WHIPPLE v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
Plaintiff: Larissa Whipple
Defendant: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC
Case Number: 3:2021cv19830
Filed: November 8, 2021
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Tonianne J Bongiovanni
Referring Judge: Freda L Wolfson
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 38 TEXT ORDER: After reviewing the parties' status update submitted on 12/21/2021, the parties are to report back to the Court electronically to tjb_orders@njd.uscourts.gov no later than 2/14/2022, with a joint written status update regarding settlement discussions. The Initial rule 16 conference scheduled for 1/11/2022 is adjourned with no new date. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Tonianne J. Bongiovanni on 12/21/2021. (mm)
November 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER SCHEDULING CONFERENCE: Scheduling Conference set for 1/11/2022 at 12:30 PM in Trenton - Courtroom 6E before Magistrate Judge Tonianne J. Bongiovanni. Signed by Magistrate Judge Tonianne J. Bongiovanni on 11/16/2021. (jem)
November 9, 2021 Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson and Magistrate Judge Tonianne J. Bongiovanni added. (jal, )
November 8, 2021 Filing 36 Certified Copy of Transfer Order and docket received, Case transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 3:21-cv-50226. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
November 8, 2021 Filing 35 TRANSFERRED to the District of New Jersey the electronic record. (jp, )
November 1, 2021 Filing 34 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Margaret J. Schneider: Telephonic status conference set for 11/22/21 is stricken. Mailed notice. (jxk)
October 25, 2021 ***Civil Case Terminated. (jp, )
October 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER; Defendant's motion to transfer the case #23 is granted. The Clerk is directed to transfer this case to the United States Court for the District of New Jersey. See the attached order for details. Signed by the Honorable Iain D. Johnston on 10/25/2021: (yxp, )
October 6, 2021 Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Margaret J. Schneider: Telephonic status conference held on 10/06/21 to discuss the status of the case. For reasons stated in open court, parties continue to discuss potential bifurcation of discovery. A telephonic status conference is set for 11/22/21 at 9:15 a.m. If the pending motion to transfer is ruled on before 11/22/21, the status hearing will be stricken, and reset to an earlier date if necessary. The Court will be utilizing the Cisco Webex platform. Public access is available via the following call-in number: 1-(650)-479-3207 and enter ACCESS CODE: 180-822-8235#. Counsel for all parties is directed to appear. Counsel of record will receive an email the day prior to the start of the telephonic hearing with instructions to join the call. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions. Mailed notice. (jxk)
October 6, 2021 Filing 31 Notice of Ruling by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. re: Transfer of Related Case (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Mahoney, Joshua)
September 29, 2021 Filing 30 REPLY by Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. to motion to transfer case #23 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Mahoney, Joshua)
September 15, 2021 Filing 29 RESPONSE by Larissa Whipplein Opposition to MOTION by Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. to transfer case #23 (Shub, Jonathan)
August 30, 2021 Filing 28 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Margaret J. Schneider: Telephonic status conference held on 08/30/21 to discuss the status of the case. For reasons stated in open court, parties to meet and confer to discuss potential motion for bifurcation. A telephonic status conference is set for 10/06/21 at 9:00 a.m. The Court will be utilizing the Cisco Webex platform. Public access is available via the following call-in number: 1-(650)-479-3207 and enter ACCESS CODE: 180-822-8235#. Counsel for all parties are directed to appear. Counsel of record will receive an email the day prior to the start of the telephonic hearing with instructions to join the call. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions. Mailed notice. (jxk)
August 27, 2021 Filing 27 STATUS Report (Joint Initial) by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Mahoney, Joshua)
August 25, 2021 Filing 26 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Margaret J. Schneider: Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.'s Motion to Continue the Initial Status Hearing #25 , is denied. The initial status hearing remains set for 08/30/21. The parties have until 08/27/21 to file the joint initial status report. Mailed notice. (jxk)
August 23, 2021 Filing 25 MOTION by Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. to continue Status Hearing (Mahoney, Joshua)
August 17, 2021 Filing 24 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Margaret J. Schneider: Regarding Defendant's Motion to Transfer Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) #23 , Plaintiff has until 09/15/21 to respond; Defendant has until 09/29/21 to reply. Mailed notice. (jxk)
August 16, 2021 Filing 23 MOTION by Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. to transfer case (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Mahoney, Joshua)
