Molpus et al v. Eastman Chemical Company
| Sherry Molpus, Richard Molpus, Betty Mowery, Kishina Shaw, Jewel Shaw, Lisa Jones, Kenneth White, Joseph Jones and Marita White |
| Eastman Chemical Company |
| 2:2025cv00981 |
| September 29, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas |
| Rodney Gilstrap |
| Personal Inj. Prod. Liability |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Personal Injury |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 21 FILED IN ERROR IN MEMBER CASE. ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE FILED IN THE LEAD CASE NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Patrick Francis Callahan on behalf of Eastman Chemical Company (Callahan, Patrick) Modified on 3/17/2026 (KLC). |
| Filing 20 FILED IN ERROR IN MEMBER CASE. ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE FILED IN THE LEAD CASE. NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Marques Richeson on behalf of Eastman Chemical Company (Richeson, Marques) Modified on 3/17/2026 (KLC). |
| Filing 19 FILED IN ERROR- COUNSEL ADVISE TO FILE IN LEAD CASE NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jordan Melissa Matthews on behalf of Eastman Chemical Company (Matthews, Jordan) Modified on 3/18/2026 (NKL). |
| Filing 18 FILED IN ERROR- COUNSEL ADVISE TO FILE IN LEAD CASE NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Philip Michael Oliss on behalf of Eastman Chemical Company (Oliss, Philip) Modified on 3/18/2026 (NKL). |
Filing 17
ORDER re (14 in 2:25-cv-00981-JRG) UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS filed by Eastman Chemical Company. (Motion(s)(14 in 2:25-cv-00981-JRG) terminated). Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 12/16/2025. (NKL)
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Filing 16
CONSOLIDATION ORDER - The Court finds that the Motion should be and hereby is GRANTED, and the above-captioned cases are hereby ORDERED to be CONSOLIDATED for all pretrial purposes with Case No. 2:25-cv-00930- JRG. It is further ORDERED that Case No. 2:25-CV-00930-JRG shall be the lead consolidated case. All parties are instructed to file any future filings in the LEAD CASE. The Clerk is instructed to add the consolidated parties into the Lead Case and their corresponding Lead and Local Counsel only re (20 in 2:25-cv-00930-JRG) UNOPPOSED MOTION to Consolidate Cases filed by Lester Lipe, Courtney Graham, Barbara Hughes, Teresa Woodard, Jon Hughes Sr., Allen Vaughn, Berthena Vaughn, Ambresha Bates, (11 in 2:25-cv-00981-JRG) UNOPPOSED MOTION to Consolidate Cases filed by Richard Molpus, Kishina Shaw, Betty Mowery, Jewel Shaw, Sherry Molpus, (37 in 2:25-cv-00617-JRG) UNOPPOSED MOTION to Consolidate Cases filed by Jo Lee Ferguson, Kathryn McKinney, Doyle Dorsey, Raegan Muse, Linda Dorsey. (Motion(s)(20 in 2:25-cv-00930-JRG), (11 in 2:25-cv-00981-JRG), (37 in 2:25-cv-00617-JRG) terminated). Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 12/2/2025. (NKL)
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| Filing 15 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint by Eastman Chemical Company. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Clayton, Taj) |
| Filing 14 UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS by Eastman Chemical Company. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Underwood, James) |
| Filing 13 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Rodney Gilstrap: Scheduling Conference/Case Management Conference held concurrently with Case No. 2:25-cv-930 on 11/24/2025 from 11:00 AM - 11:58 AM. Counsel for the parties appeared. Order granting consolidation to be forthcoming. The parties requested the appointment of Hon. Layn Phillips, Corona Del Mar, California as mediator. Pretrial and discovery deadlines to be established following case consolidation. (Court Reporter - Shawn McRoberts) (Text entry only; no document attached) (aeb) |
| Filing 12 FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT against Eastman Chemical Company, filed by Jewel Shaw, Richard Molpus, Sherry Molpus, Betty Mowery, Kishina Shaw, Lisa Jones, Kenneth White, Joseph Jones, Marita White.(Fellows, Laura) |
| Filing 11 UNOPPOSED MOTION to Consolidate Cases by Richard Molpus, Sherry Molpus, Betty Mowery, Jewel Shaw, Kishina Shaw. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Fellows, Laura) |
| Filing 10 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Laura Fellows on behalf of Richard Molpus, Sherry Molpus, Betty Mowery, Jewel Shaw, Kishina Shaw. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-11187298. (Fellows, Laura) |
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Filing 9
NOTICE OF SCHEDULING CONFERENCE, PROPOSED DEADLINES FOR DOCKET CONTROL ORDER AND DISCOVERY ORDER- Scheduling Conference set for 11/24/2025 at 10:30 AM before District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 10/28/2025. (mdj)
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| Filing 8 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by John Ewald on behalf of Eastman Chemical Company. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-11164237. (Ewald, John) |
| Filing 7 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by James Travis Underwood on behalf of Eastman Chemical Company (Underwood, James) |
| Filing 6 Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(1) AND (2) Disclosure Statement filed by Eastman Chemical Company identifying Corporate Parent Vanguard Group, Inc. for Eastman Chemical Company. (Clayton, Taj) |
| Filing 5 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Xavier Avery on behalf of Eastman Chemical Company (Avery, Xavier) |
| Filing 4 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Taj Jamar Clayton on behalf of Eastman Chemical Company (Clayton, Taj) |
| Filing 3 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Jewel Shaw, Betty Mowery, Richard Molpus, Sherry Molpus, Kishina Shaw. Eastman Chemical Company waiver sent on 10/2/2025, answer due 12/1/2025. (Davis, Stafford) |
| Filing 2 Summons issued as to Eastman Chemical Company c/o United Agent Group Inc.. (NKL) |
| Case assigned to District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. (NKL) |
| In accordance with the provisions of 28 USC Section 636(c), you are hereby notified that a U.S. Magistrate Judge of this district court is available to conduct any or all proceedings in this case including a jury or non-jury trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. The form #Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge is available on our website. All signed consent forms, excluding pro se parties, should be filed electronically using the event Notice Regarding Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge. (Copy of the notice to be sent by US Mail to parties not electronically noticed.) (NKL) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Eastman Chemical Company ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXEDC-11118027.), filed by Jewel Shaw, Betty Mowery, Richard Molpus, Sherry Molpus, Kishina Shaw. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Davis, Stafford) |
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