KM FARMS, INC. et al v. CORTEVA, INC. et al
Plaintiff: KM FARMS, INC., BLAKE TURNER, JOHN W. JENKINS, OTHO TURNER and RHETT TURNER
Defendant: CORTEVA, INC., SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG, SYNGENTA CORP., SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION LLC, CHS INC., NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS, INC., JOHN DOE DEFENDANT WHOLESALER 1, JOHN DOE DEFENDANT WHOLESALER 2, JOHN DOE DEFENDANT WHOLESALER 3, JOHN DOE DEFENDANT WHOLESALER 4, JOHN DOE DEFENDANT WHOLESALER 5, JOHN DOE DEFENDANT RETAILER 6, JOHN DOE DEFENDANT RETAILER 7, JOHN DOE DEFENDANT RETAILER 8, JOHN DOE DEFENDANT RETAILER 9 and JOHN DOE DEFENDANT RETAILER 10
Case Number: 1:2023cv00164
Filed: February 22, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Presiding Judge: JOI ELIZABETH PEAKE
Referring Judge: THOMAS D SCHROEDER
Nature of Suit: Anti-Trust
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 1 Antitrust Litigation
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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April 10, 2023 Filing 20 Transcript of Proceedings held on 04/06/2023, before Judge Thomas D. Schroeder. Court Reporter Briana L. Bell, Telephone number 336-734-2514. Email: brinesbit@gmail.com. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. NOTICE RE: REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have 5 business days to file a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction and 21 calendar days to file a Redaction Request. If no notice is filed, this transcript will be made electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the court reporter before the 90 day deadline. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Redaction Request due 5/4/2023. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 5/15/2023. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 7/13/2023. Associated Cases: 1:23-md-03062-TDS-JEP et al.(Bell, Briana)
April 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 19 CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 1. The court enters the following order for coordinated management of these cases: (1) Consolidation for pre-trial purposes. (2) Captioning of filings. (3) Application of MDL orders to newly-filed and transferred cases. (4) Filing and docketing procedures. (5) Admission of attorneys in transferred and newly-filed cases. (6) Organization of Plaintiffs' counsel and responsibilities. (7) Coordination of service and filing of pleadings, motions, and other papers. (8) Communications among counsel. (9) Filing of consolidated complaint. Within 90 days following the appointment of Interim Class Counsel, Plaintiffs shall file a Consolidated Class Action Complaint. The deadlines and word limits for briefing on any motions to dismiss shall be determined by simultaneous submissions within 14 days after the filing of the Consolidated Complaint. (10) Discovery stayed pending parties briefing by April 19, 2023. (11) Schedule for class certification proceedings. (12) The Clerk of Court shall file a copy of this order and any subsequent case management order(s) in all related cases, including any case filed or transferred into this MDL thereafter. Signed by CHIEF JUDGE THOMAS D. SCHROEDER on 4/7/2023. Associated Cases: 1:23-md-03062-TDS-JEP et al. (Powell, Gloria)
April 6, 2023 Minute Entry for proceedings held before CHIEF JUDGE THOMAS D. SCHROEDER in WS-1: Status Conference held on 4/6/2023. Attorneys Daniel L. Brockett, Lyn K. Broom, Christopher M. Burke, Gregory S. Asciolla present for the Plaintiffs. Attorneys Patrick M. Kane and Paul Mishkin present for Syngenta Defendants. Attorneys David Marriott and Mark E. Anderson present for Corteva Defendants. Attorneys Fitz Barringer, Adam C. Hemlock, David Lender and Taylor Dougherty present for BASF Defendants. Attorneys William Michael, Jon Sasser and Joseph Bial present for Helena Agri-Enterprises Defendants. Attorney George Watson present for Nutrien Solutions Defendants and Attorney Kathy Osborn present for CHS Defendants. Attorney James J. Weingarten present for interested party Federal Trade Commission. Briefs regarding discovery due in 10 days. Written Order forthcoming. (Court Reporter Briana Bell.) Associated Cases: 1:23-md-03062-TDS-JEP et al.(Engle, Anita)
April 3, 2023 Filing 18 **FILED IN ERROR** NOTICE of Special Appearance by attorney ELLEN MERIWETHER on behalf of Plaintiffs DONALD F. DELINE (Filing fee $ 25 receipt number NCMDC-3531218) Associated Cases: 1:23-md-03062-TDS-JEP et al. (MERIWETHER, ELLEN) Modified on 4/4/2023 to mark filed in error. Only file in 1:23-md-3062. (Sheets, Jamie)
February 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MDL ORDER This matter, including all related cases, is currently set for a status conference on April 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 1 in Winston-Salem. At that hearing, counsel should be prepared to address the following topics as set out. Counsel wishing to address these and any other topics should file any proposals, jointly if possible, by March 23, 2023. Signed by CHIEF JUDGE THOMAS D. SCHROEDER on 2/22/2023.(Engle, Anita)
February 24, 2023 Filing 16 NOTICE of Hearing dated 2/17/2023: Status Conference set for 4/6/2023 10:00 AM in Winston-Salem Courtroom #1 before CHIEF JUDGE THOMAS D. SCHROEDER. (Engle, Anita) Associated Cases: 1:23-md-03062-TDS-JEP et al. Modified on 2/24/2023 to include date of notice. (Engle, Anita)
February 24, 2023 ***TEXT ORDER*** All deadlines for Defendants to answer, move or otherwise respond are extended and will be set as part of the management of the MDL 1:23md3062. Per MAG/JUDGE JOI ELIZABETH PEAKE on 2/17/2023. (Engle, Anita) Associated Cases: 1:23-md-03062-TDS-JEP et al.
