Lacy et al v. Family Dollar, Inc., A North Carolina Corporation
Plaintiff: Lacy, Martha Keisha Lacy, Lorraine Bennett-Freeman, Sheena Bibbs and Nakedra Freeman
Defendant: Family Dollar, Inc., A North Carolina Corporation
Case Number: MSS/3:22-CV-00098
Filed: February 23, 2022
Court: Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Presiding Judge: Kristi H Johnson
Nature of Suit: Other
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April 21, 2022 Filing 12 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE re: pldg.( 1 in MDL No. 3032), ( #5 in MDL No. 3032), ( 2 in MDL No. 3032) Filed by Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr on behalf of Plaintiff Jerome Whitney (Attachments: #1 Proof of Service) Associated Cases: MDL No. 3032, ALS/2:22-cv-00105, ARE/2:22-cv-00040, ARE/2:22-cv-00043, ARE/3:22-cv-00090, ARE/4:22-cv-00269, LAW/3:22-cv-00611, MOW/6:22-cv-03056, MSS/3:22-cv-00098, TNW/2:22-cv-02138, TNW/2:22-cv-02159, TNW/2:22-cv-02182, VAE/1:22-cv-00208 (Harwell, Aubrey) Modified on 4/21/2022 (DP)(REMOVED DUPLICATE ATTACHMENT NAME).
April 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 HEARING ORDER re: pldg. ( #1 in MDL No. 3032) - SECTION A (DESIGNATED FOR ORAL ARGUMENT) PANEL HEARING set for 5/26/2022 in Pittsburgh, Penn sylvania. Notices of Presentation or Waiver of Oral Argument due on or before 5/2/2022.#Notice of Presentation or Waiver of Oral Argument form (JPML form 9) can be downloaded from our website.Signed by Judge Karen K. Caldwell, Chair, PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION, on 4/14/2022. (Attachments: #1 Courthouse Advisory) Associated Cases: MDL No. 3032, ALS/2:22-cv-00105, ARE/2:22-cv-00040, LAW/3:22-cv-00611, MOW/6:22-cv-03056, MSS/3:22-cv-00098, TNW/2:22-cv-02138, VAE/1:22- cv-00208 (RH)
April 12, 2022 Filing 10 MINUTE ORDER CLOSING BRIEFING re: pldg. ( #1 in MDL No. 3032), ( #5 in MDL No. 3032), ( #2 in MDL No. 3032) Briefing in this matter is now closed. The parties to actions on the motion(s) remain under a duty, pursuant to Panel Rules 6.1(f) and 6.2(d), to notify the Clerk of the Panel promptly of potential tag-along actions, as well as any development that moots the motion or fully disposes of any action on the motion. Parties in any potential tag-along action may file an Interested Party response, but must do so promptly, and in any event, no later than the Thursday prior to the hearing session at which the motion for transfer is to be heard by the Panel.Signed by Clerk of the Panel John W. Nichols on 4/12/2022. Associated Cases: MDL No. 3032, ALS/2:22-cv-00105, ARE/2:22-cv-00040, LAW/3:22-cv-00611, MOW/6:22-cv-03056, MSS/3:22-cv-00098, TNW/2:22-cv-02138, VAE/1:22-cv-00208 (DP)
April 11, 2022 Filing 9 REPLY TO RESPONSE TO MOTION FOR TRANSFER re: pldg. (6 in ALS/2:22-cv-00105, 8 in ARE/2:22-cv-00040, 6 in ARE/2:22-cv-00043, 1 in ARE/3:22-cv-00090, 4 in ARE/4:22-cv-00269, 7 in LAW/3:22-cv-00611, #27 in MDL No. 3032, 10 in MOW/6:22-cv-03056, 8 in MSS/3:22-cv-00098, 6 in TNW/2:22-cv-02138, 8 in VAE/1:22-cv-00208), ( #2 in MDL No. 3032) Filed by Plaintiff Jerome Whitney (Attachments: #1 Proof of Service) Associated Cases: MDL No. 3032, ALS/2:22-cv-00105, ARE/2:22-cv-00040, ARE/2:22-cv-00043, ARE/3:22-cv-00090, ARE/4:22-cv-00269, LAW/3:22-cv-00611, MOW/ 6:22-cv-03056, MSS/3:22-cv-00098, TNW/2:22-cv-02138, TNW/2:22-cv-02159, TNW/2:22-cv-02182, VAE/1:22-cv-00208 (Harwell, Aubrey)
April 4, 2022 Filing 8 RESPONSE IN SUPPORT -- (re: pldg. ( 1 in MDL No. 3032), ( 2 in MDL No. 3032), ( #5 in MDL No. 3032) ) Filed by Defendants Dollar Tree Inc, #et al.Family Dollar Inc, Family Dollar, Inc., A North Carolina Corporation, Family Dollar Services LLC, Family Dollar Stores of Arkansas LLC, Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. #[Suppress List] (Attachments: #1 Proof of Service) Associated Cases: MDL No. 3032, ALS/2:22-cv-00105, ARE/2:22-cv-00040, ARE/2:22-cv-00043, ARE/3:22-cv-00090, ARE/4:22-cv-00269, LAW/3:22-cv-00611, MOW/6:22-cv-03056, MSS/3:22-cv-00098, TNW/2:22-cv-02138, VAE/1:22-cv-00208 (Chorba, Christopher) Modified on 4/5/2022 (DP)(REMOVED DUPLICATE PARTY NAMES).
