Scott Dairy Farm, Inc. et al v. Dean Foods Company et al
| Scott Dairy Farm, Inc., William H Price, Highland Dairy Farm, LLP, Jeff Whatley and Robert D Stoots |
| Dean Foods Company, National Dairy Holdings, L.P., Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., Mid-Am Capital, LLC, Dairy Marketing Services, LLC and Southern Marketing Agency, Inc. |
| 2:2007cv00208 |
| August 27, 2007 |
| US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee |
| Greeneville Office |
| Washington |
| J Ronnie Greer |
| Dennis H Inman |
| Anti-Trust |
| 15 U.S.C. ยง 1 Antitrust Litigation |
| Plaintiff |
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: After reviewing the relevant factors, the Court FINDS that the settlement agreement is fair, adequate and reasonable, as well as consistent with the public interest. Bailey v. Great Lakes Canning, Inc., 908 F.2d 38,42 (6th Cir. 1990). The Court therefore GRANTS dairy farmer plaintiffs motion for final approval of their class action settlement with defendants Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., Dairy Marketing Services, LLC, Mid-Am Capital, LLC, Nationa l Dairy Holdings, LP and Gary Hanman and APPROVES THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. A separate order will issue and the Clerk will be DIRECTED to enter final judgment. Motions Granted: 1357 MOTION Dairy Farmer Plaintiffs' Motion for Final Approva l of Class Action Settlement with Defendants Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., Dairy Marketing Services, LLC, Mid-Am Capital LLC, National Dairy Holdings, LP, and Gary Hanman filed by Sweetwater Valley Farm, Inc. Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 5/17/2013. (RLC, )
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SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 7/13/2012. (FMM, )
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MEMORANDUM OPINION, GRANTING: 1300 PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENTS WITH DEAN, SMA, AND BAIRD and APPROVING the settlement agreements. A separate order will issue and the Clerk is DIRECTED to enter final judgment. See Memorandum for details. Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 6/15/2012. (FMM, )
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER re Motion to Opt Out filed by Malcolm E Forbes. For the reasons set forth herein, the Motion To Opt Out By Malcolm Forbes is DENIED. Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 6/6/2012. (FMM )
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER. For the reasons given in this opinion, the motion of DFA plaintiffs to recertify the DFA subclass for litigation and appoint DFA subclass counsel and representatives, Doc. 1787 IN 2:08-MD-1000 is GRAN TED. The Court will recertify the subclass of DFA dairy farmer members with respect to all of the plaintiffs claims except for the breach of contract claim by DFA against DFA by its dairy farmer members, as set forth in the Courts prior order. Doc. [ 934] IN 2:08-MD-1000. Furthermore, the Court appoints Gary E. Brewer, Esq. as DFA subclass counsel and appoints Payne Dairy, Messrs. Fraizer and McCain d/b/a McCain Dairy and Mr. Holmes as representatives for the DFA subclass. Within five (5) days fr om the entry of this order, DFA plaintiffs counsel shall submit to the Court a proposed order, with accompanying memorandum, for complying with Rule 23(c)(2) and (d) to the extent applicable. Defendants may file a response within five (5) days of the filing by plaintiffs of the proposed order. No reply will be permitted. At any time before final judgment, the Court shall modify this recertification order or decertifiy the subclass should subsequent circumstances warrant such action. See Memorandum for details. Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 6/1/2012. (FMM )
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MEMORANDUM AND OPINION: Dean now moves the Court To Vacate Preliminary Approval, Stay Dissemination Of Settlement Notice And Other Deadlines Associated With The Settlement, and Clarify The Role Of Class Counsel, [Doc. 1714]. Plainti ffs have responded in opposition, [Doc. 1721], and the Court heard oral argument on August 12, 2011. For the reasons set forth herein, the Court has no choice but to grant Deans motion. This does not mean, however, that the joint motion to preliminar ily approve the settlement agreement must be denied or that the settlement cannot under any circumstances be finally approved. After an appropriate opportunity for counsel to review the matter, it may be possible for the Court to certify the DFA subc lass for settlement purposes, grant the motion to preliminary approve the settlement agreement, give notice of the settlement and proceed with a fairness hearing where objections, if any, can be heard and resolved. Before proceeding with that resolut ion, however, the Court will give the parties an opportunity to be heard. To the extent any party wishes to do so, it may comment on the Courts proposed action by written pleading filed not later than the close of business on 9/1/2011.) See memorandum opinion for details. Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 8/31/2011. (RLC, )
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MEMORANDUM AND OPINION regarding Order [Doc. 1254] denying motion to reconsider Order filed on 8/19/2011.Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 8/25/2011. (RET)
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ORDER granting 1195 Motion in Limine to preclude plaintiffs from introducing evidence of the settlement between plaintiffs and Dean Foods.. Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 8/1/2011. (RET)
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MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER replacing the same document filed as (Doc. 1146) that acted on several summmary judgment motions in regard to Counts One through 5 (860), SMA's supplemental motion for summary judgment (607), and Baird's motion (604).Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 7/14/11. (EBM, )
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ORDER denying 804 Appeal of Magistrate Judge Decision, and the Magistrate's order is ADOPTED and AFFIRMED.. Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 7/11/2011. (RET)
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MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER regarding class certification. Granting doc. 704 MOTION FOR AN ORDER APPROVING PROPOSED CLASS NOTICE PLAN filed by Sweetwater Valley Farm, Inc. Robert G. Abrams of Howery, LLP is appointed as class counsel and Thomas C. Jessee is appointed as liaison counsel.Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 1/19/11. (Attachments: # 1 Long form of class notice, # 2 Short form of class notice)(EBM, )
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MEMORANDUM to the individual orders that are filed with respect to each Daubert motion, and it is incorporated by reference into each such order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis H Inman on 12/8/2010. (FMM )
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER. GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART: 324 MOTION to Certify Class filed by Sweetwater Valley Farm, Inc.. The Court will certify the class and two subclasses proposed by the dairy farmer plaintiffs wit h respect to all of the plaintiffs claims except for the breach of contract claim against DFA by its dairy farmer members and the motion, in that respect, is DENIED. Within ten (10) days from the entry of this order, plaintiffs counsel shall submit t o the Court a proposed order, with accompanying memorandum, for complying with Rule 23(c)(2) and (d), to the extent applicable. Defendants may file a response within the time provided by the rules. At any time before final judgment, the Court shall modify this certification order or decertify the class should subsequent circumstances warrant such action. Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 9/7/2010. (FMM )
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MEMORANDUM OPINION that the dairy farmer plaintiffs have established good cause for modification of the protective order as requested and the order of the Magistrate Judge is AFFIRMED.Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 11/3/09. (EBM, )
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER. See Order for details.Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 9/25/2009. (FMM, )
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MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER that defendants' Objection to Magistrate Judge's Order Denying Discovery of Certain Financial Information doc. 278 is SUSTAINED; the order of the Mag. Judge doc. 240 is SET ASIDE and defendants' motion to compel doc. 180 is GRANTED. Plaintiffs will have 30 days from this date to comply with defendants' document requests. At oral argument on July 1, 2009, the plaintiffs seemed to agree that they did not intend to offer evidence that any dairy farmer has gone out of business because of the anti-competitive acts of defendants. If that is their position, it should be memorialized in writing in a pleading filed with the Clerk. If such pleading is filed, then plaintiffs will not be required to produce the requested documents.Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 9/3/09. (EBM, )
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