Sherwood Food Distributors, L.L.C. et al v. Cargill, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Sherwood Food Distributors, L.L.C., Harvest Meat Company, Inc., Western Boxed Meat Distributors, Inc. and Hamilton Meat, LLC
Defendant: Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, Cargill, Inc., Cargill Protein, JBS S.A., JBS USA Food Company, JBS Packerland, Inc., National Beef Packing Company, Tyson Foods, Inc.. and Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
Case Number: 0:2023cv00703
Filed: March 23, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of Minnesota
Presiding Judge: John F Docherty
Referring Judge: John R Tunheim
Nature of Suit: Anti-Trust
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. ยง 1 Antitrust Litigation
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Date Filed Document Text
March 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Text Only NOTICE TO COUNSEL TO COMPLY WITH MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER CONSOLIDATING ACTIONS. Signed by Chief Judge John R. Tunheim 11/12/2021. All papers shall be filed in civil case number 18-cv-1776 (JRT/HB) and no further papers shall be filed in the individual case docket. (kt)
March 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 AMENDED MDL PRETRIAL ORDER No. 3. Signed by Judge John R. Tunheim on 2/3/2023.(kt)
March 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Pretrial Order No. 1 Order for Consolidation. Signed by Judge John R. Tunheim on 10/4/2022.(kt)
March 23, 2023 Filing 8 Case transferred in from District of New York Eastern; Case Number 1:23-cv-01749. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. Case assigned to Judge John R. Tunheim and referred to Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty per MDL List.
March 23, 2023 Filing 7 CERTIFIED JPMDL Conditional Transfer Order (CTO-9), Pursuant to Rule 7.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the action(s) on the attached schedule are transferred under 28 U.S.C. 1407 to the District of Minnesota for the reasons stated in the order of June 3, 2022, and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable John R. Tunheim. (TLH) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 3/23/2023.]
March 23, 2023 Case transferred to District of Minnesota. Original file, certified copy of transfer order, and docket sheet sent. ALL FILINGS ARE TO BE MADE IN THE TRANSFER COURT, DO NOT DOCKET TO THIS CASE. (TLH) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 3/23/2023.]
March 22, 2023 Filing 6 JPMDL Conditional Transfer Order (CTO-9), Pursuant to Rule 7.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the action(s) on the attached schedule are transferred under 28 U.S.C. 1407 to the District of Minnesota for the reasons stated in the order of June 3, 2022, and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the HonorableJohn R. Tunheim. This order does not become effective until it is filed in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The transmittal of this order to said Clerk shall be stayed 7 days from the entry thereof. If any party files a notice of opposition with the Clerk of the Panel within this 7day period, thestay will be continued until further order of the Panel. (TLH) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 3/23/2023.]
March 10, 2023 Filing 5 Letter from P. Iovieno to Judge Cogan dated March 10, 2023 re. Advising of Filing Notice of Tag-Along Action by Hamilton Meat, LLC, Harvest Meat Company, Inc., Sherwood Food Distributors, L.L.C., Western Boxed Meat Distributors, Inc. (Iovieno, Philip) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 3/23/2023.]
March 9, 2023 Filing 4 This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made, if any. (SR) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 3/23/2023.]
March 9, 2023 Filing 3 In accordance with Rule 73 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 73.1, the parties are notified that if all parties consent a United States magistrate judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action including a (jury or nonjury) trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. Attached to the Notice is a blank copy of the consent form that should be filled out, signed and filed electronically only if all parties wish to consent. The form may also be accessed at the following link: #http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/FormsAndFees/Forms/AO085.pdf. You may withhold your consent without adverse substantive consequences. Do NOT return or file the consent unless all parties have signed the consent. (SR) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 3/23/2023.]
March 9, 2023 Filing 2 Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Rider to Proposed Summons) (SR) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 3/23/2023.]
March 9, 2023 Case Assigned to Judge Brian M. Cogan. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our #website. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (SR) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 3/23/2023.]
March 9, 2023 Opinion or Order ORDER. Plaintiff is ORDERED to submit a letter to the Court by 3/16/2023 advising whether this case is a tag-along to In re Cattle and Beef Antitrust Litigation, No. MDL No. 3031, and, if so, to file an interested party notice with the JPMDL with a copy to this Court. Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 3/9/2023. (PW) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 3/23/2023.]
March 7, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, Cargill, Inc., JBS Packerland, Inc., JBS S.A., JBS USA Food Company, National Beef Packing Company, Tyson Foods, Inc., Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. filing fee $ 402, receipt number ANYEDC-16474326 Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -YES,, filed by Western Boxed Meat Distributors, Inc., Harvest Meat Company, Inc., Hamilton Meat, LLC, Sherwood Food Distributors, L.L.C.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Proposed Summons, #3 Rider to Summons) (Iovieno, Philip) [Transferred from New York Eastern on 3/23/2023.]

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Plaintiff: Sherwood Food Distributors, L.L.C.
Represented By: Philip J. Iovieno
Represented By: Mark A. Singer
Represented By: Jack G. Stern
Represented By: Justin V Arborn
Represented By: Lawrence S. Brandman
Represented By: Nicholas A. Gravante, Jr.
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Plaintiff: Harvest Meat Company, Inc.
Represented By: Jack G. Stern
Represented By: Justin V Arborn
Represented By: Nicholas A. Gravante, Jr.
Represented By: Philip J. Iovieno
Represented By: Lawrence S. Brandman
Represented By: Mark A. Singer
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Plaintiff: Western Boxed Meat Distributors, Inc.
Represented By: Jack G. Stern
Represented By: Lawrence S. Brandman
Represented By: Philip J. Iovieno
Represented By: Justin V Arborn
Represented By: Mark A. Singer
Represented By: Nicholas A. Gravante, Jr.
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Plaintiff: Hamilton Meat, LLC
Represented By: Mark A. Singer
Represented By: Justin V Arborn
Represented By: Jack G. Stern
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Represented By: Philip J. Iovieno
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