SMITH LAW FIRM, PLLC et al v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON et al
Plaintiff: SMITH LAW FIRM, PLLC and ROBERT ALLEN SMITH, JR.
Defendant: JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ALEX GORSKY and DOMINIC J. CARUSO
Case Number: 3:2022cv00658
Filed: February 8, 2022
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Tonianne J Bongiovanni
Referring Judge: Freda L Wolfson
Nature of Suit: Constitutional - State Statute
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 11, 2022 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by JACK N. FROST, JR on behalf of All Defendants (FROST, JACK)
February 9, 2022 Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson and Magistrate Judge Tonianne J. Bongiovanni added. (jal, )
February 9, 2022 Reset Deadlines as to #1 MOTION to Quash. Motion Reset for 3/7/2022 before Magistrate Judge Tonianne J. Bongiovanni. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (eaj)
February 8, 2022 Filing 18 Certified Copy of Transfer Order and docket received, Case transferred in from District of Mississippi Southern; Case Number 3:21-mc-00691. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
February 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER: The Clerk is directed to transfer the motion to quash to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey for disposition in connection with Frank Hall, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. Johnson & Johnson, Alex Gorsky, and Dominic J. Caruso, No. 3:18- cv-1833-FLW-TJB. Thereafter, this action may be closed. Signed by Magistrate Judge F. Keith Ball on 2/7/2022 (LAT)
February 7, 2022 District Transfer Out to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. (LAT)
February 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Order Transferring Case #17 emailed to IT Department to electronically transfer case to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Clerk will docket confirmation email when received from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. (LAT)
January 20, 2022 Opinion or Order TEXT-ONLY ORDER granting #16 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. That Attorney Jack N. Frost, Jr. be admitted pro hac vice in this case on behalf of Defendant Johnson & Johnson in association with local counsel conditioned upon completion of the registration procedures found on the Courts website and at the following link: https://www.mssd.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions-page. NO FURTHER WRITTEN ORDER WILL ISSUE FROM THE COURT. Signed by Magistrate Judge F. Keith Ball on 1/20/22. (JEJ)
January 12, 2022 Filing 16 MOTION for Jack N. Frost, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number AMSSDC-4742792) by Johnson & Johnson (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Certificate of Good Standing - NJ)(Mitchell, Meade)
December 7, 2021 Opinion or Order TEXT-ONLY ORDER granting #6 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting #7 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. That Attorney Neil H. Conrad and Kristen R. Seeger be admitted pro hac vice in this case on behalf of Defendant Johnson & Johnson in association with local counsel conditioned upon completion of the registration procedures found on the Courts website and at the following link: https://www.mssd.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions-page. NO FURTHER WRITTEN ORDER WILL ISSUE FROM THE COURT. Signed by Magistrate Judge F. Keith Ball on 12/7/2021. (JEJ)
December 3, 2021 Filing 15 REPLY to Response to Motion re #4 MOTION to Transfer Plaintiffs' Motion to Quash re #1 MOTION to Quash Defendant Johnson & Johnson's Reply in Support of Its Rule 45(f) Motion to Transfer Plaintiffs' Motion to Quash filed by Johnson & Johnson (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 8 - NDGA Order)(Mitchell, Meade)
November 26, 2021 Filing 14 REPLY to Response to Motion re #1 MOTION to Quash filed by Robert Allen Smith, Jr, Smith Law Firm, PLLC (Carner, Graham)
November 26, 2021 Filing 13 MEMORANDUM in Opposition re #4 MOTION to Transfer Plaintiffs' Motion to Quash re #1 MOTION to Quash filed by Robert Allen Smith, Jr, Smith Law Firm, PLLC (Carner, Graham)
November 26, 2021 Filing 12 RESPONSE in Opposition re #4 MOTION to Transfer Plaintiffs' Motion to Quash re #1 MOTION to Quash filed by Robert Allen Smith, Jr, Smith Law Firm, PLLC (Carner, Graham)
