Berry, et al v. Pharmacia Corp., et al
M. L. Berry, Freddie Brent, Sherman Berry, Gerry Brown, Richard Buie, Robert Burke, Linda Carrol, Nathan Ching, David Claiborne, Darren J. Coleman, Booker Cooper, Cecilia Cooper, Michael Costilow, Louis Dixon, Aaron Ford, Willie F. Gibbs, Sheila A. Guy, John Hall, James Harrington, Tommy L. Harris, Jerry Haynes, Robert Henley, Cynthia Jackson, Ernest Jackson, Linda A. Johnson, Herman O. May, Billy Joe McManus, Wanda McManus, Clyde Miller, Jerry D. Norrell, Kevin Pendleton, Edward E. Smith, Bobby Vinzant, Randy Welch, Mary Wheeler, Bennie Williams, Roger D. Wilson, Ruth Wilson, Timothy H. Wilson, Kennel Teasley and Willie E. Young |
Pharmacia Corp., Ashland, Inc., Valspar Refinish, Inc., Mississippi Foundry & Machinery Company, Inc., Beazer East, Inc., Monsanto Chemical Company, Solutia, Inc., Ashland Oil, Inc., Ashland Chemical, Exxon Corporation, Exxon Mobile Corp., Texaco, Inc., Sunbelt Coatings, Inc., BorgWarner, General Electric Co., Kuhlman Corporation, Kuhlman Electric Corporation, TC Group, LLC, Chemco, Inc., Chemco Manufacturing Company, Inc., David Rodgers, Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Entergy Power & Light Company, Fountain Construction, Vaughan Construction Company, Inc., Mississippi Foundry & Machinery Company, Queensboro Transformer & Machinery Corporation, Shell Oil Company, John Does, A-Best Products Company, AC and S, Inc., Dresser Industries, Koppers Company, Inc., Chevron Corp., Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc., Foster Wheeler, Garlock, Inc., Kelly Moore Paint Co., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Mississippi Rubber & Specialty Co., Viacom, Inc., Pfizer, Inc., Rutland Fire and Clay Company, Reilly-Benton Company, Inc., The Carlyle Group and Shell Petroleum, Inc |
3:2002cv00342 |
April 10, 2002 |
US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi |
Tom S Lee |
P.I.: Other |
28 U.S.C. § 1441 Notice of Removal-Personal Injury |
Both |
Docket Report
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Filing 115 AGREED ORDER OF DISMISSAL Signed by Judge Tom S. Lee on 5/29/07 (THR) |
Certified copy of Memorandum Opinion and Order to lower court. (sec) |
Filing 114 MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER mooting [97-1] motion to Review, granting [17-1] motion to Remand ( signed by Judge Tom S. Lee ) ;copies mailed. ob: 2003 page: 852-864 (sec) |
Case closed (sec) |
Filing 113 ORDER denying as moot[33-1] motion for Emergency Hearing, denying as moot [32-1] motion for Protective Order, denying as moot [32-2] motion for Remand related Discovery ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (sec) |
Filing 112 SUR-REBUTTAL by all plaintiffs in support of [109-1] surebuttal by defendants (sec) |
Filing 111 ORDER granting [110-1] motion for Leave to File Sur-Surrebuttal ( signed by Judge Tom S. Lee ); copies mailed. (sec) |
Filing 110 MOTION by all plaintiffs for Leave to File Sur-Surrebuttal (cwl) |
Filing 109 SURREBUTTAL by defendant Pharmacia Corp., defendant Solutia, Inc. in response to [103-1] Rebuttal in Support of plaintiffs' Motions to Remand (cwl) |
Filing 108 RESPONSE by all plaintiffs to [106-1] motion for Leave to File Surrebuttal by defendants (lbt) |
Filing 107 ORDER granting [106-1] motion for Leave to File Surrebuttal ( signed by Judge Tom S. Lee ); copies mailed. (lbt) |
Filing 106 MOTION by defendant Pharmacia Corp., defendant Solutia, Inc. for Leave to File Surrebuttal (cwl) |
Filing 105 Joinder by defendant Vaughan Construction to [91-1] motion response by defendants (cwl) |
Filing 104 Joinder by defendant Fountain Const. to [102-1] motion response by defendants (cwl) |
Filing 103 RESPONSE (Rebuttal) by all plaintiffs in support of [17-1] motion to Remand and response to motion to severby all plaintiffs (cwl) Modified on 10/23/2002 |
Filing 102 RESPONSE by defendant Pharmacia Corp., defendant Solutia, Inc. to [97-1] motion to Review by all plaintiffs (cwl) |
Filing 101 Notice of Filing Exhibits/Attachments by all plaintiffs to [85-1] motion response by all plaintiffs (cwl) |
