Schafer et al v. Bayer Corporation
Plaintiff: Jenna Schafer and Walter Schafer
Defendant: Bayer Corporation
Case Number: 2:2020cv00055
Filed: October 13, 2020
Court: US District Court for the District of Montana
Presiding Judge: Brian Morris
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER TO DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND ALLOW PLAINTIFFS TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT; Upon the unopposed Motion filed by the Plaintiffs, with no objection from Defendants Counsel and good cause appearing: Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion to Dismiss without Prejudice #13 is GRANTED. 1. Plaintiffs complaint is dismissed without prejudice. 2. Plaintiffs shall have ninety (90) days from the date of this Order to file an amended complaint. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 12/7/2020. (TLO)
December 4, 2020 Filing 13 First MOTION to Dismiss without prejudice Jeffrey Wade Dahood appearing for Plaintiffs Jenna Schafer, Walter Schafer (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order to Dismiss without Prejudice and allowing Plaintiffs to file amended complaint) (Dahood, Jeffrey)
November 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER: Upon the unopposed #11 motion to Extend deadline, with no objection from Defendant's Counsel and good cause appearing therefore: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs through their counsel shall have to and including the 4th day of December, 2020 to file the Answer Brief in opposition to the #4 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 11/20/2020. (ACC)
November 20, 2020 Filing 11 Second MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer Brief Jeffrey Wade Dahood appearing for Plaintiffs Jenna Schafer, Walter Schafer (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Dahood, Jeffrey)
November 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER: In the interest of judicial economy and litigation efficiency, and for good cause shown, the Court GRANTS this #9 Joint Motion to Vacate Order Setting Preliminary Pretrial Conference and to Stay Discovery and ORDERS as follows: 1.The Court vacates its October 20, 2020 #5 Preliminary Pretrial Conference Order. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this Court's Local Rules, and any applicable Court Orders are stayed pending the Court's ruling on Bayer's Motion to Dismiss. 3.In the event this civil action is not dismissed, the parties' lead counsel must confer to consider matters listed in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) within twenty-one days from the date the Court rules on Bayer's Motion to Dismiss, and shall file with the Court within fourteen days of that conference a written report outlining the discovery plan formulated. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 11/18/2020. (ACC)
November 13, 2020 Filing 9 Joint MOTION to Vacate Order Setting Preliminary Pretrial Conference and Stay Discovery Lee A. Mickus appearing for Defendant Bayer Corporation (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Proposed Order) (Mickus, Lee)
November 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER granting #7 Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer Brief in Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 11/9/2020. (MMS)
November 9, 2020 Filing 7 First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer Brief Jeffrey Wade Dahood appearing for Plaintiffs Jenna Schafer, Walter Schafer (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Dahood, Jeffrey)
October 20, 2020 Filing 6 MOTION Judicial Notice re #4 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM Lee A. Mickus appearing for Defendant Bayer Corporation (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Premarket Approval Order, #2 Exhibit B - Summary of Safety and Effectiveness, #3 Exhibit C - Essure System PMA Supplements, #4 Exhibit D - Regulatory History, #5 Exhibit E - 2002 Essure Instructions for Use, #6 Exhibit F - 2002 Essure Patient Information Booklet, #7 Exhibit G - 2004 Essure Instructions for Use, #8 Exhibit H - 2004 Essure Patient Information Booklet, #9 Exhibit I - FDA Activities) (Mickus, Lee)
October 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL CONFERENCE ORDER: Preliminary Pretrial Statement due by 11/25/2020. Joint Discovery Plan due by 11/25/2020. Statement of Stipulated Facts due by 11/25/2020. Telephonic Pretrial Conference set for 12/2/2020 at 03:00 PM before Judge Brian Morris. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 10/20/2020. (MMS)
October 20, 2020 Filing 4 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM Lee A. Mickus appearing for Defendant Bayer Corporation (Attachments: #1 Bayer's Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss, #2 Bayer's Request for Judicial Notice in Support of its Motion to Dismiss, #3 Exhibit A - Premarket Approval Order, #4 Exhibit B - Summary of Safety and Effectiveness, #5 Exhibit C - Essure System PMA Supplements, #6 Exhibit D - Regulatory History, #7 Exhibit E - 2002 Essure Instructions for Use, #8 Exhibit F - 2002 Essure Patient Information Booklet, #9 Exhibit G - 2004 Essure Instructions for Use, #10 Exhibit H - 2004 Essure Patient Information Booklet, #11 Exhibit I - FDA Activities) (Mickus, Lee)
October 20, 2020 Remark: With regard to the Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 4), filed this date, Counsel is reminded that pursuant to L.R. 7.1(d)(1)(A), "... Briefs in support of a motion must be filed separately from the motion". The documents do not need to be refiled; this is for future reference. Please contact the Clerk's Office with any questions. Thank you. (SLR)
October 16, 2020 Filing 3 COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL (State Court) against Bayer Corporation, filed by Jenna Schafer, Walter Schafer. (SLR)
October 16, 2020 Filing 2 NOTICE re #1 Notice of Removal from Montana Third Judicial District Court, Anaconda - Deer Lodge County, consisting of State Court documents. (SLR)
October 13, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Bayer Corporation from Montana Second Judicial District Court, Butte-Silver Bow County, case number DV-19-53. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A1, #3 Exhibit A2, #4 Exhibit A3) (MMS)
October 13, 2020 Filing fee: $ 400.00, receipt number 0977-2557294 (MMS)

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Plaintiff: Jenna Schafer
Represented By: Jeffrey Wade Dahood
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Plaintiff: Walter Schafer
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Represented By: Lee A. Mickus
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