November 19, 2021 TEXT-ONLY ORDER granting #11 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #1 MOTION to Quash. Plaintiffs' reply shall be filed on or before November 26, 2021. No further written order shall issue. Signed by Chief District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III on November 19, 2021. (DI)
November 18, 2021 Filing 11 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #1 MOTION to Quash by Robert Allen Smith, Jr, Smith Law Firm, PLLC (Carner, Graham)
November 12, 2021 Filing 10 MEMORANDUM in Opposition re #1 MOTION to Quash filed by Johnson & Johnson (Mitchell, Meade)
November 12, 2021 Filing 9 RESPONSE in Opposition re #1 MOTION to Quash filed by Johnson & Johnson (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - First Amended Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws, Dkt. 33, #2 Exhibit 2 - December 14, 2018 Reuters Article, Powder Keg: Johnson & Johnson Knew for Decades That Asbestos Lurked In Its Baby Powder, #3 Exhibit 3 - Who Are We, The Smith Law Firm, PLLC Website, #4 Exhibit 4 - Press Release, Attorneys Ben Crump and R. Allen Smith Call Linkage Between Johnson & Johnson Baby Power and Ovarian Cancer a Civil Rights, Public Health Crisis, #5 Exhibit 5 - Plaintiffs Corrected Second Set of Requests for Production of Document to All Defendants, #6 Exhibit 6 - Opinion of Defendants Motion to Dismiss, Dkt. 49, #7 Exhibit 7 - Defendants Opposition to Plaintiffs Motion for Class Certification, Dkt. 96, #8 Exhibit 8 - Defendants Sur-reply in Further Opposition to Plaintiffs Motion for Class Certification, Dkt. 105, #9 Exhibit 9 - Plaintiffs Letter to Chief Judge Wolfson Regarding Defendants Sur-reply in Further Opposition to Plaintiffs Motion for Class Certification, Dkt. 107)(Mitchell, Meade)
November 12, 2021 Filing 8 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Johnson & Johnson (Mitchell, Meade)
November 12, 2021 Filing 7 MOTION for Kristen R. Seeger to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number AMSSDC-4704852) by Johnson & Johnson (Attachments: #1 Attachment Certificate of Good Standing)(Mitchell, Meade)
November 12, 2021 Filing 6 MOTION for Neil H. Conrad to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number AMSSDC-4704850) by Johnson & Johnson (Attachments: #1 Attachment Certificate of Good Standing)(Mitchell, Meade)
November 12, 2021 Filing 5 Memorandum Brief in Support of #4 MOTION to Transfer Plaintiffs' Motion to Quash re #1 MOTION to Quash by Johnson & Johnson (Mitchell, Meade) Modified on 11/15/2021 to correct docket text (ND).
November 12, 2021 Filing 4 MOTION to Transfer Plaintiffs' Motion to Quash re #1 MOTION to Quash by Johnson & Johnson (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Rule 45 Subpoena to Smith Law Firm, PLLC, #2 Exhibit 2 - Rule 45 Subpoena to Robert Allen Smith, Jr. (Smith Law Firm, PLLC), #3 Exhibit 3 - Rule 45 Subpoenas to Other Non-Parties, #4 Exhibit 4 - First Amended Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws, Dkt. 33 in Hall v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., #5 Exhibit 5 - Opinion on Defendants Motion to Dismiss, Dkt. 49 in Hall v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., #6 Exhibit 6 - Who We Are, The Smith Law Firm, PLLC Website, #7 Exhibit 7 - Press Release, Attorneys Ben Crump and R. Allen Smith Call Linkage Between Johnson & Johnson Baby Power and Ovarian Cancer a Civil Rights, Public Health Crisis)(Mitchell, Meade)
October 29, 2021 Filing 3 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Smith Law Firm, PLLC (Carner, Graham)
October 28, 2021 Filing 2 MEMORANDUM BRIEF in Support re #1 MOTION to Quash Defendants' Subpoenas to Produce Documents Relating to Plaintiffs' Communications with Media filed by Robert Allen Smith, Jr, Smith Law Firm, PLLC. (LAT)
October 28, 2021 Filing 1 MOTION to Quash Defendants' Subpoenas to Produce Documents Relating to Plaintiffs' Communications with Media by Robert Allen Smith, Jr, Smith Law Firm, PLLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1- Accepted Service on Behalf of the Plaintiffs of the Subpoensa Attached (as to Smith Law Firm), #2 Exhibit 2- Accepted Service on Behalf of the Plaintiffs of the Subpoensa Attached (as to Allen Smith, #3 Exhibit 3- United States District Court for District of New Jersey Complaint, #4 Civil Cover Sheet)(LAT)
October 28, 2021 Filing fee PAID: $ 49.00, receipt number 3464305132 (LAT) Modified on 10/29/2021 to reflect correct fee date paid (LAT).

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Plaintiff: SMITH LAW FIRM, PLLC
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