City of Goldsboro v. 3M Company et al
Plaintiff: City of Goldsboro
Defendant: 3M Company, Angus Fire, AGC Chemicals Americas Inc, AGC Inc, Archroma Management LLC, Archroma US Inc, Arkema Inc, BASF Corporation, Buckeye Fire Protection Co., Carrier Global Corporation, ChemDesign Products Inc, Chemguard Inc, Chemicals Inc, Chubb Fire LTD, Clariant Corp., Corteva Inc, Deepwater Chemicals Inc, John Doe Defendants 1-49, Dupont De Nemours Inc, Dynax Corp., E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Company, Kidde PLC Inc, National Foam Inc, Nation Ford Chemical Company, Raytheon Technologies Corporation, The Ansul Company, The Chemours Company, The Chemours Company FC LLC, Tyco Fire Products LP and UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation
Case Number: 2:2023cv04379
Filed: August 30, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of South Carolina
Presiding Judge: Richard M Gergel
Nature of Suit: Tort Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1446 Notice of Removal
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 12, 2023 Filing 17 Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (sshe, )
September 7, 2023 Filing 16 MDL MEMBER CASE OPENED: North Carolina Eastern (associated as of 8/30/2023), 5:23-cv-00434, City of Goldsboro v. 3M Company et al, as DSC case 2:23-cv-04379-RMG (sshe, )
September 7, 2023 Filing 14 Case transferred in from District of North Carolina Eastern; Case Number 5:23-cv-00434. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
August 30, 2023 Case transferred to District of South Carolina. File transmitted electronically. (Collins, S) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/7/2023.]
August 23, 2023 Filing 13 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER - Pursuant to Rule 7.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the action(s) on the attached schedule are transferred under 28 U.S.C. 1407 to the District of South Carolina for the reasons stated in the order of December 7, 2018, and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Richard M. Gergel. Signed by Tiffaney D. Pete, Clerk of the Panel, on 8/23/2023. (Collins, S) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/7/2023.]
August 23, 2023 Filing 12 Document: Text Minute Order. As stipulated in Rule 7.1(c) of the Rules of Procedure of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, transmittal of the order has been stayed 7 days to give any party an opportunity to oppose the transfer. The 7-day period has now elapsed, no opposition was received, and the order is directed to the Clerk of the United States District Court for the D. South Carolina for filing. The Panel governing statute, 28 U.S.C. 1407, requires that the transferee clerk transmit a certified copy of the Panel order to transfer to the clerk of the district court from which the action is being transferred. Signed by Clerk of the Panel Tiffaney D. Pete on 8/23/2023. (Collins, S) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/7/2023.]
August 23, 2023 Filing 11 Document: Email of Text Order from Tiffaney D. Pete, Clerk of the Panel, advising our court of the conditional transfer order filed by the Panel and inasmuch as no objection is pending at this time, the stay is lifted. (Collins, S) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/7/2023.]
August 17, 2023 Filing 10 Letter from Charles Raynal, IV advising the court that in light of the imminent transfer of the case to the District of South Carolina, counsel did not appear in the referenced action. (Attachments: #1 Envelope) (Collins, S) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/7/2023.]
August 17, 2023 Filing 9 Letter from Melanie Black Dubis advising of the imminent transfer of the case to the District of South Carolina, counsel did not appear in the referenced action. (Collins, S) (Additional attachment(s) added on 8/17/2023: #1 Envelope) (Collins, S). [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/7/2023.]
August 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER granting #7 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer regarding #1 Notice of Removal, , #1 Notice of Removal. If this action is transferred to the In re Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Products multidistrict litigation ("AFFF MDL"), then the deadlines for all Defendants to move, answer, or otherwise respond to the Complaint shall be in accordance with the established rules and procedures in the AFFF MDL. Should the Judicial Panel on the Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") decline to transfer this action to the AFFF MDL, Defendants shall have through and including the 28th day after suchdisposition by the JPML to answer, move, or otherwise respond to the Complaint.Signed by Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court on 8/16/2023. A copy of this Order was sent via US mail to Garry Whitaker of Garry Whitaker Law, P.C. at One N. Marshall St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101; Scott Summy of Baron & Budd, P.C. at 3102 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite 1100, Dallas, TX 75219; Melanie B. Dubis & Charles Raynal of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstien LLP at 301 Fayetteville St., Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27601; John Wellschlager of DLA Piper LLP (US) at The Marbury Builing, 6224 Smith Ave., Baltimore, MD 21209-3600; Daniel L. Ring & Tyler D. Alfermann of Mayer Brown LLP at 71 South Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606; Michael L. Carpenter of Gray Layton Kersh Solomon Furr & Smith, P.A. at Post Office Box 2636, Gastonia, NC 28053-2636; Peter Condron of Crowell & Moring at 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20004-259; Jonathan Handler, Keith H. Bensten of Day Pitney LLP at One Federal St., 29th Floor, Boston, MA 02110; Heidi Levine of Sidley Austin LLP at One South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60603; Jonathan Blakley of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani at One North Franklin, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606; John Parker & Oliver Twaddell of Goldberg Segalla LLP at 711 Third Ave., Suite 1900, New York, NY 10017; Kat Hacker of Bartlit Beck LLP at 1801 Wewatta, Suite 1200, Denver, CO 80202; Kurt G. Warner, Clifton L. Brinson & Addie K.S. Ries of Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P. at Post Office Box 2611, Raleigh, NC 27611; David R. Erickson & Brent Dwerlkotte of Shook, Hardy, & Bacon, L.L.P. at 2555 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108; Kurt D. Weaver of Womble Bond Dickson (US) LLP at 555 Faytteville St., Suite 1100, Raleigh, NC 27601; Keith E. Smith of Greenberg Traurig, LLP at Three Logan Square, 1717 Arch St., Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19103; Ethan R. Ware of William Mullen at P. O. Box 8116, Columbia, SC 29202; Angus Fire Armour Corporation, c/o The Prentice-Hall Corp. System, Inc. at 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808 and The Ansul Company, c/o CT Corporation at 1999 Bryan St., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201 (Collins, S) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/7/2023.]
