City of Bloomington v. Koppers Inc. et al
Plaintiff: City of Bloomington, Minnesota
Defendant: Rain Carbon Holdings LLC, Rain Carbon Inc., Stella-Jones Corp., Koppers Inc., Coopers Creek Chemical Corporation, Ruetgers Canada Inc. and Lone Star Specialty Products, LLC
Case Number: 0:2018cv03503
Filed: December 28, 2018
Court: US District Court for the District of Minnesota
Presiding Judge: Nancy E Brasel
Referring Judge: Donovan W Frank
2 Judge: Becky R Thorson
3 Judge: Elizabeth Cowan Wright
Nature of Suit: Torts to Land
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 7, 2019 Filing 53 RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. 1. Stella-Jones Corporation is not a governmental entity. 2. Stella-Jones Corporations parent corporation is Stella-Jones U.S. Holding Corporation. Stella-Jones U.S. Holding Corporation is owned by Stella-Jones Inc., which is a Canadian Corporation and is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. 3. No publicly held corporation owns 10% or more of the stock of Stella-Jones Corporation. (Anstoetter, Mark) Modified text on 2/8/2019 (MMP).
February 7, 2019 Filing 52 RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Rain CII Carbon LLC is a corporate parent of Defendant Ruetgers Canada Inc.. (Jacobson, Mark)
February 7, 2019 Filing 51 RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Rain Commodities (USA) Inc. is a corporate parent of Defendant Rain Carbon Inc. (Jacobson, Mark) Modified text on 2/8/2019 (MMP).
February 7, 2019 Filing 50 RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Defendant Rain Carbon Holdings, LLC is a privately held company incorporated in Delaware with its principal place of business in Stamford, Connecticut. Defendant Rain Carbon Inc. is the parent company of Rain Carbon Holdings, LLC. (Jacobson, Mark) Modified text on 2/8/2019 (MMP).
February 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 48 ORDER on #35 Stipulation. Signed by Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson on 2/6/2019. (MSK)
February 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 47 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: ORDER granting #33 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Brenton David Dwerlkotte for Stella-Jones Corp.. Approved by Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson on 2/6/2019. (NAH)
February 5, 2019 Filing 49 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson: Status Conference held on 2/5/2019. (MSK)
February 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 46 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: ORDER granting #34 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney John K Sherk, III for Stella-Jones Corp.. Approved by Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson on 2/5/2019. (JGK)
February 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 45 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: ORDER granting #42 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Christina M. Carroll for Rain Carbon Holdings LLC, Rain Carbon Inc. and for Ruetgers Canada Inc..; granting #43 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Tami Lyn Azorsky for Rain Carbon Holdings LLC, Rain Carbon Inc. and for Ruetgers Canada Inc.. Approved by Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson on 2/5/2019. (JGK)
February 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 44 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: ORDER granting #41 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Robert L Shuftan for Koppers Inc.. Approved by Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson on 2/5/2019. (JGK)
February 4, 2019 Filing 43 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Tami Lyn Azorsky. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-6648022 filed by Rain Carbon Holdings LLC, Rain Carbon Inc., Ruetgers Canada Inc.. (Jacobson, Mark)
February 4, 2019 Filing 42 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Christina M. Carroll. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-6648009 filed by Rain Carbon Holdings LLC, Rain Carbon Inc., Ruetgers Canada Inc.. (Jacobson, Mark)
February 4, 2019 Filing 41 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Robert L. Shuftan. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-6647702 filed by Koppers Inc.. (McCarthy, Michael)
February 4, 2019 Filing 40 NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer M Robbins on behalf of Stella-Jones Corp.. (Robbins, Jennifer)
February 1, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 39 (Text-only) ORDER/NOTICE: Plaintiff and Defendants Koppers, Inc., Ruetgers Canada Inc., Rain Carbon Holdings LLC, Rain Carbon Inc., and Lone Star Specialty Products ("these Defendants") have filed a joint stipulation seeking to extend the deadline to amend the Complaint up to March 19, 2019, and that the deadline for these Defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the Amended Complaint would be extended up to May 24, 2019. The Court will consider these requests following a status call on February 5, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. Meanwhile, to avoid concern over the current answer deadline for these Defendants, the Court will extend the deadline for Defendants' answer or to otherwise respond until March 4, 2019. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson on 2/1/2019. Associated Cases: 0:18-cv-03501-NEB-BRT et al.(MSK)