March 31, 2022 Filing 7 ERRATA - to (3 in ALS/2:22-cv-00105, 4 in ARE/2:22-cv-00040, 2 in ARE/2:22-cv-00043, 1 in ARE/4:22-cv-00269, 4 in LAW/3:22-cv-00611, 18 in MDL No. 3032, 7 in MOW/6:22-cv-03056, 5 in MSS/3:22-cv-00098, 3 in TNW/2:22-cv-02138, 4 in VAE/1:22-cv-00208), (4 in ALS/2:22-cv-00105, 5 in ARE/2:22-cv-00040, 3 in ARE/2:22-cv-00043, 2 in ARE/4:22-cv-00269, 5 in LAW/3:22-cv-00611, 19 in MDL No. 3032, 8 in MOW/6:22-cv-03056, 6 in MSS/3:22-cv-00098, 4 in TNW/2:22-cv-02138, 5 in VAE/1:22-cv-00208) - Filed by Defendants Dollar Tree Inc, #et al.Family Dollar Inc, Family Dollar, Inc., A North Carolina Corporation, Family Dollar Services LLC, Family Dollar Stores of Arkansas LLC. #[Suppress List] (Attachments: #1 Corrected Notice of Appearance, #2 Corrected Notice of Appearance Schedule of Actions, #3 Corrected Corporate Disclosure Statement, #4 Corrected Corporate Disclosure Statement Schedule of Actions, #5 Proof of Service) Associated Cases: MDL No. 3032, ALS/2:22-cv-00105, ARE/2:22-cv-00040, ARE/2:22-cv-00043, ARE/4:22-cv-00269, LAW/3:22-cv-00611, MOW/6:22-cv-03056, MSS/3:22-cv-00098, TNW/2:22-cv-02138, VAE/1:22-cv-00208 (Chorba, Christopher) Modified on 3/31/2022 (DP)(REMOVED DUPLICATE PARTY NAMES).
March 28, 2022 Filing 6 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT re: pldg. ( 1 in MDL No. 3032), ( #5 in MDL No. 3032), ( 2 in MDL No. 3032) -- Identifying Corporate Parent Family Dollar Stores Holdings, LLC for Family Dollar Inc, Family Dollar, Inc., A North Carolina Corporation; Other Affiliate Family Dollar Stores Holdings II, LLC for Family Dollar Stores of Arkansas LLC; Other Affiliate Family Dollar Stores, Inc. for Family Dollar Services, LLC; Non-Party/Financial Interest The Vanguard Group Inc for Dollar Tree Inc.Corporate Parent Dollar Tree, Inc. for Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Schedule of Actions, #2 Proof of Service) Associated Cases: MDL No. 3032, ALS/2:22-cv-00105, ARE/2:22-cv-00040, ARE/2:22-cv-00043, ARE/4:22-cv-00269, LAW/3:22-cv-00611, MOW/6:22-cv-03056, MSS/3:22-cv-00098, TNW/2:22-cv-02138, VAE/1:22-cv-00208 (Chorba, Christopher) Modified on 3/29/2022 (DP)(REMOVED DUPLICATE PARTY NAMES).