Filing 100 Joinder by defendant BorgWarner, defendant Kuhlman Corporation, defendant Kuhlman Electric, defendant TC Group, LLC, defendant The Carlyle Group to [0-0] fee (lbt) |
Filing 99 Joinder by defendant Shell Oil Company, defendant Shell Petroleum, Inc to [91-1] motion response by defendants (lbt) |
Filing 98 Joinder by defendant Ashland Oil, Inc., defendant Ashland, Inc., defendant Exxon Corporation, defendant Exxon Mobile Corp., defendant Texaco, Inc., defendant Valspar Refinish to [91-1] motion response by defendants (lbt) |
Filing 97 MOTION by all plaintiffs to Review Notice of Appeal of Magistrate Judge's Order Denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Amend (lbt) |
Filing 96 ORDER granting [94-1] motion to Exceed Page Limitations - the pate limit for Plaintiffs' Rebuttal in support of Motion to Remand is 55 pages. ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (lbt) |
Filing 95 ORDER granting [93-1] motion to Extend Time for seven (7) days - Plaintiffs shall file their Rebuttal in Support of Motion to Remand no later than 10/21/02. ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (lbt) |
Filing 94 MOTION by all plaintiffs to Exceed Page Limitations (lbt) |
Filing 93 MOTION by all plaintiffs to Extend Time for seven (7) days to file Rebuttal in support of Motion to Remand. (lbt) |
Filing 92 RESPONSE by defendant Pharmacia Corp., defendant Solutia, Inc. in support of [91-1] motion response by defendants (lbt) |
Filing 91 RESPONSE by defendant Pharmacia Corp., defendant Solutia, Inc. to [17-1] motion to Remand and Removing Defendant's Motion to Sever Abestos Claims by all plaintiffs (lbt) |
Filing 90 Notice of Service of Plaintiff's First Set of Remand-Related Interrogatories by defendant Mississippi Rubber & Specialty Co. (lbt) |
Filing 89 ORDER granting [88-1] motion to Exceed Page Limitations enlarged from 35 pages to 55 pages for the Memorandum of Authorities ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (lbt) |
Filing 88 MOTION by defendant Pharmacia Corp., defendant Solutia, Inc. to Exceed Page Limitations for the Memorandum of Authorities (lbt) |
Filing 87 Notice of Service of Response by defendant Fountain Const., defendant Vaughan Construction to Plaintffs' Second Remand Related Requests for Production of Documents. (lbt) |
Filing 86 Notice of Service of Response by defendant Fountain Const., defendant Vaughan Construction to all plaintiffs' (lbt) |
Filing 85 RESPONSE by all plaintiffs to [82-1] motion to Extend Time to respond to Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand by defendants (mgb) |
Filing 84 ORDER granting [82-1] motion to Extend Time no later than 10/7/02 to respond to Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (lbt) |
Filing 83 MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER denying [40-1] motion to Amend [1-1] removal notice by all defendants ( signed by Magistrate Judge James C. Sumner ) ;copies mailed. ob: 2002 page: 3175-3179 (lbt) |
Filing 82 MOTION by defendant Pharmacia Corp., defendant Solutia, Inc. to Extend Time to respond to Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand (lbt) |
Filing 81 Notice of Service of Supplemental Responses to Remand-Related Request for Production of Documents by defendant Kuhlman Electric to M.L. Berry, etal (lbt) |
Filing 80 NOTICE of filing of amended Certificate of Service by all plaintiffs (sec) |
Filing 79 REBUTTAL by all plaintiffs in support to [40-1] motion to Amend [1-1] removal notice by all defendants by all plaintiffs (sec) |
Filing 78 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance for defendant Pharmacia Corp., defendant Solutia, Inc. by David Watkins Mockbee (jkm) |
Filing 77 Notice of Service of Response by defendant Kuhlman Electric to Interrogatories and Request for Production of Documents (fe) |
Filing 76 AGREED ORDER granting [66-1] motion to Dismiss; that plaintiffs' claims against the defendants Entergy MS, Inc. and Entergy Power & Light Company be and are dismissed without prejudice with each party to bear its own costs ( signed by Judge Tom S. Lee ); copies mailed. (sec) |