January 31, 2019 Filing 38 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: Notice re: Non-Admitted AttorneyWe have received documents listing Tami Lyn Azorsky, Christina M. Carroll, and Robert L. Shuftan as counsel of record. If he or she wishes to be listed as an attorney of record in this case, he or she must be admitted to the bar of the U.S. District Court of Minnesota in accordance with #Local Rule 83.5 (a), (b) and (c) or temporarily admitted pro hac vice in accordance with #Local Rule 83.5 (d) or (e).For more admissions information and forms, please see the Attorney Forms Section of the courts website at #href=http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/FORMS/court_forms.shtml#attorneyforms#. (MMP)
January 31, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER granting in part and denying in part #29 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Signed by Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson on 1/31/2019. (MSK)
January 31, 2019 Filing 36 PROPOSED ORDER TO JUDGE re #35 Stipulation. (McCarthy, Michael)
January 31, 2019 Filing 35 STIPULATION by Koppers Inc.. Jointly Signed by City of Bloomington, Minnesota, Ruetgers Canada Inc., Rain Carbon Holdings LLC, Rain Carbon Inc., Koppers Inc., and Lone Star Specialty Products, LLP. (McCarthy, Michael)
January 31, 2019 Filing 34 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney John K. Sherk. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-6640302 filed by Stella-Jones Corp.. (Madel, Christopher)
January 31, 2019 Filing 33 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney David Brenton Dwerlkotte. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-6640188 filed by Stella-Jones Corp.. (Madel, Christopher)
January 31, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 32 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: ORDER granting #18 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Mark Anstoetter for Stella-Jones Corp.. Approved by Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson on 1/31/2019. (NAH)
January 30, 2019 Filing 31 PROPOSED ORDER TO JUDGE re #29 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer or Otherwise Respond to Complaint filed by Stella-Jones Corp..(Madel, Christopher)
January 30, 2019 Filing 30 MEET and CONFER STATEMENT re #29 Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer filed by Stella-Jones Corp..(Madel, Christopher)
January 30, 2019 Filing 29 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer or Otherwise Respond to Complaint filed by Stella-Jones Corp.. (Madel, Christopher)
January 30, 2019 Filing 28 NOTICE of Appearance by Zane A. Umsted on behalf of Lone Star Specialty Products, LLC. (Umsted, Zane)
January 30, 2019 Filing 27 NOTICE of Appearance by Joel M Muscoplat on behalf of Lone Star Specialty Products, LLC. (Muscoplat, Joel)
January 30, 2019 Filing 26 DISCLOSURES Rule 7.1 by Lone Star Specialty Products, LLC.(Graff, Robert)
January 30, 2019 Filing 25 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert L Graff on behalf of Lone Star Specialty Products, LLC. (Graff, Robert)
January 30, 2019 Filing 24 RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Koppers Holdings Inc. is a corporate parent of Defendant Koppers Inc.. (McCarthy, Michael)
January 30, 2019 Filing 23 NOTICE of Appearance by Steven L Schleicher on behalf of Koppers Inc.. (Schleicher, Steven)
January 30, 2019 Filing 22 DOCUMENT FILED IN ERROR - WILL REFILE. NOTICE of Appearance by Steven L Schleicher on behalf of Koppers Inc. (Schleicher, Steven) Modified text on 1/30/2019 (JLB).
January 30, 2019 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by D Scott Aberson on behalf of Koppers Inc.. (Aberson, D)
January 30, 2019 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael C McCarthy on behalf of Koppers Inc.. (McCarthy, Michael)
January 30, 2019 Filing 18 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Mark D. Anstoetter. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-6637241 filed by Stella-Jones Corp.. (Madel, Christopher)
January 30, 2019 Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher W. Madel on behalf of Stella-Jones Corp.. (Madel, Christopher)
January 29, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Nancy E. Brasel and Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson for all further proceedings. Judge Donovan W. Frank, Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright no longer assigned to case. NOTE: the new case number is 18-cv-3503 (NEB/BRT). Please use this case number for all subsequent pleadings. Signed by Judge Nancy E. Brasel on 1/25/2019, Judge Michael J. Davis on 1/29/2019, Donovan W. Frank on 1/25/2019, Judge Joan N. Ericksen on 1/25/2019 and Chief Judge John R. Tunheim on 1/25/2019. (KNK)
January 28, 2019 Filing 16 Amended Civil Cover Sheet and Attachment re #1 Complaint. (Shulman, Daniel) Modified text on 1/29/2019 (MMP).
