents shall be placed in the public case record, unless specifically identified in the attached General Order Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 7/8/2019. (EDC)
March 28, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Order Transferring Case to JPML Court. (Attachments: #1 CTO Order)(EDC)
March 26, 2024 Filing 12 Initial Conditional Transfer Order from the JPML Panel (Attachments: #1 Minute Entry) (JEG)
March 20, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER granting #10 Unopposed Motion to Stay Responsive Pleading Deadline. Defendants' deadline to file responsive pleadings is STAYED pending a decision on transfer of this matter to the Paraquat Multidistrict Litigation pending in the Southern District of Illinois, In re: Paraquat Prods. Liab. Litig., No. 3:21-md-03004 (S.D. Ill). Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 3/20/2024. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (SGO)
March 19, 2024 Filing 10 Unopposed MOTION to Stay Responsive Pleading Deadline by Defendants Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. by Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC (Attachments: #1 Attachment Memo in Support, #2 Proposed Pleading; proposed Order to Unopposed Motion)(Surprenant, Diana)
March 14, 2024 Filing 9 Certificate of Interested Persons by Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC identifying Affiliate/Interested Person Syngenta Corporation, Affiliate/Interested Person Syngenta Seeds, LLC for Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC.. (Surprenant, Diana)
March 14, 2024 Filing 8 Diversity Jurisdiction Disclosure Statement by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Gray, Timothy) Modified on 3/15/2024 to edit title of document. (JEG).
March 14, 2024 Filing 7 Certificate of Interested Persons by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. identifying Affiliate/Interested Person Chevron Corporation for Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Gray, Timothy) (Main Document 7 replaced on 3/15/2024 to flatten document) (JEG).
March 14, 2024 Filing 6 Letter to JPML Panel notifying panel of possible case. Letter designated attachments sent via NEF. (Attachments: #1 notice of removal, #2 docket sheet) (EDC)
March 14, 2024 Filing 5 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY with LR 7.1 as to #1 Notice of Removal. Failure to file a Certificate of Interested Persons REQUIRED CORRECTION: Within one business day, the filer shall file a Certificate of Interested Persons and the interested persons shall be added to CM/ECF by the filer using the event Certificate of Interested Persons. (EDC)
March 14, 2024 Filing 4 Letter to Attorney Nicholas R. Rockforte regarding Aimee Wagstaff who is Co-Counsel for party Plaintiffs. Attorney is not admitted to practice in LAMD. (EDC)
March 14, 2024 Filing 3 NOTICE TO COUNSEL: This case has been assigned to a United States Magistrate Judge for all purposes, including trial, final entry of judgment, and direct review by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. See General Order 2024-02 and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 73. Consent to a Magistrate Judge is voluntary. Any party may decline consent. Once all parties have appeared in this matter, a Consent Form will be noticed to the parties and a deadline set for the form to be returned to the court. The form will not be part of the court record and the identity of any party declining consent will not be communicated to any judge. (DCB)
March 13, 2024 Filing 2 MOTION to Stay Proceedings Pending Anticipated Transfer to Multidistrict Litigation by Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC (Attachments: #1 Proposed Pleading; Memorandum in Support)(Surprenant, Diana)
March 13, 2024 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 18th Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberville, Case Number C-82988. (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ALAMDC-2726737), filed by Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Attachment Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Attachment Attachment to Civil Cover Sheet, #3 Exhibit A - First Amended Petition, #4 Exhibit B - Certified State Court Record, #5 Exhibit C - Consent to Removal)(Surprenant, Diana)

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Plaintiff: Dorothy Kelly
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Plaintiff: Melissa Sawyer
Represented By: Madeleine Brumley Clavier
Represented By: Nicholas R. Rockforte
Represented By: David Charles Laborde, Sr.
Represented By: Derrick G. Earles
Represented By: Kelby Floyd Rasmussen
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Plaintiff: Bobby Dale Kelly
Represented By: Nicholas R. Rockforte
Represented By: David Charles Laborde, Sr.
Represented By: Derrick G. Earles
Represented By: Kelby Floyd Rasmussen
Represented By: Madeleine Brumley Clavier
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Plaintiff: Bobby Lavelle Kelly
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Plaintiff: Dorothy Dianne Rogers Kelly
Represented By: Nicholas R. Rockforte
Represented By: David Charles Laborde, Sr.
Represented By: Derrick G. Earles
Represented By: Kelby Floyd Rasmussen
Represented By: Madeleine Brumley Clavier
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Defendant: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
Represented By: Diana Cole Surprenant
Represented By: Charles A. Cerise, Jr.
Represented By: Alexandra Roselli Lamb
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Defendant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Represented By: Timothy Douglas Gray
Represented By: Margaret Whiteley McLaughlin
Represented By: Taylor Rene Delrie Waxley
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Defendant: Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
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Defendant: Louisiana State University Center for Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development
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Defendant: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
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Defendant: LSU Agricultural Center
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