Cumberland County v. The Chemours Company et al
Plaintiff: Cumberland County
Defendant: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY, THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC, E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and Corteva, Inc.
Case Number: 5:2022cv00157
Filed: April 22, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Presiding Judge: James C Dever
Referring Judge: Louise Wood Flanagan
Nature of Suit: Real Property: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 47 Letter from Clerk of Court regarding Notice of Remand to State Court. Sent to Lisa Scales, Cumberland County Clerk of Superior Court at 117 Dick StreetFayetteville, NC 28301 via US Mail. (Sellers, N.)
June 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 46 ORDER denying as moot #42 Motion for Reconsideration; granting #22 Motion to Remand. The court REMANDS this action to Cumberland County Superior Court. The motions to dismiss of all five defendants for failure to state a claim and the motion to dismiss of Corteva, Inc. and DuPont de Nemours, Inc. for lack of personal jurisdiction remain pending, and the Cumberland County Superior Court can address those motions on remand. The court declines to award costs. Signed by District Judge James C. Dever III on 6/17/2022. (Sellers, N.)
June 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 45 Notice of Special Appearance for non-district by Benjamin A. Kaplan on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Kaplan, Benjamin)
June 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 44 Notice of Special Appearance for non-district by Charles J. Crueger on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Crueger, Charles)
June 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 43 Memorandum in Support regarding #42 MOTION for Reconsideration regarding #39 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief,, (CORRECTED) filed by Cumberland County. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (Land, Brett)
June 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 42 MOTION for Reconsideration regarding #39 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief,, (CORRECTED) filed by Cumberland County. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Land, Brett)
June 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 41 DISREGARD. Corrected and re-filed at #42 . MOTION for Reconsideration regarding #33 Order on Motion to Stay, filed by Cumberland County. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Land, Brett) Modified on 6/7/2022 (Sellers, N.).
June 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 40 REPLY to Response to Motion regarding #22 MOTION to Remand Under 28 U.S.C. 1447 filed by Cumberland County. (Land, Brett)
June 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER granting #34 Motion to Lift Stay. The Stay previously entered by this Court on May 9, 2022 [D.E. 33] is LIFTED for the limited purpose of resuming proceedings on Defendants' pending motion to dismiss [D.E. 10]. Any briefs in opposition to Defendants' pending Motion to Dismiss [D.E. 10] shall be filed within twenty-one days of the date this Order is entered, with further briefing as permitted under the Local Rules. Signed by District Judge James C. Dever III on 6/2/2022. (Sellers, N.)
June 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 38 Notice filed by E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, The Chemours Company, The Chemours Company FC, LLC regarding #34 MOTION to Lift Stay regarding #33 Order on Motion to Stay, Filing Amended Proposed Order. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Segars, Thomas)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 37 Notice of Special Appearance for non-district by Katherine Hacker on behalf of Corteva, Inc., DuPont de Nemours, Inc.. (Hacker, Katherine)
May 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 36 Memorandum in Opposition regarding #22 MOTION to Remand filed by E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, The Chemours Company, The Chemours Company FC, LLC. (Segars, Thomas)
May 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 Memorandum in Support regarding #34 MOTION to Lift Stay regarding #33 Order on Motion to Stay, filed by E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, The Chemours Company, The Chemours Company FC, LLC. (Segars, Thomas)
May 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 34 MOTION to Lift Stay regarding #33 Order on Motion to Stay, filed by E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, The Chemours Company, The Chemours Company FC, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Segars, Thomas)
May 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER granting #24 Motion to Stay. Plaintiff's responses to Defendants' motions to dismiss (Dkt. 10 & 12) are hereby stayed pending an order on Plaintiffs Motion to Remand. Signed by District Judge James C. Dever III on 5/9/2022. (Sellers, N.)
May 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 32 Notice of Appearance filed by Robert R. Marcus on behalf of Corteva, Inc., DuPont de Nemours, Inc., E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company. (Marcus, Robert)
May 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 31 AMENDED DOCUMENT by Corteva, Inc.. Amendment to #29 Financial Disclosure Statement (King, C.)
May 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 30 Financial Disclosure Statement by DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (King, C.)
May 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 29 Financial Disclosure Statement by Corteva, Inc. (King, C.)
May 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 Notice of Appearance filed by C. Bailey King, Jr on behalf of Corteva, Inc., DuPont de Nemours, Inc., E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company. (King, C.)
May 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 Proposed Order regarding #22 MOTION to Remand filed by Cumberland County. (Land, Brett)
May 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 26 Proposed Order regarding #24 MOTION to Stay filed by Cumberland County. (Land, Brett)
May 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Notice to Counsel regarding: #24 Motion to Stay, #22 Motion to Remand. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 7.1(b)(3) and Section V(I)(3) of the CM/ECF Policy and Procedures Manual and Judge Dever's practice preferences, parties must file a proposed order with any non-dispositive motion. Please file proposed orders using the event 'Proposed Order' in the Responses and Replies category and link it back to the motion to which it corresponds. (Sellers, N.)
May 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Motion Submitted to District Judge James C. Dever III regarding #24 MOTION to Stay. (Sellers, N.)
May 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 25 Memorandum in Support regarding #24 MOTION to Stay filed by Cumberland County. (Land, Brett)
May 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 MOTION to Stay filed by Cumberland County. (Land, Brett)
May 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 23 Memorandum in Support regarding #22 MOTION to Remand filed by Cumberland County. (Land, Brett)
May 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 MOTION to Remand filed by Cumberland County. (Land, Brett)
May 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 21 Notice of Special Appearance for non-district by Cary L McDougal on behalf of Cumberland County. (McDougal, Cary)
May 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 Notice of Special Appearance for non-district by Scott Summy on behalf of Cumberland County. (Summy, Scott)
May 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 Notice of Special Appearance for non-district by Stephen C Johnston on behalf of Cumberland County. (Johnston, Stephen)
May 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 Notice of Special Appearance for non-district by C. Bailey King, Jr on behalf of Corteva, Inc., DuPont de Nemours, Inc., E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company. (King, C.)