January 22, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 15 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: ORDER granting #13 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Robin Lynn Greenwald for City of Bloomington, Minnesota.; granting #14 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Nancy Christensen for City of Bloomington, Minnesota. Approved by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright on 1/22/2019. (JGK)
January 18, 2019 Filing 14 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Nancy Christensen. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-6616261 filed by City of Bloomington, Minnesota. (Evans, Janet)
January 18, 2019 Filing 13 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Robin Greenwald. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-6616247 filed by City of Bloomington, Minnesota. (Evans, Janet)
January 17, 2019 Filing 12 SUMMONS Returned Executed by City of Bloomington, Minnesota. Lone Star Specialty Products, LLC served on 1/11/2019, answer due 2/1/2019. (Shulman, Daniel)
January 17, 2019 Filing 11 SUMMONS Returned Executed by City of Bloomington, Minnesota. Coopers Creek Chemical Corporation served on 1/11/2019, answer due 2/1/2019. (Shulman, Daniel)
January 17, 2019 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by City of Bloomington, Minnesota. Stella-Jones Corp. served on 1/10/2019, answer due 1/31/2019. (Shulman, Daniel)
January 17, 2019 Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by City of Bloomington, Minnesota. Rain Carbon Inc. served on 1/11/2019, answer due 2/1/2019. (Shulman, Daniel)
January 17, 2019 Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by City of Bloomington, Minnesota. Rain Carbon Holdings LLC served on 1/11/2019, answer due 2/1/2019. (Shulman, Daniel)
January 17, 2019 Filing 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed by City of Bloomington, Minnesota. Koppers Inc. served on 1/10/2019, answer due 1/31/2019. (Shulman, Daniel)
January 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: ORDER granting #5 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Edan Rotenberg for City of Bloomington, Minnesota. Approved by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright on 1/11/2019. (NAH)
January 10, 2019 Filing 5 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Edan Rotenberg. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-6597938 filed by City of Bloomington, Minnesota. (Evans, Janet)
January 2, 2019 (Text-Only) NOTICE - Judge Donovan W. Frank's Practice Pointers are available on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota's #website. All parties are expected to be familiar with and adhere to these practice pointers, in addition to the District of Minnesota's Local Rules and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (las)
December 28, 2018 Filing 4 Summons Issued as to Coopers Creek Chemical Corporation, Koppers Inc., Lone Star Specialty Products, LLC, Rain Carbon Holdings LLC, Rain Carbon Inc., Ruetgers Canada Inc., Stella-Jones Corp.. (AKL)
December 28, 2018 Filing 3 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: Notice re: Non-Admitted AttorneyWe have received documents listing Robin L. Greenwald; Nancy Christensen; Edan Rotenberg; Reed Super; Nicholas Tapert; Michael DiGiulio as counsel of record. If he or she wishes to be listed as an attorney of record in this case, he or she must be admitted to the bar of the U.S. District Court of Minnesota in accordance with #Local Rule 83.5 (a), (b) and (c) or temporarily admitted pro hac vice in accordance with #Local Rule 83.5 (d) or (e).For more admissions information and forms, please see the Attorney Forms Section of the courts website at #href=http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/FORMS/court_forms.shtml#attorneyforms#. (AKL)
December 28, 2018 Filing 2 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: CLERK'S NOTICE OF INITIAL CASE ASSIGNMENT. Case assigned to Judge Donovan W. Frank per 3rd, 4th - Master list, referred to Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright. Please use case number 18cv3503 DWF/ECW. (AKL)
December 28, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants (filing fee $ 400, receipt number AMNDC-6575622) filed by City of Bloomington. Filer requests summons issued. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Shulman, Daniel)

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Defendant: Rain Carbon Holdings LLC
Represented By: Mark A Jacobson
Represented By: Christina M. Carroll
Represented By: Tami Lyn Azorsky
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Defendant: Rain Carbon Inc.
Represented By: Mark A Jacobson
Represented By: Christina M. Carroll
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Defendant: Stella-Jones Corp.
Represented By: Brenton David Dwerlkotte
Represented By: Mark Anstoetter
Represented By: Jennifer M Robbins
Represented By: John K Sherk, III
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Defendant: Koppers Inc.
Represented By: Steven L Schleicher
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Defendant: Coopers Creek Chemical Corporation
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Defendant: Ruetgers Canada Inc.
Represented By: Mark A Jacobson
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Defendant: Lone Star Specialty Products, LLC
Represented By: Joel M Muscoplat
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Plaintiff: City of Bloomington, Minnesota
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Represented By: Daniel R. Shulman
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