August 16, 2023 Motion Referred to Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court regarding #7 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer regarding #1 Notice of Removal. (Collins, S) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/7/2023.]
August 10, 2023 Filing 7 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer regarding #1 Notice of Removal, filed by Chemguard Inc., Tyco Fire Products, LP. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Blake, Christopher) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/7/2023.]
August 7, 2023 Filing 6 Notice regarding #1 Notice of Removal and requirement to make a Notice of Appearance sent to Counsel, Garry Whitaker of Garry Whitaker Law, P.C. at One N. Marshall St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101; Scott Summy of Baron & Budd, P.C. at 3102 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite 1100, Dallas, TX 75219; Melanie B. Dubis & Charles Raynal of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstien LLP at 301 Fayetteville St., Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27601; John Wellschlager of DLA Piper LLP (US) at The Marbury Builing, 6224 Smith Ave., Baltimore, MD 21209-3600; Daniel L. Ring & Tyler D. Alfermann of Mayer Brown LLP at 71 South Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606; Michael L. Carpenter of Gray Layton Kersh Solomon Furr & Smith, P.A. at Post Office Box 2636, Gastonia, NC 28053-2636; Peter Condron of Crowell & Moring at 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20004-259; Jonathan Handler, Keith H. Bensten of Day Pitney LLP at One Federal St., 29th Floor, Boston, MA 02110; Heidi Levine of Sidley Austin LLP at One South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60603; Jonathan Blakley of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani at One North Franklin, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606; John Parker & Oliver Twaddell of Goldberg Segalla LLP at 711 Third Ave., Suite 1900, New York, NY 10017; Kat Hacker of Bartlit Beck LLP at 1801 Wewatta, Suite 1200, Denver, CO 80202; Kurt G. Warner, Clifton L. Brinson & Addie K.S. Ries of Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P. at Post Office Box 2611, Raleigh, NC 27611; David R. Erickson & Brent Dwerlkotte of Shook, Hardy, & Bacon, L.L.P. at 2555 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108; Kurt D. Weaver of Womble Bond Dickson (US) LLP at 555 Faytteville St., Suite 1100, Raleigh, NC 27601; Keith E. Smith of Greenberg Traurig, LLP at Three Logan Square, 1717 Arch St., Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19103; Ethan R. Ware of William Mullen at P. O. Box 8116, Columbia, SC 29202; Angus Fire Armour Corporation, c/o The Prentice-Hall Corp. System, Inc. at 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808 and The Ansul Company, c/o CT Corporation at 1999 Bryan St., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201 mailed via US Mail on August 7, 2023. (Rudd, D.) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/7/2023.]
August 4, 2023 Filing 5 Notice filed by Chemguard Inc., Tyco Fire Products, LP regarding #1 Notice of Removal, (Supplemental Removal Cover Sheet). (Blake, Christopher) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/7/2023.]
August 4, 2023 Filing 4 Financial Disclosure Statement by Tyco Fire Products, LP identifying Corporate Parent Johnson Controls International plc for Tyco Fire Products, LP. (Blake, Christopher) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/7/2023.]
August 4, 2023 Filing 3 Financial Disclosure Statement by Chemguard Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Johnson Controls International plc for Chemguard Inc.. (Blake, Christopher) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/7/2023.]
August 4, 2023 Filing 2 Notice of Appearance filed by Christopher J. Blake on behalf of Chemguard Inc., Tyco Fire Products, LP. (Blake, Christopher) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/7/2023.]
August 4, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Tyco Fire Products, LP, Chemguard Inc. from Wayne Co. Superior Court, case number 23-CVS-1094. ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ANCEDC-7211918), filed by Tyco Fire Products, LP, Chemguard Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Wayne Co. 23-CVS-1094 filings, #2 Civil Cover Sheet) (Blake, Christopher) [Transferred from North Carolina Eastern on 9/7/2023.]

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Plaintiff: City of Goldsboro
Represented By: Andrew J Cvitanovic
Represented By: Carla Burke Pickrel
Represented By: Cary L McDougal
Represented By: Christina Cossich
Represented By: Jason J Julius
Represented By: Philip F Cossich
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