May 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Notice of Special Appearance for non-district by C. Bailey King, Jr on behalf of Corteva, Inc., DuPont de Nemours, Inc., E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company. (King, C.)
May 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 Notice of Special Appearance for non-district by C. Bailey King, Jr on behalf of Corteva, Inc., DuPont de Nemours, Inc., E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company. (King, C.)
May 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Notice to Counsel regarding: #17 Notice of Special Appearance, #18 Notice of Special Appearance, #16 Notice of Special Appearance. Each attorney must file his or her own notice of appearance. The CM/ECF electronic filing and docketing system does not recognize filings made on behalf of other attorneys for purposes of appearing on the court's docket. The appropriate form for becoming a registered e-filer in this district is available to out-of-district counsel on this court's website www.nced.uscourts.gov. (Sellers, N.)
May 2, 2022 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. At the direction of the Court and for the continued efficient administration of justice, this case is reassigned to United States District Judge James C. Dever III for all further proceedings. United States District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan is no longer assigned to the case. All future filings should reflect the revised case number of 5:22-CV-157-D. Signed by Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court on 5/2/2022. (Hockaday, A.)
April 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Notice filed by E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, The Chemours Company, The Chemours Company FC, LLC regarding #10 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , #11 Memorandum in Support, Certificate of Service by U.S. Mail. (Segars, Thomas)
April 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Notice of Special Appearance for non-district by Brett D Land on behalf of Cumberland County. (Land, Brett)
April 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Memorandum in Support regarding #12 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction , in the alternative MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Corteva, Inc., DuPont de Nemours, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Eddis Affidavit, #2 Exhibit B - Hennessey Affidavit, #3 Exhibit C - Corona Tentative Ruling, #4 Exhibit D - Minute Order Mtn to Quash) (King, C.)
April 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction , in the alternative, MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Corteva, Inc., DuPont de Nemours, Inc.. (King, C.)
April 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Memorandum in Support regarding #10 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Corteva, Inc., DuPont de Nemours, Inc., E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, The Chemours Company, The Chemours Company FC, LLC. (Segars, Thomas)
April 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Corteva, Inc., DuPont de Nemours, Inc., E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, The Chemours Company, The Chemours Company FC, LLC. (Segars, Thomas)
April 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Notice of Appearance filed by J. Harold Seagle on behalf of Cumberland County. (Seagle, J.)
April 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Notice regarding #1 Notice of Removal and requirement to make a Notice of Appearance sent to Plaintiff's Counsel, J. Harold Seagle of Seagle Law, PLLC at P. O. Box 15307, Asheville, NC 28813; Scott Summy, Cary McDouga, Stephen Johnston, Brett Land & M. Cristina Sanchez of Baron & Budd, P.C. at 3102 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite 1100, Dallas, TX 75219-4281 and Charles J. Crueger, Erin K. Dickinson & Benjamin A. Kaplan of Cureger Dickinson LLC at 4532 North Oakland Ave., Whitefish Bay, WI 53211 mailed via US Mail on April 26, 2022. (Rudd, D.)
April 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Notice filed by E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, THE CHEMOURS COMPANY, THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC regarding #1 Notice of Removal,, . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Notice of Filing of Notice of Removal with State Court) (Segars, Thomas)
April 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Financial Disclosure Statement by E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company identifying Corporate Parent DowDuPont Inc. for E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company. (Segars, Thomas)
April 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Financial Disclosure Statement by THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC identifying Corporate Parent THE CHEMOURS COMPANY for THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC. (Segars, Thomas)
April 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Financial Disclosure Statement by THE CHEMOURS COMPANY (Segars, Thomas)
April 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Notice of Appearance filed by Scottie Forbes Lee on behalf of E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, THE CHEMOURS COMPANY, THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC. (Lee, Scottie)
April 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Notice of Appearance filed by Thomas Hamilton Segars on behalf of E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, THE CHEMOURS COMPANY, THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC. (Segars, Thomas)
April 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC, THE CHEMOURS COMPANY from Cumberland County Superior Court, case number 22 CVS 1569. ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0417-6529680), filed by E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC, THE CHEMOURS COMPANY. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Civil Cover Sheet Supplemental, #3 Exhibit A - Certified Copy of State File, #4 Exhibit B - Consents to Removal, #5 Exhibit C - Documents Served on The Chemours Company, #6 Exhibit D - Documents Served on E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company) (Segars, Thomas)

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Plaintiff: Cumberland County
Represented By: Benjamin A. Kaplan
Represented By: Brett D Land
Represented By: Cary L McDougal
Represented By: Charles J. Crueger
Represented By: J. Harold Seagle
Represented By: Scott Summy
Represented By: Stephen C Johnston
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Defendant: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY
Represented By: Scottie Forbes Lee
Represented By: Thomas Hamilton Segars
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Defendant: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
Represented By: Scottie Forbes Lee
Represented By: Thomas Hamilton Segars
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Defendant: E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company
Represented By: Scottie Forbes Lee
Represented By: Thomas Hamilton Segars
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Defendant: DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
Represented By: Katherine Hacker
Represented By: C. Bailey King, Jr.
Represented By: Robert R. Marcus
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Defendant: Corteva, Inc.
Represented By: C. Bailey King, Jr.
Represented By: Robert R. Marcus
Represented By: Katherine Hacker
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