February 24, 2023 Case ASSIGNED to CHIEF JUDGE THOMAS D. SCHROEDER and MAG/JUDGE JOI ELIZABETH PEAKE. (Garland, Leah)
February 22, 2023 Filing 15 Case transferred in from District of Indiana Southern; Case Number 1:22-cv-02420. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
February 17, 2023 Filing 14 Transfer Letter to Clerk of the Middle District of North Carolina. Case transferred electronically to Middle District of North Carolina, IN : RE MDL 3062 Per CTO # 1 on 02/17/2023. (CKM) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 2/22/2023.]
February 17, 2023 Filing 13 CLOSED TRANSFER to the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina IN RE: CROP PROTECTION PRODUCTS LOYALTY PROGRAM ANTITRUST LITIGATION MDL No. 3062 PER Certified Transfer Order #01 on 2/17/2023. (CKM) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 2/22/2023.]
January 11, 2023 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Colby Anne Kingsbury on behalf of Defendant CHS INC.. (Kingsbury, Colby) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 2/22/2023.]
January 11, 2023 Filing 11 Rule 7.1 Disclosure Statement by CHS INC.. (Osborn, Kathy) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 2/22/2023.]
January 11, 2023 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Kathy Lynn Osborn on behalf of Defendant CHS INC.. (Osborn, Kathy) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 2/22/2023.]
January 3, 2023 Filing 9 NOTICE of Reassignment of Case to Judge Richard L. Young and Magistrate Judge Mario Garcia. Judge Tanya Walton Pratt and Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore are no longer assigned to this case. Please include the new case number, 1:22-cv-2420-RLY-MG, on all future filings in this matter. (DJH) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 2/22/2023.]
January 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Clerk is directed to reassign case to Judge Richard L. Young and Magistrate Judge Mario Garcia for all further proceedings. This case is related to 1:22-cv-1976-RLY-MG. Judge Tanya Walton Pratt and Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore no longer assigned to case. Signed by Judge Tanya Walton Pratt on 1/3/2023. (TRG) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 2/22/2023.]
December 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER granting #2 Motion to Appear pro hac vice. Attorney John Radice for JOHN W. JENKINS, KM FARMS, INC., BLAKE TURNER, OTHO TURNER and RHETT TURNER added. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore on 12/22/2022. (SWM) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 2/22/2023.]
December 19, 2022 Filing 6 Rule 7.1 Disclosure Statement by KM FARMS, INC.. (Radice, John) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 2/22/2023.]
December 19, 2022 Filing 5 MAGISTRATE JUDGE's NOTICE of Availability to Exercise Jurisdiction issued. (DRB) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 2/22/2023.]
December 19, 2022 Filing 4 Notice to File Rule 7.1 Disclosure Statement. (RAGS) (DRB) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 2/22/2023.]
December 19, 2022 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to CHS INC., CORTEVA, INC., NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS, INC., SYNGENTA CORP., SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG, SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, LLC. (DRB) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 2/22/2023.]
December 18, 2022 Filing 2 MOTION for Attorney(s) John Radice to Appear pro hac vice (Filing fee $100, receipt number AINSDC-7418710), filed by Plaintiffs JOHN W. JENKINS, KM FARMS, INC., BLAKE TURNER, OTHO TURNER, RHETT TURNER. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Radice, John) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 2/22/2023.]
December 18, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by BLAKE TURNER, KM FARMS, INC., JOHN W. JENKINS, OTHO TURNER, RHETT TURNER. (Filing fee $402, receipt number AINSDC-7418708) (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Proposed Summons)(Radice, John) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 2/22/2023.]

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