Filing 74 RETURN of SUBPOENA executed 7/29/02 as to Usry Architects, Burns Cooley Dennis, Inc., Evans Construction, Hi Tek Fire Sprinklers, Inc., Ritter Electric Co., J.A. Moss Construction, Benchmark Construction (sec) |
Filing 75 ORDER granting [71-1] motion to Extend Time to File Rebuttal Memorandum ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (trs) |
Filing 73 Joinder by defendant Garlock, Inc. to [64-1] motion response by defendants (trs) |
Filing 72 Joinder by defendants BorgWarner,et al to [64-1] motion response by defendants (trs) |
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Filing 71 MOTION by all plaintiffs to Extend Time to File Rebuttal Memorandum (pkm) |
Filing 70 Notice of Service of Remand-Related Interrogatories by all plaintiffs (pkm) |
Filing 69 Notice of Service of Response by defendant David Rodgers to Remand Related Request for Production of Documents. (sec) |
Filing 68 RETURN of SUBPOENA executed 8/5/02 as to Fred Neal (sec) |
Filing 67 Notice of Service of Response by defendant Kuhlman Electric to Remand-Related Request for Production of Documents. (sec) |
Filing 66 MOTION by defendant Entergy Mississippi, defendant Entergy Power to Dismiss (cwl) |
Filing 65 Notice of Service of Response by defendant Pharmacia Corp., defendant Solutia, Inc. to Remand-Related Requests for Production of Documents. (sec) |
Filing 64 RESPONSE by defendant Pharmacia Corp., defendant Solutia, Inc. to [40-1] motion to Amend [1-1] removal notice by defendants by all plaintiffs (sec) |
Filing 63 Notice of Service of Response by defendant Shell Oil Company to Remand-Related Requests for Production of Documents (mgb) |
Filing 62 Notice of Service of Response by defendant Ashland Oil, Inc., defendant Ashland, Inc., defendant Exxon Corporation, defendant Exxon Mobile Corp., defendant Texaco, Inc., defendant Valspar Refinish to Remand Related REquests for Production of Documents. (sec) |
Filing 61 Notice of Service of Response by defendant Fountain Const. to Remand Related Requests for Production of Documents. (sec) |
Filing 60 Notice of Service of Response by defendant Vaughan Construction to Remand-Related Request for Production. (sec) |
Filing 59 Amended NOTICE by defendant Pharmacia Corp., defendant Solutia, Inc. to take deposition of Fred Neal on 9/9/02 (sec) |
Filing 58 Notice of Service of First Set of Remand-Related Requests for Admissions and Second Remand-Related Interrogatories to defendant Kuhlman Electric Corp. by all plaintiffs (sec) |
Filing 57 Notice of Service of Second Remand-Related Request for Production of Documents to defendants Fountain Construction Company and Vaughan Construction Companyby all plaintiffs (sec) |
Filing 56 ORDER denying [53-1] motion for Reconsideration of ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (sec) |
Filing 54 NOTICE of Service of defendant Mississippi Rubber & Speciallty Company's ANSWER to complaint by plaintiffs. (sec) |
Filing 53 MOTION by all plaintiffs for Reconsideration of defendants' Motion for additional time to respond to motion for leave to amend. (sec) |
Filing 55 AGREED JUDGMENT OF DISMISSAL: that the claims of the plaintiffs listed on Exhibits A and B attached hereto be and same hereby are dismissed with prejudice as against the dismissed defendant; that the claim, demands, damages, actions or suits, which have been or which could have been asserted in this action, as set out are relesed and forever discharged, as set out; that the settlement of each of the claims of the plaintiff listed on Exhibit A attached hereto constitutes an accord and satisfaction and payment of all claims against the dismissed defendant, as set out; ( signed by Judge Tom S. Lee ); copies mailed. (sec) |
Filing 52 ORDER granting [47-1] motion to Extend Time to respond to motion for leave to amend complaint, Response to Motion reset to 8/5/02 for [40-1] motion to Amend [1-1] removal notice by all defendants ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (sec) |