March 28, 2022 Filing 5 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE re: pldg.( 1 in MDL No. 3032), ( #5 in MDL No. 3032), ( #11 in MDL No. 3032), ( 17 in MDL No. 3032), ( 2 in MDL No. 3032) Filed by Christopher Chorba on behalf of Defendants Dollar Tree Inc, Family Dollar Inc, Family Dollar Services LLC, Family Dollar Stores of Arkansas LLC, Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.U> (Attachments: #1 Schedule of Actions, #2 Proof of Service) Associated Cases: MDL No. 3032, ALS/2:22-cv-00105, ARE/2:22-cv-00040, ARE/2:22-cv-00043, ARE/4:22-cv-00269, LAW/3:22-cv-00611, MOW/6:22-cv-03056, MSS/3:22-cv-00098, TNW/2:22-cv-02138, VAE/1:22-cv-00208 (Chorba, Christopher) Modified on 3/29/2022 (DP)(REMOVED DUPLICATE PARTY NAMES).
March 28, 2022 Filing 4 RESPONSE IN SUPPORT -- (re: pldg. ( 2 in MDL No. 3032) ) Filed by Plaintiffs Lorraine Bennett-Freeman, #et al.Sheena Bibbs, Nakedra Freeman, Martha Keisha Lacy #[Suppress List] (Attachments: #1 Proof of Service) Associated Cases: MDL No. 3032, MSS/3:22-cv-00098 (Barrett, John (Don)) Modified on 3/29/2022 (DP)(EDITED EVENT TYPE).
March 21, 2022 Filing 3 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE re: pldg.( #1 in MDL No. 3032) Filed by John (Don) W. Barrett on behalf of Plaintiffs Lorraine Bennett-Freeman, #et al.Sheena Bibbs, Nakedra Freeman, Martha Keisha Lacy #[Suppress List] (Attachments: #1 Proof of Service) Associated Cases: MDL No. 3032, MSS/3:22-cv-00098 (Barrett, John (Don))
March 14, 2022 Filing 2 ***TEXT ONLY NOTICE***NOTICE OF FILING AND PUBLICATION OF BRIEFING SCHEDULE re: pldg. ( #1 in MDL No. 3032), ( #2 in MDL No. 3032) BRIEFING SCHEDULE IS SET AS FOLLOWS: Notices of Appearance due on or before 3/28/2022. Corporate Disclosure Statements due on or before 3/28/2022. Responses due on or before 4/4/2022. Reply, if any, due on or before 4/11/2022. In their briefs, the parties should address what steps they have taken to pursue alternatives to centralization (including, but not limited to, engaging in informal coordination of discovery and scheduling, and seeking Section 1404 transfer of one or more of the subject cases). #Appearance forms (JPML form 18) and #Corporate Disclosure forms can be downloaded from our website. Important: A Corporate Disclosure Form, if required, must be filed, even if one has previously been filed in this MDL.Please visit the #CM/ECF Filing Guidelines & Forms page of our website for additional information.Signed by Clerk of the Panel John W. Nichols on 3/14/2022. Associated Cases: MDL No. 3032, ALS/2:22-cv-00105, ARE/2:22-cv-00040, LAW/3:22-cv-00611, MOW/6:22-cv-03056, MSS/3:22-cv-00098, TNW/2:22-cv-02138, VAE/1:22-cv-00208 (LH)
March 14, 2022 Filing 1 MDL Number 3032 Assigned -- MOTION FOR TRANSFER ACCEPTED FOR FILING re: pldg. ( #1 in Pending No. 70) Associated Cases: Pending No. 70, ALS/2:22-cv-00105, ARE/2:22-cv-00040, LAW/3:22- cv-00611, MOW/6:22-cv-03056, MSS/3:22-cv-00098, TNW/2:22-cv-02138, VAE/1:22-cv-00208 (LH)

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Plaintiff: Martha Keisha Lacy
Represented By: Alexandra Coler Warren
Represented By: Brendan Thompson
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Plaintiff: Lorraine Bennett-Freeman
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Plaintiff: Sheena Bibbs
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Represented By: Jerry Abdalla
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Plaintiff: Nakedra Freeman
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Represented By: Brendan Thompson
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Represented By: Jerry Abdalla
Represented By: Katherine Barrett Riley
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Defendant: Family Dollar, Inc., A North Carolina Corporation
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