Paone et al v. Waste Connections Inc. et al
| Joseph Paone and MICHELLE SEELY |
| Waste Connections, Inc., The Board of Directors of Waste Connections, Inc., John Does 1-20, Waste Connections, Inc. Investment Committee, Waste Connections US, Inc. and Board of Directors of Waste Connections US, Inc. |
| Stable Value Investment Association and Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America |
| 4:2026cv02063 |
| March 13, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas |
| Keith P Ellison |
| Labor: E.R.I.S.A. |
| 29 U.S.C. § 1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits |
| None |
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| Filing 35 APPENDIX re: #34 MOTION for Leave to File AMICUS BRIEF by Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Stable Value Investment Association, filed. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Jaime A. Santos In Support of Motion to Leave, #2 Appendix re Amicus Brief, #3 Declaration of Jaime A. Santos In Support of Amicus Brief) (Santos, Jaime) |
| Filing 34 MOTION for Leave to File AMICUS BRIEF by Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Stable Value Investment Association, filed. Motion Docket Date 9/29/2026. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Proposed Amicus Brief, #2 Proposed Order) (Santos, Jaime) |
| Filing 33 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Stable Value Investment Association, filed. (Santos, Jaime) |
| Filing 32 NOTICE of Change of Address by Jaime A. Santos, counsel for Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Stable Value Investment Association, filed. (Santos, Jaime) |
| Filing 31 APPENDIX re: #30 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended Class Complaint Action by Board of Directors of Waste Connections US, Inc., Waste Connections US, Inc., Waste Connections, Inc. Investment Committee, filed. (Huss, R. Bradford) |
| Filing 30 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended Class Complaint Action by The Board of Directors of Waste Connections, Inc., Waste Connections US, Inc., Waste Connections, Inc. Investment Committee, filed. Motion Docket Date 9/21/2026. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Brian D. Murray, #2 Exhibit A-1, #3 Exhibit A-2, #4 Exhibit A-3, #5 Exhibit A-4, #6 Exhibit A-5, #7 Exhibit A-6, #8 Exhibit A-7, #9 Exhibit A-8, #10 Exhibit A-9, #11 Exhibit A-10, #12 Exhibit A-11, #13 Exhibit A-12, #14 Exhibit A-13, #15 Exhibit A-14, #16 Exhibit A-15, #17 Exhibit A-16, #18 Exhibit A-17, #19 Exhibit A-18, #20 Exhibit A-19, #21 Exhibit A-20, #22 Exhibit A-21, #23 Exhibit A-22, #24 Exhibit A-23, #25 Exhibit A-24, #26 Exhibit A-25, #27 Exhibit A-26, #28 Exhibit A-27, #29 Exhibit A-28, #30 Exhibit A-29, #31 Exhibit A-30, #32 Exhibit A-31, #33 Exhibit A-32, #34 Exhibit A-33, #35 Exhibit A-34, #36 Exhibit A-35, #37 Exhibit A-36, #38 Exhibit A-37, #39 Proposed Order) (Huss, R. Bradford) |
| Filing 29 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Board of Directors of Waste Connections US, Inc., Waste Connections US, Inc., Waste Connections, Inc. Investment Committee, filed. (Huss, R. Bradford) |
| Filing 28 Second AMENDED COMPLAINT against Board of Directors of Waste Connections US, Inc., John Does 1-20, Waste Connections US, Inc., Waste Connections, Inc. Investment Committee filed by Michelle Seely, Joseph Paone. (Gyandoh, Mark) |
| Filing 27 NOTICE of Setting. Parties notified. Initial Conference reset for 9/17/2026 at 02:00 PM in by telephone before Judge Keith P Ellison, filed. (aar4) |
| Filing 26 NOTICE of Appearance by David M. Gregory on behalf of Board of Directors of Waste Connections US, Inc., The Board of Directors of Waste Connections, Inc., Waste Connections US, Inc., Waste Connections, Inc., Waste Connections, Inc. Investment Committee, filed. (Gregory, David) |
Filing 25
ORDER denying as moot #21 Motion to Dismiss ; granting #24 STIPULATION re: To Set Briefing Schedule. (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified. (jm4)
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| Filing 24 STIPULATION re: To Set Briefing Schedule for Filing Second Amended Complaint and Briefing Related Thereto by Joseph Paone, Michelle Seely, filed. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Gyandoh, Mark) |
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Filing 23
ORDER granting #22 Motion for Jaime A. Santos to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here. (Signed by Judge Keith P. Ellison) Parties notified. (dmm4)
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| Filing 22 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Jaime A. Santos (Fee Paid: $100, receipt number ATXSDC-36301084) by Stable Value Investment Association, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, filed. Motion Docket Date 7/30/2026. (Santos, Jaime) |
| Filing 21 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Class Action Complaint by Board of Directors of Waste Connections US, Inc., Waste Connections US, Inc., Waste Connections, Inc. Investment Committee, filed. Motion Docket Date 7/27/2026. (Attachments: #1 Appendix, #2 Affidavit of Brian D. Murray, #3 Exhibit A-1, #4 Exhibit A-2, #5 Exhibit A-3, #6 Exhibit A-4, #7 Exhibit A-5, #8 Exhibit A-6, #9 Exhibit A-7, #10 Exhibit A-8, #11 Exhibit A-9, #12 Exhibit A-10, #13 Exhibit A-11, #14 Exhibit A-12, #15 Exhibit A-13, #16 Exhibit A-14, #17 Exhibit A-15, #18 Exhibit A-16, #19 Exhibit A-17, #20 Exhibit A-18, #21 Exhibit A-19, #22 Exhibit A-20, #23 Exhibit A-21, #24 Exhibit A-22, #25 Exhibit A-23, #26 Exhibit A-24, #27 Exhibit A-25, #28 Proposed Order) (Huss, R. Bradford) |