Filing 51 RESPONSE by all plaintiffs to [47-1] motion to Extend Time to respond to motion for leave to amend complaint by defendant (sec) |
Filing 50 AGREED MOTION by plaintiff Sherman Berry, et al, defendant Dresser Industries for voluntarly Dismissal with prejudice (sec) |
Filing 49 RETURN of SUBPOENA executed 6/24/02 as to Fred Neal (sec) |
Filing 48 RETURN of SUBPOENA executed 6/24/02 as to Thomas Singletary (sec) |
Filing 47 MOTION by defendant Solutia, Inc. to Extend Time to respond to motion for leave to amend complaint (sec) Modified on 07/18/2002 |
Filing 46 ORDER granting [44-1] motion for Matthew W. Caligur to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (copy handed) (sec) |
Filing 45 ORDER granting [29-1] motion to Extend Remand Discovery Time, granting [29-2] motion to Compel Discovery; that Remand Discovery period extended for 45-days; that as a result of this extension the defendants' respone to Motions to Remand due 9/30/02 reset Discovery deadline to 9/16/02 , and Response to Motion reset to 9/30/02 for [17-1] motion to Remand ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (sec) |
Filing 44 MOTION by defendant Shell Oil Company for Matthew W. Caligur to Appear Pro Hac Vice (sec) |
Filing 43 ANSWER to Complaint by defendant Shell Oil Company (Attorney James L. Carroll); jury demand (sec) |
Filing 42 NOTICE by defendant Pharmacia Corp., defendant Solutia, Inc. to take deposition of Mopsy Allen, et al beginning 7/15/02 thru 8/27/02, as set out. (sec) |
Pro Hac Vice fee paid by James L. Carroll for Matthew W. Caligur; FILING FEE $ 25.00 RECEIPT # J049364 (sec) |
Filing 40 MOTION by all plaintiffs to Amend [1-1] removal notice by all defendants (sec) |
Filing 41 NOTICE of Filing Exhibits A thru J in support of Motion for leave to amend comfplaint by all plaintiffs (sec) |
Filing 39 Notice of Joinder by defendant Shell Oil Company to [1-1] removal notice by all defendants (sec) Modified on 07/01/2002 |
Filing 38 Minute entry: hearing on telephone conference before Magistrate Nicols on 6/26/02, Jackson, MS. Action Taken: order to be prepared. (sec) |
Filing 37 Joinder by defendant Fountain Const. to [29-1] motion to Extend Remand Discovery Time by defendants (sec) |
Filing 36 Joinder by defendant Vaughan Construction to [29-1] motion to Extend Remand Discovery Time by defendants (sec) |
Filing 35 RESPONSE by all plaintiffs all plaintiffs to [29-1] motion to Extend Remand Discovery Time by defendants, [29-2] motion to Compel Discovery by defendants (sec) |
Filing 34 Good Faith Certificate executed by Rick G. Davis and James L. Jones as to [32-1] motion for Protective Order by all plaintiffs (sec) |
Filing 33 MOTION by all plaintiffs all plaintiffs for Emergency Hearing (sec) |
Filing 32 MOTION by all plaintiffs all plaintiffs for Protective Order , and for Remand related Discovery (sec) |
Filing 31 NOTICE of Filing Affidavit of Rick G. Davis by all plaintiffs (sec) |
Filing 30 Amended NOTICE by defendant Pharmacia Corp., defendant Solutia, Inc. to take video deposition of Fred Neal on 7/16/02 (sec) |
Filing 29 MOTION by defendant Pharmacia Corp., defendant Solutia, Inc. to Extend Remand Discovery Time , and to Compel Discovery with Exhibits attached. (sec) |
Filing 28 NOTICE by defendant Pharmacia Corp., defendant Solutia, Inc. to take deposition of Thomas Singletary on 7/17/02. (sec) |
Filing 27 NOTICE by all defendants to take deposition of Mopsy Allen, et al (sec) |
Filing 26 ORDER granting [21-1] motion to Extend Time to respond to Motion to Remand, granting [19-1] motion to Stay, establishment of Remand Discovery Period, granting [19-2] motion to Extend Time to respond to Motion to Remand, Response to Motion reset to 8/16/02 for [17-1] motion to Remand ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (sec) |
Filing 25 RESPONSE by all plaintiffs all plaintiffs to [15-1] motion to Stay Discovery by defendants (sec) |
Filing 24 ORDER denying [15-1] motion to Stay Discovery ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (sec) |
