James Baird v. 3M Company et al
Plaintiff: James Baird
Defendant: 3M Company, Dynax Corporation, The Chemours Company FC, L.L.C., E I DuPont De Nemours Company Inc, UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation Inc, Kidde Fire Fighting Inc, Does 1 to 100, Inclusive, National Foam Inc, Buckeye Fire Equipment CO, Kidde-Fenwall, Inc., The Chemours Company, Chemguard Inc, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Co., Kidde PLC Inc and Tyco Fire Products L.P.
Case Number: 2:2020cv04414
Filed: December 21, 2020
Court: US District Court for the District of South Carolina
Presiding Judge: Richard M Gergel
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 27, 2021 Filing 17 CLERKS NOTICE TO ALL COUNSEL ASSOCIATED WITH MDL 2873 This Notice Relates to All Actions. In light of the most recent CMO No. 6.D filed 1/26/2021 at 1128 , please be reminded that the new shell case number for direct-filed cases related to the AFFF MDL is now 2:21-av-55555. Please file the Complaint (Civil cover sheet need not be filed), and counsel need only submit one summons document AO 440 form to be issued by the Clerk's office. Please provide the first listed defendant party's name and address on the document and attach pages which include the additional defendants' names (and addresses per CMO NO. 6, 6.A, 6.B, 6.C, 6.D re Alternative For Service of Process on a Defendant). Counsel should e-file, as an attachment to the complaint (or forward in one complete PDF via email to the Clerk's office: filingdocs_ecf_chas@scd.uscourts.gov). Associated Cases: 2:18-mn-02873-RMG et al.(sshe, )
December 23, 2020 Filing 16 MDL MEMBER CASE OPENED: California Central, 8:20-cv-02301, James Baird v. 3M Company et al, as DSC case 2:20-cv-4414-RMG. NOTICE TO ALL COUNSEL: MDL No. 2:18-mn-2873-RMG (LEAD case) has been opened as the master docket assigned to Judge Richard M. Gergel, District of South Carolina. This civil action is now associated as a member case. Counsel will be notified by Liaison Counsel re Case Management Orders and other documents posted in the lead case. CMO Nos. 1 - 12, (including 2.A, 3.A, 3.B, 3.C, 3.D, 3.E, 3.F, 5.A, 5.B, 5.C, 6.A, 6.B, 6.C, 10.A) govern all cases in the MDL proceedings and can be viewed on the Court's MDL website. Please also read NOTICE(s) TO ALL COUNSEL ASSOCIATED WITH MDL 2873 filed in the Lead case. NOTICE of Hearing: Next Status Conference will be a Telephone Conference set for 1/15/2021 10:00 AM, before Honorable Richard M Gergel. See the District Court's website containing information on the MDL at # MDL-2873 (sshe, )
December 23, 2020 Filing 15 Case transferred in from District of California Central; Case Number 8:20-cv-02301. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
December 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE #11 by Judge Cormac J. Carney. The Order to Show cause is DISCHARGED. *See Order.* (cw) [Transferred from California Central on 12/23/2020.]
December 17, 2020 Filing 14 Conditional Transfer Order - 40 from the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, MDL 2873, transferring case to USDC, District of South Carolina and assigned to Honorable Richard M. Gergel. Case transferred electronically. (MD JS-6. Case Terminated.) (iv) [Transferred from California Central on 12/23/2020.]
December 17, 2020 Filing 12 NOTICE Joint Response to Court OSC and Notice of Transfer to MDL 2873 filed by plaintiff James Baird. (Shafer, Jeremy) [Transferred from California Central on 12/23/2020.]
December 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE DISMISSAL FOR LACK OF PROSECUTION by Judge Cormac J. Carney. Response to Order to Show Cause due by 12/17/2020. *See Order.* (cw) [Transferred from California Central on 12/23/2020.]
December 8, 2020 Filing 10 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE filed by Defendant 3M Company, re Pro Hac Vice Application Due (G-109) - optional html form,,, #8 , Notice of Assignment to United States Judges(CV-18) - optional html form #6 , Pro Hac Vice Application Due (G-109) - optional html form,,, #9 , Intradistrict Transfer - Clerical Error (G-73) - optional html form, #5 , Notice to Parties of Court-Directed ADR Program (ADR-8) - optional html form #7 served on December 8, 2020. (Queen, Daniel) [Transferred from California Central on 12/23/2020.]
December 7, 2020 Filing 9 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney S. James Boumil. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (car) [Transferred from California Central on 12/23/2020.]
December 7, 2020 Filing 8 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Konstantine Kyros. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (car) [Transferred from California Central on 12/23/2020.]
December 7, 2020 Filing 7 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (car) [Transferred from California Central on 12/23/2020.]
December 7, 2020 Filing 6 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Cormac J. Carney and Magistrate Judge Douglas F. McCormick. (car) [Transferred from California Central on 12/23/2020.]
December 7, 2020 Filing 5 NOTICE RE INTRA-DISTRICT TRANSFER by Clerk of Court due to incorrect intra-district venue selected by the filer. Case is transferred to the Southern Division. Case has been assigned to Judge Cormac J. Carney for all further proceedings. Any matters that may be referred to a Magistrate Judge are assigned to Douglas F. McCormick. New Case Number 8:20-cv-02301-CJC-DFMx. (car) [Transferred from California Central on 12/23/2020.]
December 3, 2020 CONFORMED COPY OF COMPLAINT against Defendants 3M Company, Buckeye Fire Equipment Co., Chemguard, Inc., Does 1 to 100, Inclusive, Dynax Corporation, E.I. DuPont De Nemours, Inc., Kidde Fire Fire Fighting, Inc., Kidde PLC Inc., Kidde-Fenwall, Inc., National Foam, Inc., The Chemours Co., The Chemours Company FC, LLC, Tyco Fire Products, LP, UTC Fire and Security Americas, Inc. Jury Demanded, filed by Plaintiff James Baird. Filed in State Court on 7/10/2020 Submitted with Exhibit A Attachment 1 to Notice of Removal #1 (car) [Transferred from California Central on 12/23/2020.]
December 3, 2020 Filing 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE filed by Defendant 3M Company, re Notice of Removal (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 , Civil Cover Sheet (CV-71) #2 , Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties #3 served on 12/03/2020. (Queen, Daniel) [Transferred from California Central on 12/23/2020.]
December 3, 2020 Filing 3 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant 3M Company, identifying 3M Company. (Queen, Daniel) [Transferred from California Central on 12/23/2020.]
December 3, 2020 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Defendant 3M Company. (Queen, Daniel) [Transferred from California Central on 12/23/2020.]
December 3, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Orange County Superior Court, case number 30-2020-0115110 Receipt No: ACACDC-29338874 - Fee: $402, filed by Defendant 3M Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (Attorney Daniel David Queen added to party 3M Company(pty:dft))(Queen, Daniel) [Transferred from California Central on 12/23/2020.]

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