August 16, 2021 Filing 22 Disclosure Statement pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedue 7.1 STATEMENT by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (Mahoney, Joshua)
August 16, 2021 Filing 21 Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.'s Answer, Affirmative Defenses, and Demand for Jury ANSWER to amended complaint by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.(Mahoney, Joshua)
August 12, 2021 Filing 20 Western Division ADR Notification (jp, )
August 11, 2021 Filing 19 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. by Steven Bennett Weisburd (Weisburd, Steven)
August 11, 2021 Filing 18 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. by Mark A. Neubauer (Neubauer, Mark)
August 11, 2021 Filing 17 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. by Carmel Inez Dooling (Dooling, Carmel)
August 11, 2021 Filing 16 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. by Joshua Wendell Mahoney (Mahoney, Joshua)
August 11, 2021 Filing 15 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. by Robert Eliot Shapiro (Shapiro, Robert)
August 11, 2021 Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Margaret J. Schneider: Attorney Mark A. Neubauer's Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. #13 , is granted. Attorney Neubauer is directed to file his appearance on behalf of Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. by 08/18/21. Mailed notice. (jxk)
August 10, 2021 Filing 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-18551709. (Neubauer, Mark)
July 20, 2021 Filing 12 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Margaret J. Schneider: Attorney Steven B. Weisburd's Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. #11 , is granted. Attorney Weisburd is directed to file his appearance on behalf of Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. by 07/27/21. Mailed notice. (jxk)
July 20, 2021 Filing 11 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-18475317. (Weisburd, Steven)
July 19, 2021 Filing 10 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Larissa Whipple. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. waiver sent on 7/13/2021, answer due 9/13/2021. (Shub, Jonathan)
June 28, 2021 Filing 9 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Margaret J. Schneider: Initial status hearing set for 08/30/21 at 9:00 a.m. The parties shall jointly complete the PDF fillable initial status report form found on Judge Schneider's webpage under Initial Status Conferences and Reports and file by 08/23/21. Lead counsel with full knowledge of the case must appear at the initial status hearing. Plaintiff is directed to notify any party filing an appearance to the entry of this order. Public access is available via the following call-in number: 1-(650)-479-3207 and enter ACCESS CODE: 180-822-8235#. Counsel for all parties are directed to appear. Counsel of record will receive an email the day prior to the start of the telephonic hearing with instructions to join the call. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions. Mailed notice. (jxk)
June 28, 2021 Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Iain D. Johnston: Having reviewed Plaintiff's first-amended complaint #7 , the Court is satisfied with the sufficiency of Plaintiff's jurisdictional allegations. (yxp, )
June 25, 2021 Filing 7 FIRST AMENDED complaint by Larissa Whipple against Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (Shub, Jonathan)
June 11, 2021 Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Larissa Whipple by Melissa Kaye Sims (Sims, Melissa)
June 8, 2021 Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Iain D. Johnston: In Plaintiff's class-action complaint, she alleges that she is a resident of Illinois for the purpose of diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1332. But diversity jurisdiction requires that she allege her citizenship, which is not always the same as residency, and she is at present the only member of the putative class. Meyerson v. Harrah's E. Chicago Casino, 299 F.3d 616, 617 (7th Cir. 2002) (explaining that "residence and citizenship are not synonyms and it is the latter that matters for purposes of the diversity jurisdiction"). Thus, Plaintiff is ordered to amend the complaint by June 25, 2021, to properly allege her citizenship. (yxp, )
June 8, 2021 Filing 4 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the above captioned case be reassigned by lot to the calendar of an individual judge of this Court in accordance with the Rules. Case reassigned to the Honorable Iain D. Johnston for all further proceedings. Honorable Philip G. Reinhard no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Executive Committee on 6/8/2021. (jp, )
June 8, 2021 MAILED Local Rule 83.15 to Counsel for plaintiff. (jp, )
June 7, 2021 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Larissa Whipple by Kevin Laukaitis (Laukaitis, Kevin)
June 7, 2021 Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Larissa Whipple by Jonathan Shub (Shub, Jonathan)
June 7, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Larissa Whipple; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-18326241. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Shub, Jonathan)
June 7, 2021 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Philip G. Reinhard and Honorable Margaret J. Schneider. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Margaret J. Schneider. Case assignment: Random assignment. (pg, )

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