Pro Hac Vice fee paid by Shook, Hardy & Bacon for Elmore James Shepherd III FILING FEE $ 25.00 RECEIPT # J048184 (sec) |
Pro Hac Vice fee paid by Shook, Hardy & Bacon for M. Scott Michelman FILING FEE $ 25.00 RECEIPT # J048187 (sec) |
Pro Hac Vice fee paid by Shoot, Hardy & Bacon for Sandra L. Phillips FILING FEE $ 25.00 RECEIPT # J048179 (sec) |
Filing 23 ORDER granting [20-1] motion for Sandra L. Phillips, Elmore James Shepherd, III and M. Scott Michelman to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (sec) |
Filing 22 ORDER granting [0-0] oral motion for entry of an order authorizing the defendants to respond to the plaintiffs' Motion to Remand in a time frame to be established by the Court, as set out ( signed by Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols ); copies mailed. (sec) Modified on 05/16/2002 |
MOTION ORE TENUS by defendant Pharmacia Corp. for entry of an order authorizing defendants to respond to plaintiffs' Motion to Remand in a time frame to be established by the court (sec) |
Filing 21 MOTION by defendant Entergy Power to Extend Time to respond to Motion to Remand (sec) |
Filing 20 MOTION by defendant Shell Oil Company for Sandra L. Phillips, Elmore James Shepherd, III and M. Scott Michelman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (mgb) |
Filing 19 MOTION by defendant Pharmacia Corp., defendant Solutia, Inc. to Stay, establishment of Remand Discovery Period , and to Extend Time to respond to Motion to Remand (sec) |
Filing 18 NOTICE of Filing in support of Motion to Remand with Exhibits A thru P attached by all plaintiffs all plaintiffs (sec) |
Filing 17 MOTION by all plaintiffs all plaintiffs to Remand (sec) |
Filing 16 ANSWER to Complaint by defendant Kuhlman Corporation (Attorney Daphne M. Lancaster ), (sec) |
Filing 15 MOTION by defendant Entergy Mississippi, defendant Entergy Power to Stay Discovery (sec) |
Filing 14 ANSWER to Complaint by defendant BorgWarner. (pkm) |
Filing 13 Rule 16.1(A) Initial Order; copies mailed (cwl) |
Telephonic Case Management Conference set 2:15 6/6/02 location: Jackson, MS before Magistrate Judge Alfred G. Nicols copies mailed attorneys Frazer, Koerber, Jones, Yarborough, Lanacaster, Watkins, Barfield, Dunbar, Allen, Carrol, Wilkinson, Watts, Vaughn, Peresich, Goodman, Williams and Clark (cwl) |
Filing 12 Consent and Joinder by defendant Entergy Mississippi, defendant Entergy Power to [1-1] removal notice by all defendants (cwl) |
Filing 11 Consent and Joinder by defendant Shell Oil Company to [1-1] removal notice by all defendants (cwl) |
Filing 10 Consent and Joinder by defendant Garlock, Inc. to [1-1] removal notice by all defendants (cwl) |
Filing 9 Consent and Joinder by defendant Ashland Oil, Inc., defendant Ashland, Inc., defendant Exxon Corporation, defendant Exxon Mobile Corp., defendant Texaco, Inc., defendant Valspar Refinish to [1-1] removal notice by all defendants (cwl) Modified on 04/18/2002 |
Filing 8 Consent and Joinder by defendant Beazer East, Inc. to [1-1] removal notice by all defendants (cwl) |
Filing 7 Consent and Joinder by defendant Chemco, Inc. to [1-1] removal notice by all defendants (cwl) |
Filing 6 Consent and Joinder by defendant Foster Wheeler to [1-1] removal notice by all defendants (cwl) |
Filing 5 Consent and Joinder by defendant General Electric Co. to [1-1] removal notice by all defendants (cwl) |
Filing 4 Consent and Joinder by defendant Kelly Moore Paint to [1-1] removal notice by all defendants (cwl) |
Filing 3 Consent and Joinder by defendant Pfizer, Inc. to [1-1] removal notice by all defendants (cwl) |
Filing 2 Consent and Joinder by defendant BorgWarner, defendant Kuhlman Corporation, defendant Kuhlman Electric, defendant TC Group, LLC to [1-1] removal notice by all defendants (cwl) |
Filing 1 DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL (cwl) |
Magistrate Judge Assignment Alfred G. Nicols, Jr. (cwl) |
Case assigned to Pending Track - designation of appropriate track will be made after Case Management Conference and a final track assignment. (cwl) |
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