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Filing 20
ORDER granting #16 Motion for Brian D. Murray to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here. (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified. (dmm4)
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Filing 19
ORDER granting #15 Motion for Catherine L. Reagan to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here. (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified. (dmm4)
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Filing 18
ORDER granting #14 Motion for R. Bradford Huss to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here. (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified. (dmm4)
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| Filing 17 NOTICE of Setting. Parties notified. Initial Conference reset for 7/30/2026 at 01:30 PM in by telephone before Judge Keith P Ellison, filed. (aar4) |
| Filing 16 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Brian D. Murray (Fee Paid: $100, receipt number ATXSDC-36035917) by Board of Directors of Waste Connections US, Inc., Waste Connections US, Inc., Waste Connections, Inc. Investment Committee, filed. Motion Docket Date 6/26/2026. (Murray, Brian) |
| Filing 15 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Catherine L. Reagan (Fee Paid: $100, receipt number ATXSDC-36035439) by Board of Directors of Waste Connections US, Inc., Waste Connections US, Inc., Waste Connections, Inc. Investment Committee, filed. Motion Docket Date 6/26/2026. (Reagan, Catherine) |
| Filing 14 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for R. Bradford Huss (Fee Paid: $100, receipt number ATXSDC-36034603) by Board of Directors of Waste Connections US, Inc., Waste Connections US, Inc., Waste Connections, Inc. Investment Committee, filed. Motion Docket Date 6/26/2026. (Huss, R. Bradford) |
| Filing 13 Notice Regarding Initial Conference (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified. (aar4) |
| Filing 12 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Waste Connections, Inc. Investment Committee served on 5/7/2026, answer due 7/6/2026, filed. (Gyandoh, Mark) |
| Filing 11 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Board of Directors of Waste Connections US, Inc. served on 5/7/2026, answer due 7/6/2026, filed. (Gyandoh, Mark) |
| Filing 10 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Waste Connections US, Inc. served on 5/7/2026, answer due 7/6/2026, filed. (Gyandoh, Mark) |
| Filing 9 AMENDED COMPLAINT against John Does 1-20, Waste Connections, Inc. Investment Committee, Waste Connections US, Inc., Board of Directors of Waste Connections US, Inc. filed by Joseph Paone, Michelle Seely. (Gyandoh, Mark) |
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Filing 8
ORDER granting #6 Motion for Mark K. Gyandoh to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified. (dm4)
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| Filing 7 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Joseph Paone, Michelle Seely, filed. (Maro, James) |
| Filing 6 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Mark K. Gyandoh (Fee Paid: $100, receipt number ATXSDC-35486059) by Joseph Paone, Michelle Seely, filed. Motion Docket Date 4/23/2026. (Gyandoh, Mark) |
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Filing 5
ORDER granting #4 Motion for James A. Maro to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified. (jm4)
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| Filing 4 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for James A. Maro (Fee Paid: $100, receipt number ATXSDC-35386840) by Joseph Paone, Michelle Seely, filed. Motion Docket Date 4/13/2026. (Maro, James) |
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Filing 3
ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 6/11/2026 at 02:15 PM in Courtroom 3A Houston before Judge Keith P Ellison. (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified. (bow4)
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| Filing 2 CLERKS NOTICE Regarding Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. Parties notified, filed. (bow4) |
| Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Peter Bray randomly selected to receive referrals. The selected Magistrate Judge is not assigned to this case until a District Judge refers the case or a motion or the parties consent to jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge. Once a referral has been made, the name of the referral judge will appear at the top of the docket sheet. (bow4) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against John Does 1-20, The Board of Directors of Waste Connections, Inc., Wast Connections, Inc. (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-35358201) filed by JOSEPH "JOE" PAONE, MICHELLE SEELY. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet) (White, Daniel) (Main Document 1 replaced on 3/23/2026) (bow4). (Attachment 1 replaced on 3/23/2026) (bow4). |
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